By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard In his first season at the helm of the Warren County Middle School football program, Matt Turner used a simple offensive philosophy: Give the ball to the biggest guys on the field, and let them bowl people over.This year, with the “bulldozers” having moved on…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The Warren County High School golfers hit the links this fall in an unfamiliar position — they’re under the tutelage of a new head coach.McMinnville Country Club professional Hank Patton took over the program during the off-season, replacing Keith Maxwell — who retired after a…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard With the Warren County Middle School volleyball program in its fourth year, the Lady Pioneers have seen success on the hardwood.Working to provide a solid feeder program for the high school, coach Farrah Griffith has done an outstanding job with her new players each year.…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County High School volleyball program is hoping its middle school program will pay off this season, as the senior class has five years of volleyball experience.Head coach Franklin Fisher is banking on his seniors to dominate the floor this season and provide the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Third-year head coach Autumn Turner has been busy rebuilding her team in the past, but this season Turner has eight eighth-graders, 10 seventh- and five sixth-graders to help complement each other on the field.The Lady Pioneers lost seven players from last year’s squad as the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Last year the Lady Bronco soccer team was young and inexperienced, but this year’s squad should hit the field with confidence. A lot of hard work and determination in the off-season has given the Lady Broncos a new outlook for 2005.Boyd lost one senior from…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard For the Warren County High School freshman football team, the 2005 season will be one of change.The Pioneers are at a new level, having moved on from their days on the middle school squad, and have a new coaching staff in head coach Darek Elrod…

By Murphy Fair / Columnist Can Murfreesboro Riverdale make a sixth straight trip to the BlueCross Bowl in 2005? Does Maryville have a chance to win its fifth 4A title in six years? How much will the moves of Dyersburg, East Ridge, White House and other teams to the 3A ranks affect Knoxville Fulton’s chances…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard With a new two-year schedule constructed during the offseason, Pioneer fans will be looking forward this year to several neighboring rivals, including their Aug. 26 opponent, the DeKalb County Tigers.But when it comes to making the postseason, all that will matter is how the squad…