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Forrest Middle School hosted nearby Community Middle School Monday night and were not gracious hosts, sweeping the Unionville hoopsters. The Rockets continued their winning ways, improving their record to 9-1 on the season with a decisive 38-29 win...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/20/08
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Despite losing three starters and a pair of key reserves from a team that went 17-12 and finished third in District 11-A last season, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs basketball program appears to be on the upswing. CHS head coach Micah Landers has a cast of solid veterans and a group of talented underclassmen to work with this year and is optimistic about their prospects...
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By Louis G. Scheuchenzuber, Staff Writer
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11/20/08
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2008-09 Cornersville Bulldogs Basketball Preview By Louis G. Scheuchenzuber After turning in one of the most successful seasons in the history of the program, the Cornersville Bulldogs basketball program will try to maintain the gains made under third-year coach Adrian Wilson...
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By Louis G. Scheuchenzuber, Staff Writer
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11/20/08
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Jason Tigert, in his third year as head coach of the Marshall County High School Tigers set his team loose to burn the cords from long range last season and the Tigers went crazy, shell shocking their opponents with double figures in 3's in many of their games...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/18/08
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Cornersville Middle School hosted Shelbyville's Harris Middle School Thursday evening, coming away with a hard earned split. The Lady Bulldogs knew they were in for a tough battle versus the Eaglettes, always the prominent feeder school to the storied high school program that has won a record 12 state championships...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/18/08
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On Tuesday night at Brentwood High School, the 2007-2008 Class AA state champion Marshall County High School Tigerettes took the floor, beginning the daunting task of defending the school's fourth state title. Looking ahead at the upcoming season requires one more look back into time to their return to glory...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/17/08
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By Anthony S. Puca Staff Writer The Lewisburg Middle School basketball teams held their home openers Tuesday night, coming away with a split. The Tigers moved to 2-1 on the season, thrashing their namesakes from Lincoln County 45-10. The girls on the other hand remained winless in the early weeks of the season after dropping a 24-20 heartbreaker...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/13/08
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Forrest head coach Davy McClaran plans on going deep this season, in the post-season and down the length of the bench. The Rockets finished third in District 9A last year with a 7-5 record, but lost in the first round of the Region 5A Tournament 67-56 at Clarksville Academy. The Rockets return five experienced seniors for the 2008-2009 season to go along with their two junior post players, plus McClaran has a talented and quick sophomore class that is ready to contribute...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/13/08
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Cooler weather combined with water temperatures dropping will end most anglers fishing season but a change in fishing techniques can lead to a productive day of fishing on New Lake. Colder water temperatures send bluegill deep off points and drop-offs. ...
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By David D. McGavock, Fisheries Biologist
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11/13/08
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Forrest girls head basketball coach Jeremy Jean already had one of his dreams come true in a totally unexpected manner last year when he landed the head-coaching job of the Lady Rockets. "I had always hoped to coach and knew I would, but to have this be my first job was a dream come true," said the coach...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/13/08
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Cornersville athletic director Spencer Mitchell, along with mens basketball coach Adrian Wilson were presented with the A. F. Bridges Athletic District 6 sportsmanship awards at the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association's (TSSAA) regional meting at Hunters Lane High School on Nov. 6...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/11/08
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The Marshall County Tigers (8-3) made a surprisingly early exit from the postseason Friday night when they went on the road and suffered a gut wrenching 24-20 loss to the Lexington Big Red Tigers (7-4) in the first round of the TSSAA playoffs. Although Lexington finished second in Region 6-AAA, MCHS came into the contest as the favorite after the Big Red Tigers posted a pedestrian 6-4 record during the regular season, which included a 41-0 shellacking at the hands of arch rival Jackson South Side seven days earlier.. ...
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By Louis G. Scheuchenzuber, Staff Writer
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11/11/08
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The Marshall County High School bowling team hosted Columbia Academy at the Fun Time Bowling Lanes in Lewisburg on Thursday and came away with a sweep. The Tigerettes won a close match 15 ½ to 11 ½ to remain unbeaten at 3-0 on the season, while the Tigers (2-1) took a big bite out of the Bulldogs, gouging them 22-5...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/10/08
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The Forrest Middle School Lady Rockets snapped their two-game losing streak in a big way, hammering the E. A. Cox Lady Cougars 42-12 in Chapel Hill Monday night. Forrest head coach Jessica Inlow had a plan and it worked to perfection. Inlow's game plan was to go directly into a 2-2-1 defensive press from the opening whistle and never let up...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/6/08
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There is only one county team left standing after ten weeks of prep football, the same one as last season. The Tigers of Marshall County High School (8-2) travel west this week to take on their namesakes from Lexington High School (6-4) in the first round of the Class 3A TSSAA football playoffs...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/6/08
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For the second straight year, the Marshall County Tigers will be traveling west in the first round of the playoffs after they dropped a 25-20 decision to archrival Giles County on Halloween night in Pulaski. With second place in Region 5-3A on the line, the Bobcats led from start to finish en route to their third straight victory over MCHS...
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By Louis G. Scheuchenzuber, Staff Writer
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11/4/08
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Forrest turns over playoff spot to MTCS By Anthony S. Puca Staff Writer For the second straight year, the Forrest Rockets will be sitting on the sidelines for the TSSAA football playoffs. This season, Forrest was knocked out 21-14 by an MTCS squad that will be making the school's first ever playoff appearance next week, traveling to Wayne County...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/4/08
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The Forrest Middle School Rockets, under the tutelage of Robby Reasonover, continued their early season hot streak on Thursday, winning 36-31 in Chapel Hill over Cascade to move to 4-1 on the season. The Rockets blew away the Champions from the get go, scoring the game's first 15 points. Zach Horvath had seven points, Brooks Lamb scored six, and Tyler Rumley nailed a big three-pointer in a balanced first quarter scoring attack...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/4/08
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It was high drama over the weekend as members from Saddle Creek Golf Club and Champions Run Golf Club came together for the 4th Annual Mid-State Cup matches. Saddle Creek came into the two-day tournament as defending champions, holding a 2-1 lead in the yearly matches...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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11/4/08
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After three tough consecutive road games to open the 2008-2009 season, the Forrest Middle School basketball teams finally got to come home Monday night, hosting Moore County. Two of those road battles were games versus E. A. Cox and Whitthorne, both members of Tennessee Middle School Association's large school division...
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By Anthony S. Puca, Staff Writer
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10/30/08
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