The FMS Lady Rockets took a little while to thaw out from the frigid temperatures during Wednesday night's make-up game versus E.A. Cox before lighting their jets for a big 15-5 run-rule win. FMS (5-1) fell behind 2-0 in the contest on back-to-back RBI hits by Mattie Shelton and Natashia Easterling in the top of the second inning. more

Sherry Campbell picked up her first win as the head coach of the Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs softball team on Tuesday night when CMS defeated the Bridgeforth Lady Bobcats 4-2 at home. Bridgeforth held a 2-1 lead heading into the bottom of the second inning, but the Lady Bulldogs (1-1) tallied three runs over the next three frames while Cornersville starting pitcher Mikaela King held the Lady Bobcats scoreless the rest of the way. more

The prep softball season opens up regular season play next week, but before the first pitch is thrown for real on Monday, all three county squads will make their annual trek to the Eaglette Rumble Play Day on Saturday in Shelbyville. All three teams will open up play at 9 a.m. as the Marshall County Tigerettes take on Lincoln County, while Forrest plays Tullahoma and the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs match-up versus Community. more

The FMS Rockets managed just two hits off Fayetteville starting pitcher Colton Wiseman, while his Tiger teammates banged out nine hits that produced a 4-1 win Thursday night in a chilly Chapel Hill season opener. Rocket starter Alex Huey matched Wiseman for three scoreless innings before the Tigers got on the board in the top of the fourth on consecutive base hits by 'Z' Pullen, Worth Watson, and Lex Marsh to load the bases before another base hit by Jeffery Pettice sent two runners home. more

The FMS Lady Rockets jumped out quick and never looked back in a 7-4 win over visiting Cascade Friday night at the Field of Dreams in Chapel Hill, remaining unbeaten on the season. "It was a good night and again, it was a good team effort," said FMS head coach Daniella Hooper. "Multiple girls were coming in as substitutes and we put some girls in some different defensive positions and they did well." more

It appears that pitching will be a strong suit for the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs softball team this season, as CHS yielded a total of just three runs in four games on Saturday en route to posting a 3-0-1 record at the Lady Lion Play Day in Columbia. The Lady Bulldogs opened the day by defeating the Zion Christian Lady Eagles 1-0 before beating the Lincoln County Lady Falcons 4-1. After battling the Creek Wood Lady Red Hawks to a 2-2 tie, Cornersville ended the day by whipping the Culleoka Lady Warriors 7-0. more

The Marshall County Tigerettes softball team began to gear up for the 2014 season on Saturday when they traveled to Ridley Park in Columbia and posted a 2-2 record at the Lady Lion Play Day. MCHS looked impressive in their first two contests of the day and trounced the Spring Hill Lady Raiders 9-1 prior to defeating the LaVergne Lady Wolverines 8-3. more

Forrest's magical post-season run ended in Cross Plains Tuesday night as host East Robertson won 50-38 in the second of two Region 5-A semifinal contests, denying the Rockets a shot at a sub-state game for the first time since 1997. "We made a run and fought the whole way through and that has been our team all year, fighting to the very end," said Forrest head coach Wes Hobbs. "I am proud of the guys and it has been a joy to coach them and to see this team develop and battle adversity all year long and come in at the end and make a run." more

In Friday's print edition of the Tribune, the FMS Lady Rockets took on Cornersville in Chapel Hill on Tuesday and the LMS Tigerettes traveled to Spring Hill. See how the local teams fared and read more NASCAR news. more

The FMS Lady Rockets, coming off a big come from behind win over intra-county rival Cornersville in Tuesday night's season-opener, shook off Thursday's cold weather with some hot bats and a solid pitching performance from seventh-grader Kayla Gillespie to down Spring Hill 11-3. "We have started off the season well," said FMS head coach Daniella Hooper. "I hope we are building some confidence in all the girls and in the team as a whole." more

ot again. The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (17-12) were knocked out of the Region 6-A tournament by Loretto for a fourth straight year when they lost 45-19 to the Lady Mustangs (19-11) at home on Friday night in the first round. Coming off an inspired 47-33 victory over Richland four days earlier in the District 11-A title game, the Lady Bulldogs were unable to carry that momentum into Friday's contest, as Loretto forged a 26-9 lead in the first half before outscoring CHS 19-10 over the final two quarters to coast to their sixth straight win over Cornersville. more

The Forrest Lady Rockets (21-12) outplayed fifth-ranked Houston County Monday night in the first of two Region 5-A Tournament semifinals at East Robertson High School, but in the end, it was the luck of the Lady Irish that prevailed 36-32. "Houston County is a good team, that's why they are 30-1, but we played well tonight, shots just didn't fall that usually do, but we played hard and the girls played a great game," said Forrest head coach Jeremy Jean. more

Read about the Rockets and the Lady Rockets' first-round wins over McEwen in Wednesday's issue of the Tribune and also read about Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s win at Daytona. more

Friday 4:15-5:15 p.m. Lewisburg vs. Community 5:25-6:25 Lewisburg vs. Liberty 6:35-7:35 Community vs. Liberty more

After a one-year hiatus, the District 11-A tournament championship trophy returned to Cornersville on Monday night when the Lady Bulldogs defeated archrival Richland 47-33 in the title game at Columbia Academy. The top seeded Lady Raiders (18-8) had won the last four meetings against CHS, which included a 40-29 victory in last year's District tournament championship game, but the Lady Bulldogs (17-11) seemed bent on reversing that trend on Monday. more

Forrest grappler Tyler McClendon became the first-ever Rocket wrestler to capture a state title when he finished his dominant senior season with flair, pinning Chattanooga Central's Trumond Martin in the second round of the TSSAA Class A/AA State Wrestling Tournament at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center in Franklin on Saturday. "This feels great, I can't believe I won the state title in my first appearance," said McClendon. "I would like to thank the coaches and a couple of the guys at practice like Cage Hargrove, who worked with me all year and taught me new stuff and the coaches who taught me new stuff. I would also like to thank the TSSAA for having this and the kids out here wrestling, they did great." more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (16-11) advanced to the title game of the District 11-A tournament for the sixth straight year by defeating third seeded Santa Fe 57-45 on Thursday night at Columbia Academy to record their 14th straight victory over the Lady Wildcats. Cornersville built a 33-27 lead in the first half before breaking the game open in the third quarter and forging a 47-27 advantage at the end of the stanza en route to claiming the 12-point victory. more

Forrest Athletic Director Scott Delk announced this morning that McEwen and the TSSAA have agreed to allow both Region 5-A Tournament games to be held Friday night in Chapel Hill instead of making McEwen travel two times. more

For the second time in four years, the Forrest Rockets posted a losing record during the regular season before going on to win the District 9-A title, this time in a convincing 53-37 win over Fayetteville Friday night at Community. "I am so proud of the guys, the way they played so hard and physical," said Forrest head coach Wes Hobbs. "That was won with defense, we knew we had to contest the shooters, help out on the dribble drive and we did that." more

As a coach, when you go to sleep the night before a district tournament ballgame you dream about a performance like the Forrest Rockets turned in Tuesday night versus MTCS in the District 9-A semifinals at Community. The fourth-seeded Rockets (12-17) dominated the top-seeded Cougars (23-4) in a coast-to-coast, no doubt about it 60-40 win, catapulting the surging Chapel Hill squad to Friday night's championship game versus No. 3 Fayetteville, who knocked off the second-seeded and host Community Vikings 65-60 in the bottom portion of the bracket. more