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The Marshall County Tigerettes upset No. 2 seed Lawrence County and will begin region play on Tuesday night.

Tigerettes stun No. 2 Lawrence Co., finish 2nd in tourney

LAWRENCEBURG — Entering the District 8-AAA tournament, the No. 3 seeded Marshall County Tigerettes went on an absolute tear, winning 12 of their previous 13 games. During the opening round, the … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 5/16/22

The Forrest Rockets pose with their newly acquired hardware after defeating Community in the district finals on Tuesday.

TOURNEY CHAMPS

CHAPEL HILL — Forrest head coach Andy Burkett knows it’s tough beating a team three times in a single season.But four or five? It’s not just tough, it’s downright unheard of. … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 5/10/22

No. 1 Rockets crush Grundy Co. in 7-AA opener

CHAPEL HILL — The Forrest Rockets proved why they are the No. 1 seed in the District 7-AA tournament with Friday night’s tournament opener.The Rockets capitalized on a nine-run fourth … more

Tribune Staff Report | 5/6/22

Tigerettes rally past Lawrence County to keep streak alive

LAWRENCEBURG — Give ‘em 12-straight.The red-hot Marshall County Tigerettes continued their winning ways in the second round of the District 8-AAA tournament on Friday night at Lawrence … more

Tribune Staff Report | 5/6/22

Eli Cross delivers a pitch after taking the mound in the third inning.

Pats down Tigers on one big inning

FRANKLIN — A night after picking up a big win at Lawrence County, Marshall County coach Mike “Monk” Reese knew his team would have to play some sound defense against a talented Page … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 5/6/22

Kaniyah Taylor is greeted by the Tigerettes after mashing her first home run against Spring Hill in Thursday night’s District 8-AAA tournament opener.

STRONG START

LEWISBURG — There’s been a winning recipe Marshall County has pieced together over the last several weeks of the regular season that allowed the Tigerettes to build a 10-game win-streak … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 5/5/22

Prior to first pitch on Friday, Forrest honored seniors (from left) Austin Lampley, Braden Bowyer, Andrew Timmons, Kain Moses and Cam Vaughn.

Rockets rally past Bulldogs on Senior Night

CHAPEL HILL — Cornersville jumped on county rival Forrest on Friday night and jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but there would be no denying the Rockets on Senior Night.Forrest rallied with some … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 5/3/22

Prior to Friday night’s first pitch, Marshall County honored seniors (from left) Tristan Griggs, Carson Cheek and Bryson Hammons.

Loretto uses 2 big innings to down Tigers

LEWISBURG — The Loretto Mustangs and Marshall County Tigers combine for 25 hits in Friday night’s shootout.It was two big innings for Loretto that allowed the Mustangs to escape Lewisburg … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 5/3/22

Senior Bryson Hammons catches five from coach Mike "Monk" Reese after mashing a solo home run on Thursday at Cascade.

Long ball lifts Tigers past Champs

WARTRACE — After falling behind 4-1 early on Thursday at Cascade, the Marshall County Tigers rallied past the Champions for an 8-5 non-district victory. Cascade plated a single run in the … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 5/3/22

Deason Jones signs his letter of intent to continue his college career at Bethel University.

DREAM REALIZED

Forrest senior Deason Jones has always had a dream of college basketball.With his recent college signing, that dream has become a reality as the Rocket senior has signed his letter of intent to … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 4/29/22

Beau Schillig fires a second-inning pitch against Fayetteville on Tuesday night.

Bulldogs beat Fayetteville in dramatic fashion

CORNERSVILLE — A see-saw sixth and seventh inning on Tuesday night saw Cornersville come up with some late-game magic as Peyton Cherry scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch and the … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 4/27/22

Before Tuesday night’s matchup against Spring Hill, Marshall County honored its five seniors (from left) Ellie Luce, Jessa Lancaster, Mallorie Wooten, Taylor Pickle and Olivia Wooten.

Tigerettes crush Spring Hill on Senior Night

LEWISBURG — On a night honoring their five seniors, everything went the Tigerettes’ way as Marshall County dominated Spring Hill in a 16-1 blowout victory on Tuesday night.Prior to the … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 4/27/22

Trey Warner avoids the swipe and safely slides into second base against Lawrence County on Tuesday night.

Errors doom Tigers

LEWISBURG — A plethora of Marshall County errors ultimately proved the Tigers’ undoing in Tuesday night’s 7-1 loss to Lawrence County Marshall County out-hit the Wildcats 10-6, but … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 4/27/22

Gage Lovell winds up and delivers a pitch against Richland.

Cornersville’s rally falls short in 8th

CORNERSVILLE — Thursday’s blue sky and pleasant temperature made for a fine afternoon of baseball on the diamond at Cornersville as the Bulldogs welcomed their longtime rivals, … more

By Dennis Holley ~ Sports Writer | 4/27/22

Mallory Woodward slaps a hit to the outfield in the fourth inning. She went 1-for-4 against Tullahoma on Tuesday night.

Hobby, Tigerette bats down Tullahoma

LEWISBURG — Haylee Hobby kept the base paths clear and the Tigerettes brought out the heavy lumber in a 9-0 thumping of Tullahoma on Tuesday night. “Haylee has continued to do a great job … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 4/20/22

Grayson Miller recovers to fire a throw to first after being hit on a comebacker.

Errors costly for Tigers against Page

LEWISBURG — It was a tough outing in Game 2 against the Page Patriots on Tuesday afternoon for Marshall County.The Tigers struggled to consistently get runners into scoring position and fell, … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 4/20/22

Brennan Mealer delivers a pitch in the first inning. He went 2 2/3 innings and allowed just one earned run to cross the plate.

Rockets lock up regular season title

CHAPEL HILL — The Community Vikings struck the first blow but it was the Forrest Rockets that had the last laugh in a Distric 7-AA clash on Tuesday night.The Viking scored in the top of the … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 4/20/22

Aaron Gann delivers a pitch for a strike against Moore County on Monday night.

Bulldogs can't solve Moore County pitcher

CORNERSVILLE — Not much went Cornersville’s way in Monday afternoon’s District 9-A clash with Moore County.The Raiders leaned on the talents of their hard-throwing righty, Jacob … more

By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com | 4/19/22

Braden Bowyer meets his teammates at home plate after belting a three-run homer in the second inning to put the Rockets up 11-0.

Rockets battle storm, win one and another unfinished

There is no clock in baseball, but Mother Nature waits for no one and she was knocking on the door Wednesday night as the Forrest Rockets hosted the Grundy County Yellow Jackets in a District 7-AA … more

By Anthony S. Puca ~ Sports Writer | 4/14/22

Maggie Daughrity makes contact with the ball for the Lady Rockets.

Lady Rockets rally past Viqueens

UNIONVILLE — The Forrest Lady Rockets used a four-run fifth inning to break out of a tie game and went on to defeat the Community Viqueens 10-4 in a District 7-AA softball game Tuesday … more

By Rickey Clardy ~ Sports Writer | 4/14/22