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CHS Soccer Falls in Lincoln County on Tuesday
Caitlyn Moore of CHS soccer(file photo)
The Coffee County Central High School soccer team dropped a 4 to 2 decision to defending district champion Lincoln County on Tuesday night in Fayetteville. The Lady Raiders battled hard surrendering only 1 first half goal against the talented and experienced Lady Falcons. The loss is the first on the district for Coffee County.
Lincoln County got the scoring started in the 10th minute as they connected on a shot that was the only score in the first half. The Lady Falcons added an insurance goal in the 47th minute to increase their lead and put the game out of reach in the 65th minute to stretch the lead to 3 to 0. Caitlyn Moore gave the Raider fans a glimmer of hope in the 68th minute as she scored Coffee County’s first goal. Lincoln County shut down the Lady Raider uprising with a goal in the 73rd minute to drop Coffee County’s record to 9-3-1 on the year and 3 and 1 in district play. Moore added a goal in the final minute for Coffee County’s last goal.
The Lady Raiders are back on the road on Thursday when they travel Winchester for a 7 PM match with Franklin County. The Lady Raiders are back at home on Saturday for a 10 AM match with Central Magnet.
CCMS Football Loses on the Road to Warren County
CCMS running back Marshall Haney(#12 in red) (Photo by John StClair – www.JohnStClairPhoto.com
The Red Raider football team of Coffee County Middle School ran into the buzz saw of conference leading Warren County on Tuesday night in McMinnville. The unbeaten Pioneers scored on all 4 of their first half possessions en route to a 36 to 6 win.
The Pioneers stifled the Raider offense early as they built a 28 to 0 halftime lead. The Red Raiders had a promising drive in the 2nd quarter that came up empty after Warren County intercepted a pass. In the second half, the Pioneers scored on their first drive to build a 36 to 0 lead before substituting. Marshall Haney had a rushing touchdown with 4:11 remaining in the game for the Raiders lone points.
The Red Raiders will close out their season on Tuesday at home when they play host to White County. Kickoff is set for 6:30 PM at Carden-Jarrell Field.
Garcia’s HR Proves Difference in Win vs. Mets
The mark of good teams is often beating poor ones. Last year, the Mets fattened up on the Braves, Phillies, Reds, Rockies and others, all of whom finished with losing records. Their renaissance this year dovetailed with the softest portion of their schedule.
But the Braves, a thorn in New York’s side for decades, are no longer playing along. In coming from behind to win a 5-4 game over the Mets on Tuesday, the Braves improved to 9-9 against the Mets this season, putting their rival’s playoff chances in jeopardy. The loss temporarily shaved the Mets’ National League Wild Card lead to just a half-game over the Cardinals and Giants.
“I know the Braves, where they sit in the league — they had a terrible, terrible first half,” Mets manager Terry Collins said. “They’ve got a pretty nice lineup right now. … They’re scoring runs. We knew we were going to be in a dogfight.”
The common thread in many of those Braves victories has been starting pitcher Julio Teheran, whose seven innings of one-run ball made him 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA against the Mets this season. After allowing Asdrubal Cabrera’s RBI double in the third inning, Teheran retired 15 of the final 16 batters he faced.
“Last year, I was just OK against them,” Teheran said. “This year has been better, so I just went with the same plan as last time.”
Atlanta’s offense broke through against Robert Gsellman in the sixth, tying the game on a pop single that fell in between Curtis Granderson and Jay Bruce, before taking the lead for good on a bases-loaded walk. An inning later, Adonis Garcia gave the Braves some needed insurance with a three-run homer off Jerry Blevins, taking the punch out of a late Mets rally.
“It’s a lot more fun when the team’s doing well,” Garcia said through an interpreter.
It was an outfield miscommunication that poured gasoline on Atlanta’s two-run rally in the sixth. After Gsellman allowed a pair of one-out singles and a walk, Matt Kemp lifted a fly ball to right-center that Statcast™ measured at a 79-mph exit velocity and 31-degree launch angle — a combination that produced zero hits in 30 instances dating back to 2015. But neither Bruce nor Granderson made a play on the ball, allowing it to drop in for a hit. The next batter, Markakis, walked to force in the go-ahead run.
“I didn’t call it,” Granderson said. “Being in center field, it was my ball to be had if I could get to it. But I felt like I was probably going to have to dive for it, and wasn’t 100-percent sure if I was going to be able to catch it. Jay, being the right fielder, was waiting for me to say something in that situation, and I didn’t. By the time I pulled up, it was too late.”
Freddie Freeman struck out in each of his first two at-bats, but this wouldn’t be the night his streaks ended. A sixth-inning walk extended his on-base streak to 40 games, the longest by a Brave since Chipper Jones reached base in 41 straight games in 2008. An inning later, Freeman ripped a double to deep center field off Blevins, extending his hitting streak to 24 games, the longest by a Brave since Dan Uggla hit in 33 straight in 2011. The double was Freeman’s National League-leading 79th extra-base hit of the season, the most by a Brave since Jones had 87 in 1999.
With Bruce mired in an 0-for-13 funk and a 3-for-38 slump dating back to Sept. 4, Collins opted to pinch-hit Eric Campbell — a 29-year-old Minor League veteran with zero big league plate appearances since May — for the Mets’ prized Trade Deadline acquisition in the eighth. Campbell grounded an RBI single through the left side to make it a one-run game, but two batters later, Travis d’Arnaud stranded the potential tying run on third base.
A lack of run support has been a common theme of Teheran’s season, the reason he had only five wins despite a 3.18 ERA in his first 27 starts. The Braves, who scored two runs or fewer in 11 of those 27 games, seemed ready to continue the trend when they were blanked for the first five innings Tuesday. But two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh turned it into one of Teheran’s better-supported efforts this season.
“It was nice to get him a win,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said.
The Braves will look to complete the three-game sweep behind rookie right-hander Ryan Weber (1-1, 5.46 ERA), who will make his second Major League start this season in Wednesday’s 6:10 p.m. CT finale at Citi Field. Thunder Radio will join the Braves Network broadcast in progress immediately following the Ryan Sulkowski Show.
Coffee County Authorities Investigating Scary Clown Possibly Injuring Local Resident
Recent claims concerning scary clowns frightening people that have been heard in other parts of the country have now been heard here in our area.
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department received a call about a possible incident in Summitville Monday night concerning a clown cutting an individual. Deputies responded to the area and conducted a search for the clown, but no clown was found
Sheriff department officials say that the department is checking the report out. The spokesperson said, “We check all reports to prove or disprove such claims.”
Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves says, “People in Tennessee carry guns and somebody jumping out and scarring someone is subject to getting shot.” He also noted that if a person is found to be scaring people or hurting someone they will be arrested. It is also important to note that filing a false report about such alleged incidents can result in the person being prosecuted.
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department receive two calls Monday night about someone dressed up as a clown in the Tracy City area. Chattanooga Police also warned its residents on Tuesday.
The National Crime Prevention Council offer the following tips for parents:
• Know where your children are at all times
• Point out safe places for children to play, safe roads & paths to take and safe places to go if there’s trouble.
• Encourage children to play with others. Remember there is safety in numbers.
• Don’t talk to, take anything, or go anywhere with strangers
• Always go to a trusted adult when needing help – i.e. teacher, police officer, SRO, school bus driver, parent, older siblings or neighbor.
• Report suspicious activity to school & police department
Fire Heavily Damages Hillsboro Home
While Coffee County Deputy Eric Clem was patrolling the Prairie Plains area of Hillsboro on Monday night around 10:45pm he observed a structure fire at 1853 Prairie Plains road. Hillsboro Fire Department was called to the scene along with other departments.
Clem says in his report that flames were coming out from under the front porch area of the roof and from the living room window area of the house. He also said that he noticed that both eves of the house had a tremendous amount of black smoke coming from them along with the garage door area as well.
Electric and gas company personnel were also called to the scene to cut off the utilities to the home.
Firemen extinguished the blaze, but rekindled on Tuesday morning and Hillsboro and Summitville Fire Departments were called back to the scene.
No one was injured and the fire is under investigation.
Man Facing Charges after Alleged Incident at the Coffee Co. Jail
Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and Jail… Photo by Barry West
On Monday, Coffee County Deputies received a call of a subject causing a disturbance in Beechgrove. Upon arrival, Clay Lee Cockerham age 21 of Cheyenne Circle Beechgrove was at the bath house in Lakewood Park. As deputies were on the scene a man and woman pulled up and said the man had allegedly gone through their mailbox, destroying it.
Deputy Blake Simmons charged Cockerham with vandalism and he was booked in at the Coffee County Jail.
Early Tuesday, Cockerham allegedly attacked a corrections officers and struck him several times. Supposedly the man attempted to leave his cell and was being detained by officers when the attack occurred. The arrest warrant says that Cockerham scratched the officer’s face around and inside of his mouth leaving cuts and long scratches about his face.
Cockerham was additionally charged with assault and criminal attempt. His first court date was set for September 27, 2016.
Kasai Opens New Headquarters
Commissioner Randy Boyd of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, participated in the Kagami Biraki, a traditional sake barrel ceremony… Photo and a portion of this story from WGNS Radio
Kasai held a grand opening ceremony for its new North American headquarters last week in Murfreesboro. The new office is across the street from Murfreesboro Medical Clinic in the gateway district.
In late 2014, the Japanese-based company, which supplies Nissan and other automotive companies, announced plans to invest $13.4 million and add 250 jobs in Rutherford County.
Kasai operates a manufacturing plant in the Coffee County Industrial Park.
Their main operations are planning, development and manufacturing of car interior trim parts including door trim and roof trim.
“Youth Field Day Events” set for Friday at the Coffee County Fair
Coming up on Friday at the Coffee County Fair is the 15th annual “Youth Field Day Events” sponsored by the Coffee County D.A.R.E. program.
The event normally has between 300-400 children participating in; sack races, 3 legged races along basketball and football throwing, dash and relay races and finishing with a water balloon throw.
All events are open to boys and girls in age brackets of 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12 year olds.
The D.A.R.E. program will give out cash prizes to the top 3 finishers in each category. Also D.A.R.E. prizes will be awarded to all those who participate.
“Youth Field Day Events” begin at 11am at the fairgrounds arena and family and friends are invited to come out and watch.
This will be the 14th year the “Field Day Events” trophy will be awarded to the school with the most overall winners.
Sgt. Morris Vanattia, Coffee County D.A.R.E. officer, is asking for volunteers to assist in line judging, cheering and more to come on out.
Vanattia and Sheriff Steve Graves thanks all those who have participated and welcome all those coming out this year.
9/20/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Kelley Foster — Pizza Winner!
Kristina Simpson
CCMS Soccer Blanks Warren County
Marley Perry of CCMS Soccer
Despite missing 3 penalty kicks, the Coffee County Middle School soccer team was able to shut out Warren County 3 to 0 on Monday night at CCMS. The win avenged an early season draw with the Lady Pioneers and improved Coffee County’s final conference record to 6 and 0 on the season.
Marley Perry got the scoring started in the 16th minute as she drilled a shot past the Warren County keeper. Maddy Jones added a goal in the 25th minute to give the Lady Raiders a 2 to 0 halftime lead. In the 2nd half, Jones added a goal in the 38th minute off an assist from Reagan Ellison.
The Lady Raiders end the regular season at home on Wednesday when they play host to North Franklin in a friendly. The match will also be 8th Grade Night as the 8th grade Lady Raider players will be honored in a ceremony following the match. The match will begin at 4:30 PM with the 8th Grade Night festivities to get under way shortly after 5:30.