Thursday Prep Results

CCMS Tennis and Westwood Tennis split – See the story HERE

WMS Softball beat Liberty – 5 to 4 – See the story HERE

CHS Softball stopped Tullahoma – 6 to 1 – See the story HERE

CHS Baseball fell to Marshall Co – 8 to 7 – See the story HERE

CHS Boys’ Soccer tied with Franklin Co – 1 to 1 – See the story HERE

CHS Tennis at Columbia – – PPD, Makeup date is Monday April 22^nd

Friday Prep Schedule

2:00 PM – CHS Softball vs. Greenbrier at Lincoln Co Tournament

4:45 PM – CCMS Boys’ Soccer at North Franklin

5:00 PM – CHS Softball vs. Summertown at Lincoln Co Tournament

6:00 PM – CHS Baseball at Warren Co – Thunder Radio broadcast

Griffin Meeker of CHS baseball

The Coffee County CHS baseball team welcomed Marshall County to Powers Field on Thursday.  Riding their longest winning streak of the year, the Red Raiders were looking to keep the momentum rolling as the postseason approaches.  A huge rally in the 7^th inning came up short as Coffee County lost 8 to 7.

Coffee County jumped out to a 4 to 0 lead in the bottom of the 2^nd inning only to see Marshall County tie the game in the 3^rd.  Marshall County built an 8 to 4 lead going to the bottom of the 7^th.  Coffee County rallied to score 3 runs and loaded the bases with the top of the order up.  A red Raider strikeout ended the rally and the game.

Griffin Meeker led the Raiders in hitting as he had 3 singles to be named the Crazy Daisies player of the game.  Hayden Skipper and Brady Nugent each added a pair of singles.  Harley Hinshaw drove in 2 runs in the 7^th with a 2 out single.

The Raiders will be back in action on Friday when they begin a 2 game series with Warren County.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast from McMinnville.  First pitch is set for 6 PM, Lucky Knott will have the pregame at 5:50.  The Raiders return home for Senior Day on Saturday when they welcome the Pioneers to Powers Field.  That game gets underway at 1 PM.

Download the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/

Trace Bryant of CHS track

The Coffee County CHS track sent 6 athletes to Soddy Daisy this week to compete in the TSSAA Sectional Pentathlon/Decathlon.   Competing for the Lady Raiders in the Pentathlon were: Chloe Haggard, Madison Rooker and Ellie Graham.  Competing for the Red Raiders in the Decathlon were: Trace Bryant, Dillon Helms, and Ethan Welch.  The top 2 athletes in each event guarantee a berth in the TSSAA state Pentathlon/Decathlon to be held on May 16^th and 17^th at Austin Peay State University.  Four at-large athletes will also be selected from the highest scores at each of the 4 sectional meets across the state.

Trace Bryant led the Raiders as he posted a 3^rd place finish with a total of 5315 points.  That finish puts him in good position to receive an at-large bid.  Bryant earned 1^st place finishes in the discus, the shot put and the high jump.  3^rd in the 100M and the pole vault, 4^th in triple jump, long jump and 110M high hurdles.    Welch got a 13^th place overall finish highlighted by 3^rd place finishes in the discus and shot put.  Helms got an 18^th place overall finish highlighted by a 3^rd place finish in the pole vault.

For the Lady Raiders, Madison Rooker was the top finisher as finished in 13^th place overall with 1943 points.  Chloe Haggard was right behind her in 14^th place with 1922 points.  Ellie Graham finished in 21^st place overall.  Rooker’s highest event finish was a 6^th place finish in the 800M.  Haggard also had a high event finish of 8^th place in the high jump.  Graham captured an 8^th place finish in the shot put.

Up next for the Raider thinclads will be their final home meet of the year on Saturday, April 27^th as they will host the “Red Raider Night of Miles” at Carden-Jarrell Field.

Kiya Ferrell of CHS softball

The Coffee County CHS softball team hit the diamond on Thursday for their 4^th district game in the last 4 days.  Traveling to Tullahoma, Coffee County was looking to keep their recent winning streak alive.  Coffee County blew open tie game in the 6th as the Lady Raiders finished strong in a 6 to 1 win.

Tied at 1 in the 4^th inning, Justus Turner ripped a 2 run double to put Coffee County on top to stay.  The Lady Raiders added 2 in the 5^th on a Kiya Ferrell home run and a single insurance run in the 7^th.

Ferrell’s home run was one of her 2 hits.  Katie Rutledge had a triple and a single.  Turner finished with a single and a double and Keri Munn had 2 singles and 2 RBI.  Munn went the distance in the circle as she tossed a 4 hitter striking out 9.

Coffee County is back in action on Friday when they travel to Fayetteville to take part in the Lincoln County Border Battle.  The Lady Raiders will play a pair of games on Friday beginning at 2 PM with a game against Greenbrier.  At 5 PM, Coffee County will tangle with Summertown in the 2^nd pool game.  Pool play and single elimination tournament play will take place on Saturday.  Friday’s games will take place at Don Davidson Park.

Brooklyn Blake of Westwood softball

The Westwood Middle School softball team celebrated 8^th Grade Night on Thursday taking on conference foe Liberty.  The Lady Rockets took an early lead and held off a late rally as the won 5 to 4.

After scoring 2 runs in the 1^st inning and adding a run in the 5^th, it appeared that the Lady Rockets had the game in hand.   Liberty scored 2 runs in the top of the 6^th to cut the deficit to 1 and Westwood answered in the bottom of the 6^th.  Liberty’s 2 run rally in the 7^th came up short as Westwood improved to 8 and 3 on the season.

Brooklyn Blake swung the hot bat as she had a single, a double and a triple while driving in 2 runs.  Emma Kidder had a single and a double and Aeriana Anderson added 2 singles.

The Rockets will now be off until next week’s conference tournament.  The location and first round opponent will be determined at a later date and Thunder Radio will keep you updated.  The Duck River Valley Conference Tournament will be held in Manchester at Fred Deadman Park and Lady Rocket Field.

Anna Johnson of Westwood tennis

The Coffee County Middle School and Westwood Middle School tennis teams squared off in a good old-fashioned backyard rivalry match on Thursday at the Raider Academy.  As is fitting in a rivalry matchup, the 2 teams split the decision as the Lady Rockets won in girls’ play by a score of 4 to 3 while the Red Raiders won in boys’ action by a score of 5 to 2.

In girls’ singles action, Westwood got singles wins from Rylea McNamara(6-1) and Anna Johnson(6-2).  The Lady Raiders got singles wins from Morgan Tinsley(6-1), Lauren Hogan(6-0) and Kyra Sherrill.  In girls’ doubles action Westwood got both wins as the team of Rylea McNamara and Anna Johnson grabbed a 6 to 2 win while the team of Ocean Filippo and Sarah Khan won 6 to 0.

Liam Brown of CCMS tennis

In boys’ action, Coffee County got singles win from Liam Brown(6-3), Xander Blomquist(7-6), Matthen Blomquist(6-0) and Nolan Sussen(6-4).  Westwood got a win from Jonathan Nelson(6-3).  In doubles’ play the Coffee County team of Brown and Sussen won 6 to 3 while the Westwood team of Nelson and Jeffery Hale won 6 to 4.

Westwood will be back on the court on Monday when they travel to McMinnville for a 4 PM match with Warren County.  Coffee Middle returns to the court on Thursday when they visit Fred Deadman Park for a rematch with Westwood.   That match will also get underway at 4 PM.