Stories from Thursday, June 1, 2006

The Lady Rockets put up a good fight in the Class A State Softball Tournament but they could not overcome the Christian Academies of Friendship and Trinity. The Lady Rockets got a big win over Friendship Christian, 2-0, to start things off but the win set them up against the eventual State Champions in 38-2 Trinity Christian Academy. ...

The Tigerettes came in as defending Class AA State Champions but they ran into the defending Class A State Champs of Goodpasture who were making their first run in Class AA. After their tournament opening win over Haywood, 4-1, the Tigerettes faced a very good Greenbrier team who had just come off an extra-inning victory of perennial power Knoxville Gibbs. ...

After opening their first State Tournament appearance by knocking off Lookout Valley 6-0, the Rockets set their sites on Huntingdon and unleashed their offensive weapons to roll into the Class A State Championship game. Ben Skelley held the Mustangs of Huntingdon to a single run in seven innings of work on the mound allowing 6 hits and 2 walks with 9 strikeouts...

What a year it has been for high school sports in Marshall County! First, the Class A State Champion Lady Rockets Basketball team recently received their rings after raising the first ever State Championship Trophy over Forrest School in Chapel Hill. ...