Cam Rutledge & Issac Turner of the Coffee County Youth Bass Club show off their 6th place catch from Saturday’s tournament on Center Hill Lake.
The Coffee County Youth Bass Club sent 2 boats with 4 team members to the Tennessee Bass Nation Trail event at Center Hill Lake on Saturday. Of the 108 boats in the competition, Coffee County placed both of their boats in the top 46 boats in the event.
The boat of Issac Turner and Cam Rutledge was the top finisher for Coffee County as they finished in 6th place with a total catch of 10.52 pounds. That finish vaulted them to 51st place in the overall state standings.
The boat of Braeden and Colby Thurmond captured a 46th place finish with a total catch of 2.90 pounds. The Thurmond brothers still maintain a 14th place state ranking following the Center Hill Tournament.
The next Tennessee Bass Nation Trail event will take place on Saturday at Tims Ford Lake. The next Coffee County Youth Bass Club tournament will be held on Saturday, March 18th on Woods Reservoir. For more information about the Coffee County Youth Bass Club, you can check out their FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/Coffee-County-Youth-Bass-Club-1227052340639230/
Patrick Eaves scored the winner in the shootout, and the Nashville Predators fell by a 4-3 final to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night at Honda Center. The loss is the third consecutive for the Preds, but Nashville does collect a single point, upping their total to 74 overall on the season, three ahead of St. Louis in the Central Division.
Nashville took a 2-0 lead in the first period against the Ducks and Pekka Rinne was stellar for the Preds making 39 saves on the night and four more in the shootout, but Anaheim battled back from being down two goals before ultimately prevailing.
“They just played harder,” Preds defenseman Ryan Ellis said of the Ducks. “They worked harder, they battled harder and we didn’t deserve much out of that game. We’re lucky we got a point there.”
The start was a strong one for Nashville, with Colin Wilson and Ellis each scoring during a two-minute span in the first period.
Wilson took a feed across the offensive zone from James Neal and buried a backhander past Jonathan Bernier at 4:26 of the first. In his return from a lower-body injury, Ellis hammered a power-play goal home 117 seconds after Wilson’s 12th of the season.
Ryan Getzlaf put in a rebound with the Ducks on the power play to cut the visitor’s advantage to 2-1 prior to the end of the first frame. The man-advantage goal was Anaheim’s first in nine games.
Midway through the second, Filip Forsberg skated in on the wing with Getzlaf between him and the goal; the Swede then fired a shot with Getzlaf partially screening Bernier and whistled a bid into the cage for a shorthanded tally that put Nashville ahead, 3-1.
Forsberg’s 27th of the season was also his third shorthanded goal, tying him with Viktor Arvidsson and boosting Nashville’s numbers to 10 goals while down a man – a mark that leads the NHL in that category.
The marker for Nashville’s leading goal-scorer was a bandaid on a second period that was in actuality dominated by Anaheim. Conversion met puck possession in the final seven minutes of the second for the Ducks, with Nick Ritchie drawing the home team within a goal.
“The first period was a decent period for us, but penalties got in the way of the second period,” Preds Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “We lost rhythm a little bit, they capitalized and Peks played really well tonight and made some big saves. We gave up too much.”
Roughly six minutes later and in the final minute of the opening 40, Rickard Rakell brought the Ducks all the way back with his 27th. Nashville had a number of chances to end it in overtime, but Eaves was the only one to score in a five-round shootout.
“That’s the third loss in a row, and it’s a huge game for us,” Rinne said. “We’re up 3-1, and we give them a chance to come back and that shouldn’t happen at this point in the season. It’s a tough loss. It’s a big point for us, but it’s a tough loss to take.”
From here, the Preds will bus to Los Angeles and prepare to face the Kings on Thursday, looking to reverse what has now turned into a three-game skid.
“If it wasn’t for Peks, we would’ve been in a big hole,” Ellis said. “After that second period and more of the same in the third, it’s not winning hockey. We were playing not to lose and we need to stay on the attack.”
Notes:
The shootout concluded the team’s’ three-game season series, with Anaheim winning 6-1 on Oct. 26 at home and Nashville winning 5-0 at Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 12. The Preds finish the season 1-1-1 against the Ducks.
P.A. Parenteau did not play on Tuesday due to an upper-body injury. Anthony Bitetto, Kevin Fiala, Brad Hunt and Colton Sissons were scratched.
Stop No. 2 of Nashville’s three-game set in California comes on Thursday night in L.A.
The Westwood Rockets baseball team opened the 2017 season with a 5 to 0 win over Cornersville on Monday night at Powers Field. Skylar Bratcher, Wyatt Nugent and Trenton Thompson combined to toss the 7 inning shutout and the Rocket bats kept the pressure on the Cornersville defense all night.
Westwood scored 4 of their 5 runs in their final 3 at-bats as they were held to 1 hit on the night. The Rockets took advantage of 8 Cornersville errors to score 5 unearned runs. Blake Hale had the lone hit for Westwood on the game as Brady Nugent and Brett Jones had RBI for the Rockets.
Skylar Bratcher pitched out of bases loaded jam in the 3rd inning to preserve a 1 to 0 lead and Wyatt Nugent had two pickoffs from the bump to erase Bulldog runners.
The Rockets are back on the road on Thursday when they travel to Unionville to take on Community. That game is set to get underway at 5:00 PM.
The Coffee County Middle School softball ran their record to 3 and 0 on the year with a thrilling 2 to 1 win over Warren County on Monday night. The Lady Raiders needed a pair of outs in the top of the 5th inning with the tying run on base to grab the win.
The Lady Raiders scored twice in the bottom of the first on a pair of hits and a pair of sacrifices to take a 2 to 0 lead. Coffee County did not record a base runner the rest of the way in the 5 inning game. Keri Munn went the distance for Coffee County in the circle as she surrendered 3 hits with 3 strikeouts. Munn and Justus Turner had the 2 hits for Coffee County. Katie Crosslin and Munn drove in the Lady Raider runs.
Weather permitting; the Lady Raiders hit the road to McMinnville on Tuesday for a rematch with Warren County. First pitch is set for 5 PM at Warren County High School.
The Westwood softball team dropped a non-conference contest on the road at Cannon County by a final score of 2 to 1. The Lady Rockets left the bases loaded in the top of the 5th inning before Cannon County pushed across the winning run in the bottom of the 5th. The loss levels Westwood’s record at 1 and 1 on the year.
Westwood was held to 5 hits on the night, including 3 in the 5th inning as the Lady Rockets scored their only run of the game. Haidyn Campbell went the distance in the circle for Westwood as she took the hard luck loss. Campbell allowed only 2 hits while striking out 3. Kara Beth Patton had lone RBI for the Lady Rockets as she scored Madison Wakefield on a squeeze bunt.
The Lady Rockets are back on the road on Tuesday when they travel to Unionville to take on Community. That game is set to get underway at 5:30 PM.
The Westwood soccer team saw Tullahoma score in the final minutes to hand the Rockets their first loss of the year 2 to 1. The Wildcats converted on a set piece in the 54th minute to break open the tie match.
Tullahoma took a 1 to 0 lead in the first half before Westwood was able to level the score in the 37th minute on an unassisted goal from Kevin Peregrino. The loss drops the Rockets record to 1 and 1 on the season.
The Rockets return to the pitch on Wednesday night when they travel to Fayetteville to take on the Tigers. Kickoff is set for 4:30 PM.
Warren County Middle School scored 9 runs in the final 3 innings to pull away for a 13 to 2 defeat of the CCMS baseball team on Monday night at CCMS. The Red Raiders were held hitless on the game but were able to get base runners on in 5 of the 7 innings thanks to 10 walks and 2 Warren County errors. Coffee County committed 9 errors on the game in their first loss of the season.
Kyle Farless and Hayden Hullett scored the runs for the Raiders as Farless led off the 1st with a walk and Hullett led off the 7th by reaching on an error. Braden Brown got the start and was saddled with the loss for Coffee County as the Raiders fall to 2 and 1 on the season.
Weather permitting; the Red Raiders will travel to McMinnville on Tuesday for the second game of the season series with Warren County. First pitch is set for 5 PM at Warren County Middle School.
A complete game shutout pitching performance by Griffin Meeker lifted the Coffee County Middle School baseball team to a 7 to 0 win over White County on Saturday. The Red Raiders broke open a 1 to 0 game in the bottom of the 5th inning with a 5 run outburst. Coffee County banged out 13 hits in the home opening victory.
Meeker was masterful as he allowed only 3 hits, with 2 of them being infield hits, and a single walk. He also struck out 5 in the 7 inning win. Meeker also helped his cause at the plate as he had a single and a double and 2 RBI. Lane Spry led the hitting attack for Coffee County as he had 3 hits and an RBI. Kyle Farless had a triple and a single and scored twice and Braeden Brown finished with a pair of singles for the Raiders.
The Red Raiders will return to action on Monday afternoon at CCMS when they host Warren County. First pitch is set for 5 PM.
Trailing 3 to 1 entering the bottom of the third inning, the Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider softball team rallied for a 9 to 6 victory over White County on Saturday. A 2 out, 2 RBI single by Alyssa McClanahan gave the Lady Raiders a lead they would not relinquish in the conference win. The 4 run outburst, coupled with a 4 run 4th inning improved Coffee County’s record to 2 and 0 on the year.
The Lady Raiders made the most of their 7 hits as they were helped by 2 crucial White County errors. Coffee County also got the benefit of 5 walks to seal the season sweep over the Warriorettes. Keri Munn led the offensive charge for Coffee County as she had a pair of hits, including a double, and a walk in 3 plate appearances. Munn, Justus Turner and Kiya Ferrell each scored 2 runs on the day.
The Lady Raiders will return to action on Monday afternoon at CCMS when they host Warren County. First pitch is set for 5 PM.
Viktor Arvidsson scored twice, but the Chicago Blackhawks won it late to defeat the Nashville Predators, 5-3, on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. The game concluded the season series between the two and keeps Nashville at 73 points overall.
The Predators registered 35 shots in total on Corey Crawford, creating numerous chances throughout the evening. Both clubs went back and forth, but Chicago capitalized on a late opportunity, ultimately sealing the win.
“I thought our guys played extremely hard,” Nashville Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “Our guys were ready to play, but [Chicago] is a class team that is able to turn their game around if it doesn’t start the way they want. They have the potential to take a start like that and turn it into a game where they’re competing and playing at a high level, and they did that. From there, we knew it was going to be a tough fight the whole game, but it went back and forth. I thought our guys were ready to play, and we just hate the outcome.”
“We have to find a way to get a point out of that game,” Preds defenseman P.K. Subban said. “I think we played a really good game, but the details, we have to make sure in those moments of the game we are bearing down and understand the importance of it. You know good teams find a way to win, and they’re a good team and they capitalized on some of our mistakes tonight.”
Chicago had a 2-0 lead midway through the second period, courtesy of a goal in the first by Patrick Kane and then a tally from Jordin Tootoo at 11:03 of the middle frame, but Nashville made it interesting when Viktor Arvidsson got the Preds on the board less than two minutes after. With less than a minute to play in the second, Jonathan Toews made it 3-1 Chicago, but Nashville answered again, this time just 14 seconds later, when Calle Jarnkrok picked a corner on Corey Crawford to bring the Preds back to within one before the stanza was out.
Then it was Arvidsson again, scoring on one of the more improbable angles near the goal line, and somehow finding room over the shoulder of Crawford to even the score at 3-3. The Preds had their chances down the stretch to add a fourth, but it was Brian Campbell who potted the winner with 1:05 to play in regulation time before Kane added an empty-netter to seal the win.
“[The chances at the end of the game] were tilted pretty good in our favor,” Laviolette said. “Those chances, we need to capitalize on. They made a nice play at the end of the game, and they scored a goal and won a hockey game… They’re going to make plays. We could have executed better.”
Saturday marked the second consecutive game that the Preds have seen their opponent score the winning goal late in regulation, something Nashville certainly doesn’t plan on making a habit.
“There’s a minute left and your mindset on the ice has got to be to protect your D-zone, and if a bounce happens and we get a break, then we have to try and create something,” Subban said. “We can’t create something from nothing, and I’m not saying that’s what we’re trying to do. I think in those moments that’s the way you have to approach it… In those moments, we have to pay more attention to detail and whoever’s on the ice we have to make sure we get the job done.”
Notes:
Defenseman Ryan Ellis missed Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury. Defenseman Anthony Bitetto took his place in the lineup, logging four hits and two blocked shots in 11:22 of ice time.
Viktor Arvidsson recorded his fourth multi-goal game of the season on Saturday. He is tied for ninth in the Western Conference in goals (23).
Ryan Johansen has six assists in three home games against the Blackhawks this season.
The Predators head right back out on the road – California to be exact – beginning a three-game slate on the West Coast on Tuesday night in Anaheim.
