The number-eight ranked Nolensville Lady Knights invaded the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium for a showdown for first place in District 12-AA with the Marshall County Tigerettes in Tuesday’s first game of a doubleheader. Both squads came into the contest with identical 4-0 district records and they proceeded to put on a defensive show with Nolensville coming away with a 37-27 victory and sole possession of first place. more

After an 11-point loss at Nolensville on Friday night, the Forrest Rockets bounced back on Saturday at Chapel Hill, picking up their third win of the season with a 61-51 triumph over Lawrence County. “It's great to be able to show the guys that we are improving,” Forrest coach Corey Bishop said. “The first time we played Lawrence County we lost 70-35, now we take a win by ten.” more

The Forrest Lady Rockets travelled to Nolensville Friday night and took a beating as the experienced and talented Lady Knights took an easy 70-49 win. “They (Nolensville) are a really good team,” Forrest coach Jeremy Jean said. “They have good size, good shooters, and a good post presence.” Nolensville’s had four players in double figures, led by two-time District 12-AA regular season MVP Grace Baird with 21 points, all coming from three-point land. Zoe Piller scored 17, Parker Leftwich had 15, Caymin Ladd 11 with three 3-pointers, and Sydney Mickulin rounded out the Lady Knights in the scoring column with six points. more

Friday night’s nightcap at Lynchburg featured a District 8-A matchup between the Cornersville Bulldogs and the Moore County Raiders. Moore County’s Brayden Cashion poured in 21 points to lead all scorers in the contest and the Raiders survived a second half surge by the Bulldogs to pull out a 57-47 victory. “I have got to find a way to get us a win, we haven’t been in those situations where we have to protect the lead and we’ll have to watch film and see how to,” Cornersville coach Peyton Newton said. “It was a good total team effort.” Eli Welch made his presence known in the opening stanza as he scored 11 points and blocked or altered several shots to keep the Bulldogs close. more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs hit the road to Lynchburg to take on a District 8-A foe Moore County Raiderettes Friday night. Moore County had to fend off the Lady Bulldogs, who came from 12 points back at the end of the third quarter to close to within three points before clutch free throw shooting from point guard Charlotte Ray enabled the Raiderettes to ease by Cornersville, 49-39. more

The 2020 TSSAA Hall of Fame inductees have been selected. Nine new members will be inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame at the annual luncheon at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Murfreesboro on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Three administrators, four coaches, one official, and one contributor will be inducted that day to join others in the annual gathering of those selected since the process began in 1982. more

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three 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 January 27, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

So much for not doing well in dual meets. The Forrest Rockets faced a 24-0 deficit every time they took the mat, giving up as many as five weight classes due to forfeits in the early season, but they overcame the shortfall in each of the least three contests to post a 3-0 record for the week. “That’s three in a row,” said a smiling Forrest coach Jason “Shooter” Hill. “It helps getting people back and being able to move and bump weight classes where we only give up three instead of five.” more

The Forrest Rockets busted their 14-game losing streak in a big way at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg, coming back to beat the Tigers 54-47 in a District 12-AA intra-county rivalry contest Tuesday night. “It’s nice to get a road win in the district,” Forrest coach Corey Bishop said. “We went a little old-school ball there with three posts and pounded the ball inside.” “It’s kind of a secret that was in the bag and it was time to pull it out, we needed to get a win and we did, I’m just excited for the boys and proud of them.” more

The Marshall County Tigerettes (12-3, 3-0) kept pace with Nolensville (13-4, 3-0) at top of the District 12-AA standings with a big 60-54 win over the Forrest Lady Rockets (13-6, 0-3) Tuesday night at Lewisburg in an intra-county rivalry contest. The Tigerettes were buoyed by a great first three minutes of the game as they took an early 10-0 lead and a great first three minutes of the pivotal fourth period when they went on a 7-0 run to open up a nine-point lead and then held firm for the win. more

The Associated Press’ Top 10 High School Basketball Polls The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three 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 January 20, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

The Lady Bulldogs welcomed the Santa Fe Lady Wildcats to Cornersville on Thursday night to celebrate 2020 Homecoming for the home end of the two-game regular season series. The Lady Bulldogs, who had suffered a 50-40 loss at Santa Fe on December 20, gained a split of the series and in the process broke an eight-game losing streak with a 39-36 win. more

The number-five ranked Fayetteville Tigers invaded Cornersville Friday night to face the Bulldogs in a District 8-A battle. The Bulldogs stayed close as they trailed by three points, but fell victim to hot 3-point shooting and accurate free throws in the second half as the Tigers rolled to a 60-29 victory... more

The Fayetteville Lady Tigers made the trek to face the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs for a District 8-A contest on Friday night. The Lady Bulldogs, coming off a win against Santa Fe on Homecoming night, carried a three-point lead into halftime, but could not maintain the advantage as a second half surge by Fayetteville and cold shooting by Cornersville allowed the Lady Tigers to come away with a 46-36 victory... more

In the second game of Thursday night’s Homecoming doubleheader, the Santa Fe Wildcats finished off the regular season series with a 69-58 win at Cornersville. The Bulldogs lost 64-43 at Santa Fe on December 20, 2019. The Wildcats were led by three players in double figures with Andy Slaughter leading the way with 19 points, Jeremy Dotson added 17, and Colton Steward tossed in 11... more

The Forrest Rockets sent 10 grapplers to the TSSAA State Tournament last season and came away with three state titles and one runner-up spot. Forrest is a little short-handed this season and probably won’t win many dual meets because of open weight classes, but watch out for the Rockets in the individuals as witnessed by a solid showing in the Region 3A/AA Super Scramble at Nolensville High School on Saturday... more

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three 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 January 13, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

Tennessee Sportswriters All-State Cross Country Teams Boys Cross Country Division II-A Timothy Hays, University School of Nashville, Sr. Pelham Bergesen, University School of Nashville, Sr. Andrew Cox, Franklin Road Academy, Sr. Trace Alexander, So., Battle Ground Academy, So... more

Marshall County High School junior Abylene Self became the second woman bowler to qualify for the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s state tournament when she garnered an automatic spot, winning the District 8 Tournament at the Tenn Pin Bowling Alley in Columbia on December 16... more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs hosted the Huntland Lady Hornets in the District 8-A opener for both squads on a rainy Friday night in Cornersville. The Lady Hornets, paced by 22 points from freshman Ashlyn Danley, easily handled the young Lady Bulldogs 59-23. The youth and inexperienced Lady Bulldogs (2-11) are struggling against pressure defenses and turning the ball over. more