Category: Sports

The Temple volleyball team took on Madison Baptist Academy on Tuesday afternoon in Madison, Alabama.  Coming off a tournament championship last week where the Lady Eagles beat Madison, the home standing Lady Mustangs were looking for some revenge.   The Lady Eagles JV(middle school) team captured a 3 set win over Madison by scores of 25 to 16, 24 to 26 and 15 to 6.  The varsity/high school team won in straight sets by set scores of 20, 18 and 17.

In the JV match, Grace Butler was the leading server for Temple while Lauren Davis led the team in passing.  Butler also added 11 spikes and 4 dinks while Brooke Clark had 10 spikes and 7 dinks.  The JV is now 8 and 0 on the season.

In the varsity match, the Lady Eagles were led in successful serves, spikes and digs by Rachel Butler.  Lexie Stewart led in passing with 21 successful passes while Lauren Davis had 20.  Brooke Clark added a pair of blocks as the varsity Lady Eagles ran their record to 16 and 2 on the season.

The Lady Eagles are back in action next Tuesday when they visit Tunnel Hill, Georgia for a tri-match with Dogwood Christian Academy and Fairview Christian Academy.  That match is set to get underway at 5:30 Eastern Time.  Temple Baptist Christian School athletic director Jeff Stewart will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the volleyball team and the athletic program at Temple.  The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast each Saturday morning from 10 to 11 AM LIVE from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln.  The Coffee Coaches Show is heard exclusively here on Thunder Radio.

The Coffee County CHS volleyball team welcomed District 8AAA rival Lincoln County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Tuesday night.  In a match you heard here on Thunder Radio, the young Lady Raider team wanted to build on the momentum of Monday’s strong performance.   Despite having leads in both the 4^th and 5^th sets, Coffee County dropped the 5 set thriller to the Lady Falcons 3 sets to 2.  Coffee County fell by set scores of 25-17, 21-25, 25-18, 23-25 and 12-15.

Coffee County was led in aces and kills by Odalis Garcia.  The senior finished with 9 kills and 6 aces.  Keelie Hillis had 8 kills to go with a block.  Garcia and Sarah West each added a block.  Amanda Mukai led the team in assists with 32 and Tyana Fenton led Coffee County in digs with 43.

Coffee County will be back at home on Thursday when they play host to Columbia.  A win on Thursday night could secure a regular season district title.  First serve is set for 6 PM.

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Ryan Zimmerman reached 100 RBIs for the first time since 2009 as the Nationals continued to tune up for the postseason with a 4-2 win over the Braves on Tuesday night at SunTrust Park. The Nationals moved within five games of the Dodgers for home-field advantage in the playoffs, pending the outcome of the Dodgers game on Tuesday night.

Zimmerman went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and capped a two-run third inning with an RBI single against Braves rookie Luiz Gohara. Trea Turner also had an RBI single in the inning and scored on Zimmerman’s knock..
Nationals starter Max Scherzer didn’t need much help on his way to making some history on Tuesday night. Scherzer reached 250 strikeouts for the fourth consecutive season when he fanned Gohara in the third. The righty went seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits to pick up his 15th win.
The Braves’ offense put up a valiant effort against Scherzer. Kurt Suzuki drove in the Braves’ first run after a 10-pitch at-bat that saw him foul off a couple of tough sliders. An inning later, Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson collected his 23rd double of the season to bring the deficit to 3-2.
But the Nationals added a late insurance run courtesy of third baseman Anthony Rendon, who ripped an RBI double off Gohara in the seventh inning, ending the southpaw’s night. Gohara finished with four runs and 11 hits allowed over 6 1/3 innings, taking the loss. He threw 71 of 93 pitches for strikes and didn’t allow a walk in his third start.
After Swanson’s double, Gohara sacrificed him to third, flipping the lineup and giving the Braves their best opportunity to tie the game against Scherzer. However, Scherzer struck out center fielder Jace Peterson and got second baseman Ozzie Albies to fly out to end the threat.

After fighting through a physical battle with Columbia on Saturday night at home, the Lady Raider soccer team of CHS traveled to Columbia on Monday night for a rematch following Saturday’s 4 to 4 draw with the Lady Lions.  In another hotly contested game, it was an Emilee Roberson goal in the second half that proved to be the deciding point as Coffee County won 3 to 2.  The win improves the Lady Raiders record in the district to 3-0-1 and moves them into first place in the district standings.

Reyna Flores got the scoring started for Coffee County in the 9^th minute as she scored an unassisted goal to give Coffee County a 1 to 0 lead.  Columbia drew even in the 33^rd minute, but an Allie Amado goal in the 40^th minute gave Coffee County a 2 to 1 lead with 27 seconds left in the first half.  Flores had the assist that gave the Lady Raiders the lead at intermission.

In the second half, Columbia tied the match again off a corner kick in the 67^th minute.  Rising to the challenge, the Lady Raiders pressed the attack and found the game winner 2 minutes later.  Roberson found the back of the Columbia net, with an assist from Reagan Ellison, in the 69^th minute.  Coffee County shut down the Lion attack for the final 11 minutes to grab the crucial district road win.

The Lady Raiders are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Winchester to take on Franklin County in another district matchup.  Kickoff is set for 7 PM.

The Coffee County CHS volleyball team welcomed District 7 power Riverdale to the Joe Frank Patch Gym on Monday.  Keeping with Coach Andrew Taylor’s philosophy to play the best folks possible to get better, the Lady Raiders stunned the Lady Warriors in 3 sets to grab the huge non-district win.  Coffee County won by set scores of 25 to 17, 27 to 25 and 25 to 22.

Coffee County was spectacular in the service game as they had only one service error to go with 12 aces.  At the net, the Lady Raiders had 21 kills to only 9 hitting errors and an amazing 47 digs in the match as the Lady Raiders played nearly flawless volleyball.

Tyana Fenton and Amada Mukai led the team in aces with 4 each.  Mukai led the team in assists with 13 while Fenton had 16 digs.  Keelie Hillis led Coffee County in kills with 6 and had the Lady Raiders only block.

The Lady Raiders are back at home on Tuesday night as they return to district play.  Coffee County welcomes Lincoln County to the Joe Frank Patch Gym for a 6 PM match.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you live coverage as part of the First National Bank Hometown Sports Series.  The pregame show will begin around 5:50.

Entering the game with a 4 game losing streak, the Coffee County Middle School soccer team welcomed White County to CCMS on Monday for a conference match.  Injuries and inexperience has made the job of shuffling the lineup especially hard for Coach Travis O’Kelley.  But on Monday night, all the pieces seemed to fit together nicely as Coffee County coasted to an 8 to 0 win on 8^th grade night in a match you heard here on Thunder Radio.

Coffee County got all 8 goals in the first half as Coach O’Kelley had the Lady Raiders stop shooting after the 18^th minute.  Katie Cotton got a goal in the 4^th minute unassisted and followed that up one minute later off an assist from Anna Amado.  Alexis Rayman added an unassisted goal in the 7^th minute before Jayda Wright scored in the 9^th minute off a feed from Haleigh Richardson.  Kelsey Brantley scored to make it 5 to 0 in the 14^th minute off a pass from Cotton.  Ellie Fann notched a gaol in the 15^th minute after a feed from Ariana Hansen.  Wright added her second goal in the 16^th minute on a free kick and Caitlyn Garrett added the 8^th goal in the 19^th minute with Brantley getting the assist

The win ups Coffee County’s record to 3 and 5 on the season and 2 and 3 in conference play.  The Lady Raiders travel to Harris on Wednesday night for a conference match with Harris.  Opening kick is scheduled for 5 PM at Shelbyville Central High School.

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The Westwood soccer team traveled to Shelbyville on Monday to tangle with Liberty.  The match was originally scheduled for last Tuesday but had to be moved due to inclement weather.  The Lady Rockets continued their offensive revival they started last week as they captured the 9 to 0 win in the conference tilt.

Diana Ramirez had a monster first half for Westwood as she scored 6 unassisted goals in the first 30 minutes to give the Rockets an insurmountable lead.  Ramirez added an assist in the second half as she helped Luz Maria Basurto find the back of the net.  Anna Johnson and Patricia Barrera each added unassisted goals.  Alana Coker had 5 saves in goal to give Westwood their first win of the year.

Westwood will be back at home on Wednesday they play host to Fayetteville. Wednesday night will be 8^th Grade Night for the Lady Rockets.  Kick-off is set for 5 PM at Dyer-Bouldin Field.

The Red Raider football team welcomed Warren County to Carden-Jarrell Field on Friday night in a renewal on the Highway 55 rivalry.  Needing to control the ball and the clock, the Red Raiders employed some wrinkles in their lineup against the Pioneers.  Those changes and 3 touchdowns in the 2^nd quarter lifted the Red Raiders to a 28 to 14 homecoming win over the Pioneers.

After a scoreless 1^st quarter, Alontae Taylor raced in from 15 yards out for a touchdown with 8:37 left in the half to give the Raiders the 7 to 0 lead.  Taylor added a 3 yard touchdown with 4:51 left to cap a drive that saw Zach Vaughn haul in a 43 yard pass from Colton Prater.  Prater added a touchdown pass with 23 seconds left in the half to Taylor from 39 yards out to give Coffee County a 21 to 0 lead at the half.

In the second half, Colton Prater raced 52 yards on the first play from scrimmage on a midline keeper to put Coffee County On top 28 to 0.  Warren County added 2 touchdowns in the 4^th quarter to make the final minutes a little uneasy or the Red Raider faithful, but Coffee County made the stops it needed late to capture their first win of the year.

Cameron West was huge in the game as he rushed 16 times for 90 yards to be named the Crazy Daisies Player of the Game.  Colton Prater passed 8 times with 6 completions for 91 yards and a touchdown.  Prater also rushed 6 times for 43 yards and a score.  Alontae Taylor had 5 receptions for 83 yards and rushed for 2 touchdowns.

During the halftime festivities, Tatum Baldwin and Issac Rackley were named the Homecoming Queen and King respectively.   Coffee County is back in action next Friday night when they hit the road to take on Cookeville.  That region game will kick off at 7 PM, Thunder Radio begins live coverage with the Friday Night Thunder Pregame Show at 6.

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