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CHS and CCMS Cross Country Teams Open Season with Saturday Night Meet
The Coffee County CHS and Coffee County Middle School cross country teams opened their season on Saturday night in Murfreesboro. The young Raider harriers competed in 30 heats with over 300 runners at the nighttime event at Siegel.
For the high school Red Raiders, Jacob Rutledge was the top finisher as he came in 11th overall with a time of 10:55 for the 2 mile event. Bodey Todd came in 36th with a time of 11:35 and he was followed closely by Jacob Melton(11:43) and Renato Ayala(11:44). Other Raider runners were: Christian Alvarez(12:23), Ethan Beaty(12:29), Rueben Alvarez(13:07), Landon Kenney(13:34) and Garrett Masters(13:36).
For the Lady Raiders, Madison Rooker was the top finisher in 48th place with a time of 14:38. Trava Brown was 50th in 14:43. Other Lady Raider runners were: Jayda Wright(15:58) and Zoe Mills(16:26).
For the middle school runners, Bradley Escue was the top finisher in 10th place with a time of 9:46 for the 1.5 mile course. Lucas Beaty finished 13th overall at 9:48 and Manuel Gonzalez ran a 9:53 which was good enough for 17th. Other Raider runners were: Brayton Anderson (10:07), Brady Wright(10:19)and Clayton Bryant(11:57).
For the Lady Raiders, Greenlee Woods was the top finisher as she finished in second place with a time of 9:16. Other Lady Raider runners were: Eleanor Rollman(12:48) and Elizabeth Young(14:24).
After the event, Coach Nathan Wanuch had this to say: “It was a great start to the season. We didn’t back off our training to prepare for this race, but pretty much the whole team ran PRs.” The Raider harriers will next be in action on Saturday when they compete in the Voyles Classic at The Hermitage. First race is set to go off at 8 AM.
CHS JV Volleyball Team Claims Saturday Tournament Title
A 5 and 0 record on Saturday gave the Coffee County Central High School JV volleyball team the tournament title for the JV tournament held at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. The Lady Raiders came out on top in the 7 team tournament with a perfect 5 and 0 record after going 3 and 0 in pool play. The Lady Raiders received a bye in the first round of the single elimination tournament. Coffee County swept White County in the semi-finals 2 sets to nothing before beating Watertown for the title in 3 sets.
CHS JV Soccer Team Grabs a Pair of Wins in Saturday Tournament
The JV Lady Raider soccer team from CHS took part in the SMT invitational in Tullahoma. The Lady Raiders came up with a pair of wins on the day. Coffee County got wins over Warren County and Tullahoma.
Coffee County defeated Warren Co 4-0 with goals by Maddie Jones, Britny Hernandez, Faith Willoughby and Trava Brown. The Lady Raiders also defeated Tullahoma 3-1. Coffee County was led by Britny Hernandez who had 2 goals and Maddie Jones who added the other tally.
Defensively Jayda Wright, Cybele Hoover-Horn, Roxy Rameriz, Laura Bogard and Gabby Dotson were called out by head coach David Amado for having a great tournament. Clarissa Barrera, Kyleigh Harner and Ariana Hansen distributed the ball very well in the mid field. Ashlynne Manning, Anna Amado, Diana Rameriz were called out for great attacking from the wings. Meagan Jones and Lucy Riddle also had a great tournament in goal as they split the time between the pipes.
Manchester Youth Football Opens Season in Pulaski
The Manchester Youth Football League opened their regular season on Saturday in Pulaski. The Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 teams were all in action, with all 3 teams taking on Giles County. The Raiders went 1 and 2 on the day in the tripleheader.
The Division 1 Raiders, ages 6 & 7 years; defeated Giles County 33 to 13. The Division 2 Raiders, ages 8 & 9; fell in a shootout 37 to 30. The Division 3 Raiders, ages 10 thru 12; were blanked by Giles County 33 to 0.
The MYFL will travel to Lynchburg next Saturday for a tripleheader. The Division 1 team will take on Moore County at 2 PM. The Division 2 team will kick off at 3:30 PM with the Division 3 game set to begin at 5 PM.
Taylor’s Clutch Hit Leads Sounds to Win
Beau Taylor’s clutch base hit in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Nashville Sounds to a 5-4 win over the New Orleans Baby Cakes in front of 9,387 fans at First Tennessee Park Sunday night.
Taylor’s line drive single to left-center scored Anthony Garcia from third to snap a 4-4 deadlock. Garcia doubled with one out and moved to third on a wild pitch just moments before Taylor’s go-ahead single off New Orleans reliever Nick Wittgren.
Nashville closer Liam Hendriks had to wiggle out of a jam in the ninth to lock in the win. Chad Wallach started the inning with a single to right-center. After a sacrifice bunt, Jon Rodriguez’s single to left put runners at the corners for the Baby Cakes. Hendriks came back with back-to-back strikeouts of Braxton Lee and Isan Diaz to notch his fifth save of the season.
A host of Nashville relievers kept the Sounds in the game after starter Frankie Montas allowed four runs in five innings. J.B. Wendelken, Chris Hatcher, Dean Kiekhefer and Raul Alcantara combined for three scoreless innings before handing it off to Hendriks in the ninth.
Franklin Barreto and Sheldon Neuse started the scoring with a pair of solo homers in the second inning. Barreto’s 15th blast of the season gave the Sounds a 1-0 lead and Neuse’s fifth of the year made it 2-0.
New Orleans took a 3-2 lead in the third, but Nashville responded with two of their own in the fourth. RBI singles by Neuse and Jorge Mateo gave the Sounds a 4-3 lead.
A single tally by the Baby Cakes in the fifth evened the game at 4-4. It remained tied until the eighth when Taylor delivered the go-ahead run-scoring single.
The Sounds begin a 10-game road trip on Tuesday night in Round Rock, Texas. Right-hander Daniel Mengden (4-1, 3.27) starts for Nashville against right-hander Chris Rowley (1-3, 4.18) for Round Rock. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
Post-Game Notes
- With tonight’s 5-4 win, the Sounds improved to 67-59 on the season.
- Beau Taylor’s run-scoring base hit in the eighth inning was his 300th career RBI.
- Liam Hendriks extended his scoreless inning streak to 15 1/3 with a scoreless ninth.
- Third baseman Sheldon Neuse went 2-for-4 with a home run. The multi-hit game is his team-leading 32nd of the season.
- BJ Boyd went 1-for-3 and extended his hitting streak to a season-best 13 games. The streak is now tied for the longest in his career.
The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.
Black Rifle Coffee Company set to Open
Posted by: Carly Schroer
“As our company grows, so does our need to be close to our customers,” said Evan Hafer, the CEO and founder of Black Rifle Coffee Company. “Opening the roasting facility in Tennessee gives us the ability to deliver the highest-quality product to the entire eastern half of the United States in the most cost-efficient and timely manner possible.”
The Manchester facility is expected to create 52 jobs over the next five years, and since Black Rifle Coffee Company is committed to hiring 10,000 veterans as the business expands, qualified veterans living in Tennessee will have first consideration for any open positions. As a further commitment to former service members, the company will give preference to veteran-owned businesses as they bring on new vendors and suppliers.
Black Rifle Coffee Company is hosting a grand opening event on August 22 from noon to 3 p.m. at the new facility located at 621 Park Tower Road in Manchester. This event is open to the public and will include a ribbon cutting with words from Evan Hafer, Mat Best, and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe; a tour, food, entertainment, and lots of fresh-roasted coffee!
Man Arrested in Grundy County Funeral Home is Burglarized
Tyler Nunley
Employees of Layne’s Funeral Home also discovered the building had been burglarized. Deputies found Nunley in possession of the missing items as well as items from Privett’s Monument Company next door.
Nunley was arrested and is being held in the Grundy County Jail.
Sheriff Clint Shrum says more arrests could follow in the coming days.
Titans Flash Early, but Fade Late with Reserves in Preseason Loss to Buccaneers
Marcus Mariota flashed, Taywan Taylor dashed, and the Titans provided some more positive vibes on Saturday night vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Of course, like most preseason games, there were some not-so-great moments as well.
The Titans lost to the Buccaneers 30-14 in preseason game No.2 at Nissan Stadium.
Mariota played just two series, and finished the night 4-of-7 for 80 yards, and a touchdown, with a passer rating of 136.9. He’s now played three drives this preseason, including Week One at Green Bay, and guided the team to two touchdowns in those appearances.
Mariota engineered a six-play, 75-yard drive that was capped off with a 47-yard touchdown pass to Taylor to give the Titans a 7-3 drive at the end of the first quarter.
“Taywan made a huge play,” Mariota said.
Taylor caught two touchdown passes in the contest, and finished the night with four catches for 95 yards, with the two scores. He caught a three-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Blaine Gabbert in the second half.
Running back Dion Lewis was also among the stars of the night on offense, albeit in limited time.
“We are always, every week trying to get better,” receiver Nick Williams said. “You are either getting better, or you are getting worse, so we are always going to be critical of ourselves. Whether it’s good or bad you move quickly and keep showing up and working.
“And that’s what we have to do.”
Lewis caught a pair of passes and showed his elusiveness along the way on to spark the team’s first scoring drive, and the Titans led 7-3 at the end of the first quarter before back-ups entered the contest.
In the second quarter, facing Titans reserves, Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston got on a roll, throwing for 226 yards and two touchdowns – an eight-yard pass to Chris Godwin and a 21-yard strike to Justin Watson – as Tampa Bay raced to a 20-7 lead.
That’s when Taylor caught his second touchdown pass of the night, which cut the lead to 20-14 in the third quarter. The Buccaneers stretched the lead to 23-14 before Luke Falk entered the game at quarterback for the Titans. The Buccaneers made it 30-14 on a Ryan Griffin touchdown pass to Sergio Bailey in the fourth quarter.
The Titans travel to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers in preseason game No.3 next Saturday.
Players know there’s work to be done. The Titans committed 11 penalties for 134 yards against the Buccaneers.
“At the end of the day we are still not where we want to be – we have a lot of work to do,” Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey said. “We definitely still have work to do. I don’t think we are anywhere near where we want to be. There’s a lot of things we need to continue to build on.”
TNReady School-level Results Released
The Tennessee Department of Education released the state’s 2018 TNReady school-level results Thursday, along with school and district student growth data.
The TNReady scores show that nearly 700 schools – more than 40 percent of schools in Tennessee – saw improvement across the majority of their grades and subjects in 2018, and 210 of those schools saw improvement across all grades and subjects. Additionally, 88 school districts – about 60 percent – met or exceeded student growth expectations. There were 11 school districts that demonstrated the top level of growth in all tested subjects.
The administration of the TNReady test in spring 2018 had many issues, including website outages and a possible cyber-attack.
The department announced in June that issues with the state’s TNReady testing that plagued schools this spring were not the result of a malicious attack. Instead, the department said the issues were the fault of the testing vendor, Questar.
Large Donation to Fund Tullahoma Sports Hall of Fame
The Tullahoma Sports Council is proud to be the recipient of a major donation from Tullahoma’s Jimmy and Mary Louise Stewart. The Stewarts donated $100,000 to the Tullahoma Sports Council to fund the Tullahoma Sports Hall of Fame, which will honor accomplishments on and off the field, enshrine the great sports legends of Tullahoma, and educate the youth on the value of sports.
“We see the Tullahoma Sports Hall of Fame as a platform to connect athletes, coaches, officials, sports fans, and supporters by acknowledging life achievements implemented through sports” said Tullahoma Sports Council Chairman, Jim Bratcher. “One of the important first steps will be to decide on the first inductees and then establish an annual honorary banquet.”
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart wrote a letter to the Board: “Please accept this $100,000 donation for the purpose of funding the Tullahoma Sports Hall of Fame to be created for the Citizens of Tullahoma by the Tullahoma Sports Council.”
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen voted to accept the Stewarts’ donation during the August 13, 2018 meeting. The Board was excited to accept this donation and pleased that the Stewarts would provide such a generous donation for the creation of the Tullahoma Sports Hall of Fame. “Two Fine individuals and longtime Tullahoma Citizens have asked us to accept this donation,” said Mayor Lane Curlee. “This is an exciting development for our city that will benefit our citizens for many decades.”
Mayor Curlee also announced that First Baptist Church will host a 100th birthday celebration for Mr. Stewart on August 25 at 2:00pm in the church Ministry Center. Everyone is welcome to attend this celebration.
“On behalf of the Tullahoma Sports Council, I want to express my deepest gratitude to Jimmy and Mary Louise Stewart for their generous donation to the Tullahoma Sports Hall of Fame and our foundation. With their support, we will be able to continue to celebrate Tullahoma’s sports history and to inspire the next generation of athletes through our education and community outreach programs.”
For more information please visit: http://www.tullahomasports.org/.