Stories from Friday, January 20, 2012

Jacie in the field beside our house.

Harris Middle's Golden Eagles rolled to a 43-25 win over host Warren County in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup on Thursday. The Eagles (9-2, 8-1 CTC) posted leads of 11-9 at the end of the first quarter, 24-14 at halftime and 35-20 after three periods...

The Tennessee Court of Appeals has overturned a $5 million judgment against the parent company of a local assisted living facility in a wrongful death suit. In April 2010, a Bedford County jury returned a verdict of more than $5.4 million against Americare Systems Inc, and Shelbyville Residential LLC, which does business as Celebration Way, and two nurses -- Dottie Hunt and Mary Ann Steelman...

When it arrives, a diagnosis of cancer can be among the most devastating of news to a patient and their families. For local residents, the course of treatment has often meant weekly trips to nearby Murfreesboro or Nashville for chemotherapy. "I don't know what I would do if I had to drive to Nashville every week for treatments," said Chris Adams, who has been receiving treatment for lymphoma at Tennessee Oncology for the past four months. ...

A magnet program at the middle school level will be phased in gradually, starting next year with the sixth grade and adding an additional grade each year, according to discussion at Thursday night's meeting of Bedford County Board of Education. According to School Superintendent Ray Butrum, a lot of professional development will need to take place to prepare teachers for the program...

A preliminary hearing has been reset for March 15 for a man accused of attempted murder and arson last summer. Roger Eugene Boisseau, 37, will appear on that date before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich, where he will decide if there is enough evidence to send the case to the Bedford County grand jury...

Of 10 total team members that played against Richland during Thursday night's homecoming showdown, seven players from Cascade were marked in the scoring column. "We came out in the first quarter and played well. Our defense created a lot of turnovers and we were able to get some easy baskets in transition. Elora got us started early. She shot the ball well in the first quarter. And we had a ton of girls score tonight," said Cascade boss Chad Spencer...

The Cascade Champions put four players into double figures against the Richland Raiders in Thursday's 61-49 homecoming victory. "We spent a lot of time in practice yesterday talking about how we needed to distribute scoring. Three players in double digits isn't successful for us. We need to have four or five players in double figures for us to be successful," said Cascade coach Ralph Edwards...

FAYETTEVILLE­--The Webb Feet used an all-around attack to power a huge 76-51 win on Tuesday night over Riverside Christian Academy. Per usual, the Feet were paced by Cham Cham Quo, who netted 26 in the power attack. Quo wasn't the only player for Webb to burst into double figures. Three more players from Webb netted big points to spread the attack around...

The Webb Middle girls basketball team improved to 6-4 on the season with a big 32-3 victory over GCA on Thursday night. Kennady Peek paced the Lady Feet with 10 points, while AC Tuma netted seven. "We jumped out on them early and were able to get significant playing time for everyone. I thought all the girls did a good job keeping their intensity and executing what we were trying to run," said Webb coach Kenneth Parker...

After falling behind early against Grace Christian Academy, the Webb Middle Feet rallied in the second half and cruised to the 26-18 win. GCA led 10-9 at the half, but Webb rebounded in the third quarter after Phil D'Antonio's jumper for the Feet's first lead of the game. Following the shot, Webb used balanced scoring and strong defense to maintain the lead at the end of the third quarter...

Harris Middle struggled in the second half in a 41-23 loss at Warren County on Thursday night. The Eaglettes led 8-6 at the end of the first quarter. The game was tied at 16-all at halftime with Warren County leading 29-21 going into the fourth quarter...