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Seven CHS Soccer Players Named to All-District Team
CHS Goalkeeper Holli Smithson
Seven members of the CHS soccer team were honored with District 8AAA superlatives on Thursday night following the District 8AAA finals. Senior goalkeeper Holli Smithson was named the District Goalkeeper of the Year. Named to the 1st team All District team were Karson Young, Caitlyn Moore and ALiie Amado. Named to the District 8AAA 2nd team were Jenna Garretson, MaKenzie Anderson and Samantha Ellison. The Lady Raiders will play in the Region 4AAA tournament semifinals on Tuesday night at 7 PM at Siegel.
Six Raider Golfers Named to All-District Team
Members of the 2016 CHS Golf teams following a preseason tournament. Front Row(left to right) Savannah Quick, Sophie Vinson and coach Mike Ray. Back Row(left to right) Austin Farris, John Parigger, Samuel Prater, Matthew Hale and Matthew Wright
Six Coffee County golfers were named to the 2016 District 8AAA team this weekend. Named to the 1st team were seniors Savannah Quick and John Parigger while sophomores Ashley Gilliam and Austin Farris were also tabbed for first team honors. Senior Sophie Vinson and sophomore Samuel Prater were named to the 2nd team for Coffee County.
Westwood Rockets Named to All Conference Football Team
![Westwood Rockets (left to right) Reynaldo Ramirez, Trenton Thompson and Jalen Williams. [Photo by Rachelle Long]](http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/WMS-Football-All-Conference.jpg)
Westwood Rockets (left to right) Reynaldo Ramirez, Trenton Thompson and Jalen Williams. [Photo by Rachelle Long]
Marcus Mariota Throws Three TDs in Win Over Browns
Marcus Mariota came out running.
On the first offensive play of Sunday’s game against the Browns, the Titans quarterback took off, and ran for 41 yards.
In his team’s 28-26 win, however, the Titans took flight — in more ways than one.
Mariota completed 17-of-24 passes for 284 yards and three touchdowns, and receivers Kendall Wright and Rishard Matthews made a pair of spectacular diving grabs.
“The object of the game is to help your quarterback out, right?,’’ tight end Delanie Walker said afterward. “When we play good, Marcus plays good, that’s just how it goes.”
Mariota’s passer rating of 132.6 on Sunday was his best of the season. In a win last week against the Dolphins, Mariota posted a passer rating of 117.5.
Mariota has now accounted for seven touchdowns (six passing, one rushing) in the last two weeks. The 132.6 rating on Sunday was Mariota’s sixth career game with a passer rating of 100 or better. It was his third-highest passer rating and his highest since Nov. 8, 2015 at New Orleans (135.7).
The Titans improved to 6-0 when Mariota’s passer rating is 100 or better.
Mariota was happy with the win, which improved the Titans to 3-3.
“It feels great, feels great,’’ Mariota said. “I’m proud of those guys in the locker room and they deserve all the credit. Just glad we were able to get another win under our belt and get ready for next week.”
Titans coach Mike Mularkey said Mariota benefited from nice plays from Wright, and Matthews.
Wright’s diving 48-yard touchdown catch gave the Titans a 14-6 lead in the second quarter. Matthews stretched out for a 43-yard catch in the third quarter which set up a touchdown run by DeMarco Murray.
Matthews caught an 11-yard touchdown in the game, and in addition to Wright, tight end Anthony Fasano scored on a 15-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter.
“I’m telling you, he doesn’t pay any attention to any of the noise,’’ Titans coach Mike Mularkey said of Mariota, who struggled with inconsistency and turnovers earlier in the season. “It doesn’t matter where he’s going to play or who it’s against, he is locked in to what his role is and what his job is, and that stuff doesn’t bother him.”
Mariota turned the ball over once on Sunday, when he threw an interception.
But he was effective throughout as the Titans never trailed. The Titans ran the ball for 137 yards on Sunday, with Murray’s 65 yards leading the way, but they won on Sunday because of their passing game and swarming defense, which produced six sacks for the second game in a row.
Mariota’s 284 yards through the air ranked third in his career. With his 64 yards on the ground, Mariota’s 348 combined passing and rushing yards set a season high through six games and ranked fourth in his career.
“I just try to do my best to come in and play and execute and put our offense and our team in the best situation,’’ Mariota said. “It’s nice to get a win at home. It’s nice to get two in a row but we’re going to come back here tomorrow and get ready for the Colts.
“We just got to continue to grind and focus on what we can do each and every single day to get better.”
Preds Comeback Falls Short, Lose to Blackhawks on Saturday
Down three goals in the opening 11 minutes, the Nashville Predators pulled back to within a single score twice, but ultimately dropped their first game of the season by a 5-3 final to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Chicago used a strong opening 20 minutes to force a split of the teams’ home-and-home series, with the Hawks’ Scott Darling notching 33 saves to record the win over fellow backup goalie Marek Mazanec.
“There were a couple of fortunate bounces for them, and it makes the period look worse than it was,” Nashville Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “I thought our guys played hard, out-shot them, out-chanced them and did a lot of good things. We had a big goal at the end of the [first] period but you’re sitting on a 3-1 deficit, against a good hockey team, that’s hard to come back from.”
The Blackhawks struck first for the second-straight game against the Preds (and third overall), when center Nick Schmaltz netted his first NHL goal high over Manezec’s glove.
Two goals in a 120-second span upped the home team’s lead to 3-0 with markers off the sticks of Brent Seabrook and Richard Panik.
“Our start [could have been better], I thought we played well in the first and there were a couple bounces… they scored three quick ones, and I don’t think it was as bad as the score was,” Preds blueliner Roman Josi said. “Then in the second, we had a lot of chances and just couldn’t come back in the end.”
Mazanec, making his first NHL start since Jan. 30, 2015, was critical of his 22-save performance, but his teammates said the Czech netminder gave them more than enough to win. Goals by Craig Smith and Viktor Arvidsson pulled the Predators to within one at 3-2 and 4-3, respectively.
“I thought he was great the whole game, there’s nothing he can do on those goals, and I thought he played a really solid game,” Josi said of Mazanec. “It’s hard if you get scored on three times in the first, and he did an amazing job of staying calm and kept us in the game the whole time.”
“We’ve proven ourselves to be a team that can come back in the third, but we want to be a team that can come back from deficits,” winger Filip Forsberg said.
Nashville found life in the closing moments of the first frame, cutting the deficit to 3-1. James Neal forced the puck through neutral ice and fired a low shot on net that rebounded to the side of the cage for Colin Wilson to sweep into the net. Smith’s tally came with less than two minutes to play in middle frame, and gave Nashville its fourth man-advantage goal of the season.
A hat trick from Richard Panik ensured the home team would remain ahead, however.
“I liked our game, I thought we ran out of steam a bit in the third period, but we still had some chances to score,” Laviolette said. “But for two periods, I thought we played with pretty good energy and did a lot of good things out there. The goal at the end of the first, that gave us a little life, we had a goal in the second, gave us a little more life, it’s just hard to dig out of those holes, that’s all.”
The Predators will now have a two days before they face another Central Division rival, the Dallas Stars, at home on Tuesday night (7 p.m. CT on FS-TN).
“It’s going to be a big game, the division is probably going to turn out as to who’s in the playoffs and who isn’t,” Forsberg said. “If you can win your division games, that can help you out a lot and coming home and playing in front of our fans again will be a big extra boost, for sure.”
Notes:
Forward Miikka Salomaki left Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return. Salomaki blocked a shot off of his hand in the second period.
Anthony Bitetto missed Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury. He will be re-evaluated on Monday in Nashville. Yannick Weber made his season debut, taking Bitetto’s place on the third defensive pairing.
Nashville went 1-for-2 on the power play, keeping their 50-percent conversion rate through the first two games of the season. The Preds have four goals on eight power-play opportunities.
The Predators return home on Tuesday night to host the Dallas Stars at Bridgestone Arena. The club will round out the week with another back-to-back situation when they face the Red Wings in Detroit on Friday (their final visit to Joe Louis Arena) before hosting Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Pete Weber’s Pregame Report
10/22/16 — Joyce Ann Butler Jones
Mrs. Joyce Ann Butler Jones passed away on Oct. 13, 2016 at Tennova-Harton Medical Center in Tullahoma, Tennessee at the age of 64.
Joyce was born on Sept. 4, 1952 in Rockwood, Tennessee to Jewell Oaks Butler and the late Doyle Butler. She is a member of the First Eagle Furnace Baptist Church in Rockwood, Tennessee. She loved her grandchildren, gardening, cross-stitching and going to the beach.
In addition to her mother she is survived by her husband Robert Jones of Tullahoma, Tennessee. Surviving children are Nichole Thompson and her husband Tracy of Hillsboro, Tennessee and Andy Jones and his wife Heather of Flat Creek, Tennessee. Joyce’s sister, Kim Butler of Arkansas also survives.
The surviving grandchildren that she loved so deeply are Hollie and Jensie Thompson of Hillsboro, Tennessee and Jacob “Hoss,” Ruth Ann and Hadley Bell Jones of Flat Creek, Tennessee.
Surviving is a very best friend of 25 years, Leigh Colyar Trail of Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Also preceding her in death was her brother DeWayne Butler.
Friends of Joyce and her family are invited to attend a Memorial Gathering-Service honoring her life from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., Saturday, October 22, 2016 at her residence located at 2104 E. Lincoln St., Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
10/18/16 — Lewis Edward Thorpe
Mr. Lewis Edward Thorpe passed from this life at his residence in Normandy, Tennessee on October 14, 2016.
He was born on July 6, 1949 in Winchester, Tennessee to the late Lewis and Katherine Etta Finchum Thorpe. He was also preceded in death by sisters Shelia Dean and Mary Leahman.
Mr. Thorpe was a member of the Grundy Street Church of Christ and honorably served in the United States Marines, then pursued a career as an Electrical Engineer.
He loved to fly airplanes and enjoyed boating, along with mechanical chores around the home.
His family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday, October 17, 2016 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home. Bro. Phillip Davis will officiate Mr. Thrope’s funeral service at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 18, 2016 in the funeral home’s chapel. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Thorpe is survived by his wife Linda C. Thorpe of Normandy, along with his daughters Laraine Elizabeth Thorpe of Normandy, Tennessee and Lore’L Elaine Thorpe-Ayriss and her husband Steve of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. His son Landen Thorpe and his wife Summer of Murfreesboro, Tennessee also survive, along with grandchildren Austin and Zachary Ayriss.
Brothers surviving are Jimmy Thorpe and his wife Brenda of Canal Fulton, Ohio and Michael Thorpe and his wife Sandy of Akron, Ohio.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Law Enforcement Searching for Stabbing Suspect
Authorities are searching for a Hillsboro man after a stabbing took place on Wednesday evening in Tullahoma.
Tullahoma Police received a call about an aggravated assault on East Lincoln Street. When Officer Michael Wilder arrived he learned that the victim, Rodney Shiver, 48, had left the area after being attacked by an unnamed individual. While driving along East Lincoln Street, Shiver was found on Montclair Street.
After locating Shiver they saw he had been stabbed several times. Shiver was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville where he underwent surgery to repair his injuries.
The man who allegedly stabbed Shiver is from Hillsboro and is facing attempted first degree murder and aggravated assault charges.
Attempted Child Abduction in Tullahoma
Ironman Mask
According to officers, a white male wearing a black hoodie pulled over a baseball cap, Harley Davidson sunglasses with blue flames, and blue jeans attempted to abduct a small child. The attempt was stopped by another juvenile who fought off the abductor. The suspect reportedly left the area heading west on Carroll St. towards Westside Dr.
The suspect’s vehicle was described as a large, white, older model van with a sticker of the Ironman mask on the side. Anyone with information regarding this crime is urged to contact the Coffee County Communications center at 931-455-3411 or by calling 911 immediately.
Female Facing Charges after incident at Family Dollar in Tullahoma
An employee of the Family Dollar Store on West Lincoln Street has been charged with theft/embezzlement.
Savannah Kay Cargile, 30, of East Moore Street in Tullahoma was charged with two counts of theft offenses that contains embezzlement after an incident at the store.
According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Jacob Smith, Cargile was caught on security camera taking items from the store. The video shows Cargile taking tags off of items and returning them to the store for a gift card, which was used to buy merchandise. The alleged incident occurred the same day that her ex-boyfriend purchased $158 of items and paid with a check.
The report alleges that she took the check and voided the transaction and allowed the man to leave the store without paying. The report states that the man had no knowledge of her actions.