In order to provide local families with a better Thanksgiving this season, Coffee County High School , Spring Street Market, and Al White Motors  will be teaming up to host the 3rd annual 30 N Turkey baseball camp on Saturday November 11th at the high school. The camp will be from 10 am thru 12:30 pm for all age players including tee ball. The camp will cover the basics like fielding, throwing, hitting, and base running.

30 N Turkey will be put on by former professional and Division 1 baseball players, a national champion college coach, and current Coffee County baseball players.

Sign-ups are available now on the Coffee County Baseball Facebook page and campers will also be able to sign-up the day of the camp beginning at 9am at the baseball clubhouse.

The camp cost is $30 along with a $12 minimum voucher which can be purchased from Spring Street Market located at 801 South Spring Street in Manchester. Vouchers may also be purchased at sign-ins for campers from out of town. The $12 minimum vouchers along with $30 will be due at sign-in before camp begins at 10am on Saturday November 11th. The vouchers will be delivered at the conclusion of the camp to the local food banks for supplies to help less fortunate families enjoy their thanksgiving holiday and the $30 will help the Coffee County Baseball program in their upcoming season.

If you have an interested camper this holiday season, and are concerned about the cost or are interested in making a donation, we have other options available to make others holiday season better. Please call Coach Parker Gunn at 931-580-7554 so we can make this bird fly.

Campers are encouraged to bring their personal baseball equipment and tennis shoes for the gymnasium session. Bats can be provided for the hitting session if your camper does not bring one.

Please help Coffee County High School meet its goal of being able to help at least 100 area families this Thanksgiving season with your attendance and support as well as get a little better at the game we all love.

Sign-ups can be made by clicking the link at: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/1ww8Z6L2NTnIrS7G00RlEZz-o9QVjW4X8YMJPLELGENs/edit?usp=forms_home&ths=true

Coach David Martin will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the upcoming camp.  The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast each Saturday from 10 to 11 from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln.  The Coffee Coaches Show is heard exclusively here on Thunder Radio.

Thirteen different members of the visiting team recorded at least a point, and the Nashville Predators defeated the Anaheim Ducks by a 5-3 final on Friday night at the Honda Center. The result gives the Preds six wins and 14 points on the season, just what they had in mind to start a back-to-back set in Southern California.

A rematch of last spring’s Western Conference Final, Nashville got timely scoring throughout the lineup and held off a late Anaheim push to get Pekka Rinne the win on his 35th birthday.

“It was a solid game right from the get go,” Nashville forward Scott Hartnell said. “For the most part, we were solid, we were quick, we were getting on their defensemen and turning some pucks over. We were holding onto pucks and using our D. They got a couple big goals for us. All in all, it was a way better effort than the last few games. It was really good to see.”

Goals from Hartnell and Roman Josi gave Nashville a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes, and while Anaheim tallied twice in the middle frame, so did the Preds to keep their two-goal advantage. Matt Irwin recorded his first of the season before Viktor Arvidsson scored on the power play, his fourth of the campaign.

Anaheim pulled to within one in the third, but P.K. Subban iced it with an empty-netter for his second of the season with Rinne recording an assist on the play.

“[The Ducks] are always hard to play against,” Nashville Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “It’s always tough to find space out there and do things, but I thought we played a pretty good hockey game.”

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After Nashville’s 4-1 loss to San Jose on Wednesday night, two points of emphasis were clear after the fact: capitalize on chances and stay out of the box.

The Predators found ways to improve on both Friday night, finding the back of the net on five occasions while taking only four penalties compared to eight against the Sharks.

“We talk about discipline every night and we’re the most penalized team right now, but to take four, that’s good,” Irwin said. “That keeps guys in the rhythm of the game and lightens the load on certain guys when it comes to penalty killing and playing heavy, hard minutes. [It allows us to] get into the flow and play to our system.”

It wasn’t just names like Josi, Arvidsson and Hartnell scoring goals and collecting points on Friday night, but also Irwin, Yannick Weber, Pontus Aberg and Kevin Fiala, the latter three adding assists. Frederick Gaudreau also got on the scoresheet with two helpers, his first career multi-point outing.

“Listen, the goals haven’t been easy,” Laviolette said. “Guys are working hard, and even tonight, we had a lot of chances and still didn’t connect, but guys worked hard and it’s nice to see them get on the board. Matt’s was a really nice shot, and I thought Freddie played a heck of a game for us.”

Also doing his part in his 1,200th NHL outing was Hartnell, going to the net and playing what Laviolette continues to call the best 200-foot game of his career.

“Time goes fast,” Hartnell laughed. “It seems like yesterday was my first camp here in Nashville for the Preds. A lot of great games, some bad ones along the way, bumps and bruises. I’m pretty lucky to come to work every day in this great League and enjoy what I do and have a lot of passion for this game. It’s been a lot of fun and an amazing ride so far. And a big two points for us against a really solid team.”

Notes:

Friday night in Anaheim marked Scott Hartnell’s 1,200th career NHL game and the 700th NHL contest for Cody McLeod. Hartnell became the 109th player in NHL history and only the ninth active skater to reach the milestone.

Anthony Bitetto, Miikka Salomaki and Samuel Girard were scratched for Nashville against the Ducks.

CHS Lady Raider basketball coach Joe Pat Cope talks to his team during a timeout.

The Coffee County Central High School Lady Raiders welcomed Siegel to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Thursday afternoon for their first scrimmage of the year.  The scrimmage was also the public’s first look at the Lady Raiders under new head coach Joe Pat Cope.  Despite a slow start, Coffee County used a 20 to 0 run in the first half to throttle the Lady Stars and come away with a 51 to 34 win.

After falling behind 7 to 1, the Lady Raiders finally were able to get their full court press implemented as they held Siegel scoreless for the final 4 minutes of the 1^st quarter and the first 6:37 of the 2^nd quarter to turn a 7 to 1 deficit into a 21 to 7 lead.  Following the game, Coach Cope had this to say about his defense:

Bella Vinson led Coffee County in scoring as she had 18 points.  Jenna Garretson finished the game with 7 and Morgan Jones added 5 points as 10 different Lady Raiders had points in the game.

The scrimmage is the first of 2 that the Lady Raiders will hold as they welcome Nolensville to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Tuesday.  Tuesday’s scrimmage is scheduled to begin at 5 PM.  The Raiders and Lady Raiders will open the regular season on Tuesday, November 14^th on the road as they will take on Cannon County in Woodbury.  Continuing our exclusive coverage of Coffee County basketball, Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the contest.  Tipoff is set for 6 PM, the Powers Storage Pregame Show will begin at 5:50.

Elizabeth Brown of Westwood basketball

The Westwood Rockets and Lady Rockets hit the road on Thursday night for a trip to Liberty.  Both teams were looking to build off their road success on Monday at Huntland.  The Lady Rockets were 7 of 8 from the free throw line in a 28 to 20 win.  The Rockets completed the sweep with a 39 to 29 win.

In the girls’ game, Westwood scored only 8 points in the 2^nd half, but held Liberty to 6 points as they got their 2^nd straight conference win.  Elizabeth Brown led Westwood in scoring as she finished with 6 points on a pair of 3 point baskets.  Kasen Holt, Haidyn Campbell and Kennedy Young each finished the game with 5 points.

In the boys’ game, the Rockets raced out to a 25 to 11 halftime lead on their way to their 4^th straight win.  Trent Thompson led the Rockets in scoring with 13 points.  Will Partin added 12 points and John Dobson chipped in 10.  The win improves the Rockets’ record to 4 and 1 on the season.

The Rockets are back in action on Monday when they travel to Chapel Hill to take on Forrest.  Action begins at 6 PM as the girls’ game is set to tip off first.  Westwood is back at home on Thursday when they play host to Middle Tennessee Christian.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you that 6 PM doubleheader as part of the First national Bank Hometown Sports Series.  Lucky Knott will bring you all the action beginning with the pregame show at 5:50.