Category: Sports

Nashville Soccer Club announced Wednesday it has officially made single game ticket purchasing options available to the general public for the club’s inaugural season in Major League Soccer which kicks off against Atlanta United FC at Nissan Stadium on Feb. 29, presented by Renasant Bank.

Nashville SC’s inaugural MLS season enhances an already exciting list of events happening in Nashville in 2020 and everyone in Music City can be “N” for it. As part of the club’s community movement, Everyone “N” embraces everything that the city of Nashville and the game of soccer are: a community that shows pride and bands together for our city’s greatest moments.

Fans can secure their tickets by visiting NashvilleSC.com/Tickets or calling 615-750-8800.

In anticipation to Nashville SC’s historic moment in North American sports on Feb. 29, the club will host a series of fan engagement and community events during its MLS Kickoff Week and leading into the opening match against Atlanta United FC. Fans will have an opportunity to participate in multiple activities, which will include a ticket to the opening match. Details about these activities and how to participate will be made available in the coming weeks. Visit NashvilleSC.com/kickoff for more information.  

In addition to these activities, Nashville SC is currently recruiting fans, supporters and local community partners to participate in their “One Nashville Under Gold” flag, the club’s community initiative to create a photo-mosaic with a collection of images representing Nashvillians from all walks of life that will be printed on a custom flag. Making its debut on Feb. 29 the flag will be presented at midfield during the pre-match festivities at every home match in 2020.

Fans can make sure they are part of Nashville SC’s historic inaugural season in Major League Soccer at the best price by purchasing Season Ticket Memberships starting at just $25 per game. Everyone “N” begins on Feb. 29, fans can visit NashvilleSC.com/Tickets or call 615-750-8800 to secure their seats.

The Coffee County CHS basketball teams traveled to Tullahoma for a rivalry doubleheader with the Cats on Tuesday.  In a pair of games you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Raider teams came home with a sweep in front of a loud, capacity crowd.  The Lady Raiders rolled to a 48 to 31 victory while the Red Raiders needed a basket with 4 seconds remaining to grab a thrilling 54 to 52 triumph. 

The Lady Raiders never trailed in the girls’ game.  After building an 8 point advantage by halftime, Coffee County led by 9 entering the 4^th quarter.  In the final frame, the Lady Raiders scored 16 points in the final 3 and a half minutes to improve to 6 and 0 in district play.  Bella Vinson was the leading scorer for Coffee County as she had 19 points.  Ellie Chumbley finished with 9 points, including 5 points in the 4^th quarter, to be named the Stone Fort Mortgage player of the game.

Tied at 14 with 7 minutes remaining in the 1^st half of the boys’ game, the Red Raiders closed out the half on a 10 to 2 run to take an 8 point lead into intermission.  Coffee County built that lead to 15 entering the 4^th quarter before Tullahoma came roaring back.  The Wildcats clawed their way back into the contest taking a 52 to 51 lead with 19 seconds to go.  But Kyle Farless scooped up a loose ball preventing a Raider turnover and attacked the rim before laying it off to Jaxon Vaughn for the game-winning basket with 4 seconds remaining.  Vaughn hit a free throw to make it a 3 point play and the Raiders improved to 5 and 1 in district play as they sit atop the district standings.  For his heroics, Farless was named the Stone Fort Mortgage player of the game.  Jaylon Wooten led the Raiders in scoring with 19 points.  Farless and Vaughn each finished with 8. 

Coffee County is back on the road on Friday as they begin their 2^nd rotation through the district schedule.  The Raiders and Lady Raiders travel to Columbia to battle the Lions.  Tip-off for the girls’ game is set for 6 PM. 

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The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raiders opened up play in the TMSAA Area 6 Basketball Tournament on Tuesday at home.  In a game you heard here on Thunder Raider, Coffee Middle took on an unfamiliar opponent in Spring Hill.  The Lady Raiders exploded in the 2^nd half to grab a 40 to 22 win. 

After a cold shooting first half, the Lady Raiders trailed 15 to 12 at the intermission.  But Coffee County got the first 16 points of the 2^nd half to seize control of the contest and advance to Thursday night’s semifinals.  The Lady Raiders held Spring Hill to 7 points in the 2^nd half as they outscored the Lady Generals 28 to 7. 

Olivia Vinson led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 12 points.  Channah Gannon added 8 points and Samantha Kirby poured in 7 points.  The win improves the Lady Raiders to 18 and 5 on the season. 

The win also advances the Lady Raiders to Thursday’s tournament semifinals.  In the semifinals, Coffee County will take on North Franklin.  That game will tip off at 7:15 PM at CCMS. 

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The Temple Baptist Christian School basketball teams welcomed Philadelphia Christian to the E.C. Bailey Gym on Tuesday night.  The junior varsity(middle school ages) squad dropped a 32 to 16 decision to the visitors from Georgia.   The varsity squad fell 37 to 25.

In the varsity contest, Temple fell behind in the 1^st quarter by 5 points and could never retake the lead.  The Eagles ended up missing 5 free throws in the 2^nd half to curtail any comeback hopes.  Alex Gloden was the leading scorer for Temple as he netted 13 points.  Mich Gloden poured in 6 points and Sam Floyd chipped in 4. 

In the JV game, Philadelphia pulled away in the 2^nd quarter to build an 18 to 8 lead at intermission.  In the 2^nd half, the Eagles rally was thwarted by a cold shooting 4^th quarter.  Sam Floyd was the leading scorer for Temple as he finished with 10 points.  John Green, Nathan Baker and Isaac Stewart all chipped in 2 points apiece.

The Eagles are back at home on Friday night as they welcome Shenandoah Baptist Academy to the E.C. Bailey Gym.  Tip off for the JV game is set for 4:30 PM. 

4:30 PM – CCMS Basketball(Girls) vs. Spring Hill at TMSAA Area Tournament at CCMS – Thunder Radio broadcast
6:00 PM – CHS Wrestling at Warren Co
6:00 PM – TBCS Basketball HOSTS Philadelphia Christian
6:00 PM – CHS Basketball at Tullahoma – Thunder Radio broadcast

The Coffee County CHS freshmen basketball teams traveled to Fayetteville on Monday afternoon.  Both Raiders teams came up short in the MLK Day doubleheader.  The Lady Raiders fell 45 to 34 while the Red Raiders lost 53 to 44.

A 16 point 4^th quarter outburst by the Lady Raiders was not enough as they fell to the Lady Falcons.  Nia Sheffield led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 10 points.  Maggie Crouch added 9 points and Katelyn Davis finished with 5.

Despite hitting six 3 point baskets, the Red Raiders came up short to the Falcons.  Brady Nugent led the Raiders in scoring with 11 points.  Hayden Collins added 10 points and Ryan Gravely chipped in 9 points. 

The freshmen teams are off until Monday when they travel to Woodbury to play the Cannon County freshman squads.  The girls’ game tips off the doubleheader of action at 6 PM. 

The goal, of course, was to make it to the Super Bowl, and win it.

The Titans came up short of reaching that accomplishment with a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.

On Monday, the Titans’ list of players set to play in the Pro Bowl grew by two, however – quarterback Ryan Tannehill and defensive lineman Jurrell Casey have been named to the roster.

Tannehill has been named to the 2020 Pro Bowl team, and is replacing Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Casey has also been named to the Pro Bowl, and he’s replacing Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones.

Tannehill and Casey will join running back Derrick Henry and punter Brett Kern, named to the Pro Bowl in December, on the Pro Bowl roster.

Tannehill, who will be making his first Pro Bowl appearance, led the NFL with a 117.5 rating in 2019, his first season with the team after playing previously with the Dolphins. During the regular season, Tannehill threw for 2,742 yards with 22 touchdowns and six interceptions. He guided the Titans to a 9-4 mark since taking over as the starter in Week 7.

Casey, named to the Pro Bowl for the fifth straight season, ended the 2019 season with 61 tackles, 30 quarterback pressures and five sacks. Casey had two sacks in the team’s playoff win at Baltimore on January 11.

In 2019, Casey became the seventh player in team annals to reach 50 career sacks (51), and his five sacks during the season made him the organization’s first player since Ray Childress (1986-1994) to tally at least five sacks in seven straight seasons.

This year’s Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

The Nashville Sounds announced that they will host the Texas Rangers Winter Caravan at Ole Smoky Distillery and Yee-Haw Brewing Co. at 6th and Peabody on Wednesday, January 29 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Recently named Nashville Sounds Manager Darwin Barney will attend the event along with Rangers left-handed pitcher Brett Martin and infielder Nick Solak. Joining Barney, Martin and Solak will be Rangers Director of Minor League Operations Paul Kruger.

Martin, 24, is a Morristown, Tenn. native and pitched in 10 games for the Sounds before making his Major League debut in 2019. In 10 appearances with Nashville, Martin recorded a 0.71 ERA (1 ER/12.2 IP) with 19 strikeouts. The left-hander made his big-league debut on April 19 vs. Houston and pitched in 51 games for Texas last year.

Solak, 25, played in 30 games for the Sounds last year after the Rangers acquired him in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays on July 13. The top prospect out of the University of Louisville hit .347 with 23 runs, 16 extra-base hits and 27 RBI with Nashville before being promoted to Texas on August 20. He spent the rest of the season with the Rangers and hit .293 with 19 runs, 12 extra-base hits and 17 RBI in 33 games.

The event is free to the public and will include live music performed by Payton Taylor, player autographs, a Q&A session hosted by Sounds radio broadcaster Jeff Hem and Ole Smoky Distillery & Yee-Haw Brewing Co. at 6th and Peabody’s traditional trivia Wednesday with a baseball focus.

Earlier in the day the Sounds and Rangers contingent will visit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt where they will visit Seacrest Studios and spend time with patients and families during room-to-room visits.

Media is welcome to attend the caravan event at Ole Smoky Distillery & Yee-Haw Brewing Co. at 6th and Peabody. Barney, Martin, Solak and Nashville Sounds General Manager Adam Nuse will be available for interviews from 5:00-5:30 p.m.

The 2020 season begins on Thursday, April 9 when the Sounds host the Iowa Cubs at 6:35 p.m. 2020 season ticket memberships are on sale through the Nashville Sounds ticket office. For more information on membership packages, call 615-690-4487, or e-mail tickets@nashvillesounds.com.

Looking to avenge the loss that ended their season last year, the Coffee County Lady Raider basketball team welcomed Riverdale to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday night.  The Lady Raiders played incredibly stingy defense, especially in the final 3 quarters, to hold Riverdale to 32 points.  Coffee County got the win over their region rival 53 to 32. 

After a back and forth first 4 minutes, Riverdale closed out the 1^st quarter on a 10 to 2 run to take a 16 to 12 lead into the 2^nd quarter.  Coffee County grabbed the lead at 24 to 23 with 1:53 left in the half and never surrendered the edge.  The Lady Raiders owned a 30 to 26 lead at the intermission and held the Lady Warriors scoreless for the first 6 minutes of the 2^nd half to take a 7 point lead into the 4^th quarter.  In the 4^th quarter, Coffee County shredded the Riverdale full court press outscoring the Lady Warriors 18 to 4 in the final 8 minutes.

Coffee County finished with 3 players in double figures, led by Bella Vinson who had 17 points to earn the Stone Fort Mortgage player of the game honor.  Jenna Garretson finished with 15 points and Ellie Graham added 11 as Coffee County improved to 18 and 3 on the season. 

On Tuesday, Coffee County’s Raiders and Lady Raiders travel to Tullahoma to take on the rival Cats.  The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM.  Thunder Radio’s live coverage will begin with the Powers Storage Pregame Show at 5:50 PM. 

The Coffee County CHS wrestling team traveled to Sewanee on Saturday for the 15 team Mt. Top Invitational.  The Raider grapplers grabbed 5 individual medals on the day.  In the team standings, Coffee County finished in 8^th place out of the 15 squads.  A trio of Lady Raider wrestlers also competed in a pair of matches each. 

For the Lady Raiders Alanna Coker and Mary Anne Walker each were 2 and 0 on the day.  For the Red Raiders, Cardin Stump and Hunter Massey captured 2^nd place medals while Chris Speegle and Gavin Prater came home with 3^rd place medals and Jeremiah Wardell finished with a 4^th place medal. 

Stump(fighting in the heavyweight class) got a 1^st round bye to start the day before grabbing pinfall wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals to advance to the championship.  In the title match, Stump was pinned by a McMinn County wrestler to finish in 2^nd place. 

Massey(126 pounds) also got a first round bye before pinning his opponent in the quarterfinals.  In the semifinals, Massey scratched out a 7 to 6 decision win to advance to the finals.  In the finals, Massey pushed the match to 3 full rounds before losing in a decision to his opponent from Sale Creek.

Prater(145) opened his tournament bracket  with a bye then grabbed a quarterfinal win with a pinfall.  In the semifinals, Prater lost via a decision and fell into the consolation bracket.  Prater closed out the day with a pinfall win and a major decision victory to grab 3^rd place. 

Chris Speegle(220) grabbed a pinfall win in the quarterfinals after receiving a 1^st round bye.  In the semifinals, Speegle was send to the consolation bracket when he lost his match via a pin.  In the consolation bracket, Speegle got a decision win to advance to the 3^rd place match where he pinned his opponent for the medal. 

Wardell(106) opened his bracket with a bye before grabbing a pinfall win in 44 seconds in the quarterfinals.  In the semifinals, Wardell was pinned in the 2^nd round to drop him into the consolation bracket.  Wardell won a pinfall decision in the consolation semifinals to advance to the 3^rd place match.  In the medal match, Wardell was once again pinned early in the 2^nd round to finish in 4^th place. 

The Raider wrestlers travel to Warren County on Tuesday for a match with the Warren County High School team.  Also on tap for Tuesday night will be a youth wrestling match between the Warren County Youth and the Coffee County Youth wrestling programs.  First match is set to get underway at 6 PM.