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By Rob Nunley Former Pioneer baseball standout Joey Haston pitched his collegiate teammates to a conference championship last week, as Delta State University’s Statesmen defeated Montevallo 7-5 to win the Gulf South Conference title. Haston, who graduated from WCHS in 2004 and came to DSU from Vol State Community College, worked 6 1/3 innings in…

Warren County Middle School volleyball coach Farrah Griffith announced her roster for the 2008 middle school squad on Tuesday. Coach Griffith held tryouts last Friday with 26 girls vying for one of the 14 spots on the roster. The Lady Pioneers will hit the court with six eighth-graders, five seventh-graders and three sixth-graders this fall.…

By Dale Stubblefield Cherokee Manufacturing’s Caleb Northcutt gets caught in a run down, with First National Bank’s Hayden Wood trying to apply the tag. Northcutt made it to second base, but Cherokee fell to First National 7-3 in Monday night’s Babe Ruth action.

By Dale Stubblefield In the girls’ 7 – and 8-year-old coach-pitch league Monday night Aycock Fencing slipped past McMinnville Aluminum and Vinyl Supplies 11-8 on the Pete Holt Field. After one inning of play McMinnville Aluminum held a 5-2 lead. MAVS scored two more runs in the bottom of the second to take a 7-2…

By Dale Stubblefield Every year around this time the torch is passed from one class to the next. The senior class of athletes from Warren County High School and Boyd Christian have wrapped up their high school careers this week and although many of them might not realize it right now, they have played their…

By Dale Stubblefield Warren County High School tennis player Andee Vance ended a successful senior year on Monday after falling in the finals of the Region 4-AAA tournament in Shelbyville. Vance, who earned a No. 2 seed in the region tournament, had a rough first round match to start things off against Shelbyville’s Justin Gordan.…

By Rob Nunley Monday’s Rotary Relays began with a special ceremony memorializing one of the event’s biggest boosters. Prior to the event, Rotary Club representative Neil Schultz dedicated the 2008 Relays to the memory of Danny Stubblefield, who passed away earlier this year, and presented a memorial plaque to Danny’s mother, Barbara. ‘The Rotary Relays…

By Rob Nunley Irving College’s Tyler Clendenon takes flight during the boys’ long jump. Clendenon hit a mark of 10 feet, 10 inches. The field of teams might have been on the small side, but the level of competition was as big as ever Monday, as the 19th annual Rotary Relays were held at Rotary…

By Margaret Hobbs Ninety-six-year-old Wavie Stacy celebrated her birthday April 25 with family at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Manchester. She enjoyed her favorite dish of chicken and dumplings, but most of all, she reveled at spending time with her family on this special occasion. Joining in the celebration were son and daughter-in-law Frank and…

Baby Girl Lakelyn Jaya Lewis, daughter of Nichole Lewis and Glenn Campbell was born April 17 at River Park Hospital weighing 5 pounds, 10 ounces. She is the first child for the couple. Grandparents include Eva Lewis, and Karen and Shawn Fults. Baby Girl Krysten Ghrist and Gary Tate, Jr. of Smithville are the parents…