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04/25/15
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Raiders Fall To Pope John Paull II
On Monday night the Coffee County Red Raider baseball team traveled to Hendersonville to take on Pope John Paul II School.
The Knights jumped to an early 3-0 after the first inning and they added another run for a 4-0 advantage after 4. The Raiders battled back to cut the lead to 4-3 in the 5th. Zach Holmes knocked in 2 runs and JP Duncan added an RBI. Despite those efforts Pope John Paul II School went on to win the non-district game, 4-3.
Kohl Young took the hard luck loss for Coffee County.
The Raiders will travel to Lincoln County on Wednesday for a 6pm first-pitch. The winner of this game will advance to the District 8-AAA baseball double elimination tournament. The season will end for the loser. Thunder Radio will have the broadcast starting at 5:50pm.
College Street 3rd Graders Shine at Nashville Race
Kids Rock racers from College Street Elementary (Photo provided)
Three College Street Elementary 3rd graders finished in the top 3 spots on Sunday at the Kids Rock Nashville Race sponsored by the Middle Tennessee YMCA. Greenlee Woods finished in first place in her age group at 6:22. Jorga Waggoner was 2nd at 6:54 and Madison Pruitt crossed the line 3rd at 7:32. The race featured a one mile course covering the immediate area around LP Field and in the adjoining neighborhood. The event is part of a nationwide program open to kids in grades Kindergarten thru 7th grade and is held in conjunction with the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series.
Lady Raider Tennis Charges to District Title Match
Coach Mike Ray(left) talks to his team following Monday’s match. Pictured are from left: Ray, Alex Crossland, Savannah Hodge, Maddie Taylor, Karlee Reed, Alli Shelton and Coach Audra Brown (in the background)
Karlee Reed(left) and Maddie Taylor(right) in doubles action on Monday against Lincoln County.
A strong singles performance lifted the Lady Raider tennis team to a 4 to 2 win over Lincoln County on Monday in the district team tennis semifinals. Savannah Hodge, playing in the 4th spot, trailed 4 to 1 early in her match against her Lady Falcon opponent, only to roar back to capture a 9 to 7 win and give Coffee County a 3 to 2 lead heading to doubles play. From there, the #1 doubles team of Karlee Reed and Maddie Taylor blitzed the #1 Lincoln County team 8 to 2 to advance the Lady Raiders to the district finals later in the week. Other singles winners were Alex Crossland (8 to 5) and Maddie Taylor (8 to 2). Also in singles, Karlee Reed lost her match to the district’s singles champion by a score of 8 to 5 while Alli Shelton fought tooth and nail in a 9 to 7 loss. With the win, the Lady Raiders will take on the winner of tonight’s Tullahoma/Shelbyville match or Thursday or Friday. Stay tuned to Thunder Radio for the district championship match information.
Coffee Middle School JV Baseball Season Comes to an End
Garrett Davis of Coffee County Middle(#27) gets a lead at first base in early action. Coach Rodney Meeker gives instruction in the foreground(right)
Fielding a team of 6th graders for a JV baseball team has great advantages, but comes with growing pains. Those growing pains resulted in 4 unearned runs as the CCMS JV Baseball team saw their season come to an end on Saturday in an extra inning loss to North Franklin in the CTC JV Tournament. The young Raiders played well and will be looked to contribute immensely as the varsity team graduates 14 players to the high school. On Saturday, the Raiders were led by Griffin Meeker who had a hit with 2 RBI. Braxton White, Brayden Brown, Noah Bradshaw, Garrett Davis and Trey Rogers all had hits for Coffee Middle.
Break-In At Russell Stover Candies
Manchester Police are investigating a break-in that was discovered Monday morning at Russell Stover Candies located on Hillsboro Blvd.
According to Manchester Chief Investigator Billy Butler, the thieves entered the store through a back door and they attempted to break into the store’s safe but were unable to get into it. The investigator said that store officials do not think anything was taken.
Butler stated that Investigator Butch Stewart is investigating the incident. WMSR News will report to you when an arrest is made.
Former Constable and Volunteer Fireman Charged With Burglary
Jeremiah James Vandagriff of Manchester has been charged with burglary and at last report was being held in the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $75,000.
The 32 year-old Vandagriff, of West Toliver Road was arrested April 24 for the burglary of the residence of Sally Berryman located on Powers Bridge Road in Manchester.
Vandagriff is accused of entering the residence and taking jewelry from the home.
Berryman discovered jewelry missing on April 15 and reported it to the sheriff’s department.
Investigator Larry Floyd charged Vandagriff the past Friday (April 24). He is set to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court May 4.
Vandagriff who was once a Coffee County Constable and volunteer fireman, confessed to a separate crime in the fall of last year.
Skipper Steps Down As Athletic Director At Coffee County High School
Richard Skipper
School Principal Dr Joey Vaughn said, “Mr Skipper has been very involved in the athletic department and we appreciate his hard work and dedication to the student athletes at CCCHS, their families, and our community.”
Skipper began serving as Athletic Director at the start of the 2012-13 school year. No successor has been named at this time.
High Speed Pursuit Starts In Coffee County, Ends In Murfreesboro
The search is on for a suspect who led the Tennessee Highway Patrol on a high speed chase through Coffee County into Rutherford County. A suspect, driving a silver Lexus SUV, was clocked at over 100 miles per hour in a work zone at mile-marker on westbound I-24 around 5 a.m. Monday. A pursuit reached speeds of 120 miles per hour.
THP had a trooper working in the TDOT construction zone I-24 westbound inside Coffee County when he clocked the Lexus at 103 mph with workers present. The trooper pursued the subject to exit 81 where Rutherford County and was able to deploy spike strips. The vehicle did make contact with the spike strips, went onto the shoulder, and then came to rest in the grass. The black male driver fled on foot with Rutherford County and Murfreesboro Police city units assisting in trying to locate the suspect. It is believed the subject may possibly be from the St. Louis, Missouri area.
The suspect is described as a black male, around 20-to-30-years old, between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10 inches tall and could be injured as blood was found in the vehicle.
Experts: “It Takes a Village” to Help TN Kids with ADHD
New findings confirm the effectiveness of a team approach when treating children with ADHD, as opposed to simply medicating them. Photo credit: yazsy/morguefile.com.
A new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics finds a team approach involving parents, clinicians and doctors significantly improves social skills and overall behavior and has a positive impact on a child’s impulsiveness. Psychologist Carla Allan says these findings confirm what many parents often say that they want more than medication for their kids with ADHD.
“Treatments designed to teach their children new skills, ways of managing their behavior better, ways of making and keeping friends, those are kinds of things parents really want for their kids to have,” says Allan.
The study appears in the journal Pediatrics. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 15 percent of Tennessee children ages four to 17 have been diagnosed with either ADHD or attention deficit disorder. That’s higher than the national average of around 10 percent.
Allan says parents’ involvement in ADHD treatment is critical, no matter what sort of intervention is used.
“Even if you’re just using medication, it’s dependent on the parent remembering to give the child the medicine every day, being able to get the child to take the medicine when the child maybe wants to do something else,” she says. “It’s dependent on parents being able to remember, ‘Oh my gosh, their prescription’s almost out.'”
In 2011, six percent of U.S. children and more than eight percent of children in Tennessee were taking medication for ADHD.