Area Sports
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By: Misty Green The beautiful Saturday morning on August 28, 2010, was perfect playing weather for youth football players and cheerleaders participating in this year’s Peewee Football League. Kicking off the 2010 upcoming fall games, Westmoreland hosted a Jamboree packed with six action packed games, spanning from 10:30 a.m. through 2:15 p.m. The first…
MCHS Jacob Salyer Jacob is a junior at MCHS and a wide receiver on the Macon County High School Tigers Football Team. He is the son of Hap and Suzanne Salyer. Pictured above, L-R, are Chrissy Smith of Macon Bank & Trust, Jacob Salyer, and MCHS Coach Mark Pemberton. Jacob received a…
Each week, Macon Bank & Trust will be honoring one football member as the player of the week, for Macon County High School and Red Boiling Springs High School. MCHS Dallas Grace Dallas is a junior at MCHS and a quarterback on the Macon County High School Tigers Football Team. He…