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Anton Forsberg made 42 saves, and the Chicago Blackhawks stunned the Predators 2-1 in Nashville Tuesday night.

The Blackhawks came to town in last place but took a first period lead on a goal from David Kampf.

Kyle Turris scored Nashville’s only goal in the 2nd period to tie it up at 1-1. It was Turris’s 9th goal of the season.

Moments later, though, Vinnie Hinostroza beat Juuse Saros for the game winner. Saros finished the game with 29 saves for Nashville.

Roman Josi said, “Yeah, we couldn’t get enough goals. We could have started better, but after that it was a pretty fast game, back and forth, both teams had a lot of chances.”

The Predators host the LA Kings Thursday night.

Pete Weber’s Post Game Report

The Coffee County Middle School Red Raider basketball team saw their season come to a close on Monday night in the TMSAA sub-sectional round at LaVergne Middle School.  The Red Raiders, playing without Connor Shemwell, were unable to keep pace with the athletic and talented Wolverines.  Coffee Middle fell by a final score of 60 to 27.

The Red Raiders fell behind 15 to 4 after one period and 32 to 8 at the half to LaVergne.  In the second half, Coffee County was able to get some more production from their offense but not enough to catch the home-standing Wolverines.

Coffee County was led in scoring by Hayden Garr who finished with 11 points, including a trio of 3 pointers in the second half.  Dayne Crosslin and Jacob Holder each added 4 points.  Aiden Abellana and Ethan Hargrove each chipped in 3.

The Coffee County CHS freshman basketball team traveled to Fayetteville on Monday night to take on the Falcons of Lincoln County’s Ninth Grade Academy.  After being held to 2 points in the 1^st quarter, the freshmen Raiders were able to rally to get the road win.  Coffee County improved to 5 and 0 on the year with the 48 to 30 win.

A pair of first quarter free throws was all that the Red Raiders could muster in a low scoring first quarter, but Coffee County rallied with 4 three point baskets in the 2^nd quarter to capture a 23 to 15 lead at intermission.  In the second half, Coffee County held the Falcons to single digits in both the 3^rd and 4^th quarters to get the win.

C.J. Anthony was the leading scorer for the Raiders as he finished with 14 points.  Andrew Hite added 10 points and Kyle Farless finished with 6 points.

The Raiders will be back in action on Thursday when they travel to Tullahoma to take on the freshmen Wildcats.  Tipoff is scheduled for 6 PM.

The Temple Baptist Christian School Eagles hit the road on Monday traveling to Calhoun, George to take on Philadelphia Christian School.  The JV Eagles got a game winning shot with 18 seconds remaining to capture a 24 to 23 win.  The varsity Eagles fell 73 to 52 after suffering through a 3^rd quarter rally by Philadelphia.

Trailing 23 to 22 with 18 seconds remaining, Colton Summers hit his second game winning shot of the season to lift the Eagles to the win.  Alex Gloden was the leading scorer for Temple as he finished with 12 points.  Mich Gloden added 6 points and Isaiah Baker chipped in 4.  Summers finished with the much needed 2 points.

In the varsity game, Philadelphia broke open a tight game in the 3^rd quarter as they closed out the period on a 24 to 7 run.  The varsity Eagles were led in scoring by Cody Swayze who had 37 points.  Alex Gloden and Mich Gloden each chipped in 5 points for the Eagles.

The varsity Eagles are back at home on Thursday when they welcome Faith Christian School of Jamestown to the E.C. Bailey Gym.  Tip-off for the varsity contest is scheduled for 6 PM.

After suffering a loss at the hands of North Franklin in the final regular season finale on Monday, the Coffee County Middle School Lady Raiders got a rematch on Saturday.  This time, the Lady Raiders and Lady Gators squared off for the conference title in the CTC tournament finals.  Coffee Middle claimed their 3^rd conference title in 4 years with a dominating 54 to 37 win over North.

The Lady Raiders jumped out to a 16 to 4 lead in the 1^st quarter to effectively take North out of contention early.  The Lady Raider defense was able to force the Lady Gators into turnovers as they built the lead to 13 at the half and 16 entering the 4^th quarter.  The Lady Raiders were 13 of 16 at the free throw line to hold off a late charge by North to run their record to 19 and 3 on the year.

Marley Perry poured in 33 points on the night in perhaps the most incredible performance of her career.  Kiya Ferrell added 9 points while Aly Harris finished with 5 points and Alyssa McClanahan and Alivia Reel each chipped in 4 points.  Following the tournament, Perry, Ferrell, Harris and McClanahan were named to the All-Conference team.  For the Red Raiders, Connor Shemwell and Aiden Abellana also were selected for the All-Conference team.

Both Raider teams will now advance to the sub-sectional on Monday night.  The Lady Raiders will host Whitworth-Buchanan at 5 PM.  The Red Raiders travel to LaVergne Middle for a 5 PM game.  Monday night’s winners will advance to the TMSAA state sectional tournament to be held in Shelbyville later this week.

Hitting the road for a rare Saturday night non-district doubleheader, the Coffee County Central High School basketball teams visited Coalmont to take on Grundy County.  The Lady Raiders used a strong 2^nd quarter to claim a 67 to 25 win.  The Red Raiders recovered from a slow start and held off a late rally to defeat the Yellow Jackets 59 to 54.

Leading by 8 after 1 quarter, the Lady Raiders used their tenacious defense to outscore Grundy County 28 to 4 in the 2^nd quarter and effectively put the game out of reach.  Coffee County was able to empty the bench in the 2^nd half as they captured their 19^th win of the year.

Abby Morgan led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 17 points.  Bella Vinson added 11 points and Jacey Vaughn chipped in 9.  Morgan was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game.

An A.J. Rollman 3 pointer at the end of the 1^st quarter helped spark a 2^nd quarter rally that saw the Raiders go from a 5 point 1^st quarter deficit to a 5 point halftime lead.  In the second half, Coffee County built a 7 point lead heading to the 4^th quarter only to see Grundy County make a late charge in the final 90 seconds.  Coffee County was able to hit their free throws in the final minute to capture the win.

Darius Rozier led Coffee County in scoring with 20 points while Garrett Booth and A.J. Rollman each added 11.  DeAaron Rozier finished with 7 points as the Raiders improved to 13 and 6 overall.  Darius Rozier and Rollman were named the Crazy Daisies co-players of the game.

The Raiders and Lady Raiders return to district action on Tuesday when they visit Fayetteville to take on Lincoln County.  The district doubleheader will tip off at 6 PM.  Thunder Radio will bring you live coverage beginning at 5:50 PM with the Char-El Apartments and Home Rental pregame show.

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The Coffee County Elementary Basketball League crowned new champions on Saturday as they hosted the finals and consolation games at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  In a pair of exciting finals, New Union claimed the girls’ title while College Street won the boys’ title.  In the girls’ consolation, Hillsboro stopped East Coffee.  In the boys’ consolation, Hillsboro outlasted New Union.

The Lady Rebels held a 23 to 15 with 4 seconds remaining in the 3^rd period before a rebound and put back by North Coffee cut into the lead and set the stage for an exciting finish.  In the 4^th quarter, New Union built the lead back to 9 points at 29 to 20 before the Lady Chargers got their offense rolling.  North Coffee was able to cut the lead to 1 point with 18 seconds left but New Union was able to hang on for the 31 to 30 win.

The College Street Cougars tangled with their old rival Westwood Eagles in the boys’ final.  The Cougars, who have a winning streak stretching more than 4 years, needed a blocked shot in the final seconds to claim another title.  Trailing 21 to 13 with 3 minutes left in the 3^rd quarter, Westwood scored the final 6 points in the 3^rd quarter to set up an exciting finish.  Tied at 21, 23 and 26 in the final period, College Street hit a pair of free throws with 14 seconds left to get a 28 to 26 lead.  The Cougars blocked a Westwood shot in the final seconds and hit a pair of free throws to ice the 30 to 26 win.

The CHS Red Raider swim team broke team and individual records on Friday as they had their best regional performance in school history.  With 6 swimmers for Coffee County competing in the region meet, Coffee County got incredible performances from all the swimmers.  When the day was over, new school records were set for male and female swimmers by Jack Beachboard and Kaylee Williams respectively.

Kaylee Williams set a new school record as she captured 12^th place in the 100 yard breaststroke.  Williams covered the distance in 1:11.34.  Williams also set a new personal best in the 200 yard IM as she finished in 19^th place with a time of 2:22.84.

Jack Beachboard set a new school for the highest ever regional finish as he finished in 3^rd place in the 100 yard breaststroke with a new personal best time of 1:01.62.  Beachboard also had a 4^th place finish in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:01.27 which was 1.90 seconds better than his personal best.

Anna O’Connor captured a state qualifying time in the 200M freestyle when she cut 5 seconds off her personal best by cutting through the water in 2:09.59.  O’Connor also qualified for the state in the 100 butterfly as she cut through the water with a time of 1:06

Jase Rice cut 11 seconds off his personal best in the 200 yard IM with a time 2:24.38.

Lindsey Cauble set a new personal best in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 30.73.

The girls’ 200 freestyle team of Allie Marlow, Lindsey Cauble, Anna O Connor and Kaylee Williams knocked 6 seconds off their season best time as they covered the distance in 2:00.29.  They also swam their best ever time in the 400M freestyle.

Next up for the Raider swimmers is the TISCA State Championship Meet in Knoxville next month.  The state meet will be held at the University of Tennessee on February 9^th and 10^th.  Coffee County swimmers who have qualified for the state meet are:  Anna O’Connor (100M backstroke, 200M freestyle, 100M butterfly), Kaylee Williams(200M freestyle,200M IM, 100M breaststroke,  and 500M freestyle) and Jack Beachboard(200M freestyle, 200M IM, 100M butterfly, 100M freestyle, 500M freestyle, 100M backstroke and 100M breaststroke)

The Coffee County middle school swimmers competed on Saturday in the MTHSSA Region Championships on Saturday.  Kennedy Norman-Young, Taylor Wall, Aly Hutchings, Emily Williams and William Tobitt represented Coffee County swimming posting several personal bests and qualifying 3 swimmers for the finals.  In spite of the small numbers, the boys and girls team each placed 26^th in he team standings out of 70 teams.

Norman-Young, Wall, Hutchings and Williams teamed up to place 14^th in the 400M freestyle relay and 16^th in the 200 freestyle relay.   The 200 relay team broke their season record by 16 seconds and the school record by 8 seconds as they swam the event in 2:10.50. Their 400 relay time of 5:13.18 also set a new school record.

Kennedy Norman-Young advanced to the finals in the 50 freeestyle.  Her finals time of 28.36 was a new personal best at that distance.  Her finish was also good enough to capture 9^th place.  Kennedy also finished in 17^th place in the 100 breaststroke with a new personal best of 1:26.46 which was just short of advancing to the finals.

William Tobitt reached the finals heat in the 100 freestyle as he finished 9^th with a new personal record time of 56.77.  He also finished 17^th in his preliminary heat of the 50 freestyle with a time 26.44.

Emily Williams captured 16^th place in the finals of the 200 freestyle as she cut 4.61 seconds off her preliminary heat time.  Williams finished the race in 2:20.84.  Emily also finished in 21^st place in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:29.52.

Aly Hutchings competed in the 50 freestyle and posted a time on 33.27. She also posted a time of 1:25.50 in the 100 freestyle.

Taylor Wall posted a new personal best in the 50 freestyle with a time of 33.87.  Wall also competed in the 100 backstroke finishing in a time of 1:28.45