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Temple Lady Eagles Get Sweep Over Madison Baptist
Rachel Butler of Temple Baptist Christian School volleyball
The Temple volleyball team took on Madison Baptist Academy on Tuesday afternoon in Madison, Alabama. Coming off a tournament championship last week where the Lady Eagles beat Madison, the home standing Lady Mustangs were looking for some revenge. The Lady Eagles JV(middle school) team captured a 3 set win over Madison by scores of 25 to 16, 24 to 26 and 15 to 6. The varsity/high school team won in straight sets by set scores of 20, 18 and 17.
In the JV match, Grace Butler was the leading server for Temple while Lauren Davis led the team in passing. Butler also added 11 spikes and 4 dinks while Brooke Clark had 10 spikes and 7 dinks. The JV is now 8 and 0 on the season.
In the varsity match, the Lady Eagles were led in successful serves, spikes and digs by Rachel Butler. Lexie Stewart led in passing with 21 successful passes while Lauren Davis had 20. Brooke Clark added a pair of blocks as the varsity Lady Eagles ran their record to 16 and 2 on the season.
The Lady Eagles are back in action next Tuesday when they visit Tunnel Hill, Georgia for a tri-match with Dogwood Christian Academy and Fairview Christian Academy. That match is set to get underway at 5:30 Eastern Time. Temple Baptist Christian School athletic director Jeff Stewart will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the volleyball team and the athletic program at Temple. The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast each Saturday morning from 10 to 11 AM LIVE from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln. The Coffee Coaches Show is heard exclusively here on Thunder Radio.
CHS Volleyball Loses 5 Set Thriller To Lincoln County
Odalis Garcia of CHS volleyball
The Coffee County CHS volleyball team welcomed District 8AAA rival Lincoln County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Tuesday night. In a match you heard here on Thunder Radio, the young Lady Raider team wanted to build on the momentum of Monday’s strong performance. Despite having leads in both the 4th and 5th sets, Coffee County dropped the 5 set thriller to the Lady Falcons 3 sets to 2. Coffee County fell by set scores of 25-17, 21-25, 25-18, 23-25 and 12-15.
Coffee County was led in aces and kills by Odalis Garcia. The senior finished with 9 kills and 6 aces. Keelie Hillis had 8 kills to go with a block. Garcia and Sarah West each added a block. Amanda Mukai led the team in assists with 32 and Tyana Fenton led Coffee County in digs with 43.
Coffee County will be back at home on Thursday when they play host to Columbia. A win on Thursday night could secure a regular season district title. First serve is set for 6 PM.
To download a copy of the broadcast, go to: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
Braves Bats Stifled in Opener with Nats
Ryan Zimmerman reached 100 RBIs for the first time since 2009 as the Nationals continued to tune up for the postseason with a 4-2 win over the Braves on Tuesday night at SunTrust Park. The Nationals moved within five games of the Dodgers for home-field advantage in the playoffs, pending the outcome of the Dodgers game on Tuesday night.
Zimmerman went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and capped a two-run third inning with an RBI single against Braves rookie Luiz Gohara. Trea Turner also had an RBI single in the inning and scored on Zimmerman’s knock..
Nationals starter Max Scherzer didn’t need much help on his way to making some history on Tuesday night. Scherzer reached 250 strikeouts for the fourth consecutive season when he fanned Gohara in the third. The righty went seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits to pick up his 15th win.
The Braves’ offense put up a valiant effort against Scherzer. Kurt Suzuki drove in the Braves’ first run after a 10-pitch at-bat that saw him foul off a couple of tough sliders. An inning later, Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson collected his 23rd double of the season to bring the deficit to 3-2.
But the Nationals added a late insurance run courtesy of third baseman Anthony Rendon, who ripped an RBI double off Gohara in the seventh inning, ending the southpaw’s night. Gohara finished with four runs and 11 hits allowed over 6 1/3 innings, taking the loss. He threw 71 of 93 pitches for strikes and didn’t allow a walk in his third start.
After Swanson’s double, Gohara sacrificed him to third, flipping the lineup and giving the Braves their best opportunity to tie the game against Scherzer. However, Scherzer struck out center fielder Jace Peterson and got second baseman Ozzie Albies to fly out to end the threat.
9/19/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Sue Vandagriff — Pizza Winner!
Julia Travis
Anniversaries:
Charles E. & Ann Wells, 65
Bill & Penny Reed, 64
Two People from Shelbyville Facing Drug Charges in Manchester
Raul P Moctezuma… Photos courstey of the CCSD.
Two Shelbyville residents were arrested Sept. 18 by Manchester Police for possession of drugs.
Raul R. Moctezuma, 22, and Esmeralda Basurto-Prudente, 26, both of Shelbyville were arrested.
According to a report by Officer Ray, he received a call to check on the welfare of two people sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot of Arby’s in Manchester.
When the officer started to speak to the two, he noticed the driver attempting to hide something. He then asked the man what he was hiding, and Moctezuma said that it was drugs and dropped two bags of crushed pills and a rolled up $50 bill which, according to warrants, had drug residue in it.
Officer Ray told the man to drop the items on the ground. He then placed Moctezuma into custody.
When he searched the man, the warrant states, that he found a plastic pill container in Moctezuma’s pocket that contained six Xanax bars and a small amount of cocaine.
When the officer searched the vehicle, he allegedly located a black container under the driver’s seat that contained cocaine in two plastic bags as well as a metal container with 37.2 grams of cocaine.
The officer also recovered a 9milmeter pistol that was located in the trunk without ammunition.
Esmeralda Basurto-Prudente
When Officer Ray approached the car, he also saw Basurto-Prudente attempting to hide something under a seat. The officer recovered a small purse under the passenger seat that contained “a large amount of cash,” according to the warrants.
He also allegedly found five Alpralozam pills, a small amount of cocaine, digital scales and a pill crusher with residue on it. He also allegedly found a large number of bags in her purse.
When the officer took the pair out of his patrol car at the jail, he allegedly found a bag that contained crystal meth in the back seat of his car.
Moctezuma is being held in the Coffee County Jail on a bond of $58,000, while Basurto-Prudente is being held on a bond of $23,000. Both are to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court on Oct. 17.
Manchester Police Asking for the Public’s Help
Manchester Police department personnel are attempting to identify a person of interest in reference to a theft investigation at Cracker Barrel restaurant (See pictures). The female subject is believed to be traveling in a silver Kia Optima.
If you can help them identify this subject, please contact Manchester Police Investigator Trey Adcock at 931-728-2099.
The Manchester Police department reminds the public that all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Youth Field Day events at the Coffee Co. Fair is Friday
“Fair Day” is this Friday, September 22. The Coffee County DARE program is honored to be sponsoring the “Youth Field Day” events for its 16th year.
Between 300-400 students will be participating in sack races, 3 legged races, basketball and football throw, a dash and relay race, tug-a-war (boys vs girls) and it is finished up with a water balloon throw.
All events are open to boys and girls ages 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 year old.
Area students will have a great time in all their favorite type activities. In addition to the cash prizes for the top three finishers in each event, all the participants get DARE prizes each time they participate in events.
The “Youth Field Day” will begin at 11:00 am at the fairgrounds arena. There are plenty of seats available for family and friends and of course it’s free to get into the fair that time of day.
This will make the 15th year that the “Youth Field Day” trophy will be awarded to the school with the most overall winners throughout all the events. There is also a $100 prize to the school as well. The money will be used for sports / healthy activities at their school. The trophy is held at the school until next “Youth Field Day” the following year.
Sgt. Morris Vanattia, DARE Instructor, is asking for anyone willing to assist with line judging, cheering, etc. is welcome to come out and help.
Fairest of the Fair and Miss Teen Coffee County Winners
2017 Fairest of the Fair: Emma Catelyn Millaway, daughter of Kyle and Callie Millaway
1st runner up- Maggie Blair Partin, daughter of Chad and Leann Partin
2nd runner up- Madison Brooke Vaughn, daughter of Jack and Stacie Vaughn
3rd runner up- Heather Cunningham, daughter of Maria Barnett and Eric Davidson
4th runner up- Lindsey Dickson, daughter of Scott and Patty Dickson
2017 Miss Teen Coffee County- Ryan Green, daughter of Greg and Mary Green
1st runner up- Claire Eyvonne Bryant, daughter of Jamie and Kate Bryant
2nd runner up-Trinity Nicole Taylor, daughter of Cathy and Jeremy Taylor
3rd runner up-Madelyn Schultz- granddaughter of Dave and Maureen Schultz
4th co-runner’s up- Lexy Belle Rapoza, daughter of Felicia Daniels and
Toby Rapoza and Cyeria Damron, daughter of Tonya Bryant and Jeff Damron
Parent Meeting at Westwood Middle Concerning Gun Found on School Property
There will be a special meeting for parents of Westwood Middle School students on Wednesday afternoon at 5 p.m. This meeting is being conducted because of the gun that was found on a student at the school last Thursday, September 14, 2017.
Westwood Middle School is located at 505 Taylor St in Manchester.
Red Raider Golf Captures District Title
The Coffee County CHS golf team with their District championship trophy. From left, head coach Mike Ray, Josh Perry, Matthew Hale, Reid Lawrence, Samuel Prater, Austin Farris, Chance Hancock and assistant coach Lucky Knott [Photo by Demarco Moore, Manchester Times]
Coffee County trimmed 20 strokes off their round last Thursday at Bear Trace round as once again consistent scoring from the whole team led to the team title. “We have seen the names of Samuel (Prater) and Austin (Farris) in the news all season long as our #1 and #2 players, but today Reid Lawrence and Josh Perry played their butts off and they were the difference in us getting this win” said Ray following the match.
Reid Lawrence and Austin Farris tied for the low round for the Red Raiders as each shot a 75. Samuel Prater was one stroke back at 76 and Josh Perry shot the lowest round of his high school career as he carded a 77. After a playoff, Lawrence finished in 3rd place while Farris was 4th and Prater was 5th. The team win improves the Red Raiders season record to 45 and 3.
“We got some confidence today which we hope will help us next week” added Ray. The Red Raiders will now advance to next Monday’s Region 4AAA tournament which will also be held at Bear Trace. Tee time is expected to be around 8:30 AM but a final time will be decided, based on weather, later in the week.
Red Raider golf individual medalists from Monday. Left to right: Reid Lawrence(3rd place), Samuel Prater(5th place), Austin Farris(4th place). [Photo by Demarco Moore, Manchester Times]