After dismantling Cornersville the previous day, the Ross Rams (2-1) took another pelt back to Ohio when they whipped the Marshall County Tigers 11-1 in five innings on Sunday afternoon at Joe George Field in the Rocket/Tiger Classic. The Tigers (8-2) were swimming upstream right from the start, as Ross built an 8-0 lead through the first two innings of play. MCHS then tallied a run in the bottom of the fourth to trim the deficit to 8-1, but the Rams responded with three runs in the top of the fifth to bring the mercy rule into effect. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs suffered just their second loss of the season on Thursday afternoon when they dropped a 10-3 decision to the Grundy County Yellow Jackets (9-3) at Joe George Field in the Rocket/Tiger Classic. After both teams scored two runs in the first inning, Grundy County controlled the game the rest of the way and outscored CHS 8-1 over the final six frames to claim their ninth win of the season. more

The Marshall County Tigers (7-1) notched their third straight win on Friday afternoon when they defeated the McMinn Central Chargers 8-1 in six innings at Joe George Field in the Rocket/Tiger Classic. After Marshall County jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, the Chargers (6-6) trimmed the deficit to 3-1 in the top of the fourth inning. more

Forrest opened up the Rocket/Tiger Classic Thursday afternoon with a big 4-3 come from behind win over McMinn Central before stamping an 11-1 victory over Cannon County in a game that was suspended due to rain on Thursday and resumed on Saturday. In the Rockets' tournament opener, Forrest fell behind 2-0 on a pair of RBI two baggers by Jace Johnson and Will McInturff off FHS starting pitcher Alex Brewer in the top of the second inning. more

The Forrest Rockets notched their fifth win in a row with a close 3-2 win over Class AA Creekwood Friday night at the Rocket/Tiger Classic in Chapel Hill. "That was big win for us, they have a real good baseball team with outstanding coaches," said Forrest head coach Chris Parker. "They also have a pretty good looking girls' basketball coach I am going to marry this summer that teaches at Creekwood, so it will at little easier for me to sleep tonight." more

n Thursday night, the Marshall County Tigers (5-1) successfully kicked off the Rocket/Tiger Classic by crushing the Grundy County Yellow Jackets 11-1 at home in five innings. Aided by a five-run third inning, the Tigers pounded out 11 hits against two Grundy County pitchers to go along with eight walks and two Yellow Jacket errors. more

The Forrest Rockets finished off a perfect 4-0 weekend as co-hosts of the Rocket/Tiger Classic with a big 7-5 comeback win over Spring Hill on a frigid Saturday night in Chapel Hill. "When you play in these kind of conditions it's hard to stay pretty, whether you are Jennifer Anniston or the Forrest Rockets," said Forrest head coach Chris Parker. "We were able to fight through it and scratch it out and that is tournament baseball and I am proud of the guys' effort." more

On Friday night, the Marshall County Tigers (8-1) defeated the Cornersville Bulldogs (8-3) for the fifth straight time when they pulled out a hard fought 4-3 victory at home in the Rocket/Tiger Classic. The two teams were locked in a 3-3 tie through the first five and a half innings of play, but the Tigers scored a run in the bottom of the sixth on a two-out RBI infield single by Connor Bush before fending off a Bulldog rally attempt in the top of the seventh to claim their fourth straight win. more

Forrest knew coming in to Monday night's District 9A battle in Chapel Hill that facing Huntland ace lefty Kobe Foster in Chapel Hill was going to be a tough task and it turned out to be true as the Hornet hurler shutout the Rockets 3-0 on just two hits. Foster gave up a leadoff double to Jacob Daughrity in the bottom of the first before stymieing the Rockets over the next six and two third innings when Logan Hollingsworth banged a two-out single in the bottom of the seventh. more

Coming off a humbling 11-1 loss to the Ross Rams earlier in the day, the Marshall County Tigers (9-2) avoided a potential sweep by Ohio based teams when they rallied to defeat the Wyoming Cowboys 5-4 on Sunday afternoon at home in the Rocket/Tiger Classic. Wyoming held a 4-3 lead through the first six innings of play, but self destructed in the bottom of the seventh, as the Tigers scored two runs in the frame without the benefit of a hit to claim their ninth win of the season. more

The Forrest Lady Rockets returned to the Field of Dreams for the first time in 12 days on Monday and after spotting Independence six first-inning runs, the Chapel Hill girls clubbed their way to a 22-6 three-inning, run-rule win. Katie Warrick, who relieved Sara Jordan in the first inning, tossed three innings of perfect ball in the circle for the win, while going 1-3 at the dish with a base on balls, one RBI and three runs scored. more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (4-3) defeated the Marshall County Tigerettes on the softball diamond for the first time since 1997 on Friday night when they beat MCHS 3-0 at home behind a brilliant pitching performance from starting hurler Mary Taylor Hickman. Playing their first game without cleanup hitter McKenzie Anderson, who is out for the season with a shoulder injury, Marshall County (2-9) had their offense shutdown by Hickman after averaging five runs per game in their previous 10 contests. The hard throwing right hander limited the Tigerettes to just three hits in seven scoreless innings of work while issuing no walks and recording eight strikeouts en route to earning her second win of the season. more

Thomas Osteen will lead the Marshall County High School Tigers onto Preston Hopkins Field in Lewisburg next season as he was recently named the new head football coach at MCHS. The Lincoln County native comes to Marshall County with extensive football experience under his belt. As a high school player, Osteen was selected All-Region for two years before the wide receiver walked-on at Middle Tennessee State University. more

The FMS Rockets took full advantage of a one-hitter on the mound by Dustin Brashears and some clutch hitting in a 9-0 win at Huntland on Monday, upping the Forrest win streak to six games. Brashears tossed 6 1/3 innings of no-hit ball, while striking out nine and walking zero Hornets' batters in the contest. more

Despite turning a spirited performance, the Marshall County Tigers suffered their third straight loss on the pitch when they dropped a hard fought 1-0 decision to 2013 State Tournament participant and District 12-A-AA newcomer Christ Presbyterian Academy at home on Tuesday afternoon. Marshall County (2-3, 1-1 District) stood toe-to-toe with the Lions for much of the contest and battled CPA to a scoreless draw midway through the second half. more

After the postponement of Tuesday night's game at Middle Tennessee Christian School due to frigid temperatures, the Forrest Rockets came out on fire on Wednesday, scoring eight first innings en-route to a big 16-8 win, completing the regular season sweep over the Cougars. Forrest (6-5, 4-0) had just seven hits in the contest and was helped out by nine Cougar errors in the field, 11 bases on balls, three wild pitches and four passed balls. more

After dropping a 6-4 decision to Page the previous evening, the Marshall County earned a split in the season series with their District rival when they defeated the Patriots 12-7 at home on Tuesday night. Page (5-4, 1-1 District) held a 1-0 lead at the end of the first inning, but the Tigers (5-1, 1-1 District) got their offense rolling after that point and outscored the Patriots 10-2 over the next three frames to seize a 10-3 advantage before claiming the five-run victory. more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (2-2) had trouble getting out of their own way on Monday night, as they made a litany of mistakes en route to suffering a 7-6 road loss to the Columbia Central Lady Lions. Columbia (4-5) built a 5-1 lead through the first three innings of play before the Lady Bulldogs sliced the deficit to 5-4 in the top of the fifth. more

Forrest ace Logan Hollingsworth turned in his second consecutive complete game win in Chapel Hill, leading the Rockets to a solid 4-1 win over Middle Tennessee Christian School Monday night. "I just told the boys that this kinda reminds of the nights when we used to play the Forrest Rockets when I was at Cascade," said Forrest head coach Chris Parker. "Everybody was in the game, there was a lot of intensity, and a lot of hustle doing all the little things right and that is what we did tonight." more