The Coffee County high school and middle school swimmers traveled to Winchester on Thursday night for a meet with Franklin County.  The High School swimmers split their team matches with Huntland and Franklin County.  High School swimmers posted 7 regional qualifying times and 3 state meet qualifying times.  The Coffee County Middle School swimmers posted 8 regional qualifying times while the Westwood swimmers posted 3 regional qualifying times.

For the high school swimmers, the Lady Raiders’ Kaylee Williams posted a state qualifying time of 2:27.23 in the 200 IM.  Other Lady Raiders who posted region qualifying times were Anna O’Connor in the 100 butterfly (with a time of  1:11.76) and the 100 backstroke (1:15.30), Kaylee Williams in the 100 butterfly(1:09.56) and Kennedy Norman-Young in the 100 free(1:05.19)

The Red Raiders’ Jack Beachboard posted a state and regional qualifying time in the 200 freestyle(1:55.89) and the 100 butterfly(57.99).   Posting regional qualifying times for the Red Raiders were: Jase Rice in the 100 free(56.75) and 100 backstroke(1:06.40) and William Tobitt in the 50 free(25.73).

For the Coffee County Middle School swimmers, Elli Masters, Clancy Sand and Emily Williams each posted region qualifying times in a pair of events.  Masters qualified in the 200 free(2:45.90) and the 100 backstroke(1:26.46).  Sand qualified in the 100 free(1:10.21) and the 100 backstroke (1:12.57).  Williams qualified in the 200 IM(2:45.83) and the 100 butterfly(1:12.52).  Also qualifying was Taylor Wall in the 100 breaststroke(1:39.92).  The Red Raider’s Riley Bellomy qualified in the 50 free(36.21).

For the Westwood Middle School swimmers, Lady Rocket swimmers Abby Gilday and Elsie Lazalier posted region qualifying times.  Gilday qualified in the 200 IM(2:58.53) and the 100 buttefly(1:31.84).  Lazalier qualified the 100 breast(1:39.63).

The high school and middle school swimmers will be back in action on Tuesday, December 4^th in Tullahoma.  That meet will get underway at 4:30 PM at the D.W. Wilson Community Center.

It was a disastrous Sunday for the Titans at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The result – a 38-10 loss the Colts – was ugly. Colts quarterback Andrew Luck continued to have his way against the Titans, who didn’t have an answer on either side of the football.

“All the credit goes to Frank (Reich) and his team – they were ready to go,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said of the Colts. “They played much better than we did, and they coached much better than we did.”

Players were disgusted with the performance.

“We got our ass kicked,” Titans safety Kevin Byard said. “I can’t count too many things we did well today. … They beat our tails. It is not surprising – if you play like this, this is going to happen.”

Heading into Sunday’s game, the Titans had won back-to-back games vs. the Cowboys and Patriots.

“Obviously I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t frustrated,” Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan said. “But this is part of football, man, and you can’t get too high with the wins and you can’t get too low with the losses, it doesn’t matter if you lose by 30, or you lose by three. Obviously we have to play better.”

But there was also concern from a health standpoint for Titans defensive coordinator Dean Pees, and quarterback Marcus Mariota.

Pees left Sunday’s game at Lucas Oil Stadium with a “medical issue.” The Titans released a statement in the first half after Pees left the stadium in a wheelchair.

Vrabel said the plan is for Pees to remain in an Indianapolis hospital overnight for tests, but he sounded encouraged about his prognosis.

“I would say Dean is doing OK,” Vrabel said. “They took him to the hospital, they evaluated him, and they are going to keep him overnight for some tests. But everything that I heard as of now has been very positive, that he should make a full recovery and be fine with whatever he had going on upstairs.”

There was some uncertainty surrounding Mariota.

Mariota left the contest late in the first half with an elbow injury, and was replaced by back-up Blaine Gabbert. Gabbert finished the game for the Titans, while Mariota watched from the sideline in a baseball cap.

Mariota was injured after being hit by Colts defensive lineman Tyquan Lewis. Mariota remained on the field while trainers tended to him. He eventually headed to the locker room before halftime, and did not return to the game. It’s believed to be the same injury that forced Mariota to miss time earlier this season.

“I’ll address the injuries tomorrow when I have some more information,” Vrabel said when asked about Mariota. “Hopefully we’ll be able to get some news with where he’s at.”

Mariota completed 10-of-13 passes in the first half, for 85 yards. He was sacked four times.

Gabbert completed 11-of-16 passes for 118 yards with a touchdown and interception after taking over for Mariota.

“It’s a bummer,” Gabbert said of Mariota’s injury. “Any time you get dinged in this game, it is never fun, the amount of time you put into preparing your mind and body and getting ready to roll. It is hard to have to leave the game. It’s just an unfortunate deal.”

The Titans (5-5) were never really in this one, and their winning streak was snapped at two games.

The Colts took a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by Marlon Mack, which was set up by a long punt return. The Colts extended the lead to 10-0 on a 22-yard field goal by kicker Adam Vinatieri.

The Colts stretched the lead to 24-0 on two second quarter touchdowns – a 68-yard touchdown pass from Luck to receiver T.Y. Hilton, and then an 18-yard run by Jordan Wilkins. Hilton got behind Titans cornerback Adoree’ Jackson for the score.

The Titans got on the board with a 42-yard field goal by kicker Ryan Succop on the final play of the first half, which made it 24-3. But the Colts stretched the lead to 31-3 on another Luck-to-Hilton touchdown, this one from 14 yards out.

A seven-yard touchdown pass from Luck to Dontrelle Inman made it 38-3 in the fourth quarter. Luck was replaced by Jacoby Brissett in the fourth quarter after throwing for 297 yards and three touchdowns against the Titans.

The Titans got a late touchdown on a one-yard touchdown pass from Gabbert to receiver Tajae Sharpe.

The Titans return to action a week from Monday on Monday Night Football against the Texans, in Houston.

“I hate losing, whether you get blown out, or you lose by one point,” Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard said. “It still stings, because when you lose it makes you want to look yourself in the mirror harder. We have to be honest with ourselves.

“We have to come back to practice this week and be ready to go. We have six games left this season, and we definitely didn’t want to be 5 and 5. But we have to fix what we messed up today and attack the week and do our best to be great.”

Calle Jarnkrok of the Nashville Predators[Photo courtesy of NHL.com]

Calle Jarnkrok recorded his first-career hat trick, and the Nashville Predators came back to defeat the Los Angeles Kings by a 5-3 final on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result breaks a three-game winless streak for the Preds and gives them their 14th victory of the season, tied for the most wins in the NHL.

Although the Preds fell to Arizona in their last game, the effort was there, and the hope was to build off it after returning to Nashville from a five-game trip. With a pair of power-play goals and 43 shots on the net, that’s exactly what happened.

And Jarnkrok added the exclamation point.

“It was nice,” Jarnkrok said of his hat trick, “especially to get a win here following up a couple tough losses on the road.”

“We played relatively the same game as we did in Arizona – just relentless,” Preds defenseman Ryan Ellis said. “We just kept going and going offensively, putting pucks at the net. The shots attempts were there and they went in for us tonight.”

After a scoreless first period, the floodgates opened in the middle frame with the two teams combining for five goals in the 20 minutes. Kyle Turris gave Nashville a 1-0 lead when he struck on the power play, a welcome relief for a group that has struggled with the man advantage this season.

The Kings got two within 19 seconds to take their first lead of the evening less than six minutes to play into the second. Jarnkrok evened the score when he sniped home his fourth of the season, but Los Angeles countered once more on a goal from Alex Iafallo for a 3-2 advantage after 40 minutes.

Nashville’s power play came through once more in the third as Jarnkrok picked a corner to knot things up at 3-3, and then, on a shorthanded rush, the Swede found twine for the third time. The marker gave the Preds the last lead they’d need as the ice surface became littered with lids from a record sellout crowd of 17,627 at Bridgestone Arena.

“He’s an important player in here, whether it’s offensively or defensively,” Ellis said of Jarnkrok. “You put him out on the power play and he shows what he can do. He got us going when we needed it – big goals from him.”

Not just one, but two tallies with the man advantage helped to give the Preds some hope that their power-play prowess may be coming back to life. The group has been pleased with the looks and chances they’ve been getting as of late with the extra skater, and on Saturday, they finally started to fall.

“You’re starting to wonder if it’s just not going to work for you for a little bit here,” Preds Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “I have to give our guys in the room a lot of credit because we fell behind a few times, but we just stayed persistent and consistent with our game and didn’t stop.”

With that, the Preds put on a show for the Loyal Legion, and just like their hockey club, they were at their best on Saturday night – and it didn’t go unnoticed.

“They were awesome,” Laviolette said. “I think they missed us. We sure missed them.”

Calle Me Maybe?

Even-strength. Power play. Shorthanded.

It was a full variety pack on Saturday night for Calle Jarnkrok. The second player in Predators history to record a hat trick with three different on-ice situations, Jarnkrok completed his first-career, three-goal game to get the Preds back into the win column and lead his club to a 5-3 victory over the Kings.

Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette often compliments Jarnkrok as one of the smartest players on his club. On Saturday, he showed he can be one of the more skilled participants as well.

“He played terrific,” Laviolette said. “Forget about the goals, it’s just the game in general. I thought he was really moving, he was competing, did an excellent job on his line, got a power play opportunity. He certainly did a good job at that as well. The shorthanded goal is a real big goal.”

Whether he’s noticed or not on a nightly basis, Jarnkrok can often be classified in an unsung hero category, doing whatever necessary to help his club be successful.

But every once in a while, No. 19 makes sure everyone knows his name. And that’s just as important.

“He had three gorgeous shots that were placed perfectly,” Nashville center Kyle Turris said of Jarnkrok. “He played very well, and he is so fun to play with.”

Notes:

Saturday’s attendance of 17,627 set a hockey record at Bridgestone Arena.

Calle Jarnkrok is the seventh NHL player since 2013-14 with a hat trick that included a goal at even strength, shorthanded and on the power play.

The Predators continue their homestand on Monday night when the Tampa Bay Lightning come to town. Nashville then hosts the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.

Pete Weber’s cal of Jarnkrok’s 3rd goal