Stories from Monday, February 23, 2004

What are the key ingredients to the success of Cascade's Lady Champions? Leadership and experience. Where do those two ingredients come from? A group of four young ladies who have dedicated all four years of their high school careers to the Lady Champions basketball program...

MURFREESBORO -- "We never gave up and keep fighting until the end of the game," Viqueen Latoya Morton said after collecting a game-best 26 points during Community's (15-10, 7-9 District 11A) 62-57 win in regular season play over Middle Tennessee Christian School (MTCS) in Murfreesboro Friday night...

MURFREESBORO -- "I'm really pleased that we are going into the district tournament on a 5-0 winning streak," Coach Mike Edmondson said about the Community Vikings' (15-9, 9-7 District 11A) 43-37 win over Middle Tennessee Christian School (MTCS) in their last regular season game Friday night in Murfreesboro...

Shelbyville Golden Eaglette Alex Fuller has one more honor to add to her illustrious high school career - All-American. Fuller was named Friday to the McDonald's All-American Team. "Just being labeled as one of the best in the nation it kind of gives you a chill to think about," Fuller said. "I didn't expect it at all."...

Cars from Bedford, Davidson, DeKalb, Marshall, Rutherford and White counties dotted Fairlane Church of Christ's parking lot at 8 a.m. Saturday as applicants lined up to obtain cards that identified them as Mexican citizens. Security concerns, which led to cancellation of an earlier Mexican Matricular Card distribution in Shelbyville, led sponsors of Saturday's event to limit publicity to flyers distributed on Thursday and Friday and spots on a Murfreesboro-based Spanish-language radio station...

A cart full of groceries rolled right into the greedy hands of two thieves Friday. According to a witness, as Gladys M. McBride, Alton Avenue, opened the driver's side door of her car at Bi-Lo, Madison Street, two women grabbed the groceries -- which were in the cart next to the passenger side -- and fled...