By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard First-round action continued Saturday night in the 2003 Warren Lodge Christmas Tournament, with the Centertown Warriors taking on DeKalb County Middle School in the only boys game of the night.After an evenly played first quarter, the Saints pulled away in the second half to take…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Saturday night in the Warren Lodge Christmas Tournament DeKalb Middle School downed the Lady Warriors of Centertown 47-38. Grundy Middle defeated Cannon Eastside 22-15, and Coffee County Middle downed Warren County Eastside 27-9.DeKalb County Middle School had too many weapons for the Lady Warriors to…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) NASHVILLE — Warren County’s boys basketball team finished out their run at the Overton Christmas Tournament in winning fashion Monday morning, downing the host team to take seventh place.The Pioneers broke a six-game losing streak, and avoided a winless tournament run, as they…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) NASHVILLE — The Lady Pioneers went into the Overton Christmas Tournament looking to defend their 2002 championship, but had to settle for second after falling short in an all-District 7-AAA final Monday night.Facing off against the Blackman Lady Blaze, the Lady Pioneers suffered…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard When the committee searching for Warren County High School’s new football coach narrowed its list down to the final applicants, four names stood above the rest.Although Chris Madewell, who was ultimately named the Pioneers’ new coach, was one of the most impressive candidates in the…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist It’s December, and I’m talking high school football.One chapter has been closed and a new era has started with the introduction of Chris Madwell as the new head football coach for the Pioneers.Madwell is no stranger to Warren County football, and has been involved with the high school program for…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) New Pioneer football coach Chris Madewell shared his plan for success Tuesday morning, and noted it boils down to two key elements: Getting more players, and making those players stronger.The former WCMS head coach and WCHS assistant said among his first goals for…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Chris Madewell answers a question during Tuesday morning’s press conference at the Warren County School System central office building. After a lengthy search process, Warren County High School found its newest head football coach was right under its nose all along.Chris Madewell, a…

By MELISSA STOVER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard It’s that time again, the time of year we all drive ourselves crazy trying to change some things about ourselves. These are things we’ve done most of our lives but expect to completely change in just a few days or months, right before we give…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The trend of using designated drivers for a safe trip home on New Years Eve is something lawmen hope will continue tonight as it has contributed to fewer alcohol-related crashes in recent years.“We’ve seen fewer drunks on the road the past several years,” said McMinnville…