Stories from Wednesday, February 11, 2015

For the second year in a row, five Forrest wresters will be making the trip to the TSSAA Class A-AA State Wrestling Championships after a solid showing at the Region 3 A-AA tournament in Eagleville last weekend. "This is always a bitter sweet day because you will be happy for the ones who made it, but feel bad for the ones who didn't," said Forrest coach Kyle Stacey.

Cornersville High School concluded a relatively quick search for its next head football coach when they selected Gerard Randolph to lead their program last week. Randolph has been the head coach of the boys' basketball program at Cornersville for the last three years, but cited a desire to coach football again after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at CHS and Marshall County High School from 2009 to 2011.

The tears started to flow before time ran out in Forrest's 2014 campaign that ended in a tough 53-47 loss to Moore County in the opening round of the District 9-A Tournament in Eagleville Monday night. "When we get our heads down we struggle, when were are playing happy we are pretty darn good," said Forrest coach Jeremy Jean. "The kids played hard, they gave it all they had and that's all we can ask for."

For the first time in 11 years the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (9-18) failed to advance past the first round of the District 11-A tournament after getting drubbed 66-37 by Columbia Academy at home on Monday night. The two teams split the regular season series, but everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Lady Bulldogs, as CA (11-17) roared out to a 35-17 lead in the first half before outscoring Cornersville 31-20 over the final two quarters to advance to the District tournament semifinals.

The Marshall County Tigerettes' season came to an end Monday night in Wartrace, losing to the Cascade Lady Champions 51-46 in the first round of the District 12-AA Tournament. After trailing 25-16 at halftime, Marshall County exploded with 18 points in the third quarter to take a 34-33 lead, entering the final period of play.

On Thursday night, the Cornersville Bulldogs (2-21) suffered their third straight loss when they were defeated 75-49 by the Eagleville Eagles (15-11) on the road in their regular season finale. Utilizing their deep bench, the Eagles' saw their offense take off early and flew out to a 39-19 lead in the first half before outscoring the Bulldogs 36-30 over the final two quarters to cruise the 26-point victory.

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (9-17) ended the regular season with a thud on Thursday night, as they dropped a 47-31 decision to the Eagleville Lady Eagles on the road. Eagleville (13-14) steadily pulled away from Cornersville and built a 22-14 lead in the first half before outscoring the Lady Bulldogs 25-17 over the final two quarters to hand CHS its third straight loss.

Marshall County High School honored their senior basketball players, cheerleaders, and managers before the start of the Tigers' game against CPA on Friday night. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Kemesha McFall, Jacey Perryman, Amber Crutcher, Grace Medley, Yazmin Allen, Christy Pettigrew, (back row, left to right) Kacy Pleas, Cale Shelton, and Chris Walker. Tribune photo by Louis G. Scheuchenzuber...

The Marshall County Tigers were unable to stop Christ Presbyterian Academy's rampage through District 12-AA, as the Lions defeated MCHS 81-58 on Friday night in Lewisburg to finish undefeated in conference play. Having beaten its previous nine District opponents by an average of 38.9 points per game, CPA (25-4, 10-0 District) erased any notions of a potential Tiger upset bid early on by building a 49-27 lead in the first half.

Christ Presbyterian Academy (23-0, 10-0 District) completed an undefeated run through the regular season by thrashing the Marshall County Tigerettes 82-42 in Lewisburg on Friday night. The Lady Lions looked primed to make a deep postseason run, as they raced out to a 39-19 lead in the first half before outscoring Marshall County 43-23 over the final two quarters to claim its third straight victory over the Tigerettes (6-18, 2-8 District).

Ricky Howard Spencer, 58, of Lewisburg, passed away on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A native of Marshall County, he was the son of the late Virgil Spencer and Dora Hargrove Spencer. He was a former employee with Walker Die Casting...

Robert Scott Neill, 90, of Lewisburg, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Neill was a native of Bedford County, and son of the late Henry Sharp and Mamie Lee Thorne Neill. He was retired from Marshall Manufacturing Corporation and was a member of Church Street Church of Christ...

John Wesley Childress, 66, of Lewisburg, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. A native of Lincoln County, Mr. Childress was the son of the late George Elmer Childress and Edith Dunn Childress of Lewisburg, who survives...

Louise Walker Osteen, 82, of Lewisburg, died Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Marshall Medical Center. Mrs. Osteen was a native of Marshall County, and daughter of the late Buford and Maycle Hill Walker. She was retired from the Marshall County Board of Education as a teacher's aide at Cornersville High School. She was a member of the Cornersville Church of Christ...

Dwight Lynn Chewning, 85, husband of Lydia Minor Chewning, a resident of Lewisburg, passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at NHC Health Care of Lewisburg. Born Sept. 9, 1929, in Coburg, Ky., Lynn was the son of the late Robert Dwight and Helen Gadberry Chewning. He was personnel director for Walker Die Casting. He was an avid woodworker, doing repairs and restorations. Lynn served nine years in the United States Navy during the Korean War...

Arrested on warrants for prescription drug fraud Vickie Lynn Schrom, 50, Haskins Chapel Road. Bond: $10,000; court date: March 3. Arrested and charged with driving under the influence Lacey L. Russell, 30, Fayetteville Highway. Bond: $2,500; court date: March 3. Also charged with violation of the implied consent law and driving on a suspended license. This is Russell's second DUI...

By Master Sgt. Robin Olsen Special to the Tribune NASHVILLE -- "Several hours after Haley was born, the doctor came to talk to us and said something was wrong. They were going to call Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt to send Angel One to transport her," said Tina Chasse, wife of Sgt. Ryan Chasse, training non-commissioned officer for the Tennessee Army National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters in Nashville...

From Staff Reports A local pharmacy was robbed Monday afternoon, reported Lewisburg Police Detective Sgt. David Henley. About 1 p.m. a car pulled up to the drive-thru window at H&S Pharmacy No. 2 on North Ellington Parkway. The driver, later identified as Jason Shelton, 33, of West Commerce Street, showed a note demanding drugs to a pharmacy employee. ...

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer With all the crime and misfortune happening in the world today, employees of a very well-known shipping company have reached into Marshall County to show their love for a little boy nearly 1,200 miles away. United Parcel Service uses an internal website to keep employees up-to-date with news and happenings. ...