Stories from Friday, December 13, 2013

oming off a 31-23 victory over archrival Richland four days earlier, the Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs (9-5) had their five-game winning streak snapped on Monday night when they were defeated 53-45 by the Riverside Christian Academy Knights at home. Having lost 51-32 to the Knights in their previous encounter on Nov. 7, the Bulldogs put up a tougher fight this time around and trailed just 26-24 at the end of the first half.

The Forrest Lady Rockets continued their early season hot streak in Chapel Hill Tuesday night, beating Summertown 55-44 for their fourth win in a row and the first over the Lady Eagles in the last six meetings. "We have started good and we start games pretty good too," said Forrest head coach Jeremy Jean. "We come out hot with defensive intensity the last couple of games, but we have to find a way to keep that intensity the whole way through.

The LMS Tigerettes (4-4) got off to slow start versus archrival Whitthorne on Tuesday in Lewisburg before exploding in the second half for a big 31-14 win over their namesakes from Columbia. "We told the girls before the game that we needed to start strong and finish stronger and I feel like we did that," said LMS head Coach Chris Coleman. "After a sluggish first half offensively, we really picked it up in the second half."

After crushing archrival Richland 36-16 four days earlier, the Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs (10-4) reeled off their fourth straight win on Monday night when they defeated Riverside Christian Academy 30-25 at home to complete the season sweep of the Lady Knights. Despite trailing much of the first half, the Lady Bulldogs took a 14-11 lead into the break prior to opening up a 24-15 advantage early in the fourth quarter.

The Forrest Rockets held the lead at the end of each of the first three quarters versus Summertown Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, only to see it slip away in the fourth quarter of a 67-58 defeat. "I was very disappointed with our defense in the second half. We knew our game plan going into the game was to stop the dribble drive, not get beat off the dribble and guard against the three pointers," said FHS head coach Wes Hobbs. "The first half, we seemed to do that pretty well, but the second half we couldn't keep their guards from driving to the basket."

Meridianville completed the season sweep of the Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes (4-5) on Tuesday night, as the Lady Eagles defeated LMS 35-10 at Shelton Gymnasium. After losing to Meridianville in their previous encounter on Nov. 12, the Tigers (5-4) managed to earn a split in the season series with the Eagles when they pulled out a dramatic 52-49 overtime victory in the second game of the evening.

If the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs hope to capture their sixth straight District 11-A regular season title, they will have to overcome an early deficit in the league standings after suffering a 49-45 road loss to the Richland Lady Raiders in their conference opener. Playing their first game in 18 days, the Lady Bulldogs (3-2, 0-1 District) looked sluggish early and trailed by as many as 12 points in the second quarter before Richland took a 24-18 lead into halftime.

The LMS Tigers (4-4) came out on the short end of a back and forth battle in Lewisburg Monday night, losing 42-35 to Whitthorne. Even though the Tigers jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, LMS head coach David Lovell was not happy with the ball club's intensity in the first half. "We started slow because we did not come ready to play; we played with no heart or energy the first half," said Lovell. After trailing 5-3 at the end of the first period, Whitthorne stormed back, chalking up an 8-0 run on LMS with most of the damage coming from the free throw line.

Forrest 65 David Lipscomb Academy 18 Weight class 195 Tyler McClendon (Forrest) won by technical fall over Nathan Wagner (15-0) 220 Robert Tywater (David Lipscomb) won by pin over Billy Clanton (Forrest) 285 Mark Johnson (David Lipscomb) won by pin over Nathan Trout (Forrest)...

After enduring an 18-day layoff, the Cornersville Bulldogs had trouble knocking the rust off on Tuesday evening, as they were unable to overcome a dismal second quarter performance en route to suffering a 55-33 loss at the hands of the Richland Raiders in Lynnville. The Bulldogs actually held an early 5-0 lead thanks to a layup by Tate Lowery and a Brian Lowe three-pointer before Richland (5-4, 2-1 District) rattled off seven straight points to seize a 7-5 advantage late in the first quarter.

Ada Mae Webb, 74, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Webb was a native of Lumberton, N.C., and daughter of the late Clay and Nola Mae Nye Roberts. She was a former co-owner of The Green Thumb Nursery and was a member of the Westvue Church of Christ...

Robert Leroy Hobbs, 85, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at NHC Hillview in Columbia. Robert was born on March 9, 1928, in New Philadelphia, Ohio. Robert grew up in Culleoka with his adoptive parents Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs after living in a children's home in Spring Hill. He was a veteran of both the Air Force and the Army and was proud of his service. He was a member of the American Legion...

Judy L. Williams, 64, of Belfast, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Williams was a native of Marshall County, and daughter of the late Morgan Douglas and Lula Alice Ervin Sharp. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ...

Larry Wayne Peete, 55, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, at his home in Lexington, Ky. He was preceded in death by his father, William T. Peete; his mother, Wynell Baugher Peete; and his former wife, Debbie Peete. He is survived by his eight brothers and sisters, Dianne Peete Jones of Daphne, Ala., Terry Peete of San Diego, Calif., Tim Peete of Cottondale, Ala., Bryan Keith Peete of Phoenix, Ariz., and William G. ...

COLUMBIA, Tenn. -- Emily J. Reynolds, vice chair of the Tennessee Board of Regents, will deliver the commencement address to Columbia State Community College's graduating class during commencement exercises which start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. The fall commencement ceremony will take place in the W.J. "Billy" Webster Athletic Center on the Columbia campus at 1665 Hampshire Pike. Family and friends are encouraged to arrive early as seating is limited...

By Karen Hall Editor A record-breaking crowd of 240 was in attendance when the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce held their annual dinner and meeting on Dec. 2 in the conference room at the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association headquarters on North Ellington Parkway, Lewisburg...

By Karen Hall Editor By the time you read this, Lewisburg's Public Works department will have taken delivery of a new bulldozer. When the City Council met Tuesday, City Manager Randall Dunn asked members to consider approval of the purchase. "The one they have now is a '74 model," he explained. "We've done everything we can with it, and it's not worth putting another nickel into. We've been looking for a used one, and we found one today -- a 2006 Caterpillar D3 for $46,000."...

By Jessica Moore Staff Writer JECDB members learned about educational opportunities in the county at their full board meeting, held Tuesday at Columbia State Community College's Lewisburg site. The meeting began with a report by Joint Economic and Community Development Board Executive Director Mike Wiles. ...