KJ Jackson put the Falcons on the scoreboard first taking the first play of the game to the endzone on a 60 yard TD run. The Warriors would take the lead in the 2nd quarter with Marcus O'Neal scoring on a 37 yard TD run and Markese Davis adding the extra point run to make it 7-6. The Falcons answered right back with KJ Jackson scoring his 2nd 60 yard TD run of the day. Kavarion Whitaker added the extra point run and the Falcons led 13-7 at halftime. Kavarion Whitaker would give the Falcons another score in the 3rd quarter on a 30 yard TD run to make it a 19-7 win for the Falcons. more

The Tigers defense got a 4 and out to start the game and their offense responded quickly with Javarria Rucker going 50 yards for the TD. Christian Stacey then found Rucker in the endzone for the 2 pt. conversion pass and an 8-0 lead. Stacey then came up with the onside kick recovery to keep the Tigers offense on the field but a fumble 5 plays later recovered by Caden Dunn put the Cowboys on offense. Three plays later Javion Brown broke free up the middle for a 51 yard TD run to cut into the lead 8-6. more

Forrest High School sophomore Jeffrey Knox turned a serious illness into a dream come true when he recently captured the 2012 Tennessee State Yo-Yo championship at Opry Mills Mall in Nashville. "It's pretty awesome, I didn't think I was going to win," said Knox. "It was a shock when they called my name for being number one." more

The Eagles opened up the game with a 60-yard touchdown run by Demari Braden. The extra-point run failed, but the Eagles led 6-0. Elijah Wentzel would recover a Warriors fumble and two plays later D'Corian Jameson ran in a 42-yard touchdown to make it 12-0. The Warriors got on the scoreboard on their next possession with Markese Davis scoring on a 38-yard touchdown run to make it 12-6. The Eagles increased their lead to 18-6 on a 6-yard touchdown run by Braden right before halftime. more

The Saddle Creek Men's Golf Association wrapped up their season slate with a bang Sunday, hosting a three-man, three-club, one best ball tournament. Ten teams participated in the wild and wacky event, and in the end, the team of Bill Marsh, Ryan Johnson and Glenn Hardison captured first place, shooting an 11-under par round of 61 on the 6,283-yard tract. more

The Warriors fumbled on their first possession with Antwon Cowthorn getting the recovery for the Packers. On the next play Cowthorn went 13 yards for the TD to put the Packers up 6-0. The Warriors would cough it up again with Cowthorn coming up with another recovery and five plays later Cowthorn scored from 11 yards out. Khalil Hill added the extra point run to make it 13-0. The Packers opened up the second half with Cowthorn reeling off a 64-yard TD run to put the Packers up 19-0. The Packers stopped themselves in the fourth quarter fumbling the ball with Markese Davis getting the recovery for the Warriors. more

The Warriors and Falcons got Week 3 started with great defensive battle that ended in regulation with a scoreless tie. The league uses high school rules for OT games with both teams getting equal turns from the 10-yard line to try and score. The only difference being that just two OT attempts are used to try and break the tie. This game only needed one. The Falcons went first and put Braysen Atchley into the end zone on a 10-yard TD run. KJ Jackson added the extra point run to give the Falcons a 7-0 lead. After a couple of penalties by the Warriors they found the end zone with Marcus O'Neal scoring on a 15-yard TD run. The Falcons defense came up with the stop on the extra-point run and got the win 7-6. more

Forrest School can now claim an Olympic Silver Medalist--in the Tennessee Senior Olympics that is. 1955 Forrest graduate John Edd Walker won gold in Ping Pong for the 70-74 age group in 2010 and 2011 Senior Olympics. Walker was back again at this summer's senior games, competing with his wife Mary in the Table Tennis Mixed Doubles in the 75-79 year old age group and the duo came home with a Silver Medal. more

The Chapel Hill Lions Club hosted their 17th Annual Golf Tournament at Buford Ellington Golf Course inside Henry Horton State Park on Saturday with a huge turnout that collected over $3,600 in donations that went directly to the Tennessee Lions Eye Center at Vanderbilt University's Monroe Carrell, Jr. Children's Hospital. The Tennessee Lions Clubs operate an Outreach Program that provides free vision screening to identify young children with visual problems during the first four years of life. The goal of the Tennessee Lions Eye Center is to prevent childhood blindness through early detection and treatment of the most common vision disorders that can lead to blindness. more

The Saddle Creek Men's Golf Association (MGA) held their signature event on Saturday and Sunday that consisted of 32 twosomes broken into four divisions based on the combined USGA handicaps of both golfers. The format for the two-day, shotgun start "Summer Hummer" was a two-man, one low ball event. more

The Marshall County Youth Football League kicked off the 2012 season with its annual pre-season Jamboree with each team playing one half as a warm-up to regular season that begins this Saturday at 10 a.m. In the Pee Wee division, Fayetteville came out on top over the Warriors 13-7 behind strong runs by Braysen Atchley and K.J. Jackson. Marcus O'Neal led the Warriors on offense and on the defensive side as AJ Jones recorded four tackles on the day. Mason Owens helped Fayetteville's cause with three tackles. more

Marshall County's Samantha King was recognized for an outstanding performance at 12U Babe Ruth World Series in Alachua, FL, being named to the All-Defensive Team as a third baseman and the All-Tournament Batting Team from the pitching position. King went 12-24 in eight games in the World Series for a .500 batting average, scored five runs, had 12 RBIs, walked once and stole one base. more

The first annual Dottie Kelso Memorial Golf Tournament was held at Saddle Creek Golf Course this past Saturday. The event was used to raise funds for the Dottie Kelso Memorial Scholarship Fund. This scholarship has been given to a deserving senior at Marshall County High School for the past 18 years. The event was a huge success and all those who participated in it are looking forward to next year. more

The Marshall County all-stars jumped out to an early 3-0 first inning lead over Prairie Village, KY in an all-important winner's bracket contest on Monday night and then held on for a 4-1 win, securing at least a third place finish at the 12U Babe Ruth World Series in Alachua, FL. "Once again, our pitching was absolutely outstanding and our defense was unbelievable," said Marshall County manager Danny Hollingsworth. "I have told people for a long time that you win with defense and that is why we practice it so hard." more

Even though they lost 5-4 to undefeated and national powerhouse Lodi, CA, in Monday night's winner's bracket final, the Marshall County all-stars showed true grit, determination, stellar sportsmanship and the heart of champions. "These girls never quit, never gave up, never thought they were out of the game and the coaches never thought they were out of the game," said Marshall County manager Danny Hollingsworth. more

anny Hollingsworth and the Marshall County all-stars ran into their old nemesis Pitt County Tuesday night and once again the purple clad NC squad eliminated the orange and white in a 16-3 run-rule loss in the winner's bracket final of the 12U Babe Ruth World Series in Alachua, FL. "My God, we threw everybody at them and just could not slow them down," said Hollingsworth. "They are such a well-coached team and we knew that coming in." Winning the third place hardware was the best ever finish for any Marshall County girls' all-star team. more

The Marshall County all-stars were clicking on all cylinders Monday morning in their initial championship bracket game, run-ruling Hazlet, NJ 10-0 in four innings. "That was the best game we have played all year, bar none," said head coach Danny Hollingsworth. "We just played and beat a team that just beat a good North Carolina team 12-2." With the win, Marshall County got some much needed time off before facing Prairie Village, KY, who upset the defending champion Oviedo, FL all-stars 1-0. more

The Marshall County all-stars bid for the number one seed in the American Division I bracket of the 12U World Series in Alachua, FL was put on hold Sunday morning when Mineral Area, MO came from behind to defeat Danny Hollingsworth's squad 4-2. "It doesn't put us out by no means, we are still probably in, but if we would have won that one we would have been the number one seed, regardless of what we would have done this afternoon," said Hollingsworth... more

The Marshall County all-stars defied all the odds once again, winning in dramatic fashion 5-2 over Audubon, PA in seven innings in their final pool play contest at the 12U World Series to secure one of the four top seeds, entering double elimination play on Monday. "Our pitching and defense is what got us through this thing, there is no doubt about," said Marshall County head coach Danny Hollingsworth. more

League pulled out all the stops last night for the opening ceremonies of the 12U World Series. For the first time ever, the World Series has expanded from 10 to 20 teams from literally coast-to-coast, and as the squads marched onto the field with their banners, the crowd went wild. Cornersville resident James Holder, who has two daughters (Kianna and Aliyah) on the team said, "We are pretty excited and very proud of all the girls. You can't get any higher than this." more