Monday, Nov. 22WCHS freshman basketball, at home vs. Riverdale, 6 p.m.Elementary basketball, WCMS 8th-grade at home vs. Tullahoma West, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23Boyd high school basketball, at home vs. Monterey, JV 4:30, Varsity 6 p.m.WCHS basketball, at DeKalb County, 6:30 Friday, Nov. 26WCHS basketball, at home in Dr Pepper Thanksgiving Classic:4 p.m.: Riverdale girls…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Lady Saints of DeKalb County Middle School visited Warren County Middle on Friday for a showdown at high noon.The Lady Saints jumped out to an early lead in the opening period and never looked back, as DeKalb won 38-34.Pressure defense by the Lady Saints…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Dibrell rolled past Irving College Thursday 57-40 in seventh- and eighth-grade boys basketball action.The Wildcats hit for 18 points in the first period, while holding Irving College to 14. In the second period the Wildcats build on to their lead by adding 17 points in…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A swarming defense by Mt. Juliet and turnovers by the Broncos put the Saints out in front early during Thursday night’s junior high basketball action at Boyd. Mt. Juliet scored 12 points in the second period to help secure the 38-26 win over the Broncos.Points…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Things went downhill fast for the seventh-grade Pioneers Friday night at the Warren County Middle School.Morrison’s seventh- and eighth-graders took advantage of their size as the Eagles racked up 19 first-half points on their way to a 31-19 win.Morrison’s height advantage took charge of the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Friday night at the Warren County Middle School gym, the Lady Eagles of Morrison scored 15 points in the second period to down the seventh-grade Lady Pioneers 39-20.In first-period action, both teams worked hard on offense. Morrison’s Brooke Bowman got her team off to a…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Thursday night at Boyd, the Lady Broncos slipped past Mt. Juliet Christian Academy 21-19 in junior high action.The first quarter was a work in progress for both teams. The Lady Broncos scored first with a basket from Leah Walker, but the Lady Saints’ Allison Wiseman…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard West Elementary fourth-grade teacher Jennifer McMillen asks her class questions about a reading assignment. West saw its reading scores increase by 8 percent from 2003 to 2004. (James Clark photo) The state report cards are in and Warren County can boast slightly better grades than the…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard The Warren County Education Association and the school board are no closer to an agreement after another negotiations meeting Thursday afternoon.Still at issue is the WCEA’s request for the school system to help pay increasingly expensive health insurance premiums, a move school board officials…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard REED For soldiers with the 278th National Guard, the wait is over. They began shipping out for Kuwait this weekend on their way to eventual deployment in Iraq.Warren County’s unit had not departed yesterday as of press time, although Capt. Jim Reed said the moment is…