Stories from Sunday, October 28, 2012

Trace Marshall and chef Guy Fieri at the Jack Daniels Barbeque Cookoff

Runners participating in the Spooktacular 5k and 10k race to the front of the pack following the start of Saturday's races. Participants braved frigid temperatures and competed in the race, as well as a Halloween costume contest prior to the races' start. (T-G Photo by Chris Siers)

In Bedford County, high school basketball standouts never grow too old to play -- they just become "Dinosaurs." For the past six years, the Shelbyville Parks and Recreation Department has hosted several senior-friendly basketball leagues for men and women, including the standout Dinosaurs, a group of females over age 60 who have performed well in national and state Senior Olympic events...

State Sen. Jim Tracy of Shelbyville told the Times-Gazette his sights right now are on his re-election campaign, including two new counties he hasn't represented until now, and on supporting other conservative candidates. A source has told The Associated Press that Tracy is considering a run for the 4th District U.S. House of Representatives seat currently held by Rep. Scott DesJarlais, but Tracy said "I haven't even really thought about that."...

The call came while I was at work Thursday, and it was an hour after I got home that evening before I even thought to check the answering machine. "This is Dr. Hood's office," the voice said. "The biopsy on your polyp came back benign. The doctor wants you to have another colonoscopy in five years."...

FAYVETTEVILLE -- After a season full of injuries and adversity, Shelbyville Central found a way to end on a high note. With TSSAA playoff aspirations long gone and playing for nothing more than pride, the Golden Eagles claimed a 19-15 win on the road at Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA matchup on Friday night...

WARTRACE -- It wasn't the way the Cascade Champions (6-4, 3-3 9-A) wanted to close the regular season. Having committed three devastating, first-half turnovers that led to the down side of a 21-0 scoreboard, the Champions couldn't dig themselves out of a hole on Friday night and fell 28-6 to Eagleville in the 2012 regular season finale...

UNIONVILLE -- Fans, friends and family turned out on a blustery, bitterly cold Friday night to pay homage to ten Community Viking seniors before their final game against King's Academy on the field where it all started four short years ago. The Purple and Gold clad veterans returned the favor in a big way by leading a dominating overall performance to crush the scrappy visitors 48-25 to notch the most wins in school history...

I wish there was a term more eloquent and less cliché than bittersweet, but it'll have to do. An oxymoron, bittersweet combines two contradictory words starkly juxtaposed. In my case, it perfectly captures the torn sentiments I have about the biggest decision I've made in my young life...

Morgan Cunningham, a first-year student at Motlow College, is the recipient of the Lindsay and Eleanor Hall Scholarship, according to Jan Rogers, director of advancement at the college. Cunningham graduated from Central High School in Shelbyville this year. She is following a general studies curriculum at Motlow and said she is "very thankful" to receive the scholarship...

Students in the children's drama class at Motlow College are diligently practicing their roles for "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," which will open on Nov. 1 in Eoff Hall on Motlow's Moore County campus, according to director Debbie Zimmerman, an associate professor of communications and chairman of Motlow's Humanities Department...

Fifth: Anna Allison, Dylan Arnold, Tristan Bowen, Anna Brown, Ethan Calvert, Andrew Curl, Sean Douglas, Savanah Emery, Eli Feck, Alexis Fox, Hadley Griffy, Jay Hall, Christopher Heath, Katelyn Henke, Isabella Insell, Nadiana Jesch, Braden Lollis, Robert Mannahan, Olivia Mason, Sarah Prosser, Carmen Ray, Jaret Santiago Sonora, Alex Scruggs, Aaram Soto, Mckayla Swain, Lily Walker, Austin Warren...

Principal's List Eighth: Nicholas Adcock, Lucas Arnold, Cassidy Bain, Logan Baldwin, Mary Bennett, Chelsey Blackwell, Kenley Bowen, William Calvert, Morgan Campbell, Steven Crawford, Logan Dehne, Rose Espino, Shea Fordham, Cassandra Fredericks, Casey Haywood, Hannah Hill, Jacey Hoover, Gabriel Hosford, Savannah Jackson, Carley Lambertson, Alexis Lane, Dalton Lewis, Brianna Mathis, Alydia Miller, Chloe Mooneyham, Elizabeth Murphy, Jacquelyne Nelson, Ji Woo Park, Caleb Parker, Jonathan Parker, Riley Parker, MaryAnna Patton, Hunter Pritchard, Parker Pritchard, Summer Pritchard, Taylor Reynolds-Bower, Shelby Sadler, Zachary Schudar, Christopher Smith, Sydney Smith, Bailey Sudduth, Chloe Tucker, Savana Tucker, Baylee Utz, Jasmine Valdivia, Destin Vetek, Elli Wilson. ...

Principal's List Seniors: Cari Brown, Sierra Cortner, Diamond Cullen, Christian Devine, Olivia DuPuy, Katelynn Edde, Haley Edmondson, Samuel Hathorn, Alyssa Hoover, Abigail Jett, Jeffrey Marcoulier, Ashlynne Miller, Regan Monajjem, Jesse Obara, William Owens, Kelsey Parker, Coty Parsons, Darian Phelps, Victoria Pimentel, Danielle Pomarico, Haylee Simpson, Elora Skuce, Tori Slater, Kelsey Smith, Madison Swafford, Alston Thomas, Carlee Vincent, Johnny Waid, Caitlin West, Jordan Wilson...

Fifth: Marion Caine, Charlee Davis, Heidi Engle, Nyah Inman, Noah Jolley, Anna Leigh Pugh, Kailey Snell Fourth: Brett Bone, Nicholas Bridges, Clovia Burleyson, Harrison Canter, Aiden Edwards, Jonathan Fernandez Cabrera, Haley Henson, Connor Hosford, Jayden Jackson, Jacob King, Katherine McKamey, Barrett Melson, Noah Molder, Brady O'Neal, Khushi Patel, Ezekiel Rafferty, Chloe Reeves, Larisa Rincon Molina, Emma Rose...

Fifth: Nicholas Craig, Jared Grosvenor, Chris Hernandez Rosales, Allison LeMaster, Morgan McCormick, Madison Miller, Abigail Neeley, Karley Simmons, Lilliana Velazquez Guzman Fourth: Dyson Collins, Jacob Cooper, Logan McCormick, James Neeley, Eddy Ramirez...

Fifth: David Caldwell, Michaela Caserto, Jonithan Dale, Sabrina Hampton, Noah Jackson, Alexis Krieg, Kylie Larion, Mariano Nava, Chase Smith, Gary Smith, Lashonda Thomison Fourth: Xander Blackwell, Mengting Chen, Tre Lee, Brooke Neal, Gelsey Phillips, Madeline Throneberry, Eulexis Zapien...

Fifth: Eduardo Mendoza Vazquez, Aliyah Singleton Fourth: Leonardo Avila Suarez, Yesenia Hernandez, Denise Olea Hernandez, Jake Thompson, Maleah Woods Third: NaTasia Chunn, Sabina Rico Jimenez Fifth: David Albarran, Jovani Aparicio Lopez, Jade Cantrell, Shang Chen, London Day, Magdalena Domingo Gaspar, Jessilyn Hall-Demoss, Alexis Harris, Michael Haynes, Elaina James, Mary Majors, Damion McCroskey, Alyssa McCullough, Marisol Olea Guevara, Gisselle Perez Hernandez, Alexandra Urbieta Baeza, Knalijh Wilson. ...

Fifth: Nicholas Carballoso, Erman Garcia, Taylor Harper, Elvin Hernandez-Guerrero, Caleb Marsh, Tamiya McCroskey, Maria Pina Olvera, Iris Shiver, Elic Smith, Dalvazyon Triplett, Zhimya Underwood Fourth: Julie Allen, Devin Axtell, Maria Baltazar, Zoe Carballoso, Jadyn Cochrane, Samuel Dodson, Maria Estrada Gonzalez, Mara Ferguson, Alfonso Hernandez, Gerardo Miranda, Nicholas Moore, Alexyss Neff, Garious Nowlin, Pamela Palmeros Solis, Alexis Petatan Avila, Charisma Roney, Naii-Jah Rowe, Stephen Sims. ...

Fifth: MaKenzie Blanton, Gracie Buck, Camren Edwards, Eric Gochee, Calley Hand, Riley Joslyn, Jaide Langley, Macie Lemmons, Katlin Leverette, Ethan Lohn, Bryan Mitchell, Mackenzie Newkirk, Colby Pegg, Crystal Phillips, Johnathan Pope, Alexander Purdom, Felicity Reid, Cynthia Simmons, Raven Smith, Jessica Soto Vicente, Levi Todd, Kenneth Toledo, Bryn Tucker, William Vaughn, Anna Williams, Christopher Williams, Cody Woodall, Chance Woods,...

Eighth: Nathan Davis, Breanna Lewis, Julia Mitchell, Justin Richardson, Justin West Seventh: Preston Bennett, Jarrett Collier, David Denny, Kizzey Lane Sixth: Logan Brothers, Mercedes Curry, Luis DeOsio, Grayson Garrette, Anna Lemmons, Zachary Lohn, Gracie Simmons, Ashley Smithey, Molly Thompson, Trenton Upchurch, Xavier Von Dran...

Seniors: Jacqueline Barnes, Tori Broiles, Megan Clark, Holly Crowder, Kalab Fulton, Mariah Gardner, Andrew Gibbs, Zeke Grissom, Erika Harper, Megan Madrid, Scott Maloney, Brandon Marks, Jose Ornelas, Justin Parker, Sarah Parker, Jennifer Paterick, Logan Pierce, Janzen Powell, Megan Sager, Jenifer Sanders, Kali Sitz, Patrick Sullivan, Elizabeth Vincion, Megan Williams...

Eighth: Tyler Allen, Perla Arias Gutierrez, Prince Atonsa, Taylor Burdick, Winston Caine, Hannah Cardwell, Soraya Chavez, Nina Cobb, Jessica Davis, Emily Dedman, Magdalina Domingo Ramos, Justin Duke, Sydnee Edwards, Romny Felts, Justin Fletcher, Jose Garcia, Kristine Gibson, Michayla Harper, Emma Haynes, Brittany Herman, Evangelina Hernandez, Cerridwen Kaiding, Sinai Lopez-Escobar, Ana Lopez-Ortiz, Courtney Mansfield, Jennifer Mendiola-Molina, Aidan O'Carroll, Haley Osborne, Denny Pan, AnaLilia Pichardo, Kaitlyn Pomarico, Araceli Ramirez, Lisa Rossow, Menley Saylor, Jesse Smotherman, Caitlyn Stemper, Kindell Stewart, Luisa Suazo, David Taylor, Erin Thompson, Carina Vazquez Nunez, Trinity Whitaker, Brian Williams, Haisley Williamson, Darius Young, Rosario Zuniga Jimenez. ...

Seniors: Valerie Aguilar, Anna Aguirre, Teeya Anderson, Brittany Angus, Awad Awad, Yesica Basurto, Samantha Bell, Karen Carrera Guzman, Heather Carter, Mallory Casson, Cindy Castillo, Eric Chaney, Remington Chapman, Michael Crabtree, Jorge De La Cruz Muthe, Victoria Dugan, Mirella Escamilla, Kendra Flores, Alejandra Gandarilla, Rosalba Garcia Hernandez, Heather Groves, Alix Harwell, Yessica Hernandez, Jessica Hockaday, Kailey Hornberger, Breeanna Horner, Michael House, Jerry Hughes, Kennedy Johnson, Sarah Jones, Shawn King, Cameron Kirkman, Manuelle Lempin, Christopher Lindsey, Yolanda Lopez, Cody Lynch, Caytlyn Marland, Olisha Maupin, Jamika Maxwell, Brittany McCarty, William McClenney, A'Nayah McCollough, Jamie Moore, Ora Mossman, Megan Mullins, Tiona Murray, Jordan Naron, Yessenia Navarrette, Jackson Nelson, Jose Nunez, Dallas Oliver, Fayne Parsons, Kenneth Parsons, Alfredo Pascual, Janet Peoples, Jackie Puckett, Victoria Santamaria, Mallory Sullivan, Harley Thomas, Mary Thorpe, Dax Ward, Alex Warren, Matthew Williams, Daphne Wilson, Tylor York. ...

Eighth: Jacie Armstrong, Kethlin Campbell, Leann Durard, Julia Koonce, Hunter Lemmon, Kaylee Manire, Savanna McCullough, Regan Pyrdum, Lexi Sanders, James Warner Seventh: Caroline Smith Sixth: Meygan Burris, Eli Dearing, Samantha Fox, William Hallum, Brett Harden, Lawson Lemmon, Breanna Luby, William Ralston, James Rhodes, Kaelin Squires, Sidney Stanfill, Grayson Tramel,...