Marshall County High School Tiger senior standout wide receiver Ak’y Howard is going to continue his football career as a Saint after signing a Letter of Intent with Thomas More University in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. An All-Region 4/4A selection at wide receiver, Howard finished his senior year with 472 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 13.1 yards per catch. Howard had 962 career receiving yards (14.6 per catch) and seven touchdowns... more

It was a long time coming. The last time the Forrest Rockets played a baseball game was on March 12, 2020 when they beat Summertown 4-3 before the remainder of last season was shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It may have been also been a bit of deja vu for Forrest junior ace hurler Kain Moses, whose last trip to the mound came against Cascade in the season opener last year when he turned in a strong four innings of work to pick up a win... more

The LMS Tigers travelled to Chapel Hill Friday night for the first of two intra-county rivalry contests this season and it was the Rockets who came out on top 7-3. FMS only had four hits in the game and got some first inning help by the Tigers, who spotted FMS four unearned runs without a base hit... more

The Community Middle School Vikings came calling on the host Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs for an early season game at the Bulldogs’ immaculately, groomed field on Monday afternoon. Behind some gritty pitching from Colyn Schillig, the Bulldogs were all even with the Vikings until a big seventh inning push by the Community boys netted the Vikings their first victory of the year, 10-5. more

The Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs travelled down Highway 31A to Pulaski Tuesday afternoon for an early season game against traditional foe Bridgeforth. The Lady Bulldogs took an early lead then fought off two rallies by the Lady Bobcats in the sixth and seventh innings to secure a 13-8 victory. The Lady Bulldogs started fast as Hanna Moore led off the game with a base hit to center field. more

After a 5-1 setback on Monday night at Spring Hill, the LMS Tigers hosted the Generals on Tuesday at the Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Babe Ruth Field in Lewisburg and they turned the tables with an identical 5-1 win to salvage the split. The Tigers got a huge effort on the mound from southpaw Eli Cross, who wheeled and dealed his way to a complete game two-hitter, giving up one unearned run while striking out six and walking one Spring Hill batter. more

The LMS Tigerettes hosted the FMS Lady Rockets in an intra-county battle Monday night at Reese Hambrick Field in Lewisburg and it was the home team that prevailed 10-5 behind some hot hitting and solid work in the circle. LMS starting pitcher Abby Leverette picked up the win, tossing 5.2 innings and surrendering one earned run on five hits while striking out six and walking six Forrest batters. more

After a big road win at Fairview on Saturday night, the Marshall County Tigers went back on the road again to Unionville on Tuesday night for a Region 6-AA Tournament semifinals clash with the Vikings. There was much on the line in the season rubber match with a win over the Vikings securing Marshall County’s first appearance in a region title game in five years and a berth in the state sectional round... more

The TSSAA Class A/AA State Wrestling Championships on Wednesday at the Chattanooga Convention Center was a one-day event this season due to the Covid-19 restrictions. There were six county wrestlers at the event as Forrest sent senior Noah Hill, freshman Seth McCoy and juniors Braiden Vanderploeg and Asa Nance while seniors Aaron Foster and Colton Haun qualified from Marshall County High School. Hill, the defending Class A/AA defending champion, swept through the tough 182-pound bracket for the second season in row to finish his senior campaign with a 31-0 record. more

After a second place finish in the District 12-AA Tournament, the Forrest Lady Rockets hosted its first region game in eight years as they took on the District 11-AA Tournament third place Fairview Yellow Jackets Friday night at Chapel Hill. Things did go as planned as the Yellow Jackets came out in a swarm and never got off as they easily beat the Lady Rockets 48-36. more

After having stubbed their toe against Nolensville in the regular season finale loss that prevented them from clinching sole possession of first place in the district, followed by a District 12-AA semifinal loss to Murfreesboro Central Magnet School at Dottie Kelso Memorial Gym, the Marshall County Tigers were left to host a consolation game against the Forrest Rockets, who were coming off a win against Nolensville... more

The Forrest Lady Rockets, whose season has been one of early disappointment that turned to late season success, traveled to Nolensville to take on the Lady Knights in the District 12AA title game. Nolensville used the strength of their huge post player Zoe Piller (daughter of former Tennessee Titans offensive guard Zach Piller) and the savvy play of guard Caymin Ladd (daughter of District 12-AA Coach of the Year Chris Ladd) to take a 47-33 win and claim their third consecutive district tournament title. “They (Nolensville) are a good team,” Forrest coach Corey Bishop said. “Coach Ladd did some things that we had to think about on defense, but we were able to handle it toward the end of the second quarter.” more

The Marshall County Tigers travelled to Fairview Saturday night for an opening round Region 6-AA Tournament contest that continued a long-standing rivalry that goes back decades as district foes and postseason opponents. The regular season District 12-AA champion Tigers stumbled in their first game of the district tournament, but they game out running and gunning on Saturday as they jumped out to a huge lead that propelled MCHS to a 60-53 win over the Yellow Jackets. more

District 12-AA Tournament Boys First Round Monday, February 22 At Nolensville Forrest 55, Nolensville 49 At Murfreesboro Central Magnet Murfreesboro Central Magnet 76, Giles County 73 Semifinals Tuesday, February 23 At Community Community 77 vs. Forrest 48... more

The Marshall County Tigers were looking to advance to the District 12-AA Tournament title game as they hosted their namesakes from Murfreesboro Central Magnet School (MCM) on a pleasant Tuesday evening after a week of Artic weather had postponed action in the tournament... more

After stunning Nolensville 55-49 in Monday night’s District 12-AA opening round contest, the Forrest Rockets had to get back up and face the tough task of travelling to Unionville to take on the number-two seed Vikings. After a close first quarter, Community turned it on and rolled to an easy 77-48 win over the Rockets. “I thought we had a solid first quarter, but then you could tell that our legs started to get a little tired in the second quarter and for the rest of the game,” Forrest coach Corey Bishop said. “We need to have a solid practice on Wednesday and be ready for our game on Thursday.” more

Forrest senior Laura Mealer put on a show at Unionville in Tuesday night’s District 12-AA semifinal, pouring in a career-high 31 points to lead the Lady Rockets to a 49-41 win and a meeting at Nolensville tonight for the district championship. “A team goal we established at the beginning of the year was to play for a district championship,” Forrest coach Corey Bishop said. “This is the first that has happened since the 2013-2014 season, so to have a chance to be in this game is huge for the program.” more

The losing streak is over for Forrest. The Rockets’ last win came on November 23, 2020 and they had lost 16 games in a row coming into Monday night’s District 12-AA Tournament opener at Nolensville where they turned in their best game of the season, knocking the Knights out of the postseason with a convincing 55-49 win... more

After losing their last two regular season games by a combined five points, the Forrest Lady Rockets bounced back with a nail-biting 39-33 win over the Marshall County Tigerettes in the first round of the District 12-AA Tournament Monday night at Chapel Hill... more

District 12-AA Tournament Schedules Girls Monday, February 22 (6) Marshall County at (3) Forrest, 5 p.m. (5) Giles County at (4) Murfreesboro Central Magnet, 6 p.m. Tuesday, February 23 Giles County/Murfreesboro Central Magnet winner at (1) Nolensville, 6 p.m... more