Category: Sports

The Westwood baseball team kept their season alive on Tuesday night with a 10 to 4 win over Huntland in the elimination bracket of the Duck River Valley Conference tournament.  In a game that saw the 2 teams stay even through 4 innings, the Rockets scored 3 runs in the 5^th inning and 3 runs in the 6^th to grab the win.

Entering the top of the 5^th inning tied at 4, Westwood got a walk and a hit batsman to lead off the inning before a pair of hits by Wyatt Nugent and Trent Thompson plated 3 runs.  In the 6^th inning, the Rockets got another 3 hits and a walk to give them all the runs they needed for the win.  Skylar Bratcher had a pair of hits, a walk and 3 runs scored to lead the Westwood attack.  Wyatt Nugent had 2 hits and Brady Nugent had a hit, 2 walks with 3 runs scored.

Thompson and Bratcher combined to pitch Westwood to the win.  The Rockets will be back in action on Thursday night at 7:30 PM at Liberty, weather permitting.  Their opponent will be decided on Wednesday.

The Lady Raider tennis team traveled to Shelbyville on Tuesday night for the District 8AAA team tennis semifinals.  Facing off against the number 1 seeded Eaglettes, the Coffee County Lady Raiders fell by a final score of 7 to 0.

For Coffee County in singles play, Kayla Wright (4-8), Anna Herrell(0-8), Natalie Elzeer(5-8), Jessica Barrera(2-8) and Rachel Henley(2-8) all dropped their matches.  In doubles play, the Lady Raider teams of Wright/Henley(3-8) and Barrera/Elzeer(3-8) fell in their match ups.

The Red Raider tennis team will open up the team district tournament on Wednesday at home.  The Red Raiders will host Shelbyville at the Raider Academy.  First serve is set for 4 PM.  The District 8AAA singles/doubles tournament is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Shelbyville’s HV Griffin Park, weather permitting.

Putting their prefect district record on the line on Monday, the Central High School soccer team traveled to Fayetteville to take on Lincoln County.  The Red Raiders got 4 goals from senior Breyer Taylor to capture the 4 to 2 district win.  The win improves Coffee County to 5 and 0 in district play.

Breyer Taylor got Coffee County off to a fast start scoring twice in the first 5 minutes.  Taylor hauled in a beautiful through pass from Miquel Mendoza in the 4^th minute to get the scoring started.  He followed that with another breakaway in the 5^th minute off an assist from Paco Barrera to give the Raiders the early 2 to 0 lead.  Lincoln County got a goal in the 16^th minute to send the match to the half at 2 to 1.

The Falcons leveled the match in the 55^th minute with a goal.  Then Taylor went back to work scoring a pair of unassisted goals to give the Raiders the win.  Taylor broke the tie in the 70^th minute before adding his final goal in the 78^th minute.

The soccer team returns home on Tuesday when they play host to Ooltewah.  The varsity game gets underway at 6 PM.  The Raiders are home again on Thursday for the Coffee Cup match with Tullahoma.  That match is tentatively set to get underway at 7:30 PM.

In their final regular season match of the season, the Coffee County CHS tennis teams traveled to Winchester on Monday to take on Franklin County.  In a match that was originally scheduled for Friday in Manchester, multiple reschedules required this match be moved to Franklin County.  Both teams finished the regular season in style with a pair of convincing wins including sweeps in all 10 singles matches.  The Red Raiders won 6 to 1 while the Lady Raiders won 7 to 0

The Lady Raiders got the district sweep over the Rebelettes as they got singles wins from Kayla Wright(8-0), Anna Harell(8-3), Natalie Elzeer(8-1), Jessica Barrera(8-1) and Rachel Henley(8-0).  The doubles teams of Baylee Nester/Kara Roper(8-4) and Macy Brown/Emily Shelton(8-2) won their match-ups to give the Lady Raiders the sweep.

The Red Raiders finished off the year at 8 and 1 which represents the best regular season record for boys tennis in school history.  Coffee County got wins in singles play from Grey Riddle(8-5), Joseph Sadler(8-0), Reid Lawrence(8-0), Shlip Patel(8-0) and Jonah Rollman(8-0).  In doubles play, the team of Ben Davis & Evan Herrell got an 8 to 2 win.

Coach Mike Ray was pleased with his team’s effort on Monday, and all season long.  “I’m very proud of both teams efforts this year. Girls worked hard to get to play in the district tournament.  The boys have truly excelled. We’re so excited about their record for this year I think it speaks for their abilities and their work ethic.  This is been a great group of kids to work with” said Ray.

Next up for the tennis teams will be the district team tennis tournament starting on Tuesday.  The Lady Raiders will take the court first as they square off against Shelbyville in Shelbyville on Tuesday afternoon.  The Red Raiders will play host to Shelbyville on Wednesday in their first round match up.  Both matches begin at 4 PM.

The Lady Rocket softball team of Westwood opened up play in the Duck River Valley Conference tournament on Monday night with a doubleheader in Shelbyville.  In the opener, Westwood dropped Riverside Christian 15 to 0.  In the nightcap, the Lady Rockets lost to Fayetteville 6 to 3.

Monday’s opener was the conclusion of a game started on Friday and suspended due to rain.  Westwood pitcher Kaitlyn Davis tossed a 3 inning no-hitter as she struck out 7 and walked 1.  Westwood scored 11 runs in the first inning when they sent 17 batters to the plate.  The Lady Rockets got the benefit of 17 free passes due to walks and hit batters.  Westwood needed only 4 hits to end the game in 3 innings due to the mercy rule.  David had a had a single and a double while Hallie Wimberley added a double.

Facing Fayetteville, the Lady Rockets defense gave up 5 unearned runs with 6 errors to see their season come to an abrupt end.  After jumping out to a 1 to 0 lead in the 2^nd, Fayetteville rallied for a pair of unearned runs in the top of the 3^rd inning.  Westwood was able to tie the game in the bottom of the 3rd, but another pair of unearned runs in the 5^th inning put Westwood in a hole from which they could not recover.  Davis once again swung the hot stick as she had a double and a single.  Allie Roberts had a triple and Madison Wakefield had a single and 2 RBI.

Westwood’s season comes to a close with a final record of 7 and 6.

 

The Coffee County Middle School tennis teams continued their hot streak on Monday with a pair of wins over Shelbyville.  The Lady Raiders swept the Eaglettes 8 to 0.  The Red Raiders coasted to a 5 to 2 win.

In girls’ play, Coffee County got singles wins from Jayda Wright(6-1), Marley Perry(6-0), Anna Amado(6-0), Lucy Riddle(6-2), Wren Lawson(6-2) and Paige Meadows(6-2).  In doubles play, the team of Claire Rondolet & Aubri Leigh Holder won their match 7 to 5 while the team of Maryanne Walker & Kylie Millaway captured a 6 to 0 win.

In boys’ play, Coffee County got singles wins from Jaden Talley(6-3), Tyler Rigney(6-4), Landon Booth(6-1) and Loren Hansen(6-1).  In doubles play, the team of Rigney and Booth scored a 7 to 5 win.

The Raider netters are back in action on Thursday when they travel to Sewanee to take on St. Andrew’s.  First serve is set for 4 PM.

The Coffee County Middle and Westwood Middle golf teams welcomed North and South Franklin to Willowbrook on Monday.  The Raiders were matched up against North while the Rockets matched up against South.  Each home team captured sweeps from their top duo to give each team got their first team win of the year.

For Westwood, the team of Christopher Robinson and Blake Perry captured all 3 of the flags in their match to get the Rockets off to a roaring start.  The team of Gavin Prater and Ethan Rivera captured 2 flags while the team of Macie Lawrence and Cara Bell captured 2 flags as well to give the Rockets the 7 to 2 team win over North.

For Coffee County, the team of Logan Hale and Caleb Jarrell set the pace as they won their match 3 to 0.  The teams of Chase Hancock, Bennett Williams & Olivia Lewis, along with the team of David O’Connor and Keegan Grubbs each captured 1 flag apiece to give Coffee County the 5 to 4 team win over South

Both middle school teams are back in action on Thursday when they travel to Bear Trace to take on North and South Franklin once again.  Both matches will tee off at 3:30 PM.

The Nashville Sounds scored in multiple late innings Monday night, but the comeback attempt came up short in an 8-3 loss to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox at Security Service Field.

The offense was stuck in neutral against Sky Sox (12-5) starter Brandon Woodruff who tossed six shutout innings. The Sounds (6-11) managed just three hits off the right-hander but started to show signs of life when they loaded the bases in the sixth only to be turned away.

Trailing 3-0 into the seventh, Nashville’s Renato Nuñez launched his third homer of the season to trim the deficit to 3-1. With two outs in the inning, Kenny Wilson sparked a rally when he singled to extend his hitting streak to 12 games – tied for the longest active streak in the Pacific Coast League.

Wilson moved to second when Melvin Mercedes drew a walk, then came around to score when Franklin Barreto lined a base hit to left-center to make it a 3-2 game.

The momentum shifted back to the Sky Sox when Brett Phillips hit the first pitch thrown by Bobby Wahl in the bottom of the seventh over the center field wall for a solo home run and 4-2 lead.

Mark Canha wasted little time getting the run right back as he started the top of the eighth with a solo blast to left field. The next two batters reached as Chris Parmelee walked and Nuñez singled.

That’s as close as the Sounds would get to tying the game as reliever Andy Oliver came in and got Bruce Maxwell to bounce into a 6-4-3 double play. The Sky Sox turned to David Goforth who struck out Matt Chapman to end the inning, leaving the tying run at third base.

It fell apart for Nashville in the bottom of the eighth when Colorado Springs sent eight to the plate against relievers Ross Detwiler and Simon Castro. Detwiler allowed three hits before giving way to Castro who uncorked three wild pitches in the inning. When the damage was done, the Sky Sox put four runs on the board to build an 8-3 lead.

Barreto led the charge offensively with a 3-for-5 night. Nuñez added a pair of hits as the Sounds collected 11 on the night.

Daniel Gossett was solid despite taking the loss. He allowed three runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out six.
The series finale is scheduled for Tuesday night in Colorado Springs. Right-hander Cèsar Valdez (1-0, 2.70) starts for the Sounds against right-hander Michael Blazek (0-0, 2.70) for the Sky Sox. First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 p.m.

Prep Sports This Week on Thunder Radio
(Times and coverage subject to change)
Monday – CHS Softball at Tullahoma – Game Time at 7, Pregame at 6:50
Tuesday – CHS Baseball hosts Tullahoma(Senior Night) – Game Time at 6, Pregame at 5:50
Wednesday – CHS Baseball at Tullahoma – Game Time at 6, Pregame at 5:50
Thursday – CHS Softball hosts Cascade(Senior Night) – Game Time at 6, Pregame at 5:50
*Friday – CHS Softball hosts Forrest – Game Time at 5:45, Pregame at 5:35
*Saturday – CHS Softball hosts Gibbs – Game Time at 4:30, Pregame at 4:20
*tentative

Friday’s Cancellations/Schedule Changes
WMS Softball vs. Riverside Christian at Shelbyville(DRVC Tourn) – PPD until April 26
CHS Softball at Warren County – Thunder Radio broadcast – CANCELLED
WMS Soccer HOSTS Fayetteville – CTSC Tournament semifinals – PPD until April 28
CHS Tennis HOSTS Franklin Co(Senior Night) – PPD, Makeup is TBD
CHS Soccer HOSTS Tullahoma – PPD until April 27

Saturday’s Cancellations/Schedule Changes
Coffee County Youth Bass Club tournament – PPD until April 30
Terry Floyd Benefit Softball Tournament – PPD until May 13
Westwood soccer/CTSC Tournament Finals – PPD until April 29
Westwood baseball vs Huntland – DRVC Tournament – PPD, Makeup is tentatively April 24