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CHS Volleyball Drops Season Opener to MTCS
Odalis Garcia of CHS volleyball
The Coffee County Central High School volleyball team opened the 2017 season at home on Monday night. The Lady Raiders welcomed the always tough Lady Cougars of Middle Tennessee Christian School to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. After rallying back from a set point in the first set, Coffee County fell in the 4 set match by set scores of 26-24, 22-25, 16-25 and 21-25.
The Lady Raiders hurt themselves with unforced errors as they had 19 service errors and 28 hitting errors on the match. Senior Odalis Garcia led the Lady Raiders in kills with 10 while recording 11 digs and a block. Senior Tyana Fenton led the Lady Raiders in digs with 18 while senior Alexis Baker added 14. Keelie Hillis led Coffee County in service aces with 3 and blocks with 4. Amanda Mukai led the team in assists with 23.
Coffee County is back at home on Tuesday night when they play host to district rival Shelbyville. The varsity match is set to begin at 6 PM. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the action as part of the First National Bank Hometown Sports Series. We will begin our broadcast with the pregame show just before 6 PM.
CCMS Volleyball Drops Match at Harris
Coffee County Middle School volleyball hit the road on Monday night for a conference match in Shelbyville. The Lady Raiders matched up against Harris Middle in a Central Tennessee Conference match. The Lady Raiders fell in 3 sets by set scores of 15-25, 25-19 and 6-15.
The Lady Raiders are back in action on Monday when they welcome Warren County to CCMS for their first home match of the year. Coach Malaysha Hickerson said after the match that Coffee Middle will need to work on their communication and hustle prior to that match. The varsity match will get underway at 4:30 PM.
Teheran Sharp but Bats Go Cold in Colorado
Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis wasn’t defeated by testicular cancer, and he wouldn’t let the Braves beat him Monday night. He threw seven scoreless innings in his first Major League outing since being diagnosed in November, and the Rockies came through when Charlie Blackmon tripled and scored in the eighth inning for a 3-0 victory at Coors Field.
Bettis, who underwent surgery Nov. 29 but in March had to undergo chemotherapy treatments, gave up six hits, but struck out two and forced 12 ground-ball outs. But his most important outs may have been fly balls to center, by Ozzie Albies and Dansby Swanson with one out and a runner at third in the seventh.
The game was the first at Coors to go into the eighth inning scoreless since Sept. 14, 2008 — a 1-0 Rockies victory over the Dodgers. But Blackmon opened the bottom of the frame with his Majors-leading 14th triple, off former teammate Rex Brothers. Blackmon scored when Swanson, at shortstop, let Gerardo Parra’s bouncer scoot under his glove for what was originally ruled an error but changed to a single. Carlos Gonzalez added a two-run single off another former Rockies reliever, Jason Motte.
Bettis’ inspiring comeback and the Rockies’ eighth spoiled a standout performance by Braves starter Julio Teheran, who fanned eight and held the Rockies to four hits in seven scoreless innings.
Rockies fielders joyously helped Bettis on the diamond — especially in the beginning. Ender Inciarte’s first-inning leadoff drive to left field past a diving Parra bounced to the wall. Parra fired to shortstop Trevor Story, who relayed home, where catcher Jonathan Lucroy made the tag. According to Statcast™, Inciarte sped the bases in 15.13 seconds — the second-fastest round trip this season. The Royals’ Lorenzo Cain made an error-aided trip around the bases — but successfully — in 15.07 seconds against the Rays on May 8.
Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, the Majors’ RBI leader with 100, was hit on the left hand Sunday at Miami and was expected to miss at least a couple of days. But with Bettis out of the game, two on and one out in the seventh, Rockies manager Bud Black reached for magic and let Arenado pinch-hit. Teheran, however, forced a foul popup, and Teheran fanned Alexi Amarista.
Sounds Clipped by Redbirds, Lose Series
The Memphis Redbirds continued their winnings ways with a 3-1 win over the Nashville Sounds on Monday night at First Tennessee Park.
Three of the four runs on the night came in the first inning when Memphis got on the board early on Tyler O’Neill’s two-run homer to deep left field.
The Sounds came back with a run of their own with a two-out rally in the home half of the inning. Joey Wendle singled and raced home on Renato Nuñez’s double down the left field line.
It stayed 2-1 in favor of Memphis as both starting pitchers settled in. Pitching with the Sounds for the first time in over two months, Daniel Mengden put zeroes on the board for the rest of his four-inning start. He tallied four strikeouts and issued one walk.
Redbirds’ starter John Gant set Nashville down for the rest of his outing. After the three hits he allowed in the first inning, Nashville managed just two in innings two through six. Gant struck out seven over 5 2/3 innings and picked up his fifth win of the season.
Three hits for Memphis produced another run for the Redbirds in the fifth. Singles by Gabriel Lino and Alex Mejia set the table for Nick Martini who lined a base hit up the middle off Chris Bassitt to score Lino and make it a 3-1 game.
The Sounds had opportunities in the later innings against the Memphis bullpen. They had two runners on in the sixth when Ryan Lavarnway bounced out to end the inning. Matt McBride singled to start the seventh but was stranded. Nuñez and Mark Canha had consecutive one-out singles in the eighth, but Yairo Muñoz grounded into a 5-4-3 double play to end the threat.
Nashville relievers Logan Bawcom and Lou Trivino combined to toss three scoreless innings to keep the game close, but the offense never came up with the big hit.
The Sounds left eight runners on base and went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Nuñez and Canha had multi-hit games as the Sounds out-hit the Redbirds in the loss.
The two teams begin a fresh four-game series tomorrow, but travel to AutoZone Park in Memphis to do so. Right-hander Ben Bracewell (2-2, 6.21) starts for the Sounds against right-hander Dakota Hudson (0-0, 4.86) for the Redbirds. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
Man Arrested in Coffee Co. had 10 Prior Driving on Revoked Driver’s License Convictions
Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and Jail… Photo by Barry West
The deputy got behind the subject’s vehicle and according to the warrant, the vehicle was all over the road. McKinney attempted to stop the vehicle at the Exit 114 ramp, but the driver drove to the nearby Circle K store. While speaking to the deputy, the man allegedly admitted to drinking one beer and allegedly using Cocaine. Deputy McKinney says that the man identified as Amer Ramon Jones age 43 Whispering Drive, Spring Hill had strong odor of an intoxicant about his person.
Jones was asked to take three field sobriety tests and according to the arrest warrant Jones did poorly on all three. Jones was arrested for DUI and refused to take a blood test, but a warrant was issued and blood was taken at Unity Medical Center in Manchester with results pending.
In checking the man’s driving status, the deputy discovered that the man was driving on a revoked driver’s license. Jones has had 10 prior driving on revoked convictions. Bond was set at $17,500 and his court date is September 11, 2017.
Beer Stolen in Winchester
On August 6, 2017 at 11:27 p.m. Corporal Gus Raby with the Winchester Police Department responded to Murphy Oil about a theft that had occurred.
A white male and a black male came into the store and took several items of merchandise from Murphy’s. They took two 12 packs of Bud Light, one 18-pack of Budweiser, and one 12-pack of Rolling Rock. There was another 12-pack and three 24 oz cans taken that have not been identified.
The Winchester Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying the two male suspects. If you know who the individuals are you can call Franklin County Communications at 931-967-2331 to speak with an officer or call CrimeStoppers at 931-962-INFO (4636).
Counting Carbon: Calculator Highlights How to Reduce Impact
Renewable-energy sources such as solar help offset the carbon footprints of communities in Tennessee and around the world. (Pieter Morlion/Flickr)
An environmental group has set up a website that not only measures a person’s carbon footprint but also shares ways to reduce and even offset that footprint.
Conservation International’s Carbon Calculator gives an overview of how people’s habits affect the environment – everything from commuting style to diet to the number of airline trips taken each year – and offers tips for reducing emissions, such as taking the bus or meatless Mondays. But Shyla Raghav, climate change lead for Conservation International, said it may not be possible for someone to completely neutralize their carbon footprint.
“We wanted to offer everyone the possibility and the option to offset their emissions,” she said, “which is essentially purchasing carbon credits from projects that have been able to demonstrate a reduction in emissions.”
She said the average American’s annual footprint is 21 tons of carbon. The Tennessee Valley Authority has two programs that allow people to purchase renewable-energy credits to help offset carbon pollution from the power they use. The Green Power Switch Program is for residential customers and the Southeastern Renewable Energy Credit program is for commercial accounts.
In light of setbacks in the fight against climate change, such as President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Accords, Raghav said climate change has become a personal issue for more people.
“Climate change is really a global, collective problem that each of us really needs to internalize and respond to in our own way,” she said.
She noted that people also have the power of the ballot box and can elect officials who support a shift toward a renewable-energy power grid, for instance. Conservation International has a project in Kenya, where credits support a forest that absorbs carbon dioxide and help conserve an area with the world’s highest density of elephants. There also are projects in Peru and Madagascar.
The Carbon Calculator is online at conservation.org.
Motlow to Close for Fall Convocation
All Motlow State Community College campuses will be closed Thursday, Aug. 24, to permit faculty and staff to attend fall convocation. All campuses will reopen and resume normal business hours on Friday, Aug. 25.
Faculty and staff from all Motlow campuses will meet on the Moore County campus for the annual assembly, during which presentations are made for the fall semester, including recognition of faculty and staff accomplishments, presentation of service awards, and faculty discipline meetings.
“We are excited about this opportunity to bring the entire Motlow family together for the convocation,” said Melody Edmonds, interim vice president for academic affairs. “The 2017-18 year is going to be one of our best ever, and convocation is a great way to kick it off. Faculty and staff from all campuses have the opportunity to come together and share ideas.”
The final day that applications will be accepted for the fall 2017 semester is Aug. 21. Regular classes on all campuses begin Monday, Aug. 28. To apply, visit the Motlow website (www.mscc.edu) and click the “Apply Now” tab.