Stories from Friday, September 30, 2011

After a 1-1 stalemate in the first half, Community exploded for six goals in the second half to cruise to the 7-2 win over Marshall County on Thursday night. Courtney Williams put the Viqueens on the board about 20 minutes into the match, however, Marshall County responded a few minutes later with the equalizing goal...

Everything fell into place for a big senior night victory for Cascade during Thursday night's match against Summit. Although it took the Lady Champs about 20 minutes to net their first goal, once they got started, Cascade piled up six goals, while holding Summit to just one...

Shelbyville Central claimed an 11-0 victory at Lawrence County and along the way won the District 8AAA regular season championship. The Golden Eaglettes and Tullahoma both finshed undefeated in the district after playing to a tie in their match up. It came down to goals scored in the tie-breaker and the Eaglettes finished with a two-goal advantage...

Homecoming is a special time for the student body to participate in activities and show their school spirit. It's also an opportunity for former players and alumni to venture back to old stomping grounds and rekindle fond memories. There's much more than that on line when Shelbyville Central entertains Lawrence County tonight in a District 8AAA contest as the Golden Eagles look for one of their best starts of the season in recent memory with a homecoming victory over the Wildcats at Eagle Stadium.. ...

Federal officials confirmed Thursday that recent arrests made in Shelbyville by immigration agents were part of a nationwide operation targeting convicted criminal aliens and fugitives. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Wednesday they had captured more than 2,900 fugitives in all 50 states as part of a seven-day national "Cross Check" operation...

A state trooper who apprehended a DUI suspect after a wild vehicle and foot chase Wednesday night says he'd like to meet the man who helped in the capture. Christopher Lee Roden, 33, of U.S. 231 North was tackled by a passerby while running from Trooper Tommie Boleyn, capping a 100-plus mph chase in Deason shortly after 8 p.m...

Cool weather and sunny skies provided a fitting backdrop for Hawaiian Tropics in the Fall, an event held for residents and families of Christian Care Center of Bedford County Thursday evening. The luau was an opportunity for the community to meet new administrator Mike Rabuka, who joined the facility at the beginning of the month. ...

A Unionville man accused of writing threatening graffiti at the Tyson Foods plant last year was bound over to the next session of the Bedford County grand jury. Zachary Wilson, 24, will learn on Oct. 17 if he will be indicted on a single count of filing a false report in connection with an incident that was followed by bomb threats and national media attention...

The Community Vikings thrilled a capacity homecoming crowd with a dominating 40-28 win over Middle Tennessee Christian on Friday night. See more details in Sunday's Times-Gazette.

Shelbyville Central had a successful homecoming with a 41-6 win over Lawrence County in a District 8AAA matchup Friday night. Junior Marquis Morton scored four touchdowns, three on runs and one on a pass, the Golden Eagle defense held the Wildcats in check and came up with four turnovers...