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Coffee County Volleyball Sweeps Shelbyville
Lexi Bryan of CHS volleyball
The Coffee County volleyball team continued to build their momentum on Wednesday night as they closed out their district regular season at home against Shelbyville. The Lady Raiders will enter next week’s district tournament on a 2 game district winning streak after sweeping the Eaglettes at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. Coffee County won by set scores of 25-9, 25-14 and 25-15.
The Lady Raiders had an astounding 35 kills in the match to go with 13 aces as they completely dominated Shelbyville. Lexi Bryan had a big night at the net as she led Coffee County in kills with 11 and added a block. Keri Munn led the team in service aces with 5 and added 7 kills. Keelie Hillis, Amanda Mukai and Kiya Ferrell all added 5 kills. Abigail Layne led the team in assists with 15 while Mukai added 8. Hillis was the team leader in digs with 6.
Coffee County closes out the regular season on the road on Thursday when they travel to Sparta to take on White County. Coach Andrew Taylor will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the season and give us an update on the district tournament which will be held in Shelbyville. The Coffee Coaches Show is heard each Saturday from 10 to 11 AM here on Thunder Radio. The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast LIVE from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln.
Temple Volleyball Sweeps Doubleheader in Georgia on Tuesday
Grace Butler of Temple Baptist Christian School volleyball
The Temple Baptist Christian School volleyball team traveled to Tunnel Hill, Georgia on Tuesday for a doubleheader. The Lady Eagles squared off against the host Dogwood Christian and Philadelphia Christian Academy of Calhoun, Georgia. The Lady Eagles came home with a pair of straight set wins on the night.
Against Philadelphia Christian, Temple won by set scores of 25-22 and 25-17. The Lady Eagles captured the last 2 points of the 1st set to prevail in the nip and tuck affair. In the second set, Rachel Butler served for a 5 point rally to close out the mach and hold off a late charge by Philadelphia.
The Lady Eagles had a little easier time with Dogwood Christian wining by set scores of 25-11 and 25 to 6. In the first set, Temple roared out to a 6 to 2 lead early to take control of the match. Grace Butler then served Temple through a 5 point rally to take the win. The Lady Eagles kept that momentum alive in the 2nd set as they did not allow Dogwood to score a single point in their service game.
The Lady Eagles will be back in action on Friday when they travel to Alabama to take part in a tournament at Madison Baptist Academy. Temple will play pool games at 2:10, 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30 on Friday night before entering the double elimination tournament on Saturday. Temple returns home on Monday when they play host to Victory Baptist Academy of Shelbyville. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast as part of the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series. First serve will be at 5:30 PM.
9/26/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Matthew Cox — Pizza Winner!
Sadie Trail
Donnie Lovelady
Brenda Deadman, 73
Shane Speakman
Josh Cooley, 37
Jeff Cooley, 37
Lady Bucks Take Six-Game Unbeaten Streak to Dyersburg State
Motlow freshman Emily Vallejo had three goals and one assist as the Lady Bucks won three games during the past week, all on the road. Vallejo, from McGavock High School in Nashville, leads Motlow on the season with six goals and 14 total points.
The Motlow State Community College women’s soccer team is on a roll, winning three consecutive road games and not suffering a loss in their previous six contests. Motlow will return to action Saturday with a trip to TCCAA rival Dyersburg State for a 2 p.m. kickoff.
The Lady Bucks (2-0, 6-2-2) traveled to Meridian, Miss., last weekend, beating the host team Meridian Community College 2-1 Friday, then handing Hinds Community College a 3-0 loss in Meridian Saturday. Motlow followed that with a trip to Pulaski Tuesday, where they downed the Martin Methodist College JV team 4-2.
This is the first season of soccer competition for Dyersburg State, and the Lady Eagles have struggled out of the gate with an 0-6 record, including a 5-1 loss to Meridian and a 5-0 defeat to Columbia State, both teams that Motlow has beaten this season.
Although Saturday will be the first-ever meeting between Motlow and Dyersburg State in women’s soccer, the two teams should be very familiar with each other by next weekend. Following Saturday’s contest in Dyersburg, the Lady Bucks and Lady Eagles will play again Friday, Oct. 5, with kickoff scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at Smyrna High School.
Motlow and Meridian both struggled offensively in the first half Friday, with neither team able to garner a goal. The home team took the lead with a goal at the 67-minute mark before the Lady Bucks stormed back. Tyler Feaster scored with an assist from Kristen Heath at 76 minutes, then three minutes later Bailee Walls scored the game winner with an assist from Feaster.
Alexandra Rouse led the Lady Bucks with four shots on the day, while Keely Smith had three. Emily Bryant played 68 minutes in goal and had one save, before Ashley Woods took over and shut out Meridian the rest of the way while notching four saves. Motlow led 16-12 in total shots and 6-2 in corner kicks, and overcame nine fouls by Meridian including two yellow cards.
The following day against Hinds, the Lady Bucks grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first half on a goal by Emily Vallejo at the 28-minute mark with the assist from Paige Loveless. Motlow continued to press the action after intermission, scoring at 51 minutes on a goal by Vallejo and an assist from Bethany Porter, then capping off the scoring with a goal by Walls on the assist from Vallejo at 78 minutes.
Motlow had 19 shots on the day, with Heath and Tyler Feaster leading the way with four each, including three on goal by Feaster. Woods went the distance as keeper and was outstanding, saving nine shots on goal by Hinds.
Vallejo, a freshman from McGavock High School in Nashville, continued her outstanding season by opening the scoring against Martin Methodist College JV with a goal at the nine-minute mark on an assist from Megan Blumhoefer. The Lady Bucks increased their lead to 2-0 with a Heath goal on the assist from April Gillespie at 39 minutes.
Motlow’s lead increased to 3-0 at 52 minutes, with Loveless scoring an unassisted goal. Keely Smith wrapped up the scoring with a goal at 78 minutes. Bryant played the first 72 minutes as keeper and Woods finished up the final 18. Bryant had three saves and allowed one score, while Woods gave up a goal and had two saves.
Motlow once again out-shot the competition 13-5 and led in corner kicks 2-0.
With 10 games of their 17-game regular season now complete, Vallejo leads the team in total points with 14, including a team-high six goals and two assists. Gillespie, Walls, Heath and Feaster each have 10 points, with Gillespie leading the squad in assists with six. Woods has been the top keeper with a 2-0-1 record, a 1.09 goals-against average, and 23 saves on the season.
Visit the official website of Motlow Athletics at MotlowSports.com for rosters, schedules, stats and more. Interact with Motlow Athletics on social media at MotlowSports.
Nashville Completes Season Sweep of Atlanta on Wednesday Night
Ropapa Mensah of Nashville SC
Nashville SC earned its first road win in almost four months, defeating Atlanta United 2 on Wednesday night at Coolray Field for the regular season sweep. SC’s 2-0 victory earned it three valuable points to catapult them into playoff position.
Despite rainy conditions, Nashville’s offense found a way to continually test Atlanta’s back line, peppering 13 shots, putting four on frame while its defense earned the squad’s 14th clean sheet of the season.
90 in a Nutshell
Nashville was the aggressor early, coming out with an urgency to earn points on the road with just a few games left in the regular season. SC wasted no time getting on the board when midfielder Ish Jome rocketed a shot in the 7’ minute that forced Atlanta’s keeper to lay out and punch the ball away. Forward Ropapa Mensah then one-touched the rebound and found the back of the net putting SC up 1-0.
The back and forth play continued until SC tacked on an insurance goal. In the 64’ minute, Mensah found some space on the left side and took a strike from 20-yards out, forcing the ATL UTD 2 keeper to come off his line and make a save. Meanwhile, forward Tucker Hume came streaking up the middle and was there to knock the rebound past the Atlanta keeper and a host of defenders to put Nashville up 2-0.
Even though Atlanta continued to push on its offensive end, Nashville’s defense held strong for the remainder of the match, securing three crucial road points.
GOALS
7’ NSH- Ropapa Mensah (unassisted)
64’- Tucker Hume (unassisted)
Quotable
Forward Ropapa Mensah
“It was really good to get back on the scoresheet once again because this stretch has been very frustrating for me. I’m really excited to get things going again.”
Key Stat
Wednesday night’s victory marked Nashville’s third road victory of the season and the first in 119 days. SC’s last road win came on May 30th with a 1-0 victory over Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC at Highmark Stadium.
Eastern Conference Update
With the win, Nashville now has 43 points in the Eastern Conference Standings. SC jumped from 11th place to 8th place, putting itself in playoff position heading into the final four games of the regular season. Nashville sits just one point behind seventh place Ottawa Fury FC and two points behind Bethlehem Steel FC who is currently in sixth place.
Up Next
Nashville SC returns to First Tennessee Park for a critical match against New York Red Bulls II on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. CT.
Local School Systems Receive Safety Funding from State
The first-ever Tennessee assessment of school facilities and safety procedures is complete. 147 school districts will get a portion of $35 million from the state for security needs.
Some school districts are using the funds to get enhanced door locks, improved visitor screening procedures, shatter-resistant glass and more.
Several districts are improving mental health services for students by funding salaries for school counselors and child psychologists. The money will also help pay for 213 new school resource officers across the state.
Coffee County schools will receive a state recurring (yearly) allocation of $59,700, including a recurring local match of $14,910. Local matching funds can be “In-kind,” like labor and supplies for work to be done.
Manchester City Schools will receive $20,200, including a local match of $5,080.
Tullahoma City Schools will receive $42,700, including $10,670 local match.
In non-reoccurring (one-time) funding for School Safety, Coffee County gets a total of $149,200 with $37,240 being local match funding.
Dr LaDonna McFall Director of Coffee County Schools says she is very gracious that Gov. Bill Haslam put the funding needed for extra school safety in the state budget…
She says the money will help with more security measures at all schools and the central office… Those are just some of the safety updates being added to county schools.
Money will all be used for a mental health counselor.
Manchester City Schools will receive non-reoccurring funding in the amount of $50,400 that includes $12,600 local funding.
Tullahoma City Schools will get a total $106,700, that includes $26,630 in local money.
Public Input Meeting at Old Stone Fort State Park
Tennessee State Parks is seeking public input to inform park business plans at a series of community meetings. The public is invited to hear about current and future park improvement projects and submit comments.
Locally there will be a meeting at Old Stone Fort State Park in Manchester, TN on September 27, 2018 (Thursday) at the park office in the museum, 732 Stone Fort Drive. The meeting will take place from 5-6pm.
TN Cities Push Forward with Zero-Emission Priorities
Vanderbilt University has a new electric car charging station in one of its parking lots. The station is solar-powered and can handle up to 10 cars at once. (Derek Bluff/flickr)
Livable Nashville has a goal of reducing vehicle emissions citywide 70 percent by 2050, with even higher goals for the city’s transportation fleet. Nashville Mayor David Briley is a member of the Climate Mayors group; and his sustainability manager, Mary Beth Ikard, said while Music City is pushing ahead with electric vehicle priorities, the climate in Washington could have an impact.
“We do depend on the federal government for things like that,” Ikard said. “And so a shift in priorities by the administration might impact our ability to get federal funding for the transit authority, which is obviously something that we would prefer not to see.”
Ikard added the city also is looking at partners to help launch an all-electric car-share service, similar to one created in Chattanooga, and is encouraging transportation companies to shift over to E.V. fleets. Recently Climate Mayors announced a purchasing collaborative to make it easier for cities to afford electric vehicle infrastructure.
Twenty-six cities, states and businesses in the U.S. and other countries also announced commitments to 100 percent zero-emission vehicle targets, joining dozens of others in the Z.E.V. challenge. Helen Clarkson, CEO of the Climate Group, said the group represents a population of more than 237 million people and businesses with a combined revenue of more than $470 billion dollars.
“And when you aggregate that, put it all together, you really get a strong market signal to the automotive companies to say that this is what your customers want and to ask them to start signaling when they’re going to start the endgame of the combustion engine,” Clarkson said.
Ikard said it’s important for cities and consumers to consider the reduced long-term costs of electric vehicles, as opposed to just the initial investment.
“There are all the time oil changes, replacing of parts,” she said. “So you might have a larger upfront investment for your electric bus or your electric sedan, but the maintenance and operation costs on those vehicles over time save money. ”
Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga mayors are all part of the Climate Mayors group. Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero is a founding member.
Manchester currently has 2 charging stations for electric vehicles, with multiple outlets at each location.
9/28/18–Linda Davis Guess
Linda Davis Guess formerly of Tullahoma, passed this life on Sunday,
September 23, 2018 at her residence at the age of 55. Funeral Services are
scheduled for 2 PM Friday, September 28, 2018 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral
Home with burial to follow at Maplewood Cemetery. Visitation with the
family will begin at 12 Noon.
A native of Tullahoma, she was the daughter of the late James H. Davis and
the late Sandra Bailey Huddleston. In addition to her mother and father,
she was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Ella Gibson Davis;
brothers, Maurice, Carlos and Larry Davis; sister, Wanda Kay Davis and step
sister, Cheryl Freeman and son, Chad Guess.
Mrs. Guess enjoyed spending time with her daughter and grandchildren,
watching soap operas, reading and doing word search puzzles.
She is survived by daughter, Amber Conn (fiancé, Garry Kelso) of Tullahoma;
step son, Chad Conn (Devin); brothers, Earl Davis (Brooxie), Terry Davis
(Donna), Beau Davis (Susan) and Glenn Pennington (Kristin); sisters, Sue
Stewart (Ollie), Delisa Turner (Johnny) and Judy Vaughn; step sister, Cathy
Zorn; step mother, Stella Davis; four special grandchildren, Austin Conn,
Miguel Sanders, Nevaeh Williams and Kaleb Kelso and several nieces and
nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to be made in her
honor to Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.