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CCMS Red Raiders Open CTC Tournament with 20 Point Win
Hayden Garr of CCMS basketball
The postseason tournament for the Coffee County Middle School boys’ basketball team got underway on Monday night at Tullahoma High School. In a game you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Red Raiders faced off against North Franklin for the 2nd time in 8 days. The Coffee County defense held North to 3 points through 3 quarters as they rolled to a 30 to 10 win.
After North took a 2 to 0 lead in their 2nd possession of the game, Coffee County rolled off 14 unanswered points as they built a 16 to 3 halftime lead. The Raiders outscored the Gators 8 to 0 in the 3rd quarter to salt the game away. Jacob Holder and Hayden Garr each had 10 points to lead the Raiders in scoring. Garr had points in all 4 quarters to earn the Crazy Daisies player of the game award. Dayne Crosslin added 5 points and Jackson Shemwell had a 3 pointer.
The Raiders will be back in action on Wednesday at 4 PM as they take on South Franklin. That game will tip off at 4 PM. The Lady Raiders open up tournament play on Wednesday evening and Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast as part of the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series. The Lady Raiders game with Warren County will begin at 5:15 with the pregame show set to begin around 5:05.
Download the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
2019 CTC Girls Backet – updated 1-21
Laviolette Collects 600th Win as Preds Topple Avalanche
Nashville Predators head coach Peter Laviolette[Photo courtesy of NHL.com]
Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette earned his 600th career win as Nashville defeated the Colorado Avalanche by a 4-1 final at the Pepsi Center. The victory snaps Nashville’s two-game skid and gives the Preds bench boss a monumental achievement in the process.
Nashville centerman Nick Bonino potted his 100th career goal on the day as well as the Preds got goals from four different participants to collect their 29th victory of the season.
“It’s huge for us,” Bonino said of the win. “We wanted to respond, we had some meetings and figured it out, and we just have to keep going into the right direction.”
“It was just a really good team effort,” Laviolette said. “Pekka [Rinne] was unbelievable in the first period, and then as the game moved on, we got some traction and scored the some goals… There’s lots of things that I liked about it, and the answer from the players from the last game was terrific.”
After Rinne made 13 saves in the game’s opening period to keep things scoreless after 20 minutes, the Predators went to work.
First, moments after he was called for a stick foul that gave the Avalanche an unsuccessful penalty shot, Bonino beat Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov through the five-hole for a 1-0 advantage. Then, just over 90 seconds later, Viktor Arvidsson turned on the jets and converted on a nifty wraparound tally for his team-leading 19th of the season.
Colorado cut the lead in half with less than four minutes to play in the second stanza, but less than two minutes after that, Roman Josi completed a masterful give-and-go with Austin Watson to give the Preds a two-goal advantage once more.
From there, Rinne and the rest of his mates held the Avalanche off the scoresheet before Ryan Ellis iced it from his own end into the empty net to finish off the day – and get their head coach the monumental win.
“He’s a guy that gets the best out of everyone,” Bonino said of Laviolette. “We’re all very happy for him – 600 is a lot of wins, so that’s a great milestone.”
Notes:
Peter Laviolette is the 20th head coach in NHL history to reach the 600-win plateau and just the second U.S.-born coach to attain the feat.
Defenseman Matt Irwin got back in the Nashville lineup on Monday with Yannick Weber sitting as a healthy scratch.
Nashville’s final game before the All-Star Break and subsequent bye week comes Wednesday night (at 9 p.m. CT on NBCSN) in Las Vegas against the Golden Knights.
Man Dies in Logging Accident on Panhandle Road
A logging crew was doing some work on Panhandle Road in Coffee County on Monday afternoon around 1:30pm. One worker was operating a bulldozer and the other was using a chainsaw. At least a portion of the tree the man was cutting with the chainsaw came crashing down and hit the man. The 52-year-old man was killed in the accident. No name was given as of 5pm Monday afternoon because the next of kin was being notified.
Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Stephen Sharketti is in charge of the investigation. Coffee County EMS, Coffee County Rescue Squad and Coffee County EMA assisted at the scene.
Update on Body Found in Burning Camper
A news release from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department states:
On January 20, 2019, at approximately 5:30pm, Coffee County Sheriff’s Department along with Hickerson Station VFD and Tullahoma Fire Department responded to a travel trailer fire at the Barton Springs recreational area on Frank Hiles Road. The trailer was fully engulfed in flames upon arrival. After the fire was extinguished, firefighters found a body of an individual in the remains. Coffee County investigators responded along with Tennessee Bomb and Arson, TBI, and Coffee County EMA. The identity of the individual is currently unknown and awaiting positive identification from the medical examiner’s office. Agencies will be working to determine the cause and origin of the fire as well as the manner of death of the individual.
Unemployment Rate Holds Steady in Tennessee
New data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed statewide unemployment rates have held steady during the final month of 2018.
The seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate for December 2018 was 3.6 percent, which mirrored the rate from the previous month.
While the unemployment rate remained steady, there were fewer available positions for jobs seekers. Total non-farm employment decreased by 5,800 in December. The trade/transportation/utilities sector experienced the biggest decline with a loss of 2,800 jobs. Mining/logging/construction is the only sector that saw growth, adding 100 new jobs statewide.
Even with the decline in jobs during the last month of 2018, year-to-year statistics showed Tennessee employers created 59,100 new positions across the state.
The national unemployment rate increased in December for the first time since June. The United States unemployment rate was 3.9 percent last month, 0.2 of a percentage point higher than it was in November.
Shutdown: Cleanliness, Safety Concerns for National Parks
The National Park Service has furloughed nearly 16,000 workers and suspended most maintenance and visitor services, but parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and trails remain open to the public. (Friends of the Smokies)
Some park advocacy groups want the Inspector General to investigate an Interior Department decision to keep some parks open, even without enough staff to ensure visitors and natural resources are protected, calling it “reckless.” Kristen Brengel, vice president for government affairs with the National Parks Conservation Association, said the last thing the department should be doing is inviting more people into potentially dangerous situations.
“They’re essentially manufacturing a crisis here by allowing parks to remain open,” Brengel said. “If parks were closed and just had essential staff, then those staff who are there would just be monitoring the parks to make sure that they were safe.”
In previous government shutdowns, all parks have been closed to the public. To address some of the problems, the National Park Service is diverting funds from camping and other fees to “ensure that parks are protected, and that visitors can continue to access parks with limited basic services.”
After human feces were found outside closed restrooms, the nonprofit group Friends of the Smokies announced it would help pay employees to maintain the restrooms at Newfound Gap and Cades Cove Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park is using revenue from recreation fees and support from the Friends group to allow limited public access to campgrounds and restrooms.
But Brent McDaniel, marketing director with Friends of the Smokies, said they’ll still need ongoing maintenance.
“In the partial shutdown, where there aren’t services provided but the gates aren’t closed, there need to be some basic necessities met to ensure the safety of visitors and cleanliness of the park,” McDaniel said. “So, I think it’s really important that they’re able to provide funding through these fees that are collected by the National Park Service.”
He said his group has raised more than $18,000 in private donations during the shutdown, with more coming in.
Rental Rates Changing for Ada Wright Building
Ada Wright building
The new policy, which will go into effect for all new reservations on March 1. The new cost will be $200 per day, or $100 per day for nonprofits.
Currently you can rent the center for $50 for the first hour and $10 for every hour after that, allowing for more than one event per day. Recreation staff was only available to clean it during the morning and are not able to provide any type of security.
CHS Freshman Basketball Game Cancelled Due to Illness
The Coffee County CHS freshman basketball team had their game on Monday night with Grundy County cancelled due to illness. There was no word at press time on when or if the game will be rescheduled. The Red Raiders return to the court on Thursday night when they play host to Warren County’s freshman team at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. Tip-off is set for 6 PM.
1/21/19 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Jeramia Harper, 6 — Pizza Winner!
Scott Allen, 55
Gabiel Nordgren, 16
Candace Duncan
1/20/19 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Ray Carter — Pizza Winner!
Tommy Huddleston
Jamie McCullough