Stories from Wednesday, March 19, 2008

CHAPEL HILL -- Cascade's search to replace last year's District 9-A MVP Tyler Bowman and his innings on the mound as one of the team's top starting pitchers may be over. Josh Brown took the pearl and ran with it in a pivotal early-season district clash at Forrest. The junior left-hander hurled 6 1/3 strong innings, striking out nine without issuing a walk, while scattering seven hits to lead the Champions to a 4-1 victory...

A tie is like "kissing your sister", according to some people. For the Shelbyville soccer team, it was far from that on Tuesday night. The Eagles fought back from a second half deficit to notch an impressive 1-1 draw against visiting Region 4-AAA power Riverdale...

It wasn't an ideal day for baseball, and it didn't end in an ideal way, but Webb and Community made the most of it by playing a spirited and eventful game in Bell Buckle before having to pack it in due to darkness with the score tied at six. It wasn't the way that the Feet wanted to welcome new coach Don Rhoton in his first home appearance, nor was it the impression that Viking coach Josh Burrahm wanted to leave on his former college coach and mentor...

It has been an up-and-down season for the Community Viqueens so far, with stretches of well-played innings and then portions that are going to make new head coach Libby Frost prematurely gray. Tuesday's game against visiting Mt. Pleasant was no exception as the Viqueens battled their opponent to a virtual standstill for four innings only to have the wheels fall completely off late in a 12-1 loss despite a nine-strikeout effort by freshman pitcher Brittany Haynes...

Funeral services for Orval Awalt Durm, 82, of Lynchburg, who died Monday at his home following an extended illness, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Lynchburg Funeral Home. Don Burkhalter will officiate and burial will follow in Beech Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4-9 p.m. today...

Shelbyville Central's track team turned in a very successful performance with District 8-AAA foe Columbia on Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles and Eaglettes each had seven first place finishes in a combination of team relay and individual events. "I was very pleased with our showing on the boys and girls side although the weather and wind did not want to cooperate," Shelbyville coach Gary Sanders said. ...

Harris Middle's softball squad fell 5-2 at Cornersville. It's the second time this season Cornersville has defeated the Eaglettes (2-2). Harris did not score until the fifth inning when right fielder Hannah West reached base on a walk then scored on an RBI by center fielder Lorrie Rittenberry. Second baseman Lauren Warren singled and scored on a passed ball in the same inning...

Liberty Middle opened up a 15-6 lead in six innings at Riverside Christian Academy, then had to hold on for a 15-11 win in the seventh after a furious comeback attempt by the home team fell just short. Trevor Cobb was on the hill for the first six innings for the Patriots (3-4) and was backed by four hits by Bubba Walker and three each by Nolan Sanders and Rhett Butler. ...

Leigha Carter just keeps on pitching. The sophomore right-hander twirled a perfect game to lead Cascade to a 24-0 win at Huntland. Carter struck out seven and got help from a solid defense for the other eight outs in not allowing a single baserunner. Her performance comes on the heels of a three-inning no-hitter at Community on Monday. Her scoreless inning streak sits at 10 2/3...

Shelbyville Central's tennis teams both notched victories in Manchester. The Eaglettes defeated Coffee County 6-1, while the Eagles won five of seven matches. "We had some hard fought matches out there," Shelbyville coach Doyle Hutton said. "The scores don't reflect how good the tennis was. I'm seeing measured improvement from our varsity squad, and there are some other players working to fill any spots where there needs to be more improvement...

Cascade's soccer team fell 2-1 in their season and District 11-A/AA opener versus visiting Marshall County on a gusty Tuesday afternoon. With a strong wind at their backs in the first half, the Tigers opened up a 2-0 lead by intermission. The tables started to turn over the last 40 minutes as the Champions held their foes scoreless. They cut their deficit in half with a goal by Eli Basurto, but they couldn't get over the hump with a tying score...

Monday was the first official day on the job for Dr. Doyle Meadows, the new chief executive officer of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, and as the horse show season begins Meadows expects doesn't expect much downtime his first week...

A representative of a company which might be interested in buying Bedford County Nursing Home appeared Tuesday night before Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee. County commissioners are deeply divided on the issue of selling the home. ...

Donations are still needed for next month's trip to the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. for Bedford County's World War II veterans. According to Robert Daniel, who is heading up the project, March 25 is the cutoff date for veterans to register and donations are still arriving...

Steve Mallard of Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville reports that two different acquaintances of his have been touched in different ways by the same type of online scam. The scam, which has been popular for many months, involves classified ads placed in newspapers offering puppies -- often Yorkies. This isn't a case of someone local offering puppies for sale or to be given away. Those ads -- like the one placed recently by T-G staff writer Sadie Fowler -- are usually legitimate...

Bobbie Jean Welsh, 73, of Shelbyville died Sunday in Maryland. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Lloyd Warren officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery....