Hawkeye trap team hosts scholastic tourney at Horton range
From staff reports
The Marshall County Trap Team, named the Hawkeyes, hosted its first Scholastic Clay Target Shoot at the Henry Horton State Park Trap Range in Chapel Hill on Saturday, April 25. The shoot was the largest organized youth trap shoot ever held in the county with 182 trap shooters from Middle Tennessee. The shoot was open to all youth participants currently registered in the Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target, the nations largest youth shotgun-shooting program... More > >

So far, decade ruled by girls in county school sports (06/03/09)
On October 7, 1999, Marshall County High School's Joey Morefield birdied the first playoff hole at the Class A/AA state golf tournament at Old Fort Course to beat Jeff Page of Jackson Christian, culminating a two-decade domination in prep sports by male athletes in Marshall County...

Stingy Stinnett shuts out Viqueens in District 9A opener (05/08/09)
It has been a long wait for the post-season to return for the defending Class A state champion Forrest Lady Rocket softball team. After a long, wet, and sometimes inconsistent regular season, Forrest was back in championship form Tuesday in Chapel Hill in their district opener versus Community, sending the Viqueens to the loser's bracket with a five inning run rule 10-0 shut-win...

Rockets' season ends in self induced loss (05/07/09)
The Forrest Rockets were eliminated from the post season Wednesday night, losing 4-2 in the semifinals of the District 9A Tournament to host MTCS. "We were our own worst enemies tonight," said Forrest head coach Babe Hardison after the game. "If you don't execute any better than we did tonight you will not win many tournament games against good opponents."...

Post Season Scoreboard (05/06/09)
Results, schedules from area district baseball, soccer and softball tournaments Baseball Postseason All schedules are subject to change DISTRICT 11-A at Columbia Academy Thursday, April 30 Huntland 14, Santa Fe 3 Richland 18, Cornersville 11 Culleoka 8, Moore County 0...

Rockets tame Tigers in senior night victory (04/30/09)
The Forrest Rockets, coming off three straight losses, hosted the second place Region 12 A Mt. Pleasant Tigers in a Forrest senior night match-up Monday night in Chapel Hill and supplied their pitching staff with plenty of offensive support in a 10-6 win...

Tigers triumph over Forrest for fifth straight time (04/29/09)
After suffering a pair of lopsided losses to District leader Spring Hill earlier in the week, the MCHS Tigers (11-9-1) put some salve on their wounds by defeating county rival Forrest 7-3 in Lewisburg to record their fifth consecutive victory over the Rockets (12-9)...

Lady Bulldogs prove their mettle at Coffee County Classic (04/29/09)
The three-time reigning District 11A champions and third place finishers at the 2007-2008 Spring Fling took their traveling show to the Coffee County Classic in Manchester over the weekend and proved what many people already know. Head coach Spencer Mitchell and his ladies from Cornersville are loose, confident, and very, very good...

Lady Bulldogs Blank First Two Foes at Coffee County Classic (04/29/09)
Despite being one of only two Class A programs in the tournament field, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (21-2) showed that they are a team to be reckoned with at the Coffee County Classic, as they posted a pair of shutout victories in their first two pool games on Friday...

Horvath tosses another no-hitter (04/22/09)
Forrest eighth grader Zach Horvath pulled off the Johnny Vander Meer of middle school baseball Friday night in Chapel Hill, tossing his second consecutive no-hitter. After throwing a no-no versus Cornersville last week, Horvath came back against Riverside Christian Academy and tossed seven innings of no-hit ball, striking out 8, and walked three Knight batters in a 4-2 win that kept FMS atop the conference standings...

Motlow State inks Ledbetter to hoops scholarship (04/22/09)
On Friday, Forrest's Thea Ledbetter became the second member of the 2008-2009 Lady Rocket's basketball squad and fifth in two years to sign a college scholarship when she signed the papers to attend Motlow State Community College in Lynchburg. Ledbetter follows fellow classmate Summer Waggoner, who recently signed with Freed Hardeman and the trio of Gaby Bussell, Ayla Young, and Dakota Wesson, who all signed after their senior seasons last year to attend Volunteer State C.C...

Tigers blow out Bulldogs in rematch (04/22/09)
The Marshall County Tigers earned some redemption Thursday evening when they defeated Cornersville 10-0 in five innings at home after losing to the Bulldogs for the first time ever four weeks ago. Having scored a season high 12 runs against East Hickman two days earlier, Marshall County continued to swing hot bats on Thursday and pounded out 12 hits against two CHS pitchers to go along with three walks, two hit batsmen, and one Bulldog error...

Lady Bobcats Blank Tigerettes (04/17/09)
Some teams just have your number. The Marshall County Tigerettes (11-4, 7-3 District) came up on the short end of the score once again against archrival Giles County, as the Lady Bobcats defeated MCHS 1-0 in Lewisburg on Tuesday to complete the sweep of the regular season series...

Cheatham rattles the cage, Lady Rockets respond with 10-0 win (04/17/09)
As hard as it is to win a state championship, it may be even a tougher task to repeat. How can a team re-create the chemistry that carried them through all the trials and tribulations of a season? Every game, only the best will do because every opponent sees the big bull's-eye of a champion on your jersey...

Pillow signs with Calhoun CC (04/15/09)
Marshall County High School's Kwanza Pillow recently signed a two-year college scholarship to continue her softball career at Calhoun Community College in Decatur, Ala. Pillow, the Tigerettes leading batter this season will get a full ride to take the diamond for the Lady Warhawks and said at the signing, "This feels great, I have been waiting for this since T-Ball."...

Tigerette best friends sign (04/15/09)
The Tigerette basketball program over the past three years plus is not just measured in the amount of wins or state championships, but in the recognition of the talented players by college coaches, who continue to pursue the girls from Lewisburg to play basketball at the next level...

Lady Dawgs play into the night at Border Battle (04/15/09)
With the postseason three weeks away, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (14-2) pulled an all-nighter this past weekend to prepare for their upcoming final examination, as they posted a solid 3-2 record at the Lincoln County Border Battle while playing until early Sunday morning...

Tigerettes turn back Page, sweep season series (04/15/09)
By Anthony S. Puca Staff Writer Marshall County Tigerette senior Kwanza Pillow had a great day Thursday, started by her official signing to play softball at Calhoun Community College in Decatur, Ala., and then the team's leading hitter went 3-3 at the dish in the 7-0 win over arch rival Page, completing the season sweep over the Williamson County school...

Tigers end drought vs. Forrest (04/15/09)
The Marshall County Tigers soccer team ended five years of frustration on Thursday by defeating archrival Forrest 1-0 in Lewisburg. After playing to a 1-1 draw in their lone encounter last season, the two teams appeared headed for another stalemate on Thursday after neither squad scored through the first 69 minutes of action. MCHS senior striker D.J. Brown, however, broke the deadlock a few moments later when he scored an unassisted goal in the 70th minute to give the Tigers the 1-0 victory...

Lady Rockets extend 9-A win steak to 52 games (04/08/09)
The Forrest Lady Rockets have dominated District 9A opponents for almost four years, compiling a 52-game winning streak versus their league rivals, dating back to April 26, 2005. Friday night in Chapel Hill, the rejuvenated Cascade Lady Champions came to town and gave the Lady Rockets a scare before succumbing 6-0...