Stories from Friday, April 12, 2013

On Wednesday, the Marshall County Tigers climbed back into the race for the District 12-AA title when they defeated first place Spring Hill 5-3 on the road to complete the season sweep of the Raiders. Having won the previous four meetings against Spring Hill, which included a 7-1 victory the previous evening, MCHS (11-5, 7-3 District) faced some early adversity and trailed 3-1 through the first three innings of play...

After claiming a wild 18-11 extra inning victory over Columbia Academy the previous evening, the Cornersville Bulldogs completed the season sweep of CA on Tuesday afternoon when they defeated the Maury County private school 10-5 at home to remain undefeated in District 11-A play. Columbia Academy (2-9, 1-5 District) hung tough early on and battled CHS to a 3-3 tie through the first three and a half innings of play.

The FMS Lady Rockets ended the regular season in style Wednesday afternoon, beating Community 8-2 to finish with a 16-1 record, going in to this weekend's Big South Conference Tournament, where they will hope to defend their title. Lainey Mays struck out a season-high 15 Viqueen hitters in a complete game effort, while giving up six hits and walking one.

Monday in Murfreesboro, the Forrest Rockets prevailed 5-4 over District 9-A foe MTCS behind a solid complete game effort by Zach Horvath and some clutch hitting by the lone FHS senior. Horvath gave up zero earned runs in seven innings on the hill, while walking three and striking out eight Cougar batters.

The Lady Rockets fell 6-2 Wednesday night to Davidson Academy in Chapel Hill as the infield error bug continued for Forrest, who have dropped two in a row for the first time this season. "Tonight was a little better effort than last night, but we don't want to start this losing habit," said Forrest head coach Becky Cheatham. "We have got to stop the mental discourse and get focused."

Coming off a humbling 8-1 loss to Lewis County the previous evening, the Marshall County Tigers turned in one of their best performances of the season on Tuesday night when they defeated District 12-AA rival Spring Hill to hand the Raiders their first loss of the year in conference play. After winning all three meetings against Spring Hill last season, MCHS (10-5, 6-3 District) was locked in a 1-1 tie with the Raiders through the first three and a half innings of play. The Tigers' bats then began to heat up after that point, as they tallied six runs over the next three frames while Marshall County starting pitcher Matt Sharp held the Raiders (12-5, 8-1 District) scoreless the rest of the way.

The Marshall County Tigerettes fell out of first place in the District 12-AA standings on Tuesday night after dropping a 4-2 decision to archrival Giles County at home. Having won the previous four meetings against the Lady Bobcats, which included a 9-7 victory on March 14, the Tigerettes (8-6, 6-3 District) appeared to be in good shape midway through Tuesday's contest and held a 2-0 lead through the first four innings of play.

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (7-5) tuned up for the upcoming Big South Conference tournament by going on the road and thrashing the E..A. Cox Lady Cougars 16-2 in five innings on Wednesday afternoon. Aided by a nine-run fifth inning, the Lady Bulldogs pounded out 18 hits overall against E.A. Cox starting pitcher Kayla Bennett to go along with a walk and five Lady Cougar errors.

The FMS Rockets are still alive thanks to a 6-1 win over the Huntland Hornets in the second round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament Wednesday night at Liberty. Jordan Jent turned in a stout effort on the mound for FMS, going six innings for the win.

Bettie Jackson Rawe, 72, of Lewisburg, passed away peacefully in her home after a long illness on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Bettie was born on Oct. 27, 1940, in Louisville, Ky. She graduated in the first graduating class of Assumption High School in Louisville in 1958 and went on to earn a BS Degree in Medical Technology from St. ...

Special to the Tribune To mark national Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week (April 7-13), Dr. Tresha Grissom and Dr. Christine Hobbs presented a gift to Marshall County Animal Control Officers Jason Williams and Willard Cates. "Jason and Willard have a very demanding job, both physically and mentally," said Grissom. "They perform a difficult, but necessary, service for our local community, and we want to take the time to let them know they are appreciated."...

By Teri Cox Special to the Tribune The Town of Chapel Hill is very proud to have a new library that has something for everyone's reading enjoyment, with over 1,500 titles to choose from. The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held during the Grand Opening on Saturday, April 6, with Mayor Carl Cooper on hand to cut the ribbon and Town Administrator Mike Hatten officiating. ...

By Karen Hall Editor The Charlie Daniels Band will be the featured performer at the Goats Music and More Festival this year. Interim City Manager Eddie Fuller made the announcement at the City Council's meeting Tuesday. "For the start of the second decade of Goatfest, we wanted to do something a little special," Fuller said...

By John I. Carney Staff Writer Fitness expert Mark Macdonald brought his message about "eating in threes" to control blood sugar, as well as staying in shape with regular exercise and activity, to various Middle Tennessee schools and fitness clubs this week, at the request of Lori Hengesbach, owner of The Gym in Chapel Hill...