By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Members of the McMinnville Bulldogs winning medals in last year?s event are, from left, Bev Schwind, Blanche Cook, JoAn Cantrell, Carolyn Lance, Betty Eaton (deceased), Jo Robinson and JoDean Ward. Not pictured is Wanda Shanks. The district tournament in the Senior Games? 3-on-3 basketball competition is…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Youth league action began at the Morrison Ruritan ballparks Saturday morning, where over 400 kids will be participating this summer.Above left, Jasmine Cantrell sends a shot toward the infield during Eastside Market?s T-ball game against Homeland Community Bank. At left, Ryland Holder of Eastside Market goes…

NASHVILLE (AP) The Nashville Predators? favorite slogan this season has been ?It?s Go Time.? Now they must win or it?s go home time. The San Jose Sharks come into Game 5 on Sunday night with a 3-1 lead, needing only a fourth straight victory to clinch this opening Western Conference series. That would put the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Cody Cowens gets ready to clear the ball back down field during second half action Thursday night at the WCHS soccer field. The Pioneers fell 1-0 to Blackman in District 7-AAA action. Thursday night?s matchup between the Warren County Pioneers and Blackman was a battle of…

Photo provided M.J.?s Family Martial Arts Center presented its first black belt promotions last Saturday, after holding tests on Friday, April 21. Students Ricardo Vazquez and Patrick David were both promoted to first-degree black belt in American Karate. Pictured are, from left, head instructor Dan Qualls, Vazquez, David and chief instructor Mark Johnson.

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Morgan Gonder reached the semifinals of the District 7-AAA individual tennis tournament Friday, falling short of a spot in the championship match. Members of the Warren County High School tennis team saw their seasons come to an end on Thursday and Friday, at the individual District…

NEW YORK (AP) Southern California teammates Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart dropped on draft day. Both should rise quickly after it. The Heisman Trophy winners may turn out to be saviors for their new franchises ? in different ways. Bush, all but guaranteed the top spot for months, instead went No. 2 to New Orleans…

Duane Sherrill Who would have thought former Heisman Trophy candidate Matt Leinart would drop to the 10th overall pick in the NFL draft after early speculation he would go first overall? I guess the Arizona Cardinals, who drafted the USC signal caller, must have thought it was Christmas morning seeing the highly touted Trojan wrapped…

Dale Stubblefield photo Andy McElroy scoops up a ground ball during Saturday morning action at Morrison.

Steve Howe, the relief pitcher whose promising career was derailed by cocaine and alcohol abuse, died Friday when his pickup truck rolled over in Coachella, Calif. He was 48. Howe was killed at 5:55 a.m. PDT about 130 miles east of Los Angeles. He had been in Arizona on business and was driving back to…