Cornersville graduate Alicia Polk had a love for softball for most of her life. It wasn’t until she played in a summer league last year that she fell in love with basketball. That summer love …
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By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.comCornersville graduate Alicia Polk had a love for softball for most of her life.
It wasn’t until she played in a summer league last year that she fell in love with basketball.
That summer love translated into Polk’s best
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7/13/23
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As of Sunday afternoon, it’s officially the half-way point of the 2023 MLB season. There’s been plenty of highs and lows along the way. Here’s a look at the highlights from the …
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By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com
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7/13/23
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Former Forrest Lady Rocket standout softball player Laura Mealer has always had dreams of playing softball at a Power 5 school, specifically at Tennessee. After the conclusion of the 2022 season, …
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By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com
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7/8/23
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Two members of the Lady Rockets were named to the TSWA All-State team for their efforts in guiding Forrest to its second-straight second-place finish in the TSSAA Class 2A state tournament. Macyn …
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6/29/23
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CORNERSVILLE — The Cornersville Bulldogs didn’t have to look very far for a new head coach when the position opened up at the end of the 2022 season. In fact, it was a short search …
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By WILL CARTER ~ wcarter@marshalltribune.com
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6/29/23
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Mikey Stoddard started attending football camps and eventually attended a camp to Carson-Newman. After that camp in Jefferson City, he had a pretty good idea of where he wanted to attend college. …
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By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com
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6/22/23
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6/22/23
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6/22/23
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When Jahna Richardson tore her ACL last fall, she had doubts about whether she would be able to continue her softball career at the collegiate level. Even with a rather significant knee injury, …
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By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com
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6/16/23
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Courtney Faulkenberry had a vision of attending a big school, like the University of Alabama or Tennessee. But a chance workout at Premier Athletics in Columbia eventually led Faulkenberry to signing …
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By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com
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6/13/23
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MURFREESBORO — The Forrest Lady Rockets could not overcome the bat of Westview Lady Charger McCall Simms Friday in the championship game of the TSSAA Class AA state softball tournament as …
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By Rickey Clardy ~ Sports Writer
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6/1/23
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SMYRNA — After winning three straight games in the TSSAA Class AA state baseball tournament after an opening game 11-inning loss, the Forrest Rockets positioned themselves to within one win of …
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By Rickey Clardy ~ Sports Writer
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6/1/23
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SMYRNA — The Forrest Rockets raced to a 7-1 lead and held off a challenge by the Union County Patriots to win 9-6 in the first game of the day at Stewarts Creek High School. The Rockets scored …
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By Rickey Clardy ~ Sports Writer
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6/1/23
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MURFREESBORO — When the Forrest Lady Rockets and Community Viqueens both won their sectional games to advance to the TSSAA state softball tournament, there was a chance the district rivals that …
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By RICKEY CLARDY ~ Sports Writer
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5/25/23
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SMYRNA — A heartbreaking loss in the opening round of the TSSAA Class 2-A State Tournament on Tuesday landed the Forrest Rockets in the consolation bracket with their backs against the wall on …
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By WILL CARTER ~ Sports Writer
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5/25/23
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HENDERSONVILLE — What’s been a remarkable season on the pitch for the Forrest Rockets this season came to an end against perennial state power Merrol Hyde in the Class A state sectional …
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By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com
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5/24/23
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SMYRNA — The standard high school baseball game goes seven innings. In Tuesday afternoon’s Class 2-A state tournament opener between the Forrest and White House Heritage, the game …
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By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com
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5/23/23
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MURFREESBORO — The Forrest Lady Rockets have plenty of recent history with the Alcoa Tornadoes. The two teams met last season for the Class 2-A state championship, with Alcoa outlasting Forrest …
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By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com
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5/23/23
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PIKEVILLE — Lady Rocket coach Shelby Lightfoot wants her team to deliver two of the three parts of the game, whether it’s hitting and pitching, pitching and fielding, or hitting and …
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By Chris Siers ~ sports@t-g.com
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5/19/23
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DUNLAP — Backs against the wall, win or go home. The Forrest Rockets have been in this situation before. Last year, in the one-game Class 2A sectional against York Institute, the Rockets …
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Tribune Staff Report
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5/19/23
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