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Westwood Soccer Blanks St. Andrews-Sewanee on Thursday Night
Nico Sanfilipo of Westwood soccer
The Westwood Middle School soccer team welcomed St. Andrews-Sewanee to Dyer-Bouldin Field on Thursday afternoon for a conference match. Protecting a perfect record in conference play, the Rockets defense was up to the challenge. Westwood got a goal in each half as they won by a final score of 2 to 0.
The Rockets got their goals from Lex Dodson and Nico Sanfilipo. Westwood returns home on Thursday as they welcome St. Andrews-Sewanee to Dyer-Bouldin Field. The opening kick is scheduled for 4:30 PM.
Westwood Softball Clubs Fayetteville
Emma Kidder of WMS softball
The Westwood Middle School softball team visited Fayetteville on Thursday for a conference match with Fayetteville City. The Lady Rockets got the season sweep over the Lady Tigers with a 14 to 2 win.
The Rockets blasted off in the top of the first inning as they sent 11 batters to the plate scoring 7 runs. The Lady Rockets batted around again in the 2nd as they pushed the lead to 12 to 0. Emma Kidder had 2 singles and 2 doubles while driving in 4 runs. Aleah Wakefield had a single, double and triple as she drove in 2 runs and scored twice. Emmalise Raymer added a triple and a single as Westwood had 14 hits on the game.
The Rockets will travel to Lynchburg on Wednesday to take on Moore County in a make-up of the game from March 4th. First pitch is set for 4 PM.
Coffee County Middle School Soccer Blasts North Franklin
Mani Gonzalez of CCMS soccer drills a shot against DeKalb County on Saturday
The Coffee County Middle School soccer team welcomed North Franklin to the CCMS field on Thursday for a matchup with North Franklin. Javier Rodriquez had another hat trick to lead the Raiders to the win over their conference rivals.
Mani Gonzalez had a pair of goals to go along with Rodriquez’ 3 goals. Isaiah Campbell and Julius Norris each added single goals. The Raiders are back at home on Friday, weather permitting, as thye will play host to Cascade in a non-conference friendly. That match will kick off at 4:30 PM and Thunder Radio will be on hand to broadcast all the action. Jonathan Oliver will be on the call as part of the Gilley Crane Hometown Sports Series. The pregame show will begin at 4:20.
Westwood Tennis Spilts with St. Andrews-Sewanee
Rylea McNamara of Westwood tennis
The Westwood Middle School tennis team visited Sewanee on Thursday for a match with St. Andrews. The Lady Rockets won their 3rd straight match by a score of 5 to 1. The Rockets fell 7 to 0.
The Lady Rockets got wins in singles play from Rylea McNamara(6 to 2), Anna Johnson(6 to 0) and Ocean Sanfilipo(6 to 0). In doubles play the team of MnNamara/Sanfilipo won 6 to 0 while the team of Johnson and Sarah Kahn won 6 to 2.
The Rocket netters will hit the road on Thursday when they travel to Sewanee to take on St. Andrews. First serve is at 4 PM.
Westwood Baseball Falls to Fayetteville
Jayden Carter of Westwood baseball
The Westwood Middle School baseball team traveled to Fayetteville on Thursday night. The Rockets managed to grab an early lead but it was not enough. The Tigers rallied to drop Westwood by a final score of 14 to 1.
Trevor Jesse led off the game for the Rockets with a walk and came around to score on Brayden Trail’s bases loaded walk. Fayetteville rallied for 5 runs in the bottom of the 1st and added 4 more in the 2nd to race to the win. Trail ended the game with 3 walks in 3 plate appearances for Westwood. Jayden Carter had a pair of singles.
The Rockets return home on Monday for a conference game with Middle Tennessee Christian. First pitch is set for 5 PM at Looney Riddle Field at Fred Deadman Park.
Mary M. Hayworth
Mary M Hayworth of Tullahoma, passed this life on Wednesday, April 10, 2019
at Tennova Healthcare in Shelbyville at the age of 70 years. No services
are scheduled.
Mary, a native of Winchester, was the daughter of the late Allen and Alene
Green Hayworth. She is survived by children, Travis Hayworth of Enid, OK
and Tammie Keith (Vertie) of Tullahoma; brothers, Jerry Hayworth (Mary) of
Toledo and William Hayworth of Indianapolis; sisters, Deloris Hayworth of
Tullahoma and Brenda Hayworth of Toledo; grandchildren, Myohsha Keith,
Miciah Jernigan, Matthew and London Hayworth and great grandchildren,
Elijiah, Jonovan, D’Kaari and Nshaela Brooks and Ariyah and Ziyanna
Hayworth.
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Bricken (R-Tullahoma) Passes his First Bill in the Tennessee General Assembly
District 47 State Rep. Rush Bricken
House Bill 304 exempts members of the armed forces and their spouses stationed in Tennessee from licensure requirements to practice professions and occupations regulated by the Department of Commerce and Insurance and the Department of Health, if they hold a current license in another state that is recognized by the departments as having equivalent licensure requirements to Tennessee.
“The members of our armed forces and their spouses make many sacrifices to defend our freedoms; it is important that we do everything we can to help them along the way,” said Representative Bricken. “This legislation will allow military members and their spouses to continue working in the state of Tennessee for a year while applying for a new state license. I am pleased House Bill 304 passed with strong bipartisan support because it sends a message to our troops and their families – we stand with you.”
Rush Bricken represents House District 47, which includes Coffee County. He serves as the vice-chair of the Consumer and Human Resources Committee. Bricken also sits on the State Committee, the Employee Affairs Subcommittee and the Public Service & Employees Subcommittee.
Medical Marijuana Fails in Tennessee Again
A push to legalize medical marijuana in Tennessee has been dropped from consideration this year.
Sen. Steve Dickerson of Nashville told a committee Wednesday that he will delay his bill until 2020.
The legislation would have allowed sprays, pills, ointments and other non-smoking forms of marijuana for people with certain debilitating conditions, ranging from cancer to multiple sclerosis.
It also spelled out a comprehensive regulatory setup for growing, processing and dispensing, and an identification card system for patients.
Dickerson, a medical doctor, said some of the statements from law enforcement against the bill were inflammatory, misleading and disingenuous. He said he believes Tennessee will soon embrace medical cannabis.
Senator Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma), was the co-sponsor of legislation to allow Tennesseans to receive medical cannabis under the care of a physician and pharmacist.
The legislation has failed in recent years, including in 2018 with the support of then-House Speaker Beth Harwell.
Coffee Co. High School Students Chosen for Nationwide Competition
As a part of his audio/visual production classes, Scott Anderson, a teacher at Coffee County High School had his students create a 60-second public service announcement for the Operation Prevention video challenge.
Operation Prevention is a program created by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Discovery Education to help lessen the epidemic of the abuse of prescription drugs. Their goal is to jump-start a life-altering conversation about the dangers of abusing opioids and the damage it can cause to a life. The video challenge in which the A/V classes participated was to create the video informing the audience about the harmfulness of opioid abuse.
One of the groups from the level 3 class – consisting of Dalton Sherrill, Jackson Hamm, Brian Wang, and Yanely Luna – were selected as a finalist to be voted on in the program’s public voting period. Voting for their video is going on now.
Mr. Anderson told WMSR News that he is very proud of his students and those who produced the video:
Anderson added that he challenged his students because Murfreesboro Oakland students were also creating a video and they stepped up to the challenge, being chosen as a finalist:
The A/V students would like for us to vote as often as possible. There is one vote allowed per IP address per day. The school shares one IP address so it would be most helpful for students, faculty, and staff to vote outside of school. The public can also vote. Voting ends April 25. Everyone can vote for “What Could’ve Been” now! https://www.operationprevention.com/vote