Stories from Sunday, March 19, 2006

The final shot by Shelbyville's Barry Stewart rolled around the rim ... and out, leaving Memphis Hamilton a 76-75 double overtime winner in Saturday night's Class AAA state championship game. Stewart, named Class AAA Mr. Basketball Saturday, had forced the second OT with three foul shots to tie the game 71-all earlier...

Despite what County Commissioner Joe Tillett accuses, the Times-Gazette news staff doesn't sit around the newsroom debating which stories will "sell more newspapers and sell more advertising." We don't base story selection on potential profits...

It's a given that any journalist always has an opinion. When I spoke at the Rotary Club of Shelbyville's Career Day a week or two ago, I told one group of teenagers that good journalists, responsible journalists, learn to recognize their own biases and keep them out of their story. It doesn't mean we don't have an opinion one way or the other; it just means that we are professional enough to report the facts...

Cascade's Juan Licea was tackled from behind in the penalty box and allowed a penalty kick just minutes before the final horn at Webb. Licea got off a shot before being brought to the ground and the Feet were called for a hand ball. He made good on the opportunity and knotted the game at 1-all on a dreary Friday afternoon...

Webb fell 10-1 to Centennial in Franklin on Friday afternoon. The Cougars (4-1-1) jumped out to a 4-0 lead after a quarter and increased their advantage to 7-0 just before halftime. The Feet's Matthew Johnson netted their goal in the final quarter. "Probably one of the more disappointing losses we've had since I've been (at Webb)," Feet coach Jon Bloom said. "We just didn't play well the entire game. I guess it's back to the drawing board."...

Webb baseball coach Trey House teaches and stresses fundamentals to his young team. His school preaches and practices student participation in a diverse number of activities to insure that graduates are well rounded and superbly educated. Enrollment is limited...

Moore County battled back from a two-run deficit to tie the score at 4-all in the top of the seventh against host Cascade to send matters to extra innings. In the bottom of the eighth, Champion Matt Bain bunted his way on and eventually scored the game-winner on Moore County's fourth error of the game...