Stories from Wednesday, July 2, 2014

On Friday night in Columbia, the Marshall County 15-year old all-stars opened up the Babe Ruth District 8 Tournament with a big 21-7 win over the host squad from Maury County and on Saturday, head Coach Mike Bailey's boys blasted longtime foe Giles County 16-1 in four innings. Marshall County fell behind 3-1 in Friday night's opener before a five-run third inning put them ahead for good. Maury County would cut the lead to 8-5 in the bottom of the fifth, but Marshall County scored seven runs in the sixth and crossed home plate six more times in the seventh inning to complete the blowout win.

The Marshall County 15-year old All-Stars turned in a super nova performance Monday night, capping off a clean sweep of the Babe Ruth District 8 Tournament with a 17-2 run-rule win over Giles County in the title game. "I'm really proud of the guys, they played great ball the entire tournament," said head coach Mike Bailey. "They hit the ball hard all over the park, our goal is to hit the ball hard every time up and they did that all tournament, up and down the lineup. We got good pitching and defense as well, but I tell them all the time teams will quit if you hit the ball all over the park and that's what we've done the entire tournament and I just hope we can carry that on to the state."

After losing 6-2 to South Williamson in their opening game of the 14-year old Babe Ruth District 8 tournament, the Marshall County Tomahawks bounced back by defeating Columbia 22-11 in the first round of the losers bracket on Friday night in Lewisburg. The Tomahawks actually trailed 3-2 through the first three innings of play, but overwhelmed Columbia after that point, as they exploded for 18 runs over the next three frames to forge a 20-3 advantage before cruising to the blowout victory.

On Saturday night, the Marshall County Tomahawks were eliminated from the 14-year old Babe Ruth District 8 tournament when they dropped an 8-5 decision to Giles County in the second round of the losers bracket at Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Park. After falling into an early 6-1 hole, the Tomahawks battled back and sliced the deficit to 6-5 in the top of the fifth inning. Giles County, however, managed to keep Marshall County at bay and tacked on two insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth before relief pitcher Blade Matthews held the Tomahawks scoreless over the final two frames.

Home field advantage proved to be a nonfactor for the Marshall County Tomahawks, as they lost 6-2 to the South Williamson Red Hawks in their opening game of the 14-year old Babe Ruth District 8 tournament at Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Park. South Williamson grabbed the momentum early and built a 4-0 lead through the first three and a half innings of play. Marshall County plated two runs in the bottom of the fourth to slice the deficit to 4-2, but the Red Hawks held the Tomahawks scoreless the rest of the way while tacking on two insurance runs to advance in the winner's bracket.

Lawrence County rained on the Marshall County Storm's parade on Friday night, as the Wildcats rolled to an 11-0 victory in six innings at Sam Davis Park in the first round of the 13-year old Babe Ruth District 8 tournament behind a dominant pitching performance from starting hurler Spencer Tidwell. Effectively mixing his curveball with an overpowering fastball, Tidwell kept the Storm off balance at the plate the entire contest and came within one out of recording a perfect game, as he yielded just one hit in six scoreless innings of work while issuing no walks and recording five strikeouts.

Arrested on outstanding warrants Nathaniel B. Medley, 32. Bond: $18,000; court date: July 14. Charges: aggravated burglary, domestic assault, and assault. Because marijuana was found in his vehicle at the time of the traffic stop, Medley was also charged with simple possession...

Marian Foster Dent, 78, of Apopka, Fla., formerly of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, June 25, 2014, in Florida Hospital in Orlando. Mrs. Dent was a native of Lewisburg and daughter of the late Dr. Paul Foster and Sadie Howell Foster. She was a retired stock broker and member of the Baptist Church...

Maria Woodruff, 92, formerly of Cornersville, passed away peacefully Monday, June 23, 2014, in the comfort of her home in Winter Haven, Fla. Maria was born on May 29, 1922, and was a homemaker. Prior to moving back to Florida in November 2012, Maria and her late husband Loy owned a farm in Cornersville...

By Karen Hall Editor The Chamber of Commerce celebrated the Fourth of July with a luncheon at the Rec Center on Friday last week. The program was similar to previous years, with the highlights being the introduction of Miss Marshall County contestants and the announcement and presentation of the Outstanding Citizen Award...

By Karen Hall Editor Chapel Hill has a budget for the fiscal year that started yesterday, July 1. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met Monday, the last day of June, for a public hearing on the budget, before the third and final vote to accept it. No citizens came to the hearing to comment on the budget, so after a few moments Interim Administrator Austin Edmondson declared the hearing closed...

By Karen Hall Editor Educator Roy Dukes, who gave a lifetime of service to the students of Marshall County, was named Outstanding Citizen of the year when the Chamber of Commerce held its Fourth of July Celebration at the Rec Center last Friday. Dukes, 71, was nominated by his sons Cedric and Landon...