The Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes had a chance to pick up a victory in their season opener on Tuesday night, but were unable to hold off a late charge by Meridianville, AL and dropped a 29-26 decision to the Lady Eagles at home. After trailing 14-10 at halftime, the Tigerettes turned in a strong third quarter performance and rallied to take a 20-18 lead. Meridianville, though, stepped up their play down the stretch and outscored LMS 11-6 in the fourth period to escape with the three-point victory. more

basketball teams in Chapel Hill Tuesday night as the FMS boys (3-3) were trounced 52-24, while the Lady Rockets (2-4) put forth a gallant effort in a 39-37 nail-biting loss. The Lady Champions scored a dozen first quarter points, four more than the Lady Rockets, who put together a late run after falling behind 10-4. more

With hundreds of hours of dedication and hard work behind them, the Rocket Band of Blue ended the season by capturing third place in the 34th Annual Tennessee Division I State Marching Band Championship at Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro on Saturday. The band's 2011 season began with a week long band camp in late July at the Dubose Conference Center in Monteagle and after their return, they presented a performance of their new show Cirque du Soleil "KA" with musicals selections of Opener, Flight, Pursuit, and Battlefield for family and friends. more

The Forrest Cross Country program hosted sixteen schools at the Region 6A-AA Cross Country Championship on Thursday, October 27 at Henry Horton State Park on Saturday. The Forrest Lady Rockets, consisting of Ivy Donley (MCHS), Jessica Harmon, Brianna Mackie, Lupita Reyes, and Ashley Kincaid ran their way to an impressive third place finish and a berth in the TSSAA Class A/AA State Cross Country Championship on November 5 at Percy Warner State Park. more

In an ironic twist of fate, both Forrest and Marshall County High School will host a pair of Fighting Irish squads in the first round of the TSSAA playoffs Friday night with both contests beginning at 7:00 p.m. At the "Rock" in Chapel Hill, the number nine ranked 2A Rockets take on Houston County (5-5) in the first ever meeting between the two schools. more

It was a rough evening for the Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs (0-4), as they suffered a 51-16 loss on the road to the New Prospect Tigers on Thursday. Exploiting their noticeable height advantage inside, New Prospect dominated the first two quarters of play and forged a 36-7 lead in the first half. more

On Thursday night, the Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs (1-3) were dealt their third straight loss when they were defeated 43-26 by the New Prospect Lady Tigers in Lawrenceburg. Using a stifling a full court press, New Prospect (2-0) built a 23-14 lead in the first half before outscoring CMS 20-12 over the final two quarters to claim the 17-point victory. more

For three games in a row, everything went the FMS Rockets' way as they garnered wins in each of the contests before hitting a cold spell on the offensive end versus Moore County and it cost them in a 33-18 loss to Raiders Thursday night in Chapel Hill. Forrest got off on the right track as Tyler Adcock scored underneath on the games' first possession before Moore County's Lee Huffer scored consecutive buckets and his teammate Spencer Reese scored a basket to give the Raiders a 6-2. more

The FMS Lady Rockets were in the midst of a three-game losing streak before stunning the Moore County Raiderettes in a 32-18 coast-to-coast win Thursday night in Chapel Hill. Forrest jumped out early and never looked back, beginning with an impressive defensive display in the first quarter that led to an 11-0 run to start the ballgame. more

A Scottish harr (cold, wet, and damp) lingered low over the field Friday night in Lynchburg and so did a playoff atmosphere as the Forrest Rockets took on the Moore County Raiders, who staved off a late rally by the visitors from Chapel Hill to win 28-21. "I knew it was going to be tough and I knew going into it, what they did on offense was going to be extremely difficult to defend," said FHS head coach Kyle Stacey. "We just could not seem to get a break and could not close the door on them and I think that was the difference in the game." more

campaign with a flourish, as they notched their second straight win with a 32-14 home victory over archrival Richland in their season finale on Friday evening. Cornersville got off to a fast start and grabbed a 6-0 lead in the first quarter when quarterback Hayden McMahon hit Danny Gordon for a 15-yard touchdown strike. more

Records are meant to be broken. Marshall County senior tailback Trevor Irizarry made history on Friday night when he broke MCHS' single game rushing record by racking up 319 yards and six touchdowns on 22 carries to help lead the Tigers to a 39-18 home victory over the East Hickman Eagles. Former Marshall County great Rodney Davis previously held the single game rushing record with a 291-yard outburst against Brentwood in 1983. more

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six 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 October 31, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

It was a productive night for both Marshall County bowling teams, as the Tigerettes defeated the Tullahoma Lady Wildcats 21-6 at Fun Time Bowling in Lewisburg on Monday to run their record to 2-1, while the Tigers picked up their first win of the season with a 23-4 triumph over the Wildcats. "Coming off a loss last week, I thought we rebounded pretty well," said Marshall County coach Robby Giles. "We've got a lot of new players on both teams and we're showing improvement every week." more

On Saturday, the Forrest Rocket Band of Blue travelled to Glencliff High School in Nashville for a performance at 21st Annual Colt Classic. Twenty-eight marching bands competed and Forrest took home some top honors in Field Commander, Percussion, Color Guard, and First Place Band in their class. more

Week 10 of the prep football season brings high drama for two of the three county squads as they finish the regular season and press on towards the first round of the playoffs. The Forrest Rockets (7-2, 4-1) control not only their destiny, but first place Eagleville's as well when they square off versus longtime rival Moore County (6-3, 3-2) under the lights in Lynchburg Friday night. more

You can't take anything for granted. The Marshall County Tigers hit an unexpected bump in the road on Friday night when they traveled to Franklin and lost 7-3 to longtime District rival Page. Although the Patriots turned in an inspired defensive effort and desperately needed a victory to stay in the playoff race, Marshall County (6-3, 5-2 District) held a 3-0 lead late in the contest thanks to a 21-yard field goal by Aaron Medley early in the fourth quarter and had a chance to run out the clock. more

After opening the season with a 43-27 loss to Columbia Academy two days earlier, the Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs saw their record fall to 0-2 on Saturday when they were beaten 44-33 on the road by the Culleoka Warriors. Culleoka was in total command of the game early on and built a 26-12 lead in the first half before outscoring Cornersville 8-2 in the third quarter to open up a 34-14 advantage. more

On Saturday, the Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs suffered their first loss of the season when they were defeated 27-26 on the road by the Culleoka Lady Warriors. Cornersville appeared to be in control of the contest and held a 21-12 lead midway through the third quarter, but Culleoka suddenly caught fire offensively and used a 15-2 run to seize a 27-23 advantage early in the fourth period before holding on for the one-point victory. more

After losing all five starters from last year's squad, the Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs received a tough initiation on the basketball court on Thursday night, as they were defeated 43-27 by Columbia Academy in their season opener at Culleoka High School. Despite having three seventh graders in their starting lineup, Cornersville put up a tough fight in the first half and trailed just 22-17 at the break. The Bulldogs, though, were unable to keep pace with CA in the second half, as Columbia Academy outscored CMS 21-10 over the final two quarters to pull away for the 16-point victory. more