Stories from Wednesday, November 26, 2014

The FMS girls suffered a heartbreaking one-point loss to the Lady Hornets before the Rockets came up with their 12th consecutive conference win to salvage the Franklin County split Monday night in Huntland. The Rockets served an early notice that there would be no letdown in their quest for an unbeaten regular season league record when they fired three consecutive long bombs by Josh Meglis, Ryley McClaran, and Ty Hengesbach to start the contest.

The Marshall County Tigerettes (3-5) bowling team had their two-match winning streak snapped on Monday afternoon when they were defeated 23-4 at Galaxy Lanes by a strong Columbia Central Lady Lion squad that finished second in the 2013 Class AAA State Tournament. Columbia also had the upper hand in the boys match, as the two-time defending Class AAA State champs defeated the Tigers 26-1 to run their record to 14-1 on the season.

After losing a one-point game at Shelbyville in their season opener, the MCHS Tigers found themselves in a big cat fight Friday night at Columbia where they led early before falling 65-55. "We just didn't do what we needed to do tonight, we didn't make enough free throws and some bad defense with no help hurt us," said MCHS head coach Arnett Bodenhamer. "In the words of the great Aaron Rogers "relax" we are going to get and when we get it, we will be fine. I don't like to lose, nobody likes to lose, but it is a learning experience."

The Marshall County Tigerettes travelled to Columbia Central Friday night and ran into a red-hot Lady Lions squad that sped off to a 77-47 coast-to-coast win over Lewisburg. Columbia's Micayla Timmons filled up the nets with a career-high 30 points, including a trio of third quarter 3-pointers that squelched a potential MCHS comeback attempt.

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (0-3) are still searching for their first win of the season after dropping a 55-36 decision to an undefeated Moore County Raiderette squad on Friday night in Lynchburg. Cornersville stood toe-to-toe with the Raiderettes (5-0) early on and held a 20-18 lead late in the second quarter, but Moore County closed the first half with a 12-3 run to seize a 30-23 advantage. The Raiderettes then pulled away from the Lady Bulldogs in the second half and outscored CHS 25-13 over the final two quarters to claim their fifth straight win over Cornersville.

On Friday night, the Cornersville Bulldogs fell to 0-3 on the young season when they lost 66-50 to the Moore County Raiders in Lynchburg. Having defeated Moore County 65-59 in their lone meeting last year, the Bulldogs only trailed 23-19 early in the second quarter before leading scorer Tate Lowery was forced to the bench with his third foul.

On Thursday night, the Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes (3-2) defeated Whitthorne (0-7) for the fourth straight time when they traveled to Columbia and whipped WMS 29-8 behind a strong performance from point guard Demariae Ingram. The Tigerettes blew the game open early and built a 25-0 lead through the first two quarters of play before calling off the dogs in the second half and cruising to the 21-point victory.

The Lewisburg Middle School Tigers (4-1) snapped a two-game losing streak against Whitthorne by defeating WMS 48-25 in Columbia on Thursday night. Despite missing a number of easy shots underneath the basket early in the contest, the Tigers held a 14-9 lead at intermission before breaking the game open in the second half and outscoring Whitthorne 33-16 over the final two quarters to pull away for the 23-point victory.

Coming off a loss to Minor Hill earlier in the week, the Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs (7-4) bounced back on Thursday night by going on the road and defeating Santa Fe 40-27 to complete the season sweep of the Lady Wildcats. Santa Fe, though, evened the score in the nightcap when the Wildcats beat the Bulldogs 46-34 to record their second win over CMS this year. The Lady Bulldogs pounced on Santa Fe early and jumped out to a 12-2 lead in the first quarter on the strength of nine points from Gabby King and a Sarah Beth Prosser three-point play.

Patricia Grace Reynolds Bensinger, 73, of Lewisburg, passed away on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, at NHC Healthcare-Lewisburg. Mrs. Bensinger was born on Oct. 24, 1941, in Lewisburg and was the daughter of the late James Franklin Reynolds Jr. and Lillian Rose Holman Reynolds. She earned a master's degree in child psychology and a bachelor's degree in English. She taught high school and junior high school English in Marshall and Lincoln counties for many years...

Philip Payne Winnette of Murfreesboro was born on July 10, 1935, in Bedford County, and he passed away on Nov. 17, 2014, at his residence, at the age of 79. Mr. Winnette was the son of the late Carl and Katie Haru Phillips Winnette. He was married to Patricia Ann Woodward Winnette for 52 years. Mr. Winnette was employed by Courier Printing for 32 years and served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Windrow Church of Christ...

Glenn Duvall, 81, of Lewisburg, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Murfreesboro. A native of Maury County, Mr. Duvall was a son of the late Robert and Bessie Mae Ring Duvall. He served in the United States Navy and was previously employed with the former Durango Boot Company in Chapel Hill...

Steven Marshall Finley, 62, of Lewisburg, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, at his residence. A native of Marshall County, Mr. Finley was the son of the late Billy Finley and Dorothy Ramsey Parker of Lewisburg, who survives. He worked for the VA Administration, was a deacon at East Commerce Baptist Church, and served his country with the armed forces as a Marine and with the United States Army...

Randall Steagall, 84, of the Verona Community of Marshall County, passed peacefully from this life on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Mr. Steagall was born in Sentinel, Okla. and grew up in Rutherford County, Tenn. He showed his prize Jersey cows and had his pilot's license before his driver's license. Randall graduated from Kittrell High School and served in the United States Air Force. Mr. Steagall was a plumber and electrician and retired from Blalock Plumbing and Electric of Lewisburg...

ere Wayne Lyles, 64, formerly of Lewisburg, passed on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, at Summit Medical Center. He was a member of Two Rivers Baptist Church in Nashville. He owned Lyles Lawn Care and served in Vietnam with the US Marines. Jere Lyles was preceded in death by his father, Eugene McClain, daughter, Jena Lyles, and granchild, Tacara Lyles...

William Leonard Fagan, 65, of Petersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, at Lincoln Medical Center. Mr. Fagan was the son of the late Leonard Hyde and Bertie Sue Pullen Fagan. He was a heavy equipment operator and was a member of the Lord's Table Church...

Gayle Marie Reynolds, 78, of Lewisburg, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Vanderbilt Medical Center. Ms. Reynolds was a native of Marshall County, and the daughter of the late Clifford Eugene and Martha Catherine Hill Reynolds. She was a member of Church Street Church of Christ...

Elethean Griggs Largen, 99, of Pulaski, formerly of Cornersville, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in NHC Healthcare Pulaski. Mrs. Largen was a native of Giles County, and daughter of the late Sam and Nora Dunnivant Griggs. She was a homemaker and member of the Cornersville First Baptist Church...

Eva Lois Richardson Edwards, 89, wife of Bro. Frank Edwards of Belfast, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in NHC Oakwood Healthcare. Mrs. Edwards was a native of Martinsville, Va., and daughter of the late Rev. Roy T. and Jessie Thomason Richardson. She was a graduate of Martinsville High School and Campbell College. ...

Rex Messick, owner of Rex's Foodland in Chapel Hill, has been chosen as Citizen of the Year. Rex began his career in the grocery business as a pre-teen boy racking bottles and filling drink boxes. At the age of 16, he began working for a market in his hometown of Andalusia, Ala.. ...

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer The Lewisburg Rotary will hold their Christmas Tour of Homes on Sunday, Dec. 14, from 1 to 5 p.m. It's a fundraiser for the Rotary, and for the price of a ticket you can see the interiors of some of Lewisburg's most interesting homes...

From Staff Reports On Saturday, Nov. 1, a building located at 978 Washington Drive in Lewisburg was burglarized. Taken in the burglary was a large amount of coins. As the result of an extensive investigation by detectives of the Lewisburg Police Department, the following Lewisburg residents were arrested on Nov. 5 and 6...

By Karen Hall Editor A program to teach fifth graders about natural resources and conservation, and help them learn to appreciate and care for Henry Horton State Park was back in the schools last week to follow up a day the students spent at the park in early October...