Stories from Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Marshall County Dusters (19-8) by winning the second game 6-2 in five innings on Monday night at Joe George Field. Aided by a strong performance from starting pitcher Sammy Groninger, the Tigers built a 6-0 lead through the first four innings of play before cruising to the four-run victory. Groninger picked up the victory on the mound and yielded just two hits and two walks in four scoreless innings of work to go along with five strikeouts. Alex Just came on in relief of Groninger and yielded two runs in one inning on one hit and two walks.

The Marshall County 11-year old All-Stars got off to a promising start in the Cal Ripken State Tournament when they defeated Cookeville 8-4 in their opening pool game on the 4th of July in Pulaski. Marshall County held a tenuous 3-2 lead through the first four innings of play, but broke the game open with some late offensive fireworks and crossed home plate five times in the top of the fifth to forge an 8-2 advantage before claiming the four-run victory...

Giles County proved to have too much offensive firepower for the Marshall County 11-year old All-Stars, as the Cal Ripken State Tournament hosts rolled to a 13-7 victory in the finals of the consolation bracket on Sunday morning in Pulaski. Having lost 7-5 to Marshall County two weeks earlier in the District tournament, Giles County appeared bent on avenging that setback and bolted out to an 8-1 lead through the first three and a half innings of play.

Coming off an 8-4 victory over Cookeville earlier in the day, the Marshall County 11-year old All-Stars had to settle for a split in their two pool games at the Cal Ripken State Tournament after losing 9-5 to Maury County in eight innings on Friday night in Pulaski. Marshall County held a 3-1 lead through the first four innings of play, but Maury County pushed across two runs in the top of the fifth to tie the game at 3-3.

The Marshall County High School baseball team is holding tryouts next week at Joe George Field for those individuals that are interested in playing on the 2015 team. The tryout for incoming freshman and sophomores will be held on Wednesday, July 16, at 10:00 a.m., while the tryout for the juniors and seniors will be held on Thursday, July 17, at 10:00 a.m.

The Middle Tennessee Mudcats, coming off the dead-period layoff, returned to the diamond in Chapel Hill on Monday in good form, sweeping a doubleheader from Giles County 12-2 and 14-7. The Mudcats (10-8-1) turned in a torrid offensive performance, banging out 30 hits in the double-bubble with Tanner Garvin leading the way, going 5-6 with five RBIs. Garvin also picked up the win on the mound for the Mudcats in the first game, giving up five hits in his three innings of work.

Despite having to shake off some rust from a two-week layoff, the Marshall County Dusters (19-7) managed to pull out a victory on Monday when they defeated the Ensworth Tigers 8-7 in eight innings at home in the first game of a doubleheader. After the two teams battled to a 5-5 tie through the first seven innings of play, Ensworth scored two runs in the top of the eighth to take a 7-5 lead.

After head coach Adrian Wilson departed for Summit earlier this summer, Marshall County High School found a new man to lead the Tiger basketball program when they recently hired veteran coach Arnett Bodenhamer. Having been in the coaching business the last 14 years, Arnett is very familiar with MCHS' tradition of athletic success and believes the basketball program has the potential to reach lofty heights.

By Karen Hall Editor A letter to the editor, published in last Wednesday's Tribune, drew an immediate response from Councilman Steve Thomas, who was the subject of the letter's criticism. "He's welcome to say what he wants to say, but it needs to be truthful," said Thomas, during a visit to the Tribune office...

By Karen Hall Editor The City of Lewisburg honored its heroes with a ceremony at the Public Square Park Friday morning, after the Fourth of July Parade. Hundley Ford Sr., Commander of VFW Post 5109, was the Master of Ceremonies. Paul Recker, Commander of American Legion Post 39, placed the special cover on the chair for those who are, or were, prisoners of war or missing in action...

By Karen Hall Editor Two men from Shelbyville drowned in the Duck River at Henry Horton State Park on Friday. They were David Carraza, 29, and Cesar Basurto Armenta, 26, according to the websites of the Times Gazette newspaper and a Nashville TV station...

By Leland Carden President, Lewisburg Downtown Alliance The next Lewisburg Downtown Alliance Second Saturday Event is planned for this Saturday, July 12, in beautiful downtown Lewisburg. The LDA is seeking local and area arts and crafts people, service organizations, churches, civic clubs, and food vendors, local gardeners, etc. ...

Nancy Ruth Lowe, 87, of the Ostella Community, died Thursday, July 3, 2014, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Ms. Lowe was a native of Marshall County, and daughter of the late Sema and Bernice Davis Lowe. She was retired from Faber-Castell Corporation where she worked in quality control for many years. She was a member of the Ostella Church of Christ...

Helen Marie Long, 76, of Lewisburg, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2014. Mrs. Long graduated from Marshall County High School in 1956, attended Columbia Business School for two years ,and worked briefly at a radio station in Columbia before marrying in 1958. ...

Talric "Tal" Martin, 49, of Laws Hill, died Monday, June 30, 2014. Tal was a native of Nashville and was a gifted guitarist and musician. He was a son of the late Thomas Grady Martin Sr. and Norma Gann Martin. Tal is loved and will be missed by countless students and fellow musicians. ...