Diet 101
BY Paige Northcutt The definition of Diet, according to Webster’s, is ‘a regimen of special or limited food and drink, chosen or prescribed for health or to gain or lose weight.’ In the next few weeks, I am going to do a series of articles touching on some of today’s more popular diets, the good…
Read MoreUpcoming Schedule
Monday, April 28 WCHS tennis, in district team tourney at Cookeville, 9 a.m. WCHS softball, at home vs. Oakland, 6 p.m. Boyd baseball, at home vs. Eagleville, 5 p.m. Boyd softball, at home vs. Community, 4:30 WCMS baseball, vs. Harris in CTC tourney at Tullahoma, 5:30 Tuesday, April 29 WCHS softball, at Coffee Co., time…
Read MorePioneers prepare for spring drills with several coaching vacancies
By Rob Nunley The Pioneer football team will be springing into action with a skeleton crew at the helm this week. Spring practice for the 2008 squad opens Monday at WCHS, but several departures from the coaching staff, as well as others busy with other sports, will mean head coach Chris Madewell and his remaining…
Read MoreWeitzel signs hoops scholarship
Joining Chris Weitzel as he signed with Freed-Hardeman Thursday were his parents, Don and Sandee Weitzel (seated), and standing, from left, FHU assistant Ryan Parnell, WCHS assistant Alan Smith, WCHS head coach Ryan Smith and FHU head coach Jason Shelton. Warren County senior basketball standout Chris Weitzel became the second member of the Freed-Hardeman 2008…
Read MoreNew physicals required for upcoming 7th, 9th-graders
By Dale Stubblefield Beginning with the 2008-09 school year, rising seventh- and ninth-grade students who are going to participate in a school sports programs will be required to have a complete health maintenance exam, known as the Well Child Exam, in accordance with a new rule from the State Board of Education. The Well Child…
Read MoreFire can’t slow King and Rebels
By Rob Nunley The next time you hear about a game being canceled because of a spelling bee, or the fair, or a dance, or some other questionable reason, think about Warren County High School alumnus Phillip King. If you follow the TV news, you might have caught the story this week about Phil and…
Read MoreWC soccer pounds Pats-Garibaldi & Young combine for 7 goals
By Dale Stubblefield Garibaldi-Young The Oakland Patriots came calling Thursday night for a District 7-AAA soccer matchup against the Pioneers. Once one of the more powerful teams in the district, Oakland had trouble keeping up with the Warren County squad. A pair of hat tricks were turned in by the Pioneers as Tony Garibaldi connected…
Read MoreTitans Caravan wheels into West
By Rob Nunley During an interview Friday White said he would welcome the competition if the Titans drafted another running back, and he got his wish when they selected East Carolina’s Chris Johnson in the first round. Students from West and Irving College Elementary Schools had the chance to meet one of their NFL heroes…
Read MoreBoyd cruises to league win-Wanamaker fans 15 in one-hitter
By Dale Stubblefield The Lady Bronco high school softball team’s season is winding down, but the Lady Broncos are still heating up the diamond. Boyd added another victory to the win column Thursday afternoon by downing Van Buren County 4-0 in District 9-A action at home. With the win the Lady Broncos improved to 6-1…
Read MoreSnipes gets 3 years, apologizes for ‘costly mistakes’
OCALA, Fla. (AP) ‘ After haggling with revenue agents, criminal investigators and eventually U.S. prosecutors for almost a decade, Wesley Snipes finally caught them by surprise. Hours before he was to be sentenced Thursday for failing to file income taxes he insisted he never had to pay, the action star cut the federal government three…
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