Category: Sports

The Westwood softball team hosted Huntland on Monday afternoon for their home opener.  The Lady Rockets used 11 walks and an inside the park home run from Alli Roberts to claim a 10 to 0 win in 5 innings.

Westwood loaded the bases in the first inning but a pop-up ended the potential rally.  After that, the Lady Rockets scored in every inning to get the mercy rule win.  Roberts laced a 2 strike pitch down the left field line past the diving left fielder and raced around the bases for a 3 run, inside the park home run.  Westwood only needed 6 hits to get the win as Faith Willoughby ended the game with a pair of singles and an RBI.  Kaitlyn Davis went the distance on the mound to get the win as she surrendered 2 hits with 7 strikeouts.

The win improves the Lady Rockets record to 3 and 1 on the year and 3 and 0 in conference play. Westwood hits the diamond again on Tuesday when they play host to Cascade. First pitch is set for 5:30 PM.

The Westwood baseball team traveled to Lynchburg on Monday night for a conference matchup with Moore County.  The game, originally scheduled for a home game, had to be moved due to damage to the Rockets home field at Fred Deadman Park.  After surrendering 2 runs in the first inning, Wyatt Nugent shut down Moore County and Westwood battled back to win 4 to 2.

The Rockets got on the board first in the opening inning as Nick Bogle got aboard and scored to give Westwood a 1 to 0 lead.  After falling behind 2 to 1 after the first inning, Westwood got single runs in the 3^rd, 4^th and 7^th innings to even their season record at 2 and 2.  Nugent and Trent Thompson each had a pair of hits in the win for Westwood.

The Rockets will play host to Moore County on Wednesday at Coffee County Middle School.  First pitch is set for 5 PM.

The Coffee County Middle School tennis team finally got their season underway on Monday as they traveled to Shelbyville for a match. The Red Raiders swept the Eagles 6 to 0 while the Lady Raiders captured a 10 to 2 win.

In boys’ play, Luke Irwin(won by a score of 6-4), Landen Booth(6-1), Tyler Rigney(6-0) and Loren Hansen(6-0) got wins in singles play.  In doubles action, Irwin and Booth captured a win in a tiebreaker(7-5) while Rigney and Hansen won 6 to 2.

In girls’ play, Sydney Bell(6-2), Jayda Wright(6-1), Anna Amado(6-3), Lucy Riddle(6-2) and Wren Lawson(6-2) won in singles matches.  In doubles, the teams of Lawson/Riddle(6-0), Paige Meadows/Aubri Leigh Holder(6-0), Amado/Wright(6-3), Marley Perry/Bell(6-2) and Claire Rondolet/Lawson(6-1) won their doubles matchups.

The Raider netters are now off until Monday, April 3^rd when they travel to Sewanee to take on St. Andrews-Sewanee.  That match is set to get underway at 4 PM.

The Westwood soccer kept their perfect conference record alive on Monday with a 6 to 0 win in Fayetteville at Riverside Christian.  The Rockets raced out to a 5 to 0 halftime lead before emptying the bench in the 2^nd half.  Austin Wilder led the offensive charge with a pair of goals.

John Martinez started the scoring for Westwood in the 7^th minute off a feed from Elliot Said to give Westwood a 1 to 0 lead.  Lukas Workman added a goal in the 10^th minute assisted by Martinez.  Wilder added his 2 unassisted goals in the 11^th and 15^th minutes before Angel Gonzalez closed out the first half scoring in the 22^nd minute off an assist from Keaton Sherrill.  In the second half, Kevin Peregrino added the final goal in the 50^th minute.  From there, the Rockets defense kept Riverside off the scoreboard for their 4^th straight conference win on the season.

The Rockets are back home on Wednesday as they play host to Lincoln County.  Opening kick is set for 5:30 PM.

The Coffee County CHS soccer team hosted their home opener on Monday night as they played host to Cleveland.  A pair of late goals by the visiting Blue Raiders dropped the Red Raiders by a final score of 4 to 2.

Coffee County got off to a great start as Paco Barrera netted a goal in the 2^nd minute to give the Red Raiders an early 1 to 0 lead.  Cleveland answered in the 19^th minute with the equalizer before tacking on a goal in the 27^th minute to take a 2 to 1 lead into the half.  Breyer Taylor evened the match in the 65^th minute but Cleveland tacked on a pair of goals in the last 3 minutes to steal the non-district win.

The Raiders travel to Smithville on Tuesday to take on DeKalb County.  That match will get underway at 7 PM.

The Red Raider baseball team of Coffee County Middle School hosted North Franklin on Monday night in a conference matchup.  The Red Raiders were held to 2 hits on the night as they lost a 1 to 0 nail-biter.

North Franklin was held to 6 hits, but was able to string 3 of the together in the 4^th inning to push across the game winner.  Nick Watkins and Lane Spry had the 2 hits for the Raiders as Coffee County was hand cuffed by 9 strikeouts.  Braden Brown went the distance on the mound to take the hard luck loss.  The loss drops Coffee County’s record to 4 and 3 on the season.

The Raiders will travel to Winchester on Tuesday night for game #2 in the series.  First pitch is set for 5 PM.

Coffee County Middle School softball team played host to North Franklin on Monday night.  The Lady Gators pushed a run across with 2 outs in the top of the 5^th inning to drop Coffee County to their first loss of the year by a score of 4 to 3.  The Lady Raiders were held to 2 hits on the night, both by Jayden Scheller as she finished with 2 RBI.

After falling behind 2 to 0 in the top of the first inning, Kiya Ferrell led off the bottom half with a walk and came around to score on a passed ball.  Scheller’s 2 RBI single tied the game at 3 in the 3^rd but North used a 2 out rally in the 5^th to drop the Lady Raiders record to 6 and 1 on the season.

The Lady Raiders will travel to Winchester on Tuesday night to take on the Lady Gators again.  First pitch is set for 5 PM.

Ryan Ellis scored twice, Pekka Rinne made 25 saves and the Nashville Predators beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 on Monday night.

Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Predators, who have won four of five. Craig Smith added two assists.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson had the lone goal and Mike Smith stopped 28 shots for Arizona, which has lost three straight.

Rinne was lightly tested in the first period, making just five saves, but the action picked up after that as the Finn made 11 saves in the second and nine in the third. His best sequence came midway through the second, when he denied two attempts by Josh Jooris and one by Jamie McGinn in an 11-second span.

Pete Weber’s Post Game Report

A grand slam by freshman Sarah West highlighted a Lady Raider comeback on Friday night as Coffee County dropped Shelbyville 9 to 3.  After a sluggish start, Coffee County got the bats going with a 7 run eruption in the 5^th inning.  From there, Kaylee Skipper locked down the win in the circle as the Lady Raiders open the season with a record of 2 and 0.

Shelbyville jumped out to a 1 to nothing lead in the 1^st inning and stretched that lead to 3 after 3 innings.  Coffee County was held to 3 hits through the first 4 innings as the Eaglettes appeared to have their sights set on the upset.  In the 5^th, Coffee County sent 11 batters to the plate scoring 7 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks.  After tying the game at 3 and loading the bases, Coffee County’s West scored her first high school varsity hit as she belted the first pitch she saw over the left field fence.  The grand slam was the 2^nd game winning home run of the week for the Lady Raiders.

Katie Rutledge led Coffee County in hitting as she had a single, a double and a triple with 2 RBI.  Raven Rogers and Lauren Tomberlin each added 2 hits.  Rogers finished with 2 RBI.  Haley Richardson got the start in the circle going 2 1/3 innings with 2 strikeouts.  Skipper came on in the 3^rd inning to get the win as she allowed 1 hit in 4 2/3 innings pitched.

Coffee County is back at home on Tuesday night when they play host to Franklin County at Terry Floyd Field.  First pitch is set for 7 PM.

The Red Raider soccer team of Coffee County CHS opened the 2017 season in the Smoky Mountain Cup at Rocky Top Sports World in Gatlinburg on Friday and Saturday. Coach Robert Harper was pleased with his team’s performance in the 3 matches as the Red Raiders finished with a record of 2 and 1.
Coffee County opened tournament play on Friday night taking on Dickson County. The Red Raiders, whose season opener on Tuesday was washed out, got a 2 to 1 win over the Cougars to open tournament play. The Red Raiders scored a goal in each half to claim the win. Breyer Taylor had a pair of assists as he set up Ethan Abplanalp in the 25th minute to give the Raiders a 1 to 0 lead at the half. 1 minute into the second half, Coffee County got their second goal as Taylor found Paco Barrera on a feed to give the Raiders a 2 to 0 lead. Dickson County scored their lone goal in the 65th minute off a corner kick as Coffee County opens the season at 1 and 0.
On Saturday, the Red Raiders split their 2 games. Opening with Mary Montgomery out of Alabama, the Red Raiders took the fight to the Alabama visitors to a 3 to 0 win. In the 8th minute, Chase Harper redirected a corner kick from Taylor to give Coffee County a 1 to 0 lead at the half. Harper followed that up in the 43rd minute with an unassisted goal. Taylor scored Coffee County’s final goal in the 46th minute on a corner kick.
In the nightcap, Coffee County tangled with perennial state power Germantown. Coffee County battled the Red Devils toe to toe before falling 1 to 0. Germantown scored their lone goal in the 65th minute on a penalty kick.
The Raiders return home for a match with Cleveland on Monday at the Raider Soccer Field. That match will kick-off at 6 PM.