Category: Sports

CHS senior golfer Hayden Proffitt

Both Raider golf teams brought home Top 4 finishes on Wednesday as part of the 16 team fields at the Lawrence Family Motors/Willowbrook Invitational. The Red Raiders finished with a 321, which was 8 strokes off the lead and earned them a 4th place finish. Cookeville claimed the tournament title at 313 while Walker Valley finished 2nd and Tullahoma came in 3rd. Freshman Austin Farris shot the low score for the Raiders as he carded a 78. Hayden Proffitt was a stroke back at 79 while Reid Lawrence shot an 81 and John Parriger added an 83. The finish improved the Red Raiders record to 37 and 12 on the season.

CHS golfer Sophie Vinson

The Lady Raiders finished with a 175 to finish in 3rd place behind Signal Mountain and Warren County. Sophie Vinson led the Lady Raiders with a score of 85. With their 3rd place finish, the Lady Raiders improved their season record to 39 and 5 on the year. Both golf teams travel to Tullahoma on Thursday for an 18 hole match with the Cats. Tee off time is 1 PM at Lakewood Country Club.

Before the CHS student body on Wednesday, the CHS Lady Raider volleyball team dropped a 3 set match to Eagleville. Poor passing plagued the Coffee County as they fell by set scores of 15-25, 7-25 and 17-25. The Lady Raiders continue to struggle at the service line as they committed 9 service errors to go with their 6 aces on the match. Maddie Taylor led the Lady raiders in assists with 7, while Diana Davis led the team in digs with 8. The JV Lady Raiders forced a 3rd set tiebreaker before falling 2 to 1 to the visiting Eagles. The Lady Raiders travel to Fayetteville on Thursday as they take on district rival Lincoln County in a 6 PM match.

The Coffee County CHS softball team will host softball fall league signups from 10-1 at the Crethan Hansert Hitting Facility at CHS on Saturday.  The fall league is for girls ages 4 to 14 and will be coached by members of the CHS Lady Raider softball team.  Saturday is the last day for sign ups so please make plans to attend.  If you need more information, you can contact Steve Wilder at: wilders@k12coffee.net

The Motlow College Foundation is planning its 22nd annual golf tournament for Friday, Sept. 18 at The Bear Trace at Tims Ford State Park.

This year’s event is being sponsored by Jacobs Technology, Ascend Federal Credit Union, Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home, Lakeway Publishers, Nationwide Express, Southern Tennessee Regional Health System, First Vision Bank, Franklin County Industrial Board and Roscoe Brown, Inc. Stan McNabb Automotive is sponsoring the hole-in-one contest.

There will also be a closest-to-pin and longest drive contest as well as a special contest, the winner of which will win 50% of the contest proceeds. All proceeds from the tournament benefit Motlow College students, primarily through scholarships including, but not limited to, honors, presidential, student government and athletic scholarships.

According to Jan Casey Rogers, director of advancement at the College, “The Motlow Foundation is a 501c3 and we depend heavily on the generosity of our sponsors and participants in this and other events that take place throughout the year for various student needs which are funded by the foundation. We would like this year to be our best yet, and hope everyone will participate or make a donation to the Motlow College Foundation to help us advance our mission to enrich and empower our students and the communities we serve.”

The tournament is a four-person scramble with prizes for three places in two flights. The cost to participate is $110 per person or $440 per team, which includes greens fees, cart rental, mulligans and lunch. Lunch will be served at noon and tee time is 1:00 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the rain date is Sept. 25.

Please contact the Motlow College Foundation at 931-393-1543 or 931-393-1692 to sign up for the tournament.

The CCMS Raiders celebrate a Coffee Cup win on Tuesday night (Photo by Andrea Swift Farless)

Recovering an onside kick with 21 seconds left in the game lifted the Coffee County Middle School football team to a 24 to 16 Coffee Cup win over Tullahoma on Tuesday. Tullahoma scored their touchdowns in the final minute of each half in the pressure packed, rivalry game. After a scoreless 1st quarter, CCMS got on the board first as QB Blanton Brown darted into the end zone with 16 seconds left in the half. Taylor Hulvey bowled in for the PAT to make in 8 to 0. The Wildcats responded as they returned the kickoff for a TD sending the game into halftime tied at 8. After a back and forth 3rd quarter, Hayden Skipper rambled in for the go-ahead TD with 21 seconds left in the 3rd quarter. Brown carried the ball in for the 2 point PAT to make it 16 to 8 entering the 4th quarter. Brown got his second TD on the night with 3:36 left in the game and Skippers PAT made it 24 to 8 with 3:36 to play. But the Cats were not deterred as they marched the ball down the field to score with 21 seconds remaining. The Raiders recovered the onside kick and were able to retain the Coffee Cup Trophy for another year. Coffee Middle will host Harris on Tuesday night at 6:30 at Carden-Jarrell Field

Julia Duncan of CCMS soccer

A hat trick from Julia Duncan lifted the Coffee County Middle School to a 7 to 1 win over White County on Tuesday night in conference soccer action.  Emilee Roberson added 2 goals while Anna Amado and Jenna Garretson each notched a goal.  The Lady Raiders dominated the time of possession and held the visiting Lady Warriors to a single shot on the night.  Leading 5 to 0 in the 48^th minute, a Lady Raider handball in the box resulted in a penalty kick for the Lady Warriors.  Savannah Muse converted the goal.

Garretson got the scoring started in the 4^th minute off a centering pass from Duncan.  Duncan scored the next 2 goals, at the 24^th minute from in front and in the 27^th minute as she arched in a beautiful corner kick.  Roberson’s first goal came off a corner kick in the 27^th minute while Amado added a goal in the 54^th minute on a feed from Reagan Ellison.  Roberson added her final goal in the 58^th minute to lift the Lady Raiders to a 3 and 0 record on the year and 2 and 0 in conference play.  Coffee County returns to the pitch on Saturday morning as they travel to Warren County for a 10 AM game.

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Beatris Barrera of Westwood soccer

A smothering Lady Rocket defense and a hat trick from Beatris Barrera led Westwood to a 6 to 0 win over St. Andrews – Sewanee on Tuesday in middle school soccer action. Faith Willoughby got Westwood on the board first as she opened the scoring with a a goal in the 13th minute. Barrera notched her first goal in the 25th minute as the Lady Rockets held on to a 2 to 0 lead at the half. Willoughby scored again at 35 miuntes and Nayeli Ramirez added a goal at 40 minutes as the Lady Rockets put the game out of reach. Barrera added her final 2 goals in the last 13 minutes to keep Westwood unbeaten on the year. The conference win lifts Westwood to a record of 3 and 0 on the season as they will travel to Fayetteville on Thursday for a 6:00 PM game with the Lady Tigers. The Lady Rockets return home on Tuesday, September 1st as they will host Huntland at 5:30 PM. Thunder Radio will be there to broadcast the match as part of the Hometown Tuesday series.

Caitlyn Moore of CHS soccer

Outshooting Central Magnet 16 shots to 9 on Tuesday night was not enough to lift the CHS Lady Raider soccer team to victory as they dropped a 6 to 2 decision in Murfreesboro. Caitlyn Moore had a goal and an assist for the Lady Raiders while Sam Ellison notched the other Raider goal. The Lady Raider JV also dropped their match 1 to 0. The Lady Raiders will open district play on Thursday night as they welcome Columbia to the Raider Soccer Field. Kickoff for that match is set for 7:00 PM.

CHS golfer Samuel Prater

The CHS golfers played host to Macon County on Monday at Willowbrook in an 18 hole, head to head match. The Red Raiders struggled on the day dropping the match by 4 strokes to the visiting Tigers 335 to 339. Samuel Prater had the low round of the day for Coffee County as he shot an 83. The loss dropped the Raiders season record to 25 and 9
The Lady Raiders won their 27th match of the season defeating Macon County 162 to 195. Savannah Quick fired low round of the day with a 4 over par 76. Teagan Perry got around in 86 for Coffee County. With the win, Coffee County improved to 27 and 3.
On Wednesday, the Coffee County Raiders and Lady Raiders will play host to the Lawrence Family Motors Willowbrook Invitational. The popular tournament will feature teams from 16 high schools. Tee time is set for 9:00 AM
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Maddie Taylor of CHS volleyball (Photo by John StClair – JohnStClairPhoto.com)

The Coffee County Lady Raider volleyball team dropped their first match of the season to Warren County on Monday night. The more experienced Lady Pioneers raced out to a 2 set lead as they swept the first 2 games by identical 25 to 21 scores. The Lady Raiders fought back to claim the 3rd set 25 to 17 but dropped the 4th set 25 -27 for the non district loss.
Coffee County ran their offense well as they got 53 kills on the night off of 41 assists and defensively, the back line scooped up 45 digs. At the service line is where Coffee County hurt itself committing 12 service errors to neutralize their 13 aces. Maddie Taylor led the team in aces with 5 and assists with 21. Diana Davis led Coffee County in kills with 14 while Baylee Nester and Peyton Nicoll added 10 apiece. Libero Makayla Morgan had 15 digs for Coffee County while Davis added 10.
The volleyball team will be back in action on Wednesday as they play host to Eagleville for an “In School” game. The Lady Raiders and the Lady Eagles will face off at 1:30 PM before the CHS student body.
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CHS freshman QB Andrew Mahaffey(#3) fires a pass to Trace Bryant(#1) in freshman football action at Tullahoma on Monday

The Coffee County JV and Freshmen football teams dropped a pair of games to Tullahoma on Monday night. The Wildcats used a 65 yard punt return midway thru the 3rd quarter and the ensuing 2 point conversion to claim the 8 to 6 win. Coffee County responded 2 minutes later as QB Andrew Mahaffey hit Weston Hargrove on a 57 yard TD pass, but the 2 point conversion failed for the freshmen Raiders. Trace Bryant led the Raiders defensively as he had 3 interceptions. In the JV game, the Wildcats scored on their first 2 possessions to complete the sweep of the visiting Red Raiders.
The freshman Raiders will play again on Thursday as they play host to Franklin County. Kickoff is set for 6:00 PM at Carden-Jarrell Field. The JV team will be off until September 10th when they will take part in a JV/Freshman football doubleheader against Grundy County. Kickoff is set for 5:30 PM.

4:30 PM – WMS Soccer HOSTS St Andrew’s-Sewanee
5:00 PM – CHS Soccer at Central Magnet
5:30 PM – CCMS Soccer HOSTS White County – Thunder Radio Broadcast
5:30 PM – CCMS Volleyball at South Lincoln Away
6:30 PM – CCMS Football at Tullahoma