The Forrest Rockets notched their second straight win on Tuesday night by going on the road and defeating county rival Cornersville 49-29. Forrest (2-2) had trouble shaking the Bulldogs (0-3) in the first half and held just a 23-20 lead late in the second quarter. The Rockets then began to distance themselves from CHS after that point and closed the first half with a 7-1 run to open up a 30-21 lead at the break before outscoring Cornersville 19-8 over the final two quarters to pull away for the 20-point win. more

After suffering a 53-46 loss to Wayne County three days earlier, the Forrest Lady Rockets (2-1) vented their frustrations on county rival Cornersville on Tuesday night when they went on the road and throttled the Lady Bulldogs 58-25 to hand CHS their first defeat of the season. The two teams split the season series last year, but the Lady Bulldogs disposed of Cornersville (2-1) in surprisingly easy fashion this time around and forged a 43-12 lead in the first half before outscoring the Lady Bulldogs 15-13 over the final two quarters to cruise to the 33-point win. more

On Thursday night, the Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes (2-2) suffered their second straight loss when they dropped a heartbreaking 31-30 decision to Fayetteville Middle School at home. Lewisburg held a 25-23 lead midway through the fourth quarter, but Fayetteville (6-6) rattled off eight straight points to seize a 31-25 advantage with 1:14 left before withstanding a late rally attempt by the Tigerettes to escape with the one-point win. more

After a big opening night blowout win at Columbia Academy, the Forrest Lady Rockets took to the home court Saturday night in a Hall of Champions match-up versus Wayne County and it was the Lady Wildcats who prevailed 53-46. It was the fourth consecutive loss by Forrest to Wayne County and the Lady Rockets have dropped six out of the last 10 to the Lady Cats. more

The Lewisburg Middle School Tigers evened their record at 2-2 by whipping Fayetteville Middle School 44-26 on Thursday night at home. Lewisburg came flying out of the gates and built a 30-14 lead in the first half before outscoring Fayetteville 14-12 over the final two quarters to cruise to the 18-point victory. more

The Forrest Rockets were winless at 0-2 after an early morning 54-30 loss to Pope John Paul II Saturday before posting their first victory of the season when they ran off to a big 55-36 triumph over Houston County to cap off boys action in the Hall of Champions Day in Chapel Hill. "We played pretty good most of the night," said Forrest head coach Wes Hobbs. "We got going in the second half when we began to press and it gave us some energy and some easy baskets that got us into a rhythm." more

Marshall County High School senior kicker Aaron Medley added another honor to his growing list of accolades when he was recently selected to play in the 2014 Under Armour All-America High School Football Game. With the entire MCHS student body looking on, Medley was presented with his jersey last Wednesday morning by Under Armour All-America Game Campaign Coordinator Nick Johnson during an assembly in Dottie Kelso Gymnasium. Only 90 players are invited to participate in the Under Armour All-America Game out of the roughly two million individuals that play high school football each year. more

The Forrest Rockets dug themselves an early 13-0 hole Friday night at Lindon Martin Memorial Stadium in Adamsville and just could not find a way out, falling 26-7 to the Cardinals in the second round of the TSSAA Class 2A playoffs. "We fought for four quarters, that's all we could ask from our guys, they never gave up," said Forrest head coach Brian Coleman. "A couple of plays here or there and the outcome could have been different, but they gave their best effort." more

After making a surprisingly early exit from the playoffs last season, the Marshall County Tigers are out to prove that postseason disappointment was an aberration. Marshall County finished third in the District 12-AA standings during the regular season, but were knocked out of the District tournament in the first round when they dropped a 57-47 decision to sixth seeded Summit. It marked the first time in seven years that the Tigers had failed to advance to the Region tournament despite posting a respectable 15-12 record. more

While the Marshall County Tigerettes have just one upperclassman on their roster this season due to graduation and defections, fourth-year coach David Junkins is hoping some younger players will be able to fill the breach. Last season, the Tigerettes finished third in the District 12-AA standings, but had a brief stay in the playoffs after dropping a heartbreaking 41-40 decision to sixth seeded Summit in the first round of the conference tournament. After losing three starters from last year's squad, including leading scorer Marissa Lyttle, guards Allison Hargrove (Sr.) and Kiya Morris (Soph.) will have to shoulder a greater offensive load this season. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs snapped a two-game losing streak on Monday night by whipping the Richland Raiders 34-16 at home to run their record to 5-4 on the season. Having defeated Richland 43-17 in their previous encounter on Oct. 31, the Bulldogs once again had a relatively easy time disposing of their archrival and built an 18-7 lead in the first half before outscoring the Raiders 16-9 over the final two quarters to claim the 18-point victory. more

Despite having leading scorer Morgan Terry relegated to the bench for much of the game due to foul trouble, the Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs managed to grind out a win against archrival Richland on Monday night when they defeated the Lady Raiders 19-17 at home. After losing to CMS 33-28 in their previous encounter on Oct. 31, Richland held a 17-14 lead early in the fourth quarter of Monday's contest and appeared to have Cornersville on the ropes once Terry fouled out a short time later. more

After losing for the first time in over two years to Spring Hill in the season opener, the LMS Tigers re-ignited their high flying act Monday night Lewisburg, soaring over the E.A. Cox Cougars 46-34. "We are a young team, and I thought we were composed in our play," said LMS head Coach David Lovell. The Tigers pounced early, taking a 12-0 lead before the Cougars finally scored with 1:18 remaining in the first quarter. more

The LMS Tigerettes were in catfight for a half versus E.A. Cox before pulling away in a big second half to win 25-13. The Tigerettes won the game on the defensive end of the floor with plain evidence coming from an incredible 16 steals in the contest, as the Lady Cougars were never able to run their offense. "I think our team defense was the key to the game," said LMS head coach Chris Coleman. "Our defensive pressure resulted in some easy scoring opportunities and that was important because we didn't make much from the outside." Leah Hollingsworth set the tone early, swiping the rock four times in the first quarter, while scoring all four of the Tigerettes' points in a low-scoring stanza that had LMS in front 4-2. more

The Marshall County Wrestling Club kicked off its season with a strong showing by its middle school wrestlers last Saturday as the group racked up multiple wins at its first tournament of the season in Tullahoma. "Our team came ready to wrestle," said club founder Chris Posey. "We have been practicing for a couple of weeks now. We have spent a lot of time refining the basics as well as preparing for competition, and it showed as the club faced competition from all over the state." more

The Cornersville Bulldogs got carved up by a razor sharp Fayetteville team on Tuesday night, as they suffered a 73-42 home loss at the hands of the Tigers in their season opener. Fayetteville got off to a red hot start offensively and built a 44-23 lead in the first half before outscoring CHS 29-19 over the final two quarters to cruise to their fifth straight victory over Cornersville. The Tigers pushed the pace of the game throughout the night and finished with 30 field goals on 47 percent shooting despite hitting only 6-of-27 three-point attempts. more

The Forrest Rockets travelled to Columbia Academy Tuesday night for a Hall of Fame kickoff game and got off to a slow start before trying to play catch-up, but could not get over the hump and lost 56-39. "I thought we played hard, we didn't quit, and even though we got down early we didn't lose our focus and we battled," said FHS head coach Wes Hobbs. "They had a couple of players that present huge matchup problems and I thought our guys did a nice job of making some adjustments during the game and executed a good portion of our game plan." more

Peyton Newton's first game as the head coach of the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs went off without a hitch, as CHS whipped the Fayetteville Lady Tigers 58-39 at home on Tuesday night in their season opener. Having won all four previous meetings against Fayetteville, Cornersville had to overcome some first game jitters and trailed by three points early in the second quarter before eventually taking a 29-22 lead into the break. more

The Forrest Lady Rockets started strong, kept their foot on the gas and put away Columbia Academy by the midpoint of the first quarter, routing the Lady Bulldogs 42-12 in the season opening Hall of Fame game Tuesday night in Columbia. "It was a nice win, it's been three years since we have got a 'W' on opening night," said Forrest head coach Jeremy Jean. "It is a great way to start the season, anytime you can get a 'W' is good." The 30-point thrashing over Columbia Academy marked the first season opening win for Forrest since beating Clarkrange in 2009-2010. more

After watching Micah Landers roam the sidelines for the last 13 seasons, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs will start a new era on the hardwood this Fall under first-year coach Peyton Newton. During Landers' tenure at CHS, the Lady Bulldogs won five regular season District 11-A titles, four District tournament championships, and the Region 6-A tournament crown in 2009 en route to earning the program's lone State tournament berth. more