Tullahoma High School recently hired Greg Watson as its next boy’s basketball coach. Watson was coming to the Cats from Belgreen High School in Russellville, Alabama. Watson has decided to remain with Belgreen and not take the head coaching job in Tullahoma. Athletic Director Jerry Mathis told us that the search is back on for the next coach. The new coach will takes over for Jeff Taylor who left the Cats for Franklin...

Longtime Dirt Late Model sponsor and team owner Bob Harris of Shelbyville has purchased Duck River Speedway, the quarter-mile oval in nearby Wheel. Harris, who owns and operated Preferred Sandblasting in Shelbyville, will partner with longtime Duck River Racer and two-time Late Model Series champion David Gentry in operating the track. Details about the remaining schedule for this year are to be announced by the...

After competing Tuesday in the Middle Tennessee All-Star softball game in Murfreesboro Juli Layne from Coffee County received another honor. Layne was selected to play in the TN/KY softball All-Star game on June 28th at Western Kentucky University. Layne will play her college ball starting next season at...

Motlow Bucks first baseman/designated hitter Tyler Murphy was recently named first team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). He becomes only the second Motlow player in school history to be named to the first team. Pitcher Mark Shuler received the same honor following the 1978 season. Murphy, a first-year sophomore, played his prep ball at Glenwood High School in Phenix City, Alabama, and spent his first college season at Bevill State Community College in Fayette, Alabama. Bevill State cut all its athletic programs in March 2011. After the baseball program was closed at Bevill State, Murphy...

Student-athletes who suited up for the Motlow Bucks and Lady Bucks in basketball, baseball, and softball during the Spring 2012 semester excelled not only on the court and on the field, but in the classroom as well. Sixteen student-athletes achieved a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher, qualifying them for the Dean’s List, while 15 more recorded a GPA between 3.00 – 3.49, placing them on the Honor Roll. Dean’s List  Women’s Basketball – Ashley Davis (Flintville), Katie Lipham (Hazel Green), Jennifer Maynard (Cookeville) Baseball – Caleb Bowen (Gurley, Ala.), Shaw Dickerson (Dyersburg), Jacob Honea (Tullahoma), Brett Mansfield...

Celebrities, professionals, and the local community may have participated in the fifth annual Willowbrook Pro-Am Golf Classic held last week, but one thing was certain: The tournament was all about the youth of Coffee and Warren Counties. The money raised from the classic benefits the Coffee County Junior Golf Association as well as educational opportunities in Warren County including the Citizen’s for Progress Scholarship Program. Over the past four years, the Classic has raised $235,000 for the youth of Coffee and Warren Counties, including $70,000 last year, alone. The Classic had been known to bring out the local community,...

On Friday night at Fred Deadman Park in Manchester the Minor League division championship was decided. Mark Lemons Construction beat John Roberts Toyota 9-7 for the trophy. Tonight (June 11) the Major League division heads to the...

Warren County High School in McMinnville senior Morgan Frye has committed to continue her education and athletic career at Motlow College. She signed recently adding to the several new players Coach Tori Rabi-Gentry has brought in to be a part of the Lady...