It took a little while for the Lady Raiders to pull away, but a six run fourth and a four run sixth led to a 16-5 drubbing of Shelbyville Thursday night in Bedford County – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio.
Junior Kaitlyn Davis launched two home runs and knocked in 5 runs for the Lady Raiders. Freshman Channah Gannon got the start at third base and knocked a pair of doubles for two of her team-leading four hits on the night.
Kiya Ferrell and Olivia Evans also added 3 hits for the Lady Raiders, who finished with 16 total hits. Ferrell scored 4 times and Evans times. Evans also stole 3 bases in the win.
Davis earned the win for CHS – scattering 5 hits. She allowed 5 runs but only 1 was earned as the Lady Raiders struggled defensively with 4 errors.
Coffee County remains perfect in district play with the win and advances to 15-10 overall.
The Lady Raiders will play Baylor at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Terry Floyd Field in Manchester (Thunder Radio broadcast) and host Covington at 8:10 p.m. They will play a pair on Saturday as well in the Coffee County Classic – vs Boyd at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Dave King Park field 6, and Greenbrier at 6:10 at Dave King Park Field 7. Both Saturday games will be Thunder Radio broadcasts.
Lady Rocket softball drops Cascade 6-3
Westwood 8th grade pitcher Lily Norman held Cascade to just 5 hits and struck out 13 Champion batters as the Lady Rockets won 6-3 Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, at the plate Norman did her fair share of damage – reaching base and scoring in all 4 of her plate appearances that included a pair of singles.
Jules Ferrell also singled and scored for the Lady Rockets in the win.
Westwood announces girls basketball tryouts
Westwood Middle School Lady Rocket head basketball coach Shala Ferrell has announced tryout dates for next year’s team.
Tryouts will be held from 3:15-4:45 p.m. on May 12 and 13 at Westwood’s Joel Vinson Gymnasium. Tryouts are for upcoming 6th through 8th graders.
The Lady Rockets are coming off an incredibly successful season that saw them go unbeaten in conference play on their way to a conference championship. WMS lost just one regular season game.
Anyone with questions should contact head coach Shala Ferrell at 931-808-7434 or email shalaferrell@yahoo.com
TUESDAY PREP SCOREBOARD: Raider baseball, softball, soccer with big district wins
Multiple Coffee County sports teams were in action Tuesday – and many of them got out with wins on the night.
Red Raider soccer 2, Franklin County 1
Two goals on corner kicks got the job done for the Red Raiders in Manchester Tuesday night.
After falling behind 1-0, Coffee County tied the game with 5:30 to play in the first half with a well placed corner kick by Miguel Arrunada found Izick Sierra, who headed it just across the line to tie the game at 1-1.
The Raiders struck again 10 minutes into the second half. Another corner kick by Arrunada, this time found Breyton Anderson who knocked it into the back corner for his first goal of the season, putting the Raiders in front 2-1.
Keeper Bodey Todd kept Franklin County at by in the final minutes to seal the win.
Raider baseball 3, Warren County 1
The Raiders busted a 1-1 tie with a pair in the top of the sixth to beat Warren County 3-1 to split the district series with the Pioneers.
Aiden Robertson was nearly unhittable on the bump for CHS, allowing just one hit while striking out 11 Pioneer batters. He walked three. Robertson also helped his cause at the plate with a pair of RBIs.
Lady Raider softball 6, Franklin County 4
Franklin County had an upset in mind Tuesday. But the Lady Raiders ruined the plans in the late innings.
Trailing 4-2 in the sixth, Coffee County scored two runs to tie the game at 4-4 and then added 2 in the seventh to take a 6-4 win over the Rebelettes.
The late rally overshadowed a shaky defensive effort for the Lady Raiders that included 5 errors.
Jalyn Moran had a big night at the plate for CHS – knocking in three runs on a pair of hits and scoring a run herself.
Kaitlyn Davis earned the win in the circle with 7 strikeouts over 7 innings. She scattered 3 hits. All 4 Franklin County runs were unearned. CHS outhit Franklin County 10-3.
Coffee County will be at home Thursday night – hosting Shelbyville at 6 p.m.
CMS Lady Raider softball wins opener in CTC Tournament
The Lady Raiders of Coffee Middle ripped out 12 hits in a 12-7 win over Franklin County to open the CTC tournament Tuesday in Manchester.
Ella Arnold and Maggie Montgomery accounted for half of those hits, with 3 apiece – including a home run from Montgomery. Hayleigh Skipper, Montgomery and Kamryn Hoback each knocked in a pair. Montgomery, Skipper and Arnold each had doubles.
Madi Scott earned the win in the circle, striking out 8 over 5 innings while allowing 10 hits and 7 runs.
Rocket golf wins Monday match
Westwood golf picked up a 10 flags to 2 win over Franklin County Monday afternoon at WillowBrook golf course.
The team of Jack Stowe and Peyton Evans nabbed 3 flags; Landon Collins and Jaxon Phillips picked up 2.5 flags; Thompson Lowe, Calvin Barrett and Ava Thomas earned 2.5 flags and Eli Henley, Ethan Hamby and Jonnalee Hillis got 2 of 3 flags.
Raiders manage only two hits, fall to Pioneers in district series opener
The fight for the top of District 6-4A is intensifying.
Coffee County struggled to get the bats going at home Monday night, mustering just two hits in a 4-1 loss to the visiting Warren County Pioneers in game one of a two-game series.
The loss evens the Raiders and Pioneers both up a 5-4 in district play, right there with Franklin County, which sits at 5-3.
Monday night, Coffee County fell behind 2-0 in the third and never recovered.
Coffee County’s lone run came in the bottom of the third when Brady Nugent knocked in Cole Pippenger. The Raiders had a big opportunity in the bottom of the second with the bases loaded and only one out. But Andrew Dawson was called out on an infield fly that ended up being dropped. Jacob Holder attempted to advance home anyway and was thrown out at the plate, giving the Pioneers a double play to end the inning.
Warren County added two more runs in the top of the fourth on a two-run double by Moore.
Jacob Holder was tagged with the loss for the Raiders despite striking out 12 Pioneers. He scattered six hits, walked one and hit 5 Pioneers. Jayden Fellers pitched a perfect inning in relief.
Layne Roberts earned the win for the Pioneers. He worked 6 and 2/3 before hitting his pitch limit, striking out 12 Raider batters.
Both teams will play again at 6 p.m. Tuesday night in McMinnville.
Brady Nugent 
Jayden Fellers 
Brady Nugent 
Jacob Holder 
Cole Pippenger 
Caleb Moran 
Cole Pippenger 
Jacob Holder
Coffee County baseball, softball both hosting tournaments in Manchester this weekend
Get ready for a busy weekend in Manchester.
Coffee County Central High School baseball team will be hosting the Crethan Hansert Memorial Tournament this Thursday through Saturday. Meanwhile, the CHS Lady Raider softball team will be welcoming multiple teams for the Coffee County Classic – to be hosted at Terry Floyd Field and multiple fields at Dave King Park.
Below is the Coffee County slate of games.
| 4/21/22 | 7:15 p.m. | CHS | Baseball | Marshall Co | Home |
| 4/22/22 | 7:15 p.m. | CHS | Baseball | Tullahoma | Home |
| 4/22/22 | 4:30 p.m. | CHS | Softball | Baylor | Home |
| 4/22/22 | 8:10 p.m. | CHS | Softball | Covington | Home |
| 4/23/22 | 9 a.m. | CHS | Softball | Cheatham | Dave King Field 7 |
| 4/23/22 | 12:40 p.m. | CHS | Softball | Boyd | Dave King Field 8 |
| 4/23/22 | 5:10 p.m. | CHS | Softball | Greenbriar | Field 7 |
| 4/23/22 | 9 a.m. | CHS | Baseball | Lincoln County | Home |
Coffee County cheer tryouts set for April 26-29
Coffee County Central High School cheer coach Christy Clouse has announced that tryouts for the 2022-23 cheer team will be held April 26-29 at Coffee County Raider Academy. A current physical is required in order to tryout.
Times are 3:30-5 p.m. April 26-28 and 3:30 until finished on Friday, April 29.
For more information about tryouts, contact Clouse directly at clousec@k12coffee.net.
SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders fall short in high scoring contest with Walker Valley
Hitting and scoring runs was not a problem for the Coffee County Central Lady Raider softball team Friday afternoon.
Throwing and catching, however, was a problem.
Five Coffee County errors overshadowed a 10 run, 15 hit performance Friday in Manchester as the Lady Raiders dropped 14-10 non-district tilt against Walker Valley.
The Lady Raiders were only able to put together one clean inning – the fifth. The Lady Mustangs scored at least one run in every inning, including a 4-run top of the first that started with a Coffee County error and culminated in a grand slam off the bat of Sierra Brown before CHS could even record an out.
Coffee County fought back – but could never tie or regain the lead. The Lady Raiders blasted three home runs in the loss – one apiece from Channah Gannon, Kaitlyn Davis and freshman Paisley Campbell. Gannon and Davis’ home runs came off the bench – neither started as CHS worked in some different players in the Friday afternoon game.
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Campbell and Gannon also doubled and both knocked in three runs. Haidyn Campbell knocked in a pair of runs on a single.
Katelyn Anderson was hit with the loss. She started for CHS and allowed 7 runs (5 earned) on 8 hits over 3 innings. Gannon worked 4 innings in relief with a similar line – 7 runs (5 earned) on 7 hits. Only 10 of Walker Valley’s 14 runs were earned.
The loss drops Coffee County to 13-10 on the year. The Lady Raiders are scheduled to go to Siegel at 6:30 p.m. Monday in a rematch of last year’s Region 4-AAA Championship game. That game is scheduled to be broadcast live on Thunder Radio: 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com
Riley Phillips 
Olivia Evans 
Channah Gannon 
Alivia Reel
SOCCER: CHS picks up first district win of the year
The Central High School Red Raiders finally got a district win Thursday night – notching a 2-1 victory over Warren County in McMinnville.
Senior Aidan Abellana headed in a corner kick from John Martinez in the first half. Martinez nailed the game winner with 9 minutes left in the game to give the Raiders the win.
CHS head coach Robert Harper will be a guest on the Coffee Coaches show Saturday, April 16. Show broadcast live from 10-11 a.m. from Al White Ford Lincoln – listen live on Thunder Radio: 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com