Stories from Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Damp weather makes scheduling games a nightmare In eight years as a sports writer I have never seen weather affect the spring sports season in the county like it has this year. This is by far the busiest portion of the prep sports calendar with baseball, softball, tennis, and boys' soccer making for wall-to-wall coverage from opening day of high school on March 9 to graduation day the third week in May.

After helping to lead Marshall County's baseball program to numerous victories as an assistant coach over the last three decades, Mike Reese notched his first win as the head coach of the Tigers on Monday evening when MCHS (1-0) hammered the Hume-Fogg Knights 17-0 in five innings at Rose Park in Nashville. "It obviously feels good and I'm excited for the guys," said Reese. "It's always exciting to start the season with a win and I'm proud of the way the guys played. It was also nice to come up and play in a college ballpark. I think it was a good experience for our players."

The Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes (3-1) reeled off their third straight win on Saturday afternoon when they crushed the South Lawrence Lady Stallions 16-1 in three innings at Summertown. After allowing one run in her last outing against Whitthorne five days earlier, LMS starting pitcher Brooklin Conger turned in another quality performance in the circle to pick up her second win of the season, as she yielded just one unearned run on one hit while notching three strikeouts and issuing no walks.

Summertown (3-0) snatched victory from the jaws of defeat on Saturday night, as the Lady Eagles rallied from a late three-run deficit to defeat the Forrest Middle School Lady Rockets 5-3 in five innings. Forrest (0-2) held a 3-0 lead through the first four innings of play, but Summertown came storming back in the top of the fifth and pushed across five runs in the frame to seize a 5-3 advantage.

The Marshall County Wrestling Club (MCWC) competed at the Tennessee State AAU Wrestling Tournament last Saturday in Cookeville. Over 1,000 wrestlers from across the state competed in the tournament with the MCWC walking away with five wrestlers placing in the top five.

E.O. Coffman (1-0) snapped the Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes' three-game winning streak on Saturday afternoon when the Lady Panthers thumped LMS 9-1 in four innings at Summertown. The Tigerettes (3-2) had scored a total of 32 runs over their previous three games, but saw their bats go silent against E.O. Coffman and mustered only two hits against two Lady Panther pitchers.

E.O. Coffman (2-0) spoiled Donald Jean's debut as Forrest Middle School's new softball coach when they defeated the Lady Rockets 3-2 in five innings at Summertown. Forrest held a 2-0 lead at the end of the first inning, but the Lady Panthers pushed across three runs over the next two frames to seize a 3-2 advantage before holding the Lady Rockets scoreless the rest of the way to hold on for the win.

Tammy Lowayne Dunn, 47, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother Kenneth Neill will officiate, with burial to follow in Wheel Cemetery. She was born Jan. 7, 1968, in Shelbyville. She was a graduate of Marshall County High School, where she played basketball. She was office manager at Cash Express, before failing health forced her to retire...

Elbalene Burgett Thompson, 71, of Belfast, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. Mrs. Thompson was a native of the Delina Community, the daughter of the late Calvin Burgett and Verdie Lott Burgett. She worked for J. R. Moon for many years and was a member of LifeSong Family Church...

Sarah Edde, 95, of Lewisburg, died Saturday, March 7, 2015, in the Golden Living Center in Winchester. Mrs. Edde was a native of Petersburg, and daughter of the late Walter W. and Emma Hemphill Welch. She was a retired nurse and member of Church Street Church of Christ...

Arrested and charged with criminal trespass Nancy J. Gentry, 45. Bond: $5,000; court date: April 13. Also charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest. According to Lewisburg Police Officer Anthony Garrett's report, this is Gentry's fourth arrest for criminal trespass and resisting arrest and third arrest for public intoxication. Gentry has been banned from Lewisburg Housing Authority property until July 23, 2017, reported Garrett...

By Poppy Hall Special to the Tribune A jury trial for Phillip E. Overcast, 49, of John Barnes Road, started with jury selection Monday morning. Overcast is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, having allegedly beaten his victim with a golf club at a party in Lewisburg last June...

By Karen Hall Editor Lewisburg Fire and Police departments responded to the Courthouse Annex about 10:40 a.m. Thursday after receiving a call from two maintenance workers who were trapped in the elevator. The square was deserted at the time, with all county offices and most businesses closed due to Wednesday's rain which turned to ice and snow during the night...

By Karen Hall Editor It just keeps getting better! "Footloose," which opens at the Dixie Friday for a six-performance run, is one of the best shows ever presented on that historic stage. Full of singing, dancing, drama and comedy, "Footloose" showcases the multiple talents of a host of Marshall County actors of all ages...