The Marshall County Tigers (7-3) turned in perhaps their best performance of the season on Friday afternoon, as they thrashed the Harpeth Indians 89-68 in the first round of the Overton Christmas Tournament. Marshall County buried the Indians (7-5) early and built a 45-24 lead in the first half before opening up a 76-45 advantage early in the fourth quarter en route to claiming the 21-point victory. more

The Marshall County Tigerettes (3-8) picked up a much needed win on Friday afternoon when they defeated the Hillsboro Lady Burros 45-43 in the first round of the Overton Christmas tournament to snap a two-game losing streak. After taking a 21-18 lead into halftime, the Tigerettes opened up a 31-20 advantage midway through the third quarter before withstanding a late comeback attempt by Hillsboro (2-6). more

On Thursday afternoon, the Cornersville Bulldogs (2-6) put a scare into Page, but were unable to finish the deal, as CHS dropped a hard fought 72-64 decision to the Patriots at the Community Christmas Classic. The Bulldogs appeared to have Page (5-6) on the ropes after taking a 55-52 lead early in the fourth quarter, but Cornersville faltered down the stretch while the Patriots outscored CHS 20-9 over the final 6:48 to pull out the eight-point win. more

Collinwood handed the Marshall County Tigers (5-3) their second straight loss on Friday afternoon when they defeated MCHS 72-61 in the Wildcat Christmas Classic at Lawrence County High School. Playing without starting point guard Chris Walker and key reserve D'Andre Brown, the Tigers were unable to keep pace with the undefeated Trojans, who are ranked third in the current Class A AP poll. Collinwood (8-0) built a 47-38 lead in the first half before opening up a 66-49 advantage early in the fourth quarter en route to claiming the 11-point victory. more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (6-3) had their three-game winning streak snapped on Friday night when they lost 58-36 to the Community Viqueens (11-2) at the Community Christmas Classic. Playing without starting shooting guard Breanne Dunkleman, Cornersville couldn't match Community's offensive firepower, as the Viqueens built a 31-20 lead in the first half before outscoring the Lady Bulldogs 27-16 over the final two quarters to pull away for the 22-point victory. more

For the second straight day, the Cornersville Bulldogs (2-7) put up a tough fight against a quality opponent, but were once again unable to come away with a win, as they suffered a heartbreaking 58-57 loss to the Community Vikings (9-6) on Friday night at the Community Christmas Classic. Having defeated Cornersville 67-40 in their lone encounter last season, the Vikings held a 48-36 lead late in the third quarter of Friday's contest before the Bulldogs stormed back and sliced the deficit to 55-54 with :37 left. more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs gave their fans an early present on Thursday afternoon when they defeated two-time defending District 12-AA champ Page 38-26 at the Community Christmas Classic. Cornersville (6-2) led from start to finish and built a 21-10 advantage in the first half before outscoring the Lady Patriots 17-16 over the final two quarters to claim their third straight victory. more

The Marshall County Tigers played the role of Grinch on Saturday afternoon when they defeated tournament host Lawrence County 60-50 at the Wildcat Christmas Classic to snap a two-game losing streak. MCHS (6-3) appeared headed for a relatively easy victory after racing out to a 29-17 lead in the first half, but Lawrence County (8-5) came storming back in the third quarter and rallied to tie the game at 39-39 late in the stanza. more

With a big 67-29 win in Fayetteville Friday night, the Forrest Lady Rockets (10-4, 3-0) are off to their best start since the 2009-2010 season when they went 11-3 over 14 games. "It's been awhile and I thought we had a chance to be there, we have been playing a bunch of young kids," said Forrest head coach Jeremy Jean. "Ten wins is good, but we have to get a couple more before the New Year and then get that one on Friday after the New Year." more

The Forrest Rockets led at Fayetteville Friday night for each of the first three quarters before fading in the fourth period in a tough 59-46 loss. "We came out and played an excellent three quarters," said Forrest head coach Wes Hobbs. "We said before we got out there if we kept the game in the fifties that we would have a chance and we did that, but in the fourth quarter we sort of got out of what we wanted to do." more

The Marshall County Tigerettes saw a slight glimmer of hope before being mauled 65-29 at Columbia Central Tuesday night. The Tigerettes played inspired to begin the contest, leading 9-8 after the first quarter. Christy Pettigrew scored with 6:06 remaining in the second period to give MCHS a 15-14 lead before the floodgates opened on the Tigerettes. more

The Marshall County Wrestling Club competed in three different tournaments in two states last Saturday. The club continues to improve, piling up 25 wins over the weekend as the grapplers took home eight medals, including two championships. With the season just beginning, the MCWC looks toward another campaign of growth, development, and success. more

After advancing to the Class A State tournament last season, the Mt. Pleasant Tigers showed why many people believe they have the potential to make another deep playoff run when they rolled to a 74-42 victory over the Cornersville Bulldogs (2-5, 1-2 District) on Tuesday night at CHS. Mt. Pleasant (5-2, 3-0 District) put the game out of reach early and built a 40-14 lead in the first half before outscoring the Bulldogs 34-28 over the final two quarters to cruise to the 32-point victory. more

Rockvale (4-5) handed the Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes their second straight loss on Wednesday night when the Lady Ravens defeated LMS 29-20 in the first round of the Chargers Christmas Invitational at Oakland Middle School. With starting forward and second leading scorer Sydne Solomon unable to play due to an ankle injury, the Tigerettes (5-7) spun their wheels for much of the contest, as Rockvale built a 16-4 advantage in the first half before opening up a 19-4 advantage early in the third quarter. more

The Forrest Lady Rockets, minus an ill Savannah Brothers traveled to Santa Fe Monday night where they fell behind and could never catch up as the Lady Wildcats won 61-52, busting the Chapel Hill girls' five-game winning streak. "I think not having Brothers here had a little to do with it, but not enough to make a big difference," said FHS head coach Jeremy Jean. "We never got into a rhythm because they made us play faster than we wanted to play and that is hard to do. They made us take rushed shots and when that happens, you shoot 18-63." more

The Marshall County Tigers showed some true early season grit Tuesday night at Columbia Central, coming back from a 17-point fourth quarter deficit before falling in overtime 82-69. "I am proud of the no-quit attitude, but I am not into moral victories when we lose," said MCHS head coach Adrian Wilson. "We put ourselves in a big hole throughout the game. We only had one good quarter and we can't play that way and expect to win. The missed layups and free throws really hurt us. Hopefully, these young guys will learn from this and it will make us better in the long run." more

The Lewisburg Middle School Tigers (7-4) completed the season sweep of E.O. Coffman on Monday night by defeating the Panthers 50-38 at home. E.O. Coffman, meanwhile, got the better of LMS in the girls' game, as the Lady Panthers thumped the Tigerettes 43-23 to capture the regular season series between the two teams. more

The Forrest Rocket wrestling team finished the first half of the season in style, routing Sycamore 54-15 in Chapel Hill Monday night. With the win, the Rockets go to Christmas break with an impressive 15-3 record and a ton of confidence. "The first half of the season has gone well and the biggest advantage we have had in this first half of the season has been numbers," said Forrest head coach Kyle Stacey. "We have had the ability to move wrestlers around and put them in a position/weight class that gives the team the best chance of winning." more

Although they turned in a strong first half performance, the Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs (10-6) were unable to keep pace with Fayetteville for four quarters, as CMS dropped a 37-30 decision to the Tigers at home in their season finale. Cornersville held a 20-18 lead at the break, but the Bulldogs saw their offense bog down in the second half while Fayetteville outscored CMS 19-10 over the final two quarters to take home the seven-point victory. more

The Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs (12-4) ended the 2013 campaign in fitting fashion, as they pulled out a thrilling 36-34 overtime victory against the Fayetteville Lady Tigers at home in their season finale. Fayetteville (10-8) had CMS on the ropes after taking a 31-28 lead in the waning moments of the fourth quarter, but the Lady Bulldogs scored three points in the final 20 seconds of regulation thanks to a free throw and a layup by center Morgan Terry to send the game into overtime tied at 31-31. more