Category: Sports

Tuesday Prep Results

CHS Tennis beat Marshall Co(District Tournament finals) 4 to 3 – See the Story HERE

CHS Boys’ Soccer blanks Columbia(District 8AAA Tourn semifinals) – 1 to 0 – See the Story HERE

CHS Softball topped Lawrence Co(District 8AAA Tourn semifinals) 3 to 2 – See the Story HERE

Wednesday Prep Schedule

7:00 PM – CHS Softball vs. TBD – District 8AAA Tourn(Shelbyville) – Thunder Radio broadcast

It took extra innings but the Coffee County Lady Raider softball team punched their ticket to the region tournament on Tuesday night.  Taking on Lawrence County in the district tournament semifinals, the Lady Raiders avenged a loss to the Lady Cats from Senior Night with an extra inning win.  Coffee County won by a final score of 3 to 2.

Coffee County got on the board in the top of the 1^st inning when Kiya Ferrell reached on a bunt single and Sarah West ripped her 4^th home run of the year to stake the Lady Raiders to a 2 to 0 lead.  Lawrence County added a run in the 2^nd and then tied the game in the 6^th inning with a solo home run.  In the 8^th inning, Kiya Ferrell got on base after a dropped 3^rd strike and was driven home by a Sarah West triple.  Keri Munn erased the last 8 batters she saw to seal the win.

West finished the game with the 2 big hits and all 3 RBI to be named the Crazy Daisies Player of the game.  Katie Rutledge and Ferrell each had singles as the Lady Raiders were held to 4 hits.  Munn scattered 6 hits in the circle striking out 8.

Coffee County will return to Shelbyville on Wednesday for the district finals.  They will take on the winner of Lawrence County and Lincoln County looking for their 2^nd straight district title.  First pitch is set for 7 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you all the action beginning at 6:50.

The Coffee County CHS soccer needed almost 100 minutes, but the Red Raiders traveled to Columbia and upset the regular season district champion Lions of Columbia Central.  Coffee County needed 19 minutes of extra time to gain a 1 to 0 win.

John Martinez converted a pass from Briggs Haithcock for the game winner in the 99^th minute.  Coffee County missed out on an excellent scoring chance in the first half but the impressive play of Raider keeper Kix Ferrell send the game to the half scoreless.  In the 2^nd half and extra time, Ferrell turned away countless shots from a tenacious Columbia offense to capture the clean sheet and the praise of Raider coach Robert Harper.  “I can’t count how many incredible saves he had.  Probably the best game ever by a Coffee County keeper” said Harper.

The Red Raiders will ride a 4 game win streak into Thursday’s district finals at Shelbyville.  That match will get underway at 6:30 PM at Shelbyville Central High School.  A win on Thursday will give the Red Raiders a berth in the Region 4-AAA tournament next week.

Putting a perfect season on the line, the Red Raider tennis team of Coffee County traveled to Lewisburg on Tuesday for the district championship.  In a match originally scheduled for last Thursday in Manchester, the Red Raiders were looking to complete the season sweep over Marshall County and claim the district title.   Coffee County used their advantage at the top of the lineup to capture the 4 to 3 win.

The Red Raiders top 2 singles players captured win in their matches to get the Raiders off to a fast start.  Benedict Edinger won his match 8 to 0 while Jaden Talley captured an 8 to 6 win.  Johnathan Welch added an 8 to 3 singles win in the 4^th seeded match to send the Raiders to doubles play needing 1 win for the match.  The number 1 team of Edinger and Talley won their doubles match 8 to 5 to give the Raiders their 13th straight match win.

The Raiders will now advance to the Region tournament play as a team on Friday when they travel to Murfreesboro to take on the District 7 champion Central Magnet at the Adams Tennis Complex.  The time of that match will be announced on Thursday.  The Region singles and doubles tournament will take place next week in Murfreesboro.

4:00 PM – CHS Tennis at Marshall Co – District Tournament finals

7:00 PM  – CHS Boys’ Soccer at Columbia – District 8AAA Tourn

7:00 PM – CHS Softball vs. Lawrence Co – District 8AAA Tourn(Shelbyville) – Thunder Radio broadcast

Signups for the Manchester Youth Football League begin this Saturday at the Manchester Recreation Center. The signups will be held from 9 AM to 1 PM for the football players AND cheerleaders. The MYFL is looking for boys and girls ages 5 to 12 for the league for the upcoming fall season.  The MYFL will also hold registration days on May 18th, June 1st and June 8th,  Folks can also register online at the league’s website at: www.MYFLRaiders.com

The league will begin practices in July.  Folks needing more information can email Lawrence Phillips at: myflraiders@att.net

It is that time of the year when the local prep teams begin to schedule tryouts.  As always, Thunder Radio wants to pass along all the tryout information we have received for the local prep coaches.  Students should be prepared to participate in all the tryout sessions unless otherwise noted.  Student/athletes need to remember to bring along with them the signed and completed TSSAA Physical and Parental Consent forms with them when they arrive. That form can be downloaded at:  http://tssaa.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/med01.pdf

Coffee County Middle School 6^th Grade Girls’ Basketball
Dates – Monday, May 6^th and Tuesday, May 7^th

Times – 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Location – CCMS Gym
Coach – David Vinson
Contact – vinsond@k12coffee.net

Westwood Middle School Football

Date – Monday, May 13^th, Tuesday May 14^th and Wednesday, May 15^th
Time – 3:00 to 4:00 PM
Location – Dyer/Bouldin Field at Westwood

NOTE – All incoming 6th graders, future 7th graders, and future 8th graders are encouraged to come. Bring cleats and workout shorts. There will be parent meeting on May 15^th at 4 PM to discuss player & parent expectations.
Coach – Chad Dyer
Contact – dyerc2@k12mcs.net

Westwood Middle School Cheerleaders

Date – Tuesday May 14^th(clinic) thru Thursday, May 16^th(clinic) and tryout in Friday, May 17^th
Time – TBA
Location – Westwood Middle School

NOTE – Please contact Ms. Eaton at WMS (elementary students check with the office at WES or CSES) for a permission form, physical form, and teacher recommendations. All paperwork is due Monday, May 13.
Coach – Courtney Eaton
Contact – ceaton@k12mcs.net

Coffee County Central High School Dance Team
Dates – Wednesday, May 15^th and Thursday, May 16^th
Times – 5:30 PM
Location – Times Square(former CHS freshman cafeteria)

NOTE – There will be an interest meeting on May 13^th from 6:30 to 7:30 PM in Times Square
Coach – Ashley Kraft
Contact – kraftashley@yahoo.com

Coffee County Middle School 6^th Grade Boys’ Basketball
Dates – Monday, May 20^th and Tuesday May 21^st
Times – 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Location – CCMS Gym
Coach – Bryan Morgan
Contact – morganbryan@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS Girl’s Basketball
Date – Friday, May 24^th and Saturday, May 25^th
Time – 10 AM to noon(24^th) and 11 AM to 1 PM(25^th)
Location – CHS Gym
Coach – Joe Pat Cope
Contact –  copej@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS Football(No tryouts)
Date – Tuesday, May 28^th  – 1^st Day incoming freshmen are expected to begin workouts
Time – 8:00 to 10:30 AM
Location – CHS Fieldhouse
Coach – Doug Greene
Contact – greened@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS Tennis
Date – Tuesday, May 28^th
Time – 5:00 to 7:00 PM
Location – Tennis Courts at Coffee County Raider Academy
Coach – Josh Inzer
Contact – inzerj@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS Boys’ Basketball
Date – Tuesday, May 28^th and Wednesday, May 29^th
Time – 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location – CHS Gym
Coach – Micah Williams
Contact –  williamsm@k12coffee.net

Coffee County Middle School soccer
Dates – Tuesday, May 28^th, Wednesday, May 29^th and Thursday, May 30th
Times – 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location – CCMS Soccer Field

NOTE – Cleats and shin guards are recommended
Coach – Travis O’Kelley
Contact – okelleyt@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS volleyball
Date – Tuesday, May 28^th and Wednesday, May 29^th
Time – 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Location – CHS Gym
Coach – Andrew Taylor
Contact –  taylora@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS softball
Date – Tuesday, May 28^th and Thursday, May 30^th
Time – 4:00 to 7:00 PM
Location – Terry Floyd Field at CHS
Coach – Brandon McWhorter
Contact –  mcwhorterb@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS baseball
Date – Thursday, May 30^th (for incoming freshmen) and Friday, May 31^st (Grades 10 thru 12)
Time – 10:00 AM to Noon(30^th) and 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM(31^st)
Location – Powers Field at CHS
Coach – David Martin

Contact – martindavid@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS Girls’ Soccer
Date – Monday, June 3^rd and Tuesday, June 4^th
Time – 9 to 11 AM
Location – Raider Soccer Field behind Raider Academy
Coach – Lee Xixis
Contact – xixisl@k12coffee.net

Coffee County Middle School football
Date – Tuesday, June 4th (Parent Meeting)
Time – 6:00 PM
Location – CCMS Football Fieldhouse
Coach – Bryan Morgan
Contact – morganbryan@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS Golf
Date – Monday, June 10^th
Time – 10:00 AM
Location – Willowbrook
Coach – Mike Ray
Contact – raym@k12coffee.net

Coffee County CHS Cross Country
Date – Monday, August 5^th
Time – 3:00 to 5:00 PM
Location – Track at Carden-Jarrell Field
Coach – Nathan Wanuch
Contact –  quietrunner42@gmail.com

Coffee County CHS Swim

Date – Friday, September 13^th
Time – 3:30 PM
Location – Manchester Recreation Center
Coach – Becky Behrendorf
Contact – behrendorfb@k12coffee.net

The Coffee County CHS track team brought home a pair of district championships on Friday as they swept the team titles at the district meet in Tullahoma. The Lady Raiders held off Franklin County in the team points by a final score of 203 to 162. Tullahoma finished a distant 3rd with 100 points. The Red Raiders also defeated Franklin County 209 to 144. Tullahoma’s boys were close behind in 3rd with 136 points. Individual athletes and relay teams that finished in the top 4 will advance to the sectional meet at Rhea County on May 10th.
The Lady Raiders got a pair of 1/2/3 sweeps on the day in the high jump and pole vault. Macy Tabor collected a 1st place finish in the high jump at 5’ while Laura Bogard came in 2nd place and Chloe Haggard came in 3rd. In the pole vault, Haggard won the event followed by Makenzie Webb in 2nd place and Claire Bryant in 3rd. Additionally, all 4 relay teams advanced as the 4×100, 4×200, 4×400 and 4×800 teams all finished in 3rd place.
Other individual sectional qualifiers were:
Madison Rooker – 400M and Long Jump;
Patricia Barerra – 1600M and 3200M
Makenzie Webb – 3200M;
Ariana Hansen – 3200M;
Madison Hershman – Long Jump;
Ellie Graham – Triple Jump;
Claire Bryant – Triple Jump;
Carlie Barnes – Shot Put;
BriAnna Norton – Shot Put;

The Red Raiders got 1st place individual finishes from Jacob Rutledge in 3200M and 1600M, Renato Garcia in the 800M, Trace Bryant in the 300 hurdles and Kelvin Verge in the triple jump. All 4 relay teams advanced as well as the 4×400 team won their race while the 4×800 came in 3rd place and the 4×100 and 4×200 teams each came home 4th.
Other individual sectional qualifiers were:
Bodey Todd – 1600M and 3200M;
Trace Bryant – high jump and pole vault;
Ethan Welch – pole vault and discus;
Ethan Beaty – 400M;
Landon Kenney – 1600M;
Garrett Masters – 3200M;
Joshua Roberson – 300M hurdles;
Kelby Walker – triple jump;
Dillon Helms – pole vault;
John Dobson – high jump;
The Sectional Meet will take place on Friday, May 10th at Rhea County High School. Field events will get underway at 11 AM. The top 4 finishes in each event will advance to the TSSAA State Track Meet at MTSU on May 22nd thru May 24th.

See the full results at: https://tn.milesplit.com/meets/339297/results/650244/formatted#.XM9ucvlKjIU

The Coffee County Central High School soccer team opened up District Tournament play on Sunday at Raider Soccer Field.   In a game originally scheduled for Saturday morning, but moved because of weather, the Red Raiders played host to the Rebels of Franklin County in a do-or-die elimination game.  After a scoreless first half the Red Raiders scored four times in the second half to capture the win.

Coffee County dominated possession of the ball in the first half but could not get a shot on frame.  In the 37th minute Felix Salinas headed a pass from Leo Botello into the back of the net to put Coffee County on the board.  In the 52nd minute Briggs Haithcock redirected a rebound of a Felix Salinas shot past the Franklin County keeper to make it 2 nil.  Two minutes later Francesca Alzate made it three to nothing off an assist from Haithcock.  Salinas closed out the scoring in the 74th minute as he scored the final goal unassisted.

Coffee County will now move to the semifinal round of the tournament when they travel to Columbia on Tuesday night to take on the top-seeded Lions.  That match is set to begin at 7 p.m.

Three boats from the Coffee County Youth Bass Club traveled to Dandridge, Tennessee this weekend to take part in the Tennessee Bass Nation High School State Championship.  After a solid first day where each team caught the maximum 3 fish limit, all 3 teams were in range for the title on Saturday.  The State Championship was held on Douglas Lake.

After starting Saturday in 43^rd place, the Raider team of Isaiah Owens and Garrett Davis again netted 5 keepers weighing 14.94 pounds.  This gave the duo a 2 day total of 25.17 pounds which was good enough to lift them to 10^th place overall.

The brother tandem of Dawson and Branson Wells started the day in 43^rd place as they caught 5 fish on Friday weighing in at 12.34 pounds.  On Saturday, Team Wells also landed 5 keepers which tipped the scales at 9.54 pounds.  This gave the Wells gang a 2 day total on 20.38 pounds and a 37^th place finish against teams from all over the state.

Adam Petty and Jayden Yates were the Coffee County leaders after Day #1 as they began Saturday in 29^th place with a 5 fish stringer weighing 11.36 pounds.  Petty and Yates got shut out on the day as they came home with an empty live well.  They finished the tournament in 105^th place out of 150 boats.

For the season, Owens and Davis were the top Coffee County team in the standings as they finished in 41^st place.  The Wells brothers finished 52^nd place while Colby Thurmond and Jacob Garms came home in 56^th place.  The team of Petty/Yates finished in 167^th place, Briley Sain and Kaden Freeze were 237^th and Chris Tudor and Sawyer Banks fished 1 state trail event to come in 262^nd place as more than 400 teams took part in the season long trail series.

Next up for the Coffee County Youth Bass Club will be the Junior State Championship on Tims Ford on May 18^th for the team of Kylan Mantooth and Lance Marcom.  Select members of the high school anglers now prepare for the Bassmaster High School National Championship in August to be held on Kentucky and Barkley Lakes.