It is that time of the year when the local prep teams begin to schedule tryouts.  As always, Thunder Radio wants to pass along all the tryout information that we have received from the local prep coaches.  Students should be prepared to participate in all the tryout sessions unless otherwise noted.  Tryouts will be carried out following state guidelines due to the COVID-19 outbreak.  Many of the teams will have students to try out in small groups.

Student/athletes need to remember to bring along with them the signed and completed TSSAA Physical and Parental Consent forms with them when they arrive. That form can be downloaded at:  http://tssaa.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/med01.pdf .

All homeschool students living in Coffee County who would like to sign up will need to register through the Coffee County Schools Central office. See Keith Cornelius at the Coffee County Schools central office.  Homeschool students living in the city who wish to try out for Westwood teams need to contact Westwood athletic director James Dobson at: jdobson@k12mcs.net

Coffee County Central High School – Athletic Director – Rebecca Koger (kogerr@k12coffee.net)

Coffee County CHS Football
Date – TBD
Time – TBD
Location – CHS Fieldhouse
Note – There is no tryout, contact Coach Greene for workout information Coach – Doug Greene
Contact – greened@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS Girl’s Basketball
Date – Tuesday, May 26^th thru Thursday, May 28^th
Time – 8 AM to 11 AM   
Location – CHS Gym Note – Sign up at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoJAZzo-nIcLYZwoA8JbhgcYUj-h-l8jKx7QNftEzrIzvsTA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link Coach – Joe Pat Cope
Contact –  copej@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS Tennis
Date – Tuesday, May 26^th and Thursday, May 28^th
Time – 5:00 to 7:00 PM
Location – Tennis Courts at Coffee County Raider Academy Note – Sign up at: https://forms.gle/pjPdVEVzuheUZXMK7 Coach – Josh Inzer
Contact – inzerj@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS Boys’ Basketball
Date – Tuesday, May 26^th thru Thursday, May 28^th
Time – 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location – CHS Gym Note – Sign up at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CTD1uX-0kDXU8GqE16K8oSm04HT949FQU57OfKPXQ5A/edit?fbclid=IwAR3328zWFxzcgGZB4eQSPm-hJ1u8uFdZEJwwOic2TAmVq5SErxIXUCatVOI Coach – Micah Williams
Contact –  williamsm@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS volleyball
Date – Tuesday, May 26^th thru Thursday, May 28^th
Time – 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Location – CHS Gym Note – Sign up at: https://forms.gle/hNDcCj9TEjf5ayAc6 Coach – Andrew Taylor
Contact –  taylora@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS softball
Date – Tuesday, May 26^th and Thursday, May 28^th
Time – 4:30 to 7:30 PM
Location – Terry Floyd Field at CHS Note – Sign up at: https://forms.gle/h4qwTaRNx5ZYyqzn6 Coach – Brandon McWhorter
Contact –  mcwhorterb@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS baseball
Date – Monday, June 1^st and Tuesday, June 2^nd
Time – 10:00 AM to Noon(30^th) and 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM(31^st)
Location – Powers Field at CHS Note – Sign up at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FcVmbe8bFcRX13-DlYhajLVZhWYcsX1u1UOL_gnb9AA/edit?fbclid=IwAR1ynPKYOnCIvejwl2C297E9ZdDUdE9UMdO4dHsLDCosj6fT-MnC45t5oss#gid=0 Coach – David Martin Contact – martindavid@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS Girls’ Soccer
Date – June 15^th and June 16^th
Time – 9:00 to 11:00 AM
Location – Raider Soccer Field behind Raider Academy Note – Rescheduled from June 1^st and 2^nd
Coach – Lee Xixis
Contact – xixisl@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS Cross Country
Date – Monday, July 27^th  
Time – 9:00 AM
Location – Track at Carden-Jarrell Field Note – No tryout, show up to first practice
Coach – Nathan Wanuch
Contact – wanuchn@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS Swim Date – Friday, September 18^th
Time – 3:30 PM
Location – Manchester Recreation Center Note –
Coach – Becky Behrendorf
Contact – behrendorfb@k12coffee.net

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Westwood Middle School – Athletic Director – James Dobson (jdobson@k12mcs.net)

Westwood Middle School Girls’ Soccer Date – Wednesday, June 3^rd thru Friday, June 5^th
Time – 3:00 to 5:00 PM
Location – Dyer/Bouldin Field at Westwood Note – Locker rooms will not be available
Coach – Donna Burdine
Contact – dburdine@k12mcs.net

Westwood Middle School Football Date – Monday, June 1^st  thru Wednesday, June 3^rd
Time – 9:00 to 10:30 AM
Location – Dyer/Bouldin Field at Westwood Note – Locker rooms will not be available
Coach – Chad Dyer
Contact – dyerc2@k12mcs.net

Westwood Middle School Girls’ Basketball Date – Friday, June 5^th
Time – TBD
Location – Joel Vinson Gym at Westwood Note – Sign up at:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnnwUMTLypr978A4V7lyhR1XyxnI8XPuBIWA0HamNU2VcarQ/viewform?usp=sf_link Coach – Angela Houck
Contact – srofea@k12mcs.net

Westwood Middle School Boys’ Basketball Date – Monday, June 8^th   
Time – TBD
Location – Joel Vinson Gym at Westwood Note – Sign up at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWDoa_yjgZRJuxAhMoZhuUTmABM4gCFKHrJdpVvKnq6nhq7w/viewform?usp=sf_link Coach – Jerry Brown
Contact – brownj@k12mcs.net

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Coffee County Middle School – Kyle Harris, athletic director Coffee County Middle School tryout information to be released on Monday, May 18^th

Trips to Bern, Switzerland, and Prague, Czech Republic, for the Predators will have to wait for the time being.

On Friday morning, the NHL and NHLPA announced the postponement of its 2020 international games. This includes the 2020 NHL Global Series, an event the Preds were scheduled to participate in, along with the Boston Bruins.

From the NHL and NHLPA via press release: “The NHLPA and the NHL remain committed to maintaining and growing our international presence. We hope that our fans overseas understand the need to postpone the 2020 games, but we look forward to being back with them in 2021.”

The Predators would have completed their 2020 training camp in Bern by playing an exhibition game against SC Bern at PostFinance Arena, as part of the NHL Global Series Challenge, before opening the 2020-21 season against the Boston Bruins at O2 Arena in Prague.

No additional details on a potential rescheduling of the Global Series have been announced. 

Coffee County Middle School athletic director Kyle Harris announced that tryout information for prep sports at CCMS will be announced by Monday, May 18th. You can check the school website for information and as always, Thunder Radio will bring you the tryout dates and times. No tryouts will be held prior to May 26th and all tryouts will be carried out according to state guidelines which only allow 10 athletes to tryout at a time.

Student/athletes need to remember to bring along with them the signed and completed TSSAA Physical and Parental Consent forms with them when they arrive. That form can be downloaded at:  http://tssaa.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/med01.pdf 

All homeschool students living in Coffee County who would like to sign up will need to register through the Coffee County Schools Central office. See Keith Cornelius at the Coffee County Schools central office.

The Westwood Rocket football team will hold tryouts on June 1st through June 3rd at Dyer-Bouldin Field. The tryout will be for all incoming 6th, 7th and 8th graders. The tryout will be held from 9 AM to 10:30 AM and prospective players will be trying out in t-shirts, shorts and cleats.

No locker room access with be available, so players will need to come to practice dressed to workout. Water will be provided. If you have questions, email Chad Dyer at: dyerc2@k12mcs.net

A season after advancing to the AFC Championship Game, the Titans have been rewarded with three prime-time contests.

The Titans are scheduled to open the 2020 season on Monday Night Football on September 14 at the Denver Broncos. Kickoff for that contest is scheduled for 9:10 p.m. on ESPN.

The team’s home opener will be the following week against the Jacksonville Jaguars, a September 20 noon contest at Nissan Stadium.

The Titans are also set to host the Indianapolis Colts in a Thursday Night Football contest on FOX/NFL Network on November 12, and they’re scheduled to play at the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football on NBC on December 27.

Those are among the highlights on the schedule, which includes six games against teams that went to the playoffs in 2019.

In a rematch of the AFC Divisional Round playoff contest, the Titans will travel to face the Baltimore Ravens on November 22.

The Steelers and the Bills visit Nissan Stadium in October, part of a stretch that has the Titans scheduled to play four of their first six games at home before a bye in Week 7.

The Titans will end the season playing with five of their final seven games on the road, including back-to-back road games at Green Bay and Houston to close out the season. A home game vs. the Lions will be played on either Saturday, December 19 or Sunday, December 20 – the NFL will finalize the day and time at least four weeks ahead of the game being played.

“It is always an honor to play on Monday Night Football,” Titans Coach Mike Vrabel said. “When you grow up watching football, you watch Monday Night Football. It is your last taste of football for the week. Certainly, it’s a great challenge to go on the road and face Denver. It is a great way to start the season, there will be a lot of excitement and I know there will be a lot of people tuning in.

“We need to start the season better than we did last year. We played well down the stretch last year and it is what allowed us to make the playoffs and win a couple of games, but we are going to need to start the season better so the margin for error isn’t so thin. The goal is to win the division and host home playoff games and to put ourselves in the best possible position and that will start with those games early in the season at home.”

The Titans’ strength of schedule is the 20th most difficult in the NFL based upon their opponents’ combined 2019 winning percentage of .498 (127-128-1).

In the preseason, the Titans will host the Giants (August 20-24) and Bears (Sept. 3-4) while playing on the road vs the Washington Redskins (August 13-17) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (August 27-30).

Here’s a look at the entire 2020 regular season schedule:
Week 1
Date: Monday, September 14.
Opponent: at Denver Broncos.
Time/TV: 9:10 p.m., ESPN.
Last year’s record: 7-9.
Week 2
Date: Sunday, September 20.
Opponent: Jacksonville Jaguars.
Time/TV: Noon, CBS.
Last year’s record: 6-10.
Week 3
Date: Sunday, September 27.
Opponent: at Minnesota Vikings.
Time/TV: Noon, CBS.
Last year’s record: 10-6.
Week 4
Date: Sunday, October 4.
Opponent: Pittsburgh Steelers.
Time/TV: Noon, CBS.
Last year’s record: 8-8.
Week 5
Date: Sunday, October 11.
Opponent: Buffalo Bills.
Time/TV: Noon, CBS.
Last year’s record: 10-6.
Week 6
Date: Sunday, October 18.
Opponent: Houston Texans.
Time/TV: Noon, CBS.
Last year’s record: 10-6.
Week 7
BYE
Week 8
Date: Sunday, November 1.
Opponent: at Cincinnati Bengals.
Time/TV: Noon, CBS.
Last year’s record: 2-14.
Week 9
Date: Sunday, November 8.
Opponent: Chicago Bears.
Time/TV: Noon, FOX.
Last year’s record: 8-8.
Week 10
Date: Thursday, November 12.
Opponent: Indianapolis Colts.
Time/TV: 7:20 p.m., FOX/NFLN/Amazon.
Last year’s record: 7-9.
Week 11
Date: Sunday, November 22.
Opponent: at Baltimore Ravens.
Time/TV: Noon, CBS.
Last year’s record: 14-2.
Week 12
Date: Sunday, November 29.
Opponent: at Indianapolis Colts.
Time/TV: Noon, CBS.
Last year’s record: 7-9.
Week 13
Date: Sunday, December 6.
Opponent: Cleveland Browns.
Time/TV: Noon, CBS.
Last year’s record: 6-10.
Week 14
Date: Sunday, December 13.
Opponent: at Jacksonville Jaguars.
Time/TV: Noon, CBS.
Last year’s record: 6-10.
Week 15
Date: December 19 (Saturday) or December 20 (Sunday).
Opponent: Detroit Lions.
Time/TV: TBD.
Last year’s record: 3-12-1.
Week 16
Date: Sunday, December 27.
Opponent: at Green Bay Packers.
Time/TV: 7:20 p.m., NBC
Last year’s record: 13-3.
Week 17
Date: Sunday, January 3.
Opponent: at Houston Texans.
Time/TV: Noon, CBS.