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BASEBALL: Rockets advance to tournament semi-finals
Westwood’s Rockets are one of three teams remaining in their conference baseball tournament after a 9-5 win over Cornersville Tuesday night.
Vaughn Parker, Cayden Trail, Owen Whitsett, Brayden Trail, Dylen Trail (2) and Davis McKenzie (2) all had RBIs for the Rockets Tuesday. Parker led the way at the plate with a pair of hits, including a triple – WMS’ only extra base hit of the game.
Trevor Jesse also scored a pair of runs on a hit and a walk.
Kaysen Lowery struck out three batters and allowed three earned runs on four hits over five and one-thirds innings for the Rockets. Jesse worked an inning and two-thirds and allowed one run.
Westwood will play in the loser’s bracket finals at 4 p.m. Thursday at Liberty.
Raider baseball swept in Tuesday district double header at Lincoln County
Whatever chances Coffee County’s baseball team had of finishing in a top two spot in District 8-AAA took a gut punch Tuesday as the Raiders dropped two District 8-AAA games at Lincoln County, falling 9-2 and 5-2 to the Falcons in Fayetteville.
Coffee County 2, Lincoln County 9
The Raiders could not stop Nathan McAdams of Lincoln County in game 1. McAdams blasted a pair of 3-run home runs over the left field fence and added an RBI double, which was plenty to power the Falcon offense in game one – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio.
Lincoln County took a 3-0 lead in the first – all 3 runs unearned and aided by by a pair of Raider errors in the field. But CHS battled back to cut the deficit to 1 at 3-2 in the top of the 3rd.
Lane Spry picked up an RBI on a single – one of his two hits on the day. Nolan Jernigan hit a deep sacrifice fly to right field to send Brady Nugent across the plate.
But that was all the Raider offense could muster.
Griffin Meeker was tagged with the loss. The senior allowed six runs (3 earned) over four innings. He walked two, hit four and struck out 2.
Charlie Pierce allowed 3 runs in 2 innings of relief while striking out 2.
Lincoln County 5, Coffee County 2
The Raiders held a 2-1 lead but the Falcons scored 4 in the top of the sixth on just one hit to take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
The Falcons tied the game at 2-2 after a walk and a triple. Coffee County then walked home a run and committed a two-run error.
Coffee County got a hit and an RBI out of Jacob Holder and two hits from Wyatt Nugent in the loss. Both scored runs. Holder and Braden Brown each had a double.
Holder was tagged with the loss. The sophomore allowed only one hit and struck out 9 through five and one third, but he did issue 9 walks. Braden Brown struck out 4 over one and two-thirds innings in relief.
Coffee County falls to 5-5 in District play with one series remaining – next week against Shelbyville.
Lady Raiders rip six extra base hits in blowout of Rebelettes
Coffee County had six extra base hits, including a home run from senior Justus Turner in a 15-0 throttling of visiting Franklin County Tuesday night – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio.
Coffee County’s Lady Raiders used a 12-run third inning to put the game away.
Madison Pruitt had two doubles and 3 RBIs, Emily Schuster and Keri Munn each doubled, Haidyn Campbell tripled and Turner had a home run for Coffee County. Turner finished with 3 RBIs and 3 hits. She also scored three runs.
THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO REPLAY HERE
Munn was nearly perfect in the circle. The senior hurler did not allow a hit through three innings and walked one. She struck out 8 of 9 possible outs in the three-inning game.
The win improves the Lady Raiders to 22-3-1 on the season.
Lady Raider tennis drops Tullahoma, boys lose
The CHS tennis teams split with Tullahoma Monday – the boys losing 3-4 and the girls with a clean 7-0 sweep.
For the Lady Raiders, Lauren Perry won 8-2, Rylea McNamara 8-0, Wren Lawson 8-0, Emma Fulks 8-2 and Macie Lawrence 8-2. In doubles, the pairings of Perry/McNamara and Lawson/Lawrence both won 8-0.
Meanwhile, the Raider boys couldn’t keep pace despite singles wins from Landen Booth (8-3) and Xander Blomquist (9-8). Jaden Talley and Jonathan Nelson won in doubles 8-3, but each lost singles matches, as did Johnathan Welch and Krish Patel.
Birthdays- April 20
Birthdays:
Tim Garrett
Cory Dziadkowinc
James Harris- Pizza Winner!
Anniversaries:
Jay & Karen Langford
Shannon & Angela Frame- 25 years
Virginia Scruggs Jared
Virginia Scruggs Jared (83) of Hillsboro, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Nashville she attended Hillsboro High School in Nashville and Christian Women’s College in Missouri. Virginia is survived by her husband of 61 years, Shaw Jared, daughters Anne Sinclair (Clark) of Bluffton, SC and Elizabeth “Beth” Davis (Tom) of Cary, NC and three grandchildren, Clark Jr., Ellen and Susan. She is preceded in death by brothers Maurice Scruggs and Edward Criddle Scurggs III (Kay) and parents Annie and Edward Criddle Scruggs Jr. of Nashville. She was an antique dealer, a member of the Manchester Dig and Dream Garden Club and was an active member of St. Bedes Episcopal Church. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 24th at 12:30pm at St. Bedes Episcopal Church, Manchester, TN. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Coffee County Humane Society or St. Bedes Episcopal Church.
JoAnn H. Bivins
JoAnn H. Bivins of Tullahoma passed this life on Monday, April 19, 2021 at
the Life Care Center of Tullahoma at the age of 84. Funeral Services are
scheduled for 2 PM Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral
Home with burial to follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will
receive friends from 1 – 2 PM.
A native of Old Hickory, TN, she was the daughter of the late J. B. and
Mary Gatlin Huff. She was a member of Grundy Street Church of Christ and
enjoyed cooking, especially baking. She also enjoyed playing cards, being
with her grandchildren and attending country music concerts.
Mrs. Bivins is survived by her husband, Dan H. Bivins Jr of Tullahoma;
sons, Danny Bivins and his wife, Brenda of Manchester and Mike Bivins and
his wife, Debby of Murfreesboro; brothers, James Milton Huff and Frankie
Huff; sisters, Barbara Collins and Faye Primrose and her husband, F. W.;
grandchildren, Jeremy Bivins and his wife, Aurore, Brittany Bivins, Kinsey
Johnson and her husband, Bryan, Madison Newman and her husband, David and
Michael Bivins; great grandchildren, Everleigh and Wells Johnson and one on
the way and numerous nieces and nephews..
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Manchester Police need help identifying subjects in two incidents
Manchester Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify individuals in two separate incidents.
There is a photo of a small, white extended-cab pickup truck that was allegedly involved in a hit and run accident at Murphy Oil on April 10.
Police also need help identifying three individuals – a white female and two white males – who were involved in a shoplifting incident at Walmart.
If anyone has information regarding either incident, contact MPD investigator Ben Sneed at 931-728-2099.
Dream for Weave Foundation offering two scholarships to CHS athletes
The Dream for Weave Foundation – founded after the passing of Dennis Weaver – has announced that it will be awarding two scholarships to deserving Coffee County Central athletes next month.
There will be one scholarship each awarded to a graduating male and female athlete at CHS.
These scholarship recipients will be selected by the Dream for Weave Foundation and will be awarded to graduating athletes pursuing a college degree or trade certificate in any field. Interested athletes are encouraged to fill out an application, which is available at the CHS Student Counseling Center.
The Dream for Weave Foundation mission is to support CHS athletes beyond high school as they complete post-secondary education. This goal carries on the life-long mission that was lived by Weaver, longtime sports director at Thunder Radio and play-by-play voice of Raider athletics. The foundation also has a mission to help local youth athletes with required ball equipment and apparel. Anyone who knows a family in need of these items can contact 931-409-2215.
Those wishing to donate can send checks made payable to “Dream for Weave Foundation” to 1030 Oakdale St. Manchester, TN. 37355.
Pop-up vaccine location in Coffee County begins Wednesday; no appointments required
Coffee County Health Department has announced that there will be a pop-up vaccine site at the old Southern Family Markets parking lot this week.
The location at 2050 Hillsboro Blvd. will have COVID-19 vaccines in the parking lot at 2050 Hillsboro Blvd. on Wednesday, April 21 from 3-6 p.m. and Thursday, April 22 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
There is no appointment needed and the vaccines are available for anyone age 16 and older to simply walk up and receive a vaccination.