Andrea Lopez of CCMS soccer

The Coffee County Middle School soccer team welcomed White County to their home pitch on Thursday.  In a match you heard here on Thunder Radio as part of the 1^st National Bank Hometown Sports Series, the Lady Raiders dominated every aspect of the game.  Four goals in the 1^st half helped Coffee Middle roll to the 5 to 0 win.

Coffee County outshot White County 21 to 1 and had 11 corner kicks to none for the Warriorettes.  Coffee County got on the board in the 7^th minute on a goal from Lindsey Grimes off a pass from Andrea Lopez.  4 minutes later, Grimes found Lopez with a pass to make the score 2 nil.  Emily Pickell added a goal in the 14^th minute and Tia Buchanan scored in the 21^st minute as Jasmine Norris had assists on both goals.  Lopez redirected a deflection of her first shot in the 36^th minute for the unassisted goal to close out the scoring early in the 2^nd half. Sydney Gilley and Lola George combined in goal for the clean sheet.

The Lady Raiders are back in action on Thursday when they welcome Tullahoma to the CCMS field.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you that broadcast as well as part of the 1^st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.  Opening kick is set for 5 PM, we will begin our live coverage at 4:50 PM.

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Keri Munn of CHS volleyball

Looking to shake off a tough road loss to Columbia on Tuesday night, the Coffee County CHS volleyball team traveled to Fayetteville to take on Lincoln County.  The two talented teams pushed the match to 5 full sets before the Lady Raiders pulled out the exciting win.  Coffee County won by set scores of 25-19, 26-28, 14-25, 25-17 and 16-14.

The Lady Raiders got a great defensive performance as they recorded 60 digs and 9 blocks in the match.  Kiya Ferrell led Coffee County in digs with 15.  Sarah West returned to the lineup after an illness to scoop up 13 digs.  Lexi Bryan led the Lady Raiders in blocks with 4 while Keri Munn added 3.  Munn led the team in kills with 14 while Bryan scored 11.  Keelie Hillis, Munn and Ferrell each served up 4 aces.

The Lady Raiders will be back on the road on Wednesday as they step out of district action to travel to Eagleville.  Coffee County will take on the Lady Eagles in a match in front of the Eagleville student body.   That match is set to get underway at 1:30 PM at Eagleville High School.

Members of the CCMS girl’s Cross Country team(from left) Sophie McInturuff, Greenlee Woods, Bailey Kitts with coach Jeremy Woods in the back.[Photo provided]

For the first time in school history, the Raiders were able to field a girls’ team. All 5 Coffee County Lady Raider runners finished in the top 15 in the convincing win.  Sophie McInturff finished in 1^st place.  Greenlee Woods came in 2^nd place and Bailey Kitts finished in 5^th place to lead the Lady Raiders.

For the Red Raiders, Lucas Beaty was the top finisher for Coffee County as he came in 3^rd place.  Bradley Escue crossed the tape in 7^th place while Manuel Gonzalez came home in 8^th place.

The Raider cross country team will be back in action next Thursday when they travel to Bell Buckle to compete in a meet at Webb.  The starting gun will go off at 4 PM.

Jayden Carter of Westwood football

The Westwood football team played host to perennial conference power Fayetteville on Thursday night at Dyer-Bouldin Field.  After a hard fought first half, Fayetteville rolls up 3 touchdowns in the second half to win 32 to 7.

It appeared that the Rockets and Tigers would go to the half scoreless before Fayetteville scored with less than 20 seconds on the clock in the 2^nd quarter.  After the 2 point conversion, the Tigers led 8 to 0 at the half.  Fayetteville scored in the first minute of the second half to spark a 24 point rally and stretch the lead to 32 to 0.  Westwood avoided the shutout when Jayden Carter scored a rushing touchdown in the final minute.  Izick Sierra added the point after kick.

Westwood will hit the road next Thursday night as they travel to take on Community.  That game will kick-off at 6:30 PM in Unionville.

Brayden Tomberlin of CCMS volleyball

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team welcomed old rival Tullahoma to the CCMS gym on Thursday for their 2^nd match of the year.  An injury and illness riddled Lady Raider team were looking for the season sweep in the series.  After picking up a win in the opening set, Coffee County dropped the final 2 sets to lose the match to Tullahoma.

Coffee County and Tullahoma split the first 2 sets 25 to 14.  Tullahoma captured the win in the tiebreaker set by a score of 15 to 9.  Raider coach Tori Taylor had praise for Kurry Neel and Madison Pruitt for their service game.  She also called out Brayden Tomberlin for her play at the net with blocks and hits.

Coffee County will return to the court on Tuesday when they play host to Westwood.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you that broadcast as well as part of the 1^st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.  Opening serve is set for 4:30 PM, we will begin our live coverage at 4:20 PM.

Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota had the night off, and so did the rest of the team’s starters.

Thursday night in the Windy City was a night reserved for the back-ups, and roster hopefuls, many looking to make one final impression on the Titans – and the rest of the NFL.

Some made very good ones.

The Titans rallied for a 19-15 win over the Chicago Bears on Thursday night at Soldier Field, which wrapped up the preseason for both teams. Quarterback Logan Wooside guided a scoring drive in the closing minutes, and running back Dalyn Dawkins provided 117 rushing yards and two receiving touchdowns.

Woodside connected with Dawkins for a three-yard touchdown with 1:25 left to lift the Titans to a win.

After the contest, Titans head coach Mike Vrabel immediately put things in perspective.

“It’s the unfortunate reality: Some of those guys we just won a football game with won’t be with us,” Vrabel said. “Some of them will go somewhere else and play, some of the will be with us. And some of them won’t play football again.

“I thanked them for their effort. It was cool to see everybody into it on the sideline. Guys were excited for all those guys out there that finished that game and competed.”

Now, the focus turns to the regular season opener on September 8 at Cleveland.

But first, roster cuts.

All NFL teams must be down to 53 players by 3 p.m. CT on Saturday. The Titans currently have 89 players on their 90-man roster, counting former Packers linebacker Reggie Gilbert, who was acquired in a trade – pending a physical.

Woodside started Thursday night’s contest and played the entire game. He finished the night completing 17-of-29 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns, good for a passer rating of 104.4. In four preseason contests, Woodside completed 46-of-76 passes for 539 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. His passer rating was an impressive 99.6.

“It was a huge opportunity, and I just went out there and tried to make the most of it,” Woodside said. “I just wanted to be a leader, and I wanted to make some plays. Whatever happens now, I am excited for it. It is not up to me now, and whatever is meant to be will be.”

Dawkins led the Titans rushing attack, and he also caught a pair of three-yard touchdowns.

After the Bears jumped ahead 12-0, Woodside engineered a four-play, 75-yard drive in the second quarter that ended with a nine-yard touchdown pass to Dawkins. The touchdown was set up by a pair of big throws from Woodside – a 45-yard completion to receiver Kalif Raymond, and a 19-yard toss to receiver Cody Hollister. A missed extra point by kicker Ryan Succop kept the score 12-6, and that was the score at halftime.

A 33-yard field goal by Succop cut the lead to 12-9 with 9:13 left in the third quarter a drive that was highlighted by a 19-yard run from Dawkins and a 23-yard completion from Woodside to receiver Anthony Ratliff-Williams. But the Bears answered back with a field goal by Eddy Piniero, his third of the night.

Succop added another field goal – from 23 yards – to make it 15-12 with 10:26 left in the contest. The drive featured a pair of nice runs from Dawkins, a completion to receiver Cody Hollister, and a scramble by Woodside for a first down.

Just like on the offensive side of the ball, the Titans also rested their starters on defense.

Linebacker Derick Roberson was among the defensive stars, producing two sacks.

“It felt real good,” Roberson said. “Any time you can get to the quarterback it feels good. The focus was all the way there tonight. It was the last chance, and I wanted to make the most of it. The energy was definitely different.”

The Bears jumped out to a 6-0 lead on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Bray to Jesper Horsted before getting a pair of first half field goals from Piniero.

The Titans finished the preseason with a 2-2 mark.

On the final road game of the season, the Sounds defeated the Omaha Storm Chasers 8-4 on Thursday night. Matt Davidson launched his 32nd home run in the season to lead the Sounds’ offense.

Five of the Sounds’ runs were scored in the first inning. Zack Granite scored the first run on a wild pitch. Patrick Wisdom hit a two-run single. Davidson launched his two-run homer to cap off the first inning, giving the Sounds a 5-0 lead early.

Another run was scored by Nashville in the top of the third inning. Tim Federowicz hit an RBI single to extend the lead 6-0.

Nashville kept the heat on with two runs in the fifth inning. Preston Beck kept his good season with the Sounds going with an RBI single. Granite followed with an RBI single and extended Nashville’s lead to 8-0.

Omaha started scoring late in the game. The Storm Chasers grabbed two runs in the bottom of the sixth. Jorge Bonafacio hit an RBI double to score the first run of the game. Erich Weiss hit him in to make the game 8-2. Weiss scored two more runs in the eighth inning after hitting a two-run homer to cut the Sounds’ lead to 8-4.

David Carpenter came in to close out the game in the ninth inning, halting Omaha’s offense in a non-save situation. The Sounds were able to defeat Omaha 8-4, splitting the series 2-2. Nashville returns home on Friday for the final series of the season against San Antonio. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m.

Post-Game Notes

– With Thursday’s 8-4 win, the Sounds improved to 63-71 in 2019.

– Thursday was the last road game for the Sounds. They finished with a 36-32 record.

– Matt Davidson drilled his 32nd home run of the season Thursday. He tied Renato Nuñez (2017) and Chad Hermansen (1999) for the fifth-most homers in a single-season by a Sounds’ hitter. It was also his third-straight game with a home run and his second three-game home run streak in his last 11 games.

– Zack Granite led all hitters with three hits. It was his eighth three-hit game of the season, tying Andy Ibanez for the most on the team.

– Seth Maness finished his season with a quality start and his eighth win of the season. It was his sixth quality start of the season.

Thursday Prep Schedule
4:00 PM – Elementary School Cross Country Meet at Manchester Soccer Park
4:30 PM – CCMS Volleyball HOSTS Tullahoma
4:45 PM – CCMS Girls’ Soccer HOSTS White County – 1st National Hometown Sports Series broadcast on Thunder Radio
6:30 PM – CHS Volleyball at Lincoln County
6:30 PM – WMS Football HOSTS Fayetteville