LEAD STORY

Head Coach Eric Quinn (17) may have been the last one on the dog pile but he also jumped the highest following the Panthers 8-1 win Friday night over the Huntingdon Mustangs. The Sub-State win sends Riverside back to the Spring Fling in Murfreesboro for the fifth consecutive year with an opportunity to bring the state title back home for a fourth straight time. The Panthers will play Summertown (31-5) on Tuesday night following the Silverdale (26-2) vs. Rockwood (25-7) game. See entire bracket and read more sports coverage in this week's News Leader, and watch readtheleader.com for daily updates on the action at the Spring Fling.

LIFESTYLES

Life and living is the very definition of surviving. It’s what the living do. They survive. Matt Hernandez, age 39, survived a severe traumatic brain injury, but his life will never be the same. On August 1, 1996, the then 22-year-old’s life changed totally, completely and irrevocably. Read the story of his remarkable journey and success in this week's News Leader.

SPORTS

Sometimes in life you don’t get what you deserve. Sometimes cruel twists and untimely occurrences intervene when they shouldn’t. This is what happened to the Lady Panthers in their Saturday sub-state match-up with the South Fulton Devilettes. A match-up that saw their season end abruptly in a 3-2 defeat to a team they should have handled easily. Read Joe Taylor's account of the devastating loss in this week's News Leader.