By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist Last week I mentioned I sure would like to see Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson be paired in the final grouping in Sunday’s finals of the Buick Invitational. Well that happened, but I didn’t get to see any knock-down, drag-out fight.All this came about after Mickelson’s controversial remarks about Woods…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Boyd Broncos had a terrible night from the paint Monday night as they shot only 11 percent against the visiting Tigers of Watertown. Boyd fell to the Tigers 78-43 in a District 8-A match up.Boyd won the toss and the first period would prove…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In a District 8 -A match up at Boyd Monday night, the Lady Broncos fell to the visiting Tigerettes of Watertown 65-57.The Lady Broncos held their own against Watertown in the first half. Boyd opened up in a zone defense as Watertown worked out of…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) The fifth-seeded Irving College girls jumped out to an early lead on their way to a tournament win Monday night at Dibrell Elementary School.The Lady Tigers used tough defense — and strong inside play from Nisa Butzback — to build an 11-0 advantage…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The ball comes loose as Centertown’s Megan Bain, left, collides with Dibrell’s Chelsea Bunn during their opening-round matchup. (Rob Nunley photo) In the most lopsided battle of Monday night’s first round at the Warren County JV basketball tournament, Centertown’s girls moved on to the championship…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Irving College guard Darrid Wells brings the ball downcourt while being guarded by Eastside’s Tyler Clark during the first half of their game Monday night. (Rob Nunley photo) With the game literally “on the line,” Irving College’s Dustin Smith and Justin Bouldin came…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The McMinnville Jaycees walked away with a bevy of awards, including Best Chapter in the state, during the fourth quarter Tennessee Jaycees convention held earlier this month in Gatlinburg.Given to Tennessee’s most outstanding chapter, the Henry Giessenbier Memorial Award recognized the McMinnville chapter’s excellence in…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Though now required to do so by the No Child Left Behind Act, Warren County’s school system has been releasing private student information to military recruiters since the 1970s.“This is something we’ve been doing for awhile. There will be no need for us to change…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BROWN Making algebra more “real life,” as opposed to merely abstract numbers and letters, is the goal of a $3,000 grant recently received by high school math technology teacher Lucretia Brown.This marks the third straight year the high school has been awarded one of Highland…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard CORDELL Longtime Silver and Gold Band director Sam Cordell will be honored with a reception Sunday for his years of dedication to McMinnville and Warren County.“This is an open invitation to the community,” new director Mike Chilcutt said, hoping for a good turnout. “The band…