The Forrest Lady Rockets' five-game winning streak came to an end Monday night in the semifinals of the District 9-A Tournament at Motlow State Community College as the Cascade Lady Champions went coast-to-coast, winning 54-47. Forrest (14-17) will return to Copperweld Arena in Lynchburg on Thursday in a consolation game versus the Community Viqueens (16-12), who almost pulled off an upset over top-seeded Moore County (26-4) before falling on the final play of the game. more

The Forrest Rockets wrestling team turned in a strong showing at the Region 5 A/AA Tournament in Cookeville last week, finishing in eighth place overall with Cage Hargrove and Spenser McGuiggan qualifying for the state tournament for the second year in a row. "We are very proud of all of our wrestlers for the effort that they put forth this year. We truly have an outstanding group of young men," said Forrest head coach Kyle Stacey. "The Individual Region Tournament is a very bittersweet day, unless your team has 14 state qualifiers. You are happy for the wrestlers that advance to the state; however, you are upset for the ones that fall short." more

Hermitage, Tennessee, February 13, 2013 -- The Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards will be presented to the top girls and boys in five classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association prior to the championship game awards presentation for each class, respectively. more

TWELVE TO JOIN THE TSSAA HALL OF FAME AT ANNUAL INDUCTION CEREMONIES APRIL 20 HERMITAGE- - - The 2013 TSSAA Hall of Fame inductees have been selected. Twelve new members will be inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame at the annual luncheon at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Murfreesboro on Saturday, April 20, 2013. more

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through February 11, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: more

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through February 11, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: more

On Feb. 2 at the Marriot Hotel in Nashville, Cornersville senior backstop Cody Blackburn received the Soaring Eagle trophy he garnered during the summer when he was named MVP of the American Legion, Columbia Post 19, Jr. League Division. more

The Forrest Rockets (18-9) beat county rival Cornersville for the third time this season when they thumped the Bulldogs 70-43 on Monday night at CHS behind a barrage of three-pointers to extend their current winning streak to five games. Having defeated Cornersville (5-19) decisively in the previous two meetings, the Rockets took care of business in a similar fashion on Monday, as they built a 35-22 lead in the first half before outscoring the Bulldogs 35-21 over the final two quarters to cruise to the 27-point victory. Bolstered by a 10-of-16 shooting performance in the fourth quarter, Forrest shot 44 percent (27-of-61) from the field overall against CHS' 2-3 zone, which included a 10-of-16 effort from beyond the arc. more

The Marshall County Tigers travelled to Spring Hill Monday night with a chance to tie the Raiders for second place in the district standings and led for almost three quarters before a last second 51-49 heartbreaking defeat. "The effort we gave last night was great," said Wilson. "I hate losing but if we are going to lose we want to go down swinging, and we did do that." Cameron Bowers gave the Tigers a chance at victory when he was fouled beyond the three-point arc as time ran out in the ballgame, but unfortunately, Bowers was unable to convert in the two-point loss. more

On Tuesday, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (18-7) ended the regular season with a thud, as they suffered a 59-48 loss at home to the Huntland Lady Hornets (12-14) on Senior Night. After pulling out a hard fought 61-59 overtime victory over CHS in their previous encounter on Jan. 10, Huntland used a barrage of three-pointers to build a 33-26 lead in the first half before opening up a 49-28 advantage early in the fourth quarter en route to sweeping the season series against the Lady Bulldogs. more

The emotions of Senior Night were not enough to carry the Cornersville Bulldogs (5-20) to victory on Tuesday, as they dropped a 57-43 decision to the Huntland Hornets (15-11) at home in their season finale. Having lost to Huntland 69-49 earlier in the season, the Bulldogs led for much of the first half in Tuesday's contest, but the Hornets used a late second quarter run to take a 32-27 advantage into the break. more

The Marshall County Tigerettes clinched home court advantage in the first round of the District 12-AA Tournament with a convincing, 48-39 coast-to-coast win at Spring Hill Monday night. "I am happy to gain the home court advantage, hopefully we will get the win versus Hickman County to secure third place," said MCHS head coach David Junkins. more

The Marshall County Tigers, coming off two consecutive district losses, took their frustrations out on a winless Hickman County squad with a 67-39 win over the Bulldogs in Lewisburg Tuesday night. With the win, Marshall County (15-11, 11-5) clinched a tournament third seed and a first round District 12-AA home game Wednesday night at Dottie Kelso. more

The Forrest Lady Rockets (13-16) recorded their fourth straight win on Monday night when they went on the road and defeated county rival Cornersville 52-40 to earn a split in the season series with the Lady Bulldogs. Cornersville (18-6) had beaten the Lady Rockets 39-37 on Nov. 19, but Forrest turned the tables on the Lady Bulldogs in Monday's contest, as they built a 25-21 lead in the first half before opening up a 51-36 advantage late in the fourth quarter en route to claiming the 12-point victory. more

MCHS head coach David Junkins has improved his district winning record each of the past two seasons as he started with seven wins in 2010, improved that mark to nine last year, and after a resounding 47-31 win over Hickman County in Tuesday's senior night event, the Tigerettes finished with an impressive 11-5 District 12-AA regular season mark. The Tigerettes finished the season strong, posting an 11-14 overall record, while winning eight out of their last 11 games. "That is just the way it panned out," said Junkins. "We struggled early in the season trying to find ourselves and I believe we have matured into a much better team." more

The Marshall County Wrestling Club (MCWC) is in its second season of existence and the sophomore year began with a bang as the Chapel Hill based organization built on their winning tradition, posting their most tournament wins ever last week. "We are pleased with our wrestlers and their performance this year," said club founder Chris Posey. "As a young club having wrestlers winning and challenging for championships on a weekly basis is wonderful. We can only expect that as these wrestlers progress that we will see even more success." more

The Marshall County Tigers had a chance to put some breathing room between them and Fairview in the battle for an upper echelon spot in the District 12-AA standings, but MCHS squandered a slim first half lead and a late comeback attempt fell short in a 52-48 loss in Lewisburg Friday night. "We had an off night in every category," said MCHS head coach Adrian Wilson. "Fairview brought their 'A' game, and for whatever reason we did not." more

The Forrest Rockets took care of business Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, beating Eagleville 57-47 in the regular season district finale that secured a fourth seed and home-court advantage in Friday night's opening round of the District 9-A Tournament. "Gaining home-court advantage was huge for us. Our fans are always supportive and really give our players momentum in big games," said Forrest head coach Wes Hobbs. "Clinching fourth says a lot about how hard the players worked to get back in the district race." more

Coming off a gut wrenching 58-57 double overtime loss to Santa Fe three days earlier, the Cornersville Bulldogs healed their wounds on Friday night by defeating Hampshire 53-47 on Homecoming to complete the season sweep of the Hawks. Having defeated Hampshire 54-45 on Jan. 8, CHS (5-18, 4-8 District) held a slim 22-20 lead at halftime of Friday's contest before the Hawks (4-18, 1-11 District) grabbed a 38-37 advantage at the end of the third quarter. more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs captured their fifth straight District 11-A regular season title on Friday night by thrashing the Hampshire Lady Hawks 71-14 on Homecoming. CHS (18-5, 11-1 District) came out firing on all cylinders and built a 41-10 lead in the first half before outscoring Hampshire 30-4 over the final two quarters to roll to their 17th straight win over the Lady Hawks. more