After dropping their opening game in the TCCAA/Region VII softball tournament in Chattanooga, the Motlow Lady Bucks made a run through the elimination bracket to the semifinals before falling 8-2 to Volunteer State Saturday to end the 2015 season.
Motlow (27-19-2) completed its first winning campaign since 2011, despite losing multiple players to injury and finishing the tournament with only 10 players available.
During tournament action Motlow upset nationally-ranked Columbia State.

In a middle school softball doubleheader that took a week to complete, the Lady Rockets of Westwood got a split with Fayetteville City on Monday afternoon.  Last Monday’s game at Westwood was halted due to darkness with the score tied at 20.  The 2 teams agreed to resume the contest on Monday in Fayetteville prior to the regularly schedule game between the 2 teams.  Sarah West reached base when she was hit by a pitch to lead off the 8^th inning.  After stealing second and moving to 3^rd base on a passed ball, West was driven home by Alex Hershman to give Westwood a 21 to 20 win.  Haley Miller was 4 for 6 in the extended game with 2 RBI while West and Hershman finished 3 for 4.  Hershman had 4 RBI while West and Carlee Sullivan each finished with 3 RBI.  In the 2^nd game, Westwood battled back from a 5 to 1 deficit to cut the Tigers lead to 8 to 6 before a late rally pushed Fayetteville to an 11 to 7 win.  The Lady Rockets banged out 9 hits as Danielle Baker led the way with 3 hits including a double.   Alex Hershman was 2 for 4 with a double as well.  The Lady Rockets will travel to Shelbyville on Wednesday for a 5 PM game with Liberty.  The conference tournament is set to get underway on Friday at Fayetteville.

An excellent effort by the Coffee County Lady Raiders propelled them to a 9-1 win over Columbia Central on Monday in the District 8-AAA softball tournament.
Brianna Jones was dominant in a 13-strikeout performance. Jones allowed no earned runs and two hits.
Haley Hinshaw boosted her batting average thanks to a perfect 3-3 day at the plate to pace the Lady Raiders. She also scored 3 times. Shelby Scrivnor knocked in 3 runs plus Taylor Barnes had 2 hits with an RBI and a run scored. Hinshaw was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game.
Coffee County will play Lincoln County Tuesday afternoon at 5pm and you can hear the game live on Thunder Radio.

Four goals in the first 14 minutes propelled the Red Raider soccer team to a 6 to 0 win over Lawrence County on Monday night in the first round of the Region 4AAA soccer tournament.  Breyer Taylor scored a pair of goals at the 9^th and 10^th minute marks to stake the Raiders to an early lead.  Paco Barrera nailed a feed from Breyer Taylor in the 10^th minute before Ernesto Gomez made it 4 to 0 at the 14 minute mark.  Coffee County controlled the time of possession as Lawrence County never mounted an offensive threat in the match.  First half goals from John Parigger and Abelen Barrera wrapped up the scoring for Coffee County as Coach Robert Harper emptied his bench in the 2^nd half.  With the win, the Red Raiders will play host to Shelbyville on Wednesday night.  The match will kick off at 7:00 pm at the Raider Soccer Field behind the Raider Academy.

The Coffee County Middle School Red Raider golf team got a 41 from Austin Farris and a 46 from Josh Perry to squeak past Harris Middle on Monday afternoon, 196 to 197.   Liberty finished 3^rd while Westwood came in 4^th.  Matthew Hale got around in 47 for Coffee County while Jake Melton carded a 62.  For the Rockets, Christopher Robinson and Nick Johnson each shot a 62.  Reagan Chambers was the lone female golfer for Coffee County and she finished with a 76.  Westwood and Coffee Middle will be back in action on Monday as they play host to Franklin County.  Golfers will go off at 4 PM at Willowbrook Golf Club.