High School basketball season tips off in one month – and the Coffee County Central Red Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams are excited to welcome all fans to The Patch this winter.
Everyone is invited to join the Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams on Saturday, November 6 from 5-6pm at The Patch. You can watch both teams run through some practice drills, enjoy a free dinner and select your seats for the upcoming season. New to the basketball experience this year, fans will be able to purchase stadium seats and also pre-select their seat for the entire 2021-22 season.
The below packages are available:
bronze – includes a CC stadium chair and season ticket good for all regular season home games – $125.00
silver – includes a CC stadium chair and season ticket good for all regular season home games, plus you pick the location of your season ticket – $150.00
gold – includes a CC stadium chair and season ticket good for all regular season home games, plus you pick the location of your season ticket, plus free entry to the Raider hospitality room each home game – $175.00
Silver and Gold packages include a laminated seat square with your name for reserved seats! Along with your new stadium seat you will have a reserved spot where you will sit each game! There are only 100 stadium seats available so please hurry and reserve your piece of “The Patch.”
You can hear the Raiders and Lady Raiders all season long on Thunder Radio – driven by Al White Ford Lincoln. Listen at 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, on the Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com
CC Basketball Stadium Seats
Basketball schedule below;
| 11/16/21 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Lincoln Co (girls only) | Home |
| 11/19/21 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Moore co (boys only | Home |
| 11/20/21 | TBD | CHS | Basketball | HOF Game | Home |
| 11/22 | TBD | CHS | Basketball | Cannon Co Thanksgiving boys only | Away |
| 11/23/21 | TBD | CHS | Basketball | Cannon Co Thanksgiving boys only | Away |
| 11/29/21 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Blackman | Home |
| 11/30/21 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Walker Valley | Home |
| 12/3/21 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Tullahoma | Home |
| 12/10/21 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Blackman | Away |
| 12/11/21 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Rockvale | Home |
| 12/13/21 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Walker Valley | Away |
| 12/14/21 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Pickett Co | Home |
| 12/17/21 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Tullahoma | Away |
| 12/20/21 | TBD | CHS | Basketball | Fort Payne Christmas Tournament Girls Only | Away |
| 12/20/21 | TBD | CHS | Basketball | Sonic Shootout Boys Only | Sparta |
| 12/21/21 | TBD | CHS | Basketball | Fort Payne Christmas Tournament Girls Only | |
| 12/21/21 | TBD | CHS | Basketball | Sonic Shootout Boys Only | Sparta |
| 12/22/21 | TBD | CHS | Basketball | Fort Payne Christmas Tournament Girls Only | |
| 12/22/21 | TBD | CHS | Basketball | Sonic Shootout Boys Only | Sparta |
| 12/27/21 | TBD | CHS | Basketball | Panama City Beach Christmas Girls Only | Away |
| 12/28/21 | TBD | CHS | Basketball | Panama City Beach Christmas Girls Only | Away |
| 12/29/21 | TBD | CHS | Basketball | Panama City Beach Christmas Girls Only | Away |
| 1/7/22 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Shelbyville | Away |
| 1/11/22 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Franklin County | Home |
| 1/14/22 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Warren County | Away |
| 1/18 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Shelbyville | Home |
| 1/21/22 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Franklin County | Away |
| 1/24/22 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Lighthouse Christian | Home |
| 1/25/22 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Warren County | Away |
| 1/28/22 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Shelbyville | Away |
| 2/1/22 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Franklin County | Home |
| 2/4/22 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Warren County | Away |
| 2/5/22 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Rockvale | Away |
| 2/8/22 | 6:00 PM | CHS | Basketball | Pickett County | Away |
BRAVES WIN! Freeman home run sends Atlanta to NLCS
Freddie Freeman created a raucous celebration by conquering the great Josh Hader and sending the Braves back to the National League Championship Series with a homer that will be remembered for many years to come.
Freeman’s solo homer with two outs in the eighth inning off Hader gave the Braves a 5-4 win in Game 4 of the NL Division Series on Tuesday night at Truist Park. The veteran first baseman’s blast capped a three-hit night. Will Smith closed the game with a strikeout of Brewer Christian Yelich with the tying run on first base.
Game 1 of the NLCS is set for Saturday. The Braves will face the winner of the Giants-Dodgers NLDS. San Francisco leads that best-of-five series 2-1
You can hear the Braves on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM.
VOLLEYBALL: Lady Raiders season ends in region semi-finals
Coffee County’s volleyball season came to a close in Cleveland Tuesday.
The Lady Raiders struggled to get its offensive attack in sync all afternoon and dropped the Region 3-AAA semi-finals 0-3 to Bradley Central in Cleveland – a match you heard live on Thunder Radio. Coffee County lost 12-25, 17-25 and 19-25.
CHS struggled to get any solid attacks. The Lady Raiders kills leader only had 5 – that was Gia Perez. Kiya Ferrell and Lauren Brandt each had 4. Ferrell led the Lady Raides in digs with 14.
The Lady Raiders finish the season 2 wins shy of the state tournament with a 20-11 record. The loss ends the high school careers of Ferrell, Brandt and Maddy Sussen.
Ferrell and Sussen were named to the Region 3-AAA All-Tournament Team.
THIS MATCH WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. HEAR THE REAPLAY HERE.
Zowee Dillard 
Maddy Sussen 
Coach Andrew Taylor 
Lauren Brandt 
Zowee Dillard 
Maddy Sussen and Kiya Ferrell 
Lauren Brandt
Thunder Radio photos by Holly Peterson
MLB: Braves and Brewers even at 1-1 as series moves to Atlanta
Showing why he has quickly established himself as one of the game’s top starters, Max Fried once again got the Braves back on track with another of those dominant starts he frequently produced over the past couple of months.
Ozzie Albies capped a two-run third with a double and Austin Riley drilled a sixth-inning solo homer that gave Fried some comfort as he guided the Braves to a 3-0 win over the Brewers in Game 2 of the National League Division Series on Saturday at American Family Field.
THUNDER RADIO is your exclusive home for the Braves in Coffee County. Game 3 first pitch is set for 12:07 pm and can be heard live on Thunder Radio: 107.9 FM, 106.7 FM, 1320 AM.
VOLLEYBALL: Lady Raiders head to Cleveland for region tournament
Following a dominating performance in District 6-AAA regular season and the postseason, Coffee County’s Lady Raider volleyball team has its assignment moving forward.
The Lady Raiders will make the haul into the eastern time zone Tuesday, Oct. 12, for the Region 3-AAA volleyball tournament at Cleveland High School. The Lady Raiders will take on Bradley Central at 4:30 p.m. (EASTERN, 3:30 pm CENTRAL) in a win or go home situation. If Coffee County can win that best-of-five match with the Bears, the Lady Raiders will play in the region championship match at 7:30 p.m (EASTERN, 6:30 pm CENTRAL) at Cleveland High School. A win in the semi-finals against Bradley Central also guarantees a trip to the state sectional. A loss against Bradley Central ends the season.
Raiders return to action Friday; look to even record
After a 1-4 start, things have turned around nicely for the Coffee County Central Red Raider football team.
The Raiders pieced together back to back wins over Spring Hill and Warren County (the latter being a region win) to improve to 3-4, and after a week off to rest and recover from a physical 7 weeks of football, the Raiders have a chance to finish strong.
Coffee County welcomes region opponent Cookeville to town on Friday. A win would make 3 in a row for CHS – something the Raider football program has not done since 2007. A win would also even the Raiders’ record at 4-4 with two games remaining, tie last season’s win total and guarantee CHS a spot in the playoffs.
Wednesday Coach Doug Greene Show
Join Thunder Radio and CHS head coach Doug Greene, along with player guests, Wednesday at Praters BBQ for The Coach Doug Greene Show, exclusively on Thunder Radio. Show starts at 7 p.m. and can be heard live on 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, thunder1320.com and on the Manchester Go smartphone app. Everyone is welcome to attend – no meal purchase necessary. Join us on the back porch at Praters as we talk the Raiders’ win over Warren County, off week activities and preview Cookeville.
FRIDAY INFORMATION
The Raiders and Cavs kickoff at 7 p.m. Friday at Carden-Jarrell Field. Cookeville beat the Raiders last season by just one point in Putnam County. Tickets will be sold digitally through gofan.co.
You can hear the game on Thunder Radio beginning with the Friday Night Thunder Pregame show at 6 p.m. – 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, thunder1320.com and on the Manchester Go smartphone app. Postgame show will provide listener call-in opportunities, audio highlights from the broadcast and a scoreboard of area teams of interest.
LOOKING FORWARD
The Raiders will play their final home game of the season on Friday, Oct. 22 when Rockvale comes to Manchester for a non-region tilt.
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS: Lady Raiders win third straight title
New district – same results.
For the third consecutive year, the Coffee County Central High School Lady Raider volleyball program has added hardware to the trophy case at CHS. The Lady Raiders went to Winchester and dropped Warren County 3-1 in the District 6-AAA semi-finals and came back from down 1-0 to easily dispatch of Lincoln County 3-1 in the District Championship Thursday night. You heard both matches live on Thunder Radio.
Not only is it the Lady Raiders’ third consecutive title, the wins mark the 28th and 29th consecutive district wins for CHS. It also marks 4 district titles in 5 years. The Lady Raiders will move on to the region tournament next week.
Against Warren County, the Lady Raiders won 3-1 with scores of 25-17, 25-22, 13-25 and 25-10.
Meanwhile, CHS fell behind the Lady Falcons 1-0 with a 25-16 loss. But the Lady Raiders proceeded to bounce back and spank the Lady Falcons in three straight sets: 25-20, 25-16 and 25-22.
Kiya Ferrell and Gia Perez led the Lady Raiders around the net with 26 and 20 kills on the night, respectively. Ferrell added 12 service aces in the tournament. Lauren Brandt led the team with 35 assists and Ferrell added 28.
Perez, Ferrell and Brandt were named to the all-tournament team. Meanwhile, Brandt, Maddy Sussen and Anna Johnson were named to the District 6-AAA All-District first team, Perez was named second team. Kiya Ferrell was named District MVP.
LADY RAIDERS BEAT WARREN COUNTY 3-1. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE THUNDER RADIO BROADCAST REPLAY.
LADY RAIDERS BEAT L INCOLN COUNTY. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE THUNDER RADIO BROADCAST REPLAY.
Braves open NLDS Friday against Brewers; hear it on Thunder Radio
Braves right-hander Charlie Morton will start Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Brewers on Friday. This is an assignment he may not have gained had he not allowed seven runs in just 3 2/3 innings for the Astros against the Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in 2017.
“I remember giving up a bunch of runs and leaving the field thinking, ‘Man, I don’t know what happened,’” Morton said. “I felt like I threw the ball OK. Just a ton of people scored. And [the Astros] gave me the ball for Game 7 in the Championship Series. It’s do or die, Game 7; no tomorrow if you don’t win.”
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Catch the Braves Postseason on Thunder Radio! 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM. First pitch Friday is at 3:30
Titans move Evans to Designated to Return list
The Titans have moved running back Darrynton Evans to the team’s “Designated for Return from Injured Reserve” list.
This designation opens up a 21-day window for Evans to practice with the team, and he will not count against the team’s 53-man roster until being activated from Injured Reserve.
The Titans placed Evans, a third-round draft pick of the Titans in the 2020 NFL Draft, on Injured Reserve last month because of a knee injury he suffered during the preseason. He’s been rehabbing the injury ever since.
In 2020, Evans appeared in five games during the regular season and he totaled 54 rushing yards on 14 carries. Evans also added two catches for 27 yards and a touchdown and nine kickoff returns for 206 yards.
Last week, the Titans moved receiver Marcus Johnson and safety Brady Breeze to the team’s “Designated for Return from Injured Reserve” list, but neither player has been added to the active roster.
The Titans face the Jaguars on Sunday in Jacksonville. You can hear the Titans all season long on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM. Titans on Thunder presented by Charlie Gonzales, Weichert Realtors Joe Orr & Associates!
Pete Rose coming to Manchester for CHS baseball fundraiser: Here is how you can meet him
Major League Baseball’s all time hits leader is coming to Manchester.
Pete Rose, a longtime player and manager and member of the Cincinnati Big Red Machine, will be in town in late October as part of a fundraiser for the Coffee County Central High School Red Raider baseball team.
Rose will host a dinner at Coffee County Fairgrounds at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30. There are varying ticket packages available that include different perks – some including photo ops with the major league great.
VIP PACKAGE: The VIP package is $100 per ticket or $1,000 per table for 10 seats. This includes dinner, a meet and greet with Rose and a photo op. This also includes hearing a speech delivered by Rose.
DINNER PACKAGE: Cost is $50 and includes your dinner and hearing a speech delivered by Rose. .
SPEECH PACKAGE: Cost for this is only $30 and will get you through the doors to sit through a speech from Rose. This does NOT include dinner.
Anyone wishing to purchase tickets should do so now while they remain available. Contact Jeff Lowe at 931-273-9589 to purchase tickets.