Named to the all-tourney team Friday night were, from left, Jon Reed, Lake Hillis, Logan Underhill and Justin Wilson, Eastside; Lance Kelley and Chase Hullett, Morrison; and Centertown?s Tucker Smith, Jacob Self and Dylan Young. Not pictured is Dibrell?s Trevor Bell.

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Tuesday night the WCMS boys? seventh-grade basketball team and the eighth-grade team traveled to Franklin County North. The varsity Pioneers defeated Franklin County 38-24, while the junior varsity fell in overtime 45-42. For the varsity Tyler Glenn and Tylan Martin produced 10 points each, with six of Martin?s points coming in the…

By ROB NUNLEY Eastside?s fifth- and sixth-grade boys left their home court Friday night celebrating a perfect year. The undefeated regular-season champions, the Bulldogs put the finishing touches on their unblemished 2006 campaign with a resounding victory in the league tournament finals, downing Centertown?s boys by a 50-20 score. Logan Underhill and Justin Wilson converted…

By ROB NUNLEY Chris Frazier, left, and Lance Kelley trap Dibrell?s Jeffery White during Friday?s game. Eastside?s girl sand Morrison?s boys came away with the third-place trophies from the fifth- and sixth-grade championship tournament, winning their consolation games Friday night at Eastside. The Lady bulldogs pulled off a comeback in the final seconds of their…

By ROB NUNLEY Centertown bounced back from a slow start, but couldn?t quite overcome Morrison?s early dominance Friday night, as the Lady Eagles wrapped up their season with a 20-17 victory in the finals of the fifth- and sixth-grade championship tournament. Morrison?s enthusiasm and tough defense helped the Lady Eagles get off to a strong…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Tuesday night the Boyd High School basketball teams traveled to Chattanooga to take on David Brainerd in non-district action. The Lady Broncos posted 19 points in the final period to rally for a 57-49 win, but in the boys game, Boyd fell 76-63 to the Wildcats. The Lady Broncos jumped out to…

By DUANE SHERRILL A 56-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court. Included in court action: ? Otilio Juarez was bound over to the grand jury on two counts of aggravated sexual battery for the alleged inappropriate touching of a 7-year-old girl. ? James P. Bryant was directed to serve…

By LISA HOBBS If you?re getting ready for Christmas by squeezing in one last shopping trip, you don?t have to take the kids along. Instead, you can drop them off at the Civic Center?s Holiday Fun Fest. Beginning Tuesday, McMinnville Civic Center will be having a holiday special geared toward having fun and keeping the…

A 14-person docket was heard Wednesday by Judge Bart Stanley in Circuit Court criminal division. Included in circuit action: ? Shane Medley was ordered to serve 30 days of a two-year sentence and pay $250 plus costs for assault. ? Andre Wellington was given an 11-29 probationary sentence and must make restitution for theft and…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Magness Library will be holding a special program called ?Christmas Memories: The Storytelling Project? featuring Warren County school students. The program will be held at the library this Tuesday, Dec. 19, from 6-8 p.m. The program is part of a storytelling project which is being funded by a Library Services Technology…