First National picked up a lopsided win in Senior League baseball action last week, downing Woodcarver 11-2.Lane McCoy was the winning pitcher. McCoy, Casey Talbert and Chase Officer had three hits each. Tyler Hillis, Beck Spurlock and David Watson collected two hits each for Fist National. Dylan Keith and Brandon Hodges had one hit each…

Jared Mullins and Kaleb Rymer were each 4-for-4, while Jake Damon, Trevor Vaughn and Jalen Boyd had three hits each as NHC edged Sonic 14-10 in boys training league action.Juan Gonzales had three hits, Austin Green, J T Martin, Jacq Elam and Christian Martin had two hits each for Sonic.In other games: Foster and Foster…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist STUBBLEFIELD Over the years, Major League Baseball has had its share of problems. This year there is already talk of a strike, and now the subject of steroid use has popped up again.Now that he is retired, Jose Canseco is threatening to write a book that will blow the lid…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Somebody’s undefeated streak was going to end Monday night in 9-10-year-old girls junior league softball action. But it wasn’t going to happen without a fight.Smarty Pants Day Care exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning, rallying from a 10-4 deficit to hand Taco Bell…

After reaching the finals with relative ease, Centertown’s girls fought off a tough Morrison team to avoid an upset in the championship game of the 2002 Warren County Softball Tournament Monday, rallying to down the Lady Eagles 9-8.Morrison took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first, then added another run in the second…

After five innings of tough defense, Morrison’s boys erupted for a pair of big innings to capture the championship in the Warren County Softball Tournament Monday, downing Dibrell 8-1 at the Morrison Ruritan Park.The Eagles and Wildcats tied for first place through the regular season of play, but Morrison was awarded the tournament’s No. 1…

Since 1937, May has been designated Better Hearing and Speech Month, a time to inform, educate and to raise public awareness of speech, language and hearing disorders.Speech-language pathologists play an important role in helping to eliminate or minimize the isolating effects of communication disorders. They help to enable and empower others with communication disorders to…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard All you motorheads out there should cruise down to Main Street this Saturday for the second annual Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show sponsored by the McMinnville Cruisers. The show will be held rain or shine. “It’s just good clean fun for all the folks…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Records were broken at last week’s Scholarship Night at Warren County High School as more students earned more money for college than any time in school history.Over $1 million was offered to a combined 78 graduating seniors, according to senior guidance counselor Pat Grissom-Young. These…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The fate of the Park Theater survived second reading Monday as officials approved its purchase for the benefit of performing arts and other cultural entertainment.The ordinance allows the city to purchase the property by trading a .63-acre lot located off North Chancery Street recently estimated…