In the opening match of the Region 7A/AA Dual Wrestling Tournament at Fairview Thursday night, the Page Patriots took down Eagleville 66-18 before things got interesting as the host Yellow Jackets and the defending region champion Forrest Rockets became embroiled in an epic battle on the mat for a spot in the championship dual. "We put ourselves in a position to win which is what we talked about all week long," Forrest coach Kyle Stacey said. "We had to have certain things happen and the guys did exactly what we asked them to do." more

Boys Community 14 10 21 21 -- 66 Forrest 7 25 8 14 -- 54 Community: Lacey Reed 19, Sarah Pierce 17, Jordan Huntley 10, Davie Barnes 9, Erin Thompson 7, Alyssa Freeman 2, Mercedes Huntley 2. Forrest: Caitlyn Yost 24, Kyleah Hengesbach 14, Katey Harmon 6, Krista Chapman 4, Sydney Hill 3, Haily Collins 3. 3-Point goals: Community (4): J. Huntley 2, Barnes, Pierce. Halftime score: Forrest 32, Community 24. more

After consecutive district losses, the Marshall County Tigers traveled to Spring Hill Friday night where they bounced back with a big 61-42 win. The Tigers were without head coach Arnett Bodenhamer, who was suspended for two games after being ejected versus Cascade last Tuesday night at Lewisburg. more

The revolving door that has become the Rocket football coaching position is no longer spinning as Forrest graduate Brent Johns stepped up to the challenge of bringing some stability to the program. "I want to come in and try to provide some stability to the program, we have had five head coaches in the last six years and that is just too much turnover," Johns said. "I'm not going anywhere, I have an 11-year old, a nine-year old and a four-year old that go to school here, so I am here until at least they are done." more

Four members of the Marshall County Swim Team earned individual spots in the Regional Swim Meet at Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville today. more

After losing at Eagleville by 20 points on December 21, the Forrest Rockets looked like they would pull out a win over their longtime District 9A foe, but it was not meant to be as the Eagles came back to win 72-70 to capture their fourth win in a row over Chapel Hill. "That was one of our best efforts, I would say in top three as far as effort goes," Forrest coach Randy Toombs said. "They played hard and some of them didn't fall in or fall in our hands." more

The Marshall County Tigerettes, looking to shake off last week's 62-point loss at Giles County, hosted Cascade for breast cancer awareness "Pink Out" night in Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium at Lewisburg Tuesday night. MCHS and Cascade had met 18 days prior and despite the Tigerettes' 16-point loss in the game it led for the better part of three quarters, the young squad from Lewisburg took away some much needed confidence. more

Cascade traveled to Lewisburg Tuesday night, looking to salvage a once promising season that saw the Champions ranked as high as number five in the Associated Press' Class AA Top 10 Poll after starting off the season 12-0. The Champions have since hit hard times since the start of league play, losing four out of its last five games coming into Tuesdays night's "Pink Out" event for breast cancer awareness at Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium. more

The Forrest Lady Rockets, still searching for a hot streak, may have found it Tuesday night at Chapel Hill in a big 59-54 win over District 9A rival Eagleville. "That was a big win, any time you can get a win in this district, it is a good win," Forrest coach Jeremy Jean said. "The way that we won the game I think is going to be a confidence booster for us." more

Basketball Cornersville January 28: Loretto at Cornersville, 6 p.m. January 29: Culleoka at Cornersville, 6 p.m.* February 2: Cornersville at Richland, 6 p.m.* Forrest January 28: Community at Forrest, 6 p.m.* February 2: Forrest at Huntland, 6 p.m.* more

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through January 25, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: Boys CLASS AAA School Record Pts Prv 1. Memphis East (10) 17-1 145 2 2. Blackman (5) 19-0 138 1 3. Station Camp 22-0 105 4 4. Germantown 20-1 92 3 5. White County 18-0 79 6 6. David Crockett 18-4 77 5 7. Oak Ridge 22-2 69 7 8. Cordova 18-3 54 8 9. Independence 18-1 37 9 10. Cane Ridge 16-1 23 10 Others receiving 12 or more points: None. more

I think for most people, it was just a matter of time before another football program would lure such a successful and well-liked coach as Matt Kriesky away from Chapel Hill. On Tuesday morning it happened. I think it is a good opportunity for me and my family and I told the kids they are the reason I am getting this opportunity and again I appreciate every single one of them," said Kriesky. "It was very tough telling them because I truly care about each one of them." more

The Cornersville boy's squad came off its first win of the year on Friday night, looking to make the Santa Fe Wildcats (7-10, 5-4) win number two of the year and gain some much needed momentum down the stretch towards the District 11-A Tournament. The Bulldogs were held to its second lowest scoring total in nine games in a 59-38 loss on Tuesday, but Cornersville was within striking the entire game heading into the fourth quarter, proving that the win against Hampshire was just what the young squad needed to gain some confidence. more

After a modest two-game winning streak, the Forrest Lady Rockets traveled to Middle Tennessee Christian School Tuesday night where the fell 61-55 to the Lady Cougars. Forrest was in the game early, but fell way behind before mounting a furious fourth quarter comeback that was squelched by some clutch free throw shooting down the stretch by MTCS. more

Losing by 30 points is usually accomplished by poor shooting, not taking care of the basketball, getting beat on the boards and not digging in on the defensive side of the ball. The result for the Forrest Rockets at Middle Tennessee Christian School Tuesday night was Cougars 70, Chapel Hill 40. more

The Lady Bulldogs welcomed district foe Santa Fe (6-11, 5-4) to Cornersville on Tuesday night, looking to exact a little revenge on the Wildcats after the visitors beat the Bulldogs by 10 points during the second district game of the season early in December. If living well is the best revenge then consider the Wildcats served as the Bulldogs' Madison Hopkins hit a bank shot at the buzzer to secure a 56-54 win. more

Forrest traveled up the mountain on Saturday, taking one of 15 spots in the Mountain Top Classic Tournament at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School where the Rockets finished in second place. Mt. Juliet took the top spot with 186.5 points with the Rockets 24.5 points behind the Golden Bears. more

Tonight's basketball games have been cancelled due to the ongoing winter storm. Marshall County has rescheduled tonight's game at CPA for Friday February 12. The Tigers (9-10, 3-2) and Tigerettes (1-15, 0-5) will be back in action when they host Cascade at Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg for "Pink Out" night on Tuesday. more

The Lewisburg Middle School boys traveled to Murfreesboro for the season-ending James C. Haile Tournament at Middle Tennessee Christian School to take on Prescott South from Cookeville in the first round of the large school division. The Tigers (2-14) stayed even early, but a big second quarter and the Bulldogs' ability to hold Tigers leading scorer Canelius Turner to just two points culminated in a 56-22 loss. more

The Lewisburg Middle School girls brought one of its better teams in recent history into the first round of the large school James C. Haile Tournament at Middle Tennessee Christian School on Saturday to face the underdog Avery Trace Middle School. The Tigerettes started out hot and took a big lead into the second quarter, but LMS went cold for the remainder of the contest and Avery Trace snuck away from Murfreesboro with a first round upset 32-24. more