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CHS Softball Dumps Shelbyville on Wednesday
Sarah West of Coffee County softball[File Photo]
Coffee County scored 2 runs in the 2nd inning, a single run in the 3rd and 2 more in the 4th to build a 5 to 0 lead. Keri Munn pitched a complete game for the Lady Raiders as she scattered 10 hits while working out of trouble. Shelbyville left 12 runners on base in the game with at least one runner left on in each inning.
Coffee County was led in hitting by Sarah West who had 2 doubles. Ashley Evans had a single and a double and 2 RBI. Haley Richardson had 2 singles and Raven Rogers drove in 2 runs.
Coffee County is back in action on Friday when they open play in the Lincoln County Border Battle. The Lady Raiders will take on Marshall County at 4 PM and Riverdale at 5:30 PM.
CHS Bats Silenced in Loss to Franklin County
The Coffee County CHS baseball team welcomed Franklin County on Wednesday night. The 2 teams engaged in a pitcher’s duel as Coffee County’s Hayden Skipper and Franklin County’s Hunter Perry each pitched complete games with neither surrendering an earned run. Unfortunately, Coffee County was held without a hit as they lost 2 to 1.
After Coffee County took a 1 to 0 lead on a walk, a sacrifice and a throwing error in the 3rd inning, Franklin County used 2 of their 3 hits, combined with a walk and a Coffee County error, to score 2 runs in the 4th inning. The Raiders stranded a runner at 2nd base in the 3rd and a runner at 3rd base in the 4th, 5th and 6th innings as they could not scratch a hit against Franklin County’s Perry.
Skipper went the distance for the Raiders on the mound taking the hard luck loss. Skipper surrendered 3 hits while striking out 9 and walking 1. For his incredible performance, Skipper earned the Crazy Daisies player of the game honor.
Coffee County’s record will finish up at 6 and 6 on the year in district play. The Raiders hit the road on Friday for a non-district game with Warren County. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 PM at Warren County High School in McMinnville. Coffee County is back at home on Saturday when they play host to Warren County. That game will get underway at 11 AM at Powers Field.
Download the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
Westwood Captures Tennis Sweep over Harris
The Westwood tennis team welcomed Harris Middle to Manchester on Wednesday for a match at Fred Deadman Park. The Lady Rockets captured a 4 to 3 win over the Eagles. The Rockets needed a win in doubles play to grab their own 4 to 3 victory.
With only 1 doubles team available for the Westwood boys, Jonathan Nelson and Caleb Simmons teamed up to capture a 6 to 0 doubles win to give the Rockets the clinching 4th win. Nelson won his singles match 6 to 3 while Caleb won his singles match 6 to 2. Also winning in singles play for Westwood was Jeffery Hale who captured a 6 to 4 win.
In girls’ action, Westwood got singles wins from Lauren Perry(6 to 0), Rylea McNamara(6 to 2) and Anna Johnson(6 to 3). The doubles team of Perry and McNamara grabbed a 7 to 6 win.
Westwood is set to travel to McMinnville on Monday for a match with Warren County. That match will get underway at 4 PM.
Westwood Soccer Falls to Tullahoma
John Martinez of Westwood soccer
The Westwood soccer team waited until the last game of the regular season to suffer their first loss of the year. Facing the always tough Tullahoma Wildcats, the Rockets got the perfect challenge entering this weekend’s conference tournament. Westwood fell by a final score of 3 to 2.
John Martinez got a first half goal off of a penalty kick to send the match to intermission level at 1. Kevin Perigrino added a 2nd half goal for Westwood but a pair of Tullahoma goals gave the Wildcats the win. Body Todd had 6 saves for Westwood.
Westwood opens tournament action at home on Friday in the semifinal round. The Rockets will take on Riverside Christian at 7 PM at Dyer-Bouldin Field. A win would advance the Rockets to the finals for the 5th straight year looking for their 4th straight conference title. The conference tournament finals will take place on Saturday at Dyer-Bouldin Field.
4/20/18 — Edward Quinton Martin, Jr.
Mr. Edward Quinton Martin Jr., 60, passed away at his home
in Old Hickory, Tennesse on April 14, 2018. He was born in Willow,
Oklahoma on February 16, 1958 to Edward Quinton Martin Sr. and Helen
Adair Martin who preceded him in death along with his brother, Clifford
Martin.
He was a computer technician working from his home in Old Hickory. He
grew up in Manchester and was a 1976 Graduate of Coffee County High
School. He loved to watch Oklahoma Sooners football with his children
and friends.
He is survived by his daughter, McKenzie Rose Martin, Knoxville,
Tennessee; sons, Edward Q. Martin III and Robert Shane Martin, both of
Old Hickory; mother of his children, Laura Martin, Old Hickory.
A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, April 21st, 11:00 am
at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Central Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements
4/20/18 — Margaret Jenene Gunne Martin
Margaret Jenene Gunne Martin of Tullahoma, passed this life on Wednesday,
April 18, 2018 at her residence at the age of 89 years. Funeral Services
are scheduled for Friday, April 20, 2018 at 1 PM with burial to follow at
Hurricane Cemetery in Moore County. The family will receive friends from
11 AM – 1 PM.
Mrs. Martin, a native of Huntsville, AL, was the daughter of the late
Walter S. and Martha Lamb Taylor. She was a member of Thompson Creek
Baptist Church and had worked as a cook for the Tullahoma School System in
addition to farming. Mrs. Martin always had big gardens and would can all
her vegetables. Mrs. Martin enjoyed square dancing and doing embroidery.
Her
favorite thing was to feed the hummingbirds that visited her farm.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands, Grady
Vassar, Robert Gunne and J D Martin and brother, Fred J Taylor.
She is survived by three sons, Grady Vassar (Leona) of Moore County, Fred
Vassar of Tullahoma and Walter Gunne (Allison) of Normandy; daughter,
Robbie Lowe (Gerald) of Moore County; sister, Mary Hartman (Denny) of
Saward, Nebraska; ten grandchildren, Chris Vassar (Lynn) of Unionville, Ken
Vassar (Charity) of Moore County, Dennis Vassar (Lisa) of Moore County,
Jaysun Vassar (Shannon) of Moore County, James F Vassar (Lorena) of
Manchester, Sarah Bauer of Boulder, CO, Ashley McInturff (Daniel) of Rocky
Top, TN, Rachel Chessor (Ross) of Tullahoma, Jeremy Lowe (John) of New York
City and Josh Deaton of Moore county; eighteen great grandchildren and two
great great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the
Coffee County Senior Citizens, 410 N Collins St, Tullahoma, TN 37388.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
4/18/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Brady Pooley, 12 — Pizza Winner!
Wavalene Brown
Patty Cox, 58
Bud Riddle, 71
Terry Harnden
Daniel Prince, 30
Anniversaries:
Joshua & Lindsley Stemm
Sleeping on another Person’s Couch puts man in Jail
Cory James Smith intake photo provided by the CCSD.
On April 17 around 2 a.m. the residents reported to Officer Tommy Elliott that they went into the living room and found a man identified as Cory Michael Smith, 29, of South Franklin Street asleep on their couch. The residents told the officer that when they went to bed they left their front door open and unlocked. They said the only thing missing was a cell phone.
Officer Elliott awakened Smith and that he did not know where he was. Smith was placed into custody and searched. The officer found in Smith’s front pocket 11 Xanax and one Adderall pill. Also found in Smith’s back pocket was the missing cell phone.
The officer found on the front porch of the residence a pill bottle and one black glove. The officer allegedly found three grams of marijuana in the bottle. According to Elliott’s report, even though Smith stated that the drugs were not his, the glove found on the porch matched one he had on his hand.
Smith was transported to the Coffee County Jail and charged with aggravated burglary, possession of schedule II, possession of schedule IV and possession of marijuana. He was booked into the jail under bond of $17,000. He is scheduled to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court July 12.
Man Found Lying in Pool of Blood on Tullahoma Street
A Tullahoma man was found lying in the middle of East Grundy Street April 13. There was a pool of blood around his head.
According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Tyler Walls, Terry Lynn Ashley, 45, of Flowertown Road was transported to Tullahoma Airport and placed in a Lifeflight helicopter and flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for treatment.
A witness told the officer that they observed Ashley and another man walking down the street when they got into an altercation. The unnamed assailant shoved Ashley to the ground and kicked him in the face and the back of the head. The witness provided the officer with a possible name of the assailant, but it was not released by Police.
Ashley’s condition was not released.
Detective Rana Pawlowski is investigating the incident.
Cascade High School Student Charged with making Threat School
At approximately noon Tuesday afternoon, members of the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigative Division were contacted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Fusion Center about an alleged threat they became aware of. The alleged threat was made online by a juvenile who, after some investigation was identified as a student at Cascade High School. The information, which came from another state, involved the juvenile allegedly threatening to bring a gun to school for the purpose of perpetrating violence upon the school. The threat was allegedly made online in a gaming chat. After an investigation was conducted by Bedford County Sheriff’s Office detectives and the Student Resource Officer at Cascade High School, they charged the juvenile for making a threat of violence against the school. The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Fusion Center and the Bedford County School System for assisting them during the investigation.