The Coffee County CHS baseball team hosted Columbia on Wednesday in the 2^nd game of their season series.  The Red Raiders were looking to bounce back from a loss to the Lions on Monday in Columbia.  The Red Raiders fought hard before falling 2 to 1. 

Coffee County pushed a run across in the 2^nd inning without getting a hit as Brandon Jernigan got on board on a dropped 3^rd strike and his courtesy runner came around to score on an RBI groundout by Dylan Koon.  Columbia scored twice in the 6^th inning as they strung together a walk, 2 singles and a fielder’s choice.   Hayden Skipper had the only hit for Coffee County with that coming to lead off the bottom of the 1^st inning.  Griffin Meeker took the loss on the bump for Coffee County as he surrendered 1 earned run while surrendering 5 hits and striking out 2.

The Red Raiders will return to action on Friday at Powers Field.  Coffee County will host Pope John Paul II in a non-district game.  First pitch is set for 3:30 PM and Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast.  Our live coverage begins with the pregame show at 3:20. 

The Westwood soccer team traveled to Bell Buckle on Wednesday to take on conference rival Webb.  Looking to keep their perfect record intact, the Rockets jumped on the Feet early as they rolled to a 9 to 0 Mercy Rule win. 

The Rockets rolled to a 6 nil lead at the half as they scored 3 goals in the first 12 minutes to seize control of the match.  Caleb Cargile scored in the 10^th minute on an assist by Junior Petatan.   Cargile scored again in the 11^th off a feed from William Rogers.  Izick Sierra notched a goal in the 12^th minute off an assist from Aiden Smith.  Petatan made it 4 to 0 in the 18^th minute with an assist from Sierra.  Petatan added his second goal in the 21^st with Torian Van Zandbergen getting the assist.  Cargile notched the hat trick in the 23^rd minute with Petatan adding a 2^nd assist. 

In the 2^nd half, Westwood got goals from Elijah McCoy, Cy Brody Dyer and Aiden Smith while Joan James, Jose Barrera and Nico Sanfilippo provided assists.  Westwood’s defense did not surrender a shot on goal in the match.  Elijah McCoy started the match in goal, Sierra came on in the 2^nd half to finish the game in goal. 

Westwood returns to Bedford County on Thursday for a conference match with Cascade.  Weather permitting, kickoff is set for 4:15 PM. 

Tuesday Prep Schedule Update
PPD – CCMS Tennis at Lincoln County – make-up date is TBD
PPD – CHS Baseball HOSTS Columbia Central – Rescheduled for Wed, Mar 11 – 4 PM
PPD – CHS Tennis HOSTS Lincoln County – makeup date is TBD
PPD – CCMS Softball HOSTS Warren Co – Rescheduled for Wed, Mar 11 – 5 PM
PPD – CCMS Baseball HOSTS Warren Co – Rescheduled for Wed, Mar 11 – 5 PM
PPD – WMS Softball HOSTS Cascade – makeup date is TBD
PPD – WMS Baseball at Moore County – makeup date is TBD
PPD – CHS Boys’ Soccer HOSTS Ooltewah – Rescheduled for Wed, Mar 11 – 6 PM

Wednesday Prep Schedule

4:00 PM – CHS Baseball HOSTS Columbia Central
4:00 PM – WMS Boys’ Soccer at Webb
5:00 PM – CCMS Softball HOSTS Warren Co
5:00 PM – CCMS Baseball HOSTS Warren Co
PPD – CHS Boys’ Soccer HOSTS Ooltewah – make-up date is TBD
6:00 PM – CHS Softball HOSTS Moore County – Thunder Radio broadcast

The Coffee County CHS baseball team will once again be hosting their annual Spring Baseball Clinic. The clinic has been moved from Saturday, March 14^th to Saturday, March 21^st.  Players will utilize the facilities at Powers Field and the Crethan Hansert Hitting Facility on the campus of Coffee County Central High School.  Campers will work with Red Raiders head coach David Martin and his staff along with members of the CHS varsity baseball team.  Each camper will receive age appropriate, hands-on instruction in all aspects of the game.

The clinic is open to boys and girls ages 5 to 17 who wish to learn more about hitting, defense, base running and pitching.  Campers should bring with them a bat, glove, tennis shoes, cleats, hat and batting helmet to the camp which will run from 9 AM to Noon.   Concessions will also be made available at Powers Field on the day of the clinic.

Cost for the clinic is $25 per player and a sibling discount of half price will apply for any additional campers.  If you have questions or wish to pre-register, contact Jamie Spry at: jamie.o.spry@adjent.com or call him at 931-273-2265. 

The Nashville Predators moved into a tie for the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference with a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Tuesday.

Filip Forsberg had two goals and an assist for Nashville (35-26-8), which scored four goals in the second period and won its third straight game. The Predators are tied with the Winnipeg Jets, one point ahead of the Minnesota Wild.

Forsberg tied Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber for second on the Predators goals list with 166.

Juuse Saros made 32 saves after getting consecutive shutouts against the Dallas Stars. His shutout streak ended at 181:06 when Artturi Lehkonen pulled Montreal within 4-1 at 2:45 of the third period.

Lukas Vejdemo scored his first NHL goal, and Carey Price made 32 saves for Montreal (31-31-9), which is 4-8-2 in its past 14 games.

Ryan Johansen gave Nashville a 1-0 lead at 51 seconds of the second.

Calle Jarnkrok made it 2-0 from the right face-off circle at 2:57.

Forsberg made it 3-0 on the power play at 8:18. He took a pass from Roman Josi and scored on a wrist shot from the top of the right circle to become the first Nashville player with six 20-goal seasons.

Josi also assisted on Forsberg’s goal at 16:00. The defenseman redirected Ryan Ellis’ pass in the slot to Forsberg, who scored on a low shot from the right side to make it 4-0.