Stories from Friday, August 21, 2015

'Whack' and 'Wham' and plenty of defensive bam was the story of the night for the FMS Rockets, who blasted Liberty 37-20 Thursday at Murrey E. Holton Field in Chapel Hill. Whack---Nick McClendon and Wham---Blaize Sweeney, along with plenty of bam from Tate Garvin, Mason Walls, Sammy Williams, Cody Patin and Ryan Dyer wore out the Patriots...

It's like spring in the summer with the birds chirping, the fresh breezes blowing in and life starting anew. That's how most high school football coaches and players in Tennessee feel as they leave the practice field behind and get ready to rumble on opening night. Those feelings are prevalent in Marshall County as coaches Gerard Randolph, Thomas Osteen and Matt Kriesky's optimism is that breathe of fresh air.

County rivals Marshall County High and Forrest School met to open the 2015 girls soccer season Tuesday night. The Lady Rockets were coming off arguably the best season in school history, which included a 7-0 start, while the Tigerettes were trying to snap a losing streak against the Rockets dating to 2009. Marshall County prevailed 4-2 to halt the skid against its rival.

Marshall County has its hands firmly around the Gary Wells Cup for the fourth straight season, winning the first leg of the 2015 event by a 35-stroke margin over Forrest and Cornersville on Tuesday at the Ewell Butler Golf Course in Lewisburg. "We're not giving the Cup up. It's named after our great coach here at Marshall County, so we want to keep it here as long as we can," MCHS coach Alex Phelps said. "We enjoy this tournament every year. We like to play with our neighboring schools. It's always fun."

Upcoming Friday Football: Franklin County at Marshall County,7 p.m.; Forrest at Huntland, 7 p.m., Cornersville at Mt. Juliet Christian, 7 p.m.

Wallace Woodrow Whitworth, Jr., age 81 of Lewisburg, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Whitworth was a native of Giles County, Tennessee, son of the late Wallace Woodrow, Sr. and Ruth Clark Whitworth. He was retired as an engineer with Inter City Products and was a member of the Cornersville First United Methodist Church...

Marjorie Louise Hickerson Wakefield, age 89 of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in NHC Oakwood. Mrs. Wakefield was a native of Marshall County, Tennessee, and daughter of the late C. Clarence and Annie Ruth Brisby Brown. She was retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and was a member of the DAR, and National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She also was a member of the Church of Christ...

Joe Frank Tate, age 73 of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, in NHC Lewisburg. Mr. Tate was a native of Marshall County, Tennessee and son of the late James Lewis and Martha Myrena Waggoner Tate. He was retired from Inter City Products. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Earle Jones Tate in 2010, and brother, Charles Ray Tate in 2009. ...

Josephine 'Josie' King Floyd Josephine "Josie" King Floyd, age 86, of Lewisburg, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at NHC Healthcare-Lewisburg. Mrs. Floyd was a native of Marshall County, Tennessee, and the daughter of the late Andrew King and Reba Mae Conwell King. ...