Category: Sports

The Coffee CHS soccer team opened their season on the road on Tuesday in a match you heard here on Thunder Radio.  New head coach Lee Xixis opened his first campaign as head coach with a district road match against the 3 time defending district champions of Lincoln County.  The Lady Raiders controlled the time of possession and Lucy Riddle had a clean sheet in goal as Coffee County won 2 nil.

After peppering the Lincoln County keeper early, the Lady Raiders broke through in the 26^th minute when Maddy Jones scored off a pass from Jayda Wright to give Coffee County the 1 nil lead they would take into the half.  After only getting 1 shot on frame in the first half, Lincoln County picked up the offensive pressure in the 2^nd half as they managed 4 more shots challenging Riddle.  The Lady Raiders adjusted to the Lincoln County flow and swung the momentum back in their favor with 18 minutes remaining in the contest.  Jenna Garrettson intercepted a Lincoln County throw-in and hit a high arching shot over the Lady Falcon keeper in the 78^th minute to seal the outcome.

Coffee County outshot Lincoln County 18 to 5 in the match while winning the time of possession battle.  Riddle finished with 5 saves as she played exceptionally well in the box.  The Lady Raiders got 3 corner kicks to Lincoln County’s 2.

The Lady Raiders return to action on Thursday when they tangle with Franklin County in another district battle on the road.  Opening kick is set for 7 PM at Franklin County High School in Winchester.

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The Coffee County CHS volleyball team opened district play on Tuesday welcoming Shelbyville to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  After blitzing Tullahoma on Monday night, the Lady Raiders got their 2^nd straight sweep in dispatching the Eaglettes.  Coffee County won by set scores of 25-13, 25-11 and 25-19.

Coffee County got an amazing 37 kills in the match led by Keri Munn who struck 11. Abigail Parker and Kiya Ferrell each drove home 6.  Coffee County was again effective at the service line as they hammered out 12 aces against 6 service errors.  Amanda Mukai led the Lady Raiders in aces with 5.  Munn and Ferrell each added a pair.   Mukai led the team in assists with 17 while Keelie Hillis picked up 10.  Parker was credited with 6 digs and a block to round out her strong game.  Hillis added 4 blocks, 5 kills and an ace.

The Lady Raiders visit Whitwell on Wednesday for their 1^st road match of the year.  First serve is set for 5:30 PM.

The Temple Baptist Christian School volleyball team hosted Shenandoah Baptist on Tuesday night at the E.C. Bailey Gym.   The balanced Lady Eagle team played nearly flawlessly as they rolled to a 4 set win over the visitors from Cleveland, TN.  Temple won by set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 23-25 and 25-15.  Grace Butler had a strong service game for Temple as she finished with 7 aces including an ace on match point.

The Lady Eagles will take some time off before returning to the court on Friday, August 30^th.  Temple will hit the road as they travel to Calhoun, Georgia to take on Philadelphia Christian School.  Opening serve is set for 4:30 PM EDT.

The Coffee Middle School football team hosted Baylor on Tuesday afternoon in the first home game of the season.  Coming off a pair of heart-breaking road losses, the Red Raiders were looking to get into the win column for the first time this season.  Trailing 24 to 0 entering the 4^th quarter, the Red Raiders rallied but came up short in a 24 to 14 loss.

Cole Pippenger got the Raiders on the board as he scored from 8 yards out.  The 2 point conversion was no good.  Blayne Myers got the Raiders second score as he rattled off a 30 yard touchdown run.  Pippenger added the 2 point conversion on a run to make the final score 24 to 14.

The Raiders will be back at home on Tuesday night when they play host to Harris at Carden-Jarrell Field.  Opening kick is set for 6:30 PM.

The Coffee Middle School volleyball team hit the road on Tuesday traveling to McMinnville.  The Lady Raiders squared off against an always strong Warren County squad looking to win their 4^th match in a row.

The Lady Raiders struggled with hitting errors and passing as they dropped the match in straight sets.  Coffee County fell by set scores of 25-12 and 25-15.  The loss dropped Coffee County to 3 and 1 on the year.  The JV Lady Raiders won their match 2 sets to 1.

The Lady Raiders return home on Thursday for a doubleheader against North Franklin.  The first match is set to get underway at 4:30 PM.

The Westwood soccer team opened their season on Tuesday as they welcomed St. Andrews-Sewanee to Dyer-Bouldin Field.  The young Lady Rockets “played hard and learned lots” said head coach Donna Burdine, but it was not enough to capture a win.  Westwood fell by a final score of 3 to 0.

The Lady Rockets are back in action on Thursday when they welcome Cascade to Dyer-Bouldin Field.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast as part of the 1^st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.  Opening kick is set for 5:30 PM.  We will begin live coverage with the pregame show at 5:20.

Tuesday Prep Schedule
4:30 PM – CCMS Volleyball at Warren County
4:30 PM – TBCS Volleyball HOSTS Shenandoah Baptist Academy
5:00 PM – CCMS Football HOSTS Baylor
5:00 PM – WMS Girls’ Soccer HOSTS St. Andrews
6:30 PM – CHS Volleyball HOSTS Shelbyville
6:30 PM – CHS Girls’ Soccer at Lincoln County – 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series broadcast on Thunder Radio

The Coffee County CHS volleyball team opened their season at home against old rival Tullahoma on Monday night.  In a match you heard here on Thunder Radio, a strong performance from the service line lifted the Lady Raiders to the dominant win in straight sets.  Coffee County won by set scores of 25-2, 25-13 and 25-18.

Coffee County started the match off red hot winning the first 20 points.  Amanda Mukai served throughout the streak as she struck 7 aces.  Coffee County finished the match with 14 aces as Mukai ended with 8.  Kiya Ferrell added 2.  Mukai also had the lead in assists with 12 as Keelie Hillis added 3.  Hillis tied with Ferrell for the team lead in kills as each had 6.  Keri Munn added 5 kills.  Munn and Lexi Bryan led the Lady Raiders in blocks as each had 2.

The Lady Raiders will be back at home on Tuesday night when they host Shelbyville.  First serve is scheduled for 6:30 PM.

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The Westwood football welcomed Cannon County to Dyer-Bouldin Field on Monday night for a rematch of their August 8^th contest in Woodbury.  The Rockets once again raced out to a huge 1st half lead as they led 29 to 0 at intermission.  Westwood claimed the win with a final score of 37 to 0.

Jayden Carter led the Rockets as he had 3 touchdowns and a 2 point conversion.  Izick Sierra had a touchdown in each half and kicked an extra point. The win improves the Rockets record to 2 and 1 on the year.

The Rockets will be back in action on Thursday when they travel to Chapel Hill to take on Forrest.  That game will kick off at 6:30 PM.

The Coffee Middle School volleyball hosted their first home match of the year on Monday as they welcomed Harris to the CCMS gym.  The Lady Raiders were hoping to repeat on a season pening win over the Lady Eagles.  They did EXACTLY that as they lost the first set before rallying to win the match in 3 sets.

Coffee Middle dropped the first set to Harris 12 -25 before rallying to grab the second set 25 to 6 and force a decisive 3^rd set.  In the 3^rd set, it went to extra points before the Lady Raiders finally outdueled Harris 18 to 16 to move to 3 and 0 on the season.  Coach Tori Taylor called out Madison Pruitt and Gracie Campbell for their good serving rallies.

The Lady Raiders will be back in action on Tuesday when they visit McMinnville to take on Warren County.  First serve is set for 4:30 PM.