Stories from Friday, May 22, 2015

It seemed like a very large portion of Chapel Hill residents were at the big game on Thursday at the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association's Spring Fling to urge their Lady Rockets on in the winner's bracket final of the State Softball Championships. It turned out to be a game that will be remembered for decades to come as part of the rich history of the program---and maybe one of the most important. Forrest and Grace Christian School from Knoxville battled for nine innings before the Lady Rockets broke through with four runs in the 10th inning in what turned out to be a 6-4 win.

MURFREESBORO--Forrest had much to lose on Wednesday at the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Spring Fling. The youthful Sale Creek Lady Panthers, making its first state tournament appearance in 33 years did not, taking the field at the Class A State Softball Tournament with one senior, one junior and the rest eighth-grade upstarts.

Boyd Buchanan (29-10) knocked the Cornersville Bulldogs (20-12) out of the Class A State Tournament on Wednesday night when the Buccaneers defeated CHS 11-0 in five innings at Middle Tennessee Christian School in the second round of the loser's bracket. Although Cornersville saw their season end on a disappointing note, the Bulldogs didn't let that tarnish their gritty playoff run, which saw them reach the Spring Fling for the second time in three years and record the second victory at the State Tournament in the program's history.

PULASKI -- For the second time in as many seasons, Martin Methodist Men's Soccer standout Stephen Lunney was honored for his commitment to excellence both on the pitch and in the classroom as the senior was named the Musco Lighting Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the Southern States Athletic Conference Awards Banquet Sunday evening.

Martin Methodist Executive Director of Athletics Jeff Bain was recently honored as one of the top athletic directors in the country by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. Bain, who just completed his 22nd year at the helm of the RedHawk Athletic Department, was one of four NAIA athletic directors and one of just 28 across all classifications to be named Under Armour AD of the Year by NACDA.

MURFREESBORO -- Cornersville staff ace David Looney once again sparkled underneath the bright lights Tuesday afternoon in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association's Spring Fling.

MARSHALL CO. The Marshall County Boys and Girls Basketball Camp is to run from 8-11:30 a.m., June 8-11, at Marshall County High School.

MURFREESBORO -After defeating Cornersville twice in the 2013 Class A State Tournament, Knoxville's Grace Christian Academy continues to be a thorn in the side of the Bulldogs at the Spring Fling, as the Rams (30-11) thumped CHS 11-2 in the second round on Wednesday afternoon at Middle Tennessee Christian School...

Mrs. Anne Blalock Sandlin, age 84, of Lewisburg, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Fosterville Cemetery. Reverend Danny Jones will officiate. The family will receive visitors 12 noon until 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home...

David G. Hardison, age 94 of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hardison was a native of Marshall County, Tenn., and son of the late Marcus and Sarah Ann Hill Hardison. He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. ...