The Lady Raider soccer team’s season came to a close in the District 8-AAA soccer semi-finals Thursday night.
Coffee County trailed Shelbyville 1-0 at half, but picked up goal from Ellie Fann with 23 minutes left to play to knot the score at 1-1.
Shelbyville responded with a goal less than a minute later to take a lead the Eaglettes would not relinquish. Shelbyville added another goal with 7:36 to play to ice the game at 3-1.
Friday night is homecoming at Carden-Jarrell Field.
Coffee County’s Red Raider football team (4-3 overall) welcomes unbeaten Warren County (7-0). Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Tickets will not be available at the gate. Those wishing to purchase tickets will need to do so digitally by visiting www.gofan.co.
You can hear all of the action, including homecoming festivities, on Thunder Radio. Our coverage begins at 6 p.m. with the Friday Night Thunder Pregame show (delivered by Riddle Trucking).
We take you from the pregame, through every snap and into the postgame with postgame highlight clips, area scoreboard and we welcome your calls. We are your home for more than complete coverage of Red Raider football.
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To fully appreciate the stellar start righty Bryse Wilson gave the Braves in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, it must be remembered that he may not have made any big league starts this year had Cole Hamels not been shut down during the regular season’s final week.
Wilson might have become a somewhat forgotten figure as he spent most of this season at the team’s alternate training site. But his name will be remembered for a long time by those who saw him help the Braves move a win away from the World Series with a 10-2 victory over the Dodgers on Thursday night at Globe Life Field.
“Wow, that’s about all I can say,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “Are you kidding me? That kid stepped up. How he would handle the situation, I guess he answered that.”
Marcell Ozuna hit a pair of homers and drove in four runs, including an RBI double that chased Clayton Kershaw during the decisive six-run sixth. But the story of the night was Wilson, who cruised through what was just his eighth start as a big leaguer and helped the Braves take a 3-1 lead in this best-of-seven series. Continue reading this story here.
Coffee County Central High School’s Lady Raider volleyball team looks to continue its historic season Thursday night.
After reaching the Region 4-AAA championship game on Tuesday for the first time in program history, the Lady Raiders travel to Cookeville Thursday for the state sectional.
First serve Thursday is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio as part of the First National Bank Hometown Sports Series. You can listen to the Lady Raiders on 107.9 FM, 106.7 FM, 1320 AM, stream worldwide on the Manchester Go app or thunder1320.com.
A win would advance the Lady Raiders to the TSSAA State Tournament.
Thursday is the final day to buy paper tickets to the Central High School home game Friday against unbeaten Warren County.
You can purchase tickets between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the CHS main office – 100 Red Raider Drive. Price is $7 for adults.
There will be no tickets sold at the gate. You can continue purchase tickets through Friday in digital format. Those with the iPhone can download the GoFan app, others can visit gofan.co.
Friday night is homecoming and kickoff between the Raiders and Pioneers is set for 7 p.m. The Pioneers enter 7-0, the Raiders are 4-3.
You can listen to the game live on Thunder Radio. Coverage begins at 6 p.m. with the Friday Night Thunder pregame show, continuing with kickoff at 7 p.m. and the postgame show will play highlights of the game, recap area scores and take your phone calls. Thunder Radio is your source for complete local coverage of Red Raider athletics.
Instead of joining the 2014 Royals as the only teams to win eight consecutive games to start a postseason, the Braves became the first franchise to allow at least 10 runs in a postseason inning multiple times.
Everything about the Braves’ 15-3 loss to the Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday night was ugly. The drama surrounding this battle quickly faded as Kyle Wright recorded just two outs during Los Angeles’ 11-run first inning.
“Obviously [Wright] wanted to go out there and have a great start,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “It didn’t work out. We’re still in a good spot with four games left. Like I said, the whole team, we just turn the page and get ready to go tomorrow.”
Joc Pederson, Edwin Ríos and Max Muncy all homered during the Dodgers’ historic first. Never before had a team tallied 11 runs in any inning during a postseason game. And never before had a team hit three homers in the first inning of a postseason game.
Game 4 will be broadcast on Thunder Radio Thursday night. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. and we will join that game in progress at the conclusion of the CHS Lady Raider volleyball game. Continue reading this story by clicking here.
Coffee County Central’s volleyball team made history Tuesday night.
For the first time in the program’s existence, the Lady Raiders won the region-semi-finals to advance to the region championship game and earn a spot in the state sectional.
Coffee County got double digit kills from three players and a remarkable 22 digs from junior Lauren Brandt to drop Rockvale 3-1 Monday at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium. The win advanced the Lady Raiders to the Region 4-AAA Championship game where Coffee County fell to Siegel 3-0.
But the win over Rockvale guarantees the Lady Raiders in the state sectional on Thursday. The Lady Raiders will travel to Cookeville with a trip to the TSSAA state volleyball tournament on the line. Thunder Radio will be there to broadcast the match.
In the win over Rockvale, Kiya Ferrell led the way in kills with 13, followed by Lexi Bryan with 11 and Keri Munn with 10. Brandt led the team in digs with 22 and assists with 22.
Munn and Ferrell each served up three aces.
The win over Rockvale and the loss to Siegel moves the Lady Raiders to 20-5 on the season.
After the tournament, Maddie Husted, Keri Munn and Kiya Ferrell were named to the Region 4-AAA All-Region Team.
No one circles the wagons like the Tennessee Titans.
Sorry Chris Berman, and the Buffalo Bills.
Ravaged by positive COVID-19 tests, and without several key players on the team’s 53-man roster, the Titans beat the Bills 42-16 with an inspired effort on Tuesday night in the first game with fans present at Nissan Stadium during the 2020 season.
The Titans gave fans plenty to cheer about while improving to 4-0.
It was the team’s first game in 16 days after having back-to-back games rescheduled, and it came after only one full practice during the week leading up to the contest.
With a depleted roster and a resilient approach, the Titans produced an effort on Tuesday night that surely impressed even Berman, the famed ESPN anchor who coined the catchphrase “No one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills” roughly 30 years ago.
“All the credit goes to the players for sticking together, and playing in the manner in which they did,” Titans Coach Mike Vrabel said. “I am never going to question this football team. I am never going to question the effort. … I expect us to win and play with great effort.”
Vrabel said the Titans have proven to be a resilient team, long before the recent adversity.
One year after bearing the weight of another disappointing October in Atlanta, Freddie Freeman has energized his hometown city with an MVP-caliber performance that has brought the Braves within two wins of their first trip to the World Series since 1999.
Freeman homered for a second straight game and contributed to a four-run fifth inning that allowed the Braves to post an 8-7 win over the Dodgers in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington.
“He keeps showing why he’s the MVP,” Braves closer Mark Melancon said. “Freddie is one of the most consistent players I’ve ever played against, played with or been around. If there was one word to sum him up, it’s consistency.”
After the Braves improved to 2-0 in the NLCS, Freeman had to undergo treatment on his right elbow, which was hit by an Alex Wood pitch in the eighth inning. Manager Brian Snitker said all indications were Freeman would be fine after getting hit on the funny bone.
But when dealing with Atlanta sports, there’s always seemingly reason to worry. There have been too many stumbles in big games. So it wasn’t necessarily surprising to see Melancon called upon on a night when the Dodgers had trailed 7-0 in the seventh and by five runs entering the ninth. But the fact that he stranded the potential tying run at third provided further indication this year might be different for the Braves.
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Tickets go on sale Tuesday for this Friday’s Red Raider football game against Warren County.
Kickoff for Friday’s game is set for 7 p.m. The Pioneers enter the game undefeated with a 7-0 record. Coffee County is 4-3. It is homecoming for Central High School.
Tickets can be purchased Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the CHS main office at 100 Red Raider Dr.
If you wish to purchase tickets digitally, you can do so with the GoFan app or by visiting Gofan.co.
If you can’t attend the game, it will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio. The Friday Night Thunder pregame show begins at 6 p.m. with kickoff at 7 p.m. Tune in at 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, stream on the Manchester Go app or thunder1320.com.