Stories from Wednesday, January 7, 2015

The FMS Rockets started the New Year where they left off the old, continuing their domination with a 48-41 win at Liberty Monday night that clinched the regular season Duck River Valley Conference title. Forrest (17-4, 17-0) can cap off a perfect regular season conference slate with a win in Lynchburg Thursday night. The Rockets also clinched the No. 1 seed and a first round bye in the upcoming World Tournament that commences Saturday in Chapel Hill.

The Marshall County Tigers (9-6) completed the season sweep of Lincoln County (4-10) on Friday afternoon when they defeated the Falcons 64-59 at home. Having crushed Lincoln County 74-42 in their previous encounter on Dec. 1, the Tigers appeared headed towards another comfortable victory after building a 40-24 lead early in the third quarter.

The FMS Lady Rockets moved closer to a first-round bye in the upcoming World Tournament, thanks to a convincing 33-21 win at Liberty Monday night. FMS got off the yellow bus to slow start, scoring just once in the first four minutes on a Stevie Ray basket, but the Lady Patriots could not take advantage as the FMS defense put the clamps on the home squad.

After losing to Franklin 50-43 in the opening round of the Overton Christmas Tournament, the Marshall County Tigerettes (4-9) salvaged a fifth place finish in the tourney by defeating the Hume-Fogg Lady Blue Knights 43-29 last Monday before beating the Hillsboro Lady Burros 36-31 on Tuesday. "I was proud of them. After the Franklin game, we corrected some things and the girls played hard the next two games," said Marshall County coach Jerrie Henry. "I think these two wins will give the girls some encouragement and help their confidence going into the second half of the season."

Following their impressive first round victory over Franklin, the Marshall County Tigers (8-6) fell into the loser's bracket of the Overton Christmas Tournament when they were defeated 67-48 by the Lighthouse Christian Lions last Monday before bouncing back with a 59-57 win over the Independence Eagles on Tuesday to earn third place in the tourney. "I was pleased with the way we played overall, but I want us to have the mindset that we shouldn't lose another game. I wanted to go 3-0 in the tournament, but I'll take 2-1," said MCHS coach Arnett Bodenhamer.

After dropping a hard fought 73-66 decision to Giles County the previous day, the Forrest Rockets (6-11) earned a split at the Richland Christmas Classic by defeating the Tullahoma Wildcats 83-74 last Tuesday in Lynnville. The Rockets got off to a fast start offensively and built a 46-36 lead through the first two quarters of play before keeping Tullahoma at bay in the second half to claim their sixth victory of the year.

Cornersville boys basketball coach Gerard Randolph gave his alma mater a scare for two quarters, but his Bulldog squad was unable to keep pace with Giles County for the entire game, as the Bobcats used a dominant second half performance to defeat CHS 70-36 on Tuesday afternoon at the Richland Christmas Classic. The Lady Bulldogs (4-8), meanwhile, were unable to string together consecutive wins and dropped a 60-46 decision to the Frank Hughes Lady Lions (8-7) earlier in the day.

The Lincoln County Lady Falcons (6-8) snapped the Marshall County Tigerettes' modest two-game winning streak on Friday afternoon when they defeated MCHS 53-33 in Lewisburg to sweep the season series. After losing to the Lady Falcons 53-26 in their previous encounter on Dec. 1, the Tigerettes (4-10) gave Lincoln County a tougher tussle this time around and trailed just 32-26 midway through the third quarter.

The Santa Fe Wildcats (7-8, 4-1 District) notched their second straight victory over Cornersville (0-10, 0-5 District) when they defeated the Bulldogs 59-46 at CHS on Saturday afternoon. Aided by a strong second quarter performance, Santa Fe held a 28-18 lead at the end of the first half before opening up a 52-30 advantage early in the fourth period en route to claiming their seventh win of the season.

On Saturday, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (4-9, 2-3 District) lost to Santa Fe for the first time in six years when they dropped a hard fought 73-67 decision to the Lady Wildcats in overtime at home. After building a 47-36 lead through the first three quarters of play, Santa Fe (9-6, 4-1 District) still held a 58-51 advantage with :58 left in the fourth period, but the Lady Bulldogs made a late charge and closed regulation with a 10-3 run to knot the game at 61-61.

Rockets win five medals at Hendersonville Invitational Team Scores 1. Beech 305.00 2. Clarksville 223.00 3. Springfield 197.00 4. Lebanon 155.00 5. Germantown 150.00 6. Forrest 135.00 7. Hendersonville 121.00 8. Greenbrier 116.00 9. Bolton 107.00 10. Southwind 39.00 11. Kenwood 33.00 12. Pope John Paul II 9.00

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer The Industrial Development Board met on Monday in the Historic Ladies' Restroom on the square. The meeting was led by Vice Chairman Lee Morrison who filled in for Chairman Eddie Wiles. City Manager Randall Dunn introduced the first resolution, which was later passed by the board. ...

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer As a result of health problems, Jill Barlow was told she would not be able to conceive -- during an emergency operation, doctors found her fallopian tubes were full of infection. She and her husband Eric were devastated. A year or two later, Jill found she was 12 weeks pregnant and the doctor said it had been a miracle the tubes reopened when she conceived. ...

Thefts and vandalism reported A pearl and diamond necklace worth $500 and $700 cash went missing from a gun safe at a Lewisburg couple's home after the safe was open on Dec. 25 when numerous family members were in the house. Between noon and 7 p.m. Dec. 29 a vehicle ran through the chain-link fence at a property on Haynes Street, doing $1,000 worth of damage...

Floyd Edward Wilson, 84, of Lewisburg, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Wilson was a native of Giles County, and son of the late Otie and Lucy Crabtree Wilson. He was retired from the Tennessee Department of Transportation and was a member of the Church of God...

Beulah Ann Whorley, 86, of Lewisburg, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in NHC Lewisburg Healthcare. Mrs. Whorley was a native of Lincoln County, and daughter of the late Albert Lavoy and Lourena Creson Buntley. She was a homemaker and member of Westvue Church of Christ...

Maple Ruth Lowrance Derryberry, 83, of Lewisburg, passed away on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at St. Thomas West Medical Center in Nashville. A native of Marshall County, Mrs. Derryberry was the daughter of the late Odell Lowrance and Lena Mae Bivins Lowrance. Mrs. Derryberry retired from Faber Castell in 1994...

Robert Keith Young, 57, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, in Marshall Medical Center. Mr. Young was a native of Trenton, N.J. and son of the late Robert M. Young and Barbara Rue Young. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps in Beirut, Lebanon. He was employed with General Motors Corporation...

Shawn Francine Brown, 53, of Fayetteville, passed away Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, at Lincoln Medical Center. She was born in Lincoln County on Feb. 20, 1961, to the late Mary Alyce Shull Brown and Edward Brown, who survives. She was a teacher at Oak Grove Elementary School in Lewisburg...

Edwina Smith Thompson, 83, of Lewisburg, died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Thompson was a native of Giles County, and daughter of the late Frank and Effie Johnson Smith. She was retired from Cosmolab Corporation and was a member of the Wilson Hill Church of Christ...

Inez Jennifer Newman, 60, of Lewisburg, passed away on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A native of Everett, WA, Mrs. Newman was the daughter of the late Gilbert Newman and Catherine Ann Cruzen Newman. She was also preceded in death by one brother, Clifford Thomas Smith, a nephew, Chester Earl Inabnitt, and two great-nephews, Jorgen Tyler Prince and William Carson Posey...