Marshall County High School senior Brandon Outzen will get a chance to continue his football career in college after signing a letter of intent to play for the Birmingham-Southern Panthers on Friday afternoon at the MCHS library. A two-time All-District selection, Outzen lined up at tight end for the Tigers as a junior before starting at offensive tackle and defensive end his senior year. Although he caught just one pass for 12 yards while playing tight end his junior year, Outzen helped pave the way for standout tailback Trevor Irizarry, who broke Marshall County's single season rushing record with 2,038 yards. The Tigers also experienced success as a team during the 2011 campaign, as they finished with a 9-4 record that season en route to advancing to the quarterfinals of the Class 4A playoffs. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs (18-14) finally hit a speed bump during their historic playoff run when they lost 8-1 at home to District 12-A champ Summertown in the finals of the Region 6-A tournament. Having overcome large deficits in each of their last two victories, the Bulldogs once again faced some early adversity and trailed 5-0 at the end of the first inning before tallying a run in the bottom of the second to trim the deficit to 5-1. more

Having experienced a successful six-year run under head coach Holly Cook, the Marshall County Tigerettes softball program will be looking for a new leader after Cook recently decided to resign from the position. With her husband Elliot being an assistant coach on MCHS' football team, Cook believed she needed to spend more time with her son Eli, who is a year and a half old. "It's definitely a decision I made for my family," said Cook.. "Ever since Eli was born, it's been a decision that I knew I had to make. I just didn't want to miss any more precious time with him." more

It was a rough night for the Marshall County Tigers and their fans, as MCHS lost 9-0 to the Spring Hill Raiders on Wednesday evening in the championship game of the Region 6-AA tournament. Marshall County (23-8) had won two of the three meetings against Spring Hill (24-8) this season and trailed just 1-0 through the first three innings of Wednesday's contest. The Raiders, however, opened the floodgates shortly after that point and pushed across eight runs over the next three frames en route to claiming their third straight Region tournament title. more

The Forrest Lady Rockets scored one run and it turned out to be the only tally they needed to defeat Moore County 1-0 at the Field of Dreams in Chapel Hill Wednesday night, capturing the Region 5-A championship for the first time since 2009. "I said before the game that I hope we would end up with just one more run than they got, but I didn't know how true it would be, getting only one run," said Forrest head coach Becky Cheatham. more

The Forrest Rockets had just one hit off East Robertson starting pitcher Chance Harp in the Region 5-A championship game in Chapel Hill Wednesday night, but were the beneficiaries of a huge game changing error by the Indians that allowed an extension of the pivotal fourth inning in a 3-2 victory. "This feels pretty good and I think we exceeded everybody's expectation this year, but mine," said Forrest head coach Chris Parker. "I am proud of the boys, we didn't play our best ballgame today, but we did the little things right when we needed to and won." more

Tonight's TSSAA State Sectional games between the Forrest Lady Rockets and Columbia Academy, plus the Forrest baseball game versus Cornersville have been postponed due to inclement weather until tomorrow at the same times. The softball game will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the baseball game is slated for a 7:30 p.m. start. more

The Forrest Rockets went toe-to-toe for the District 9-A Tournament title with the MTCS Cougars in Murfreesboro Thursday, losing a close 3-2 ballgame. "The team that made the least mistakes won," said Forrest head coach Chris Parker. "We walked a couple batters that scored and we helped them out by not being able to execute picking a runner off first base." more

The Marshall County Tigerettes (23-8) overcame another roadblock in their quest to reach the title game of the District 12-AA tournament when they defeated the Lewis County Lady Panthers 3-1 at home on Wednesday night to advance to the loser's bracket final. Having swept the regular season series against Lewis County (18-10), the Tigerettes trailed 1-0 through the first two and a half innings of Wednesday's contest before senior third baseman Austyn Whaley belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the third to give Marshall County a 3-1 advantage. more

East Hickman knocked the Marshall County Tigerettes (23-9) out of the playoffs on Thursday afternoon, as the Lady Eagles defeated MCHS 7-1 in the loser's bracket final of the District 12-AA tournament at Reese Hambrick Field. After defeating Marshall County 7-5 in the second round of the tourney six days earlier, East Hickman (18-17-1) put the pressure on MCHS early and built a 5-0 lead through the first three innings of play. more

After a convincing 7-1 win on Wednesday versus Moore County, the Forrest Lady Rockets had to fight tooth and nail before coming away with a 3-2 win over the Raiderettes in the District 9-A championship game at Huntland on Thursday. "We hung in there when the going got tough, we made a couple of mental mistakes, made just two errors and we hung in there and got the job done," said Forrest head coach Becky Cheatham. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs baseball team experienced a watershed moment on Thursday night when they claimed the program's first ever District tournament championship by pulling out a wild 14-13 extra inning victory over Columbia Academy in the title game at Richland High School. Needing two wins over Cornersville (17-13) to claim the championship after fighting their way through the loser's bracket, CA held a commanding 12-5 lead through the first five and a half innings of play and appeared they would force a deciding game. more

The Forrest Rockets turned in an all-around solid effort Monday night at White House-Heritage, shutting out the Patriots 4-0 in the Region 5-A opener. Logan Hollingsworth was superb on the mound in the complete game shutout, scattering six hits, while striking out two and walking two Pats hitters. "What Logan did is the definition of pitching," said Forrest head coach Chris Parker. "He threw just 63 pitches in the complete game." more

After winning their first ever District tournament title four days earlier, the Cornersville Bulldogs (18-13) made history once again on Monday night when they rallied to defeat the Collinwood Trojans 8-5 at home in the first round of the Region 6-A tourney. Having never won a Region tournament game, Cornersville appeared to be in dire straits early on and trailed 5-1 through the first one and a half innings of play. more

Two years ago in the Region 5-A semifinal, Houston County handed Forrest a tough 1-0 season-ending loss at the Field of Dreams in Chapel Hill, causing the Lady Rockets to look at a ball from that game, hanging in or around the dugout all last season, before burying the yellow sphere somewhere under the turf in Chapel Hill after a huge 10-2 win over District 10-A's Jo Byrns in last year's region opener. On Monday, the Lady Rockets got their full revenge, outscoring the Lady Irish from Erin 9-7 to advance to the Region 5-A championship on Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. when they host D9-A foe Moore County, who won a 3-1 thriller at East Robertson. more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (10-8) narrowly escaped an upset bid by Culleoka on Wednesday afternoon, as they rallied to defeat the Lady Warriors 4-3 at Richland High School to advance to the loser's bracket final of the District 11-A tournament. Having won the last 14 meetings against Culleoka, Cornersville held a 2-0 lead through the first five innings of play, but the Lady Warriors pushed across three runs in the top of the sixth to pull ahead 3-2. more

Coming off an 11-1 defeat at the hands of Columbia Academy four days earlier, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs kept their season alive on Tuesday night by defeating the Mt. Pleasant Lady Tigers 12-4 at Richland High School in the loser's bracket of the District 11-A tournament. Having blown out Mt. Pleasant in both regular season meetings, the Lady Bulldogs (9-8) once again disposed of the Lady Tigers in relatively easy fashion and built a 10-1 lead through the first two and a half innings of play before coasting to the eight-run victory. more

On Tuesday night, the Marshall County Tigers punched their ticket to the District 12-AA tournament championship game by defeating the third seeded Summit Spartans 5-2 at home in the finals of their four-team pool. After losing both regular season meetings against Summit, Marshall County (22-6) was locked in a 0-0 tie with the Spartans through the first four innings of play before pushing across two runs in the bottom of the fifth to grab a 2-0 lead. more

The Marshall County Tigerettes (22-8) bounced back from Friday's D12-AA Tournament upset loss to East Hickman in a big way on Tuesday, run ruling the Page Lady Patriots 12-2 in five innings at Reese Hambrick Field in Lewisburg. "It was a do or die type of thing, win or go home and the girls have responded to that," said MCHS head coach Holly Cook. "I told them you have to leave everything out on field where there are no regrets if we win or lose, just leave it all out there and I think they did a good job of that today." more

The Forrest Rockets beat Cascade 3-2 Tuesday night in a game that came down to a bitter ending for the Champions, but oh so sweet for Forrest. "It has not been that long ago since I was in that other dugout," said Forrest head coach Chris Parker. "It's Cascade/Forrest at tournament time, that's all you can say." Left fielder Austin Harmon saved the day for the Rockets, gunning down the potential tying run at home plate to end the game in the top of the seventh inning, securing Forrest a spot in the District 9-A Chapel Hill bracket final. more