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Predators Defeat Penguins, Tie for Central Division Lead
P.K. Subban of the Nashville Predators [Photo by nhl.com]
The Predators (44-28-6) are tied in points with the Winnipeg Jets and are four points ahead of the St. Louis Blues, who lost 4-2 at the New York Rangers on Friday. Nashville has played one more game than Winnipeg.
Craig Smith and P.K. Subban each had a goal and an assist, Viktor Arvidsson scored his 100th NHL goal, and Pekka Rinne made 42 saves for the Predators, who are 5-1-1 in their past seven games after losing four of their previous six (2-4-0).
The Penguins (42-25-11) are third in the Metropolitan Division, five points behind the Washington Capitals and two points behind the New York Islanders. They are four points ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes and five points ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets, who hold the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference.
Matt Murray made 23 saves for Pittsburgh, which had its three-game winning streak end. It has lost its past three home games (0-2-1).
Smith gave the Predators a 1-0 lead at 1:35 of the first period. With his back to the play, Smith deflected a shot from Matt Irwin blocker side for his 20th goal of the season.
Arvidsson made it 2-0 with a power-play goal at 17:36 of the second period. He took a snap shot through Penguins defenseman Erik Gudbranson’s legs glove side from the left face-off circle for his 32nd goal of the season, which set a NHL career-high.
The Predators scored on one of two power plays after going 0-for-10 in their previous six games.
Subban scored on a slap shot, making it 3-0 with 2:32 remaining in the third period before Nick Bjugstad cut it to 3-1 with 1:03 left.
Birthdays for March 29th 2019
Tammy Lovell
Filona Delgado – 12
Owen Baskin – 13 – Pizza Winner
Kelsey Esslinger
Weekly CAKE WINNER – Alaina Marie Wiser
Thursday Prep Results and Weekend Prep Schedule
Thursday Prep Results
CHS Baseball lost to Mars Hill Bible School, AL – 9 to 4 – See the Results HERE
Friday Prep Schedule
11:00 AM – CHS Baseball vs. Spring Hill – Warrior Classic at Stewarts Creek
1:30 PM – CHS Baseball vs. Hilliard Bradley, OH – Warrior Classic at Stewarts Creek
Saturday Prep Schedule
12:30 PM – CHS Baseball vs. Knights Academy, TN – Warrior Classic at Smyrna
3:00 PM – CHS Baseball vs. Smyrna – Warrior Classic at Smyrna
Sunday Prep Schedule
2:30 PM – CHS Softball HOSTS Warren County – Thunder Radio broadcast
Coffee County Baseball Falls in Thursday Tournament Opener
Skylar Bratcher of Coffee County CHS baseball
The Coffee County Central High School baseball team opened play in the Riverdale Warrior Spring Classic on Thursday evening. The Red Raiders hosted Mars Hill Bible School out of Alabama at Powers Field. A 7th inning rally by the visitors from Florence saw Coffee County fall 9 to 4.
Tied at 1 entering the 5th inning, the top of the Mars Hill batting order pushed across 3 runs to forge ahead. The Red Raiders rallied with single runs in the 5th and 6th innings to set up the decisive 7th inning. In the 7th, the visitors from Alabama opened the frame with 3 straight hits and a walk as they pushed the lead to 6. Coffee County pushed a run across in the bottom of the 7th and loaded the bases, but could not overcome the deficit.
The Red Raiders collected 5 hits on the night led by Skylar Bratcher who had an RBI triple and Hayden Skipper who finished with a double and a run scored. Kyle Farless finished with a pair of runs. Braden Brown pitched 5 innings as he was saddled with the loss.
Coffee County will travel to Smyrna on Friday for a doubleheader at Stewarts Creek High School as part of the Riverdale Warrior Spring Classic. The Red Raiders will take on Spring Hill beginning at 11 AM followed by a 1:30 PM game against Hilliard Bradley out of Ohio.
New Youth Football Organization Starting in Tullahoma
Tullahoma Elite is announcing the creation of a new youth football program for the youngsters of Tullahoma. The Tullahoma Elite program will feature 3 teams of players in age groups for kids between the ages of 6 and 12. The program is also looking cheerleaders in the same age divisions.
The Tullahoma Elite program is designed to field 3 teams of 33 players in the following age groups: ages 6 and 7, ages 8 and 9 and ages 10 thru 12(not to have entered the 7th grade). Cost to register is $90 per player and parents are required to bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate and proof of residency to sign-ups. Signups will take place at the C.D. Stamps Community Center on Saturday, March 30th, Saturday, April 6th and Saturday, April 13th from noon to 3 PM.
Manchester Nurse Loses License and Business
According to court records provided by a Thunder Radio listener, Mark D. Allen, who was the owner of Volunteer Medical Clinic on Willow Drive in Manchester, was recently found guilty for unprofessional conduct.
According to court records, on Aug. 13, 2018, Allen provided a female patient with injections. The State of Tennessee was said to have evidence that Allen agreed to prescribe the woman a controlled substance. The court records go on to say that after administering the medication, Allen proceeded to perform a sex act on the female patient.
Allen had to relinquish his nursing license to the Tennessee Board of Nursing. He was listed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
Vietnam-Era Veterans Honors Day and Fair is Saturday at the Fairgrounds
On March 30, 2018 at the Coffee County Fairgrounds a Vietnam-era Veterans Honors Day and Fair will take place. This event is free and open to the public.
Local veteran’s groups want to educate the public, honor the Vietnam-era Veterans and their families, both living and deceased and to entertain all who attend.
Speaking of events they will start around noon. The Ultimate Oldies will be performing at about 1:30 followed by the WannaBeatles (a Beatles shadow group).
Also, on display, will be the “Toy Soldier Project”. Back in May of last year, the VFW began to ask the public to help collect 58,479 toy soldiers. One toy soldier for each veteran killed in the Vietnam war. They completed the collection back in November with the help of schools, churches, citizens, veterans, and organizations.
Also, there will be displays of art from local schools as well as displays built or made on facts about the war. There will be a running DVD with the photo of every veteran killed in the Vietnam war from Tennessee. There will be special memorial displays to the veterans killed from Coffee County as well as Bedford, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Rutherford, Sequatchie, and Warren Counties.
Tennessee Valley Health Care will be there to provide medical screenings, Veterans Administration claims processing and to provide health care information. Humana Medical will also be in attendance.
The event is free, and they encourage everyone to come out. More information on veteran’s events go to vfwpost10904.com
TN Mom to EPA: Enforce Limits on Air Pollution; Kids’ Health at Stake
Nashville mother Zozan Noman (right) testified at an EPA hearing in Washington. She opposes rolling back the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule. (Moms Clean Air Force)
The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards were put into place in 2012, but the EPA now says it’s too expensive for energy companies to comply with them.
Zozan Noman traveled to Washington with a group of moms from across the country to testify at the agency’s only public hearing on reversing the rules.
She’s concerned about the health effects of mercury pollution on women who are pregnant or are trying to conceive.
“Within the last 10 months, I have had two miscarriages and cannot figure out why,”
Noman states. “As a mother and a wife who would love to conceive again, I would have to say that the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards are extremely important to me, as well as life-saving for adults.”
Mercury from power plants pollutes the air and seeps into rivers and streams, where it ends up in marine life.
Pregnant women in particular face serious risks consuming fish, as studies have shown exposure to mercury in the womb can harm a developing brain and nervous system.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation recently warned of elevated mercury levels in fish in East Fork Stones River in Rutherford County.
Until the MATS rule, there was no unified set of federal laws designed to cap emissions from power plants.
The EPA itself previously estimated the standards would reduce mercury emissions from the plants by 90 percent, while also shrinking emissions of arsenic and other pollutants.
Noman says she’s witnessed firsthand the consequences of poor air quality on children, including a nephew who has asthma.
“Probably the most devastating thing for me to witness was a child gasping for breath,” she relates. “And it was difficult, of course, to get a toddler to use an asthma machine for more than five minutes.”
Previous polls have found that more than 70 percent of Americans support keeping the emissions standards in place.
The EPA is taking public comments about the proposal to end them online, until April 17.
Turkey Season Opens Saturday
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is reminding hunters that the state’s 2019 spring turkey season opens in all 95 counties Saturday and runs through Sunday, May 12.
Some rules to follow – hunting hours for the spring gobblers are 30 minutes prior to legal sunrise until legal sunset, according to the TWRA, and bag limit is one bearded turkey per day, and up to four per season.
Licenses required – a state hunting and fishing combination, plus a supplemental big game license, or a sportsman license, is required.
Birthdays for March 28th 2019
Thomas Hargrove
Lilliana Stetler – 14 Pizza Winner!
Makayla Esslinger
Robert Lemmons
Lonnie Norman
Randy Lowery