Category: Sports

The Westwood football team welcomed Forrest to Dyer-Bouldin Field. Facing the always tough Rockets from Chapel Hill, the home standing Rockets went toe-to toe with the visitors before falling 22 to 16. Westwood got a touchdown from Conner Smith along with a pair of 2 point conversions. Ian Weldon had the other score for the Rockets on a 55 yard jet sweep.

The Rockets hit the road next Thursday as they hit the road to Fayetteville. Westwood will take on the conference foe Tigers of Fayetteville Middle. Opening kick is scheduled for 6:30 PM.

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team traveled to Decherd on Thursday night to do battle with a talented Lady Gators of North Franklin. Coffee Middle ended falling in straight sets to the Lady Gators. The Lady Raiders ended up falling 25-8, 25-22.

The Lady Raiders will hit the road on Monday for a match in Sparta. Coffee Middle will take on White County in a conference match beginning at 5 PM.

The Nashville Sounds’ batters hit the ball high while starting pitcher Eric Jokisch kept it low en route to a 4-2 win over the Round Rock Express.

The Sounds belted three solo home runs within the first two innings while Jokish induced 11 ground outs on the night. Jokisch was economical on the mound as he needed just 72 pitches, 55 of which were strikes, to get through six innings. The lone blemish on the night for the southpaw was a leadoff home run in the sixth inning to Christian Lopes.

Dustin Fowler got the night started by yanking a solo home run down the right field line in the first inning. Franklin Barreto began the second inning by swatting his 17^th home run of the season. Three batters later Bruce Maxwell belted his first home run of the season to make it 3-0. It was the fourth time in his career Round Rock starter Yohander Mendez allowed three or more home runs in a game.

Nashville added a fourth run in the fourth inning. Barreto and Sheldon Neuse each recorded one-out singles to put runners on the corners. Steve Lombardozzi then skied a fly ball to right field that was deep enough to score Barreto from third base.

Round Rock got on the board in the sixth from Lopes and then Carlos Perez led off the seventh with a solo shot off Ryan Dull to cut the deficit in half. Josh Lucas and Liam Hendriks pitched the eighth and ninth innings respectively to shut the door on the Express. For Hendriks it was his 14^th scoreless outing in a row and sixth save of the season.

The Sounds head to Memphis for a four-game series. Game one of the series between the Sounds and the Redbirds is scheduled for Friday night at AutoZone Park. Left-hander Jesus Luzardo (1-0, 3.46) starts for Nashville against left-hander Kevin Herget (8-10, 4.49) for Memphis. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Post-Game Notes

• With tonight’s 4-2 win, the Sounds improved to 68-61 on the season.
• Third baseman Sheldon Neuse extended his hitting streak to nine games with a single in the fourth inning.
• Eric Jokisch logged his ninth quality start of the season…6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• Franklin Barreto went 2-for-3 with a home run and a single. He’s hitting .396 (19-for-48) in 14 games in the month of August.
• Liam Hendriks picked up his sixth save of the season in what was his 14^th straight scoreless outing. He has gone 16 1/3 straight innings without allowing a run, the second longest streak of the season by a Sounds pitcher.

The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41^st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.

Voted as one of the top rivalries in the state of Tennessee, the 93rd meeting on the gridiron between Tullahoma and Coffee County is a mere hours away.  Befitting the aged rivalry, an old bronze pot on a wooden pedestal awaits the winner of Friday night’s Coffee Pot game at Wilkins Stadium in Tullahoma.  Originally conceived in 1937 to be awarded to the winner, the Coffee Pot symbolizes bragging rights for the winning team, fans and community for a calendar year.

In spite of the fact that Tullahoma has dominated the series in the last 31 years(winning 25 of the last 31 meetings); the Red Raiders have won 2 of the last 3 contests in blowout fashion.  Tullahoma rallied from a 28 to 7 halftime deficit in 2017 to break the modest Raider winning streak.  Overall, Tullahoma owns a 59 to 31 series advantage with 2 ties.

Friday night’s game will be heard exclusively here on Thunder Radio with Lucky Knott calling his 22nd Coffee Pot match-up.  Lucky and Dustin Murray will bring you all the action from Wilkins Stadium in Tullahoma beginning at 6:45 on Friday night.  Kickoff is set for 7 PM and Thunder Radio will have live coverage beginning at 6 PM and after game until 11 PM with Friday Night Thunder.

The Titans have agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension with veteran receiver Rishard Matthews.

Matthews, heading into his seventh NFL season, now has a contract that runs through the 2019 season.

Matthews initially signed with the Titans prior to the 2016 season, and he’s played in 30 games over the past two seasons. Matthews caught 53 passes for 795 yards and four touchdowns in 2017, one year after catching 65 passes for 945 yards and nine touchdowns.

Over the past two seasons, Matthews has led the team with 1,740 receiving yards and 13 touchdown receptions, and he’s ranked second on the team behind tight end Delanie Walker with 118 catches. His 14.7 yards per reception average ranks ninth among all NFL players with at least 100 receptions during that time.

In six NFL seasons, Matthews has 225 catches for 3,136 yards and 21 touchdowns. He played his first four seasons with the Miami Dolphins.

Matthews remains in the team’s Physically Unable to Perform list.

When healthy, he’ll add a veteran presence on the field alongside a young receiving corps that includes Corey Davis, Taywan Taylor and Tajae Sharpe.

The Lady Raider volleyball team of Coffee County CHS traveled to Coalmont on Tuesday to tangle with Grundy County.  In a match you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Lady Raiders clawed their way to a 3 set win.  Coffee County won by set scores of 25 to 14, 25 to 13 and 25 to 18.

Coffee County used their dominance at the service line to crush the Lady Jackets.  Taking the serve at 2 to 2 in the first set, Keri Munn erupted for 16 straight serves, including 4 aces, to race the Lady Raiders out to a 17 to 3 lead.  Munn also broke open the 2^nd set at the line as she lifted Coffee County from a 6 to 6 tie to a 11 to 6 lead with 3 more aces.  Munn finished the match with 10 aces, 6 kills and 3 blocks.  Lexi Bryan led Coffee County in kills with 9 while Abigail Parker and Keelie Hillis each added 4.  Amanda Mukai led Coffee County in assists with 10 to give her 761 for her career making her the career leader in assists at Coffee County.

The Lady Raiders return to action on Thursday when they welcome Lincoln County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym for an important District 8AAA contest.  First serve is set for 6:30 PM.

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The Coffee County golf team headed to Winchester on Tuesday for a 9 hole match at Bear Trace.  Taking on Franklin County, the Red Raider senior golfers lifted Coffee County to the 161 to 190 win.

Samuel Prater had the low round as he shot a 39.  Austin Farris carded a 40 while Josh Perry and Matthew Hales each posted a 41.  The win improves the Raider’s season record to 37 and 2 on the season.

The Raiders will return to action on Monday when they welcome Cookeville to Willowbrook.  That 18 hole match will tee off at 1 PM.

The Lady Raider soccer team returned to the pitch on Tuesday as they traveled to take on Columbia.  Looking to improve on 2 draws in their first 2 district games, Coffee County visited the Lady Lions of Columbia Central.  After a scoreless 1^st half, each team scratched out a goal in the second half as Coffee County settled for their 3rd straight district draw at 1.

Morgan Henley got the Lady Raiders on the board in the 54^th minute as she converted on a pass from Kyleigh Harner.  Columbia tied the match in the 63^rd minute.

The Lady Raiders return to action on Thursday when they return home to take on rival Tullahoma.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you that contest as part of the 1^st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.  The opening kick is set for 7 PM with the pregame show set to get underway at 6:45.

Hitting the road for their longest road trip of the year on Tuesday, the Red Raider football team of Coffee County Middle School headed to Rhea County.  The Red Raiders, who have been close in both their match-ups this year, missed a 2 point conversion with 40 seconds to go in the game to send it to overtime.  In overtime, Rhea County got the winning score to drop Coffee County 12 to 6.

Coach Bryan Morgan was proud of his players on the night, including his defense.  After surrendering a touchdown in the first drive of the game, Coffee Middle’s defense held the Eagles for the final 3 quarters without points.   Caleb Boothe had an interception to stall one Rhea County drive.

The Eagles scored the game winning touchdown in overtime on 3^rd down as the Rhea County runner broke a tackle, reversed field and squeezed into the end zone from the 5 yard line.  Coffee County got their lone score with 40 seconds to go in the game when Travis Martin scored from 40 yards out.  The 2 point try was no good forcing the overtime period.  In overtime, Coffee Middle was stopped at the 3 yard line on 4^th down.

The Raiders are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Shelbyville to take on Harris.  The opening kickoff will be at 6:30 PM.