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Westwood Soccer Blanks Warren County in Monday Scrimmage
The Westwood Rocket soccer team got their first scrimmage action of the spring on Monday as they welcomed Warren County to Dyer-Bouldin Field. A Caleb Cargile hat trick and a clean slate defensively lifted the Rockets to an impressive 5 nil scrimmage win. The JV Rockets battled to a 1 all draw with the Pioneers.
The Rockets got on the board in the 14th minute when Torin Van Zandbergen converted off a feed from Izick Sierra to make the score 1 nil. Cargile potted his 1st goal just before intermission on a feed from Nico Sanfilippo to give Westwood a 2 goal advantage at the half. In the second half Cargile got his 2nd and 3rd goals off of feeds from Hunter Crosslin and Izick Sierra respectively. Sierra finished the scoring in the 55th minute unassisted. In the JV game, Quinton Greenwell scored the only goal for the Rockets.
Westwood will be back in action on Tuesday, weather permitting, as they host South Franklin. That varsity only scrimmage will get underway at 5 PM at Dyer-Bouldin Field.
District 8AAA Basketball Tournament Updated
The District 8AAA basketball tournament moved to Lincoln County High School on Monday with the boys’ quarterfinal round. In Monday’s quarterfinals, Lincoln County defeated Shelbyville in overtime and Columbia upset Franklin County in a pair of boys’ games. The girls’ quarterfinals will take place on Tuesday night.
The Red Raiders and Lady Raiders will finish the year with the District 8AAA regular season district titles and will enter next week’s district tournament as the #1 seeded teams. Both Coffee County teams will receive 1st round byes and advance to the tournament’s semifinal rounds.
The Red Raiders will open up tournament play on Thursday at Lincoln County in the semifinals. The Red Raiders will take on Columbia at 6 PM at Lincoln County High School. The Lady Raiders will play in their semifinal game on Friday at 6 PM. The finals and consolation games are on Saturday and all of those games will take place at Lincoln County High School in Fayetteville.
2/15/20– Herman Karl Rader
Herman Karl Rader of Tullahoma, TN, passed this life on Saturday, February
15, 2020 at NHC of Tullahoma at the age of 93. No services are scheduled at
this time.
Herman, a native of BadDurheim, Germany, was the son of the late Hans and
Lucia Metzger Rader. Mr. Rader enjoyed playing golf and chess. He was an
outdoorsman and enjoyed kayaking, bicycling and swimming. He was a “seeker
of knowledge” and enjoyed tinkering.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lois
Rader; brother, Karl Rader and sister, Inge Bauer.
Mr. Rader is survived by daughters, Rhea Raeder of San Diego and Renee
Evans (Mark) of Wartrace; daughters thru marriage, Vicki Welch (Jim) of
Hemet, CA and Sharon Jenda of Portland, OR; brother, Hans Rader (Hannalore)
of England; four grandchildren, Caty Dorsett, Matthew Evans, Taryn Raeder
and Mara Welch and several great grandchildren.
Please visit our website at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com to leave
online condolences. Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
2/19/20– Lorene Harrell Rackley
Funeral services for Mrs. Lorene Harrell Rackley, age 72, of Morrison, TN, will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Manchester Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Summitville Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Mrs. Rackley passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at her residence.
Lorene was born in Manchester, TN, the daughter of the late Thomas and Annie Brown Harrell. She was a homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
In addition to her parents, Lorene was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Rackley; 3 sisters, Della Cooper, Lou Vandergriff, and Elizabeth Kennedy; 3 brothers, Bud Harrell, Clifton Harrell, and Charlie Harrell. She is survived by her children, Teresa (Mike) Perry, Elaine (Harry) McCormick, Tim (Susie) Rackley, and Jennifer (Miguel) Rangel; 3 brothers, John Harrell, T.C. Harrell, and James Harrell; 17 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a special companion and friend, Clifford Ward.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Rackley family.
www.manchesterfuneralhome.com
2/15/20– John D. Sullivan Sr.
John D. Sullivan Sr., age 64, of Tullahoma,TN., passed this life on
Saturday, February 15, 2020. No services are scheduled at this time.
John was born on April 13, 1955, to the late Victor Sullivan, Sr. and the
late Dorothy Ladema Sullivan of Little Rock, AK. He was a retired high
school English teacher, who enjoyed learning, reading, watching movies and
spending time with his grandchildren. His motto in life was, ”If you aren’t
Learning, you aren’t Living.”
In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by his son, Gabe
Sullivan and brother, Tommy Sullivan.
John is survived by one son- John (Lindsey) Sullivan, Jr. of Tullahoma,
TN., one daughter- Rachel (Michael) Philpott of Decherd, TN., one step son-
Jason Kent, of Winchester, TN., one step daughter- Jennifer (Jeremy) Moss
of Cleveland, TN., one sister -Maya Moore, of California and nine
grandchildren.
Please visit our website at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com to leave
online condolences. Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Alontae Taylor Voted Vice Chair of SEC Football Leadership Council
Alontae Taylor, a rising junior on the Tennessee football team, was recently selected as Vice Chair of the Southeastern Conference Football Leadership Council.
Taylor was selected by a vote of his peers at a meeting of the council held recently at the SEC offices in Birmingham. The Manchester, Tennessee, native will attend a portion of the SEC Spring Meetings in May to meet with conference leadership and provide feedback on SEC legislative proposals.
The Football Leadership Council is one of three components of the SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council. The other two components are the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Leadership Councils. Student-Athlete Leadership Councils were introduced for the sports of football and men’s and women’s basketball, which, in addition to the conference’s longstanding Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), provide student-athletes with additional opportunities to engage with campus leaders and conference office staff. The councils serve as a conduit of communication to the conference office on issues related to student-athlete experience and student-athlete wellness.
During its recent meeting, the council met with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, reviewed NCAA and SEC legislative items, discussed a number of topics submitted by members of the Council, and engaged with football officials on rules of the game and student-athlete/referee interaction.
Taylor, a defensive back, appeared in all 13 games for Tennessee this past season, logging six starts. He finished the year with 33 tackles, one interception and three pass breakups. He is a Communications Studies major and was recently named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
Daniel Rios scores Nashville SC winner in 3-1 victory over FC Cincinnati
Nashville SC picked up win No. 3 of the preseason, defeating FC Cincinnati, 3-1, in a closed-door scrimmage Sunday in Bradenton, Florida.
Jack Maher, who was selected No. 2 overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, scored his first professional goal in the first half off a Hany Mukhtar’s deflected free kick in the 20th minute.
FC Cincinnati leveled in the 61st minute on a first-time strike by Frankie Amaya. But Nashville quickly regained the lead through Daniel Rios three minutes later and tacked on a penalty kick goal by Derrick Jones in the 83rd minute.
Nashville closes out its preseason slate Wednesday night against D.C. United in Tampa.
Goals
20’ — NSH — Jack Maher
61’ — FCC — Frankie Amaya
64’ — NSH — Daniel Rios
83’ — NSH — Derrick Jones (PK)
Lineups
Nashville SC first-half XI: Joe Willis; Brayan Beckeles, Jack Maher, Ken Tribbett, Taylor Washington; Tah Brian Anunga, Matt LaGrassa, David Accam, Haris Mukhtar, Luke Haakenson; Dominique Badji
Nashville SC second-half XI: Joe Willis; Brayan Beckeles, Miguel Nazarit, Ken Tribbett, Taylor Washington; Tah Brian Anunga, Matt LaGrassa, David Accam, Derrick Jones, Luke Haakenson; Daniel Rios
2/18/20 — Mr. Eddie Dean Smith
Mr. Eddie Dean Smith passed this life unexpectantly Thursday night with his loving wife Melissa at his side in their home in Tullahoma. Mr. Smith was born in Columbia, TN to the late Jimmy B. Smith and Mrs. Joyce Mitchell Smith of Tullahoma. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Melissa F. Smith; four daughters, S. Shannon Codner (Jason) (Portland, OR), Whitney D. Smith (Ava-Grandpup) (Nashville), Kelsey L. Smith (Gallatin), and Emme M. Smith (Lexington, TN); one sister, Sherry L. Finley (Jim) (Normandy); grandchildren, Kian Codner, Alivia Smith and Shelby Bearden; life-long best friend, Mr. Dean Hanger (Winchester); and his two beloved dogs, Bleu and Roo. Eddie grew up in Tullahoma, playing football at Tullahoma High and later attended The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His career began as a pressman at Copies Unlimited and later as owner of Smith Graphic Machinery dealing in international sales of printing presses. Mr. Smith was a member of the Tullahoma Downtown Lions Club where he was the immediate past president and participated in the club’s child eye testing program. He also read twice weekly to 5-year-olds at local elementary schools and volunteered as a school-crossing guard. He was a member of the Middle Tennessee Corvette Club and was easily recognized in his yellow Corvette and favorite orange UT clothing. Eddie and Melissa have been faithful members of Little Hurricane Baptist Church for several years. Like most Tennessee men, Eddie’s favorite avocations were football and fishing–He lived in a “house divided”: He-UT and She-Auburn. His favorite fishing buddies were his grandkids. Visitation for Mr. Smith will be held on Monday, February 17th, 2020 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 5:00-8:00 pm. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 at 1:00pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with his pastor The Reverend Darrell Cantrell, The Reverend Jack Lambert, and The Reverend Dr. Jim Finley Sr. officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers for those who wish, donations may be made to the Tullahoma Downtown Lions Club, P.O. Box 533, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388. Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Two Red Raider Wrestlers Fight Their Way to State Tournament Berths on Saturday
The Coffee County CHS Red Raider wrestling team traveled to Murfreesboro on Friday and Saturday to compete in the Region 5AAA Individual Wrestling Tournament. Competing at Oakland High School for spots in next week’s TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament, the Raider grapplers managed to advance a pair of wrestlers to the state meet in Franklin. Gavin Prater and Cardin Stump will join Lady Raider wrestlers Alanna Coker and Mary Wolfrum to compete at the Williamson County Expo Center beginning on Thursday.
Stump, wrestling in the heavyweight division, rolled off 3 straight wins to advance to the championship bout on Saturday afternoon. After getting a bye to open the tournament, Stump scored a pair of quick pins to advance to the title match. Stump defeated the Warren County wrestler in 57 seconds before pinning his Tullahoma opponent in 63 seconds. In the title match, Stump fell via a pin to top seeded Graham Keating of Oakland.
Prater, wrestling at 145 pounds, had a tougher road to the medal round. After earning a 1st round bye, Prater dropped a 9 to 2 decision to an Oakland wrestler in the 2nd round. Prater rolled off a pair of pinfall wins before eliminating a Tullahoma wrestler by a 13 to 0 major decision to reach the medal round and assure himself a state berth. Gavin dropped a heartbreaking 3 to 2 decision in the 3rd place match.
The Red Raiders finished in 10th place in the team standings out of 17 teams competing in the region meet. Coffee County’s Devin Judge(at 160 pounds) and Chris Speegle(220) each finished in 5th place barely missing the cut for the state meet. Judge finished the region meet with a record of 2 and 2 as he grabbed a pinfall win and a major decision win. Speegle finished with a record of 3 and 2 as he grabbed 2 pinfall wins and a decision win. Hunter Massey(126) and Caleb Boothe(132) each finished with records of 2 and 2. Gabe Westbrook(120), Hunter Waring(152), Zach Speegle(170) and Russell Ralph(182) each finished the meet with records of 1 and 2.
The state tournament will begin on Thursday at the Williamson County Agricultural Exposition Park in Franklin. The boys weigh-in will take place at 1 PM on Thursday with wrestling getting underway at 3 PM for the first 2 rounds. Wrestling continues on Friday at 10 AM with the championships on Saturday. Lady Raider wrestlers Mary Wolfrum and Alanna Coker will weigh-in at 8:30 on Friday and their first round matches will begin at 10 AM on Friday morning. The girls’ championship will also be held on Saturday beginning at 10 AM. Tickets for the event are $10 daily with a parking charge of $5 per car.
Coffee County Youth Bass Club Captures Tournament Title on Saturday
The Coffee County Youth Bass Club returned to action for the spring portion of their schedule on Saturday morning to brutal weather conditions on Normandy Lake. The high school anglers captured 5 of the top 20 places including the team of Jacob Garms and Jase Rice won the tournament. The junior division team of Kylan Mantooth and Jonathan Lewis came in 6th place on the day.
Garms and Rice won the title as they landed a full stringer on 5 fish with a total of 16.94 pounds. Their largest fish tipped the scales at 5.23 pounds which barely missed grabbing the Big Fish Award. The team of Colby Thurmond and Paul Zuzich came in 4th place with a 5 fish total catch of 12.93 pounds. Garrett Davis and Isaiah Owens landed 4 fish weighing 11.27 pounds to finish in 7th place out of 72 boats. Tristan Boyd and Reagan Hershman came in 17th place with a 2 fish total of 7.56 pounds and Sawyer Banks and Avery Brown came in 19th place with a total catch of 7.17 pounds.
For the season, the win moved Gamrs and Rice into 5th place in the season points standings. The team of Kaden Freeze and Briley Sain are in 13th place in the region and the brother team of Branson and Dawson Wells are in 16th place. The team of Colby Thurmond and Paul Zuzich are now in 28th place and the team of Adam Petty and Jayden Yates are in 29th place. In the junior division, the team of Kylan Mantooth and Jonathan Lewis are in 5th place a mere 10 points out of 1st place.
The Raider anglers will be back in action on Saturday when they travel to Jasper for a region and state trail tournament on Nickajack Lake. The tournament will get underway at first light on Saturday from the Marion County Park boat ramp.