Warren County Middle School’s tennis teams split a pair of matches with Lewisburg Friday, with the boys winning 6-1 while the girls fell 5-2.With the win, the Pioneers improved to 1-1 on the season, while the girls fell to 0-2.In boys’ singles play, Bobby Rampp downed Lewisburg’s Alex Phelps 6-4 at the No. 1 spot,…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist With major league baseball opening its season up Sunday, I really didn’t want to write about baseball.I figured I had 160 games or so to get in a few columns on the game, and I’m sure — as in years past — somebody will shame the game or himself which…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The WCMS golf team took on a pair of opponents from Manchester Monday at Willowbrook Golf Club, as they squared off against Coffee County Middle School and Westwood Junior High.The Pioneers and Lady Pioneers swept the three-way match, during which the boys played nine holes…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Boyd’s soccer team kept its undefeated streak alive Monday afternoon at home with a 6-0 win over Smith County. Boyd improved to 4-0-1 on the year.The Broncos didn’t waste anytime getting on the scoreboard. Clint Patterson scored Boyd’s first goal of the day with just…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard After dropping four straight games at last weekend’s Warrior Spring Classic, the Pioneer baseball team hopes to turn its fortunes around at home this week.The Pioneers will host the 2003 Wood Bat (Composite) Dr Pepper Classic, beginning Thursday and continuing through Saturday at Patrick Ramsey…

The following 2003-2004 school calendar was passed by the Warren County Board of Education last week: Aug. 11, 2003 System wide inserviceAug. 12, 2003 Registration (no buses)Aug. 13, 2003 First full day for studentsSept. 1, 2003 Labor Day (no school)Sept. 12, 2003 Fair Day (no school)Oct. 6, 2003 Report cards distributedOct. 10, 2003 Inservice (no…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Over 450 Cub Scouts felt the “need for speed” Saturday as they participated in the Black Fox District Pinewood Derby held at Westwood Church of Christ.The boys were treated to state-of-the-art computer timing devices that picked the winners of each heat with split-second accuracy…

PRATER April 15 is the deadline for making nominations for Morrison Ruritan’s Citizen of the Year Award.The club’s 28th annual citizenship banquet, at which this year’s winner will be honored, is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, at the Ruritan building. The club established the award in 1975 and last year’s winner was Bobby Prater.Morrison Ruritan…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A woman who stole the identity of an unsuspecting victim and was caught along with a former police narcotics officer at a meth lab has given an eight-year sentence for her crimes.The defendant, Dorothy Jane Ball McDuffy, 22, entered a guilty plea before Circuit Court…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In addition to blood pressure, vision and hearing screenings, sixth-graders at Morrison Elementary will soon receive screenings for scoliosis. The screenings are being conducted as part of the Coordinated School Health Program, of which the school is a pilot site.Scoliosis is an S- or C-shaped…