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Westwood Soccer Claims 4th Straight Conference Title
2018 Westwood Rockets soccer team with their CTSC trophy
Dynasty!
For the 4th year in a row, the Westwood Middle School soccer team claimed the Central Tennessee Soccer Conference title. The Rockets nailed down the iconic feat with a thrilling 1 to 0 decision over St. Andrews-Sewanee on Saturday at Dyer-Bouldin Field in a match that was decided by a shootout.
After a scoreless 60 minutes of regulation soccer, the two teams battled through a 10 minutes of extra time without a score. Westwood controlled possession in extra time but were unable to get a quality shot on frame as 5 shot attempts sailed high or wide.
In the penalty kick round, the Rockets’ John Martinez, Keiton Sherrill, Nico Sanfilipo and Kevin Perigrino all nailed their shots; matched by the first 4 shooters of the Mountain Lions. In the 5th round, the St. Andrews’ kicker missed in his attempt to go high left leaving the match and the title on Tucker Brown’s foot. Brown bent a shot to the low left past the diving Lions’ keeper for the win.
Check out the game-winning shot in a video HERE
Coach Jonathan Graf and members of the Rockets team will be guests on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the win and the season. The Coffee Coaches Show is heard LIVE each Saturday morning from 10 to 11 from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln exclusively here on Thunder Radio.
CHS Wrestler Alicean Stottlemyer Named to All-State Team
Alicean Stottlemyer of Coffee County wrestling
After a record breaking senior season, the awards continue for Coffee County senior wrestler Alicean Stottlemyer. The senior learned on Wednesday that she was selected for the 4 member team Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State team for her weight class. Stottlemyer, who finished in 4th place at the TSSAA state meet in February, is the only female wrestler in Coffee County history to advance to the state meet. Stottlemyer is also the only Coffee County wrestler to medal at the state meet and the first All-State recipient. Alicean was joined on the All-State team by Gabrielle Neal of Cane Ridge, Haley Brown of Elizabethton and Abigail Vance of West Creek.
“I was at a loss for words when I found out” said Coffee County Coach Roger Barlow. Barlow went on to say “the big thing with Alicean this year was her perseverance. After an injury-riddled sophomore and junior seasons, she was focused and persevered this year. It is a huge accomplishment for her” added Barlow.
2015 Burger King Robbery Suspect to Serve 45 Years in Prison
Manchester Burger King
The man entered the restaurant and forced a female employee to open the safe. Another female employee of Burger King used her cell phone to call 911, giving a description of the man and vehicle he left in. The stolen money, totaled at $7,965.71, was recovered.
Manchester patrol officers were quick arriving on the scene and started pursuit of the suspect. 8 minutes after the emergency call came out Manchester Police stopped Winton on Volunteer Parkway.
The 39-year-old was convicted on two counts of especially aggravated kidnapping, one count of aggravated kidnapping and one count of aggravated robbery.
Early Voting Numbers
We have a reminder for you that early voting continues through April 26 for the May 1 primary elections. Voters can vote early by stopping by the election commission in Manchester or the C.D. Stamps building in Tullahoma. It will only take a few minutes and it means you will not have to stand in line on Election Day. After the weekend’s voting 1,817 Coffee Countians had voted. There were 1,246 Republicans and 571 Democrats who cast their ballots.
Remember if you plan to vote, you need a photo ID, it is the law.
In Manchester early votes may be cast at the Coffee County Election Commission office in the county administrative plaza. Voting there will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm. In Tullahoma voting will take place at the C.D. Stamps Center from 9 a.m. to 4:30 pm.
Winners will face off in the county general election on August 2.
Scam Warning from Elk River Public Utility District
Elk River Public Utility District is alerting their customers of a phone scam that is making its way around service area. The scammers are calling customers claiming to be from ERPUD and warning them that their gas is about to be disconnected if payment is not received. The number they are calling from is 1-806-416-0248 or it may be listed as “private”. Please know that if you receive a questionable call do not give out personal information, hang up, and call the office. Also, if someone claiming to be from ERPUD shows up at your home or business, please demand official identification. ERPUD employees will be in clearly marked vehicles and can prove identification.
Unemployment Rate Stays the Same
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips has announced the March 2018 statewide unemployment rate for Tennessee remained near historic lows and matched the revised rate from the previous month.
The preliminary, seasonally adjusted rate for March was 3.4 percent, which mirrored the revised rate for February and was nearly one percentage point less than the March 2017 rate of 4.2 percent. Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate has remained below 4.0 percent since last May, hitting an all-time low of 3.3 percent last September.
2017 ‘Crime in Tennessee’ Report
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released its 2017 ‘Crime in Tennessee’ report, revealing a slight overall increase in reported crimes in the most recent reporting year.
Among the findings in the 2017 report:
Reported instances of Murder increased 6.7% from 2016 to 2017.
Reported Rape offenses increased 3.2% in the same time period.
The number of individuals arrested in connection to reported crimes decreased by 0.1% from 2016 to 2017.
Juveniles accounted for 6.4% of all arrests, down from 6.5% in the previous year.
‘Simple Assault’ accounted for 67.0% of all reported domestic violence offenses.
Drug/Narcotic Violations increased 4.9% in the previous year.
The number of DUI arrests continued to trend downward in the past year.
There are 532 reporting agencies in the state of Tennessee.
Coffee County Sheriff’s Department reported 1,306 offenses with 1,375 arrests. Manchester Police reported 1,347 offenses with 870 arrests. Tullahoma reported 1,727 offenses with 891 arrests.
Dr Jay Trussler New Deputy Medical Examiner
Dr Jay Trussler
A medical examiner is appointed by the county mayor and is approved by the county legislative body.
The services provided by the county medical examiner include conducting death investigations; providing an opinion as to the cause of death; completing of death certificates; issuing cremation permits; ordering an autopsy when necessary to determine cause and manner of death; and interacting with local and state government officials and departments.
CHS Bass Team Captures Region Title
Garrett Davis and Isiah Owens show off their catch on April 21st as they clinched the region championship at Old Hickory Lake[Photo Provided]
Davis and Owens led a group of 5 Coffee County teams which finished the year in the Top 25 in the region standings. Hunter Sanders and Blake Mangrum finished in 8th place. The brother teams of Colby and Braeden Thurmond came in 13th place while Branson and Dawson Wells captured 21st. The team of Joe White and Adam Petty came home in 23rd place in the region standings.
In Saturday’s region championship tournament, 4 Raider teams finished in the Top 15 on a beautiful day for fishing on Old Hickory. The Thurmond brothers were the top finishers for Coffee County as they netted 4 fish weighing 8.48 pounds. The team of Sanders/Mangrum landed 4 fish for 7.99 pounds to finish in 11th place. Davis and Owens also caught 4 fish at 7.97 pounds to finish in 12th place. The brother tandem of Branson and Dawson Wells also landed 4 fish weighing 6.02 pounds to finish in 14th place.
The Raider anglers will hit the water again on Saturday when they travel to Dayton on Saturday for the Battle of Chickamauga. That tournament is 6th stop on the Tennessee Bass Nation State Trail series. The anglers will blast off at first light from the Dayton Boat Dock & Grill.
CHS Baseball Team Loses Saturday Heartbreaker to Warren County
CHS baseball player Nathanial Tate
A disastrous 5th inning saw Warren County plate 6 runs on 2 hits to stun the Coffee County Red Raider baseball team 6 to 4 on Saturday at Powers Field. After Hunter Courtoy held the Pioneers hitless thru 4 innings, Warren County used 2 hits, 3 walks, an error and 3 fielder’s choices to plate 6 runs in the 5th. The inning erased a 3 to 0 Coffee County lead and swung momentum in the visitors’ direction.
Coffee County got off to a great start as they plated 2 runs in the 1st inning and 1 more in the third to build the 3 to 0 lead. The Red Raiders left 8 runners on base in those first 3 innings as they spoiled an opportunity to put some more distance between themselves and the dangerous Pioneer squad. Trailing 6 to 3 entering the bottom of the 7th, Coffee County pushed across a run on a Ryan Stephens single before loading the bases with 2 outs. Senior Jacob Langham’s long fly ball to deep left field was tracked down at the fence to end the heart-breaking loss for Coffee County.
Nathanial Tate led the Raiders in hitting as he had 2 singles and a triple while scoring once and driving in 1 run to earn the nod as the Crazy Daisies player of the game. Gage Edwards finished with 2 hits while Skylar Bratcher added an RBI single.
The Red Raiders return to action on Thursday when they play host to Forrest for Senior Night. Senior Night festivities will kick off at 4:30 PM with first pitch scheduled for 5 PM.
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