Stories from Friday, April 19, 2013

Atlanta, GA -- April 16, 2013 - Wild and exciting winged Outlaw sprint car racing will headline the inaugural "Duel at the Duck" racing program at Duck River Race Park (formerly known as Duck River Speedway) this Saturday night, April 20th . The United Sprint Car Series "Outlaw Thunder" Tour winged sprint cars (www.uscsracing.com) will roar into the high-banked 1/4-mile middle Tennessee red-clay oval for their first ever visit in seasons to historic Duck River Raceway Park.

After defeating Cascade 2-0 four days earlier, the Marshall County Tigers (7-3-2) stuck another feather in their cap on Tuesday night when they beat the Lincoln County Falcons 2-0 at home. The two teams were locked in a 0-0 at the end of the first half, but the Tigers began to pick up their offensive pressure in the second stanza and outscored Lincoln County 2-0 over the final 40 minutes to claim their seventh victory of the season.

The Forrest Lady Rockets showed some gritty resiliency Wednesday night at the Field of Dreams in Chapel Hill, bouncing back from a tough loss at Moore County on Tuesday with an 8-0 shutout win versus Huntland. "I don't know what lit a fire in them, but they decided they wanted to hit and that's good, we need more and more of that, every night," said Forrest head coach Becky Cheatham.

The Lewisburg Middle School Tigers ended the 2013 season on a positive note when they traveled to Columbia and defeated the E.A. Cox Cougars 10-5 in five innings to finish the year with an 11-1 record. After E.A. Cox jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, the Tigers outscored the Cougars 10-4 over the next four frames before the game was called due to darkness at the end of the fifth inning.

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (4-4) snapped a two-game losing streak on Monday night by going on the road and thrashing the Columbia Central Lady Lions 20-10 in five innings. Cornersville swung hot bats the entire night and built an 18-2 lead through the first three and a half innings of play before cruising to the mercy rule shortened victory...

The Forrest Rockets (14-7, 7-3) wasted a three-hit, seven strikeout effort by Zach Horvath in a 3-2 loss at Cascade Monday night, before exploding for 15 runs in Chapel Hill Tuesday night versus the Champions to gain a split and remain in the thick of the District 9-A race. Forrest is tied with Community (13-7, 7-3) for second place, one game back of MTCS (14-5-1, 8-2).

The Cornersville Bulldogs' chances of claiming the top seed in the upcoming District 11-A tournament went up in smoke on Tuesday night when they lost 3-1 to the first place Richland Raiders at home. After defeating CHS 16-6 the previous evening, Richland (12-7, 10-0) was locked in a 0-0 tie with Cornersville through the first four innings of play before scoring three runs over the next three frames to seize a 3-0 lead.

On Wednesday, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs recorded their second straight lopsided victory when they crushed District 11-A foe Santa Fe 17-2 on the road in five innings to complete the season sweep of the Lady Wildcats. After scoring 20 runs in the their last outing against Columbia Central two days earlier, the Lady Bulldogs (5-4, 4-2 District) continued to pound the ball on Wednesday and cranked out 18 hits against Santa Fe starting pitcher Bailey Staggs and reliever Maddi Lusk to go along with four walks and three Lady Wildcat errors.

Forrest needed a win in Lynchburg Tuesday night to create a three-way tie for first place in District 9-A, but some costly errors in the field by the Lady Rockets and a strong effort in the circle by Moore County ace Kasey Harvey was the difference in a 3-0 loss to the Raiderettes. "You have to hit the ball and you can't make errors," said Forrest head coach Becky Cheatham. "We didn't hit as a team and you can't blame everything on one player, but we have got to clean up our defensive act, and we have got to start hitting the ball."

Charles Edward Luttrell Jr., 75, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Luttrell was a native of Maury County, the son of the late Charles Edward Sr., and Ruthie Mae Davis Luttrell. He was a farmer and co-owner of East Commerce Shell. He was a veteran and was a member of the Baptist church...

By Karen Hall Editor It was Jackie King Day at Chapel Hill Elementary School last Friday. Teachers and students were wearing yellow badges that said, "Jackie King Day," and some, including Principal Dean Delk, were dressed as law enforcement officials...

By Karen Hall Editor The county commission's education committee voted in favor of proceeding with the spending plan presented by Director of Schools Jackie Abernathy and members of the school board. At the end of a joint meeting of the two groups Tuesday, the vote was three in favor, and one abstention (Commissioner Mickey King)...

By Jacki Moss Special to the Tribune The Lewisburg City Planning Commission approved the site plan for Phase One of the construction of almost a dozen townhomes adjoining Saddle Creek Golf Club. Although the vote was unanimous, it was based on contingencies. ...

By Karen Hall Editor Neighbors in the Blue Creek area of southern Marshall County got together last Saturday to pick up trash along the sides of the country roads that wind through the picturesque country hunted by the Hillsboro and Cedar Knob hounds...