Well coached teams do not fall into traps and on Friday night, the Marshall County Tigers (4-1, 3-0) were the ones setting and springing the trap in a big 35-14 no doubt about it win, ruining Spring Hill's homecoming gala. Not letting his team get too high from the win, MCHS head coach Tom Turchetta said after the game, "I don't know if we took care of business, we started to take care of business. This team is in uncharted waters, we have not been in a position to be a favorite, we have been fighting our way from the bottom up, and we didn't handle it very well." more

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 September 26, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

The closer to Sewanee the MCHS bus moved, the more gray the sky turned in an ominous prediction of what was to come and by the end of the evening, the Tigerettes had suffered a whopping 5-0 loss to Sewanee, turning the ladies moods the same shade of gray. The Tigerettes (3-4-3 overall, 0-1-2 district) took to the field at 4:25 last Tuesday night, September 13 to face Sewanee in a non-district game. more

Since 2001, The Page Lady Patriots have been to the region semifinals and beyond every year except two in 2006 and 2007 when the Forrest Lady Rockets beat them out for the spot. Page advanced all the way to the Class A/AA State Tournament semifinals last season before losing to the eventual state champions Notre Dame. more

Playing through extremely difficult weather conditions in golf mandates a total focus where every single shot counts and on Monday at the Region 6A/AA Tournament at Henry Horton State Park it did. The Cascade Champions overcame the rain soaked day at a soggy Buford Ellington Golf Course to win the crown by one stroke 325-326 over Hickman County to advance to the state tournament for the first time in school history. more

The Forrest Rockets will go for win number eleven in a row over the Cornersville Bulldogs when the two squads meet in Frog Bottom Friday night at 7:00 p.m. in the storied Battle of the North and South. Forrest (3-1, 1-0) is coming off a bye week and will look to establish the running game early with senior Zach Ray in Cornersville versus a Bulldog squad that stands at (0-4, 0-2) on the season. more

The Forrest Rocket Band of Blue competed at the Hendersonville Golden Invitational on Saturday September 17, and for the second consecutive year, director Billy Bateman's marching band took home the coveted "Turning Eagle" trophy after a rousing performance. The Hendersonville event hosted 18 bands ranging from 31 members to 129 members from all over Middle Tennessee and Northern Alabama on Saturday. more

The Marshall County Tigers are officially back after putting a 26-7 physical beat down on fourth ranked Giles County Friday night at Preston Hopkins Field in Lewisburg. "The foundation just cracked," yelled a jubilant MCHS head coach Tom Turchetta as he ran up and down the sidelines late in the game. 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 September 19, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: more

The Forrest Hoops Club held their 1st Annual Golf Scramble Saturday at Champions Run Golf Course in Rockvale and had a great turnout. The winners of the first flight on the tough 6,900 yard, par 72 layout was the team of Ricky "Goose" Sweeney, Joey Morefield, Kevin Snell, and Anthony Puca, who came home with a score of 57. more

After playing MCHS to a 2-2 tie in their season opener last week, the Forrest Lady Rockets went on a yellow bus trip to Wartrace and after leading 2-1 at the half, the Lady Champions came back with three, second half goals to hand FHS a 4-2 loss. Cascade controlled the first five minutes of the game, not allowing Forrest to move up in to any type of offensive rush. more

Forrest head coach Kyle Stacey and his Rockets (3-1, 1-0) are off this week, but not really as the FHS coaching crew will be at Mt. Pleasant on a scouting mission for next week's opponent, the Cornersville Bulldogs. Stacey, a wideout for the MCHS Tigers from 1984-1987 would rather be part of "Stink City Week." more

It didn't take long for the Forrest Lady Rockets to prove to head coach Sherry Jones that they were ready to play against Huntland Thursday night as they scored two goals in the first eleven minutes of the contest and went on to shutout the Lady Hornets 4-0 for their first win of the season. Jones said after the game, "It was good to get that first win; I am very pleased with the girls." more

The FMS Rockets scored touchdowns in their first three possessions versus Eagleville Thursday night in Chapel Hill and cruised to an easy 24-6 Homecoming win. "It's always good to get a homecoming win," said FMS head coach Bart Joyce. "It's a big exciting win. We have the crowning, the kids have homecoming activities all week and the kids are excited. I am proud of all the them, everyone played well." more

MCHS freshman Brooks Leftwich was a man on fire Friday afternoon; firing a clutch, eighteen hole score of 79 to lead the Tigers to a second place finish at the District 11A/AA Golf Tournament. Leftwich's 79 tied him with Cascade's Blake England for the second best round of the day and the two golfers had to go back out for a sudden death playoff for the second medalist spot, won by England on the third hole. more

In the end, it was the defense that made the difference for the Forrest Rockets, who moved to 3-1 on the season with a 23-18 coast-to-coast Homecoming win over White House-Heritage at the "Rock" in Chapel Hill. "We overcame a lot tonight," said Forrest head coach Kyle Stacey. "Our kids hung together, they bent a little bit, but they never broke." 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 September 12, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote. more

Friday's District 11A/AA golf tournament, beginning at 8:00 a.m. at Henry Horton State Park's Buford Ellington Golf Course will be a wide open affair this year, especially the boys with Forrest, MCHS, Cornersville, Cascade, and Page coming into the event as even as it has been for several years. more

Three weeks into the prep football season, optimism abounds around two of the county football programs, while at the other a team works hard to reinvent itself. For the Marshall County Tigers, there is plenty to be happy about as the squad is off to an impressive 2-0 start with two consecutive road victories over Coffee County and Hickman County. After the Hickman County contest, Tiger head coach Tom Turchetta reiterated his desire that his team play in the present and for the present as he set his goal of winning the region title. more

Coming into Friday night's game in Unionville, the Forrest Rockets' average winning margin over the Vikings since 2007 has been 25 points and the final score in this one was very close to that mark in a 48-27 Chapel Hill win. The Rockets jumped out fast, just moments into the contest on two plays, beginning with great field position from the Community 21-yard line. more