Stories from Friday, March 28, 2014

RED BOILING SPRINGS -- It was a hard-fought effort, but in the end the Community Viqueens were able to take two from Red Boiling Springs last weekend in a Saturday afternoon doubleheader. While the games were complete opposites in terms of play, the Viqueens claimed an impressive 10-0 win in Game 1, but had to scrap out a 5-4 Game 2 victory...

Laura Jeanne Hastings, 87, of Shelbyville died Friday, March 28, 2014, at Adams Place in Murfreesboro. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with the Rev. David Adams officiating. A reception honoring her life will follow at the home of Denny and Thesa Hastings in Shelbyville. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Rupert E. "Rip" Key, 88, of Raus died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at NHC of Tullahoma. Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Bomar Cemetery with Robert Yasui officiating. There will be no visitation prior to service. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

"I want to go outside," Mason Carney pleaded to his parents, Josh and Amy Carney. Moments before, he had been playing with toy cars. Crashing the toy cars. "He likes to crash cars," Josh said. On Thursday -- one month and three days after he was seriously injured in a car crash when his car seat was thrown from Josh's car on U.S. 231 at Christiana, and two days after finally returning from a month of hospital stays -- 2-year-old Mason was walking around the Carney home in Shelbyville...

The Golden Eagles had their chances against Madison Academy (Ala.) on Thursday night in the Warrior Classic, but couldn't cash in on key scoring opportunities and fell 7-1. Shelbyville jumped on Madison Academy in the bottom of the first inning and left off with a walk by Jacob Davidson, who scored on a RBI single to center by designated hitter Tommy Canonico...

The Giles County Lady Bobcats were about as perfect as you could get on Thursday night against the Cascade Lady Champions without actually having a "perfect game". Giles County claimed the 12-AA matchup, 6-0, and kept the Lady Champions guessing at the plate thanks to Mary Beth Brumit's effort from the pitcher's circle...

UNIONVILLE -- With the threat of impending rain on the horizon, the Community Vikings made short order of the Culleoka Warriors, winning 14-0 in a non-district contest Thursday night. In a game that took just 1 hour and 13 minutes to complete, Taylor Paschal pitched a one-hitter as the Vikings avenged a Wednesday night loss to the Warriors...

Bedford County educators are continuing to study ways to conserve energy -- and save money. The Department of Education's Energy Management Committee met Thursday to discuss energy conservation. Earlier this month the company Cenergistic had offered its services as a consultant to help the system manage energy consumption. Last October, Aramark offered its services for energy management as well. Aramark's Daniel Kleindienst currently serves as the school system's facility manager...

More than half of the respondents in a non-scientific poll on the Times-Gazette website say they plan to vote in the Republican primary for county offices in May, while only a third plan to vote in the Democratic primary. A primary election is held by a political party in order to choose its nominee. That nominee then competes against the other party's nominee -- as well as any independent candidates -- in the general election. That's the way it works in theory...

The Harris Middle Golden Eagles exploded for six runs in the fifth inning to enforce the mercy rule and take down the Franklin Couunty South Trojans 12-2 on Thursday. J.D. Harris took the mound for the Eagles as he pitched four strong innings allowing two runs ,and coming away with the victory. Harris's only blemish came in the second inning as he let two Trojans cross the plate...

Despite a quality effort, Shelbyville Central fell 2-0 at Columbia in a District 8-AAA soccer match on Thursday night. The Lions scored once in the first and added another in the second. "I think for the most part we dominated possession and had great effort throughout the whole game," Central coach Chris Fritz said. "We passed really well and we created a number of opportunities but we just didn't finish them. Jamie Groves really did a good job on defense for us tonight."...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Shelbyville Central left a dozen batters on base in a 9-8 loss at Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA matchup on Thursday night. "We had 11 hits and reached base on seven walks but we just left too many runners on base," Central coach Shawn DiGianfelice said. ...

CULLEOKA -- The Community Viqueens brought out the big bats at Culleoka in Thursday night's doubleheader. Community swept the doubleheader, taking Game 1 5-0, and Game 2 19-0. In Game 1, the Viqueens strung together a couple of base hits, but couldn't get the needed hits to drive in the runs...

Harris Middle School's Golden Eagle soccer team claimed an impressive 3-0 shutout over Westwood on Thursday night. Mohamed None led the Eagles with a pair of goals while Josue Lopez found the back of the net once. The Eagles face Tullahoma at home on Tuesday in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup at 5...

The Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum located in Wartrace, the town known as the "Cradle of The Tennessee Walking Horse," received the 2014 Award of Commendation in recognition of superlative achievement in the "Temporary Exhibition" category at the Tennessee Association of Museums Annual Conference in Greeneville, on March 19. The exhibit focused on "A Moment in the Rich Tradition of the Celebration" on Aug. 29, 2013. Pictured left to right are Adam Alfrey, president of TAM; Philip Gentry, president of the museum; Leah Walker, awards committee chair; and Tori Mason, Middle Tennessee representative. (Submitted photo)

Henry Horton State Park will host a Volunteer Trail Building event on Saturday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Join the park to build a 1.5-mile expansion to the Hickory Ridge Trail inside the park. The addition of the Hickory Ridge Trail expansion will bring the total miles of trail inside Henry Horton to 11 miles. Nine miles of the trail will be accessible from a single trailhead at the Wilhoite Mill Trail on Highway 31A, on the north side of the Duck River...

The Shelbyville Central High School National Honor Society Service Learning Leadership class recently delivered the scarves they knit between community service projects to residents at the Christian Care Center. Pictured, but not in order, are: Preston Brown, Sarah Coker, Allen Doyle, Courtney Hornaday, Amanda Jones, Madison Martin, Tiana Sanders, Ellie Smith, Garret Smotherman, Jonathan Smotherman, Shelby Smotherman, Karla Suazo, Alisha Tillman, Christie Tran and Heath Couser, Not pictured are Brittany Cook and Octavio Ayala. (Submitted photo)