Stories from Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Chapel Hill native Mike Minor’s major league story has been one of resilience as the 2006 Forrest graduate clawed his way back to a starting role with the Texas Rangers after a series of injuries temporarily derailed a promising career for the former first round pick by the Atlanta Braves in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. All the uncertainty and hard work paid off for Minor when he was recently selected as a member of the American League All-Star squad. It is Minor’s first selection as an All-Star for the game to be played at the Cleveland Indians’ Progressive Field on July 9.

The Marshall County Youth Baseball and Softball League hosted the 10-year old Cal Ripken State Tournament at the Richard Cashion Sports Complex in Lewisburg. Tournament action began with Pool play on Friday and Saturday and ending on Sunday with Lawrenceburg beating West Nashville 5-4 in the Gold Division championship game.

Duck River Raceway Park Feature Results Saturday, June 29 Pure Stock 1. Clint Carter 2. Chris Ruth 3. Tyler Whaley 4. Steven Landers 5. Josh Bondurant 6. Justin Coleman 7. Dewayne Hicks 8. Jeff Beechum 9. Bryan Holder

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tyler Skaggs grew up rooting for the Los Angeles Angels, and got to pitch for his favorite team. The left-hander's next start for the Angels was supposed to be on the Fourth of July holiday, during a weeklong trip to Texas that began with Skaggs and his teammates proudly posing in cowboy hats and Western attire by their plane...

The New York Rangers, Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators came out ahead on Day 1 of NHL free agency, signing the best players available to seven-year contracts. If Artemi Panarin , Sergei Bobrovsky or Matt Duchene can help their new team win the Stanley Cup, it will go against a trend...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Marathon disqualified 70-year-old runner Frank Meza, saying video shows he left the course during his record-setting performance in March and that his time during one stretch was so fast it was "impossible," according to a report Monday...

Julius C. Thomison, 79, of Nashville, passed on Friday, June 28, 2019. He was born in Marshall County, the son of the late Mr. George and Annie Thomison. He was a member of Scott Avenue Church of Christ in Nashville, attended Marshall and Bedford County schools, and was a truck driver for many years...

For those who would like to view the June 29th pageant photos, be sure to pick up the July 3rd Marshall County Tribune.