By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Tuesday the tennis teams split with Riverdale with the boys picking up a 9-0 win and the girls fell 8-1. The Pioneers are now 5-3 in district play with the girls falling 0-8.In singles, Doug Roberts beat Brandon Haynes 8-2. Travis Powers defeated Justin Harney…

The Pioneer soccer team had to settle for a tie Tuesday night, as they battled Riverdale to a 1-1 deadlock in District 7-AAA action at WCHS.“I really feel like we dominated the whole game,” said WCHS coach Charlie Hardee, whose team dropped to 2-1-1 in district play. “They had some runs, but we covered up…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County Middle got off to a rocky start in its home tournament Wednesday night.The Pioneers began pool play at Patrick Ramsey Field with a tough-luck loss, as a walked-in run gave Smyrna Middle a 4-3 win in the opening game of the 2003 Tennessee…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Lady Pioneers turned in one of their best performances of the year at home Tuesday against the Lady Patriots of Oakland, but fell to the No. 2 team in the district 1-0.Oakland’s only run would come in the top of the first inning. Jessica…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Titans linebacker Rocky Boiman greeted fans from young to old during Tuesday night’s autograph session at Kroger, including tiny Emily-Shae Northcutt. When the Titans enter this weekend’s NFL draft, they will likely address several glaring needs – wide receiver, cornerback and defensive tackle.Linebacker, however,…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist “It’s suicide! You’ve seen him, you know how strong he is. You can’t win!”“Nobody tells the truth, Adrian. No, maybe I can’t win. Maybe the only thing I can do is take everything he’s got. But to beat me, he’s gonna have to kill me. And to kill me, he’s…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Cody Mitchell (19) runs into the waiting tag of White County catcher Chris Robinson for the second out of the fourth inning Wednesday. Mitchell was out, but his triple sparked a six-run inning that helped WCHS to a 9-3 win. (Rob Nunley photo) Warren County…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BIDDLE There’s no question John Biddle has given a lot for freedom. All he asks is for others to give just a little, too.The importance of troop support will be part of the World War II veteran and former POW’s message Sunday. Biddle is the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard HILLIS A proposed re-arrangement of the county’s pay period has many county employees worried as they say they would suffer financially if the county withholds a week’s pay as part of the process.The county’s Policy and Personnel Committee this week voted to proceed with a…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard LLEWELLYN While saying McMinnville City Administrator Herb Llewellyn may not have exercised good judgment, city officials say the city head did nothing wrong when he borrowed a police radar gun to clock pitches for a little league team he coaches.“I don’t guess we’ll take any…