Stories from Wednesday, February 4, 2015

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- As a kid, years before he became a pretty good quarterback in his own right, Tom Brady idolized Joe Montana. Now, at age 37, Brady owns just as many Super Bowl championships -- and just as many Super Bowl MVP awards -- as the Pro Football Hall of Famer.

The Forrest wrestling team made its first-ever appearance at the TSSAA Dual Wrestling Championships last weekend at the Williamson County Expo Center and the Rockets made an impact before Alcoa eliminated them in the second consolation round 53-30. Forrest lost to Hixon in round one before coming up with its only win, beating Greenbrier in the first round of consolations bouts...

Maybe the Forrest Lady Rockets should keep the pink uniforms handy they wore for Homecoming Friday night. The decked-out Chapel Hill girls played a solid game from start to finish in a 57-39 coast-to-coast win over the Lady Hornets. "They came out with a chip on their shoulder from the start and played well and played with energy," said Forrest coach Jeremy Jean.

While nobody managed to reach the medal podium, all three local girls swim teams put their best foot forward at the Middle Tennessee High School Swimming Association Region Meet on Friday, as they recorded eight career best times in seven different events at the Nashville Centennial Sportsplex...

On Friday night, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs stayed in the running for the third seed in the upcoming District 11-A tournament by defeating the Hampshire Lady Hawks 75-55 on the road. Aided by the full fledged return of senior guard Tate Lowery from a knee injury, the Bulldogs snapped an eight-game losing streak when they pulled out a hard fought 84-79 victory over Hampshire to claim its sixth straight win over the Hawks.

Spring Hill likely dealt a fatal blow to the Marshall County Tigers' District 12-AA regular season title hopes on Friday night, as MCHS fell 57-54 to the fifth place Raiders on the road. After whipping Spring Hill 77-55 in its previous encounter on Jan. 13, the Tigers (15-8, 6-2) held a 42-37 lead late in the third quarter of Friday's contest before the Raiders rallied to pull ahead 48-42 with 5:42 left in the fourth period.

The Marshall County Tigerettes gave it their best shot on Friday night, but were unable to defeat District rival Spring Hill, as they dropped a hard fought 60-52 decision to the Lady Raiders on the road. Having lost to Spring Hill 67-46 in its previous meeting on Jan. 13, the Tigerettes (6-16, 2-6 District) appeared poised to knock off the third place Lady Raiders on Friday after building a 47-40 lead early in the fourth quarter.

A poor first half performance proved to be too much to overcome for the Lady Bulldogs (8-14), as they dropped a 65-47 decision to the Moore County Raiderettes on Thursday night at home. Moore County (16-10) got things rolling early and built a 35-13 lead in the first half before opening up a 28-point advantage at the end of the first quarter en route to claiming its sixth straight win over CHS.

Forrest's January slide continued Friday night in Chapel Hill with the latest setback coming by the sting of the Huntland Hornets, who pulled off a 48-44 comeback win on Homecoming. "We had a good stretch and then it came down to hitting free throws, but we just couldn't hit them," said Forrest senior Will Edmonson.

It was a forgettable night for the Cornersville Bulldogs (1-18), as they were drubbed 77-37 by the Moore County Raiders at home on Thursday. Moore County (14-12) dominated the game from start to finish and built a 36-17 lead in the first half before outscoring CHS 41-20 over the final two quarters to complete the sweep of the season series.

Lattis C. Peek Jr., 63, of the Wheel Community of Bedford County, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at his home. Mr. Peek was born in Bedford County and was a son of the late Lattis C. Peek Sr. and Ora Louise Pugh Peek. He was a member of Non-Denominational Christian Fellowship of Shelbyville and was retired from Jostens Inc. of Shelbyville...

John Michael "Mike" Rutledge, 57, of Murfreesboro, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. A native of Bedford County, and longtime resident of Cookeville, he was preceded in death by his father, John Warner Rutledge. Mr. Rutledge was a member of Stones River Baptist Church in Smyrna. ...

Rosa G. Mueller, 80, of Lewisburg, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Franz and Anna Glaub. A native of Hungary, Mrs. Mueller and her husband emigrated to the U.S. in 1952 post WWII where they worked in Alabama as sharecroppers, eventually moving to Buffalo, N.Y. ...

Frank Daniel "Buddy" Collins, 90, died on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, in Meadowbrook Nursing Home at Pulaski. He was born in Diana, Tenn., on Feb. 10, 1924; served in the US Army during World War II; was a member of the First United Methodist Church for 63 years, and a member of the Morgan Stone Sunday School Class and the American Legion. ...

The following burglaries have been linked to Edward F. Webster IV, 21, of Lewisburg, who is now in custody Between 5 p.m. Jan. 27 and 3:45 a.m. Jan. 28, a hole was cut in the metal bay door at the back of Southern Carton, Higgs Road, and a hole was also cut through an interior wall to get into the break room, where $30 was taken from two vending machines, damaging them severely. Cost of repairing the holes in the door and wall and replacing the vending machines was estimated at $5,500...

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer The Industrial Development Board wants to look into building developing professional housing for those who might move to Marshall County. The housing will be for those upper-income families looking to fill positions Lewisburg has available, but find two things aren't here: amenities and housing...

By Karen Hall Editor Residents of Lewisburg's Ward 5 will have to wait a little longer to find out who will represent them on the City Council. A special, called meeting of the mayor and council was held Monday in order to choose a councilman from the three who applied for the job and were interviewed last week. The candidates are Dave Kennedy, David Orr and Nicholas Tipper...

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer "Patriots win!" thousands shouted as Marshall County High School graduate Dont'a Hightower helped his team to victory during Sunday's Super Bowl XLIX game. Just hours before the game, nearly 2,000 miles away, as Hightower was gearing up for the game of his life, in Glendale, Ariz., about 200 of his fans filled the bleachers of the Dottie Kelso Gymnasium at Marshall County High School for a pep rally...