Category: Sports

On Monday evening Andy Stout a recent graduate of Coffee County High School signed scholarship papers to play college golf for Tennessee St University in Nashville.
Stout was a 4 year starter for the Red Raiders and was named All-District all of those seasons. He earned team MVP honors for 3 years. Last season Stout played in number one slot most of year that saw the Raiders set many school records including 96 wins out of 103 matches. Stout led the Raider golfers to only their 2nd district championship in history when he shot 5-under 67. That score won him the individual championship as well.
TSU competes as a Division 1 golf school and plays in the Ohio Valley Conference for Head Coach Parrish McGrath.
Based on last year’s average scores by Tiger players last season Stout should compete for starting job as a freshman.
The TSU Tigers play a short schedule in the fall and a full schedule in the spring including the OVC championship.

Any CCCHS student who is interested in running on the Coffee County High School Cross Country team this upcoming fall should go by the high school office to pick up an information packet. Enclosed in the packet are things such as physical forms, running information, a mileage log sheet, and a tentative meet schedule for the upcoming season. It also contains information about beginning training for the upcoming season. All persons interested in running must get a physical and bring it with you on the 1st day of practice July 23rd or you will not be allowed to participate in workouts. All runners will have an opportunity to get a physical through the office of Dr. Jay Trussler on Interstate Drive in Manchester, Tennessee. Physicals will be administered between 3 and 4:30 p.m. on July 15th. All runners who will be getting physicals at this time will need to bring their paperwork, twenty-five dollars, and must have a parent or guardian accompany them to get the physical. No insurance will be accepted for this administration of physicals to team members. In case you have not given Coach David Muckle contact information to get in touch with you at this time, please email him so he can communicate any updated information of importance during the summer, prior to the start of team workouts. If you have any questions that are not addressed in the packet, feel free to email Coach David Muckle at muckled@k12coffee.net.

The 2014 Lady Raider Volleyball Youth League will have sign-ups at the Joe Frank Patch Gym inside Coffee County High School. Sign-ups will be July 12, 19 and 26 from 9am-Noon for grades 4-6. Teams will be coached by current Lady Raiders. Emphasis will be on fun and fundamentals. The cost is $20 per player with discounts for siblings. If you have any questions call Coach Andrew Taylor at 931-273-2863.

Coffee County Middle School Baseball tryouts will be held on 7/12/14 at the Manchester Babe Ruth field at Deadman Park from 9am to 11am for 6th grade, 11am to 1pm for 7th grade and 1pm to 4pm for 8th grade you must bring a current physical dated after April 15 2013. Please make sure proper baseball attire is worn and arrive 30 minutes before your try-out time to sign in and warm up. For those unable to attend the July 12th tryout there will also be a tryout on July 13th from 2 to 5 at the Manchester Babe Ruth field. If you have any questions please contact Head Coach Rodney Meeker at 409-6958.

Former Motlow College player and assistant coach Dominic Tharpe has been named the new head coach of the Lady Bucks’ basketball team, according to Tori Raby-Gentry, athletic director at the College.
He was selected from a large group of outstanding candidates to help revitalize the Lady Bucks’ program, and brings vast experience to the position, including one year as an assistant at Motlow under former coach Bobby Steinburg during the 2006-07 season. Tharpe played two seasons at Motlow from 1998-2000 under former coach Lonnie Thompson.
“It is a privilege and a humbling experience to be able to return to Motlow College as the head coach of the Lady Bucks,” said Tharpe. “Motlow has always felt like a second home to me from the time I played here and when I was an assistant. The faculty and staff have treated me well and have always welcomed me with open arms.”
Tharpe spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach for the Dyersburg State Lady Eagles under Head Coach Rian Puckett. He was also an assistant under Puckett at Mid-Continent University during the 2007-08 season. The following year Tharpe spent his lone season as a head coach for the Mid-Continent women’s squad.
Other assistant coaching stops for Tharpe have included his high school alma mater Henry County in Paris, Tenn., Bethel University in McKenzie, Tenn., and Indiana University East in Richmond, Ind.
“We are thrilled to announce Dominic as our new women’s basketball coach,” said Raby-Gentry. “He has a lot of experience coaching on the college level, plus he played and coached here at Motlow. He knows what it takes to build a successful program and we are confident that he will accomplish that in the coming years.”
After completing his playing career at Motlow, Tharpe continued as a student-athlete at Park University in Missouri before an injury ended his basketball career. He returned to West Tennessee and earned his bachelor’s degree from Bethel. He later earned his master’s degree from the University of Memphis.
“It has been a long, hard road for me to get to this point and I’m very thankful for the opportunity to be here at Motlow,” added Tharpe. “I have learned a lot from my previous head coaches and I feel that they have prepared me with the tools that I need to be successful as a head coach here.”

The Manchester 11 & 12 year All Star team battled Tullahoma to a 15 to 15 tie on Tuesday night at Fred Deadman Park in their 2nd scrimmage of the summer. Manchester scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 6th to take a 15 to 14 lead, but as scrimmages are designed, Manchester wanted to get one more inning of defensive work. Tullahoma pushed across a run on a wild pitch in the 7th to end the scoring.
Tullahoma scored 10 of their runs in 2 bad innings as the Manchester defense worked on at least 7 different defensive combinations. Manchester also used 6 different pitchers on the night as they ramp up their preparations for the TYBA state tournament on July 11th. After getting off to a bad start offensively, Manchester plated 13 of their 15 runs in their last 3 at-bats.
Cody Esslinger was the star of the night for Manchester as he was 3 for 3 on the night with a double, 2 walks, 3 runs scored and 4 RBI. Additionally, he pitched one inning striking out 3 and allowing 1 hit. Isaiah Owens scored 4 runs for Manchester as he reached base all 5 times he batted. Slade Barnes and August Burch each walked 3 times for Manchester and each had singles in the 6th inning rally for the home team.
The 11 & 12 years olds will begin play in the TYBA Open State Tournament on Friday, July 11th at 6:30 PM as they take on the Young Guns of Shelbyville at Barfield Crescent Park in Murfreesboro.

Three Tullahoma Babe Ruth League baseball teams battled their way into their respective state tournaments after becoming district champions.
The Tullahoma 15-year-old squad was the first to cash in on its opportunity with an 11-6 win over Franklin County. They will begin its tournament on July 18 in Lebanon.
The Tullahoma 13-year-old squad earned its berth into the state tournament with a 3-2 victory over Franklin County. The locals’ state tourney run will open on July 11 in Lewisburg.
The Tullahoma 14-year-old tournament is set to get underway on July 11 in Lawrenceburg. (Zach Birdsong, Tullahoma News)

The Coffee County High School golf team will have team tryouts for the 2014-15 school term July 7th at WillowBrook. Try-outs begin at 9am.
Players MUST have a completed Physical Form ready to turn in to Coach Mike Ray on or before July 7th.
Tentative Parent Meeting week of July 14th. Exact Date TBA
Check out our school web page for important team information:
www.coffeecountyschools.com/chs Click on Sports–Golf

Jordan Darden and Jacob Saunders were teammates at Cheatham County High School the last three years and enjoyed tremendous success, including leading their team to an undefeated regular season, three straight district titles and two consecutive trips to the sectional round of the state playoffs.
Motlow College men’s basketball head coach Matt Sligh hopes the two will bring that winning mentality and ability to his Bucks basketball team as both Darden and Saunders have been signed to continue their student-athlete careers at Motlow.
Saunders is a 6-2 shooting guard who scored 1,867 points during his career in Ashland City. During his senior season he averaged 22 points, five rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He shot 83% from the free throw line and 37% from beyond the three-point arc, and was named District 9-AA regular season and tournament most valuable player. Darden is a 6-6 forward who averaged 15 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game while shooting 63% from the floor during his senior season. He joined Saunders on the all-district and all-region teams for both the regular season and the tournament the past two postseasons.

Preparations are already underway for three Manchester Youth Baseball LeagueAll Star teams as they prepare for their respective TYBA State Tournaments coming up later this month.  All 3 teams received their first round game time and opponent. The All Star team coaches were nominated and selected by the other coaches in the league and approved by the MYBL board.
For the 11&12 years olds, they will begin play in the TYBA Open State on Friday, July 11th at 6:30 PM as they take on the Young Guns of Shelbyville at Barfield Crescent Park in Murfreesboro.  The 11&12 yearAll Stars are managed by Eric Burch, who led the Coffee County Bank team to a regular season league title.  Burch is assisted by Ricky Bratcher, Robert Hullett and Jimmy Hollandsworth. The 11&12 year olds were victorious over the Tullahoma Little LeagueAll Star team recently at Tullahoma and will host Tullahoma on Tuesday night at the American League Field in a rematch scrimmage. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:00 PM.
The 9&10 year oldAll Stars defeated Cannon County on Monday night in a scrimmage by a final score of 18 to 6. The 9&10 year old team manager is Jason Crosslin and he is assisted by Scott Sherrill, Greg Perry and Duane Meadows.  The coaching staff spent the majority of Monday’s scrimmage working on defensive alignments and fundamentals while getting their catchers and pitchers some valuable innings.  The state tournament for the 9&10’s will also begin on July 11th in a 5 PM game at Barfield Crescent.
The 7&8 year old Coach Pitch team will not begin state tournament play until July 18th.  Manager Shawn Trail , along with assistants Eric West, Keith Wimberly and Alex Spinner have not scrimmaged yet as they continue to refine the fundamentals of their squad. The first game for the Coach Pitch All Stars will be July 18th at 6:00 PM as they will take on the Middle Tennessee Renegades. That game will also be held at Barfield Crescent Park in Murfreesboro.