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Red Raiders Fall in District Finals to Hot Shooting Columbia
The Red Raiders with their runner-up plaque on Saturday night[Photo provided]
Columbia outscored the Raiders 12 to 6 in the final 4 minutes of the 1st quarter to build a 5 point lead that they would never surrender. The Red Raiders closed the gap to 3 points early in the second quarter only to see the Lions find their long range shooting touch with 5 baskets from long range.
Coffee County was led in scoring by Darius Rozier who finished with 24 points. Jaxon Vaughn added 15 points as he was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game. Kyle Farless chipped in 13 points. After the game, Rozier was named the District 8AAA Player of the Year while Farless named to the regular season All-District team. Coach Micah Williams was named the District 8AAA Coach of the Year. Rozier and Farless were named to the all-tournament team.
The Red Raiders will advance to the Region 4AAA tournament as a #2 seed. Play in the region tournament begins on Saturday night at home sites. Coffee County will host the 3rd place team from District 7AAA at home on Saturday beginning at 7 PM at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.
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Mary Anne Walker Grabs Wrestling Medal for Coffee County
Mary Anne Walker at the TSSAA State Tournament in Franklin[Photo Provided]
Rey Reyes(at 182 pounds) was the highest finisher for the Red Raiders as he was eliminated in the round of 16. Reyes was 2 and 2 on the tournament as grabbed a pair of pinfall wins on Thursday. Reyes was eliminated just short of the medal stand by a pin on Friday morning.
Coffee County’s Brett Francis(120 pounds), Chris Seagle(220) and Jesse Hay-Smith(145) both lost their only 2 matches on Thursday night.
You can see the official results online at: http://www.tssaasports.com/wrestling
Temple Baptist Christian School Finishes 2nd in Season Ending Tournament
Cody Swayze of Temple Baptist Christian School basketball
The Eagles of Temple Baptist Christian School closed out their season in Saturday at home in their very own Eagle Invitational. Temple finished the tournament with a record 4 and 2 with both losses coming at the hands of tournament champion Victory Baptist Academy of Shelbyville.
The Eagles went 3 and 1 in pool play as they opened play on Friday with a 49 to 34 win over Faith Christian of Jamestown. Cody Swayze led the Eagles in scoring with 32 points as Alex Gloden added 11. . They followed up with a loss to Victory 60 to 45. Swayze scored 29 in the loss while Gloden once again scored 11. The Eagles closed out Friday with a 46 to 32 win over Philadelphia Christian. Swayze scored 32 points in the win while Gloden finished with 10 points.
On Saturday, Temple opened with a 44 to 30 win over Dogwood Christian to advance to the title game. Swayze paced the Eagles in scoring with 27 points while Mich Gloden added 9. In the title game with Victory, foul trouble prevented the Eagles from the revenge win. Victory pulled away late in a 76 to 53 win. Swayze poured in 37 points while Mich Gloden added 8.
The Eagles ended the season with a record of 11 and 8. Senior Cody Swayze ends his career as Temple’s all-time leading scorer as he finished his career with 2,197 points for his JV(middle school) and varsity(high school) career.
Preds Drop Decision to Golden Knights
Colton Sissons’s first-period tally was taken off the board, and the Vegas Golden Knights responded with the game’s first three goals to top the Predators, 5-1, on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
The result denies Nashville’s bid for a three-game sweep of their season series with Vegas and keeps them at 73 points. The Preds will complete their two-game trip in Dallas on Tuesday.
Nashville allowed 50 shots on the night, with goaltender Juuse Saros turning aside 45 of them to keep his club in it for most of the contest, undoubtedly the best player for the Preds.
“In front of Saros, we’re lucky it wasn’t 6-0 after two periods,” Preds Captain Roman Josi said. “We have to be a lot better in front of him.”
“It wasn’t a good game,” Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “We were outdone in a lot of areas and the score reflected that.”
Sissons appeared to give the visitors their first goal in the opening 20 minutes since Feb. 7 and a 1-0 lead late in the first period, but a Vegas challenge showed the play was offside and the Golden Knights took their own 1-0 lead just a couple of minutes later.
Nashville struggled to protect the slot especially across the opening 40 minutes and goals by Max Pacioretty and Brandon Pirri put the Golden Knights up 2-0 with a whopping 41 shots on goal through two periods.
“The second period is, for me, unexplainable,” Laviolette said. “That’s back-to-back second periods where we just didn’t show up.”
“In the second, they just completely took over,” Josi said. “They were faster than us, they played better, they played right in front, they wanted it more, and it’s a really bad second period from us. We left Saros all alone.”
Kevin Fiala cut the Golden Knights’ lead to 3-1 early in the third period, but a failed power-play chance and a shot that went wide of the net on a 3-on-1 bid meant that was as close as Nashville’s comeback bid would go.
Oscar Lindberg’s goal and Pacioretty’s second of the evening stretched the Vegas lead to 5-1 in the final minutes of the third.
“We have to look at it,” Josi said. “It’s been happening too much that we play a good first and come out in the second flat and don’t play well at all… We’re capable of playing a lot better and we have to fix it.”
Notes:
Preds defenseman P.K. Subban took on his younger brother, Malcolm, on Saturday. The Subbans are one of 17 brother pairings currently in the NHL.
Miikka Salomaki took part in the Predators’ morning skate on Saturday and remains on Injured Reserve. Frederick Gaudreau, Cody McLeod and Matt Irwin were scratched for Nashville against Vegas.
Nashville will face Dallas at American Airlines Center on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. (CT). Be on the lookout on Monday for photos from the Cotton Bowl, the venue that will host the 2020 Bridgestone Winter Classic between the Preds and Stars.
2/19/19 — Charles Edward Harrell
Mr. Charles Edward Harrell, 79, passed away
Saturday February 16, 2019 at his home in Hillsboro. He was born in
Manchester on May 18, 1939 to Clinton and Annie Pearl Brown Harrell who
preceded him in death. He is also preceded by his granddaughter, Stephanie
Miller; brother, Bud Harrell; sisters, Elizabeth Kennedy, Della Cooper and
Louise Vandergriff.
He was retired from the State of Tennessee Highway Department and Coffee
County Rural Solid Waste. He also worked at Brothers Implement and
Stewarts Feed Mill up until his health declined.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Minnie Pinegar Harrell; son, Randy
(Donna) Harrell, Manchester; daughters, Kathy Harrell, Hillsboro and Pam
(Jeff) Hill, Manchester; sister, Lorene Rackley, Summittville, TN;
brothers, John Harrell, Manchester, James Harrell, Manchester, T.C.
Harrell, Winchester and Clifton “Snip” Harrell, Manchester;
grandchildren,
Tiffany Hill and Savannah Church; great grandchildren, Randy Elijah
Harrell, Paisley Church, Peyton Church and Jaiden Brown; several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday in the Central Funeral Home
Chapel with Minister Billy Robison officiating with burial to follow in the
Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Visitation: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Monday at Central
Funeral Home, Manchester, Tennessee. www.centralfuneralhome.com
Central Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements
2/19/19 — Monica Sue Smith
Monica Sue Smith passed this life on Friday, February 15, 2019 at St.
Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro at the age of 40 years. Funeral
Services will be held Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 1 PM at
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with burial to follow at Mt. Hermon Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be Monday, February 18, 2019 from 4 – 9 PM
at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
A native of McLeansboro, IL, Monica was the daughter of Tina and Dana Coots
of Shelbyville. Monica’s greatest joy was being a Mom to her daughter,
Brinley. She loved being with friends and family. She was selfless and
worried about everyone but herself. She always had a smile and built bonds
and friendships with everyone she met.
She was preceded in death by grandfather, William “Bill” Wells and
daughter, Arianna Smith.
In addition to her parents, Tina and Dana Coots of Shelbyville and
daughter, Brinley Smith, she is survived by sisters, Tiffany Strickland of
Tullahoma, Cassie McBride and her husband, Mason of Chattanooga and
Jeanette Coots of Shelbyville; grandmother, Kathryn Wells of Dozier, AL;
aunts, Teresa Gilmore and her husband, Farrell of Dozier, AL, Judy Jacobs
and her husband, Gary of Shelbyville and Vickie Nelson and her husband,
Jerry of Vevay, IN; uncles, Junior Coots of Markleville, IN, Woody Coots
and his wife, Sue of Anderson, IN, Mark Wells and his wife, Becky of
Henryville, IN, Melvin Coots and his wife, Janie of Shelbyville, Eugene
Coots and his wife, Mary of Hyden, KY and J B Coots and his wife, Chris of
Germany; special friend, Julia Jernigan and her husband, Chris of Tullahoma
and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and good friends.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
2/20/19 — Leigh C. Trail
Leigh C. Trail of Tullahoma, passed this life on Saturday, February 16,
2019 at her residence at the age of 55. Funeral Services are scheduled for
12:00 Noon on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home
with burial to follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the
family will be Tuesday, February 19, 2019 from 5 – 8 PM.
A native of Florida, she was the daughter of the late Fay Templeton Colyar
and Alan Colyar of Demopolis, AL. Leigh was a die-hard University of
Alabama fan and enjoyed hunting, fishing and doing cross stitch.
In addition to her father, Alan Colyar she is survived by husband, Max
Trail of Tullahoma; sons, Max Trail Jr and is wife, Rhonda of Estill
Springs and Adam Trail and his wife, Amy of North Carolina; brother, Ric
Colyar and his wife, Lori of Demopolis, AL; sister, Dane Victory of
Tullahoma and two grandchildren, Jacob and Kaitlyn Trail.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Milton “Pete” Eidson, III
MILTON ABRAHAM “PETE” EIDSON, III, age 74, of Estill Springs, Tenn., departed this life on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Eidson was born in Charlotte, NC, to the late Milton Eidson, II and Ina Ballard Eidson on May 23, 1944. Mr. Eidson served his country in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years before his retirement. He is a Vietnam war veteran. Mr. Eidson and his family were stationed at Arnold Air Force Base in 1985 and relocated to Estill Springs. After his retirement with the Air Force he was employed for approximately 10 years at Bailey Company in Tullahoma. Mr. Eidson was a former member of the Kiwanis Club International and the VFW. He enjoyed playing golf and fishing. He will be remembered as a loving and devoted husband, brother, father and grandfather.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Eidson was preceded in death by his sister, Marilyn Brown. He is survived by his wife, Corrie Eidson, sons; Milton Eidson also of Estill Springs, Brandon Eidson (Makisha McPeak)of Manchester, Grandchildren; Justin Eidson of Estill Springs, Aidan Eidson, Evan Eidson and Tabitha Johnson all of Manchester, sister, Paula Coates, North Augusta, SC.
Memorial Services will be held this week at the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tenn.
GRANT FUNERAL SERVICES IN CHARGE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS
Tullahoma Police Captain that was placed on Administrative Leave in January Resigns
The City of Tullahoma stated in a press release on January 7, 2019 that the city has begun an internal investigation into the police department management. As a result of this investigation, Police Chief Paul Blackwell and Captain George Marsh were placed on administrative leave with pay until further notice.
On Friday Marsh submitted his resignation to the City of Tullahoma. His resignation is effective immediately.
City Administrator Jennifer Moody stated that, “His dedication and experience will be difficult to replace, and we are grateful to Captain Marsh for his contributions to the City and our citizens over the years.” Captain Marsh has a 27-year career in law enforcement, serving the Tullahoma Police Department since October 2004. He was promoted to the captain’s position in 2015 and served as Acting Police Chief from May to September 2018.
Blackwell remains on leave and Lieutenant Jason Ferrell continues to hold the position as acting chief.
Back in November, WMSR News reported that at the request of Coffee County District Attorney Craig Northcott the TBI began investigating a complaint of official misconduct against Blackwell’s office. The complaint stemmed from the police department’s handling of the investigation into a November motor vehicle crash involving the chief’s son, Jonathan Paul Blackwell.
The TBI completed its investigation in early January. No details about the findings in that report have been released. Tennessee state law dictates that all TBI investigative records are confidential.
Northcott later reported to WMSR News that he had recused himself from the matter, citing the need to avoid any appearance of impropriety due to his “close professional relationship with the individuals involved, as well as the Tullahoma Police Department as a whole.
Jennings Jones, District Attorney General for the 16th Judicial District serving Cannon and Rutherford counties, has been appointed by the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference to review the TBI’s findings and decide what action, if any, should be taken.
Tullahoma Man Charged after Two-Vehicle Crash
Photo from WGNS
Joshua Pearson, age 27 of Tullahoma, TN was driving a 2008 Chevy Silverado and was charged with failure to yield.
According the Tennessee Highway Patrol report, the pickup was traveling north on Hollis Creek Road in Cannon County. A Freightliner Semi (owned by FedEx) and driven by Jimmy Hughes, Jr., age 61 of Shelbyville, was traveling west on US70S. The pickup crossed over US70S from Hollis Creek. While entering the intersection, the pickup failed to yield for the semi in the west bound lanes. The semi struck the pickup in the roadway. The pickup was struck on the passenger side. The pickup spun around in the roadway before coming to rest. The semi came to rest in the asphalt median.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts. Pearson was injured. No word on the extent of those injuries.
The crash was investigated by Trooper Josh Sparkman. Assisting on the scene were members of the Cannon County Sheriff’s Department, Cannon County Rescue Department and Cannon County Emergency Management Agency. (Info and pick from WGNS Radio)