Stories from Friday, February 3, 2017

At Nolensville High School Thursday, January 26 First Round Fairview 52, Forrest 30 220 Pounds: Billy Clanton (Forrest) over Tristan Mann (Fairview) (Fall 5:27), 6-0 285: Jackson Clevenger (Fairview) over Cody Donnelly (Forrest) (Fall 5:20), 6-6 106: Justin Carroll (Fairview) over Unknown (Forfeit), 6-12 113: Max Morrill (Fairview) over Unknown (Forfeit), 6-18 120: Jeffrey Gross (Forrest) over Eli Sullivan (Fairview) (Fall 4:25), 12-18 126: Braxton Hunter (Fairview) over Hunter Pendley (Forrest) (Fall 1:37), 12-24

The Marshall County Tigerettes, coming off back-to-back District 12AA losses, entertained Class 3A Lawrence County Monday at Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg and the Lady Wildcats (22-3, 8-1) handed Lewisburg its worst defeat of the season, 60-23. "They (Lawrence County) are good, they are 22-3 now and they are that for a reason," Marshall County coach David Steely said. "Losing that bad was disappointing, but we didn't come to play tonight, we didn't come with any intensity and we didn't give great effort on the floor."

Before the game, both coaches decided that with some tough district games looming it was in their best interests for both ball clubs to rest many starters in a non-conference matchup between Marshall County and Lawrenceburg at Lewisburg Monday night. Lawrence County came away with 64-56 win as Caleb Fields, Jay Howard, Tre Crutcher and D'Andre Brown all sat on the pine.

The Cornersville Bulldogs picked up a huge district win on Friday night over Culleoka, a team it had lost to early in the season and Monday night the Bulldogs had another chance to exact revenge for an earlier loss when Zion Christian came to town. The Bulldogs (7-12) lost to the Eagles (10-9) by 18-points despite leading the majority of the first half during an early season matchup in Columbia, but Cornersville has improved mightily in the meantime and handled Zion for the better part of the contest on the way to a 65-53 win.

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs suffered three straight double figure losses against three district teams that with wins would have put Cornersville in prime position to take the number-one seed into the District 11A Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs bounced back since those losses with two straight district wins over Mt. Pleasant and Culleoka and welcomed winless Zion Christian to town Monday night. Despite having zero wins on the season the Lady Eagles surprised the Lady Bulldogs early, taking a brief lead two minutes into the second quarter before Cornersville finally put its foot on the gas and ran away with a 69-25 win.

One of the only accomplishments this senior Marshall County High School basketball class has not managed in its career is the gratification of beating Christ Presbyterian Academy (CPA) in the past four years. After the emotional high of blowing out Giles County on a special night last Tuesday, the Tigers came out flat at CPA on Friday night, going into halftime down 20 points before a perfect second half set Marshall County up with a chance to beat the Lions.

Marshall County has proven time and time again during the season that they can play with the best Class AA has to offer, but going into Thursday night's game against #10 ranked CPA the Tigerettes had yet to win that signature game against high level competition. The Tigerettes seemed unfazed by the hostile environment at CPA, leading at the end of the first three quarters, but just like the first matchup versus the Lady Lions, Marshall County gave up a fourth quarter lead before falling 55-51. "They're a good matchup for us," MCHS coach David Steely said. "We didn't do a good job on the big girl (Savannah LeGate) tonight, she had 26 points but we're right there with them. They're a really good team, they've won 16 games now and are ranked in the state."

Big time players step up huge in games when all the marbles are on the line and Forrest’s all-time leading scorer Caitlyn Yost showed why she is one of two Class A Miss Basketball favorites from the Mid-State as the Belmont signee poured in a game-high 31 points in the Lady Rockets’ 60-49 win over tenth-ranked Huntland Tuesday night at Chapel Hill...

LYNCHBURG, TN (Jan. 30, 2017) – With only nine players returning from last year’s roster, including four who were redshirts in 2016, Motlow State head baseball coach Dan McShea may still be learning player names as the Bucks prepare to open the 2017 season. Practice for the new season officially began Jan. 10. The Motlow starting nine will take the field for the first time on Friday, Feb. 3, when they travel to Hanceville, Ala., for a doubleheader against Wallace State, scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. The first home game will be Feb. 10, with Marshalltown (IA) Community College visiting the Driver Baseball Complex at noon.

LYNCHBURG, TN (Feb. 2, 2017) – Five different Lady Bucks drove in runs during a seven-run first inning as Motlow State beat Florida State College of Jacksonville 10-5 last week in the Kickoff Softball Classic in Clearwater, Fla. The Lady Bucks (1-4, 0-0) were not able to get their offense going in other games against some of the nation’s top softball programs during three days of competition in Florida. Motlow lost 10-1 to Miami Dade, 11-1 to Palm Beach, and 8-0 to both Central Florida, ranked No. 1 in the nation in the NJCAA preseason poll, and Seminole State. Motlow’s sixth scheduled game in Clearwater, against St. Petersburg, was rained out on Sunday, Jan. 29.

Adrian Flores to Bridgette Faye Williams, David Keith Haywood to Dona Aileen Walker Divorces Anthony Henry Short vs Delilah Kaye Beadle Short Alberta Michelle Hernandez Vanorden vs Robert Lee Vanorden Kristen Renee Price McCrory vs Brad Kenneth McCrory...

NASHVILLE -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is now accepting entries for its 2017-18 photo contest for publication in the Tennessee Wildlife’s annual calendar issue. All interested photographers are invited to submit up to 10 of their best photos on fishing, hunting, boating, and wildlife species native to Tennessee...

MEMPHIS -- The Fish and Wildlife Commission was presented a preview of the 2017-18 waterfowl and other migratory bird hunting seasons at its first meeting of 2017. The one-day meeting was held Friday (Jan. 13) at the Bass Pro Shops in the Pyramid. The presentation in regard to waterfowl and other migratory birds was made at the January meeting due to recent changes in the timing of the federal regulation process. ...

NASHVILLE -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is soliciting comments for its 2017-18 hunting seasons’ regulations. This is an opportunity for the public to provide ideas and share concerns about hunting regulations with TWRA staff. The comment period will be open through Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017...

The TFWC passed a resolution to honor Wade Bourne, an outdoors writer and broadcaster who recently passed away. A resident of Clarksville, he contributed to many publications through the years as served as editor-at-large for Ducks Unlimited magazine and as a senior write for Bassmaster magazine...

Every farm is different, but almost every farming family faces similar challenges when working together. This year’s Pick TN Conference features an agenda geared to technology, management and regulatory issues, as well as those challenges for families who farm with and for each other...

Noodling, for the uneducated in such matters, is the art of using your hands to catch these big catfish. Yes, your hands are the primary tool for this style fishing. This method for fishing is practiced, for the most part in the southern states. In my research, I found out that it’s so effective that many states have made it illegal based on both angler safety and fish population concerns. It appears to only be legal in 13 states currently...

NEW MARKET, Tenn. (AP) — A New Market man who shot and killed a large deer in Jefferson County has been ordered to pay a nearly $10,000 fine. Media outlets report that Tuesday, 63-year-old Clarence Robertson was assessed a $9,250 fine under new legislation, as well as a $50 fine and $269 in court costs. His hunting privileges were suspended until he pays the restitution...