The Coffee County CHS basketball teams will host Tullahoma on Thursday night in their final regular season home games of the year.  Thursday night’s doubleheader at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym will be Senior Night.  Thunder Radio, your exclusive home for Coffee County Central High School basketball, will be on hand to bring you the broadcast.  The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM; our live coverage will begin at 5:50 with the Powers Storage Pregame Show. 

The Red Raiders and Lady Raiders have each clichéd the regular season district titles and will enter next week’s district tournament as the #1 seeded teams.  Additionally, both Coffee County teams will receive 1^st round byes and have automatically qualified for the Region 4AAA Tournament.  The District 8AAA tournament will open on Saturday with a pair of play-in games.  The remainder of the tournament will be held at Lincoln County High School.  The Red Raiders will open up tournament play on Thursday at Lincoln County at 6 PM.   The Lady Raiders will play in their semifinal game on Friday at 6 PM.  The finals and consolation games will take place on Saturday and all of those games will take place at Lincoln County High School in Fayetteville. 

The Nashville Sounds announced its premium hospitality and group areas are on sale for the 2020 season. Opening Day is scheduled for Thursday, April 9 when the Sounds host the Iowa Cubs at 6:35 p.m.

The Nashville Sounds announced today its premium hospitality and group areas are on sale for the 2020 season. Opening Day is scheduled for Thursday, April 9 when the Sounds host the Iowa Cubs at 6:35 p.m. 

First Horizon Park’s newest hospitality area Hit City Hall is positioned between The Band Box and The Fun Zone and will be able to accommodate groups of 500+, the most of any hospitality area in the ballpark. The amenities include over 4,000 square feet of space while parties enjoy their all-you-can-eat buffet in the climate-controlled area.

First Horizon Park offers several other hospitality areas, ranging from premier group seating behind home plate to general group seating in the outfield.

Hit City Hall – NEW in 2020

• $45 per person (minimum 50 tickets required)
• Climate controlled hospitality party tent located on the first base concourse
• Reserved seating along first base line in sections 122-124
• Conveniently located next to The Band Box and The Fun Zone
• Accommodates groups of 50-500+ (500 tickets required for exclusive use of this area)
• All-you-can-eat picnic with soda, water, tea & lemonade (two-hour service)

Field Suites – Four Available Per Game

• $2,250 per suite
• Private luxury suites with a hospitality host
• Accommodates groups of 30-50; may combine suites for larger groups
• Each suite includes 30 tickets and two parking passes
• Reserved group stadium seating behind home plate
• Climate-controlled suite located behind outdoor seating
• Access to the private bar and restrooms in the Field Suites lobby
• Suite catering options available
• Includes $450 food & beverage credit
• Additional tickets available upon request for $56.25 each

Budweiser Deck & Advance Financial Deck – Club Level

• $3,000 per deck
• Private party decks located on each side of the Club Level
• Accommodates groups of 50-100 (additional Club Level seats available upon request)
• All-you-can-eat picnic with soda, water & tea (two-hour service)
• Budweiser & Bud Light draft beer included
• Additional Club Level seat tickets available upon request for $65 each

Club Suites – Club Level

• $675 per suite
• Private luxury suite with hospitality host on the Club Level
• Accommodates groups up to 20
• Each suite includes 12 tickets and two (2) parking passes
• Access to the Brauer Club Lounge on the Club Level
• Climate-controlled
• Suite catering options available
• Additional tickets available upon request for $56.25 each

Vanderbilt Health Picnic Place

• $40 per person (minimum 20 tickets required)
• Party porch located above the right-center field wall
• Accommodates groups of 20-200 (200 tickets required for exclusive use of this area)
• General admission seating available in the porch
• All-you-can-eat picnic with soda, water & tea (1.5-hour service)

Hyundai Deck

• $36 per person (minimum 20 tickets required)
• Reserved seat in Corner Sections 100-102
• Accommodates groups of 20-250 (250 tickets required for exclusive use of this area)
• Party porch located in left field
• All-you-can-eat picnic with soda, water & tea (1.5-hour service)

George Dickel 4-Tops

• $100 per table (Mon-Wed) and $120 per table (Thu-Sun)
• Tables located beyond right field fence, in front of The Band Box
• Accommodates individual groups of four (4) or up to 108 total guests
• Includes four (4) tickets and table-top seating
• Wait service available to serve from The Band Box menu

AMi Power Alley

• $35 per person (minimum 20 tickets required)
• Party area located next to The Band Box
• Accommodates groups of 20-35
• Features popular 4-Top seating with exclusive hospitality host

The 2020 season begins on Thursday, April 9 when the Sounds host the Iowa Cubs at 6:35 p.m. 2020 season ticket memberships are on sale through the Nashville Sounds ticket office. For more information on membership packages, call 615-690-4487, or e-mail tickets@nashvillesounds.com

With the Manchester area receiving more than 7 inches of rain so far in the month of February, local spring prep sports teams have had a difficult time preparing for the upcoming season.  TSSAA regulations allowed middle school teams to begin practice on Monday, February 3^rd.  High school programs were allowed to begin practice on Monday, February 10^th.   Thunder Radio sports polled many of the spring sports coaches on Tuesday to see how they are adapting. 

At Coffee County Middle School new head baseball coach Reed Wolfe said that his squad had only been on the field 1 time since the opening of the practice season.  “Fortunately, we have been able to use our facility to get plenty of swings but really at this point we need time on the field to get live ground balls and work on cuts and relays” said Wolfe.  New soccer coach Jamie Norris has been able to use the gym some to “work on the communication and technique.”  He has also shared with his team to accept the motto “No Excuses” in response to the adversity.  CCMS softball has a new coach in Tiffany McCormick.  McCormick spoke the words that all the spring coaches wanted to say when she said “WE NEED TIME ON OUR FIELD.”  The Lady Raiders have had the opportunity to work in the indoor facility and the gym.  “We have worked on some hitting, but only one day on the field is rough” added McCormick. 

At Coffee County CHS, Nathan Wanuch told Thunder Radio sports “we start our season with an athlete assessment where we put the athletes through a variety of events so that we can assess their strengths and get a feel for where they are at fitness wise. Due to the weather, we are having to postpone our initial assessment and replace it with general conditioning sessions and team building exercises.”  The Raider track team is looking to return an athlete to the state meet for the 30^th straight year in 2020.  The Coffee County CHS tennis team has gotten in some work in the gym of the Raider Academy.  Coach Josh Inzer said that the team was “unable to use our racquets effectively, if at all, due to space and floor conditions.  We are mainly able to work on conditioning and agility drills. We will watch tennis videos on techniques and drills to discuss tips, improvements, and strategy.  We will work as a team to find doubles partners given the limited time on the courts during this time. Our goal is to use our time as effectively as possible until we can get back on the courts and do what we love!”

The Coffee County Lady Raiders softball team was able to get on the field at 12:01 AM on Monday morning with their annual Midnight Madness practice.  Head coach Brandon McWhorter told Thunder Radio sports that “we were able to get a 40 minute practice in during our midnight madness, which with the rain we have gotten this week, was huge for us.  It gave us a chance to see our newer girls in a real practice setup.  We did some individual grouping drills, then finished up with infield/outfield drills and full field drills.  It was great to be able to get out there with the girls and allow them to see a ball off a bat.”  They have been able to get in work in the Crethan Hansert Hitting Facility and the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  The Lady Raiders have been joined in the gym by the Raider soccer and baseball teams. 

Nashville Soccer Club launched the first season ticket member program for the club’s inaugural season in Major League Soccer. The First String MLS Founding Members will be cemented in Nashville SC history and have exclusive access to numerous benefits for as long as they remain season ticket members.

The First String MLS Founding Members initiative aims to build an elite community of individuals who will forever be celebrated for joining the Nashville SC family in our historical inaugural season in MLS.

Everyone who becomes a 2020 Season Ticket Member by Feb. 29, 2020 will automatically be a part of the Nashville SC First String MLS Founding Member program. This select community will have the ability to enjoy life-long benefits as Nashville SC season ticket members and will be eternally etched in history with their names featured in the new Nashville SC Stadium.

First String MLS Founding Member Benefits Include:

1. Name permanently displayed at the new Nashville SC stadium
2. Priority for seat selection at the new Nashville SC Stadium
3. Preferred pricing on Full Season Tickets
4. Exclusive First String MLS Founding Member Scarf
5. Opportunity to win prizes and exclusive experiences with monthly First String MLS Founding Member drawings
6. Annual exclusive First String MLS Founding Member event

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and limited to those becoming a Nashville SC Inaugural Season Ticket Member in MLS by Feb. 29, 2020.

Tickets to Nashville SC’s inaugural MLS match against Atlanta United FC, presented by Renasant Bank, are available through Season Ticket Memberships starting at just $425 ($25 per game) and through single game and group tickets. Be sure to secure your place in history with the best seats for Feb. 29 and throughout the inaugural season by visiting NashvilleSC.com/Tickets or calling 615-750-8800.

Just as it has been many times before, Nashville will again be at the center of the hockey universe on Sunday, and you’ll want to be there to take part in the festivities.
Discover presents Hockey Day in America arrives Feb. 16, and the Bridgestone Arena Plaza is the chosen location for NBC and NBCSN to host their 10-hour Hockey Day broadcast coverage. Starting at 11 a.m. (CT), NBC Sports will feature the diversity and growth of hockey in Nashville and across the country, before airing the second half of a back-to-back set between the Preds and the St. Louis Blues. The Predators will also wear their NHL Winter Classic jerseys for the occasion.
In honor of hosting Hockey is for Everyone and Discover presents Hockey Day in America, the Predators opened The Rink on Broadway, a public skating rink on the plaza at Bridgestone Arena, on Feb. 1. For a chance to appear on national television on Sunday, fans are invited to participate in one of three public skate sessions between 4:45 to 10 p.m. Full pricing information and hours of operations may be found here.
Also on Sunday, in observance of Black History Month, Willie O’Ree, the first-ever black player in the NHL, will be in Smashville. In conjunction with the visit, the Preds will host the NHL Black Hockey History Tour presented by American Legacy.
The mobile museum celebrating black achievement in hockey will be located outside the Schermerhorn Symphony Center starting at 11 a.m. The following day, fans can visit Ford Ice Center Bellevue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to view a showcase of today’s stars, while also looking back at the pioneers and trailblazers who helped shape NHL history. Admission is free for fans of all ages.
For any Season-Ticket Citizens who are unable to attend the game on Feb. 16, the Nashville Predators have partnered with 7Element: Veteran and First Responder Athletic Fund to offer unused tickets to Nashville-area military members and first responders who may otherwise be unable to attend a game. To donate their tickets, Season-Ticket Citizens can log in to their MySmashville account, choose the Feb. 16 game, click the three vertical dots adjacent to the Transfer/Sell options and select “Donate.” David Farrance, Patrick Harper Star for Boston University During Beanpot:

Predator Prospects Report
A pair of Predators prospects helped lead their club to double overtime of the championship game at the annual Beanpot Tournament in Boston on Monday night.
Defenseman David Farrance and forward Patrick Harper – both Predators draftees, and both stars at Boston University – certainly played their part to help the Terriers to an overtime win in the first game of the tournament last week before seeing their team fall to Northeastern in double OT.
In that opening contest last week against Boston College, both Farrance and Harper had a goal and two assists. Farrance followed that effort with another tally and a pair of helpers in the championship game – a power-play goal that started the rally in the third period, before an assist on the tying goal with just two seconds to play in regulation – while Harper added another two assists along the way.
It’s what Farrance and Harper – who sit first and second, respectively, in scoring for the Terriers – have done all season. The blueliner leads his club with 35 points in just 27 games; Harper has 33 points in only 25 contests. Farrance is also the highest-scoring defenseman among all NCAA Division I programs, while Harper is tied for 11th in scoring in the nation.
Currently in his junior season, Farrance was selected by the Preds in the third round of the 2017 NHL Draft, while Harper, a senior, heard his name called by Nashville in the fifth round in 2016.

Philip Tomasino Named OHL Player of the Month:
How about another accolade for the young man residing in Oshawa, Ontario? Predators prospect Philip Tomasino continues to put up points at a rapid pace in the Ontario Hockey League, and the OHL rewarded him by naming the forward OHL Player of the Month of January.
It was a rather easy decision after Tomasino posted a league-leading 34 points, including 15 goals, in just 13 games. Nashville’s first-round pick in 2019 recorded three points or more on seven different occasions.
Tomasino began the month as a member of the Niagara IceDogs, and although he was dealt to Oshawa at the OHL Trade Deadline, the points kept coming. He’s had two five-point performances with the Generals, and since the New Year began, he’s had points in all but three of his 17 games played.
Thanks in large part to his January efforts, as of Feb. 10, Tomasino finds himself second in the entire OHL in scoring with 88 points, just six points behind the leader, Marco Rossi of the Ottawa 67’s. Tomasino also ranks among the Top Five in both goals (fifth, 36) and assists (fourth, 52), the only player in the OHL to slot that close to the top in both categories.

Admirals Update:
Milwaukee is on a rare, two-game skid at the moment, including a 3-2 overtime loss at the hands of the Texas Stars on Friday night.
Despite that, the Admirals are still five points ahead of the closest competition atop the AHL standings with 33 wins and 73 points in 49 games.
Daniel Carr’s 19 goals and 41 points lead the club, followed by Cole Schneider with 36 points and Tommy Novak with 32. Rem Pitlick has 16 goals for the Ads, while Schneider, Eeli Tolvanen and Anthony Richard have 13 tallies each. Troy Grosenick has 17 wins in net on the season; Connor Ingram has 16 victories. The Admirals meet the Stars again on Wednesday before heading out to Chicago and then Manitoba in the coming days.

Love Is In The Air:
We all love hockey, and the Predators want to help you show your love for that special someone all in one transaction.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Preds have introduced a Hockey Love package which includes two game tickets, upscale dinner buffet in the Patrón Platinum Club and a bottle of wine per couple starting at $259 with four different games to choose from.

The Week Ahead:
Thursday vs. New York Islanders, 7 p.m. CT(heard on on Thunder Radio after Coffee County CHS basketball
Saturday at St. Louis Blues, 2 p.m. CT (heard on on Thunder Radio)
Sunday vs. St. Louis Blues, 5 p.m. CT (heard on on Thunder Radio)

The Coffee County CHS basketball teams traveled to Fayetteville on Monday night for a district doubleheader.   Coffee County clawed its way to its 11th straight doubleheader sweep as both the Red Raiders and Lady Raiders were victorious over Lincoln County. The Lady Raiders needed a huge fourth-quarter to capture a 42 to 25 win.  The Red Raiders battled down the stretch to eke out a 51 to 47 win.

In the girls game, Coffee County fell behind five to nothing in the first quarter and were held to three points in those first eight minutes.  The Lady Raiders rallied in the second quarter to take a four-point lead into the half.  Coffee County led by 4 going into the fourth quarter but Lincoln County got a basket on their first possession of the fourth quarter to make it a 2 point game.  The Lady Raiders closed out the game on an 18 to 3 run for the win.  Bella Vinson was the leading scorer for Coffee County as she finished with 24 points, 10 of those coming in the fourth quarter, to be named the Stone Fort Mortgage player of the game.  Ellie Graham finished with eight points for Coffee County who improve to 24 and 3 overall and 11 and 0 in district play. 

The Red Raiders clinched the regular-season district title with a four-point win over the Falcons. Coffee County led by 11 points halfway through the third quarter only to see the Falcons cut the deficit to 4 points entering the fourth. Lincoln County took a three-point lead with four minutes to play in the game before Coffee County battled back and closed out the game on an 8-4 run to capture the win.  The Raiders were led scoring by Jaylon Wooten who had 14 points.  Hayden Hullett had 10 points, including four in the pivotal fourth quarter,  to be named the Stone Fort Mortgage player of the game.  Jaxon Vaughn finished with nine for Coffee County who improved to 19 and 6 overall and 10 and 1 in district play.

Coffee County returns to the court on Thursday night as they host their final regular season home game.  The Raider cagers will take on Tullahoma for Senior Night at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM and Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you all the action.  Our live coverage begins at 5:50 with the Powers Storage Pregame Show.

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