Josh Peterson

Olivia Evans (no. 6) jumps into the arms of awaiting Keri Munn after hitting an inside the park home run in the top of the 7th inning Friday, May 21, 2021. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson

Not all heroes wear capes.

Some of them wear no. 6 on the back of their softball jersey.

With two outs, no runners on and the game tied at 1-1 in the top of the seventh inning of Friday night’s state sectional game in Soddy-Daisy, Olivia Evans ripped the ball down the leftfield line. The speedy junior motored all the way around the bases, beat the throw from the relay and her inside the park home run gave Coffee County Central’s Lady Raiders a 2-1 win over Soddy Daisy and punched their ticket to the TSSAA Spring Fling in Murfreesboro next week.

Prior to that at bat, Evans was 0-for-2 with two strikeouts.

“I knew Oliva was better than that, I knew that she had something in her,” said CHS head coach Brandon McWhorter. “As soon as I saw the left fielder dive … I knew if she would turn it on we could get her around the bases.”

The win gives Coffee County 30 for the year and is the most important. The Lady Raiders are now one of 8 teams left in the state of Tennessee. They move to the TSSAA Spring Fling next week in Murfreesboro. Click here for the tournament bracket. CHS opens at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday against Collierville.

Friday night in Soddy Daisy, Coffee County took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Keri Munn dropped a well-placed single in right field to send Kiya Ferrell home. That score held until the 5th, when Soddy Daisy’s Jayde Baron lifted a high pitch over the left field fence to tie the game at 1-1.

That set the stage for Evans to put Coffee County in front 2-1 in the top of the 7th with two outs.

Soddy Daisy got its leadoff runner on in the bottom of the seventh, but senior pitcher Keri Munn closed out a strong performance with a strikeout, pop out and another strikeout.

Munn earned the win in the circle – allowing 5 hits and striking out 12. Her and Evans were named Mid Tenn Turf co-Players of the Game by Thunder Radio.

THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO! LISTEN TO THE REPLAY HERE.

The 2021 Lady Raiders are headed to the State Tournament.

Birthdays- May 21

Birthdays:

Anthony Bratcher- 58

Nicole Carney- Pizza Winner!

Betty West

Ruby Lewis

Alta Jean Jones- 83

Anniversaries:

Billy & Angela rogers- 32 Years

Weekly Winners:

Cake- Lesley Burnett

Flowers- Billy and Angela Rogers

Frances “Alberta” Woosley Ledford

Frances “Alberta” Woosley Ledford, passed this life on Wednesday, May 19 th , 2021 at her residence at the age of 78 surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Alberta was born in Lynchburg to the late David and Hattie West Woosley. She married Jesse Ledford Jr. in 1960 and earned her LPN degree while caring for her active twin sons and daughter. Over the years, she worked in Tullahoma for Dr. Webb and Dr. Lindsay, and retired from Harton Hospital’s maternity unit where she loved caring for the newborn babies. She enjoyed working in her yard, planting flowers, experimenting with new recipes, traveling, and watching her birdfeeders and the deer with our dear Mr. Paul. She loved her family and enjoyed get-togethers with them, and her many dear friends, some of which included her fellow nurses, Moore County High School classmates, and the No Name group. She enjoyed sewing and made beautiful, treasured quilts for her children and grandchildren. Alberta was a member of Cedar Lane Church of Christ in Tullahoma. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 31 years, Jesse L. Ledford, Jr. who passed away in 1991; and two brothers, Glendon Woosley and D.A. Woosley. Alberta is survived by her loving companion of many years, Paul Barnes; step-son, Paul (Charlene) Ledford of Tullahoma; step-daughter, Vickie (David) Thompson of Tullahoma; twin sons, Larry (Pam) Ledford of Manchester and Gary (Denise) Ledford of Tullahoma; one daughter, Kristie Moreau of Estill Springs; seven grandsons, Jeremy (Frances) Ledford, Scottie (LaDonna) Ledford, Travis (Jackie) Ledford, Brandon Greeson, Zach Ledford, Nathan Ledford, and James Moreau; four granddaughters, Slectues Thompson, Jessica (Joseph) James, Amber (Jakeb) Newberry, and Emma Ledford; 16 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by one brother, Claude (Connie) Woosley of Lynchburg; one sister, Mildred Cunningham of Tullahoma; several nieces and nephews; Cheryl Barnes (Mike) Stevens, and the whole Barnes family. A special thank you to Hospice Compassus and her caregivers, Vickie Helton, Paulette James, and Linda Martin. Also, a special appreciation to Cheryl Stevens for her support to us all. Visitation will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 12:00-2:00pm with the funeral service to immediately follow at 2:00pm with Bro. Gary Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens with her grandsons serving as pallbearers. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Alberta’s memory be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959. Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Pattie L. Holman Blansett Hicks

Pattie L. Holman Blansett Hicks, of Tullahoma, passed this life on
Thursday, May 20, 2021 at her residence at the age of 76. Graveside
Services are scheduled for Monday, May 24, 2021 at 10 AM at Maplewood
Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 23, 2021 from 5 –
7 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

Mrs. Hicks, a native of Franklin County, was the daughter of the late Felix
Boyd and Elsie W. Stewart Holman. She had lived in Murfreesboro for many
years before relocating back to the Tullahoma area. She attended the
Heritage Baptist Church and enjoyed searching out treasures at Flea
Markets. She collected angels, horses and sunflowers and enjoyed flower
gardening. Mrs. Hicks also rescued/adopted Chihuahuas.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Roy
Blansett; brothers, Edward, James and Joe Holman and sisters, Doris Holman,
Betty Jean Holman Menzel and Clara Holman Bohanan.

Mrs. Hicks is survived by son, John McClenney Jr. of Shelbyville; daughter,
Sonya Vaughn (Kenneth) of Murfreesboro; brothers, Paul Holman (Ina) of
Summitville, Rudy Holman of Indiana, Jerry Holman of Tullahoma and Ray
Holman (Kim) of Cowan; sister, Elsie A Holman of Tullahoma; grandchildren,
Kari Trail (Daniel) of Manchester, Stephanie Alred (Chris) of Murfreesboro
and Kenny Vaughn (Lauren) of Anchorage, AK and great grandchildren, Vienna
Vaughn, Cooper Alred and Raylan Trail.

Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

SOFTBALL: Win Friday sends Lady Raiders to the state tournament

Over the past 2 months, the Coffee County Central High School softball team has piled up 29 wins.

The Lady Raiders need just one more.

Coffee County will travel to Soddy Daisy High School Friday, May 21 for the state sectional game where the stakes are quite simple: Win and you’re in the state tournament. Lose and your season is over.

Ironically, the Lady Raiders’ last trip to the state tournament was in 2017 when they went on the road and beat Soddy Daisy in the state sectional.

Soddy Daisy enters Friday with a 20-8 overall record. The Lady Raiders carry a 29-5-1 overall mark.

The game will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 106.7 FM, 1320 AM, thunder1320.com and on the Manchester Go smartphone app. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. Central Time (7 p.m. Eastern).

The softball team will leave CHS at approximately 2:30 with a police escort. Anyone planning to make the trip is welcome to join the caravan.

Preds fall in game 2; return home Friday

Juuse Saros made 28 saves in Game 2, but the Predators were unable to solve Carolina on Wednesday night, as Nashville fell to Carolina by a 3-0 final. The result sees the Canes take a 2-0 series lead in the best-of-seven matchup as things now shift to Nashville.

Carolina goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic stopped all 32 Predators shots he faced, and Sebastian Aho scored twice for the Hurricanes in a contest that saw the visitors make their fair share of improvements from Game 1, but they were unable to find a way to prevail.

Continue reading this story by clicking here.

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FOOTBALL: Raiders host Red-Black game

Running back Tristan Galy breaks into the open field for a touchdown Thursday, May 20, 2021. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson

Football fans got their first glimpse of the 2021 Coffee County Red Raiders on Thursday at Carden-Jarrell Field as the team held an intra-squad for parents and fans.

The scrimmage wrapped up spring practice for the Raiders as they return to workouts to prepare for the season opener in three months when they travel to Franklin County.

“I thought it was a good spring for us,” said Doug Greene, who is entering his third season as the Red Raider head football coach. “We did a lot of fundaments. A whole lot of fundamentals and I think we got done as much as we could have gotten done.

“We didn’t do as much scheme as I wanted to,” added Greene, “But what good does scheme do you if you can’t shed a block or wrap up and tackle?”

The Raiders got most all players on the field Thursday – minus some with injuries. Quarterback Connor Shemwell was limited but still was able to throw during a 7-on-7 sessions. The soon-to-be senior is coming off of ACL surgery after injuring his knee during basketball.

Tailbacks Konor Heaton and Tristan Galy, who will both be juniors this fall, stood out for the Raiders. As did soon-to-be junior Jahlin Osborne, who used his 6-foot-3 frame to snag a touchdown over the middle from his tight end position.

Coach Greene will be a guest on the Coffee Coaches Show Saturday, May 22. The show airs from 10-11 a.m. live from Al White Ford Lincoln. Listen at 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM and at thunder1320.com.