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Read MoreUNDERSTANDING THE PLIGHT OF OTHERS
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Read MoreLocal Jr. High Football News
RBS vs. WatertownBy: Misty GreenThe Red Boiling Springs Junior High School football team hosted the Purple Tigers of Watertown on August 24, 2010, and was down 22-0 by halftime. Returning after the break, with 4:15 remaining in the 3rd quarter, Bulldog Skyler Holden ran the ball 19 yards for the touchdown, making a mark for…
Read MoreMCHS Makes Great 2nd Half Comeback in 35-27 Defeat by Commanders of Friendship Christian
By: Misty GreenFriday night lights at Pat Parker Field gleamed bright during the second half of the Macon County High School game against visiting Friendship Christian, August 27, 2010. The events resembled last week’s challenge with Trousdale County, when the Tigers were faced with a 20+ point deficit, to comeback fighting late in the game,…
Read MoreRed Boiling Springs’ 2010 Season Begins With 29-6 Victory Against Oakdale
By: Misty GreenThe Red Boiling Springs High School Bulldog football team traveled to Oakdale last Friday night, August 20, to open the 2010 season. Emotions before the game were running wild for the red and grey as they chartered the two hour trip. The recollection of breaking the losing streak last season against this very…
Read MoreJr. Bulldogs Host Rainy Saturday Game
By: Misty GreenRain began to pour down at the start of the second half of the Red Boiling Springs Junior High football game last Saturday, August 21, 2010, making the scoreless battle against Cannon County one that could change at any given moment. Both teams, unaccustomed to the slippery conditions, were struggling to stay afloat…
Read MoreTrousdale Win Doesnt Come Easy ~ MCHS Fights to Keep Margin Close
By: Misty GreenThe Macon County High School Tigers opened the 2010 football season last Friday night, August 20, on the creek bank of Hartsville, Tennessee. Hundreds of Tiger fans traveled to the Yellow Jacket stadium hoping to see the blue and white team give Trousdale County a fight, even though some thought the outcome might…
Read MoreJr. Tigers 0-2 After Visit to Westmoreland
Westmoreland routed visiting Macon County 26-0 in a middle school football game on Tuesday, Aug. 17 at the Eagle Stadium.Both of the Eagles touchdowns came in the second quarter, which gave the Eagles a 20-0 halftime lead, which was a task for either team, considering that the entire first half and most of the third…
Read MoreMCHS Golf Team Out Puts White House on the Green
MCHS golf team was scheduled to hold a match on August 17, 2010 at the course in Macon County but due to rain the match was canceled. On August 19, 2010 they traveled to Springfield, TN to The Legacy Golf Course for a match against White House High School. Playing the back nine, the MCHS…
Read MoreMCHS Brings Home Seven Medals from the World AIM Championship
By: Misty Green Nearly 1,000 shooting competitors, representing 31 states gathered in Sparta, Ill., on August 7 & 8th, to battling out for top honors during the 2010 Grand American World Trapshooting Championships.The event took place at the World Shooting & Recreational Complex, which houses 120 trap fields that stretch over three miles. Trap shooting…
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