Coffee County Central Track & Field had another showout performance Thursday – with the Lady Raiders taking first place out of 9 schools at the inaugural Webb School Fast Feet Invitational
Coffee County finished with 169 points, better than Stewarts Creek with 161.5 points in second place. Webb finished third at 102 points.
The Red Raider boys placed third out of 11 teams with 85 points – behind McCallie School and Stewarts Creek.
Girls top 5 finishers
1st place – 4×800 team of Madison Rooker, Elli Chumley, Kailee Rossman and Patricia Barrera – 11:02.37
1st place – 100 meter hurdles – Madison Rooker – 18.37
3rd place – 100 meter hurdles – Elli Chumley – 19.46
5th place – 100 meter dash – Maddie Sullivan – 13.13
3rd place – 4×200 relay team of Allie Sullivan, Addison Williams, Gracie Campbell and McKenzie Oliver – 2:02.84
3rd place – 1600 meter run – Patricia Barrera – 5:50.79
1st place – 4×100 meter relay team of Allie Sullivan, Kasen Holt, Liza Johnson and Maddie Sullivan – 55.74
1st place – 300 meter hurdles – Madison Rooker – 50.60
2nd place – 300 meter hurdles – Maddie Sullivan – 54.09
4th place – 800 meter run – Kailee Rossman – 2:43.77
5th place – 800 meter run – Bethany Lambert – 2:44.95
5th place – 200 meter dash – Maddie Sullivan – 29.02
2nd place – 3200 meter run – Patricia Barrera – 12:11.24
3rd place – 3200 meter run – Kailee Rossman – 12:31.39
1st place – pole vault – Madison Rooker – 7-00.00
4th place – discus – Autumn Stover – 68.02
1st place – shot put – Elli Chumley – 33-03.00
3rd place – long jump – Jalyn Case – 13-11.50
5th place – long jump – Kasen Holt – 13-09.75
3rd place – triple jump – Bethany Lambert – 25-05.50
3rd place – high jump – Jalyn Case – 4-08
5th place – high jump – Elizabeth Brown – 4-06
Boys Top 5 Finishers
3rd place – 4×800 relay team of Jacob Slabaugh, Jesus Gonzales, Landon Kenney and Cayden Miller – 9:19.44
3rd place – 100 meter dash – Jaiden Foster – 11.27
2nd place – 4×100 meter relay team of Jaiden Foster, Kelby Walker, John Dobson and Tyler Martin – 47.01
3rd place – 400 meter dash – john Dobson – 53.90
5th place – 800 meter – Landon Kenney – 2:09.22
2nd place – 3200 meter – Garrett Masters – 10.39.33
1st place – pole vault – Ethan Welch – 10-06.00
4th place – discus – Ethan Welch – 121-07
4th place – high jump – John Dobson – 5-06
Kailee Rossman 
Jaiden Foster 
Madison Rooker 
Konor Heaton 
Jalyn Case 
Elizabeth Brown 
John Dobson 
Ethan Welch
Thunder Radio photos by Holly Peterson
WRESTLING: Coffee County’s Barlow named to Main Street Preps All-Midstate second team
Postseason accolades are rolling in for one of Coffee County’s best athletes.
Sophomore multi-sport athlete Jacob Barlow has been named to the 2021-22 Main Street Preps All-Midstate boys wrestling team after an excellent season on the mat.
Barlow went 36-4 this winter and beat Nolensville’s Charles McTorry to take third place in the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament.
Earlier this month, Barlow went to the 2022 All-American national event and placed third.
Barlow is also a starting linebacker and long snapper for the Red Raider football team.
SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders notch district win over Warren County
The record in district play remains perfect for Coffee County Central’s Lady Raiders after a 6-2 win over visiting Warren County Thursday – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio.
Coffee County led from the onset – taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Haidyn Campbell laced a single to right centerfield to score Chesnie Cox.
Campbell went on to pick up a pair of hits and 2 RBIs in the win.
The Lady Raiders led 4-2 going into the bottom of the 6th when Lady Raider Kaitlyn Davis ended all doubt with a mammoth two-run home run to right centerfield. Davis also earned the win in the circle for CHS – allowing 2 unearned runs while scattering 8 hits and striking out 4.
Cox, Campbell and Jalyn Moran all had multi-hit games for Coffee County. Cox scored twice.
THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO REPLAY.
The Lady Raiders will host Walker Valley at 5 p.m. Friday at Terry Floyd Field – you can hear the game live on Thunder Radio.
SOFTBALL: Coffee Middle falls to Tullahoma Thursday night
The Coffee Middle softball team fell behind 10-3 couldn’t dig all the way out, losing 10-6 to Tullahoma Thursday afternoon
Ella Arnold doubled twice, scored twice and had an RBI for the Lady Raiders in the loss. Kayley Buckley picked up 3 hits and a pair of RBIs.
Three errors hurt the Lady Raiders, who actually outhit Tullahoma 11-9 in the loss.
Banks named new head volleyball coach at Westwood Middle
Westwood Middle will have a new volleyball coach on the bench next fall.
Hayley Banks has been named the new head coach of the program.
Banks played volleyball for Coffee County Central and graduated in 2014 before going on to Tennessee Tech. She helped to start and run the Manchester Volleyball Club, which has grown from two teams to six teams in just the past three years. MVC has players ranging from 12-17.
Banks will be a guest on the Coffee Coaches Show this Saturday, April 16, live from Al White Ford Lincoln. The show airs from 10-11 a.m. on Thunder Radio: 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com
TENNIS: Girls win, boys fall against Lincoln County; Raiders sweep Warren County
Coffee County tennis split with Lincoln County before beating Warren County in a rain-stoppage.
Red Raiders 1, Falcons 6
Jonathan Nelson Loss 7-9
Krish Patel loss 1-8
Liam Brown Loss 6-8
Nolan Sussen Loss 6-8
Alexander Blomquist Loss 8-1
Patel / Brown win 8-5
Nelson / Sussen loss 4-8
Lady Raiders 4, Lady Falcons 3
Lauren Perry win 8-1
Rylea McNamara win 8-2
Katie Lawrence loss 0-8
Savannah Blackburn loss 18
Emma Fulks win 8-6
Perry / Fulks win 8-1
CHS Boys 4, Warren County 0 (rain stoppage)
Jonathan Nelson win 8-0
Austin Dockrey win 8-1
Patel / Brown win 8-1
Nelson / Sussen win 8-2
CHS Girls 4, Warren County 0
Lauren Perry win 8-6
Savannah Blackburn win 8-1
Perry / Fulks win 8-3
Lawrence / Lawrence win 9-8
TRACK & FIELD: Coffee Co. girls take 2nd place at Tuesday meet
Coffee County Central girls track took second place out of 16 teams at Tuesday’s track meet at Blackman High School.
The Lady Raiders put together a handful of top five finishes on the day, including:
Kailee Rossman – 5th place – 800 meter run: 2:49.02
Kailee Rossman – 3rd place – 1600 meter run: 5:49.90
4×800 relay – 2nd place. 11:11.85
Jalyn Case – 1st place – high jump: 4-8
Elizabeth Brown – 3rd place – high jump: 4-6
Autumn Stover – 2nd place – discus: 79-0
Elli Chumley – 1st place – shot put: 33-6
On the boys side, the Raiders were able to muster up a few top 5 finishes as well:
John Dobson – 5th place – 400 meter dash – 54.25
Landon Kenney – 3rd place – 800 meter run – 2:15.78
Garrett Masters – 5th place – 1600 meter run – 5:05.75
4×800 relay team – 2nd place – 9:11.73
Ethan Welch – 3rd place – discus – 114-3
FOOTBALL: Raiders to hold spring practice May 3-20; Haynes returns as defensive coordinator
Spring football dates have been announced for the Coffee County Central High School Red Raiders.
The Raiders will open spring practice on May 3 and practice and wrap practice with a home scrimmage against Marshall County at 6 p.m. Friday, May 20th. The Raiders have 21 days to fit in 10 on-field practices. Multiple rain dates are built in. Practices will be held at the CHS practice field. The spring scrimmage is scheduled to be held at Carden-Jarrell Field behind Raider Academy and everyone is encouraged to attend.
Coached by fourth-year head coach Doug Greene, the Red Raiders are coming off their best regular season since 2007 (6-4 record). The 2021 Raiders went 5-5 and qualified for the TSSAA playoffs, losing a tight contest in the first round to Riverdale. Coffee County lost 7 seniors from that squad, and only one starter on defense.
Speaking of defense, Roger Haynes will return to the Raiders as defensive coordinator this year. Haynes served as DC in 2020 and helped to build what many considered a formidable defensive unit – a unit that continued to frustrate opponents last year. Haynes left for the 2021 season due to family health concerns.
“Having Roger back is huge for us,” Greene told CHS players and parents in a meeting Tuesday. “Having him and, hopefully a full staff for the first time, allows me to completely focus on the offensive side of the ball. I lost a lot of hair last year (trying to do both).”
The Raiders open the regular season August 19th when Franklin County comes to Manchester for a 7 p.m. kickoff. This will mark the centennial year celebration for Red Raider football – the 100th year of football in Manchester.
You can hear the Red Raiders all season long on Thunder Radio WMSR as we begin our 65th year of broadcasting Red Raider football in Manchester. Listen all season beginning with the Friday Night Thunder pregame show at 6 p.m. on 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app and Thunder1320.com.
This fall’s complete schedule is below:
Aug. 19 – vs. Franklin County. 7 p.m.
Aug. 26 AT Tullahoma. 7 p.m.
Sept. 2 vs. *Shelbyville. 7 p.m.
Sept 9 AT Page. 7 p.m.
Sept. 16 vs. *Lebanon. 7 p.m.
Sept. 23 vs. ***Spring Hill 7 p.m.
Sept. 30 AT *Warren County 7 p.m.
Oct. 7 OPEN WEEK
Oct. 14 AT *Cookeville. 7 p.m.
Oct. 21 AT Rockvale. 7 p.m.
Oct. 27 vs. Rhea County. 7 p.m. (Thursday night game. Senior night)
*Denotes Region Game
***Homecoming
Games in bold are at home.
BASEBALL: Raiders split district double header at Franklin County
Brady Nugent played the hero in game one of a double header with Franklin County Wednesday night in Winchester.
In a game that went extra innings and saw the Raiders fall behind 6-5 in the top of the 9th, Nugent tied things up immediately in the bottom of the inning (the Raiders were the home team in game 1) when he turned around a 3-2 pitch and parked it over the left field fence.
Caleb Moran followed suit by earning a walk. After stealing second base, Moran moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on an error to give the Raiders a walk-off win over the Rebels.
Moran was big at the plate all night with a pair of RBIs and three runs scored. Jacob Holder also knocked in a pair for the Raiders, who came from behind after trailing 5-3 entering the bottom of the sixth inning.
Timothy Henderson earned the win in relief – allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits while striking out 4. Aiden Robertson started for the Raiders and got a no-decision. He struck out 9 over 5 innings, scattering 5 hits and 4 runs.
Raiders 8, Franklin County 7
The Rebels flipped the script on the Raiders in game two – getting a walk-off of their own.
After Coffee County scored 2 in the top of the 7th to take a 7-4 lead, the Rebels rallied for 4 in the bottom half, including a walk-off double to win 8-7.
Jacob Holder went 6.2 for the Raiders and allowed 6 earned runs while walking 5 and striking out 9. He scattered 7 hits. He ran out of fuel in the seventh, Brady Nugent entered and a two-run double gave the Rebels the win.
The Raiders got 4 extra base hits in the win – including a triple and a home run out of Aiden Robertson, who had 4 RBIs and scored twice. Cole Pippenger, Holder and Jacob Sherrill all doubled.
The Raiders remain tied with Franklin County in the district standings and will play Warren County in a 2-game series next week.
Lady Raiders rout Shelbyville for Tuesday district win
Coffee County got four extra base hits, including a triple and an RBI from Chesnie Cox in a 10-4 District 6-4A win over visiting Shelbyville Tuesday night at Terry Floyd Field -a game you heard live on Thunder Radio.
Coffee County actually trailed 1-0 after the Eaglettes snuck a run across in the first inning on a Lady Raider error – 1 of 3 CHS errors on the night.
But Coffee County bounced back and steadily pulled away, tying the game in the first and adding multiple runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings.
Willow Carden, Emily Schuster and Haidyn Campbell all joined the extra base-hit parade with doubles.
Cox, Schuster, Campbell, Jalyn Moran, Cheyenne Vickers, Carden and Olivia Evans each picked up single RBIs in the win. Shelbyville added three runs in the top of the seventh inning after the issue was mostly settled.
Katelyn Anderson earned the win in the circle – tossing 7 innings and allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 9 hits while striking out 3.
THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE BROADCAST REPLAY.
Coffee County is scheduled to travel to Wilson Central for a non-district tilt Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. – weather permitting.
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Alivia Reel 
Ava McIntosh 
Kara Beth Patton 
Madison Pruitt 
Olivia Evans 
Haidyn Campbell 
Jada Bowen 
Emily Schuster 
Chesnie Cox 
Chesnie Cox 
Katelyn Anderson