Stories from Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Wheel, TN - Duck River Raceway Park is rollin' out another big event again this weekend on Saturday June 8th the Kajun Mini Stock Association (KMSA) rolls into town for a $1000 To-Win event, also a $1200 To-Win 2 Barrel Late Model event and a $300 To-Win Pure Pony special, Plus All Regular Divisions will be racing.

Marshall County High School kicker Aaron Medley moved one step closer to fulfilling his lifelong dream of playing football for the University of Tennessee when he recently committed to the Volunteers and became a part of UT's 2014 recruiting class. Rated as a three-star prospect by both Rivals and Scout, Medley is currently ranked the top place kicker in the country by Kohl's Kicking Camps for the Class of 2014 and is considered the number five punter in the land.

Having won their two previous games at the Southern Athletic Fields Invitational, the Middle Tennessee Mudcats improved to 3-0 in pool play by defeating the Marshall County Dusters 4-0 behind a strong performance from starting hurler Logan Hollingsworth. Facing a Marshall County offense that had averaged more seven runs per game in their three previous tournament games, Hollingsworth limited the Dusters (2-2) to just five hits and two walks in seven scoreless innings of work to go along with three strikeouts.

Nichirin (3-3, 3-2) notched their second straight win on Monday night when they defeated Marshall Medical Center 8-0 in five innings at Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Park. MMC (3-3, 2-3) had defeated Nichirin 8-6 in their previous encounter on May 23, but the defending champs got the better of Marshall Medical Center this time around and built a 4-0 lead through the first three innings of play before crossing home plate four times in the bottom of the fifth to bring the mercy rule into effect.

The Elks (5-1, 4-1) maintained sole possession of first place in the Marshall County Babe Ruth standings after defeating A-Plus Collision Center 7-5 in six innings on Monday night to record their third straight victory. Having lost to APCC 8-4 in the previous encounter May 23, the Elks built a 7-3 lead through the first five innings of play before staving off a A-Plus Collision Center rally attempt in the top of the sixth to avenge their lone defeat of the season.

The Marshall County Dusters began the 2013 summer baseball season by defeating the Creek Wood Red Hawks 6-3 at Columbia Central High School in the 16th Annual Southern Athletic Fields Invitational on Thursday afternoon. Marshall County took control of the game early and built a 4-0 lead through the first four innings of play. Creek Wood then crossed home plate three times in the top of the fifth to slice the deficit to 4-3, but the Dusters responded with two runs in the bottom half of the frame to open up a 6-3 advantage before Marshall County starting pitcher Ryan McDaniel held the Red Hawks scoreless over the final two innings.

After beating Creek Wood 6-3 earlier in the day, the Marshall County Dusters improved to 2-0 in pool play at the Southern Athletic Fields Invitational when they thumped the Columbia Cubs 11-2 in five innings at Columbia Central High School. The Dusters buried the Cubs early and built an 11-0 lead through the first three and a half innings of play before coasting to the nine-run victory.

Summertown handed the Middle Tennessee Mudcats their lone loss at the Southern Athletic Fields Invitational on Saturday afternoon, as the Eagles claimed a 7-0 victory in five innings at Columbia Central High School. The Mudcats had averaged nine runs per game in their first three contests of the tourney, but saw their bats go silent against Summertown starting pitcher Timmy Beard, who limited Middle Tennessee to three hits and a walk in five scoreless innings of work to earn the victory.

After a 5-3 win over archrival MMC on Friday night, the Lewisburg Elks Lodge #1758 are back in first place after a one-year absence from their perennial top position in the Marshall County Babe Ruth League. A pair of ironmen on the mound went the distance as Will Johnson picked up the win for the Elks, while Ethan Poteete suffered the loss. Johnson gave up three earned runs on seven hits, whiffed eight MMC hitters and walked zero, while Poteete surrendered just one earned run on five Elks' base hits in his seven innings of mound duty.

Nichirin, the defending Marshall County Babe Ruth League champions were in danger of dropping to 1-4 in league play as A-Plus Collision Center jumped out to an early 3-0 lead before the hose makers rallied to win 4-3 in eight innings Friday night at the Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Babe Ruth Field in Lewisburg. Josh McKnight capped off the win with the game winning hit in the bottom of the eighth inning, dropping the dent fixers to 1-4 on the season.

The Marshall County Dusters (2-1) suffered their first loss of the summer season on Saturday morning when they were defeated 6-5 in six innings by the Summit Spartans at Columbia Central High School during pool play of the Southern Athletic Fields Invitational. Summit pounced on the Dusters early and built a 5-0 lead through the first two innings of play before withstanding multiple rally attempts by Marshall County to hang on for the one-run victory.

Funeral services for Mary Ruth Simmons, 71, of Shelbyville were held Tuesday, June 4, 2013, in the chapel of Doak-Howell Funeral Home, with Brother Scotty Sorrells officiating. Burial followed in the Booneville Cemetery in Lincoln County. Mrs. Simmons passed from this life early Sunday morning, June 2, 2013, at her residence after an extended illness...

Connie D. Barrenger, 66, of Lewisburg, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. A native of Warren County, Mrs. Barrenger was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas G. Jones and Julia D. McCorkle Jones. She was a retired LPN and was a member of Parkview Baptist Church...

Betty Earman Cobb Willingham died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at the age of 102. She grew up in Pell City, Ala., lived in Lewisburg and Johnson City, Tenn., and Birmingham and Clinton, Ala. before moving to Talladega, Ala. in 1977. Clinton was her ancestral home and she had many fond memories of her Clinton community in Greene County, where she visited frequently...

Judy Hodge Easterwood, 57, of Lewisburg, died Friday, May 31, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Easterwood was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Harold Hodge and Catherine Hodge Kennedy of Lewisburg. She was a homemaker and loving wife, and a member of Westvue Church of Christ...

Roy Lee Cheeves, 82, of Lewisburg, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013, in NHC Healthcare-Lewisburg. A native of Marshall County, Mr. Cheeves was the son of the late Claude Lee Cheeves and the late Julia Jett Cheeves. He was owner, along with his wife, of Daisy CeeBee Grocery in Decaturville before he moved to Lewisburg, and was a member of the Bethbirei Presbyterian Church...

Thefts and vandalism reported Between 7 p.m. May 31 and 6:45 a.m. June 1, a red Polaris Ranger worth $12,000 (serial number: 4XARD50A65D730956) was stolen from the garage of a home in Culleoka. The victim told Marshall County Sheriff's Deputy Freddie Darnell he didn't hear anything, but the garage door was open and the keys were left in the ATV...

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By Jacki Moss Special to the Tribune Rather than whiling away the hours in an old rocking chair, members of the Marshall County Senior Citizens Center would rather recycle that rocking chair and make it useful again. Frances Murdock, the center's director, says that on a typical day, 35 to 40 people take advantage of the various programs offered at the center. ...

By Jacki Moss Special to the Tribune Newly elected Mayor Jim Bingham, and City Council members Odie Whitehead Jr., Trigg Cathey, and Artie Allen, were sworn into office by Judge Lee Bussart Bowles before a standing-room-only crowd Saturday. Allen replaced Hershel Davis as Ward Two councilman, and Cathey replaced Ronald McRady as Ward Four councilman. ...