The defending Class-A state champion Forrest Lady Rockets just keep on developing young players in a program that does not settle for anything short of winning titles and on Thursday night at the Field of Dreams, the Chapel Hill youth train kept on rolling, defeating Shelbyville 12-4. "I am pleasantly surprised and I was pleased with our hitting, pleased with our defense, pleased with our freshman pitcher and our catcher (Carson Warner), who had an outstanding effort behind the plate," Forrest coach Becky Chatham said. "It was just an all-around good effort and I couldn't be more excited for a good group of young girls." more

Monday, April 4 Softball Forrest 12, Fayetteville 4 at Fayetteville* Marshall County at Summertown Marshall County 400 10-5 6 3 Summertown 3(11)1 0X-15 12 3 Marshall County: Leah Hollingsworth 1-3, Savannah Wooten 1-3, Taylor Walls 1-2, Sydne Solomon 1-3, Hannah Sheppard 1-2, Emily Martin 1-2. RBI: Sheppard 2, Solomon 1, Martin 1. LP: Halle Chapman (10H, 12R, 4ER, 0K, 3BB), Marlee Woodard (0IP, 2H, 3R, 3ER, 0K, 3BB) Soccer Fayetteville 4, MCHS 0 at Fayetteville more

Cornersville hosted longtime District 11-A foe Richland Tuesday night and it turned out very good as the Lady Bulldogs banged out 12 hits in a 16-6 six-inning, run-rule win over the Lady Raiders. It was the fourth straight win over Richland and marked back-to-back regular season sweeps by Cornersville, who had previously lost eight in a row to the Lady Raiders, dating back to 2011. more

It's always a tough home and away series when Forrest and Huntland meet because of the distance between the two schools, the storied rivalry and the quality of baseball that both clubs perennially display. On Monday at Franklin County, Forrest (9-5, 4-0) notched a big road win, beating Huntland ace lefty Kobe Foster 4-0 and the return trip to Chapel Hill was even sweeter on Tuesday as the Rockets completed the regular season sweep with a big 10-2 win over the Hornets. more

Thursday, April 7 at Woodland Park (Columbia) Another District Win for MCHS Boys and Girls Girls singles MCHS 5, Spring Hill 1 Natalie Cook def. Sydney Smith, 8-0. Marti Sullivan def. Grace Philpott, 9-7. Alexa Hooten def. Desi Skilley, 8-1. Madysen Luzzo def. Annie Hayes, 6-8. Anna Claire Moses def. Taylor Staff, 8-3. Demariae Ingram def. Lexi Home, 8-0. more

The Marshall County Tigers (7-5, 2-1) welcomed Cascade to Lewisburg on Monday night just one year removed from a state tournament appearance in just its second year in 2A ball after moving up from 1A in 2013. Despite being district opponents for just three years, the Champs (8-7, 1-2) and the Tigers already have the inklings of a rivalry as Marshall County has won the initial meeting the past two seasons before Cascade won the next game and subsequently knocked Lewisburg out of the playoffs the past two seasons. more

The Forrest Rockets did some more preparation for District 9-A play and gained valuable on the field experience over the weekend, competing in the Warrior Classic where they posted a 1-2 record. After a rainout on Thursday night, the Rockets opened up tournament play Friday night at Wilson Central with a 5-1 loss to Briarcrest Christian School from Memphis. more

The second game of the double header between Marshall County and Wyoming was night and day different as Nathan Derryberry pitched a shutout and the offensive side of the game for the Tigers turned into glorified batting practice as the home team jumped on the Cowboys 7-0 after three innings before MCHS coach Mike "Monk" Reese started substituting early in a 13-0 win. more

The Tigers welcomed the Cowboys from just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio to Lewisburg on Saturday for a doubleheader a day after both teams played Lawrence County with Marshall County winning 8-7 before the weekends match with the Cowboys. "They've been coming down through here the past couple of years, it's been three or four years now," MCHS coach Mike Reese explained. "We have a little mini-tournament here during their spring break, so we've been knowing these guys awhile now." more

Girls Singles Emily Enoch def. Natalie Cook, 8-2. Jessica Freeman def. Marti Sullivan, 8-1. Kendall McEvoy def. Alexa Hooten, 8-1. Ellie Boster def. Annie Haynes, 8-0. Hannah Webster def. Anna Claire Moses, 8-1. Lauren Pashley def. Demariae Ingram, 6-1. more

The Marshall County Tigerettes traveled to Clarksville last weekend and posted a 5-1 mark, including a 2-0 win over Clarksville NW in the Silver Division championship game. "I thought we did great this weekend," MCHS coach Heather Denton said. "We lost to Clarksville Northwest in pool play, but then we beat them when it really mattered." more

Cornersville freshman Graham Duke has a lot to live up to on the mound at Frog Bottom, following a pair of pitchers that set the standard for the Bulldogs in David Looney and Lucas Laster. Duke is well aware of the legacy, learning from Looney last year and now from Laster, who is on the current Cornersville staff. more

For the second season in a row, the Forrest Lady Rockets went to Panama City and swept their opponents, beating Niceville 11-5 on Tuesday before travelling to always tough Rutherford and beating the Lady Rams 5-2 on Wednesday. Niceville Forrest (5-0) took an early 2-0 lead at Niceville on an Emma Stacey two-run base hit before the Lady Eagles scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 3-2 lead... more

The Cornersville Bulldogs, looking to break a three-game losing Tuesday night, took on a Grace Christian School team it had lost to by just one run the day before. The first-year district 11A participant Lions carried over their momentum from the Monday night win to crush the Bulldogs 11-0 on Tuesday night, handing Cornersville its fourth loss in a row and the first two district losses of the season to drop to 4-2 in league play after an early undefeated streak... more

The Marshall County Tigerettes continued their winning ways on Wednesday at Rudderville, beating the Page Lady Patriots 7-2. MCHS hurler Marlee Woodard turned in a gem in the circle for the Tigerettes, coming within three outs of a perfect game. more

How sweet it is. Behind a 7-2 win at Pulaski Tuesday night, the Marshall County Tigers completed the regular season sweep over Giles County and in turn, got an early jump in the District 12-AA race. "It was a little harder tonight, we had several opportunities to put the game away early and didn't necessarily get that big hit we got last night," MCHS coach Mike "Monk" Reese said. "We still did a good job, we kept hanging in there and making our plays and winning our side on defense." more

The Cornersville Bulldogs traveled to Grace Christian School at Franklin Monday night for a District 11-A contest and six costly errors led to a 3-2 loss to the Lions. Cornersville starting pitcher Graham Duke, coming off a no-hitter in his last outing, went the distance for the Bulldogs, giving up zero earned runs on five hits, while striking six and walking four. more

The Forrest Rockets went on the road for a pair of late week games prior to spring break and came away with a split in the Jim Painter Classic, a tribute to the late Columbia State Community College baseball coach. The Rockets opened up versus Summit at Columbia Central on Thursday and thanks to big five-run third inning, including a three-run blast by catcher Boone Sweeney, Forrest snatched a 5-3 comeback win over the Spartans. more

After going 2-4 to open the season versus non-league opponents, the Marshall County Tigers blasted archrival Giles County 11-2 Monday night at Joe George Field in Lewisburg in the District 12-AA opener for both squads. "They are our oldest rivalry, you go to talk to great uncles and grandparents and they will tell you, it's Giles County in any sport," MCHS coach Mike "Monk" Reese said. "It's my biggest rivalry, I want to beat everybody, but they will be mine and I want to beat them because they have been around such a long time." more