apuca@marshalltribune.com David Lovell, first year head basketball coach at Lewisburg Middle School had a smile from ear to ear after the Tigers whipped Mt. Pleasant 46-22 to give the Columbia Academy graduate his first coaching victory. "This feels great," Lovell said in the post game interview, "Especially because I felt the team played closer to their potential tonight than we did versus Meridian."... more

apuca@marshalltribune.com Heavy rain leads to poor playing conditions The end of the road came for Forrest Tuesday night at Columbia Academy in the Region 6A/AA semifinal as the Lady Bulldogs threw a soggy 6-0 shut-out on the Lady Rockets that avenged a season ending home loss last year in the region tournament... more

Bulldogs bowl winners for second consecutive year For the second consecutive year, the Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs (6-3) capped off a successful season with a post-season bowl victory. The Dawgs traveled to Blanche to Jim Cooper Field on Monday to do battle with their namesakes in the Second Annual Cooper Bowl and mounted a second half comeback to secure a 22-6 victory... more

Falcons 14  Saints 13 Falcons prevail in a game dominated by defense The Falcons got on the scoreboard first with Zorian Pullen scoring on a 6 yard run right before halftime. Shavian Edmiston ran in the extra point to make it 7-0. The Saints answered back to start the second half when Miciah Greer broke free for a 67 yard touchdown run. ... more

For the second time in three years, the Jr. Tigers reached the pinnacle as the top team in the Tennessee Youth Baseball Association. This year they did it in the 11-12 year-old age group. Two years ago, the Tigers claimed the title in the 9-10 year-old division. Last year, the Jr. Tiger travel team decided to skip this tournament in order to play USSSA tournaments in Georgia and Florida, which allowed them to play some of the most competitive teams in the eastern United States... more

apuca@marshalltribune.com The Forrest Lady Rockets withstood a determined Tigerette Squad Thursday night in Chapel Hill, coming away with a 6-2 victory. The Tigerettes came off the bus from Lewisburg on a mission and held an early 2-1 lead before Forrest turned up the heat on offense, scoring five consecutive goals... more

apuca@marshalltribune.com There is a new sport emerging in Marshall County, one without a ball, bat, glove, or goalposts. This sport, trap shooting, will test a participant's hand-eye coordination and nerves, and at the same time instill gun safety, commitment, responsibility, leadership and teamwork. The Marshall County Trap Shooting Team is open to students in grades fifth through twelfth, male or female. ... more

apuca@marshalltribune.com Former major league great Claude Osteen returned to his alma mater - Forrest School - Saturday night as the guest speaker at the Forrest Alumni Banquet. He talked about the small world we all live in and his life experiences from his boyhood in Caney Springs to his 33-year career in Major League Baseball... more

apuca@marshalltribune.com The post-season accolades continue to pour in for Marshall County High School's pitching staff ace Seth Lintz as he was named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association's All-State Baseball Team on Monday.  "I am very happy with the selection, Lintz said in a telephone interview, I was waiting for that my entire high school career. It is a major accomplishment and it was one of my goals."... more

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By Anthony S. Puca Staff Writer apuca@ marshalltribune.com Lori "Tree Frog" Pearson was in the circle for Burlison's Floor Covering on Tuesday night in senior girl's league action and pitched a three-hit shutout in leading her squad to an 11-0 four inning victory over H&S Pharmacy... more

The Marshall County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce its 3 Annual "Nine and Dine" event. This year's event will be held Thursday, May 3 at Saddle Creek Golf Club. The "Nine and Dine" Event was organized in 2005 by the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce as an inexpensive networking opportunity for current and prospective members. ... more

Chapel Hill Youth Football League Monthly Board Meeting The May CHYFL board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at the Forrest High Field House. This meeting is open to the public. 2007 Season Football Player & Cheerleader Registration/Sign-ups... more

apuca@marshalltribune.com The 17-5 Cascade Champions are the front-runners in District 9-A this season and have high hopes of a long post-season, but the first order of business for Coach Chris Parker's squad was winning the coveted Dirty Ball Classic versus Cornersville... more

First National Bank hosted the 14-Year Old Babe Ruth All-Stars and their families at a banquet held in their honor at Church Street Church of Christ. Each player received a ring which commemorated the 2006 Tennessee State Babe Ruth 14-Year Old Championship as well as their third place finish in the Southeast Regionals. ... more

by Anthony S. Puca Staff Writer Micha Landers and his Lady Bulldog (11-13, 7-4) squad took care of business in Culleoka Friday night, winning 45-25 and keeping the Lady Warriors (3-24, 0-12) winless in District 11 on the season. The Bulldogs (9-12, 5-6), however could not stop Damario Williams and the talented Warriors (21-6, 12-1) for the full four quarters as they stayed even for a half and then got bulldozed, losing 65-43... more

The Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs have an innovative coaching staff, an experienced support staff, and a rabid traveling fan base that all contribute to the success of the program. Head Coach Joy McMasters and assistant Sally Hobbs prepare the team for any situation and design some masterful game plans, with dedicated support personnel scout and breakdown film of other teams, and if you were to ever travel to Cornersville on a game night, every front porch light would be on... more

The Cornersville Middle School boys played the style of basketball that head Coach Adrian Wilson has been preaching about all year and it paid off in an easy 46-16 victory over the visiting Huntland Middle School Hornets. The CMS Lady Bulldogs needed only about the first four minutes in their game to build an insurmountable lead versus a Lady Hornet team that dressed only seven players because of an outbreak of strep throat amongst the squad... more

It will be a Saturday that will be remembered for a long time for the fans in Chapel Hill as the Forrest Lady Rockets beat the 10th ranked Summertown Lady Eagles at their own game. "We played together and pushed them around instead of letting them push us around", said Lady Rocket senior Kalah Mathis... more