The Marshall County Tigers were in control for most of the game versus Lewis County Tuesday night, but let the Panthers back in late with some uncharacteristic sloppy play down the stretch. The Tigers would eventually prevail 56-53, but head coach Jason Tigert was not pleased with the way his team finished the game... more

The success of the Marshall County High School football program continues to pay dividends for the players and the school as two more of this season's defensive stars have verbally committed to continue their football careers at the next level. MCHS head football coach Don Thomas said at the announcement, "This is a positive for Marshall County High School. ... more

By Anthony S. Puca Staff Writer No one is really sure when the last time the Forrest Middle School boys captured the World Tournament in Chapel Hill, giving way to realizing that it as been quite a while if memories have faded that long. The Rockets came into the forty-sixth edition of the World Tournament as the favorites and lived up to billing, sweeping Liberty, MTCS, and Cascade in order by an average score of 18 points to win the title... more

The host FMS Lady Rockets won their first round game versus Liberty at the World Tournament, but could not sustain the momentum of that victory, falling in succession to MTCS and Cascade to finish fourth. The going was tough from the beginning for Forrest versus a Liberty team the Lady Rockets had crushed 41-10 on December 4... more

The Marshall County Tigers (7-2, 2-0 District) finally conquered their house of horrors Saturday evening when they traveled to Pulaski and defeated the Giles County Bobcats 71-62. Having lost their last seven games at Pulaski by an average of 26.7 points, Marshall County appeared to be in danger of suffering yet another defeat at the hands of the Bobcats, as Giles County (2-3, 1-1 District) held a 47-41 lead late in the third period... more

The Marshall County Tigers (7-2, 2-0 District) finally conquered their house of horrors Saturday evening when they traveled to Pulaski and defeated the Giles County Bobcats 71-62. Having lost their last seven games at Pulaski by an average of 26.7 points, Marshall County appeared to be in danger of suffering yet another defeat at the hands of the Bobcats, as Giles County (2-3, 1-1 District) held a 47-41 lead late in the third period... more

The Cornersville Bulldogs, playing without two key starters, played an inspired ballgame Monday night at home without their ill buddies, just missing a win, falling 40-37 in an overtime classic to New Prospect. Tyler Lowry had the game of his young life, slicing and dicing with ball, drilling long shots, and playing a suffocating style of defense that was prominent for the entire Bulldog squad, the entire game... more

The Forrest Rockets, coming off a blowout loss at Culleoka on Saturday, fizzled out again in Eagleville Tuesday night, losing 58-34 to move to 3-5 on the season. Both squads could not throw the ball in the ocean for the first 4:31 of the contest and could only manage 10 points combined in the first quarter. Colin Henson had the only bucket for Forrest, who trailed 8-2 after the period... more

The Forrest Lady Rockets continued their nearly six-year domination over Eagleville, winning for the fifteenth consecutive time versus the Lady Eagles in a game that was never close. Eagleville has not defeated the Lady Rockets since Feb. 11, 2003. The 52-35 Forrest conquest on Tuesday night in Eagleville started just the way that Forrest head coach Jeremy Jean has envisioned and the early game domination is reminiscent of the past four years when the Lady Rockets would crush their opponents early and never let them get back into a game.. ... more

Cornersville Middle School girls basketball coach Joy McMasters and the Lady Dawgs fell behind 8-1 early in their Monday night tilt with New Prospect, causing the coaching head wheels in McMasters and her assistant coach Sally Hobbs to turn. What the two coaches came up with was the difference in the ballgame. ... more

The Forrest Rockets, coming off two consecutive losses, opened up District 9A play Friday night with a 62-55 win over visiting Van Buren. On Saturday night, the Rockets were not so fortunate, losing 71-37 at Culleoka. The Rockets (3-4) began the Van Buren contest on a mission, jumping out to 16-0 lead before the Eagles got on the board at the 2:19 mark of the first quarter... more

The Tigers/Tigerettes hosted the Lawrenceburg Wildcats on Thursday, Dec. 4. The Tigerettes went into the match without a loss but didn't emerge that way...they lost to the Lady Wildcats 20-7. The Tigers also lost 17-10. The Tigerettes split the first match 3-3, with Ashley Hunt (146), Lindsey Fagan (136) and Danielle Toseland (153) winning their points. ... more

The Forrest Lady Rockets did not have time to do some damage to their Christmas shopping lists over the weekend, spending the weekend doing damage to their opponents, beating Van Buren 65-55 in the district opener Friday night at home and then captured their sixth straight win with a blow-out 73-18 win at Culleoka on Saturday... more

It is World Tournament time, beginning tonight at Forrest Middle School and both Chapel Hill squads prepared for the annual event by sweeping Liberty Middle School on Thursday night. The Rockets improved to 13-1 on the season with a 41-24 win over the Patriots, while the Lady Rockets evened their record at 7-7, blasting the Lady Patriots 41-10... more

Coming off a disappointing 72-63 loss to East Literature, the Marshall County Tigers (5-2) bounced back with a strong performance Saturday night when they defeated the Cornersville Bulldogs 67-37 in the Night of Stars at Lewisburg. Marshall County seized control of the game early and built a 35-15 lead by halftime, before Cornersville (3-4) fought back and cut the deficit to thirteen late in the third. ... more

The Cornersville Bulldogs (3-3) moved back to the .500 mark Friday night when they thumped the Lighthouse Christian Lions 49-33 at home on the strength of a dominant first half performance. CHS had their way with the Lions during the first two quarters of play and forged a 31-10 lead by halftime before opening up a twenty-two-point advantage early in the fourth quarter en route to collecting their second straight win... more

After dropping their two previous games, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (5-2) got back to their winning ways Friday night by whipping the Lighthouse Christian Lady Lions 62-23 at home. The Lady Bulldogs put the game out of reach in the first two quarters and built a 37-15 lead by halftime before outscoring Lighthouse Christian 25-8 over the final two periods to coast to the thirty-nine-point victory... more

The Summertown Eagles (4-1), averaging 89.5 points per game over their last four contests have three players in the starting lineup that score in double digits every night. Against Forrest on Tuesday, the three, Wesley Long, Bubba Clifton, and Logan Harville combined for 50 of Eagles' 83 points with Long leading the way with 25 points, including three treys... more

A new era began in Knoxville Monday when the University of Tennessee introduced Lane Kiffin as their new head football coach. Kiffin, 33, is much more experienced than many observers are giving him credit for and brings NFL dream clout and past recruiting prowess to Knoxville... more

Coming off their first loss of the year three days earlier, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (4-2) hit another bump in the road Tuesday night when they dropped a 63-55 decision at home to a strong Middle Tennessee Christian Lady Cougar squad, which advanced to the Sectional round of the playoffs last season... more