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Marshall County athletes among state's best (High School Sports ~ 06/01/16)
Forrest's Boone Sweeney had an outstanding senior season at Forrest, winning the Class A Mr. Football award and the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) all-state football player was also an All-District 9A backstop on the baseball team that capped off back-to-back district titles and region tournament titles that earned the Rockets a state tournament berth. After Forrest made an early exit from the Spring Fling on Wednesday, Sweeney got the opportunity to attend the Farm Bureau Health Plans' All-Midstate Male and Female Athlete of the Year awards banquet on Thursday at the Music City Center in Nashville. -
Strong overcomes obstacles (High School Sports ~ 06/01/16)
Martin Methodist signee's determination led her to college grant Anyssa Strong won't back down, in life or on the pitch. Epitomizing her strength as a fierce All-District 9A/AA defender for the Forrest Lady Rockets, Strong had a much bigger hurdle to conquer when her son Brentlyn was born in between her freshman and sophomore years. "It was hard, it took me away from soccer and I didn't like it, but I had to do it," an emotional Strong said. "Some people that have kids don't come back to school and I didn't want to be that person, I wanted to play soccer and I wanted to come back to school because I knew I still had things coming for me in life." -
Marshall County Babe Ruth League Schedule (High School Sports ~ 06/01/16)
Home team listed first First game at 5:30 p.m., followed by second game at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1 A-Plus vs. Nichirin, Elks vs. Chapel Hill Farm Center
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