Winchester Penguins Registration Summer swim team the Winchester Penguins is now open for registration. Please come by the Swimplex and see Coach Sue for more information. May 24 South Middle School Sports Physicals Sports physicals for all prospective male athletes of South Middle School will be conducted at Cowan Family Medicine for all female athletes Friday, May 24 at 3:15 p.m. Forms are available at South Middle School, Cowan Elementary,
The Franklin County Rebel football team, still going through spring workouts, will travel to Buckhorn High School Friday, May 17 for another spring scrimmage. The Rebels scrimmaged the Yellow Jackets from Grundy County Thursday, May 9 and Rebel football coaches saw just about what any coaching staff might expect at this time of the year…a few light, bright spots, and lots of work to do before August, 2013. Not much
Heads-up hitting and base running in the last two innings of the game between the Huntland Lady Hornets and the Eagleville Eaglettes gave the Lady Hornets a thrilling come-from-behind 3-1 win in the 2013 District 9-A playoffs at Huntland on Tuesday, May 7. The Lady Hornet’s win kept them alive for another opportunity to continue in the playoffs with a game scheduled for Wednesday, May 8 against the winner of
Ryan Gifford converted a little patience into his elusive first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory Thursday night, April 26 at Richmond International Raceway. The 24-year-old from Winchester, TN drove away from runner-up Brandon Gdovic and third-place Cole Custer on a late-race restart to take the win in the Blue Ox 100. It was redemption for Gifford, who was in contention last year at Richmond until a cut tire in
The Franklin County Rebelette softball team gave the Grundy County Lady Yellow Jackets all they wanted…and then some as the Rebelettes posted a well-played 6-3 win Thursday night, April 25 at FCHS softball complex. Thursday was also Rebelette “senior night” and before the game, all of the Rebelette seniors were recognized for their contributions to Rebelette softball over the last several years. Rebelette seniors Lauren Curtis, Cameron Pearson, and K.K.
Just when the Franklin County Rebels needed a district win in the worst way, they pulled off a powerful performance Tuesday night, April 23 at Lowel E. Bennett field, crushing the Lincoln County Falcons 8-2. Tuesday’s district win put them a game up on the Falcons and also gave them a positive shot in the arm as district post-season play is only a few days off. Rebel starter…and finisher Nathan
Any horseshoe pitcher who has competed in horseshoes over the last several decades, especially those pitchers who live in and around Franklin County, know him simply by the name “Juice.” “Juice” Jackson has been one of the most consistent horseshoe players to play the game and he probably can remember more great horseshoe matches than just about anyone. “Juice,” over the last 15 or 20 years, has been a big
Franklin County’s Bunny Hawkersmith will soon join 23 of his fellow Tennesseans as a member of the U.S.A Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Hawkersmith will join such legendary martial artists as Chuck Norris and Don Wilson. Grand Master Robert Trias originally created the U.S.A. Martial Arts Hall of Fame “Hall of Heroes” in 1976. Trias is the first person to open a martial arts school in the US, according
The Huntland Hornet baseball team continues to work hard and in several of their most recent ball games that hard work has paid off in winning dividends. On Friday, April 5 the Hornets took on Perry County and came away with a 10-4 win behind the pitching of Craig Magouirk and some heavy hitting by Kobe Foster (3-3), Cole Ashley (2-3) Kevin Jernigan (2-2). Magourik also came up with a