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USN proves too much for Feet (High School Sports ~ 02/08/09)
Every high school basketball district has a haunting rival and University School of Nashville preoccupies Webb School's Feet. Webb fell 60-42 to the Tigers (19-5-8-0 East-Middle Region) Friday night at Barton Athletic Center. Webb (14-8, 5-3) has already locked in the second seed and will face Davidson Academy in the first round of the tourney... -
Coffey stirs up Lady Feet win (High School Sports ~ 02/08/09)
The Barton Athletic Center smoldered Friday night when the Webb girls pulled out a tough 37-32 victory over University School of Nashville. The win ties the Lady Feet (7-14, 1-5 East/Middle Region) with the Lady Tigers (5-15) in the region. They'll meet again next Friday in the opening round of the East/Middle Region Tournament... -
Missed shots, rebounds doom Vikings (High School Sports ~ 02/08/09)
AGLEVILLE -- Basketball is an offensive game keyed by defense and hitting the glass harder than the other guys. The Community Vikings failed miserably in all three categories in a 45-26 loss to District 9-A rival Eagleville on Friday night. There was no disguising the disappointment in their second-year coach's demeanor as he exited the locker room after the debacle was concluded... -
Confident Viqueens get revenge on Eagleville (High School Sports ~ 02/08/09)
EAGLEVILLE -- Coach Allison Layne's team appears to be gaining some confidence and momentum as they prepare for next week's District 9-A Tournament. The proof was in the pudding on Friday night as the Community Viqueens avenged an earlier season one-point home loss by routing the Lady Eagles 46-27 in a dominating performance... -
Seniors stand out in Lady Champion victory (High School Sports ~ 02/08/09)
Millie Carter and Tiffany Gibbs make up a third of Cascade's seniors and on Friday night they accounted for two-thirds of the Lady Champions' points to help them to a 64-35 pasting of visiting Watertown. The victory improved Cascade's record to 15-8 and sent six seniors -- Carter, Gibbs, Michelle Bauman, Trena Bowman, Tonaisha Bradley and Shelby Nelson -- off their home court for the final time in regular season play the proper way... -
Online predator admits contacting '13-year-old'
(Local News ~ 02/08/09)
A Murfreesboro man faces an April 2 sentencing hearing after pleading guilty to charges resulting from an undercover Internet sting. Dustin Lee Owens, 25, made an open plea of guilty Thursday to two counts of solicitation of a minor and attempted aggravated statutory rape...
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East Depot one-way route reconsidered (Local News ~ 02/08/09)
If part of East Depot Street is to be made one way on a permanent basis, it should be outbound from the square, Shelbyville city council members were told Tuesday. Last October, the city council passed a measure that would turn East Depot into a one-way street for a 90-day period... -
Andrews, Twilley lead way in Eagle win (High School Sports ~ 02/08/09)
MT. JULIET -- Junior Emmanuel Andrews and senior Deonta Twilley combined to score 46 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead Shelbyville Central to a 68-57 win on the road at Mt. Juliet in a non-district matchup Friday night. Andrews pitched in a game-high 29 points with four 3-pointers while Twilley contributed 17 with a trey... -
'Mr. 1,000' reaches his mark, Champs win (High School Sports ~ 02/08/09)
Jacob Carkuff set up shop on the lower right-hand block, sealed his man, took an entry pass from brother Jared Carkuff, leapt parallel to the baseline and scored. "Actually, Dad had been talking about it ever since we found out I was just 12 (points) away, and he wanted Jared to give me that assist. It worked out perfect," Jacob Carkuff said... -
Eaglettes knock off No. 8 Mt. Juliet (High School Sports ~ 02/08/09)
MT. JULIET -- Just when it looked as if Shelbyville Central was down for the count, it was the Eaglettes that threw the knockout punch at the end. Trailing 41-31 at the end of the third quarter, Shelbyville took control of the game in the final eight minutes to swipe a 54-49 victory over eighth-ranked Mt. Juliet on the road Friday night... -
A healthy Victory: Winning a losing battle (Local News ~ 02/08/09)
If the saying, "It's all in a name," holds true, it couldn't be more evident than in the case of Cindy Victory. Victory has come out of hiding; and she has reluctantly decided to share her story of desperation, struggle and addiction -- her story of victory -- in hopes of reaching those who've lost all hope... -
Retrofit may force closure of city pool
(Local News ~ 02/08/09)
Shelbyville's city council will have to approve bids to bring the city's swimming pools into compliance with a new federal law passed in December. And unless the outdoor pool at the Shelbyville Recreation Center is retrofitted with new equipment by May, the city will not be able to open it for the summer...
Stories from Sunday, February 8, 2009
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