Marshall County High School senior and Lipscomb University signee KJ Johnson has been named as one of the three finalists for the 2019 Class 2A Mr. Basketball Award. The other two finalists are Blake Atwood (Johnson County) and Chandler Lawson (Wooddale). Johnson won the award last year over Jayden Lockett (East Nashville) and Jessie Walker (Brainerd). 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 Feb. 4, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

The fifth-ranked Fayetteville (21-4, 8-1) Tigers and the Cornersville (9-12, 2-7) Bulldogs met Friday night in a District 8-A battle. The Tigers proved too much for the Bulldogs as they easily rolled to a 64-27 victory and a sweep of the district series. Both teams, as well as their communities are in the middle of battling illness with players on both sides having to play through to continue the season’s remaining games. more

The Fayetteville (4-17, 0-8) Lady Tigers came calling on the Cornersville (11-14, 2-7) Lady Bulldogs for a District 8-A contest on Friday night. The Lady Bulldogs, led by Sarah Beth Prosser’s 14 points, came out ready to go in the third quarter, then survived a fourth quarter comeback by the Lady Tigers to claim a 42-37 victory. The win enabled the Lady Bulldogs to gain a sweep of the season series and prevent a last place finish in the district standings. more

The Forrest Rockets, buoyed by the girls win in double overtime, had Marshall County on the ropes Friday night at Chapel Hill before a big second half comeback turned in to an 82-70 win for the Tigers in the intra-county rivalry. 2017-2018 Class 2A Mr. Basketball KJ Johnson put on a show, wheeling and dealing his way to a game-high 37 points, including 15 points in a high-scoring second period. Johnson was also deadly from the free throw line, canning 8-of-11 attempts from the charity stripe with six free throws coming in the third quarter Tiger comeback. more

It was a packed house Friday night at Chapel Hill as the Forrest Lady Rockets took on Marshall County High School in a late season intra-county rivalry contest that also big implications on the regular season District 12-AA standings. The fans got their money’s worth as the game went the distance and more with Forrest taking a 45-41 double-overtime senior night win. more

Longtime Marshall County High School head baseball coach Joe George has been selected as one of five inductees into the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame Class of 2019. George will be inducted along with Jim Barr, administrator from Nashville; Ike White, administrator from Memphis; Tommy Colvin, coach from Humboldt; Mickey Marley, coach from Jackson; Hubie Smith, coach from Nashville; and Tom Weathers, coach from Chattanooga at the annual ceremony at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Murfreesboro on Saturday, April 13. more

HERMITAGE- - - The 2019 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 13, 2019. Two administrators, five 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 Nolensville Knights (14-9, 6-1) held on to first place in the District 12-AA standings with a 69-57 win at Forrest Monday night, while the Rockets (5-18, 1-6) fell to the cellar. The Knights got some help in taking over the top spot from Murfreesboro Central Magnet as they beat Marshall County 60-50 at Lewisburg Monday night. The Rockets lost by 32 points when the two teams met at Nolensville earlier in the season and Forrest played good enough Monday night to get the win, but just couldn’t get a few breaks late in the third quarter and early in the fourth period to pull off the upset. more

Forrest just cannot get over the hump when it comes to beating Nolensville as the first place Lady Knights came to Chapel Hill Monday night riding a three-game winning streak over the Lady Rockets. Nolensville left as winners of four in row after the Lady Rockets squandered the lead and lost 46-43, mostly due to a poor 3-for-12 effort from the free throw line. “It came down to one phase of the game and that’s free throws,” Forrest coach Jeremy Jean said. “Three for twelve you are not going to win any ballgames.” “We played well enough to win the game, defensively we were fine, offensively we were fine, and it just came down to missed free throws.” more

A battle of Tigers from Murfreesboro Central Magnet School (14-8, 3-3) and MCHS (11-11, 5-1) completed Monday night’s District 12-AA doubleheader contest. The Central Magnet Tigers scored a 60-50 win, avenging an earlier loss to Lewisburg. MCHS, coming off an emotional win over Community on Friday, wore special jerseys for the “Pink Out” night (American Cancer Society) at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg. more

The threat of snow for the area on Tuesday led to school officials rescheduling the District 12-AA game to Monday night between the Murfreesboro Central Magnet Lady Tigers (0-16, 0-6) and the Marshall County Tigerettes (19-4, 5-1). The Tigerettes, who had defeated the Lady Tigers on January 11, completed the sweep with a 37-26 victory. The game began with MCHS controlling the tip, but a missed shot and a Magnet rebound led to Kaitlin Polly scoring the game’s first basket. more

AP Top 10 Girls Poll 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 28, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

AP Top 10 Boys Poll 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 28, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

The Eagleville Eagles (19-3, 5-1) brought their number-one ranking in 1A and the number five leading scorer in the state, Ryley McClaran (24.3 points per game), to face the Cornersville (8-9, 2-4) Bulldogs in a District 8-A matchup. The Eagles showed why they had the top billing as they rolled over the Bulldogs 69-37 with McClaran getting his average (24) points. The Bulldogs, without the services of Tyler Wolaver, who will miss several more games with a bad ankle had to man up to stay with the Eagleville crew. more

Friday night’s game at Cornersville saw the Eagleville Lady Eagles (14-8, 5-1) and the hometown Lady Bulldogs (9-13, 1-6) square off in a District 8-A contest. The Lady Bulldog’s youth, inexperience, and growing pains were evident in a 44-25 loss. The Lady Eagles were hoping to keep pace with Cascade for the top spot in district standings and they did as both teams finished the night with 5-1 league marks. more

The Marshall County Tigerettes needed a win over Community in Friday night’s homecoming game at Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg to keep pace with Nolensville and they got it done with a hard fought 33-29 win. The Tigerettes held the Viqueens to their lowest scoring output of the season in a defensive effort reminiscent of the days when Danica “The Glove” Hopkins roamed the Lewisburg hardwoods for head coach David Steely’s championship squad of 2008. “Both teams had real good plans on how to stop the other one,” Steely said. “Just two teams that are starting to know each other real well and have played several times the last two years and we were both able to take each other’s streaks away.” more

It was a Friday night homecoming slugfest at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg as the Marshall County Tigers hosted the Community Vikings in a big District 12-AA clash. It also turned into the perfect night to break a record and that’s what 2017-2018 Class 2A Mr. Basketball and Lipscomb University signee KJ Johnson did as he poured in 47 points to lead MCHS to an 81-78 win. more

An old rivalry was revisited at Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg Tuesday night as the Giles County Lady Bobcats (7-9, 0-4) came to town to face the MCHS (18-4, 4-1) Tigerettes. The Tigerettes prevailed 56-30, recalling the old days of the 23rd District when duels between these two teams flourished. MCHS, in second place in District 12-AA play at 3-1, were needing a victory to keep pace with front-runner Nolensville. more

When the Giles County Bobcats come calling to Dottie Kelso Gym for a District 12-AA doubleheader clash you know the excitement builds. The MCHS band is playing Rock ‘n Roll, the student section is full early, the Concert Choir sings a stirring Star Spangled Banner, and the Tigerettes start the ball rolling with a win. Now it’s ShowTime!! The Tigers did not let the crowd down as they rolled to a 69-51 victory and a regular season sweep over their archrivals from Pulaski. more