The Forrest Rocket grapplers made it six wins in a row to start the season, sweeping Page and Eagleville in a dual meet Tuesday night in Chapel Hill. "A lot of our kids had challenging matches tonight and they need those challenging matches, because when they get into the region tournament or the state tournament there we be those matches that will be tough," said Forrest head coach Kyle Stacey. "Any time a wrestler can wrestle in a match like that, it is good for them." more

The 52nd Annual World Tournament starts tonight at Forrest and the No. 2 seeded FMS Rockets will be in action at 7:45 p.m. versus No. 7 Eagleville. The fourth-seeded Lady Rockets will take the floor on Wednesday at 4 p.m. verus No. 7 Westwood. more

opportunity to pick up a win on Friday night when they dropped a 56-49 decision on the road to the Culleoka Lady Warriors. Having posted a 10-21 record last season en route to finishing fourth in the District 11-A standings, Culleoka held a 20-17 lead at halftime before the Tigerettes rallied to seize a 34-33 advantage late in the third quarter. more

The Forrest Rockets either led or were tied with Richland during the first three quarters of Friday night's non-conference match-up before the Raiders got the best of Chapel Hill in the fourth quarter to win 43-38. "I am proud of the way we fought and we will never make any excuses," said FHS head coach Wes Hobbs. "I though it was two evenly matched teams and they beat us tonight, but I think we will learn from this and be better tomorrow." The Rockets (2-3) trailed early 4-0 before Will Edmondson drained three consecutive treys, putting FHS up 9-6. more

2013 Forrest High School Thanksgiving Tournament Wednesday 12:00 Community vs. Creek Wood 1:30 Watertown vs. Marshall Co 3:00 Eagleville vs. Giles Co 4:30 Forrest vs. Cascade more

The Lewisburg Middle School Tigers (3-3) saw their modest two-game winning streak come to an end on Thursday night when they suffered a heartbreaking 44-42 loss to Whitthorne Middle School (7-2) in Columbia. Having won 11 of the previous 12 meetings against Whitthorne, the Tigers appeared they would get the better of WMS again after taking a 42-39 lead with :57 left in the game. more

The Forrest Rocket wrestling team continued their torrid start, sweeping a dual meet versus David Lipscomb Academy and Fairview Thursday night in Chapel Hill. "We are very pleased to be off to a good start, but it is a long season," said Forrest head coach Kyle Stacey. "I'm most concerned about where we will be as team in February during the Regional Dual Tournament and Individual Region Tournament." more

On Thursday night, the Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes (3-3) snapped a three-game losing streak by going on the road and defeating Whitthorne Middle School 28-15. Lewisburg led from start to finish and held a 12-7 advantage at the end of the first half before outscoring Whitthorne 16-8 over the final two quarters to pull away for the 13-point victory. The Tigerettes finished with a 12-6 advantage in field goals while committing seven fewer turnovers (23-16) than WMS. more

Coming off a lopsided loss to Forrest earlier in the week, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (3-1) got back on the winning track by beating the Riverside Christian Academy Lady Knights 44-32 at home on Friday night. The Bulldogs (1-3) then picked up their first win of the season later in the evening when they defeated RCA 64-46 in the nightcap. Having blown out Riverside Christian Academy in all five previous meetings between the two teams, the Lady Bulldogs had trouble shaking the Lady Knights early on in Friday's contest and held a slim 9-7 lead at the end of the first quarter with the help of six points from Kelsey Wortham. more

The Marshall County Tigers didn't toy with their prey on Friday night, as they pummeled the Culleoka Warriors 84-40 on the road to run their record to 2-1. MCHS moved in for the kill early and built a 46-9 lead in the first half before outscoring Culleoka 38-31 over the final two quarters to coast to the 44-point victory. The Tigers scored almost at will throughout the night and finished with 32 field goals on 44 percent shooting while knocking down 9-of-24 three-point attempts and dishing out 18 assists as a team. Marshall County also outrebounded the Warriors 42-24, held a 19-5 edge on the offensive glass, and committed just 10 turnovers. more

Photo submitted Pictured, from left, are Allison Perivolaris (All-Tournament), Haley Lowe (Most Improved), LaDonna Stinson (Defensive Award), Caitlynn Yost (Best All-Around), Rickee Gayle Carter (Best First-Year Player), Brynn Colvin (Team Player), and Sarah Blasingim (Offensive Award and All District 9 A/AA Award)... more

The Forrest Lady Rockets started fast and kept their foot to the pedal in a big 58-34 coat-to-coast win over Richland Friday night in Chapel Hill. "We came out with a lot of energy and enthusiasm and a want to, to defend tonight," said Forrest head coach Jeremey Jean. "That is the type of effort we need every night and if we do that, we could win every game." Caitlyn Yost poured in a game-high 21 points for the Lady Rockets, including an 11-17 performance from the free throw line. more

Readies for 52nd Annual World Tournament The FMS basketball squads finished their regular season schedule on Monday night in Chapel Hill in fine fashion, sweeping MTCS as the Lady Rockets opened up the twin bill with a 35-20 win, followed by a gut-wrenching 37-34 triumph by the Rockets. The Lady Rockets trailed 5-4 early before picking up the defensive pressure that sparked a 10-0 run, capped off by a three-point play in the paint by Katey Harmon. more

On Monday night, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs handed Huntland their first loss of the season when they went on the road and defeated the Lady Hornets 24-20. Huntland (8-1) had defeated CMS decisively in the last six meetings between the two teams, including twice this season, but the Lady Bulldogs took the fight to the Lady Hornets early on in Monday's contest and led by as many as 10 points in the second quarter before taking a 16-8 lead into the break. more

The Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs (7-4) defeated Huntland for the third time this season when they went on the road and pummeled the Hornets 53-12 on Monday night. Coming off an 11-day layoff, the Bulldogs released their pent up energy on Huntland and built a 27-6 lead in the first half before outscoring the Hornets 26-6 over the final two quarters to roll to their third straight victory. more

Although the Cornersville Bulldogs (0-2) played well for nearly three quarters, they were unable to finish the job against Eagleville (1-2), as CHS dropped a 53-37 decision to the Eagles at home on Monday night. After the two teams battled to a 19-19 tie in the first half, the Bulldogs opened up a 32-29 lead late in the third quarter. Eagleville, however, caught fire offensively down the stretch and outscored Cornersville 24-5 over the final 9:25 of the contest to claim the 16-point victory. more

The Marshall County Tigerettes played well for about 10 minutes in Monday night's season opener in Lewisburg before succumbing 60-32 versus a tough Lincoln County squad. "When we were setting up the schedule this year we knew Lincoln County was going to be a tough game," said MCHS head coach David Junkins. "We did some good things, even though it didn't show on the scoreboard." The Tigerettes have now lost seven straight to Lincoln County, dating back to Dec. 1, 2009. more

With their offense sputtering for most of the evening, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (2-0) had to rely on their defense to grind out a victory on Monday night, as they defeated the Eagleville Lady Eagles 40-36 at home. The Lady Bulldogs held a 14-12 lead at the end of the first half prior to opening up a 32-24 advantage midway through the fourth quarter. Cornersville then had to stave off a frantic rally by Eagleville (1-2) that saw the Lady Eagles pull within one point in the final minute of the contest before escaping with the four-point victory. more

The Marshall County Tigers started the 2013-2014 campaign with a roar Monday night, taking down Lincoln County 53-44 at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg. "It's always nice to open up the season with a win," said MCHS head coach Adrian Wilson. "Our guys play so hard and playing hard helped us overcome a rusty performance. We are behind since most of our guys have been in football." The Tigers never trailed in the contest thanks to a fast start, but they had to hold back a third quarter comeback by the Falcons before putting the game away in the fourth quarter. more

The Forrest Wrestling team opened the 2013-2014 season in Chapel Hill Tuesday night and the Rockets came away victorious in the dual meet, besting Hume-Fogg 46-36 and Franklin County 45-36 . more