Having defeated Moore County (3-2)and Warren County (9-3) the previous evening, the Marshall County Tigerettes completed an undefeated run through pool play at the Lincoln County Border Battle on Saturday morning when they defeated tournament host Lincoln County 6-1 in five innings. After MCHS (15-6) built a 3-0 lead through the first three innings of play, the Lady Falcons cut the deficit to 3-1 in the top of the fourth before the Tigerettes tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fifth to claim their seventh straight victory. more

The Marshall County Tigers took a big step towards claiming one of the top two seeds in the upcoming District 12-AA tournament by defeating the Page Patriots 7-3 at home on Thursday night. With MCHS, Page, and Summit locked in a three-way tie for second place entering Thursday's contest, the Tigers (14-6, 10-3 District) got a strong pitching performance from starting hurler Matt Sharp and built a 6-1 lead through the first five innings of play before eventually claiming the four-run victory. more

On Thursday night, the Cornersville Bulldogs (11-11) snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Loretto Mustangs 3-1 at home behind a stellar performance from senior pitcher Matt Callender. Loretto (13-6) held a 1-0 lead through the first two innings of play, but the Bulldogs tallied a run in the bottom of the third to tie the game at 1-1, before crossing home plate two more times in the bottom of the fifth en route to claiming their 11th win of the year. more

Forrest needed a win in Lynchburg Tuesday night to create a three-way tie for first place in District 9-A, but some costly errors in the field by the Lady Rockets and a strong effort in the circle by Moore County ace Kasey Harvey was the difference in a 3-0 loss to the Raiderettes. "You have to hit the ball and you can't make errors," said Forrest head coach Becky Cheatham. "We didn't hit as a team and you can't blame everything on one player, but we have got to clean up our defensive act, and we have got to start hitting the ball." more

On Wednesday, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs recorded their second straight lopsided victory when they crushed District 11-A foe Santa Fe 17-2 on the road in five innings to complete the season sweep of the Lady Wildcats. After scoring 20 runs in the their last outing against Columbia Central two days earlier, the Lady Bulldogs (5-4, 4-2 District) continued to pound the ball on Wednesday and cranked out 18 hits against Santa Fe starting pitcher Bailey Staggs and reliever Maddi Lusk to go along with four walks and three Lady Wildcat errors. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs' chances of claiming the top seed in the upcoming District 11-A tournament went up in smoke on Tuesday night when they lost 3-1 to the first place Richland Raiders at home. After defeating CHS 16-6 the previous evening, Richland (12-7, 10-0) was locked in a 0-0 tie with Cornersville through the first four innings of play before scoring three runs over the next three frames to seize a 3-0 lead. more

The Forrest Rockets (14-7, 7-3) wasted a three-hit, seven strikeout effort by Zach Horvath in a 3-2 loss at Cascade Monday night, before exploding for 15 runs in Chapel Hill Tuesday night versus the Champions to gain a split and remain in the thick of the District 9-A race. Forrest is tied with Community (13-7, 7-3) for second place, one game back of MTCS (14-5-1, 8-2). more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (4-4) snapped a two-game losing streak on Monday night by going on the road and thrashing the Columbia Central Lady Lions 20-10 in five innings. Cornersville swung hot bats the entire night and built an 18-2 lead through the first three and a half innings of play before cruising to the mercy rule shortened victory... more

The Lewisburg Middle School Tigers ended the 2013 season on a positive note when they traveled to Columbia and defeated the E.A. Cox Cougars 10-5 in five innings to finish the year with an 11-1 record. After E.A. Cox jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, the Tigers outscored the Cougars 10-4 over the next four frames before the game was called due to darkness at the end of the fifth inning. more

The Forrest Lady Rockets showed some gritty resiliency Wednesday night at the Field of Dreams in Chapel Hill, bouncing back from a tough loss at Moore County on Tuesday with an 8-0 shutout win versus Huntland. "I don't know what lit a fire in them, but they decided they wanted to hit and that's good, we need more and more of that, every night," said Forrest head coach Becky Cheatham. more

After defeating Cascade 2-0 four days earlier, the Marshall County Tigers (7-3-2) stuck another feather in their cap on Tuesday night when they beat the Lincoln County Falcons 2-0 at home. The two teams were locked in a 0-0 at the end of the first half, but the Tigers began to pick up their offensive pressure in the second stanza and outscored Lincoln County 2-0 over the final 40 minutes to claim their seventh victory of the season. more

After winning a pair of big games against District rival Spring Hill earlier in the week, the Marshall County Tigers (11-6) were unable to maintain that emotional peak on Friday night when they dropped a 6-1 decision to the Columbia Central Lions (14-4) at home. The game was tied 1-1 at the end of the first inning, but the Tigers failed to cross home plate again while Columbia scored five runs over the final six frames to claim their 14th win of the season. more

Sometimes it's just not your day. The Cornersville Bulldogs fell into second place in the District 11-A standings when they lost 16-6 in six innings to fellow conference co-leader Richland on Monday afternoon in Lynnville. With both teams entering Monday's contest with an 8-0 record in District play, Cornersville got off to a promising start and jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a RBI single by Neil Davis. more

With an important game against District 12-AA leader Page looming later in the week, the Marshall County Tigers made sure they took care of business on Monday night when they defeated the Hickman County Bulldogs 11-1 in six innings at home. Bolstered by a seven-run first inning, the Tigers (12-6, 8-3 District) pounded out 13 hits against Hickman County starting pitcher Greg Coiner and reliever Damian Kiest to go along with six walks and three Bulldog errors. more

The four-year Mid-South Conference Tournament title run by FMS ended Monday at Liberty Middle School as Cascade Middle School blasted their way to a 12-2 six-inning, run-rule win over the Rockets in the championship game. "We just couldn't get the job done today, our boys came ready to play, but I think they ran out of energy," said FMS head coach Bart Joyce. "We dug ourselves a hole by losing the first game, but got ourselves back in position by winning three in row. We had a good run, we finished first in the season and runner-up in the tournament." The Champions, who went undefeated in the tournament, banged out 16 hits in the contest, including five extra base knocks. more

The FMS Lady Rockets were in the catbird seat Saturday night at the Big South Conference Tournament in Chapel Hill, needing just one win versus Spring Hill to claim back-to-back titles, but the Lady Generals spoiled the fun, beating Forrest (18-3) twice to steal the hardware. "It was a tough loss," said FMS head coach Bunky Elmore. "I hurt for the girls because they have worked so hard. They did everything we asked of them and they never gave up. In the last game when we were down they still had fight in them to the very end. It just showed what kind of heart they have and what Forrest softball is made of." more

The Forrest Lady Rockets, coming off a two-game losing streak, bounced back Friday night in Murfreesboro, taking a pair of close games 4-2 and 6-5 versus MTCS to earn a double-header sweep. In game one of the two five-inning contests, MTCS led 2-1 and had Forrest on the ropes as the Lady Rockets were down to their last out before going ahead on a dramatic three-run, bases clearing double by Liz "The Eraser" Daughrity in the top of the fifth inning. more

Marshall County senior softball player Katie Crabtree earned household bragging rights on Friday afternoon when the Tigerettes (9-6) claimed an 8-4 home victory over local rival Cornersville, which is coached by her father Eric Crabtree. Coming off a pair of frustrating losses to Spring Hill and Giles County earlier in the week, MCHS righted the ship on Friday and jumped out to an 8-0 lead through the first four innings of play before fending off a late Lady Bulldog rally to snap a two-game losing streak. more

The FMS Rockets are still alive thanks to a 6-1 win over the Huntland Hornets in the second round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament Wednesday night at Liberty. Jordan Jent turned in a stout effort on the mound for FMS, going six innings for the win. more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (7-5) tuned up for the upcoming Big South Conference tournament by going on the road and thrashing the E..A. Cox Lady Cougars 16-2 in five innings on Wednesday afternoon. Aided by a nine-run fifth inning, the Lady Bulldogs pounded out 18 hits overall against E.A. Cox starting pitcher Kayla Bennett to go along with a walk and five Lady Cougar errors. more