By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Lady Pioneers came up empty in Fayetteville Monday night, falling to Lincoln County 4-0 on the softball diamond.The Lady Falcons’ Chelsea Owens, regarded as one of the best pitchers in District 8-AAA, lived up to her reputation, limiting Warren County to just one hit…

By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist Whatever happened to the tradition of Opening Day?For several years now, Major League Baseball has had two dates to kick off baseball season. Sunday night and Monday are now the official “days” baseball players and fans set out on a summer quest for the run in October.Last year Opening Day…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County High School soccer team traveled to Chattanooga over the weekend, to participate in the Chattanooga Christian Tournament.Warren County went 1-1 as the Pioneers defeated Chattanooga Christian on Friday night 3-2, but fell to Tullahoma on Saturday 2-0.Against the Chargers Warren County controlled…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard At Boyd High School on Monday, an offensive explosion in the second half was the difference in the game.Unfortunately it was St. Andrews, not the Broncos, who scored five goals with a barrage of shots in the second half as Boyd fell to the Mountain…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Colby Killian delivers during the second inning of Tuesday night’s game against Siegel. The junior struck out eight batters and allowed just three hits in Warren County’s 8-0 win. (Rob Nunley photo) The Pioneer baseball team pulled into third place in the District 7-AAA standings…

The 2005 delegates to American Legion Boys State have been chosen to represent Warren County High School and Boyd Christian.Boys State continues to be the leading training ground for tomorrow’s leaders from the local to the national level. It is not a school-room activity but a practical experience for young men dealing with the actual…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 112-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in court action: Corry Shane Judkins was ordered to serve 45 days of an 11-29 sentence and pay $50 plus costs for third-offense driving on a suspended license. He must…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A local youth received probation and was banned from the Civic Center for brandishing a pellet gun outside the Jungle Jym recently.The defendant, Johnathan Paul Humphrey, 20, was released from jail on time served, banned from the Civic Center, ordered to perform 16 hours public…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Although they look like ordinary, healthy kids, there was a time when that wasn’t true for Shelbi Ogle and Logan Kell.The brother and sister were both born prematurely and spent the first days of their lives fighting to survive. Today, as the ambassadors for the…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Students who have always wanted to yell, “Objection, your honor” were given that chance recently as members of Warren County High School’s mock trial team.Competing against other schools in its district, Warren County’s mock trial team secured a second-place finish behind Cookeville. Last year, Warren County…