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CCMS Baseball Falls in Doubleheader at Tullahoma

Connor Shemwell of CCMS baseball

The Coffee County Middle School baseball team traveled to Tullahoma on Tuesday night for a doubleheader with the Wildcats.  Making up a game rained out from Monday night, and playing Tuesday night’s regular contest, the Raiders were looking to close out the conference season strong.  Unfortunately, the Wildcats pitching held Coffee Middle to 1 run over 14 innings as they swept the Red Raiders.

In the first game, Coffee County was held to 1 hit in a 6 to 0 loss.  Tullahoma scored 4 runs in the 3rd inning on a pair of walks, 2 hits and a Coffee County error.  Jacob Sherrill had a walk and a single for Coffee Middle.

In the 2nd game, Coffee County managed 3 hits, but 3 errors helped Tullahoma get the 10 to 1 win and the doubleheader sweep.  The Wildcats jumped on the Raiders with 6 runs in the 1st inning and never allowed Coffee County to get into the game.  Connor Shemwell finished with a single, a double and the Raiders only RBI.

Coffee County will return home on Thursday for their final regular season game of the year when they take on South Franklin.  First pitch is set for 5 PM.

Westwood Baseball Drops 2 to 1 Decision to Cascade

Luke Beachboard of Westwood baseball[File Photo]

The Westwood Middle School baseball team closed out the regular season on Tuesday with a trip to Wartrace.  Tangling with conference rival Cascade, the Rockets were looking to avenge a lopsided loss to the Champions in March.  The Rockets held Cascade to 2 runs on the game, but could only muster 3 hits in a 2 to 1 loss.

Cascade got on the board in the 1st inning as they strung together 3 hits.  Westwood tied the game in the top of the 6th before Cascade pushed across the go-ahead run in their half of the 6th.  Westwood was retired in order in the 7th inning.  Luke Beachboard had a walk and a single and scored the Rockets only run.

Next up for the Rockets is the Duck River Valley Conference Tournament.  Thunder Radio will keep you updated when Westwood’s opening round game is set.

CCMS Softball Falls to Lincoln County on Tuesday

Aly Harris of CCMS softball

The Coffee County Middle School softball team welcomed Lincoln County to CCMS on Tuesday for 8th Grade Night.   The visiting Lady Falcons jumped on Coffee County in the 1st inning as they scored twice and spoiled the Lady Raider celebration with a 5 to 3 defeat of Coffee Middle.

A single and a pair of Lady Raider errors gave Lincoln County 2 runs in the 1st.  The Lady Falcons plated 2 more in the 3rd on a pair of hits and a fielder’s choice.  The Lady Raiders were held to 5 hits.  Aly Harris and Kaitlyn Davis each had a double for Coffee County.

The Lady Raiders will travel to Tullahoma on Friday night before closing out the regular season on Tuesday at home against Tullahoma.  Both games will get underway at 5.

TNReady NOT So Ready

The Tennessee Department of Education said that students taking the TNReady test experienced issues on Monday and again Tuesday.
According to a tweet from the TN Department of Education, there may have been a “deliberate attack” on Questar’s data center. Questar is the company that administers the testing system.
They added that the system is being reset, and they have shared additional information with directors of schools.
Candice McQueen, education commissioner, said, “to our knowledge, no student data has been compromised.”
Coffee County schools had a delay Tuesday morning, so testing schedules have been modified.
There were no problems for Manchester City School system students as they are testing with paper and pencil.

Atlanta Man Arrested in Manchester for Allegedly Passing Counterfeit Money

Peter James Odol jail intake photo

On Monday (April 16th, 2018) Manchester Police responded to a call at WalMart for someone allegedly passing counterfeit $100 bills. Officers arrived and made contact with Peter James Odol age 27 of Atlanta, GA who was a passenger in a vehicle in the parking lot. After speaking Odol officers noticed a $100 bill hanging from the man’s left pocket and with further investigation were able to determine that the bill was counterfeit. A search of the vehicle located another fake $100 bill inside the console of the vehicle making a total of $200 in counterfeit money.
Officer Ben Sneed charged Odol with criminal simulation. His bond was set at $50,000 and his preliminary hearing was held on Tuesday.

Coffee County Female Sports Programs Receive Grant

L-R: CHS Principal Dr. Joey Vaughn, Volleyball Coach Andrew Taylor, Mike Stein, teacher and president of the Coffee County Education Association, Jackie Pope with the Tennessee Education Association, Women’s Athletic Director Rebecca Koger and
Softball Coach Brandon McWhorter.

Athletes at Coffee County Central High School will benefit from the 2018 California Casualty Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant program. They are among 79 public middle schools and high schools in 32 states awarded a total of $83,000 to aid sports programs affected by tight budgets.
Coffee County High School received $1,000.
The grant will provide new equipment for the Coffee County Central High girls volleyball, softball and track teams.
The grant is named for California Casualty Chairman Emeritus Tom Brown, an avid sportsman who believes that teamwork, confidence and sportsmanship help develop high achievers in academics and in life.
Since its inception in 2011, more than $660,000 has been awarded to some 600 schools across the nation.

Bill to Force Disclosure of who Paid for Political Ads on Social Media Fails in Tennessee

Tennessee State Capital

A Tennessee bill that would require the disclosure of who paid for political ads on social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook are likely dead for the year.
Other forms of advertising such as, radio, newspaper, TV, signs and others must state who paid for the ads.
The state Senate passed the bill last month. However, the measure couldn’t get enough support during a House floor vote late Monday.

Digital Spring Cleaning: Experts Urge Desktop Cleanups

Checking your location settings on laptop, browser and smart phone can help protect your personal information from scammers. (Twenty20)

This weekend, you may want to set aside your broom and dustpan and use your mouse instead to do some cleaning. With spring cleaning on the minds of many, tech experts say home computers also need cleaning – that is, the email inbox and hard drive.
Taking care of this digital housekeeping will help protect you from scammers and hackers in addition to making your daily life easier, says Russell Schrader, the executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance.
“We’re saying go through and get rid of apps that you haven’t used,” Schrader says. “Clean out your inbox. Look at who is using what part of your information. Open up some space on your hard drive. Just get rid of all those things that might cause problems later on.”
According to Schrader, it’s also a good time to review your privacy and security settings on websites and make sure you’re comfortable with the information you’re sharing. Don’t forget to include your location services and Bluetooth settings on mobile phones, since many apps are able to track your location and activity.
The Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker received more than 47,000 reports of scams in 2017, and the riskiest included online scams.
Nancy Crawford, director of marketing and communications with the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, says with so many people participating in the virtual world, it’s important to be vigilant.
“We do our socializing online, we do our banking online,” she says. “We buy things online and we do our work online, and that information needs to be protected.”
The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently released new password recommendations. After years of experts suggesting obscure passwords filled with upper- and lower-case letters mixed with punctuation marks, Schrader says it’s now considered better to use long phrases you can remember, even if they’re lines from nursery rhymes or songs.
“What people do now is use passphrases,” Schrader explains. “Things that are long. The longer the better, in terms of hacking; and they don’t have to be as tricky, they just need to be long and memorable.”
He adds it’s also a good time to back up important data on a cloud or external hard drive.

Special Called meeting of the Coffee County School Board

cc school board agenda
The Board Work Session / Special Called meeting has been cancelled for
today. We have rescheduled the meeting for next Thursday, April 26 at 4:30
p.m.

*Maggie Orames*
Administrative Assistant
to the Director of Schools

Monday Prep Scoreboard and Tuesday Prep Schedule

Monday’s Prep Results
> CHS Track at Sectional Pentathlon/Decathlon – See the story HERE
> CCMS Tennis swept St. Andrews –Girls won 3 to 0; Boys won 4 to 3 – See the story HERE
> CHS Tennis lost to Lincoln Co – Girls lost 4 to 1; Boys lost 4 to 1 – See the story HERE
> CCMS Golf defeated North Franklin – 9 to 3 – See the story HERE
> CCMS Boys’ Soccer fell to Tullahoma – 3 to 1 – See the story HERE
> WMS Softball beat Cascade – 17 to 3 – See the story HERE
> WMS Golf HOSTS South Franklin – PPD, Makeup is TBD
> CCMS Baseball HOSTS Tullahoma – PPD until April 17
> CCMS Softball HOSTS Tullahoma – PPD until April 24
> CHS Softball at Lincoln Co – PPD until April 30

Tuesday Prep Schedule
12:30 PM – CHS Track in Sectional Decathlon at Stewarts Creek
5:00 PM – CCMS Baseball at Tullahoma(DH)
5:00 PM – CCMS Softball at Tullahoma
5:00 PM – CHS Softball HOSTS Columbia (DH-Senior Night) – Thunder Radio Broadcast
5:30 PM – WMS Softball HOSTS Huntland
6:00 PM – CHS Baseball at Franklin Co
7:00 PM – CHS Boys’ Soccer HOSTS Columbia