The Marshall County Tigers jumped out to an early lead in the race to claim the Gary Wells Cup when they defeated local rivals Forrest and Cornersville in the first leg of the event at Henry Horton State Park. MCHS had three players shoot 40 or better and recorded a team score of 159 after playing the front nine holes at Henry Horton. "I'm glad to come out and match our best score of the year. I'm also glad to come out and shoot well on a course that we haven't played on much," said Marshall County coach Alex Phelps. more

2013 Record 8-4, District 9A 5-1 (Second Place) Playoffs 1-1 Coaches Head Coach-Matt Kriesky 1st Year Kyle Stacey-Offensive Line Coach/Linebackers Brent Johns-Offensive Coordinator Lance Horton-Defense Backs, Wide Receivers Coach Eli Stephenson-Defensive Line Coach Austin Stacey-Quarterback Coach/Linebackers A lot can change in a year's time, exemplified by the Forrest Rockets' football program that will have their third head coach in three years in former defensive coordinator Matt Kriesky, who was the unanimous choice when Brian Coleman left for Summit. "We don't want to be satisfied making the playoffs, we don't want to be satisfied getting to the second round, our goal is to get to the quarters and the semis and so on," said Kriesky. "You can say that's a lot of pressure, but that is part of the game and everybody's ultimate goal should be to win a state championship. If we are going to sit back here as coaches and a community and say were satisfied with just making the playoffs then we are not good servants to these kids, we are not going to be satisfied with being average, we want to be great around here." more

With several starters returning on both sides of the ball, the Cornersville Bulldogs are hoping to build on a successful 2013 campaign that saw them record the program's first winning record in 19 years and advance to the Class A playoffs. The Bulldogs opened last season by defeating Huntland 25-20 before getting shutout by Moore County 35-0. Although Cornersville beat Richland 26-14 the next week to improve to 2-1, the Bulldogs appeared to suffer a crushing blow in that contest when starting quarterback Jamie Crowell suffered a season ending elbow injury early in the first half, which forced senior wide receiver Stone Riner to assume the quarterback duties for CHS. more

After posting a disappointing 4-7 record last season, the Marshall County Tigers football program is hoping to return to prominence under first-year head coach Thomas Osteen. Having served as an assistant coach at Giles County High School under David O'Connor from 2007-12, Osteen helped the Bobcats achieve a tremendous run of success on the gridiron during that time. Giles County posted an impressive 64-15 record over that period and captured the 2009 Class 4A State title while reaching the semifinals in 2011 and 2012. Although Osteen believes that Marshall County's program has the potential to reach those lofty heights, he believes it will take some time to reach those goals. more

Cascade continues to be a thorn in the side of the Marshall County Tigers golf team, as the Champions defeated MCHS and the Shelbyville Golden Eagles in a tri-match on Thursday afternoon at Saddle Creek Golf Course. Aided by strong performances from Tanner Banks and Tyler Huff, Cascade posted a team score of 156 after taking the top four rounds from six golfers. Marshall County (7-2) finished 11 strokes off the pace with a 167, while Shelbyville came in third with a 175. more

Both Cornersville golf teams picked up a pair of wins on Thursday afternoon, as the Bulldogs finished second in a four-team match at Graymere Country Club in Columbia while the Lady Bulldogs defeated Spring Hill and Zion Christian in the girls match. Columbia Academy came out on top in the boys match and posted a team score of 164 after taking the four best rounds from six players. The Bulldogs (3-3) finished 21 strokes off the pace with a 185, while the Zion Christian Academy Eagles came in third with a 192. The Spring Hill Raiders placed fourth in the match because they fielded only three golfers. more

The Marshall County Tigers wrapped up their preseason schedule on Friday night when they dropped a 14-7 decision to the Lipscomb Academy Mustangs in the Pigskin Preview at Preston Hopkins Field. Playing three quarters instead of the usual two, the two teams battled to a 7-7 tie early in the second period before the Mustangs put together a lengthy touchdown drive to seize a 14-7 lead. more

The Lewisburg Middle School Tigers recorded their third straight blowout victory over Whitthorne Middle School on the gridiron when they rolled to a 47-0 win in their season opener on Thursday night in Columbia. Having outscored Whitthorne 105-20 in their last two meetings, the Tigers moved in for the kill early on Thursday and forged a 34-0 lead in the first half before tacking on two more touchdowns over the final two quarters to complete the demolition of the longtime rival. more

The Forrest Jamboree is always a fair indicator of what is to come for the Rockets in the regular season and this year's event was no different as the home squad edged Huntland 14-7 and blanked Fayetteville 21-0 after the ninth grade unit lost to Riverdale 33-6 Friday night at "The Rock" in Chapel Hill. "Our kids responded well and that's what I want to see, they came out on fire with intensity and played Forrest football and I was proud to see that," said Forrest head coach Matt Kriesky. more

n Monday afternoon, the Cornersville Bulldogs golf team picked up their first win of the season when they defeated the Mt. Pleasant Tigers in a rain shortened match at the Lewisburg Recreation Center. The two teams counted the results from only the first five holes after lightning and heavy rains forced the players off the course. Taking the top three rounds from each team, the Bulldogs posted a score of 76 to claim the victory, while Mt. Pleasant finished with a 103. more

After being washed off their home course at Henry Horton because of heavy rain on Monday, the Forrest golf squad traveled to Rockvale on Tuesday and was swept away by some good golf turned in by host Eagleville and Cascade. Cascade took first place in both boys' and girls' action, coming away with a wide 19-stroke win for the Wartrace boys, while the Lady Champions edged Eagleville by one stroke and were two better than the Lady Rockets. more

After turning in a shaky performance in their last match against Franklin County and Fayetteville five days earlier, the Marshall County Tigers golf team righted the ship on Tuesday when they defeated the Spring Hill Raiders at Kings Creek Golf Club. Taking the four best rounds from six players, the Tigers (6-1) posted a team score of 150 after playing the par 33 front nine at Kings Creek, while Spring Hill finished with a 173. more

The FMS Rockets played back and forth scoring football for a quarter with Community before staving off the Viking invasion with a stiff defense and a punishing running attack to win their home opener 36-20 Thursday night in Chapel Hill. "We have got to tighten things up, we found some weaker points that we need to work on and we will work on that in practice this week," said FMS head Coach Bart Joyce. "It was a group effort all the way around, our boys stepped it up tonight hitting wise, we just have to put it all together for a game and see what happens." more

Although Marshall County had their way with Lewis County in a three-team scrimmage on Friday night in Lewisburg, the Tigers had their hands full when they faced LaVergne that same evening, as the Wolverines defeated MCHS 28-0 behind a impressive performance from sophomore running back Maleik Gray. With every drive starting at the defense's 40-yard line, each team kept the ball for 10 plays before relinquishing possession. If a team scored a touchdown or turned the ball over before their 10 plays was over, they simply started a new drive at the 40-yard line. more

Franklin County (4-1) dealt the Marshall County Tigers (5-1) their first loss of the season on the links when they swept a tri-match against MCHS and Fayetteville on Thursday afternoon at Saddle Creek Golf Course. The Rebels had two players break 40 in the match and posted a team score of 160 after playing the front nine holes at Saddle Creek. Having shot 159 and 162 in their two previous matches this week, the Tigers took a step back on Thursday and tallied a 172, while Fayetteville finished a distant third with a 229. more

The Marshall County Tigers gave local football fans an inkling of their offensive potential on Friday night when they routed the Lewis County Panthers 77-21 in a three-team scrimmage at MCHS. With every drive starting at the defense's 40-yard line, each team kept the ball for 10 plays before relinquishing possession. If a team scored a touchdown or turned the ball over before their 10 plays was over, they simply started a new drive at the 40-yard line. more

After an impressive first scrimmage at Richland last week, the Forrest Rockets took the home gridiron at "The Rock" on Friday and after a slow start put them in an early deficit, Forrest outscored Spring Hill's first team 20-0 the rest of the way. To be honest with you, I'm a little disappointed, I thought all summer we were working hard and developing a physical mentality, but give Spring Hill credit, they smashed us in the mouth the first couple series," said Forrest first-year head coach Matt Kriesky. "Our whole off-season, we talked about starting fast and being furious and we didn't do that tonight. We waited two or three series before we decided to play and then we were all right, but we can't do that against Lauderdale County, Cascade, or Moore County because if we do, it will be a long season." more

The Forrest golf team opened their prep sports season with a pair of wins, beginning with a 187-217 win at Fayetteville, before coming up with a close 177-184 over Cornersville Tuesday at Henry Horton State Park. "It's always nice to get a 'W', so getting two in a row is even better," said Forrest coach Jeremy Jean. Junior Gary Lukonen provided the anchor in both matches, shooting a 44 at Pebble Creek in Fayetteville and the state tournament participant from last season came back with a smooth 2-over-par 38 on the Rockets' home course in Chapel Hill. more

On Wednesday afternoon, the Marshall County Tigers (4-0) handed Forrest their first loss of the season on the links when they defeated the Rockets (2-1) at the Lewisburg Recreation Center in the "It's Time" Tournament, which celebrates the first day of school for local students. Marshall County had three players shoot 40 or better over nine holes and posted a team score of 162 after taking the top four rounds from six golfers. Although Forrest junior Gary Lukonen turned in the best round of the match, the Rockets could not match the depth of the Tigers' lineup and finished 18 strokes back with a 180. more