Stories from Friday, April 2, 2010

Alli Stacey did damage both as a pitcher and a hitter to help Cascade Middle take down Moore County Middle 9-4 in the second half of a doubleheader Thursday. The seventh grader racked up 10 strikeouts as the winning pitcher and the Lady Champions improved to 8-6. The southpaw also singled, doubled and tripled...

Harris Middle banged out 10 hits and right-hander Andrew Lusk and the Eagles' defense held Tullahoma to only four hits in a 14-3 Central Tennessee Conference win at H.V. Griffin Park on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles (7-2, 5-2 CTC) pushed across six runs in the second frame and added seven more in the fourth after falling behind 2-1 in the first inning...

Liberty Middle brushed aside visiting Huntland Middle 14-3 in just five innings Thursday. "This team does not realize how close they are to being a great ballclub," Liberty coach Shane Shoemake said. "They do pretty much everything fundamentally correct. But, we physically can't make the plays sometimes since we are such a young ballteam."...

Harris Middle claimed a 20-5 win in four innings over visiting Westwood Middle in a non-conference game on Thursday afternoon. The Eaglettes (4-2) rallied for four runs in the first, two in the second, nine in the third and five in the fourth. Catcher/first baseman Allie Odeneal led the 16-hit effort for Harris with a grand slam over the fence and a single. ...

Cascade secured its third District 9-A victory in as many days after defeating Moore County 5-3 in Lynchburg on Thursday. The Lady Champions (5-1, 4-0 9-A) rallied from a 3-1 deficit by posting three runs of their own in the top of the third to remain undefeated in league play...

The county's unemployment rate dropped half a percentage point in February, but it still remains at a high rate of 13 percent, according to preliminary figures released by the state on Thursday. Labor force estimates for Bedford County showed that 2,850 were out of work, with 19,020 employed out of a work force of 21,870...

A man who admitted to sending obscene text messages to a 12-year-old girl will only serve 90 days of a four-year sentence after a judge expressed concern about his ability to take care of himself in the state penitentiary. Aaron Jay Chaney, 20, will serve the 90 days in the Bedford County jail instead of state custody following a hearing before Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell on Thursday...

Thursday was officially census day, and the local Complete Count Committee marked the occasion with a ceremony on the steps of Bedford County Courthouse. State Sen. Jim Tracy and local mayors stressed the importance of an accurate population count to the county in terms of everything from grant funding to re-drawing legislative districts...

Mother's Day is little more than a month away -- May 9 -- but it's not too early to make plans, especially when you can give one thing that benefits so many people. The women of Next Step Home are creating beautiful Mother's Day cards that they will send in recognition of donations to the center...

Trial dates have been set for June in the case of a man facing charges of reckless homicide stemming from alleged horseplay at a party last year. However, the sister of the victim is upset with the justice system and the fact that the person allegedly responsible is currently walking free...

In this season's second rematch of one of last year's Class A state tournament semifinals, Summertown again proved to be too much for Cascade, winning 12-0 at Gordon Lee (Ga.) High School on the opening day of play at Lookout Valley's Yellow Jacket Classic...

A pair of first-half goals from Trent Turner gave Cascade all the momentum it needed in a key 4-2 District 11-A/AA win over Page in Franklin on Thursday night. "We swapped some people around," Cascade coach Monica Lewis said. "The chemistry was there. The guys played their hearts out."...

After holding a 1-0 halftime advantage, Shelbyville Central fell 3-1 to host Siegel in a non-district soccer match on Thursday evening. "We played fairly well in the first half and felt pretty good having a 1-0 lead at halftime but that quick goal they scored in the second half really hurt. ...

Demetria Manalo, 69, of Shelbyville died Thursday at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

An early deficit proved too much to overcome as Shelbyville Central's baseball team fell 23-4 to visiting Brentwood on the opening day of action in the Warrior Spring Classic. The Bruins jumped out on top quickly with an 11-run first inning. Eagle Jonathan Pearson was the losing pitcher...

A pair of victories made an already sunny Thursday even brighter for Shelbyville Central's tennis teams as the Eaglettes won at Warren County 9-0 and the Eagles walked away after coming out on top 7-2. Mallory Hutton, Sarah King and Heather Canonico all won girls matches without losing a game...