The MCHS golf squad laced up their golf shoes for their final regular season tri-match Tuesday afternoon at Saddle Creek Golf Club in Lewisburg and it was a big one versus two-time region champs Cascade and Columbia Central. In the end, the Wartrace duffers barely escaped the upset, beating the Tigers 164-169. more

On Tuesday afternoon, the Cornersville Bulldogs golf team assured themselves a winning record for the 2013 season by defeating the Richland Raiders at the Lewisburg Recreation Center. The Bulldogs (7-4) posted a team score of 181 after taking the four best rounds from each team, while Richland finished 37 strokes back with a 218. more

On Monday afternoon, the Marshall County Tigerettes and Lawrence County Lady Wildcats were unable to determine a winner on the pitch, as the two teams battled to a 4-4 tie in Lewisburg. After the two squads played 2-2 tie in the first half, Lawrence County (1-5-1) scored a goal midway through the second stanza to seize a 3-2 lead. The Tigerettes (4-1-1) then tallied two straight goals to pull ahead 4-3 late in the game, but Lady Wildcat striker Katie Wayne scored in the waning moments of the contest to salvage a 4-4 draw for Lawrence County. more

CHS, Forrest, and Giles County took to the scorching links at Henry Horton State Park on Monday in an 18-hole tri-match to prepare for the upcoming district tournament and the Tigers stole the show, putting up a stellar 310-team score. "We were a little worried about the temperature yesterday because it was definitely one of our hottest matches of the season," said MCHS head coach Robby Giles. "But I feel the players are in great shape and have been preparing well to walk 18 and their hard work showed in their results yesterday." more

The Forrest Lady Rockets reeled off their third straight win on the pitch by defeating the Marshall County Tigerettes 3-2 in Lewisburg on Tuesday afternoon. Forrest (3-1) got off to a fast start and raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first half before staving off a spirited Tigerette rally attempt to claim the hard fought victory. "It was important to get off to a good start because sometimes we lose steam and need to have a lead," said FHS coach Natalie Dennis. "This game used to be bigger when we were in the same District. I think we should all support each now, but it's still nice to win against a team close to home." more

The Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs (2-1) were dealt their first loss of the season on Thursday night when they dropped a hard fought 28-20 decision to an unbeaten Mt. Juliet Christian Academy Saints squad at home. CMS held an 8-6 advantage at halftime before opening up a 20-12 advantage late in the third quarter, but the Saints (4-0) got the better of the Bulldogs down the stretch and outscored Cornersville 16-0 over the final nine minutes of the contest to take home the eight-point victory. more

Westwood ran the ball 30 times and did not attempt a pass in a 22-6 win in the battle of the Rockets Thursday night in Chapel Hill. FMS outgained their namesakes by 12 yards in the Duck River Valley Conference matchup, but could not sustain enough drives or come up with the big play when they needed it. "We just never did get anything going," said FMS head Coach Bart Joyce. "They got a good ball team and came out with a big play on play one and we never responded to it. We laid back on our heels, we had a big play here and there, had some points, but never got to feed off of it and never got it going." more

The Cornersville Bulldogs made the best of a bad situation on Friday night, as they defeated District 11-A rival Richland 26-14 at home despite losing starting quarterback Jamie Crowell to a dislocated elbow late in the first half. Having beaten CHS 63-34 last year, the Raiders (0-3, 0-1 District) grabbed an early 6-0 lead in Friday's contest when Caleb Briggs scored on a 5-yard touchdown run with 2:40 left in the first quarter. more

The Forrest Rockets did not let last week's heartbreaking loss versus Cascade deter their mission of winning District 9A this season as they came back vigorously versus top-ranked Moore County, blanking the Raiders 23-0 at "The Rock" in Friday night's league opener. "The guys played excellent, they executed the game plan as we wanted," said Forrest head coach Brian Coleman. "Monday was a very quiet practice and these young kids, you don't know what they're thinking, but I think they were focused and ready to go to work this week." The Forrest (2-1, 1-0) win was just the second triumph over Moore County (2-1, 0-1) in 26 years, with the last victory coming in 2009. more

After losing their first two games of the season, the Marshall County Tigers picked up a much needed win on Friday night when they defeated District 12-AA rival Page 42-21 at Preston Hopkins Field to record their second straight victory over the Patriots. With eight of the last 10 meetings between the two teams having been decided by eight points or less, Marshall County (1-2, 1-0 District) appeared to be embroiled in another hard fought contest against Page early on and were locked in a 14-14 tie with the Patriots (1-2, 0-1 District) midway through the second quarter. more

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With the prep golf season winding down, a young Forrest squad was hoping to notch a couple of wins and gain some confidence for the upcoming District 9 A Tournament, but instead was swept on the road at Champions Run Golf Club in Rockvale by host Eagleville. Eagleville's Dakota Beech continued his fine play on the season, leading all golfers with a two-over par 37 on the front nine holes at Champions Run. more

After losing to Hickman County two weeks earlier in Centerville, the Marshall County Tigers evened the score on Wednesday afternoon when they defeated the Bulldogs at Saddle Creek Golf Course. Taking the four best rounds from each team, the Tigers (8-4-2) posted a team score of 165 after playing the front nine holes at Saddle Creek, while Hickman County finished four strokes back with a 169. more

Lewisburg Middle School football fans witnessed one of the wildest and most exciting games in the history of the program on Tuesday night, as the LMS Tigers (3-1) rallied from a 20-point first half deficit to win an epic 62-60 shootout at home against the Tullahoma Wildcats in overtime. Tullahoma (1-2) got off to a red hot start offensively and held a 46-26 lead late in the second quarter before taking a 46-34 lead into halftime. The Tigers tightened up their defense in the second half and outscored the Wildcats 20-8 over the next two quarters to send the game into overtime tied at 54-54. more

On Thursday afternoon, Cascade showed why they are favored to defend their District 11-A-AA and Region 6-A-AA championships when they defeated the Marshall County Tigers and Webb Feet in a three-team match at River Bend Country Club in Shelbyville. Taking the four best rounds from each team, Cascade posted a team score of 166 over nine holes. After shooting in the low to mid 160s for much of the season, Marshall County struggled putting on River Bend's notoriously fast greens and tallied a 178. Webb also notched a 178 to finish in a tie for second with the Tigers in the match. more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs did everything but put the ball in the back of the net on Thursday evening, as they had to settle for a 0-0 tie on the road with new District 11-A-AA foe Culleoka because of a stellar performance from Lady Warrior goaltender Ashlind James. Having crushed Culleoka 12-0 in their lone meeting last season, the Lady Bulldogs (0-2-1, 0-1-1 District) completely controlled the action in Thursday's contest and outshot the Lady Warriors 25-5 overall, including a 15-3 advantage in the second half. more

Defending District 9-A champ Moore County (2-0) handed the Cornersville Bulldogs their first loss of the season on Friday night when they thumped CHS 34-0 in Lynchburg. The Raiders had narrowly defeated Cornersville 39-36 last year, but Moore County imposed their will on the inexperienced Bulldogs (1-1) on Friday, as they built a 22-0 lead in the first half before tacking on two more touchdowns over the final two quarters to record their third straight win against CHS. Using a punishing ground attack, the Raiders methodically wore down Cornersville's defense and racked up 397 yards of total offense overall, which included 348 yards rushing on 63 carries. more

The Marshall County Tigers fell to 0-2 on Friday night when they lost 49-14 on the road to a strong Independence Eagle squad, which currently has three players committed to play for SEC schools. MCHS got off to a promising start, as senior quarterback Austin Stacey hit wide out Chris Walker for a 66-yard touchdown strike in the first quarter to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead. more

The Forrest Rockets came tantalizingly close to pulling off a great comeback win over Cascade at "The Rock" in Chapel Hill Friday night, but their lone turnover of the night was a heartbreaker, fumbling at the four-yard line with one minute remaining in the ballgame to hand the Champions a 21-19 victory. "We drove the ball down the field very well and got excited and just turned the football over there at the end, we just have to keep our composure and keep working," said Forrest head coach Brian Coleman. "That was our first turnover of the night, but it was very costly. We had the field goal team ready and we were just trying to get in position." more