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The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through January 27, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

Athletes, coaches and officials whose careers were cut short by dying in plane and helicopter crashes: Oct. 18, 1925 — Marvin Goodwin, Cincinnati Reds pitcher, in Houston. March 31, 1931 — Knute Rockne, Notre Dame football coach, in Kansas. Nov. 8, 1948 — Czechoslovak national ice hockey team, five members including IIHF Hall of Famer Ladislav Trojak, in the English Channel...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant inspired a generation of basketball players worldwide with sublime skills and an unquenchable competitive fire. He earned Los Angeles' eternal adoration during his two decades as the fierce soul of the beloved Lakers, and he was respected by basketball fans from every place with a hoop and a dream, including his native Philadelphia and in Italy, his other childhood home...

So much for not doing well in dual meets. The Forrest Rockets faced a 24-0 deficit every time they took the mat, giving up as many as five weight classes due to forfeits in the early season, but they overcame the shortfall in each of the least three contests to post a 3-0 record for the week. “That’s three in a row,” said a smiling Forrest coach Jason “Shooter” Hill. “It helps getting people back and being able to move and bump weight classes where we only give up three instead of five.”

The Forrest Rockets sent 10 grapplers to the TSSAA State Tournament last season and came away with three state titles and one runner-up spot. Forrest is a little short-handed this season and probably won’t win many dual meets because of open weight classes, but watch out for the Rockets in the individuals as witnessed by a solid showing in the Region 3A/AA Super Scramble at Nolensville High School on Saturday...

In the second game of Thursday night’s Homecoming doubleheader, the Santa Fe Wildcats finished off the regular season series with a 69-58 win at Cornersville. The Bulldogs lost 64-43 at Santa Fe on December 20, 2019. The Wildcats were led by three players in double figures with Andy Slaughter leading the way with 19 points, Jeremy Dotson added 17, and Colton Steward tossed in 11...

The Fayetteville Lady Tigers made the trek to face the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs for a District 8-A contest on Friday night. The Lady Bulldogs, coming off a win against Santa Fe on Homecoming night, carried a three-point lead into halftime, but could not maintain the advantage as a second half surge by Fayetteville and cold shooting by Cornersville allowed the Lady Tigers to come away with a 46-36 victory...

The number-five ranked Fayetteville Tigers invaded Cornersville Friday night to face the Bulldogs in a District 8-A battle. The Bulldogs stayed close as they trailed by three points, but fell victim to hot 3-point shooting and accurate free throws in the second half as the Tigers rolled to a 60-29 victory...

The Lady Bulldogs welcomed the Santa Fe Lady Wildcats to Cornersville on Thursday night to celebrate 2020 Homecoming for the home end of the two-game regular season series. The Lady Bulldogs, who had suffered a 50-40 loss at Santa Fe on December 20, gained a split of the series and in the process broke an eight-game losing streak with a 39-36 win.

The Associated Press’ Top 10 High School Basketball Polls The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through January 20, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

The Marshall County Tigerettes (12-3, 3-0) kept pace with Nolensville (13-4, 3-0) at top of the District 12-AA standings with a big 60-54 win over the Forrest Lady Rockets (13-6, 0-3) Tuesday night at Lewisburg in an intra-county rivalry contest. The Tigerettes were buoyed by a great first three minutes of the game as they took an early 10-0 lead and a great first three minutes of the pivotal fourth period when they went on a 7-0 run to open up a nine-point lead and then held firm for the win.

The Forrest Rockets busted their 14-game losing streak in a big way at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg, coming back to beat the Tigers 54-47 in a District 12-AA intra-county rivalry contest Tuesday night. “It’s nice to get a road win in the district,” Forrest coach Corey Bishop said. “We went a little old-school ball there with three posts and pounded the ball inside.” “It’s kind of a secret that was in the bag and it was time to pull it out, we needed to get a win and we did, I’m just excited for the boys and proud of them.”

Marshall County posted a solid 9-3 record in non-district play leading up to Tuesday night’s District 12-AA opener versus Community at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg where they came away with a 50-40 Homecoming win over the scrappy Viqueens. The four-time state champions and 2018-2019 state tournament participant Tigerettes were led in the scoring column by senior Kelsey Keiler, who scored a game-high 17 points, including a 9-for-15 effort from the free throw line with six made charity shots down the stretch to seal the win.

The Marshall County Tigers opened up District 12-AA play Tuesday at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg versus the number-10 ranked Community Vikings, got behind early and could never catch up in an 81-65 loss. The Vikings had four players in double figures with Kobe Pride leading the way with a game-high 29 points, including a solid 9-for-13 effort from the free throw line. Bryan Mitchell had 14 points, James Lane netted a dozen, and Tyrese Eady had 10 for the Vikings, who have only one loss on the season.

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs were trying to snap a seven-game losing streak against District 8-A foe Cascade Lady Champs, who were hoping to snap a six-game losing streak Tuesday night at Cornersville. The Lady Champs, paced by 13 points by Lani Jones and 10 points by Kylie Calvert, broke their losing streak and extended Cornersville’s to eight games with a 41-26 victory.

The Cornersville Bulldogs opened up District 8-A play hosting the Huntland Hornets in Friday night’s second game at Cornersville. The Hornets got balanced scoring from four of their five starters, who tallied in double figures as Huntland rolled to an 81-51victory over the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs (2-12) were led in scoring by Mason Calahan and Bryce Woodard, who scored nine points apiece.

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs hosted the Huntland Lady Hornets in the District 8-A opener for both squads on a rainy Friday night in Cornersville. The Lady Hornets, paced by 22 points from freshman Ashlyn Danley, easily handled the young Lady Bulldogs 59-23. The youth and inexperienced Lady Bulldogs (2-11) are struggling against pressure defenses and turning the ball over.

Marshall County High School junior Abylene Self became the second woman bowler to qualify for the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s state tournament when she garnered an automatic spot, winning the District 8 Tournament at the Tenn Pin Bowling Alley in Columbia on December 16...

Tennessee Sportswriters All-State Cross Country Teams Boys Cross Country Division II-A Timothy Hays, University School of Nashville, Sr. Pelham Bergesen, University School of Nashville, Sr. Andrew Cox, Franklin Road Academy, Sr. Trace Alexander, So., Battle Ground Academy, So...

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through January 13, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

North Alabama (6-10, 1-2) vs. Lipscomb (7-9, 2-1) Allen Arena, Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lipscomb plays host to North Alabama in an Atlantic Sun matchup. Each team last played this past Thursday. Lipscomb beat Kennesaw State by 12 points at home, while North Alabama came up short in a 63-52 game at Liberty...

CHICAGO (AP) — Pekka Rinne made 29 saves and scored an empty-net goal, and the Nashville Predators beat the sloppy Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Thursday night for John Hynes' first win with the team. Hynes became the third coach in franchise history after Peter Laviolette was fired on Monday. Hynes dropped his debut when Nashville lost 6-2 to Boston on Tuesday night, but the Predators held off the Blackhawks in the final part of the third after nearly blowing a three-goal lead...

CLASS 6A OFFENSE QB – Cade Chambers, Maryville, Sr. QB – Brian Garcia, Ravenwood, Sr. RB – Jalen Hunt, McMinn County, Jr. RB – Lincoln Pare, Germantown Houston, Sr. WR – Grayson Hitt, Germantown Houston, Sr. WR – Andrew Mason, Ravenwood, Sr. WR – Ashton Maples, Maryville, Sr...

After letting one slip away versus Moore County at home on Thursday, the Forrest Lady Rockets bounced back in a big way on Friday night at Chapel Hill, routing Eagleville 61-37. “We shared the ball well, tonight we played good team defense and we didn’t leave people out to dry,” Forrest coach Jeremy Jean said. “I’m well-pleased with how we played on both ends of the court, even though we didn’t start well, we kept plugging away.”

The Forrest Rockets played well in a Thursday night loss to Moore County, but ran in to an Eagleville buzz saw on Friday night at Chapel Hill with Ryley McClaran pouring in 27 points versus his former school and the Eagles won going away 62-32 and extended their winning streak over Forrest to eight games. The Rockets, who played without in-team suspended Cameron Curtis and Cole Villazon, had 11 players tally in the scorebook, but none scoring more than four points.

The nightcap of Friday night’s doubleheader at Lewisburg featured District 11’s Hickman County Bulldogs and District 12’s Marshall County High School Tigers. “Defensively we did some things well and we did a really good job of taking care of the basketball,” MCHS coach Lavon King said. “It feels good to get a win and start the New Year off right.” The Tigers used a third quarter burst and 19 points from the state’s number 10 scorer Canelius Turner to turn back the Bulldogs 51-43.

The first game of the New Year at Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium featured the Hickman County Lady Bulldogs and the Marshall County High School Tigerettes, meeting for the second game in a row. The Tigerettes beat Hickman County 37-29 on December 30 in the third-place game in the Above the Rim Christmas Classic at Centerville. The Tigerettes used a big second quarter scoring burst by their dynamic duo of Kelsey Keiler and Dionna Crutcher that pushed MCHS to a 51-26 victory. MCHS controlled the tip before a Hickman County foul, but the Tigerettes missed their first shot and the Lady Bulldogs came down with the rebound.

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through January 6, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

Forrest had a chance to pick up a win Thursday night at Chapel Hill as they took on Moore County, which was coming off four straight losses, but the Rockets could not produce enough offense and had too many turnovers in a 56-45 loss. “I thought tonight was one of our best defensive efforts of the year, I thought we had guys fighting and working hard and those things are going to pay off as we go on and I think these guys know it,” Forrest coach Corey Bishop said. “I think they are buying in more and more every day and it’s my job to help them get there and as long as they bring that attitude, we will be extremely fine.” It was the ninth consecutive loss for the Rockets (1-13), who were playing without top scorer Cameron Curtis due to a two-game in-team suspension because of technical fouls.

It’s a war every time they meet up in an almost century-old rivalry between Chapel Hill and Lynchburg and Thursday night was just another installment in the clash with Moore County coming out on top after pulling off a 58-55 comeback win over the Lady Rockets. “It’s a game that we could have and should have won,” Forrest coach Jeremy Jean said. “Fifty-five points is enough to win a game, we have to get better at playing team defense.”

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Schedules & Scoreboard Rear View Mirror Basketball Girls Friday, December 20 Santa Fe 50, Cornersville 40 (A) Friday, December 27 Community 48, Cornersville 24 (Richland Christmas Classic) Forrest 66, Decatur County Riverside 45 (Summertown Christmas Classic)...

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (2-5) continued their early season contests with Maury County teams when they travelled to Zion Christian Academy to face the Lady Eagles on Thursday night. The Lady Bulldogs players, still battling cases of the flu and poor shooting woes, fell to the Lady Eagles 35-32.

The Cornersville Bulldogs (1-6), coming off their first win of the season versus Hampshire on Tuesday, travelled to Zion Christian Academy on Thursday night where they provided the fans with a thriller. The two teams traded second half leads and were tied at the end of regulation before Sam Boyd raced down court for a three-point basket as time expired to give the home team a thrilling overtime 57-54 victory.

The Cornersville Bulldogs (1-7), coming off a heartbreaking overtime loss at Zion Christian on Thursday, got no time to lick their wounds as they travelled to Santa Fe Friday night to face the Wildcats (3-4). The Bulldogs got no sympathy from the Wildcats as Andy Slaughter poured in 15 points and Santa Fe rolled 64-43. The Wildcats controlled the tip and immediately went up 2-0 on a basket by Jeremy Dotson.

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (2-6), playing their fourth game in eight days, finished up their contests against Maury County teams as they travelled to the little village of Santa Fe to face the hometown Lady Wildcats (0-7) Friday night. The Lady Bulldogs are still struggling in putting points on the board as they scored only two points in the first quarter.

I’ve seen the sacrifices of war, the uncertainty, trepidation, loneliness, and longing for a loved one to return home from battle and felt the bitter pain of losing a hero soldier. My father served in United States Navy in World War II, my two eldest brothers served in the Vietnam War at the same time, and my third brother served in the US Navy aboard the USS Nimitz supercarrier that left port in Norfolk, VA on January 2, 1989 and did not return to land until June 30 after an attempt to free the hostages in Iran.

Forrest senior cheerleader Hannah Gray will have the opportunity of a lifetime as one of more than 800 high school cheerleaders from across the United States who will be representing Varsity Spirit in the world famous London New Year’s Day Parade. Gray and her family moved to Chapel Hill from Queens, NYC in January, 2012. Gray, who has been an All-American twice and competed in the Nations at Orlando all four years in high school, has been cheering since fifth grade and now is in her eighth year of cheering at Forrest.

Previewing the six biggest bowls, including the College Football Playoff semifinals By Rich Cirminiello Capital One Orange Bowl No. 9 Florida vs. No. 24 Virginia Mon., Dec. 30, 8:00 p.m., ESPN, Miami Gardens, Fla. The Gators are back in a New Year's Six bowl game for a second straight year, while the Cavaliers are here for the first time...

IRVING, Texas (Dec. 19, 2019) - The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame remembered today those who passed away in 2019 and played a role in improving the game of college football for future generations. "It is always important at this time of year to reflect on those who have left us," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "Part of the mission of the National Football Foundation is to shine a light on the good in the game and to preserve its history. We lost some great ones in 2019, and our thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends and universities. We will work hard to ensure that their contributions are not forgotten.

The Marshall County Tigerettes eked out an ugly 38-34 win Tuesday night at Columbia Central and they’ll take it as they extended their winning streak to six games over the Lady Lions in the decades old rivalry between the two neighboring county schools. “It was an ugly win, we gotta do better, and I gotta do better,” MCHS coach David Steely said. “We turned the ball over too much, that is our number one issue right now and we have to take care of it better.” “If we don’t turn the ball over we probably pull away and are up by 15 early, but we didn’t do that.”

After a pair of road losses at Coffee County and Franklin County the Marshall County Tigers finished off the three-game road swing with a big 61-58 win at archrival Columbia Central Tuesday night. The Tigers had three players in double figures in the scoring column with Canelius Turner leading the way with 20 points, including five 3-pointers. Bryson Hughes also came up huge with 13 points and three treys and Devonte Davis had a solid game with 10 points. Silas Hurt was held scoreless for three quarters before tallying all eight of his points in the deciding fourth quarter.

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs traveled to Maury County to face the Mt. Pleasant Lady Tigers Friday night in the second of two early season matchup of old foes. Alicia Polk poured in 23 points and the Lady Bulldogs came away with a sweep of the two-game series as Cornersville (2-4) took home a 57-50 victory. “I was nervous tonight being shorthanded, but we hustled and even when Fitzgerald fouled out, she was hustling to make plays,” Cornersville coach Martha Jane McMasters said. “Woodard had her best game and Polk played well. We never quit and I’m proud of the girls.”

In the second game of the doubleheader Friday night at Mt. Pleasant, the Cornersville Bulldogs were looking for redemption after being handily defeated by the Tigers in their last meeting at Cornersville. It wasn’t to be as the Tigers (6-1) got double figures scoring from four players and a string of Cornersville turnovers in the third quarter easily handed the winless Bulldogs (0-6) a 69-38 loss.

The Forrest Rocket wrestling squad is in the early season stages of making weight and getting their lineup set before the action picks up after the New Year, but they scored two second place finishes and a third at the Harpeth Invitational on December 7...

2019 All Region 5-AA Champs-Forrest Gold Ball Most Valuable Player-Nick McClendon Most Valuable Offensive Player-Cole Villazon Most Valuable Defensive Player-Blaize Sweeney Most Valuable Player Defensive Line-Sammy Williams Most Valuable Linebacker-Noah Hill...

The Forrest Rockets were stuck in a four-game losing streak and the recipe for busting out was not a good one as they headed to Eagleville Friday night where they got blown out 74-42. Eagleville is coming off a 31-5 season in 2018-2019, losing in the state semifinals to the eventual Class A state champion Columbia Academy Bulldogs. “We can't afford to get down to a team that has three returning starters from a Final Four run last year,” first-year Forrest coach Corey Bishop said. “However, I thought in the second half we matched them play for play and outscored them.” “We could've easily let the game get away big time, but we continued to fight it out.”

Clarkrange coach is fourth all-time nationally in wins Here was Lamar Rogers, in the morning hours after a milestone win stamping his ongoing place in the history of Tennessee high school basketball, working on the farm with his son, Alvin, and helping herd along some goats back into the preferred area...

The Forrest Lady Rockets continued their torrid start this season as they made the short trek to Eagleville Friday night and came away with an easy 66-39 win for their sixth victory in a row. “We came out of the gate swinging tonight, any time your post player hits two threes in row, you know you’re going to have a good night offensively,” Forrest coach Jeremy Jean said. “They came out at us and kept it close for a while, but we kept the game at the pace we wanted to play.”