Stories from Sunday, February 1, 2009

MANCHESTER -- A balanced scoring attack led Shelbyville Central's Eaglettes to their eighth win in a row as they defeated Coffee County 61-34 Friday night. Ten players scored for the Eaglettes (17-6, 10-0 District 8-AAA), led by Hannah Dawson with 11 and Katlin Buchanan off the bench with 10...

No heat. No food. And three kids in the house. This situation that would anger anyone, but a sheriff's department official says she is enraged over the case, claiming that the Department of Children Services hasn't lifted a finger to help the children involved...

This story is for the birds. Bluebirds, finches, cardinals, jays, chickadees ... all kinds of birds having to survive all kinds of winter weather -- and everyone can help. Since 1994, February has been proclaimed National Bird-Feeding Month, a reminder that this month is the leanest for our feathered friends and the hardest to survive...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, February is the hardest hitting month when it comes to influenza, and already, cases have been reported in Tennessee. The largest outbreak, the CDC report stated, usually comes about two weeks after the first cases are seen. ...

A Wartrace man who intends to run against U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon in 2010 on Wednesday criticized Gordon's vote for an economic stimulus package, calling it a "pork-laden wasteful spending bill." Dave Evans of Wartrace, a major general in the U.S. Army Reserve, says he will make a formal announcement of his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the next 60 days...

MANCHESTER -- Over the years Shelbyville Central has grown accustomed to winning district championships. Another one can be added into the mix after the Golden Eagles' 66-43 win over Coffee County Friday night for their 10th win in a row. With the win, Shelbyville claimed the District 8-AAA regular season title for the fourth straight year, earned a opening round bye in the upcoming district tournament and a guaranteed berth in the Region 4-AAA tournament...

It was everything that the standing room only crowd anticipated when Cascade's Champions and Community Vikings faced off in Wartrace on Friday night. It was a vintage game in what has become a series of notable encounters between the rivals. The Champions (13-7, 9-2 9-A), in sole possession of first place in the district, were looking to avenge an overtime loss to the Vikings three weeks ago and, at the same time, propel their way into an automatic berth in the upcoming region tournament with the added bonus of an opening-round bye in the district tournament.. ...

Referees blew on pink whistles in the month of January to help raise breast cancer awareness. The crew in Wartrace on Friday night definitely did their part for the cause. A total of 51 fouls were called in a tightly-officiated contest between intra-county rivals Cascade and Community that lasted over an hour and a half...

Luke Baum topped all scorers with 22 points and teammate Hunter Foutch went for 17 to help Webb down Red Boiling Springs 53-34 on Friday night in Bell Buckle. Following a rough first quarter whereby the Feet (13-7) found themselves down 17-12, they turned up the defensive pressure, holding Bulldogs down to single-digit scoring in every period from then on...