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12/26/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Jaxx Cargile, 6 — Pizza Winner!
Matt Moore, 11
Diane Bouldin
Ray Davis, 75
Tyler Myers, 8
12/25/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Danny McCullough — Pizza Winner!
Virginia Claybourn
Bridget Anderson, 44
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Danny & Sherry McCullough, 48
12/24/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Connie Laurence, 50 — Pizza Winner!
Jayden Scheller, 16
2018 Year in Review – Prep Softball
As 2018 draws to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on. Today we look back at some of the highlights of year for the softball teams at Coffee County CHS and Coffee County and Westwood middle schools.
The Coffee County CHS team rolled to their 1st region tournament title since 2014 this past spring after a come from behind win over Lincoln County. Thunder Radio was on hand to broadcast that game and brought you the story on May 17th:
Haley Richardson of CHS softball(File Photo by John St. Clair, stclair-sports.com)
Hosting Lincoln County at Terry Floyd Field on Wednesday, the Coffee County Lady Raiders were looking for the first region title since 2014. Facing off against their District 8AAA rival Lady Falcons, Coffee County hosted an overflow crowd in the Region 4AAA title game. Once again, it was a late rally that lifted Coffee County to the 4 to 3 win.
Trailing 3 to 1 entering the bottom of the 5th inning, Coffee County strung together 3 doubles and capitalized on a Lincoln County error to plate 3 runs and take a 4 to 3 lead into the 6th. With 1 out, Ashley Evans, Katie Rutledge and Raven Rogers each laced doubles to tie the game at 3.
Lauren Tomberlin drilled a grounder to the 2nd baseman that was too hot to handle to allow Rogers to score the eventual winning run.
Keri Munn allowed only 1 hit in the final 4 innings to grab the win. The win is the 4th win of the year for the Lady Raiders over Lincoln County.
Haley Richardson had 2 hits; including an RBI single in the 2nd inning to give the Lady Raiders their first run. For her efforts, Richardson was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game. Munn finished with 2 singles and a sacrifice at the plate while striking out 5 and walking none in the circle.
After the game, Coach Brandon McWhorter talked to Lucky Knott…
The win gives the Lady Raiders their 8th win in their last 9 games and improves their record to 21 and 19 on the season. The Lady Raiders will now host Friday night’s sectional game scheduled for 7 PM. The Lady Raiders will take on Walker Valley with the winner advancing to the state tournament. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast as we begin live coverage beginning with the pregame show at 6:45.
Download the complete broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
The Coffee County Middle School softball team ended the season with a 3rd place finish in the conference tournament. The Lady Raiders closed out the regular season with a series against Tullahoma. Coffee Middle got a mercy rule win over the Lady Cats in Tullahoma and Thunder Radio reported on it in a story we brought you on April 21st
Kiya Ferrell of CCMS softball
Coffee County Middle School softball team hit the road on Friday to take on their hated rival Tullahoma. The Lady Raiders sent 13 batters to the plate in the 1st inning to score 9 runs to jump out to a huge lead. Coffee County ended up besting the Lady Cats 17 to 2 in 5 innings.
The Lady Raiders banged out 8 hits in the first inning and took advantage of 3 errors by Tullahoma to build an early 9 to 0 lead. Coffee County banged out 18 hits on the game. Kiya Ferrell had 3 singles and a home run to lead the Lady Raider hitting attack. Aly Harris hammered out 3 hits and Hannah Richardson added a double and a single.
Coffee Middle will welcome Tullahoma to CCMS on Tuesday in the final regular season game of the year. That game will get underway at 5 PM.
The Westwood softball team finished the year with one of the best season in recent years. The Lady Rockets won their first 6 games including an exciting 10 inning victory over Fayetteville. Thunder Radio reported on the win in a story we brought to you on March 16th.
Kara Beth Patton of Westwood softball[File Photo]
After scoring 1 run in the top of the 1st, Westwood saw Fayetteville bounce back with 2 runs in the bottom of the first to take the lead. Fayetteville held that lead until Westwood tied it in the 6th inning on 4 straight singles. In extra innings, the Lady Rockets plated 3 runs in the top of the 10th. The Lady Tigers pushed a run across in the bottom of the inning but Haidyn Campbell pitched out of a jam with the tying run at 2nd base to get the win.
Emmalise Raymer had a 2 RBI double in the 10th inning to provide the offensive spark for Westwood. Raymer finished with 2 hits and 2 RBI on the evening. Paisley Campbell had a single and a double while Kara Beth Patton and Emma Kidder each finished with 2 singles. Haidyn Campbell struck out 16 to get the win for the Lady Rockets as they improve to 3 and 0 on the season.
The Lady Rockets return home on Monday when they play host to Moore County. First pitch is set for 5 PM at Lady Rocket Field.
2018 Year in Review – Prep Baseball
As 2018 draws to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on. Today we look back at some of the highlights of year for the prep baseball teams at Coffee County CHS and Coffee County and Westwood middle schools.
The Westwood baseball team opened the season with a 6 game winning streak. The 6th win was a blowout win over Moore County. Thunder Radio reported on the win with the following story on March 21st:
Blake Hale of Westwood baseball[File Photo]
Sending 17 batters to the plate, the Rockets took a 12 to 0 lead after one inning as they used walks, Moore County errors and 7 hits to take control of the game. Westwood added 5 runs in the 2nd and 4 more in the 3rd inning as they improved to 6 and 0 on the season and 5 and 0 in conference play.
Blake Hale, Brady Nugent, Luke Beachboard and Trenton Thompson all scored 4 runs in the game. Hale and Nugent each had a triple for Westwood. Beachboard finished with a double and a single.
Westwood is set to travel to Lynchburg on Wednesday for Game #2 in the conference series. First pitch will be at 5 PM.
The Coffee County CHS baseball won 3 of their last 4 games going into the 2nd round of the District 8 tournament in May. The last of those wins was against Shelbyville and Thunder Radio was on hand to broadcast that game and brought you the story on May 4th:
Skylar Bratcher of CHS baseball
Opening up District 8AAA tournament play at home on Thursday, the Red Raider baseball team welcomed Shelbyville to Powers Field. Coffee County got a masterful pitching performance from Hayden Skipper. Skipper’s arm and some timely hitting lifted the Red Raiders to a 3 to 0 win that you heard right here on Thunder Radio.
After 3 scoreless innings, Coffee County got on the board in the 4th inning on a wild pitch. In the 5th, the Red Raiders got their 2nd run on a fielder’s choice. In the 6th, Coffee County scored again after a single by Skylar Bratcher and an error by the Eagle’s centerfielder. After Skipper loaded the bases in the 7th innings on walks, Harley Hinshaw came on to get a strikeout and ground out to end the game and earn the save.
Bratcher finished the game with 2 of Coffee County’s 6 hits. Jacob Langham was credited with the lone RBI of the game. Skipper finished with 9 strikeouts allowing 2 hits to be named the Crazy Daisies player of the game.
Coffee County will now advance to Friday’s 2nd round matchup with Franklin County in Winchester. First pitch is set for 6 PM.
Download the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
The Coffee County Middle School team also rolled into the conference tournament with a huge win over South Franklin. Thunder Radio reported on the win with the following story on April 26th:
John McKelvey of CCMS baseball
The Coffee County Middle School baseball team opened up play in the CTC tournament on Wednesday taking on South Franklin. The Red Raiders jumped on the Trojans in the 1st inning as they shut out South for the 3rd time this season. Coffee Middle claimed a 15 to 0 game shortened to 4 innings via the Mercy Rule.
A double, a walk and a sacrifice fly staked Coffee Middle to a 2 to 0 lead in the first inning. Coffee County added 5 more in the 5th inning and closed the game out with an 8 run 4th inning. John McKelvey and Aiden Robertson combined to throw a 1 hit shutout.
Jacob Holder had a pair of triples and 3 RBI. Nolan Jernigan had 2 singles and 3 RBI while McKelvey added a single and a double with 3 runs scored.
The Raiders will now advance to Thursday’s 7:30 PM 2nd round game at Tullahoma. Coffee County will take on the winner of Wednesday night’s game between Harris and North Franklin. That game will take place at Waggoner Park.
2018 Year in Review – Prep Track
As 2018 draws to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on. Today we look back at the year for the track teams of Coffee County CHS and the Coffee County Middle School. Both teams sent athletes to the state track meets. The Coffee County Middle School track team sent 5 athletes to the state meet as 4 of them brought home medals. Thunder Radio reported on their success in a story we brought to you on May 21st.
Ethan Welch of CCMS track at the TMSAA state track meet on Saturday[Photo provided]
Ethan Welch led the Raider harriers as he medaled in the high jump and the discus. Welch cleared a personal record of 5’6” in the high jump in finish in a tie for 1st place. Welch also captured a 5th place medal in the discus as he had a throw of 116’ 04”.
Marley Perry grabbed an 8th place medal in the shot put with a throw of 34’ 2 ¼”. Perry also competed in the discus as she finished in 13th place with a throw of 64’ 10”.
Jayda Wright just missed the medal stand in the discus throw. Wright finished in 9th place in the discus as she had a throw of 72’ 11”.
Greenlee Woods and Jacob Rutledge each competed in the 1600M run in the afternoon session. Woods grabbed a 3rd place finish as she posted a time of 5:46.58. That time represented a new personal record for the 6th grader. Jacob Rutledge, who won the state title in 2017 in the 1600, ran a new personal record on Saturday as he broke the 5 minute mark. Rutledge’s time of 4:59.15 was good enough for a 3rd place finish for the 8th grader.
In the team standings, the Red Raiders finished in 12th place(out of 37 teams) with 15.75 points. The Lady Raiders finished in 22nd place(out of 38 teams) with 7 points.
Coach Travis O’Kelley and members of the Raider track team will be guests on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show. The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast live each Saturday at 10 AM from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln. The Coffee Coaches Show is heard exclusively here on Thunder Radio.
For the high school team, Sarah Pearson competed for her 4th straight state meet as the Coffee County track program qualified an athlete for the 27th straight season. Thunder Radio reported on Sarah’s last race in a story we brought to you on May 25th.
Sarah Pearson clears a hurdle during the state track meet on Thursday at MTSU
Entering the final race of her high school career on Thursday, senior Lady Raider track athlete Sarah Pearson admitted to being scared. The stage did not faze her; this was her 4th straight trip to the TSSAA state track meet. The race did not scare her; Sarah competed in 2017 in the 300M hurdles. Here is Sarah Pearson talking about her fear and her finish.
Pearson just missed a season best time as she ran a 50:59 to finish in 15th place. The race caps off a career that saw Sarah compete in the state pentathlon in her freshmen, sophomore and junior years while also qualifying in the 300M hurdles last season. Pearson’s bid to compete in 4 straight pentathlons was cut short by a torn ACL in the fall culminating in surgery on November 17th. Through it all, Pearson maintained a healthy attitude about competing and overcoming adversity.
CHS track coach Coach Nathan Wanuch was effusive in his praise for Sarah following Thursday’s performance.
2018 marks the 27th straight appearance in the state track meet for a Coffee County athlete.
Agreement Needed for Sewer Line Expansion in North Coffee
Talks began again earlier this month concerning a possible sewer line expansion around exit 105 in Coffee County. Coffee County and Manchester leaders are looking at the possibility on an expansion in the North Coffee area to accommodate North Coffee Elementary and future commercial projects.
Speaking of commercial projects, you might remember that County Mayor Gary Cordell at one time estimated the project to cost $1.3 million and would be able to support the school, as well as two 50-room hotels, a 2,400-square-foot retail store, a 100-seat restaurant and two convenience stores. You might also remember that the county has implemented a hotel/motel tax in case some are built in the county, even though there no motels or hotels in the county at this time. The tax rate on rooms has not yet been determined, but county officials have discussed setting it at 6 percent, which is the same as Manchester and one percent lower than Tullahoma.
Manchester Alderman Ryan French says he is urging the city leaders to maintain the integrity of what tax payers pay for inside the city limits. French says he thinks any kind of expansion in the area would have to be tied to the long-term growth of the City of Manchester.
Manchester Water and Sewer Director Bryan Pennington agreed and added that this plan is big plan.
Despite Mayor Cordell and other county leaders back in May talking about the expansion and implementing the new tax, City Mayor Lonnie Norman says that no one had approached the city until November. He said Director Pennington was the only person that anyone had spoken too. He said the two governments needed to work together to help Manchester and Coffee County grow.
French also spoke about the “Urban Growth Boundary” (UGB) and to give the options of citizens in the UGB the option of annexing themselves into the City of Manchester. In return, they would be connected to the city’s expanded sewer lines.
French added that the city cannot force anyone to be annexed, it has to be voted on by that community. However, French saw potential to marry these two projects together to promote residential and commercial growth in the area between I-24 exits 105 and 110.
To move forward, the county would need approval by the city of Manchester.
Two Arrested in Grundy County for Animal Cruelty
Greg Cunningham
The rescued dog was placed in the care of a third party. Both were released on bond and have an initial court date of January 10, 2019. Grundy County
Veronica Packard
New Laws Start Jan. 1
Multiple laws will be hitting the books at the start of the new year.
Over 30 laws will be in effect, ranging from the prescribing of drugs and notification of opioid abuse.
One law says health departments are required to accept allegations of opioid abuse or diversion and to publicize them to report offenders, but it prohibits civil liability for/or firing a person who reports suspected abuse.
Other laws include health care prescribers to issue prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances electronically by July 1, 2020. Prescribers are also authorized to do a partial fill of controlled-substance prescriptions.
Wine and beverage sales will also be allowed on Sunday during certain hours – except for Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving.News State Laws Effective 01-01-19
THP Out in Full Force
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office has increased their impaired-driving enforcement during the holiday season.
This is part of the THSO’s statewide Booze It and Lose it campaign .
More messages about the dangers of drunk driving will be seen on highways across the state and nation alike.
Police are urging this message pointing out that even those who get a DUI conviction for the first time could end up having to pay costly fines, court costs, legal fees, jail time, mandatory drug and alcohol treatment, and/or the installation of an ignition interlock device in their vehicle.
Officials say state and local law enforcement partners will be out in full force to secure Tennessee roadways.
Remember in our report on Monday, the state reports that several more people have been killed on Tennessee roadways in 2018 than in 2017 with more than 4 days still remaining. Remember to obey speed limits, buckle up, no texting behind the wheel and don’t drive impaired.