Stories from Thursday, May 14, 2015

Roscoe Roberts, age 76, of Petersburg, died Sunday May 10, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Roberts was a native of Jolo, W.Va. and son of the late James and Victoria Rowe Roberts. He was a horse trader & farmer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Lorine Harrison Roberts. ...

Forrest eighth-grader Wesley McCoy recently represented the Marshall County Wrestling Club (MCWC) and Team Tennessee at the Lee Pamulak Middle School National Duals in Des Moines, Iowa. McCoy took home a fourth-place trophy at the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) event, posting a 5-3 record in the 160-pound weight class, wrestling opponents from Montana, Illinois, Wyoming, Nebraska and Alabama.

orrest Rockets Lift-A-Thon results Overall Winners High School Pounds Tristan Sawyer 1,105 Neyland Darnell 1, 070 Nik McGuiggan 1,065

Summertown (29-8) captured its third straight Region 6-A tournament championship on Wednesday night when the Eagles defeated the Cornersville Bulldogs 10-0 in five innings at CHS. Despite Wednesday's setback, the Bulldogs (18-10) still advance to the Sectional round of the playoffs where they will take on county rival Forrest tonight in Chapel Hill, while Summertown will host Region 5-A runner-up Nashville Christian.

East Robertson collapses as Forrest wins Region 5-A title It was an evening of domination and destruction for the Forrest Lady Rockets at East Robertson Wednesday night. "I really didn't expect this, because they are usually a sound offensive and defensive team," said Forrest coach Becky Cheatham.

Garvin no-hits NCS; Forrest takes 5-A crown It was all fun and games in Chapel Hill Wednesday night as the Forrest Rockets (21-8), hosted the Nashville Christian School Eagles in the Region 5-A championship game. The fun was a no-hitter by senior Tanner Garvin and a 6-0 win that earned Forrest a state sectional game at Chapel Hill Friday night versus county rival Cornersville, who lost 10-0 at home to Summertown.

ATLANTA (AP) -- Braves lefthander Mike Minor will miss the rest of the season after shoulder surgery. The team announced Thursday that Minor underwent surgery the previous day in Los Angeles to repair the labrum in his left shoulder. He is expected to return for the start of spring training next year.