The FMS Rockets came up with another strong defensive performance, eking out an 8-6 win over the Community Middle School Vikings Thursday night in Chapel Hill. "We did a great job, we showed some leadership tonight," said FMS head coach Bart Joyce. "Our defense played good, Deron Osborne and Josh Hill and several guys who stepped it up. We have to get more going on offense, it's a work in progress, and we just got to get it done." Both squads played tough defense as the Rockets held the Unionville squad to a measly 28 yards of total offense, while Forrest managed just 88 total yards versus Community's defense. more

Over the past four years, the Forrest Rockets have compiled a 29-16 record, making the playoffs in each of the seasons, but have come away with only one win, a 35-0 first-round shutout versus Houston County in 2011 at "The Rock" in Chapel Hill. The Rockets lost at home to Marion County in 2009, at Dresden in 2010, the last second heartbreaker at Decatur County Riverside in 2011 and at Mt. Pleasant last season. Since 1969, the Rockets' playoff record is 5-20 and Forrest has only made one quarterfinal appearance. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs golf team ran their record to 3-2 on the season when they defeated Mt. Pleasant by forfeit after the Tigers brought just one player to the Lewisburg Recreation Center on Tuesday afternoon. Although they had secured the victory before the match even started, the Bulldogs remained focused on the golf course and posted a season low score of 174 after adding up the four best rounds of the day. "They've been working hard and have been out there every day trying to get better," said Cornersville interim coach Eric Crabtree. "We've slowly improved as the season has gone along." more

Despite coming up short on the scoreboard, the Cornersville Bulldogs showed some encouraging signs in their Tuesday night scrimmage against former Region 6-A foe Collinwood, as they dropped a hard fought 20-13 decision at home to the Trojans, who finished with a 9-3 record last year and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class A playoffs. Collinwood held a 7-0 lead at the end of the first half before opening up a 14-0 advantage midway through the third quarter. The Bulldogs then scored on consecutive drives to slice the deficit to 14-13 early in the fourth quarter, but the Trojans tacked on another touchdown in the final minute of the contest to take home the seven-point victory. more

Head coach Bart Joyce made his return to the FMS football sidelines Monday at Eagleville and he was proud of his Rockets, who ground out a hard fought 6-0 season opening win. "It was very nice to grind out a win, I didn't know quite what to expect after a rough jamboree" said Joyce. "But the boys put their noses down, just had a great game, and got the job done against a close town rival." more

The Marshall County Tigers golf team ran their record to 5-1 on Thursday afternoon when they defeated the Forrest Rockets at the Lewisburg Recreation Center in the Jabber's "It's Time" tournament, which celebrates the first day of school for local students. With thunderstorms shortening the match, the two teams only counted the results from the first five holes of play. Taking the top four rounds from six golfers, the Tigers finished with a team score of 90 to capture the "It's Time" tournament title for the second straight year, while the Rockets posted a 106. more

The long summer practice sessions, leading to the kickoff of the 2013 prep football season, will culminate with all three county gridiron squads taking part in a pair of jamborees Friday night, beginning with the Marshall County Tigers hosting the Pigskin Preview at Preston Hopkins Field in Lewisburg. Pigskin Preview The Cornersville Bulldogs, under first-year head coach John Denton will take the field first in a match-up versus Cannon County. more

With the start of the 2013 football season only two weeks away, the Marshall County Tigers ironed out some wrinkles on Friday night when they played the Lincoln County Falcons to a 7-7 tie in a scrimmage at MCHS' practice field. Playing four 12 minute quarters, each team began every drive at their own 20-yard line with the clock running continuously. Marshall County held a 7-0 lead through the first two quarters of play thanks to a two-yard touchdown run by quarterback Austin Stacey before the Falcons tallied a touchdown early in the fourth period against the Tiger reserves to salvage the tie. more

It's a homecoming for former Lady Rocket Gaby Bussell, one of the greatest female athletes in the history of Forrest School returned home recently, taking over the Athletic Trainer role from Megan Koontz, who left Chapel Hill for a similar job in West Tennessee. "This feels amazing, I am excited to be back home, representing everybody that worked for me and now working with the injured folks here in Chapel Hill," said Bussell. "It seems just like yesterday that we were winning the state basketball title and the softball title and I miss being out there, playing and practicing." more

Forrest's young golf team had a tough time of it on Thursday when they lost to the Columbia Central Lions at Stoneybrook Golf Course in Columbia Taking the four best rounds from each team, Columbia Central posted a team score of 168 after playing the front nine holes at Stoneybrook. The Rockets, conversely, struggled with the unfamiliar course and finished the match with a 208. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs football team began their preparations for the 2013 season in earnest when they donned full pads for the first time last week. Although new head coach John Denton has been a member of the CHS staff for four years, he has incorporated some changes in the Bulldogs practice routine. With music blaring from the football field's speaker system, Cornersville began practice with passing and line drills before the offense ran plays against the defense. "We've started playing music during practice and the kids love that. It helps keep the team's energy up. We want to create an up tempo environment," said Denton. more

Despite recording their best score of the young season, the Cornersville Bulldogs golf team saw their record fall to 2-2 on Tuesday afternoon when they suffered a narrow four-stroke loss to the Community Vikings at the Lewisburg Recreation Center. The Lady Bulldogs, meanwhile, were unable to complete their match against Community due to lightning. Having dropped a 202-204 decision to Cornersville last week, the Vikings finished with a team score of 193 over nine holes to take home the victory in Tuesday's match after taking the four best rounds from six players, while the Bulldogs tallied a 197. more

The Forrest Rockets traveled to Fayetteville Country Club on Monday and came away with a forfeit over the Tigers, who had only one player show up. It was still a good showing for the Rockets, who shot 188 as a team. Gary Lukonen continued his fine early season play, shooting a two-over par 37 as the sophomore managed seven pars and two bogies during his round. more

The Marshall County Tigers found home cooking to be a delight Tuesday at Saddle Creek Golf Club, edging Spring Hill 173-177 at their home course in Lewisburg. In a balanced attack, Brooks Leftwich led the charge with a 42 on the front nine holes with Austin Blade carding a 43, while Zach Smith and Kasey Beard both signed for identical 44s. more

The Forrest Rockets have had enough of hitting each other in two-a-day practices over the summer. First year head coach Brian Coleman said, "The guys have been working hard and we are looking forward to playing somebody else to see what we got. The guys are just like us, they want to see what they got and want to hit somebody else." Coleman will take his squad to Bethel University Friday for the team's initial scrimmage of the season versus Dresden as the team prepares for the Aug. 23 season opener at "The Rock" against Collinwood. more

The Forrest Rocket golf squad opened the season Thursday at Henry Horton State Park with just two players due to prior commitments from the other team members. Rockets Sophomores Gary Lukonen and Hawken King teed it up for the Rockets and Lukonen stared the campaign off in style, shooting an even-par round of 36 at the Buford Ellington tract. more

The Marshall County Tigers football team strapped on the pads for the first time on Monday morning when they held a brisk two-hour practice to kick off the start of two-a-days. After MCHS finished with a 5-6 record last season and reached the first round of the Class 4A playoffs, second-year head coach Aaron Pitts believes his players should have a better grasp of his offensive and defensive schemes as they prepare for the 2013 campaign. more

The short-handed Marshall County Tigers teed off the 2013-2014 prep sports season Tuesday at Saddle Creek Golf Club in Lewisburg, finishing second in a three-battle with Lincoln County and Community. Head coach Robby Giles squad was without starters Brooks Leftwich, Wilson Limbaugh, and Derrick McKnight. more

Eagleville got the better of Cornersville on the links this past Tuesday afternoon, as they won both the boys and girls matches at Champions Run Golf Course in the season opener for both teams. Taking the four best rounds from six players, the Eagles posted a team score of 190 after playing the front nine holes at Champions Run, while the Bulldogs finished 11 shots back with a 201. Dakota Beech recorded the lowest score of the day and led Eagleville with a 40. Isaiah Haggard followed Beech with a 49, while Torie Fusco and John Pew tallied a 50 and a 51 respectively. more

On Monday night, the Marshall County Thunder were eliminated from the 15-year old Babe Ruth State tournament when they dropped a heartbreaking 5-4 decision to Manchester at Lawrence County High School in the third round of the loser's bracket. The Thunder held a 4-2 lead through the first five innings of play, but Manchester came storming back in the top of the sixth and pushed across three runs in the frame to seize a 5-4 advantage. more