It was the shortest night of the year at the Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Babe Ruth Field Tuesday night as the first place Lewisburg Elks Lodge 1990 run-ruled the Farm Center boys from Chapel Hill 10-3 in game one and second place MMC followed suit with a 12-2 five inning win over A Plus Collision Center in the nightcap... more

Lewisburg Elks' ace righty Matt Calendar celebrated his sixteenth birthday in style Monday night, tossing a one-hit gem and his teammates backed him up with plenty of offensive firepower in a 14-0 five inning, run-rule shutout win over A Plus Collision. more

For the first two weeks of the 2011 Babe Ruth League season, first year Nichirin manager Bradley Maddox must have been wondering what his ballclub had to do to notch their first win of the year. more

Marshall County High School senior Brandon Hollingsworth extended his baseball career at least four more years on Thursday, May 26, when he signed a letter of intent to play at Martin Methodist College. A two-time All-District selection, Hollingsworth started at first base each of the last two seasons and was one the Tigers' main offensive catalysts during that span... more

Two drag racing super-stars have lived in the midst of Marshall Countians for years, earning their stripes with marathon days and nights thinking and creating in the race shop, while working their way up on drag strips around the country in a quest to become the best, become the fastest in the world, and become feared by their competitors when the hauler rolls into town... more

Saddle Creek Golf Course is getting a facelift during the month of May, as renovation work has recently begun on a number of the sand traps on the course. This comes on the heels of the installation of a new Toro irrigation system and the formation of a Saddle Creek Advisory Board... more

A Plus Collision had the defending champions Lewisburg Elks on the ropes for six innings before manager Steve Hobbs' crew rallied in the seventh inning to tie the game and then the 2-0 Elks won the game 6-5 in the eighth inning on legs of Aaron Hobbs... more

After a one-year absence from the Marshall County Babe Ruth League, the Farm Center returned as the lone team from Chapel Hill and made a solid debut, easily defeating winless Nichirin 7-1. A combination of shutdown pitching from three Farm Center hurlers and some clutch hitting and heads-up base running were the keys to victory for manger Dan Sweeney's squad... more

The Marshall County 8U boys all-stars defended their home turf at the Richard Cashion Youth Complex in splendid fashion over the weekend, sweeping away the competition to capture the Cal Ripken East Tennessee state title. Marshall County manager James Holder said after the game, "The boys played really good. They did an outstanding job this weekend and I am really proud of them."... more

Marshall County's Cody Blackburn has been a one-man wrecking crew in the first two games of the 15-year-old Babe Ruth District 8 Tournament, going 5-8 from the plate with three RBI's on four extra base hits inside the white lines at Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Field in Lewisburg... more

Martin Methodist head baseball coach Kelly Bratton replenished his RedHawk roster with two Marshall County High School standouts Wednesday, signing Matthew Cashion and Ethan Chapman to scholarships. Bratton said, "I'll tell you what, I am originally from Columbia and I have been around this area all my life and Marshall County has always had good baseball. Growing up, that is always who we had to go through to get to the next level. Baseball in this area is very good. We come over every year looking at the talent just seeing what is available. I watched these two guys, saw some ability and some talent there, and wanted to get them over here. We want to keep that Marshall County connection going." Chapman, recruited by the RedHawks to be a pitcher and possibly play another position on the field said about his opportunity, "It feels good, I want to keep going. Playing at the level we play here at Marshall County will help us at Martin-Methodist. Playing more talent gets you better every time." more

The boys from Nichirin were a little overheated after being upset Monday by A-Plus Collision in a loss that dropped them from being tied for first with the Elks to one game back, but in Thursday's first game of the Babe Ruth League twin bill they came back vigorously, shutting out Marshall Medical Center 8-0. more

It's interesting -- almost amusing -- to watch President Obama one moment profess to be in charge of the oil spill containment then shift authority over to BP when things aren't going well. Such was the case when the top kill method began. Mr. Obama insisted that he was in charge and running the show, that is until the top kill solution ended up going south... more

The Jacksonville Beach Blue Claws proved to be the class of the Cal Ripken 9U Southeast Region Tournament at the Richard Cashion Youth Complex in Lewisburg, claiming their second consecutive Southeast Region title with an 18-9 triumph over the Jupiter, Fla., All-Stars... more

The Marshall County Babe Ruth 12U girls made their mark at the Southeast Region Tournament at Dorey Park in Varina, Va. with their play on the field, finishing in third place, but more importantly, Gumby's girls made an everlasting impression with their unbelievable display of sportsmanship that will leave an indelible mark on all those in attendance... more

Pearson's no-hitter sends Marshall County to loser's bracket The Marshall County 11-12 year old girl All-Stars came off their huge 2-1 win versus hometown Morristown on Monday with a dud on Wednesday, losing to Unicoi County 10-0. Unicoi's Shea Pearson tossed a no-hitter in the circle with the only base runner coming for Marshall County in the bottom of the fourth inning when MandiLynn Calahan reached on an error... more

Becky Cheatham, head coach of the 2008 TSSAA state champions Forrest Lady Rockets, was named Coach of the Year by the Tennessean on Monday. "It is a really gratifying feeling after many long years of hard work and frustration," said Cheatham. "I don't have the off-season clutter like in previous years. There are no what ifs, it is like having a clean slate... more

The Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs, competing in just their second season, finished second in the Mid-South Conference Tournament, falling to Liberty, 11-10, in the championship game. The Bulldogs (12-5) came into the tournament as the regular season champions, a huge feat for a program that was started in 2007. The 2007 squad finished at 11-1 in the inaugural season... more

Brittany Duff from Lewisburg has qualified for the upcoming College National Finals Rodeo. Duff will be competing for University of Tennessee at Martin in the goat tying event at the Casper Events Center June 15-21. At stake are National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association titles and more than $207,000 in scholarships from U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company... more

The 10th Anniversary of the Helping Hands Golf Classic was sponsored by Walker Die Casting. The company has been long-term supporter of the Child Development Center. This tournament grew out of one with the main CDC center in Shelbyville. Growth of this tournament in Marshall County has raised more than $500,000 in 10 years, not counting the four years in a partnership with Bedford County. This is their major fund-raiser, which is a part of the grant which supports the center... more