After ten years away from Moore County, Forrest head coach Jeremy Jean returned to his basketball roots Friday night, leading the Lady Rockets back to Lynchburg for the first time since taking over the helm at Chapel Hill in 2008. Jean was a member of Moore County's 1999 state championship basketball team. Jean, an all-state tournament team selection that season, poured in 25 points, including 6 treys for the Raiders in their 60-49 win over Cosby in the '99' title game... more

Cornersville junior Haley Fagan proved that a small town girl can make it to the big stage of college athletics when she recently committed to play softball at the University of Tennessee. Recruited primarily because of her prowess in the pitching circle, Fagan also received scholarship offers from Mississippi State and UT-Martin and received serious interest from SEC powers Alabama and Georgia, who both reached the semifinals of the 2009 College Softball World Series. ... more

The CMS Lady Bulldogs had the bite in Wednesday night's first round World Tournament game versus Eagleville, pouncing out to an early 8-2 lead and never looked back, coasting home to a 38-32 win. The Lady Dawg victory would turn out to be the lone notch in the win column for any of the three Marshall County schools in the tournament... more

The Forrest Lady Rockets, coming off their first loss of the season at the hands of CPA, came back with a vengeance Friday in Chapel Hill versus Eagleville, routing the Lady Eagles 71-23 in the District 9A opener. The Lady Rockets extended their winning streak over Eagleville to 17 games. Forrest has a 20-1 record versus Eagleville, dating back to 2002. The last loss to their longtime District 9A opponent was on Feb. 11, 2003 when Eagleville won at home 62-51... more

The Forrest wrestling team hosted Franklin County and Warren County in a dual match Tuesday in Chapel Hill, losing to both traveling squads 52-24 and 54-18 respectively. The only two victories for the Rocket wrestlers besides forfeit wins were by Garrick Whaley (160 lbs.) in a default over Franklin County's Cody MaDee and FMS eighth grader Jamie Boyce, who defeated Warren County's Trevor Connelly 6-0 in the 135 lb. weight class... more

The Forrest Rockets picked the perfect time to snap their early season winless streak, beating Eagleville 60-47 in the District 9A opener Friday night in Chapel Hill. Corey Bishop got back the … more

Cornersville junior Haley Fagan proved that a small town girl can make it to the big stage of college athletics when she recently committed to play softball at the University of Tennessee. Recruited primarily because of her prowess in the pitching circle, Fagan also received scholarship offers from Mississippi State and UT-Martin and received serious interest from SEC powers Alabama and Georgia, who both reached the semifinals of the 2009 College Softball World Series. ... more

The only hosting the Forrest Middle School teams will be doing this week at the World Tournament is off the court after both squads were eliminated Monday night in first round action. The FMS girls trailed for much of the first half versus Community until a late second quarter run sparked by some good defense and the hot hand of Savannah Brothers who nailed a go ahead three-pointer as time ran out in the first half... more

Forrest's Beth Hawn keeps pouring it on and pouring it in, adding a 28-point effort Wednesday night at the Forrest Thanksgiving Classic, leading the Lady Rockets to a 63-39 win over Tullahoma. Hawn said after the game, "This is the first time in five years that the Lady Rockets have started 3-0. ... more

Coming into Monday night's game versus Columbia Central, the Marshall County Tigerettes were on the short end of a 2-10 record versus the Lady Lions since 2002 with the last Lewisburg win coming on Dec. 19, 2003 when MCHS stole a 41-37 victory in Maury County... more

Lady Rocket senior standout Beth Hawn, affectionately called Betty by her teammates will be forever known as Buffalo Betty after starring in the leading role of the 2009-2010 Chapel Hill hardwood heroines opening night wild west show. Hawn, playing to a packed house that included her next head coach from UT Martin, Kevin McMillan poured in a career high 30 points, hauled down 18 rebounds, stole the ball 8 times, swatted away 4 shots, and drew 3 offensive fouls in a huge 60-44 win over the defending Class A State Champion Clarkrange Lady Buffaloes.. ... more

The under-manned Forrest Rockets and the Clarkrange Buffaloes played a tight opening night Hall of Fame game in Chapel Hill Tuesday night, won by the visitors 51-47. The Rockets were minus their … more

The Marshall County Tigers (1-0) gave MCHS basketball fans their money's worth Tuesday night, as they pulled out a thrilling 61-60 home victory over a deep and athletic East Literature Eagle squad in their season opener after rallying from an eight-point fourth quarter deficit... more

After losing one of the most talented classes in the program's history to graduation, the Marshall County Tigerettes (0-1) found out Tuesday night that life on the basketball court will be a bit tougher this season, as MCHS opened the 2009-10 campaign with a 52-38 loss at home to the East Literature Lady Eagles... more

The stars keep shining in Lewisburg. With the successful appearance of the Barbarian, All-Star Wrestling will be featuring two legends of the ring, former WWE Royal Rumble winner "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Tennessee legend "Superstar" Bill Dundee making their way ringside Nov. 28 at the ASW Arena in Lewisburg... more

One current and one former Marshall County School Board member made good on their promise of sleeping on the Forrest schoolhouse roof. Randy Perryman and Mark Wilkerson accepted a summertime challenge from Forrest Athletic Director Scott Delk and the Rocket football team that they would sleep on the roof of Forrest school if the Rockets won eight games this season and on a chilly night last Thursday, Perryman and Wilkerson ascended up the ladder at 5:30 p.m. ... more

The LMS Tigers, the defending Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association champions made an early season statement in defense of their title Thursday night in Lewisburg, chasing the E. O. Coffman Panthers out of the den in a big 52-25 win. It was the third straight win for the Tigers, who moved to 3-1 on the season with Thursday night's win over the Panthers... more

Forrest's Beth Hawn has made her choice, wanting to get her college signing behind her so she can concentrate on her senior season of playing basketball. Forrest head coach Jeremy Jean said … more

It wasn't supposed to end this way. The Forrest Rockets suffered a heartbreaking 20-17 home loss to Marion County after squandering a 10-point second half lead in the first round of the TSSAA playoffs. The Rockets were in the driver's seat, leading 17-7 and driving towards the Marion County end zone early in the fourth quarter when they fumbled the ball way to the Warriors, who used the momentum changing turnover to score 13 unanswered points... more

It's hard to beat a good team two weeks in a row. The Cornersville Bulldogs season came to an end Friday night, as CHS suffered a 41-28 loss on the road to the Perry County Vikings in the first round of the Class A playoffs. Cornersville (5-6) defeated Perry County 21-20 at home a week earlier to qualify for the playoffs, but the Vikings had everything go their way early on in their postseason rematch and forged a 27-0 lead late in the second quarter prior to taking a 27-7 advantage into the break.. ... more