Category: Sports

The spring weather has hampered all the CHS spring sports teams and that was evident for the CHS Red Raider baseball team on Saturday as they dropped a scrimmage to defending state qualifier Central Magnet on Saturday in Murfreesboro. Head coach David Martin was impressed with the performance of his pitching staff but remarked that being limited to 3 practice days outside contributed to his team’s defensive miscues. Offensively, Martin was happy with the offensive performances of Nathanial Tate and Alan Rob on the day. The Raiders will host a scrimmage play day on Saturday where they will take on Grundy County and Marion County at Powers Field. The first game gets underway at 11:00 AM.

Pete Weber’s Postgame Report

Filip Forsberg

Filip Forsberg’s second natural hat trick in the past three games and Pekka Rinne’s fourth shutout propelled the Nashville Predators to a 5-0 win against the St. Louis Blues at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday.

Nashville (31-21-11) has won four games in a row and has at least one point in nine consecutive games (6-0-3).

Forsberg scored three times in the second period, his 24th, 25th and 26th, equaling his total from his rookie season last season.

Forsberg gave the Predators a 2-0 lead 54 seconds into the period on a rebound. Defenseman Petter Granberg took the original shot from the point, and Forsberg shot the rebound past Jake Allen for his 24th goal.

Forsberg gave the Predators a 3-0 lead at 5:39 on a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle. Craig Smith made a drop pass on the rush to Forsberg, who shot it past Allen.

Forsberg’s third of the period game Nashville a 4-0 lead at 14:49 on a one-timer from the left faceoff circle on the power play. Ribeiro made a cross-ice pass that Forsberg one-timed past Allen for his 12th goal in the past 11 games.

Forberg had three goals in a 3-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

St. Louis (35-20-9) has lost three games in a row in regulation for the first time this season.

Smith and Colin Wilson also scored for the Predators. Rinne made 28 saves for his 40th career shutout.

Goaltender Pheonix Copley made his NHL debut, replacing Allen in the second period. Allen made 19 saves; Copley made five saves.

Nashville captain Shea Weber missed his third consecutive game with a lower-body injury and is listed as day-to-day.

The Predators continue their homestand on Tuesday when they host the Dallas Stars at the Bridgestone Arena.  Face-off is set for 7 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast on the Fifth Third Bank/Nashville Predators Radio Network.

The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame announced today that The University of the South 1899 football team will be honored as the Historical Achievement Award recipient at its 50th Anniversary Banquet on Saturday, June 18, 2016, at the Omni Nashville Hotel.

The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee made its place in the history of College Football in 1899. That year the Sewanee Tigers went 12-0-0, produced a College Football Hall of Famer HB Henry G. Seibels, and outscored their opponents 322 to 10. The 10 points were scored by a John Heisman coached team at Auburn. Ten of their twelve victories were against Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association opponents, which put Sewanee in the record books for most conference games played and most won in a season. What further distinguishes the Sewanee Iron Men in college football history is the remarkable schedule they played. Sewanee took the ultimate road trip to play five games in six days, and all five games were won in shutouts. The Tigers travelled over 2500 miles on a train defeating Texas, Texas A&M, Tulane, Louisiana State, and Ole Miss. This amazing team shut out the five best teams in the southern half of the United States.

In conjunction with our Honoree Class, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting, posthumously Tennessee Titan’s great Steve McNair and Baylor Golf Coach King Oehmig. Additional inductees include Conrad Graham, University of Tennessee All-American defensive back; Missy Kane, University of Tennessee Middle Distance Runner and bronze medal recipient at the Pan American Games; Mike Taylor, UT-Martin football player and current SEC football official; Ernest Gray, All-American and NFL star wide-receiver from the University of Memphis; Mike Curb, legend in automobile racing; Joe Biddle, longtime middle Tennessee sport writer; Lester McClain, first African American football player at Tennessee; the six Canale Brothers, football legends from the University of Tennessee and Mississippi State University, and Milligan College Athletic Director and longtime coach Duard Walker.

Other award recipients include Keenan Reynolds, United States Naval Academy Quarterback for his outstanding accomplishments achieving a FBS record in touchdowns and rushing yards by a quarterback, while demonstrating leadership and integrity both on and off the field; Coach Doug Dickey, the recipient of the 2016 Pat Summitt Lifetime Achievement Award for his major contributions in establishing the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in its current format.
The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, which held its first induction banquet in 1966, has as its goal to enshrine successful teams and individuals who display sportsmanship, good character and success, creating a legacy for others to follow. The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame is housed in the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, a 501-C3, pays tribute to all those who have made an impact through sports in Tennessee. The Hall subscribes to the principle that sports serve society’s highest ideals by educating youth through sports. It promotes the virtues of competition, fair play, friendship, solidarity, mutual understanding and respect for human dignity. The best way to honor our sports legends is to pass this legacy down to future generations.
For tickets to the 50th Anniversary Induction Banquet contact
Lynn Powell Toy, TSHoF (615) 202-3996 lynnpowelltoy@gmail.com
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, 501 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203

Lincoln County High School senior Breanna Owens recently became the first softball player this year to sign a National Letter of Intent to continue her career as a student-athlete next season at Motlow State Community College. Joining Breanna for the ceremony are, seated left to right; her mother Jennifer Owens, Breanna, and father Eric Owens. Standing from left; Ron McElyea, grandfather; Brady Owens, brother; Maurice Hambrick, Lincoln County assistant coach; Janice Morey, Motlow State head coach; and Troy Smith, Lincoln County head coach. Photo provided.

The Westwood Rocket soccer team got a pair of second half goals from Felix Salinas to score a come from behind 2 to 1 win over Lincoln County on Thursday in Fayetteville. The host Falcons scored in the 5th minute to take a 1 to 0 lead into the intermission. The Rockets tied it almost immediately after the half with Salinas’ first goal off a cross from Elliot Sain in the 31st minute. Salinas found the back of the net again at the 35 minute mark to improve the Rockets record to 2 and 0 on the season.
In the JV game, the Rockets got 3 goals from Reynaldo Ramirez and 1 goal each from Lucas Workman, Jalen Shelton and Keiton Sherrill to score a 6 to 0 win over Lincoln County. Westwood travels Tullahoma on Monday for a 5:30 PM friendly with the Wildcats.

The Coffee County Central High School baseball team is hosting the Inaugural William Jacob Myers Alumni Game on Saturday, March 12th at Powers Field. Former players are asked to sign up for the event prior to March 5th for a commemorative shirt to be worn during the game. The “Odd-Year Alumni” will wear black while the “Even-Year Alumni” will wear red. Check-in time will be from noon to 1:00 PM. Warm-ups begin at 1 PM and the 1st pitch is scheduled for 2 PM. Concessions will also be available and the public is invited to come out and enjoy the fun. All proceeds from the game will be donated to the William Jacob Myers Memorial Scholarship Fund. Those former players wishing to sign up can do so at the following link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12zlZauXPdwPvgSTY0KHy_Nrltm_MbeAn2ZJst7_21lI/edit?usp=sharing

Pete Weber’s Postgame Report

Pekka Rinne

Calle Jarnkrok scored with 1:51 remaining, Pekka Rinne made 38 saves and the streaking Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Thursday night.

Viktor Arvidsson also scored in the first as Nashville won for the fourth time in its last five games and extended its point streak to eight in a row. Miikka Salomaki added an empty-net goal, and Mike Fisher finished with two assists.

Brent Seabrook scored for the Blackhawks, who have lost two in a row and five of seven. Corey Crawford had 29 saves.

The game was tied at 1 before Jarnkrok one-timed a slick pass from Fisher over Crawford’s right shoulder for his 12th goal. It was Jarnkrok’s first point since he scored two goals in a 5-0 win at Florida at Feb. 13, stopping a five-game drought for the third-year center.

Salomaki tacked on his fourth goal 48 seconds later, prompting some of the fans to begin heading for the exits.

The Predators played without All-Star defenseman Shea Weber for the second straight game. Weber, who has 15 goals and 21 assists, is day to day with a lower-body injury.

But Nashville still managed its second win in five games this season against Chicago. The Predators were eliminated by the Blackhawks in the playoffs last year.

Rinne made 13 saves in the first period, including three great stops on Jonathan Toews alone. He also denied Andrew Shaw on a breakaway in the final minute of the second.

The game was scoreless before Seabrook skated into an opening in the high slot and drove a slap shot past Rinne on the stick side for his 12th of season at 5:27 of the second. The big defenseman has five goals and two assists in his last nine games.

The Predators responded with Arvidsson’s seventh goal at 9:08. Fisher sent the puck off the back boards and Arvidsson was there to stuff it home from the right side.  The Predators return home to play host the the St. Louis Blues on Saturday afternoon in a 2 PM contest.  Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast on the Fifth Third Bank/Nashville Predators Radio Network.

Motlow State sophomore Jaylen Barford(Photo by Jeff Reed Photography)

The Motlow Bucks completed a sweep of their final three regular season games when they beat Volunteer State 96-80 Monday evening at Copperweld Arena. The win came two days after the Bucks hammered visiting Jackson State 99-64.

Motlow (23-6, 14-4) will enter next week’s Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA)/Region VII Tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Bucks will play the winner of the No. 7/10 contest on Tuesday, Mar. 1 at 6 p.m. If the Bucks win they will play again Thursday at 4 p.m. and the championship game is Friday at 2 p.m. This year’s tournament will be played at Volunteer State in Gallatin.

Sophomore Jaylen Barford was named the TCCAA Player of the Year, while his teammates Darius Joell, Stephaun Adams and JaQualis Matlock were named second-team all-conference. Barford led the league in scoring this season and is currently second on Motlow’s all-time career scoring list. He will finish in the top ten in career rebounding, assists and steals as well.

The Bucks were never threatened against Jackson State Saturday, leading 49-24 at intermission. Barford led the scoring with 22 points, followed closely by Joell with 20, including hitting 6-11 three-point shots. Adams added 14 points, Jade Patrick had 12 along with 10 rebounds, Ryan Jones scored 12 and Matlock scored 11 with seven rebounds.

Monday’s win over Volunteer State was more competitive as the Bucks led 49-38 at halftime but didn’t pull away from the visitors until a 20-point lead shrunk to nine points. Barford closed the deal with multiple late baskets and finished with a game-high 32 points. He also pulled down 11 rebounds and added four assists and three steals.

Jones scored 13 points and Matlock added 10. Jared Pearson pulled down 14 rebounds and Adams added nine points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals.

Tickets for the tournament are $5 per day, and children under the age of 12 get in free. Southwest Tennessee will enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed. The tournament opens with a pair of men’s play-in games on Monday.

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A busy sports weekend kicks off on Thursday as spring sports teams continue to fight through the weather issues to get prepared for their 2016 seasons. The lone regular season game of the weekend finds the Westwood Rockets soccer team on the road on Thursday as they travel to Fayetteville to take on Lincoln County. That match is set to get underway at 5:00 PM.
The Coffee County Middle School softball team will be taking part in a 3 day scrimmage tournament in Lynchburg beginning on Thursday afternoon. The Lady Raiders will take on Tullahoma on Thursday at 5:30 PM, Lincoln County on Friday at 4:15 and Columbia Academy on Saturday at 2:55 PM. All of those games will take place at the Lynchburg City Park barring a change due to weather. Coach Lana Creek and the Lady Raiders open their regular season at home on Monday when they play host to White County in a 5 PM contest.
The Coffee County Central High School softball team will be in action on Saturday at a scrimmage playday in Shelbyville. Coach Steve Wilder begins his first season at the helm of the Lady Raider program with 4 scrimmage games scheduled for H.V. Griffin Park in Shelbyville on Saturday. The Lady Raiders will face Cornersville at 10:30 AM, Moore County at noon, Smyrna at 3 PM and Community at 4:30 PM. The Lady Raiders will also travel to Riverdale a week from Saturday for their final preseason action as they open the season on Monday, March 14th at home against Shelbyville.
The Coffee County Central High School baseball team will be in action on Saturday as they travel to Murfreesboro to take on Central Magnet at noon. New Red Raider coach David Martin will host a scrimmage playday on Saturday, March 5th at Powers Field. The Red Raiders will open the regular season at home on March 14th when they play host to Shelbyville in a 5 PM district contest.
And the Coffee County Central High School soccer team will play host to their annual Red Raider Jam scrimmage playday on Saturday. Both the varsity and JV teams will be in action as each will have 4 matches. The JV team will play at 8:35 AM, 1:15 PM, 2:25 PM and 6:30 PM. The Varsity will play at 9:10 AM, 11:30 AM, 3:00 PM and 5:20 PM. The games will be held at the Raider Soccer Field and Carden-Jarrell Field behind the Coffee County Raider Academy. The soccer team opens their regular season on Tuesday, March 15th when they play host to LaVergne in a 7 PM match.

2016 Soccer Red Raider Jam