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Sportsmen and Businessmen Charitable Organization Donate to Local School Systems
Pictured (L to R) Carter Sain, SBCO President; Bill Nickels and Brandon Hall, SBCO Board Member; Taylor Rayfield, Coffee County Schools; BJ Fann, Dianne Bouldin, and Leslie Brasfield, Manchester City Schools; John Leighton Keele, SBCO Board Member; and Ed Henley, Longtime SBCO Supporter.
The Sportsmen and Businessmen Charitable Organization has been serving the Coffee County community for 34 years.
Children’s Advocacy Center Flashes Back to the 80’s with Totally 80’s Party with a Purpose
Flash back to the 1980’s and help raise money for the Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center’s annual fundraiser. Totally 80’s: Party with a Purpose will be held on Friday, April 21st at the Manchester Coffee County Conference Center. The party begins at 6 PM with a silent auction and dinner and live auction to follow. Live auction items include Bonnaroo tickets, 55 Inch 4K Ultra Television, Walt Disney World tickets, Southwest Airlines tickets, Callaway Golf Equipment, pizza for a year at J & G Pizza and Steak House, A Day in Lynchburg, a load of stone from Rogers Group and much more.
Escape will be providing music and dancing throughout the night along with a photo booth courtesy of Christopher Equipment and Supply.
Tickets are $50 per person and $100 per couple with all proceeds going to the Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center. Call 723-8888 to reserve your ticket by Monday, April 17th.
This year the CAC is also putting a number of auction items online for those who cannot attend, but would like to support the Advocacy Center and their work. To bid on some of the online auction items or to buy tickets to next Friday’s event, visit https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/auctionhome.action?vhost=cccac2017
The online auction will run through Thursday, April 20th at 4 PM! All proceeds from this event as well as the online auction helps support the services the Center provides for children who have been possible victims of abuse and their non-offending families. The Children’s Advocacy Center provides forensic interviews of child victims, child and family advocacy services, mental health services, prevention services and partners with Our Kids to bring specialized medical exams to children who are victims of sexual abuse. All services are provided free of charge.
H&R Block Student of the Week Kinsley Hiett
Congratulations to Student of the Week -Kinsley Hiett!!! Kinsley, the daughter of Terri Capotocky (sap-a-tocky), is a ninth grader at the Coffee County Raider Academy. Kinsley was chosen to be honored because “she defended a fellow student from a bully”, says school librarian Michelle Vaughn. Kinsley said that she “was bullied in elementary school. So I told my teacher in private about this, so as not to make a scene. Things can change even if one person says something”. Kinsley likes to paint in her spare time. She plans to attend Belmont University and one day become a child psychologist or child psychiatrist. Rosalyn Partin, owner of the Manchester H&R Block, has been inspired to recognize great kids in our community all through hockey season. What does hockey season have to do with our local students? Well, H&R Block gives each Student of the Week a set of Nashville Predators Hockey tickets, a commemorative plaque, as well as a special letter of recognition.
Pictured with Kinsley is Rosalyn Partin of H & R Block.
Your Thunder Radio App Has Improved
Thunder Radio has something fun and exciting to announce. The Thunder Radio app has improved for Apple and Android phones. If you already have the app you may have to do an update. The app sponsored by Rodney’s Body Shop allows you to listen live from anywhere, keep up with local news and get storm warnings, school closings and special info sent for FREE. We are currently running a contest where you could win 4 free tickets to Holiday World. This is a trivia contest, so have fun.
Improve your life with the Thunder Radio app. Download today and enjoy.
CHS Baseball Rallies to Tame Columbia
Noah Anderson of CHS baseball
Trailing 4 to 0 after 2 ½ innings of play, Coffee County head baseball coach David Martin met his team coming off the field. It is safe to say that whatever he said in the huddle was the perfect antidote for the Raiders’ early game woes. The Red Raiders scored 3 runs in the 3rd to close the gap to 1, tied the game in the 4th and drove in the winning run in the 6th to prevail over Columbia 5 to 4 on Wednesday night at Powers Field.
In a game you heard here on Thunder, Coffee County got a solid 5 inning pitching performance from Grant Sadler. After surrendering 6 hits in the first 3 innings, Sadler held the Lions to 2 hits over the next 2 innings. Nathaniel Tate took the bump in the 6th and pitched 2 hitless innings to earn the decision. Cade Giles had the big hit in the 3rd inning rally as he laced a sinking liner to left field. The ball dropped for an RBI single and got past the Columbia left fielder. When the merry-go-round stopped, Giles was standing on 3rd base, 2 runs had scored and Coffee County had new life. Giles scored one out later on a fielders choice by Sadler. Three walks and a fielder’s choice drove in the tying run in the 4th before Noah Anderson drilled an RBI double to right center to give the Raiders the winning margin in the 6th inning.
For his heroics, Anderson was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game. Coffee County will be back in action this weekend when they travel to Coalmont for the Grundy County tournament. The Red Raiders open play on Friday at 11 AM against Grundy County before taking on Sequatchie County at 1:15 PM.
Download a copy of the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
Lady Raider Track Claims District Title
Karson Young of CHS Track
The Coffee County Central High School Lady Raider track team continued their dominance of District 8AAA on Tuesday. The Lady Raiders captured another district title outdistancing second place Franklin County 210.5 to 159. The Red Raiders were missing several of their athletes as they settled for a 5th place finish a mere 10 points out of 3rd.
For the Lady Raiders, the 4×400 and 4×800 teams won their relay races. The 4×200 relay team finished 3rd while the 4×100 team came in 6th place as each team earned points for Coffee County. The Lady Raiders got 1st place individual finishes in 5 running events and 3 field events. Individual and team point winners are as followed. The time or distance will be in parenthesis.
Karson Young – 1st, 100M Hurdles(16.24); 1st, High Jump(4’8”); 1st, Triple Jump(34’3 ½”); 2nd Long Jump(16’7”)
Sarah Pearson – 1st, 800M Run(2:41.19); 1st, 1600M Run(6:13.19); 2nd, 100M Hurdles(16.69); 2nd, High Jump(4’6”)
Makenzie Webb – 1st, 3200M Run(15:08.4); 2nd, 1600M Run(6:24.09); 6th, 300M Hurdles(59.29)
Chloe Haggard – 1st, 300M Hurdles(52.94); 4th, High Jump(4’2”); 8th, Long Jump(13’3”)
Emily St. John – 2nd, 800M Run(2:47.42); 7th, 400M Dash(1:11.97);
Trava Brown – 2nd, 3200M Run(15:57.50)
Makenzie Anderson – 2nd, 300M Hurdles(56.17); 3rd, 100M Hurdles(18.21); 7th Long Jump(13’9”)
Faith Floyd – 3rd, Discus(69’4”); 5th, Shot Put(24’11”)
Keisheal Norton – 3rd, Shot Put(27’9 ½”); 7th, Discus(52’)
Emilee Roberson – 4th, 800M Run(2:50.39); 4th, 1600M Run(6:30.86);
Carina Maijia – 4th, 3200M Run(17:00.40)
Ellie Graham – 7th, Triple Jump(27’3”)
Kayleigh Tidwell – 8th, Shot Put(23’6”); 8th, Discus(44’8”)
4x400M Relay Team – 1st(5:12.86) – Karie Wooten, Emily St. John, Emilee Roberson & Trava Brown
4x800M Relay Team – 1st(12:19.40) – Emilee Roberson, Chloe Haggard, Makenzie Webb & Emily St.John
4x200M Relay Team – 3rd(2:07.00) – Ellie Graham, Savannah Smith, Keisheal Norton & Karie Wooten
4x100M Relay Team – 6th(1:00.62) – Chiara Gisinti, Laura Bogard, Keyleigh Alford & Lacey West
Girl’s complete results are at: http://tn.milesplit.com/meets/261567/results/510395/raw
For the Red Raiders, the 4×400 and 4×800 teams finished in 3rd place in their relay races. The 4×200 relay team finished 4th while the 4×100 team came in 5th place as each team earned points for Coffee County. Individual and team point winners are as followed. The time or distance will be in parenthesis.
Bradley Kishpaugh – 2nd, 3200M Run(5:19.38); 3rd, 1600M Run(5:19.38); 4th, High Jump(5’2”); 5th, Triple Jump(32’1 ½”)
Dillon Helms – 5th, High Jump(5’2”); 6th, Triple Jump(30’9 ½”)
Isaiah Rader – 5th, 300M Hurdles(53.17); 6th, 110M Hurdles(21.22); 7th, 300M Hurdles(57.01)
Pryce Hutchings – 5th, Discus(81’6 ½”); 8th, Shot Put(28’8”)
Neil Slone – 5th, 1600M Run(5:34.67)
Matt DeLong – 6th, Shot Put(31’); 6th, Discus(76’3”)
Gage Foster –7th, Triple Jump(28’5”); 7th, 3200M Run(12:54.60); 8th, 800M Run, (2:39.23)
Gabriel Sons – 8th, Discus(55’3”)
Jacob Melton – 8th, 300M Hurdles(1:00.08)
4x400M Relay Team – 3rd(4:24.07) – Johnny Dulin, Gabriel Sons, Reuben Chaput, Jacob Melton
4x800M Relay Team – 3rd(10:14.69) – Andrew Godwin, Reuben Chaput, Bradley Kishpaugh & James Lynn
4x200M Relay Team – 4th(1:47.71) – Keishaun Creel, Johnny Dulin, Justin Jones & Darius Rozier
4x100M Relay Team – 5th(49.88) – Keishaun Creel, Gage DeMarree, Jasiyah Knox & Dakota Wright
Boy’s complete results are at: http://tn.milesplit.com/meets/261567/results/510381/raw
The track team is back in action on Tuesday, April 25th when they host a home meet at Carden-Jarrell Field. Field events begin at 4 PM.
CHS Bass Team Members Cash In on Saturday
Braeden(left) and Colby(right) Thurmond show off their scholarship winnings on Saturday at Kentucky Lake.
The team of Braeden and Colby Thurmond captured an 11th place finish on Saturday at the Tennessee B.A.S.S High School Trail event in Camden, Tennessee on Kentucky Lake. The Thurmond’s were the lone team from the Coffee County Youth Bass Club competing on Saturday in the field of 92 boats. For their Top 12 finish, they came home with a scholarship prize of $78. The brother team landed a stringer of 5 fish weighing in at 10.01 pounds with a big fish weighing in at 2.9 pounds.
Their finish also keeps them in the Top 20 in the Bass Trail event standings as they are in 18th place with a total of 283 total points. The team of Issac Turner and Cam Rutledge are the only other Coffee County team in the top 50 as they are in 48th place with 175 points.
The Coffee County Youth Bass Club is back in action on Saturday, April 22nd at Normandy Lake for a club fishing tournament. The next TN BASS Trail event will be held on Chicamauga Lake on April 29th. For more information about the Coffee County Youth Bass Club, you can check out their FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/Coffee-County-Youth-Bass-Club-1227052340639230/
CCMS Baseball Loses Heart-breaker to Lincoln County
Braxton White of CCMS baseball
The Coffee County Middle School baseball team welcomed Lincoln County to CCMS on Wednesday. Trailing 3 to 0 entering the bottom of the 6th inning, the Raiders exploded for 6 runs to seemingly put the game on ice with 3 outs left to get. But Lincoln County erupted for 5 runs in the 7th to steal a heart-breaking 8 to 7 win over Coffee County.
After entering the bottom of the 7th trailing by 2, the Raiders scored one run and had the bases loaded before the Falcons coaxed a game ending groundout. Braxton White led the Raiders in hitting with 3 singles and an RBI. Hayden Hullett had a pair of singles and Lane Spry had a double, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI.
The Raiders begin the final conference series of the year on Monday when they travel to Tullahoma. First pitch is set for 5 PM.
Westwood Soccer Settles for a Draw with Tullahoma
John Martinez of Westwood soccer
Attempting to avenge an early season loss to Tullahoma, the Westwood soccer team welcomed Tullahoma to Dyer-Bouldin Field on Wednesday. After 60 minutes of intense action, the Rockets and the Wildcats had to settle for a 1 to 1 draw.
Westwood got their lone goal from John Martinez. He was assisted by Angel Gonzales.
The Rockets will travel to Fayetteville on Thursday night for the final regular season game of the year with the Tigers. The opening kick is set for 4:30 PM.
4/15/17 — Jesse Wesley Lewis
A Celebration of Life for Jesse Wesley Lewis will be conducted at 6:00 PM
on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Visitation
with the family will be from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at the funeral home.
Mr. Lewis passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at his residence,
surrounded by his loving family.
Jesse was born in Manchester, TN, the son of the late Jesse Wesley Lewis,
Sr. and Louise Jernigan Lewis. He served his country in the United
States Navy during the Vietnam War. He was an electronics technician for
various companies, having retired from Nissan in Smyrna, TN. He was a
member of the Ham Radio Club, having served as president and was an extra
class ham operator (KR4OJ), holding a DXCC #1 honor roll certification.
Jesse was also past president of the Coffee County Historical Society and
the Coffee County Historian. He was a passionate Master Geocacher with
the Over The Hill Gang and a published author of Tombstone Records of
Cannon County, Tennessee.
Jesse is survived by his loving wife, Joanna Ewell Lewis; six children,
James (Mary Lou) Harvill, Michael (Shawna) Lewis, Nicholas (Vicki) Lewis,
Tracey (Tony) Suzzi, Stephanie (Jeff) Hayes, and Stephen Lewis; two
brothers, Gary (Martha K. Otwell) Lewis and Mark (Debbie) Lewis; and
seven grandchildren.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Lewis family.