MEMPHIS (AP) — After a sub-par opening act, DeAngelo Williams showed the running and scoring Memphis fans have come to enjoy. The senior running back, who was part of a Tiger offense that struggled in the season opener against Mississippi, ran for 205 yards and three touchdowns Saturday night to lead Memphis to a 59-14…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Niki Rogers bumps the ball back to the other side of the net during a recent Warren County Middle School volleyball match. Rogers and the Lady Pioneers picked up a come-from-behind victory over Avery Trace last week. (Rob Nunley photo) Tuesday night, the Warren County…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Brittany Frazier, foreground, and Ashlee Malone keep their eyes on the ball during a recent WCHS match. The Lady Pioneers’ successful 2005 campaign continued this week with a district victory over Oakland. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The Warren County High School Lady Pioneer volleyball team’s successful…

MURFREESBORO (AP) — Luke Getsy passed for 319 yards and two touchdowns to lead Akron to a 17-7 win over Middle Tennessee Saturday. The Zips (1-1) rolled up 421 yards of offense while holding the Blue Raiders (0-3) to 211. Getsy put Akron on the board on his team’s first possession of the game, connecting…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Maybe Urban Meyer’s defense and special teams should have been getting all the hype. No. 6 Florida held fifth-ranked Tennessee scoreless in the second half, took advantage of three special teams errors and won 16-7 Saturday night to give Meyer a resounding victory in his Southeastern Conference debut. “That was two…

McMinnville resident and Marshall County, Ala., native Pauline Windsor Caswell Stoner, 60, died Sept. 16 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.A cook and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Grady and Rosia Mae Holmes Windsor; and was preceded in death by her first husband, James C.…

Tullahoma resident and Coffee County native Mattielene Wigfall, 82, died Sept. 15 at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma after a brief illness.A nurse technician and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Florence Winton. She was also preceded in death by first husband J.B. Brown, second husband…

Centertown resident and DeKalb County native Mary Jane (Janie) Smith, 87, died Sept. 16 at River Park Hospital.A retired homemaker and former cafeteria worker with the Warren County School System, she was a member of the Elizabeth Chapel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse H. Smith, parents Sam and Ada…

Centertown resident and Warren County native Claude Brown (Buck) Vinson, 75, died Sept. 16 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.A former circuit court clerk for Warren County, a woodworker and a member of Centertown Church of Christ where he served as an elder, he was the son…