Stories from Monday, May 23, 2016

There wasn't much offense, but there was plenty of excitement Friday night at Chapel Hill as the Rockets eked out a 2-0 win over upstart Grace Christian Academy (Franklin) in a Class A sectional contest that earned Forrest a state tournament berth for the second time in three years and the third in school history. "I'm very proud of the boys, they fought hard throughout that entire game," Forrest coach Bart Joyce said. "We knew one, two or three runs would get the job done and they just kept fighting hard."

The Forrest Lady Rockets thrive on adversity. "We always work on mental toughness and we may be down, but I never feel like we are out," Forrest coach Becky Cheatham said. Every time they have lost the region title game and went on the road for a sectional contest with a state tournament berth on the line they have won.