A goal at Nissan Stadium was enough to earn Alan Winn a spot on the USL Championship team of the Week announced on Tuesday afternoon by the league. It is the second consecutive week that Winn has been honored by the Championship after appearing on the Team of the Week bench last week.

Winn was a dynamic presence on the wing for Nashville all night against Indy Eleven on Saturday. In addition to scoring the team’s second goal of the first half, Winn had three key passes (passes leading to shots) and completed 37 of his 40 passes on the evening. Known for his ability to dribble around and past defenders, the 23-year-old successfully completed six of his seven dribbles in the victory.

The inclusion of Winn in the Team of the Week gives Nashville a fifth player to make Team of the Week in 2019 as Winn joins Ken Tribbett (x2), Daniel Ríos, Matt Pickens and Kosuke Kimura to make a Team of the Week. It’s the 12th time overall that a player has been honored by a spot on the Team or the bench from Nashville SC this season.

Nashville SC will be return to the pitch on Saturday when it travels to take on Swope Park Rangers in Kansas City at 7 p.m. Nashville returns home to First Tennessee Park on August 7 against Hartford Athletic presented by Puckett’s. Tickets to the match are still available

The Coffee County Red Raider football team put on full pads for the first time this summer on Monday.  In the first day allowed in full pads by TSSAA, the 60+ Red Raiders worked out for about 2 hours in the Monday afternoon heat.

Coach Doug Greene was pleased with the day.  “The kids were excited about being out here in pads” said Greene.  “I thought they transitioned well(between practice periods) and did not waste any time.”  He was pleased with his teams improvement in tackling.  “Our execution of the run game is better right now than I hoped it would be.  Defensively, I think we finally have our players in the right spots.  There is a good culture here, the old guys are helping the young guys and they are competing in practice” added Greene.

The Red Raiders will host their first scrimmage on Friday, August 2^nd when they welcome Stewarts Creek to Carden-Jarrell Field in a varsity/freshman doubleheader.  That scrimmage will get underway at 5:30 PM.  The public is urged to come out and show their support.

The Red Raiders will open the 2019 season on August 23rd when they travel to Winchester to take on Franklin County.  That game will kick-off at 7 PM and as always, Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you every second of every game.

Looking to defend their 2017 and 2018 district and region titles, the Coffee County CHS golf team will open the 2019 season on the road on Tuesday.  The Red Raider golfers, coming off a 3rd place finish in the state last year, will travel to Fayetteville for an 18 hole match against Lincoln County.

The Red Raiders, who finished 2018 with a record breaking match record of 80 and 7 last year, will be led by a talented, but young squad led by sophomore Logan Hale.  The Red Raider team will be represented by 7 underclassman who will fight to write their own legacy.  For the first time since 2016, Coffee County will also field a Lady Raider team.  Freshmen Cadie Prater and Maggie Crouch will represent the Lady Raiders.

The Raider linksters will travel to Cookeville next Tuesday, August 6th for an 18 hole match.  Coffee County will also play Grundy County at Sewanee on Thursday, August 8th before their first home match.  The Raiders first home match will be on Thursday, August 15th at Willowbrook when they welcome Warren County, Tullahoma and Grundy County for a 18 hole match.

by Jim Wyatt, TitansOnline.com

The Titans hit the field at Saint Thomas Sports Park on Monday for the fourth day of training camp.

Here’s a look at what stood out on Day 4:

-The Titans practiced in full pads for the second straight day.

-Guard Nate Davis worked extensively with the first team at right guard. He was joined on the first team by Dennis Kelly (LT), Rodger Saffold (LG), Ben Jones (C), and Jack Conklin (RT).

-Rookie safety Amani Hooker continues to get first-team reps in a three-safety look with Kevin Byard and Kenny Vaccaro. Hooker hasn’t looked overwhelmed. He has great instincts and has been around the football.

-Running back Alex Barnes is taking advantage of his opportunities. He got his teammates jacked up by showing some toughness in a 1-on-1 drill at the start of practice, when he proved tough to tackle.

-Receiver Corey Davis made the catch of the day again on Monday, snatching a football out of the air with one hand in a team drill.

-Quarterback Marcus Mariota had another good day. He was mostly accurate, even though he threw a really bad ball on a deep pass intended for receiver Tajae Sharpe. Mariota’s pass fluttered in the air, and it allowed cornerback Malcolm Butler to close in on Sharpe, and tip the ball into the air, where the previously mentioned Hooker intercepted it.

-Tight end Anthony Firkser had a really good day. It seemed like he was catching a pass every time I looked up.

-Tight end Delanie Walker, guard Rodger Saffold, linebacker Wesley Woodyard, and outside linebacker Cameron Wake all returned to practice after being held out on Sunday.

-Receiver Cameron Batson left practice early with trainers after coming down hard after making a sideline catch.

-Former Vanderbilt safety LaDarius Wiley had a scoop and score when he picked up Ryan Tannehill’s mishandled snap and went the other way. F.L.Y.’s (Fast Life Yungstaz) Swag Surfin’, played on the reg’ at Vanderbilt Stadium on Saturdays, just happened to be playing as Wiley sprinted to the end zone.

-During a one-on-one period early, Darius Jennings, Cody Hollister, Jalen Tolliver, Adam Humphries, Anthony Ratliff-Williams, Kalif Raymond, Tajae Sharpe, Taywan Taylor, Davis and Batson all made catches. Sharpe, Taylor and Batson all beat their men deep. Raymond made a juggling catch in this period.

-Defensive backs made plenty of nice plays in the aforementioned 1-on-1 drill, as Logan Ryan, LeShaun Sims, and Kareem Orr were among those who got stops.

-Humphries, Batson, Joseph Parker and Adoree’ Jackson all fielded punts during a special teams period.

-Linebackers Rashaan Evans and Sharif Finch were active in a team period early in practice, making stops near the line of scrimmage. Linebackers Jayon Brown, Wesley Woodyard and Kamalei Correa also showed up here.

-I mentioned Barnes earlier. Well, running back Jeremy McNichols has gotten my attention the most among the backs not named Derrick Henry and Dion Lewis. Henry, of course, hasn’t been practicing. McNichols drew praise from coaches when he bounced a run to the outside for a nice gain. Taywan Taylor got an assist for a nice block.

-Tight end Ryan Hewitt, acquired in June after playing previously with the Bengals and Colts, has been lining up at fullback.

-Cornerback Kenneth Durden made a nice breakup on Monday.

-Defensive lineman Frank Herron stuffed a run at the line of scrimmage.

-In a third down period, Corey Davis, Anthony Firkser and Tajae Sharpe all had nice catches.

-Defensive back Joshua Kalu intercepted quarterback Logan Woodside on a nice play at the boundary. Cornerback D’Andre Payne made a nice play in this period, too.

-Ratliff Williams, an undrafted free agent from North Carolina, caught a short pass from Woodside and turned it into a long touchdown when he busted into the clear and outran defenders.

-The Titans have their first off day of training camp scheduled for Tuesday.

Next practice: Wednesday, 9:50 a.m.-noon (Open to fans).