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Karson Young lands on triple jump at a recent meet

The Raider and Lady Raider track teams of Coffee County CHS competed in the Early Bird Championship Track Meet at Riverdale on Saturday as they squared off against athletes from 16 other schools. The Lady Raiders once again had strong showings in the hurdle and field events. Karson Young had the strongest showing of the day as she won the triple jump with a jump of 32 feet. Young also had top 5 finishes in the 100M hurdles, high jump and long jump. Sarah Pearson had a 2nd place finish in 300M hurdles to go along with top 5 finishes in 100M hurdles and the high jump. The Red Raiders were led by Reece Pratt who had a 3rd place finish in the shot put and a 4th place finish in the discus. The track teams are back in action on Tuesday, April 5th when they travel to Crossville for the King of the Mountain Meet held at Stone Memorial. Meet results can be found at: http://tn.milesplit.com/meets/221787/results#.VvhsauIrLIU
The complete Raider results are as follows.

Time(or Distance)-Name-Place

100 METER DASH
14.72 – Abbi Hancock – 29th
16.33 – Kelsea Selvage – 38th
200 METER DASH
28.25 – Javan Vurge – 13th
33.23 – Kelsea Selvage – 31st
400 METER DASH
1:21.32 – Renee Martin – 25th
1:22.04 – Ali Robinson – 26th
800 METER RUN
3:03.27 – Emily St. John – 21st
3:06.30 – Makenzie Webb – 23rd
1,600 METER RUN
6:40.83 – Emily St. John – 22nd
6:41.74 – Makenzie Webb – 23rd
100 METER HURDLES
16.34 – Karson Young – 2nd
17.26 – Sarah Pearson – 4th
300 METER HURDLES
49.78 – Sarah Pearson – 2nd
57.82 – Chloe Haggard – 6th
1:07.73 – Lili Harris – 12th
4X100 METER RELAY
59.53 – Relay Team – 11th
4X200 METER RELAY
2:11.74 – Relay Team – 13th
HIGH JUMP
4-10 – Sarah Pearson – 3rd
4-8 – Karson Young – 5th
4-4 – Bailey Nester – 6th
LONG JUMP
14-8 – Karson Young – 5th
13-8 – Sarah Pearson – 9th
TRIPLE JUMP
32-0 – Karson Young – 1st
DISCUS
72-1.5 – Svietlanna Miadzvedzeva – 6th
65-1 – Faith Floyd – 9th
SHOT PUT
28-1 – Carly Barnes – 7th
23-3.5 – Svietlanna Miadzvedzeva – 17th
23-1.5 – Faith Floyd – 18th

Reece Pratt of CHS Track throws the shot in a recent home meet

BOYS
200 METER DASH
26.38 – Zach Morgan – 25th
29.40 – Elii Deford – 32nd
400 METER DASH
1:02.83 – Joe Melton – 31st
800 METER RUN
2:23.28 – Andrew Rosson – 27th
2:44.23 – Daniel Lee – 38th
1,600 METER RUN
5:35.90 – Andrew Rosson – 28th
6:15.51 – Reuben Chaput – 38th
6:16.08 – Aaron Buck – 39th
3,200 METER RUN
13:34.71 – Neil Slone – 24th
4X100 METER RELAY
51.54 – Relay Team – 13th
4X200 METER RELAY
1:48.19 – Relay Team – 12th
HIGH JUMP
5-0 – Johnny Dulin – 11th
LONG JUMP
16-10.5 – Johnny Dulin – 13th
DISCUS
109-2.75 – Reece Pratt – 4th
49-0 – Chase Davis – 20th
SHOT PUT
41-10.5 – Reece Pratt – 3rd
23-8.25 – Chase Davis – 20th

CHS Baseball coach David Martin(far right) talks to his team between innings.

Alan Rob laced the first pitch he saw in the top of the 7th inning into the left-center field gap for the game winning RBI as the Red Raider baseball team rallied for a 10 to 9 win over Warren County on Friday night in high school baseball. Rob, who was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles, drove in Noah Anderson who had tied the game with a 2 out RBI single on the pitch before. Davis Green had a home run and a single and Nathaniel Tate had a double and single to join Rob and Anderson as the hit leaders for Coffee County. Gavin Husted added a triple as the Red Raiders banged out 7 extra bases hits on the night. The Raiders will welcome the Pioneers to Powers Field on Saturday afternoon for the 2nd game in the rivalry series. First pitch is set for 3 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast beginning with the pregame show at 2:50.

CHS pitcher Kaylee Skipper (Photo by Jay Bailey of Manchester Times)

The Lady Raider softball team had a strong showing as they went 3 and 0 in the first day of the Warrior Classic being held in Murfreesboro. Playing at Barfield Park, the Lady Raiders opened with a 2 to 1 win over Stewart County, followed by a 4 to 3 win over Brighton. In the nightcap, the Lady Raiders had a little bit easier time as they dispatched Zion Benton of Illinois 6 to 3.
Erin Ferrell pitched 5 and 2/3 innings allowing only 1 hit to get the win for Coffee County. Raven Rogers came on in relief in the 6th and earned the save. Katie Rutledge and Claire Spellings each had an RBI.
Against Brighton, Coffee County built a 4 to 0 lead in the first 2 innings and Kaylee Skipper gutted out the 7 inning win for Coffee County. Raven Rogers delivered an RBI double for Coffee County which made the most its 3 hits. Brighton had 12 hits on the game, but Skipper was able to pitch out of bases-loaded jams in the 2nd and 5th innings.
In the nightcap, the Lady Raiders broke open a tight game in the 4th inning with a 3 run explosion, highlighted by Haley Hindshaw’s 2 RBI single. Haley Richardson came on in relief for starting pitcher Katie Rutledge and claimed the win. Skipper came on in relief and got the final 2 outs for the save. Rogers and Lauren Tomberlin each had 2 hits for Coffee County.
The Lady Raiders finish tournament play on Saturday when they face Scott County, Kentucky at noon and Walsh Jesuit of Ohio at 4 PM. Both of those games will take place at McKnight Park in Murfreesboro on Field #2.

Hayden Skipper of CCMS Baseball

The numbers added up in the Coffee County Middle School baseball teams favor on Friday night as the Red Raiders dumped Boyd Christian 6 to 3. 6 runs scored by the top of the order, 4 pitchers used, 3 hits allowed and 11 strikeouts by the Coffee County pitchers added up to the comfortable win for the Raiders who have won 4 of their last 5 games. Braden Brown, Hayden Skipper, Griffin Meeker and Brandon Jernigan all combined for the win for Coffee Middle. Skipper led the team offensively with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored and a pair of RBI while Blanton Brown had 2 singles and added an RBI. Garrett Davis and Jalen Morris also scored twice for the Raiders who return to conference play on Monday when they travel to Franklin County to take on South. First pitch is set for 5 PM.

Pete Weber’s Postgame Report

James Neal of the Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators altered the franchise record books in several different instances on Saturday.

The Preds came away with a 5-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Bridgestone Arena to earn points No. 90 and 91 on the season. Since Feb. 12, the Predators have more points in the standings than any other NHL club. The team has a 14-2-5 record, good for 33 points in the standings.

“We were ready to start tonight, every line was,” center Ryan Johansen said. “Huge credit to the guys on this team tonight, we didn’t give them a sniff at all. Usually there are some momentum swings, but for the most part we handled them really well.”

James Neal hit the 30-goal mark for the second time in his career when he sniped a shot past Joonas Korpisalo and into the twine at 3:04 of the first period to give the Preds a 1-0 lead. After Boone Jenner evened the contest for Columbus, Mattias Ekholm gave Nashville the lead back when he redirected the puck into the cage from the slot for his eighth of the season, a new career high. The Predators finished the first period with 27 shots on goal, setting a franchise record in the process.

The record books were altered once again in the second period when Craig Smith gave Nashville a 3-1 lead at 6:11. Roman Josi recorded his 43rd assist of the season on the goal, setting a franchise record for assists by a defenseman in a single season. Then it was Shea Weber’s turn, as he blasted a shot past Korpisalo on the power play for a 4-1 advantage. The goal was No. 164 of the Captain’s career, passing Martin Erat for sole possession of second all-time in Predators goal scoring.

Calle Jarnkrok added another goal only 23 seconds into the third period, and with it came yet another record for Josi, as he tied the franchise mark for most points by a defenseman in a single season with 56. Josi finished the night with three assists as Nashville set a season-high mark for most shots in a game with 48 overall.

At the other end of the ice, Pekka Rinne turned aside 18 shots for his 32nd victory of the season to give him a 12-1-2 record over his last 15 outings.

The win gives Nashville points in 10 consecutive home games with a 7-0-3 record during the stretch.

“I like the win tonight better than the [Vancouver game on Thursday, a 3-2 shootout win], but there something to be said about a comeback, with your team battling in the third period, overcoming something that wasn’t working for you, and pulling one out in a shootout,” Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “You never know what is going to happen on any given night, but we always seem to have a good response.”

What started as a slew of shots in the first period spawned into an entire list of franchise records that were either tied or broken in a 5-1 win for the Preds over Columbus.

The most notable achievements included James Neal’s 30th goal of the season, which gave Nashville two, 30-goal scorers in the same season for the first time since 2005-06, when Steve Sullivan and Paul Kariya hit the mark. Neal joined Filip Forsberg, who has 31 goals on the season.

“That’s huge; in parts of the season, one of us has been hot at different times, and that’s been good,” Forsberg said of him and Neal. “We always try to shoot a lot of pucks, and [Neal’s] got an unbelievable shot. He’s been really showing the fans and the team what he can do. It’s been unbelievable to watch him.”

But it was Nashville’s defensive stalwarts who really made their mark on the night. Captain Shea Weber slid into sole possession of second in all-time goals scored in Predators franchise history with 164.

“He plays a big game,” Laviolette said of his Captain. “He provides that heavy presence on the backend. Again, the offense is easy; to look at the goals, and his shot on the goalie he scored tonight was awesome. But he provides so many heavy minutes for us against the top players on every team, and he does it night in and night out. His leadership and his presence on the ice is incredible, it’s the stability of us. The offense speaks for itself.”

Much like his d-partner, Roman Josi also got in on the act, first breaking the record for most assists in a single season by a Preds defenseman with 43, and then tying Weber’s own franchise record for most points by a defenseman in a single season with 56.

“Shea has been a great role model for me,” Josi said. “Having as many points as him is a big honor for me. He’s been one of the best defensemen in the League for years, and I’ve learned so much from him, so it’s definitely a big honor for me.”

The Predators finish their four-game home stand on Monday night when they host the Colorado Avalanche.  The game gets underway at 7 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you all the action on the Fifth Third Bank/Nashville Predators Radio Network.

Friday Prep Schedule – Updated 10:20 AM
2:00 PM – CHS Softball vs. Stewart Co @ Warrior Classic – Barfield Park Field #5
4:00 PM – CHS Softball vs. South Elgin, IN @ Warrior Classic – Barfield Park Field #6
5:00 PM – CCMS Baseball HOSTS Boyd Christian
6:00 PM – CHS Soccer HOSTS Ooltewah – POSTPONED until late April
7:00 PM – CHS Baseball at Warren Co
8:00 PM – CHS Softball vs. Zion Benton, IL @ Warrior Classic – Barfield Park Field #8

Saturday Prep Schedule
11:00 AM – CHS Track at Early Bird Invitational – Riverdale
12:00 PM – CHS Softball vs. Scott Co, KY @ Warrior Classic – McKnight Park Field #2
3:00 PM – CHS Baseball HOSTS Warren Co – Thunder Radio Broadcast
4:00 PM – CHS Softball vs. Walsh Jesuit, OH @ Warrior Classic – McKnight Park Field #2

Pete Weber’s Postgame Report

Craig Smith

Craig Smith’s goal in the fourth round of the shootout gave the Nashville Predators a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday.

Nashville (38-23-13) trailed 2-0 heading into the third period. With the win, the Predators pulled within two points of the Chicago Blackhawks for third place in the Central Division.

“I don’t think we can be happy with our first and second period,” Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne said. “The second was better than the first. I don’t know what’s the reason, but we’ve been really strong in the third period as of late and that was a key for us again.”

Filip Forsberg tied the game 2-2 at 13:08 of the third period on a wraparound. Forsberg retrieved the rebound of a shot from defenseman Mattias Ekholm and got the puck past Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller for his 31st goal.

“We came right out from the gates in the third period and just attacked,” Forsberg said. “We just wanted to get the first goal, and obviously [Predators forward James Neal] had a big goal for us and got the crowd really into it as well. We just built from there, and obviously it was a huge win.”

Neal scored to make it 2-1 at 11:56. Neal took a pass forward Colin Wilson from behind the net and shot it past Miller for his 29th goal.

“There’s no way you can play 60 minutes of 100 percent effort for 82 times a year,” Ekholm said. “You’re going to have your ups and downs. In games like this, it’s huge points for us. To be able to turn it on for like period or a little bit more than a period and just to win the game in that time is huge. You can’t be on top of your game every night. I thought the way we battled back in this and once we got going really shows how our fans just get into the game and how we feed off of them in the third there.”

The Predators are 1-12 in games decided in the 3-on-3 overtime period this season but are 4-1 in the shootout.

“Huge, especially thinking about losing so many overtime games,” Rinne said. “If our shootout record would be bad, that would be losing a ton of points. This was our fourth shootout wins so that’s four extra points, huge points. You look at the standings and if we would be four points back, it’s easy to kind of see how big these are.”

The Predators welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night.  Faceoff is at 7 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast of that contest on the Fifth Third Bank/Nashville Predators Radio Network.

Jacob Langham

The Red Raider baseball team got a strong pitching performance from Wyatt Day, but had no answers for Lincoln County pitcher Cameron McCoy in a 2 to 0 loss on Wednesday night in the District 8AAA match-up at Powers Field. The Raiders were held to 2 hits on the night as McCoy got the complete game win with 10 strikeouts. The Raiders got the tying runs in scoring position in the 6th inning as Jacob Langham led off with a bunt single and Day followed him with a walk, but the Raiders were retired in order after that as Coffee County’s district record falls to 2 and 2 on the year. Langham, who had 2 brilliant fielding plays at shortstop on the night, was named the Thunder Radio player of the game. The Raiders will be back at home on Thursday, weather permitting, when they play host to Marshall County in a 5 PM non-district game. On Friday, the Raiders travel to McMinnville to take on Warren County in a 7 PM game, followed by a home game with the Pioneers on Saturday at 3 PM. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast of Saturday’s game beginning with the pregame show at 2:50.

Download a podcast of Wednesday night’s game at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/

Haidyn Campbell

Entering the bottom of the 6th inning with a 1 to 0 lead, the Westwood Lady Rocket softball team could not pull off the stunning upset of conference leading Cascade on Wednesday night in Wartrace. The young Lady Rockets, who do not have an 8th grade starter, made 3 errors in the 6th inning to allow the Lady Champions to score 8 runs as Cascade dropped Westwood 8 to 1. Westwood 6th grade pitcher Haidyn Campbell continues to have a sterling season as she recorded 6 strikeouts on the night and was 3 for 4 at the plate. Campbell had a triple and 2 doubles for Westwood and scored the Lady Rockets only run. Alex Nelson was 2 for 3 on the night and Hallie Wimberley notched the RBI for Westwood. Westwood returns home on Tuesday for a 4:30 PM conference game with Community at Lady Rocket Field.

Sarah Pearson

The Coffee County CHS track teams had another strong showing on Tuesday as they hosted Shelbyville and Lawrence County at Carden-Jarrell Field. The Lady Raiders won the 3 way meet while the Red Raiders finished in 2nd place. The Red Raiders day was highlighted by a 1-2-3 sweep in the 1600 as James Lynn finished in 1st place, followed by fellow Red Raiders Andrew Godwin and Andy Rosson. The Lady Raiders captured the top 3 spots in both hurdle events and both throwing field events as Karson Young captured the 100M hurdle title while Sarah Pearson won the 300M hurdles. Keishel Norton won 1st place in the discus and Carlie Barnes led the Lady Raider sweep in the shot put. Individual medalists for Coffee County were:
Girls
Discus
1st – Keishel Norton (71 feet 3 inches)
2nd – Sviatlana Miadzvedzeva
3rd – Faith Floyd

Shot Put
1st – Carlie Barnes (29 feet 2 inches)
2nd – Sviatlana Miadzvedzeva
3rd – Keishel Norton

Long Jump
2nd – Karson Young
3rd – Diana Davis

High Jump
1st – Karson Young (4 foot 10 inches)
2nd – Sarah Pearson
3rd – Diana Davis

100 Hurdles
1st – Karson Young (00:16)
2nd – Sarah Pearson
3rd – Diana Davis

100 Meter Dash
3rd – Abbi Hancock

4×200 Meter Relay
1st – Javaun Verge, Kayleigh Harris, Daisy Muñoz, Raegan Rice (2:02)

1600 Meter Run
1st – Emily St. John (6:37)
2nd – Makenzie Webb

4×100 Meter Relay
2nd – Javaun Verge, Kayleigh Harris, Daisy Muñoz, Raegan Rice

300 Hurdles
1st – Sarah Pearson (00:50.44)
2nd – Chloe Haggard
3rd – Lili Harris

800 Meter Run
1st – Emily St. John and Makenzie Webb (3:06)

James Lynn

Boys
Discus
2nd – Reece Pratt

Shot Put
1st – Reece Pratt (39 feet 3 inches)

Long Jump
3rd – Johnny Dulin

High Jump
2nd – Johnny Dulin

1600 Meter Run
1st – James Lynn (5:07)
2nd – Andrew Godwin
3rd – Andy Rosson

800 Meter Run
1st – Andy Rosson (2:26)

The Raider track teams are back in action on Saturday when they travel to Murfreesboro to compete in the Riverdale Early Bird Invitational.