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Pete Weber’s Postgame Report

Frederik Andersen made 27 saves in his 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs debut, and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Nashville Predators 3-0 in Game 3 of their Western Conference First Round series at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday.

Andersen earned his second career playoff shutout and has a 15-7 postseason record. He started Game 3 after the Predators won the first two games at Honda Center with John Gibson in goal for the Ducks.

The Predators lead the best-of-7 series 2-1. Game 4 is Thursday in Nashville (8 p.m. ET; NHLN, FX-CA, TVA Sports 3, PRIME, FS-TN).

Jamie McGinn gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead at 10:05 of the first period, beating Pekka Rinne with a one-timer from the right circle. Predators defenseman Anthony Bitetto committed a turnover at the blue line to start the play. Chris Stewart controlled the puck and found Shawn Horcoff, who fed a wide-open McGinn.

Horcoff made his first appearance of the series, replacing Chris Wagner.

Rickard Rakell gave the Ducks a 2-0 lead at 11:33 of the second period on a redirection from the right circle. Defenseman Sami Vatanen made a hard pass from the point that Rakell redirected on the backhand through his legs past Rinne for his first goal.

Stewart made it 3-0 at 17:06, beating Rinne from the slot on a rebound. Center Ryan Getzlaf fed Stewart, whose original shot was stopped by Rinne. But Stewart was able to get to the rebound and backhand the puck past Rinne for his first goal.

Predators forward Craig Smith took two shifts in the first period and did not return. The Predators said Smith had a lower-body injury.

Nashville went 0-for-5 on the power play, managing seven shots on goal.

Game #4 is on Thursday night beginning at 7 PM.  Thunder Radio will bring you all the action on the Fifth Third Bank/Nashville Predators Radio Network.

Alex Wood’s bid for a memorable homecoming was undone by his inconsistent command and a suddenly vibrant offense that helped the rejuvenated Braves claim an 8-1 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday night at Turner Field.

Tyler Flowers matched a career high with four hits and Jeff Francoeur notched his own multi-hit game for the Braves, who have won four straight since opening the season with nine consecutive losses. Flowers notched an RBI single in each of his three at-bats against Wood and Francoeur fueled a two-run first inning with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly.
Wood, who spent most of the previous three seasons with the Braves, was burdened by two costly errors and the command issues he displayed while allowing six runs — three earned — over four innings.
Because he was pitching on short rest in place of the ill Julio Teheran, Braves starting pitcher Williams Perez lasted just 3 1/3 innings. Ryan Weber stranded the two runners he inherited in the fourth inning and limited the Dodgers to one run and three hits over 3 2/3 innings to pick up the win.

The Braves will take on the Dodgers on Wednesday and Thunder Radio will bring you that broadcast beginning at 6 PM on the Braves Radio Network

Sarah Pearson

For the 3rd year in a row, the Coffee County CHS Lady Raider Track team will have an athlete compete for the state pentathlon title as Sarah Pearson qualified on Monday at the sectional pentathlon held at Tullahoma. Pearson finished 2nd in the sectional out of 23 competitors. This will be her second straight year to advance to the state meet in the pentathlon. Teammate Karson Young finished in 3rd place and Diana Davis of Coffee County finished in 16th place. Pearson finished with 2708 points as she recorded a personal record in the 100M hurdles at 16.54 seconds. She also ran the 800M in 2:36.81. She also cleared 5 feet in the high jump, jumped 14’ 11.5” in the long jump and threw the shot 24’ 4.25”. Young also had a new personal record in the 100M hurdles with a time of 16.18. She finished the 800M in 3:02.48 and threw the shot 20’ 9”. Young had a high jump of 4’6” and a long jump of 16’ 3.75”. The state pentathlon will be contested at MTSU’s Dean Hayes Track on Monday, May 23rd beginning at 10:30 AM.

Paige Baker

After spotting the Lady Falcons of Lincoln County a 2 run lead, Coffee County came roaring back to get a huge District 8AAA win on Monday in Fayetteville by a final score or 4 to 2.  Lincoln County crushed the third pitch of the bottom of the first inning over the center field fence for a home run and a 1 to 0 lead.  They tacked on an unearned run in the 2^nd inning before Coffee County could finally push a run across in the 4^th inning.  Kasarah Scheller drove home Haley Hindshaw in the 4^th as the Raiders added 2 runs in the 5^th and another in the 6^th to escape with the road win.  Coffee County banged out 6 hits in the game as Raven Rogers had a double and Abby Woods and Paige Baker each had triples.  Skipper scattered 8 hits with 6 strikeouts to get the win.  Coffee County returns home on Tuesday night for Senior Night as Franklin County visits Terry Floyd Field.  Game time is a t 7 PM and Senior Night activities are scheduled for 6:15.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the play by play of all the action beginning with the pregame show at 6:50.

Alan Rob

The Coffee County Red Raider baseball team could not generate any offense on Monday night against nationally ranked McCallie as they lost 4 to 0 at Powers Field. The Raiders got another strong pitching performance from Davis Green as he pitched 6 innings allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits. Bradley King came on in the 7th inning for Coffee County as his defense surrendered 2 unearned runs. Coffee County was held to 4 singles and a double on the night. Jacob Langham, Gavin Husted, Alan Rob and DeAndre Wakefield all had singles while Cade Giles rapped a double for the Raiders. Rob was named the Thunder Radio player of the game. Coffee County travels to Chattanooga on Tuesday night for the second game in the series. First pitch is set for 5 PM.

The bats of Coffee County Middle School woke up in a big way on Monday as the Red Raiders hit 3 home runs in route to an 8 to 3 win over South Franklin in the opening round of the CTC Tournament at Warren County. Hayden Skipper was 3 for 3 on the night with a homer and 3 RBI while Brandon Jernigan was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI. Garrett Davis and Trey Rogers each added singles for the Raiders. Jernigan, Skipper and Davis combined to pitch a 1 hitter as each stayed under 50 pitches on the night with Jernigan getting the win. Coffee County will now take on the top seeded Pioneers of Warren County on Tuesday at 4:45 PM at Warren County Middle School.

Sarah West

Holding the White County Warriorettes to only 4 hits while banging out 13 hits of their own was the way the Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider softball wanted to open the CTC Tournament on Monday at their home field with a 15 to 1 win over the visitors from Sparta. After taking a couple of heartbreaking losses last week to Tullahoma, the Lady Raiders hammered their way to a Tuesday rematch with the Lady Cats in the 2nd round of the tournament. Coffee County got a pair of doubles and a single with 3 runs scored from Sarah West to lead the hitting attack on Monday night. Gracie Pippenger was 2 for 3 with a triple while Ashley Evans was 2 for 2 and reached base after being hit by a pitch to score 3 runs for Coffee County as well. Maci Head was the winning pitcher for Coffee County as she did not allow an earned run. The Lady Raiders will now take on Tullahoma on Tuesday in the 2nd round of the CTC tournament at CCMS. First pitch is scheduled for 6 PM.

Maddie Taylor

The tennis teams of Coffee County Central High School got a pair of sweeps on Monday night in Winchester against Franklin County. For the Lady Raiders, Maddie Taylor, Ali Shelton, Makayla Morgan, Kayla Wright and Anna Harrell all got singles wins while the doubles teams of Taylor/Shelton and Morgan/Wright won in doubles. For the Red Raiders, Jared Hu, Travor Ivey-Bodman, Shilp Patel, Reid Lawrence and Grey Riddle all won in singles play while the doubles teams of Patel/Ivey-Bodman and Riddle/Lawrence were victorious. The wins move the records of both teams to 6 and 5 on the season. Coffee County travels to Tullahoma on Tuesday for a 4 PM match with the Wildcats.

Maci Lawrence

The Westwood and Coffee County Middle school golf teams welcomed Tullahoma and Fayetteville to Willowbrook on Monday for their first home match of the season. A good size crowd was on hand to enjoy the beautiful weather and a pair of close matches. In both boys and girls play, Tullahoma got the team wins and low round honors. In girls’ action, Fayetteville edged out Westwood for 2nd place by 2 strokes. Macie Lawrence Shot the low round for Westwood as she had a 65. Elizabeth Brown carded a 69 and Brayden Gray shot a 76. For Coffee County, Olivia Howell shot a 69 while Olivia Lewis carded a 72.

Logan Hale

For the boys, Coffee County edged Westwood for 2nd place by 11 strokes. Logan Hale had the low round for the Raiders with a 49. Larson Meltzer shot a 59, Xavier Bartley had a 65 and Issac Pauley carded a 72. For Westwood, Christopher Robinson got around in 50, Nicolas Johnson had a 57, Andrew Green cared a 73 and Gavin Prater shot a 76. Westwood and Coffee Middle will be back in action next Monday when they welcome the teams from North and South Franklin for a 4 PM tee time at Willowbrook

In a rare doubleheader, the Coffee County Middle School soccer team traveled to Winchester on Monday night for a pair of games with North Franklin and South Franklin respectively. In the first game of the night the Red Raiders could not find the back of the net in a 3 to 0 loss to North Franklin. In the nightcap, the Raiders got a goal from Isaiah Escamilla as they battled to a 1 to 1 draw with the Trojans from South. The Raiders will now await the tournament draw to see who their first round conference tournament opponent will be. The preliminary schedule will have Coffee County in action on Wednesday but Thunder Radio will keep you updated.