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CHS Basketball Teams in Camp Action on Thursday
The Red Raider basketball team finished their final camp before the dead period on Thursday at Ravenwood. The Raiders fell behind Smith County by 20 points at the half, only to battle back and get the deficit to 2 points late in the contest. The Raiders, who were missing 4 key contributors, could not overtake the Owls falling by a final score of 56 to 48. The Raiders dropped a pair of games to Mt. Juliet and Portland on Wednesday night. Wyatt Day and Grant Sadler put in strong performances for Coffee County.
The Lady Raiders opened a 2 day camp at Crossville on Thursday as they split a pair of closely contested games. Coffee County dropped a 1 point decision to Farragut before bouncing back with a 1 point win over Sevier County. Alliyah Williams and Holli Smithson played well for Coffee County. The Lady Raiders conclude the camp on Friday.
Miller Falters as Braves Drop Finale to Boston
Brock Holt led the Red Sox to a win over the Braves for the second time in three games, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk and three runs to help Boston split a two-game set at Turner Field with a 5-2 win. Holt’s offensive contributions backed up a strong start from Clay Buchholz, who threw seven innings, and was one glove-flip away from shutting out the Braves. After knocking down a line drive from A.J. Pierzynski in the sixth, Buchholz scrambled off the mound and flipped the ball over the head of David Ortiz at first base, allowing two unearned Atlanta runs to cross the plate.
Aside from that defensive miscue, Buchholz was in top form. He struck out three batters, walked one and worked around six hits on 92 pitches. And despite not reaching base in three at-bats, Buchholz helped drive Atlanta starter Shelby Miller’s pitch count up with a 10-pitch at-bat in the fifth inning.
Miller cruised through three perfect innings before running into trouble in the fourth inning, when Holt hit a leadoff triple. Holt would later score on an RBI groundout from Ortiz. Miller’s start came to an end before the end of the sixth inning, after an error by third baseman Juan Uribe and five hits led to three unearned Boston runs.
The Braves welcome the Mets to Turner Field on Friday night for the first of a three-game series at 6:35 p.m. CT. Thunder Radio will bring you that broadcast beginning at 6:20. Atlanta lost two of three to the Mets in a three-game series in New York last week.
Sounds Drop Opening Game of Series to Omaha on Thursday
The Omaha Storm Chasers narrowly edged the Nashville Sounds 4-3 at First Tennessee Park in game one of their four-game series at First Tennessee Park.
The game marked the first time Nashville and Omaha have played one another in 392 days. Thursday night’s game featured four lead changes and a tie, proving it to be well worth the wait.
Much to the delight of the 10,366 fans packed into the Sounds new park, the latest episode of the Jason Pridie show aired. The bearded outfielder doubled in his first at bat, and then drove his team-leading eighth homer off the wall in right field to give the Sounds a 2-1 lead, in his next at bat just two innings later.
Sounds starter A.J. Griffin went three innings surrendering just a solo homer. The right-hander missed the 2014 season after undergoing Tommy John Surgery and threw just 51 pitches on this night. Zach Neal relieved Griffin and pitched well, tossing five innings and striking out eight. Both are the most by a Sounds reliever this season.
Craig Gentry led off the sixth inning with a double, extending his hitting streak to eight games. Two batters later “The Tatman” aka Ryan Roberts would drive the Sounds leadoff hitter in and the game was tied at three.
Unfortunately for Nashville, Orlando Calixte singled and stole second in the top of the eighth. He then scored on a Dusty Coleman RBI double. The Sounds could not get anything going in the last two frames and as a result, Neal took the loss, bringing his record to 5-2.
First Tennessee Park sold out for the seventh time this season in 32 openings. In Greer Stadium’s final season the park reached capacity just twice.
Led by starter Brad Mills, the Sounds will wear special Darth Vader jerseys on Star Wars Night Friday evening as the Sounds and Storm Chasers play the second game of their four-game set. Omaha will give the ball to Buddy Baumann. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
Three People Hurt In Manchester Crash
Crash scene photos by Barry West
Three people were injured Wednesday evening in a three vehicle crash in Manchester.
The accident occurred at the intersection of Belmont Road and the Old Tullahoma Highway around 6:15 p.m. According to a report by Manchester Officer Fred Sullivan, a Toyota Scion operated by Richard Andrew Rodgers, 31, of Wimberley, Texas and a 2005 Infiniti operated by Tenna McCormick, 46, of McMinnville first collided and then the Toyota crashed into a 1994 Ford Ranger driven by Justin Len Wooten, 27, of Grizzard Street in Tullahoma.
McCormick and Wooten were sent to Harton Regional Medical Center for treatment of their injuries.
A passenger in the truck, Stacey Mitchell, 37, of Bradeyville was flown to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga for treatment. While a second passenger, Jason Mitchell, 41, was not injured.
Rogers and passenger Joseph Blake, 23, of Springfield Missouri were not injured.
Rogers was charged with driving on revoked/suspended license.
Traffic at the intersection was tied up for some time while police worked to clear the area of the wreckage and to get the injured into ambulances.
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Deputies Seize Drugs Headed To Bonnaroo
Some of the drugs confiscated by Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies… Photo provided by WGNS Radio
Sheriff Robert Arnold says deputies seized 37 hits of LSD, almost an ounce of cocaine, illegal mushrooms and numerous prescription pills. He added even fruit flavored marijuana was discovered.
Deputy Jonathan McGee said some of the hash oil seized came from dispensaries in Colorado. Some marijuana was found in cookies.
A total of seven suspects were arrested, and 97 citations on drug violations were issued, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies also wrote four traffic citations and 125 warning citations.
The drugs were found through K-9 officers scanning 40 vehicles. (WGNS)
Grundy Co. Sheriff’s Department Searching For Robbery Suspects
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating suspects in a burglary. On Saturday June 6 a couple stole three chainsaws in the Pelham area valued at over $2,000. They were seen driving a white mini-van. If anyone has any information contact the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office at 931-692-3466.
You can also send the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office a message or anonymous tip by clicking this link> http://www.tipsoft.com/index.aspx?P=WebTips
Summertime Blues: Warm Weather Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal affective disorder impacts a small percentage of people during the summer months, causing things such as loss of appetite and weight loss. Photo credit: anitapeppers/morguefile.com
While much has been made of Seasonal Affective Disorder and its impact on people in winter, a number of people also experience the problem in summer. Experts say the longer days and increasing heat and humidity can trigger the condition in someone prone to the disorder. While wintertime SAD triggers longer sleep cycles and increased eating, said physician Nzinga Harrison, it has the opposite effect in summer months. “The summer variation actually has more of it being that depressed quality of mood,” she said. “More insomnia, lack of appetite, or poor appetite and weight loss.” According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as 10 percent of the U.S. population is impacted by SAD, with a small number of them experiencing symptoms in the warmer months. Triggers for people with summertime SAD can be body-image issues, financial worries over summer expenses and the absence of a routine. In order to treat summertime blues, Harrison said, it’s important to recognize the problem. “One of the ways you know that is you start to have negative anticipation for summer because it seems like every summer you feel terrible,” she said. “That’s your first clue: ‘I may have summer onset seasonal affective disorder.’ “While prescription medication and therapy sometimes are good options, experts recommend planning ahead if you know you are prone to seasonal depression. You can address common triggers by scheduling your days, making sure you eat a balanced meal and get to bed at a decent hour. More information is online at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
6/20/15 —- Oma Jean Crabtree
Oma Jean Crabtree, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 at Harton Regional Medical Center at the age of 86.
Mrs. Crabtree was born in Tullahoma to the late Odis and Willie A. Foster Brown.
She was of the Baptist faith and during her life worked at Taylor’s Leatherwear and PCA in Manchester.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Crabtree is preceded in death by her husband, James Crabtree; one daughter, Janice Ward; one sister, Jearlean Shelton; three brothers, Billy Joe Brown, Eddie Brown, and Danny Brown.
She is survived by two daughters, Bobbie Nelson of Tullahoma, and Brenda Carter and her husband Eddie of Tullahoma; two sisters, Joyce Lendley and her husband Joe of Tullahoma, and Patsy Hartley and her husband Howard of Tullahoma; four grandchildren, Jonathan Ward, Phillip Nelson, Courtney Casteel and her husband Jason, and Carmen Holt and her husband Adam; and four great-grandchildren, Cade, Becca, Aiden, and Autumn.
Visitation for Mrs. Crabtree will be held on Friday, June 19th, 2015 from 5:00-8:00 pm at Kilgore Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, June 20th, 2015 at 3:30 pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Keith Jarvis officiating.
Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Tullahoma.
Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Markakis keys rally as Braves top Red Sox
The Braves came up with the timely hits on Wednesday night, leading to a 5-2 victory over the reeling Red Sox.
With the game locked in a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning, Nick Markakis drilled an RBI single through the hole and into left field to give the Braves their first lead of the night. A.J. Pierzynski walked with the bases loaded for an insurance run.
“I tell you what, we battled offensively,” said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. “We scratch and claw for every single run.”
Mike Napoli’s homer to left-center in the sixth inning had given the Red Sox a 2-1 lead. But Pedro Ciriaco belted an RBI single against Alexei Ogando to tie it in the bottom of the inning. Ciriaco also had a game-tying RBI double in the fourth.
Alex Wood went six strong innings for the Braves, giving up five hits and two runs (one earned). He walked two and struck out seven. Joe Kelly wasn’t as efficient as he wanted to be for Boston, throwing 103 pitches over five-plus innings. The righty allowed five hits and two runs while walking three and striking out three. He put the Red Sox on the board with an RBI infield single in the fourth.
“You know, Joe kept a big inning from happening,” said Red Sox manager John Farrell. “There were a number of foul balls, some deep counts that ran his pitch count up. And on a hot night, he gave us everything he had. He leaves with a one-run lead, and unfortunately we can’t either extend it or keep their offense in check.”
Atlanta has taken two of the first three games of this home-and-home, four-game stretch against a Boston team that has lost eight out of nine.
WHAT’S NEXT
Red Sox: Right-hander Clay Buchholz, who has pitched pretty well of late, draws the start in the last of four games between the Red Sox and Braves, 6:10 p.m. CT on Thursday night in Atlanta here on Thunder Radio. Buchholz had a tough outing at Turner Field last year, giving up six runs on four hits and eight walks in three innings.
Braves: Shelby Miller is set to take the mound for the Braves. June has seen a slightly less sharp version of Miller, as he has posted a 4.08 ERA in three starts since the end of May.
Nashville Outlasted By Memphis In Series Finale
The Sounds faltered in the series finale against the Redbirds on Wednesday night at First Tennessee Park, pulling the game to within a run before seeing Memphis walk away with a 7-5 victory.
The Sounds trailed out of the gate when the Redbirds tacked on one in the first and added a trio in the third. The three-run frame was capped by a pair of home runs from Stephen Piscotty and Xavier Scruggs and gave Memphis an early 4-0 advantage.
On the other side, the home team started the series finale by going nine up and nine down at the dish. Memphis starter Tim Cooney came into the night as one of the league’s top pitchers and had an aggressive mindset throughout. The left-hander concluded his night after 6 2/3 efficient innings and picked up a quality start after allowing three earned runs.
Craig Gentry was responsible for getting the Sounds offense to progress. The outfielder punctuated his evening by doing something he had failed to do in over 490 at-bats: hit a home run. The solo shot to start the fourth was his first homer since August 23, 2013, when he went deep off Houston’s Erik Berdard.
He played a part in Nashville’s two-run sixth as well, when his double moved Matt Carson from first to third. Joey Wendle and Ike Davis each followed with RBI groundouts to pull Nashville within one.
It would be as close that they would get though. The ‘Birds tagged on another three-run frame, this one coming in the eighth, and pulled away from the Sounds. Nashville dropped to 30-37 overall and 16-15 at home.
Both early blasts from Memphis were launched off starter Barry Zito. The veteran was roughed up in the early portions of his league-leading 14th start, but settled in nicely. He delivered 6 2/3 innings on a season-high 112 pitches, walking two and fanning three in his sixth loss this season.
The win gives Memphis a 2-1 series lead in The Tennessee Lottery I-40 Cup Series. This is the fourth season the series has taken place between the cross-state rivals.
The Sounds continue their seven-game homestand on Thursday night when they welcome the Omaha Storm Chasers (Triple-A Royals) to First Tennessee Park. The scheduled pitching matchup for the 7:05 p.m. contest will include A.J. Griffin (0-1, 10.38) and John Lamb.