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10/25/19 — Coleman Glenn Harmon
Memorial services for Mr. Coleman Glenn Harmon, age 79, of Manchester, TN will be conducted at 2:00 PM Friday, October 25, 2019 at Manchester Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be from 9:00 AM until the time of the service. Mr. Harmon passed away on Monday, October 21, 2019 at his residence.
Coleman was born in Coffee County, the son of the late Joe and Cora Pauline Harmon. He was a member of the Grace Baptist Church. Coleman retired from A.O. Smith formally known as Magnatech as a Maintenance Mechanic after over thirty years. He also was a Master Mason of the Ezell Lodge. In his spare time, he enjoyed, shooting guns, building cars, attending flea markets, fishing, and most of all he loved his dogs.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one son, James P. Harmon; two brothers, Harold Harmon and Douglas Harmon. He is survived by one son, Joe A. Harmon; one daughter, Rhonda Harmon; one sister, Carletta Alford; two grandchildren, Mandie (Jordon) Barecky and Chanda (Bryan) O’Dare; five great grandchildren, Alexis Barecky, Kearra Barecky, Kacey Barecky, Hannah Lafever, and Jayden O’Dare.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Harmon family.
Coffee County Middle School 6th Grade Basketball Falls at Home to White County
The Coffee County Middle School 6th grade basketball teams welcomed White County to the CCMS gym on Monday. The Lady Raiders saw the Warriorettes pull away in the 4th quarter for a 43 to 30 win. The Red Raiders saw a halftime lead slip away in a 32 to 23 defeat.
In the girls’ game, the Lady Raiders stayed close through 3 periods but could never slow down White County in the loss. Coffee County was led in scoring by Natalie Barnes who had 16 points. Ella Arnold added 10 points and Morgan Spears chipped in 4.
In the boys’ game, the Red Raiders used a great defensive effort in the 1st half to take a 12 to 11 lead into intermission. In the second half, White County picked up the scoring pace and Coffee County could match them. Jace Cashion led the Raiders in scoring with 7 points. Alex Kilgore added 6.
The 6th grade basketball teams will travel to Tullahoma on Tuesday night for a pair of games at West Middle. The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM.
Coffee County Elementary Basketball League Opens Season
The Coffee County Elementary Basketball League opened their 47th season on Saturday with 8 games at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. All 8 schools played a girls and a boys’ game in the day long schedule on Saturday. On Monday, 4 elementary teams were in action to begin the 2nd week of competition.
On Saturday in girls’ action, Hillsboro beat Deerfield 14 to 9. New Union raced by East Coffee 23 to 10. Westwood dumped College Street 21 to 5 and North Coffee blasted Hickerson 22 to 2. In boys’ action, Hillsboro pushed past Deerfield 17 to 3. New Union outlasted East Coffee 17 to 11. College Street tamed Westwood 26 to 11 and North Coffee clipped Hickerson 32 to 1.
On Monday night in girls’ action, East Coffee shut down Deerfield 9 to 1 and New Union toasted College Street 32 to 6. In boys’ action on Monday, East Coffee edged Deerfield 13 to 12 and College Street topped New Union 29 to 17.
Week #2 action continues on Tuesday when North Coffee takes on Westwood in a doubleheader beginning at 5 PM and Hickerson plays Hillsboro in a pair of games beginning at 7 PM. Each doubleheader begins with the girls’ contest, followed by the boys’ game.
Tuesday Prep Schedule
6:00 PM – CHS Girls’ Soccer at Siegel – Region 4AAA Semifinals – 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series broadcast on Thunder Radio
6:00 PM – CCMS Basketball(6th Grade) at West Tullahoma
6:00 PM – WMS Girls’ Basketball vs. Irving College – Preseason Tournament at Morrison
8:00 PM – WMS Boys’ Basketball vs. Morrison – Preseason Tournament at Morrison
10/26/19 — Lucy Jane Deal
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Jane Deal, age 73, of Manchester, TN, will be conducted at 12:00 PM on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Old Blanton Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Friday, October 25, 2019, at the funeral home. Mrs. Deal passed from this life on Monday, October 21, 2019, at her residence in Manchester, TN.
Lucy was born in Coffee County, TN, to the late James “J.R.” and Addie Wiser. Before retirement, Lucy was a librarian for Manchester City Schools. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, she loved sewing and quilting, and enjoyed going to the Farmer’s Market. She was a loving wife, mother, and sister.
Lucy is survived by her loving husband of over 40 years, Charles Deal; one daughter, Mindy Deal; two brothers, Robert and Claude Wiser; three sisters, Teresa Frame, Mary Stoakes, and Doris Hines; and several nieces and nephews.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Deal Family.
10/26/19 –Grady Hobson Saunders, Jr.
Grady Hobson Saunders, Jr., 70, passed away at Tennova Harton Hospital on
October 16, 2019.
He was born in Auburn, AL in 1948 while his father was an instructor at the
university. Later moving to Huntsville, AL, he graduated from Butler High
School in 1966. He went on to earn a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in
Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University.
After meeting his wife Coleen at Auburn University, they married and moved
to Tullahoma where he worked as an engineer at Arnold Engineering
Development Center from 1974 to 1985 at PWT where he specialized in Store
Separation and Dynamic Facility Control Simulations. He moved to Sverdrup
downtown from 1985 to 1997 and worked as a consultant until his retirement.
He was a member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Lifelong interests include music, old movies, and aviation. He was a
member of the Auburn University Marching Band during his college years and
loved Big Band music particular. Grady helped start the South Jackson
Street Band with several friends and played with them from its inception
until the mid-2000’s, when he hung up his bass and supported them as a
member of the audience.
Grady was interested in old movies, especially those made before 1945 and
had a collection of his favorites.
As an aerospace engineer, his interest in airplanes and aviation never
wavered. As a pilot, he enjoyed flying in his younger years and being a
part of the Tullahoma Bunch and Beechcraft Heritage Museum. He built
dozens of models over the years and was a long-time member of the Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Association.
A lifelong Auburn University fan, Grady enjoyed watching football with his
family and was excited when his granddaughter, Lila, decided to attend Auburn
University like her grandparents.
His love of his family was very strong and he kept up with his
grandchildren’s sports activities even when he was unable to attend. He
also spent many years as scorekeeper for his son’s baseball teams.
He is predeceased in death by his parents, Della Nobles Saunders and Grady
Hobson Saunders, Sr., and his sister, Susan Golden, all of Huntsville, AL.
Grady is survived by his wife of 49 years, Coleen, son and
daughter-in-law, Pike and Sonia Toombs Saunders, and grandchildren, Lila
(18), Emeri (13), and Beaux (10), all of Tullahoma.
Visitation with the family will be held Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Daves
Culbertson from 11 am until 2 pm. This informal visitation is a
celebration of memories with friends and coworkers.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Coffee County Football Falls to Warren County on Friday Night
Traveling to McMinnville on Friday night, the Coffee County CHS football team took on Warren County on a beautiful evening for football. Warren County got off to a hot start as they scored touchdowns on their first 3 offensive drives and on the final play of the first half. That momentum pushed them to the 42 to 20 win.
Warren County used their power running game to roll up 302 yards of total offense in the 1st half as they led at intermission 35 to 14. Coffee County made some defensive adjustments at the half to limit the Pioneers to 132 yards in the second half.
Coffee County was led in rushing by Matthew Pittman who had 101 yards on 17 carries and 2 touchdowns. Marshall Haney rushed 10 times for 60 yards. Connor Shemwell was 4 of 13 passing for 29 yards and a touchdown as he hit Collin Ward with a 19 yard touchdown pass. Jalen Williams finished the game with 3 tackles for a loss as he was selected the Mid Tenn Turf Most Valuable Player of the game.
Coffee County will return home on Friday night for their final home game of the season taking on Oakland. Friday night will be Senior Night and the Annual “Pink Out Game” for cancer awareness. Kick-off is set for 7 PM at Carden-Jarrell Field. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast beginning with the Friday Night Thunder Pregame Show, maintained by Premier Lawn Care, starting at 6.
Download the broadcast at: www.Thunder1320.com/downloads
MYFL Closes Out 2019 With Homecoming, Sends 5 Teams To Playoffs
Story by MYFL President Lawrence Phillips.
Div 3 Homecoming King and Queen.
[Photo by Maddy Phillips]
All six MYFL teams were slated for action on Saturday.
In Tri County Youth Football League action Manchester played host to Watertown.
JR Division (8-9 year olds)
The game was hard fought between two teams that matched up really well on offense and defense and was decided by a single score. The Raiders offense couldn’t find a way to get through Watertown’s defense and ended up losing the contest.
Manchester 0 Watertown 6
After the game AJ Whitman was crowned JR Division Homecoming King. The Manchester Red Raiders JR Division finishes the season in 3rd place (4-2 ) and will play in the TCYFL Playoffs next Saturday October 26th against second place Gordonsville (5-1) at 3:30pm in Watertown.
Flag (5-6-7 year olds)
Walker Lovelace had touchdown runs of 25 and 35 yards. Tripp Trussler scored on a 35 yard run. Brodie Alijah added a two point conversion.
Manchester 19 Watertown 0
Kyson Norris was crowned as Homecoming King and Lilly Proctor was crowned as Homecoming Queen. The 4th place Raiders (3-3) advance to the TCYFL playoffs next Saturday to face first place Gordonsville (6-0). Game time is 12:00pm in Watertown.
SR Division (10-12 year olds)
Carlos Martinez lead the team in rushing and Isaiah Deadman ran for the Raiders lone touchdown. On a very strong defensive series the defense forced Watertown into the end zone for a safety. The Raiders fall to (1-5 ) and their season comes to an end without a trip to the post season.
Manchester 8 Watertown 14
Isaiah Deadman was crowned Homecoming King for the TCYFL SR Division.
SMTYFA
The SMTYFA teams played host to Liberty.
Division 1 (5-6-7 year olds)
The game was a forfeit as the Patriots Division 1 parents and coaches decided prior to making the trip to Manchester that they wanted no part of the Raiders which had accumulated 280 points for the season with 0 points allowed. In SMTYFA a forfeit goes into the record book as a standard score of 35-0.
Manchester 35 Liberty 0.
Hayes Shemwell was crowned as the SMTYFA Division 1 Homecoming King and Jodi Foster was crowned as the Homecoming Queen. The Division 1 first place Red Raiders (8-0) will face 4th place (5-3) Fayetteville City Tigers next Saturday October 26th at 10:30am in Franklin County.
Division 2 (8-9 year olds)
Treyvion Mathis was on the receiving end of two touchdown passes from Levi Scott. Mathis and Scott each had scoring runs. Xavier Foy ran for an extra point. Mathis also kicked a field goal for an extra point. The defense recovered four fumbles for the Raiders. The Patriots called an end to the game in the second quarter.
Manchester 27 Liberty 0
Levi Scott was crowned as SMTYFA Division 2 Homecoming King and Emma Still was Crowned as Homecoming Queen. The 2nd place Raiders (7-1) will face the 3rd place (5-3) Marshall County Elite next Saturday October 26th in Franklin County at 12:00pm in the SMTYFA Playoffs.
Division 3 (10-12 year olds)
Landen Abellana scored the first touchdown and the extra point and the Raiders were off to the races. Caiden Martin scored next with the extra point conversion being a two point pass from Kaysen Lowery to Tyler Martin. Caiden Martin scored again but the extra point failed. Lowery then threw a strike to Tyler Martin and Jase Cashion added the extra point. Gabriel Hambly tacked on a score with the extra point coming from Isaiah Robledo. Caiden Martin scored yet again and Lowery finished the onslaught with the extra point. The Raiders defense held the Patriots scoreless and completed a perfect regular season.
Manchester 42 Liberty 0
Tyler Martin was crowned the SMTYFA Division 3 Homecoming King and Leila Leverette was crowned as the Homecoming Queen. The Division 3 Raiders in 1st place (8-0) will rematch the 4th place Liberty Patriots next Saturday October 26th in Franklin County at 4:30pm in the SMTYFA Playoffs.
Wish all these young players the best as they head into the playoffs looking to bring home a championship or two to Manchester/Coffee County.
“GO BIG RED”
Local Runners Compete in State Elementary/Middle School State Championship
Knoxville Youth Athletics hosted the Tennessee Middle School and Elementary Cross Country Championships on Saturday. 15 runners from College Street Elementary, 1 North Coffee Elementary runner and 1 Westwood Elementary runner competed in the 1 mile elementary division races. Additionally, Kailee Rossman of Westwood Middle School took part in the 2 mile middle school race.
The College Street Cougar runners qualified for team points as well. The College Street boys finished in 17th place, while the College Street girls finished in 18th place in the team standings. Individually, Jada Nagel was the top finisher for the College Street girls with a 38th place finish in a time of 6:34.84. Zallona Dillard came in 193rd place with a time of 7:30.19. Other Lady Cougars were: Kizzie DeNoyer(with a time of 7:48.45), Courtne Hallenbeck(7:59.72), Allee Willmore(8:06.19), Anistin Fritz(8:27.10) and Briley Holland(9:11.70).
For the boys, Bryton Toombs was the top finisher in 221st place with a time of 7:12.55. Other Cougar runners were: Kayden Morris(with a time of 7:22.54), Samuel Rogers(7:52.91), Bennett Sanders(8:18.30), Aaden Mancino(8:34.54), Niko Zou(9:02.29), Logan Mancino(9:12.54) and Hayden Scalf(9:24.79).
North Coffee Elementary’s Harlow Maychrzak ran the course in a time of 7:16.94 which was good enough for 146th place.
Westwood Middle School’s Kailee Rossman finished in 166th place with a time of 15:17.66.
To see full results, see the Knoxville Youth Athletics website at: https://live.knoxvilleyouthathletics.org/meets/4596
Preds Come Back to Salvage Point, Fall to Panthers in Shootout
The Predators staged another comeback and salvaged a point, but the visitors ultimately claimed victory.
Nashville scored twice in the third period, but the Florida Panthers prevailed in the shootout to take the Saturday night matchup by a 3-2 final at Bridgestone Arena. The result moves the Preds to 4-3-1 through eight games, their first foray into overtime and a shootout this season.
A win every time out is the goal, of course, but Nashville had their chances throughout the night, and considering their situation entering the final frame, they’ll take the point in the standings on this occasion.
“We had a ton of chances throughout the game to get on the board and make it a bit of a different game,” Preds forward Kyle Turris said. “Coming back like we did in the third was good, just weren’t able to finish it in the shootout.”
“We battled all night,” Preds Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “We had a difficult time getting the puck actually onto the net; there were a lot of blocks and a lot of pressure coming as we were trying to approach the net. You have to give our guys a lot of credit for battling back and tying it up. It’s always difficult when you get into a shootout loss. I thought we played hard in the third to get a point.”
The first goal of the evening didn’t come until the game was over halfway over, and it was Denis Malgin who tallied on the power play to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. Brett Connolly then floated a shot from the point past Pekka Rinne before the second stanza was out for a 2-0 Florida lead through 40 minutes.
But in the third, Roman Josi gave the Preds life with a blast from the point to cut the deficit in half. Four minutes later, and with the Preds on the power play, Kyle Turris walked down the right wing and roofed a shot over the shoulder of Sam Montembeault to tie the game at 2-2 and force overtime.
“They were kind of cheating [Craig Smith] after we broke out the first time, the defenseman was,” Turris said of the play that led to his goal. “I just tried to jump by him and luckily he didn’t get a piece of me and I got by him. The other d-man kind of came down and took away the pass to [Mikael Granlund] going backdoor, so I couldn’t come over to him. I figured I would try to catch the goalie leaning.”
Nashville had a late chance on the power play in the extra session, and after overtime solved nothing, Vincent Trocheck was the lone skater to score in the shootout. Montembeault stopped Matt Duchene, Ryan Johansen and Turris on the breakaways to give the Panthers the extra point.
“We were ready to play,” Josi said. “Our first [line] was pretty good. I felt like we were pushing for the whole game. We just have to clean up those big chances right in front of our net. Other than that, I thought the boys were ready to play.”
Of note on Saturday night, Turris slid into the middle with Duchene and Granlund on his wings. The trio combined for eight shots on the night and impressed their bench boss in the process.
“Kyle was good, and the line was dangerous,” Laviolette said. “All three of them played well together, especially [Duchene] moving over to the wing for the first game. He has played a lot of wing, so the move was a little more natural for him. I thought the line was pretty good.”
Forward Yakov Trenin also made his NHL debut for the Predators after being recalled earlier in the day from AHL Milwaukee. The Russian forward dished out one hit in 12:35 of ice time while on a line with Smith and Nick Bonino.
Miikka Salomaki was also recalled along with Trenin, and both were in the lineup on Saturday night.
“They were good,” Laviolette said of Trenin and Salomaki. “They brought good energy. They’re big, they’re strong, they skate, they try to hit. We knew going into the game we were going to have a couple lines that were more built on skill, and we’d have a couple lines built on the energy, the physicality and being able to play good defense. I thought the four lines were pretty good.”
The Predators didn’t achieve the desired result on Saturday, but after Thursday’s loss in Arizona – a game that left Nashville disappointed in just about every facet of their play – this was a much better look to start a three-game homestand.
“We talk about just finishing games strong, whether we’re behind or in the lead,” Turris said. “Just trying to finish strong, give ourselves the best opportunity to win a game.”
Notes:
Forward Filip Forsberg missed his second consecutive game due to a lower-body injury.
Prior to Saturday’s contest, the Predators signed 2019 second-round draft pick Egor Afanasyev to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Nashville’s three-game homestand continues on Tuesday night when the Anaheim Ducks come to town. That’s followed by a visit for the Minnesota Wild for the second time this season on Thursday.