Coffee County Central High School’s Red Raider football team welcomes the public to its spring Red and Black scrimmage – set for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 20 at Carden-Jarrell Field.
The Raiders will wrap up their 10-practice spring schedule with the intra-squad scrimmage.
The football team is hoping to raise funds and collect items for the Isaiah 117 House at the game. The Isaiah House provides physical and emotional support in a safe and loving home for children awaiting foster care placement – the home has benefited athletes at CHS.
Current needs fans are asked to bring include:
*Monetary Gifts
*Walmart Gift Cards
*Adult Size male and female pajamas and clothes
*Teen size male and female pajamas and clothes
*Jeans in all sizes
*Underwear in all sizes
*Socks in all sizes
*Travel size shampoos, conditioners, toothpaste and toothbrushes
All items donated should be new items – used items will not be accepted.
The Raiders will open the 2021 season on Aug. 20 when they travel to Franklin County. You can hear the Red Raiders play all season long on Thunder Radio – your home for all Coffee County athletics.
May 20 – Red / Black Intra Squad – 6 p.m.
Regular Season
Aug. 20 AT Franklin County – 7 p.m.
Aug.. 27 vs. Tullahoma – 7 p.m.
Sept. 3 AT Shelbyville * 7 p.m.
Sept. 10 vs. Page – 7 p.m.
Sept. 17 AT Lebanon* 7 p.m.
Sept. 24 – AT Spring Hill – 7 p.m.
Oct. 1 – vs. Warren Co.* – 7 p.m.
Oct. 8 – OPEN
Oct. 15 – vs. Cookeville – 7 p.m.
Oct. 22 – vs. Rockvale – 7 p.m.
Oct. 29 AT Rhea County – 6:30 p.m.
An * denotes region game.
Bold games at home.
Four CHS soccer players receive all-district honors
Four Coffee County Central Red Raider soccer players were named to the District 8-AAA All-District team.
Receiving honors were Jon Martinez, Joseph Galindo, Emilio Contreras (not pictured above) and Bodey Todd.
The Raiders season recently ended with a loss to Lincoln County in the district tournament.
SOFTBALL: 5 Lady Raiders named to all-district team
Coffee County Central High School’s softball season is still going strong. The Lady Raiders breezed through the District 8-AAA tournament, outscoring opponents 30-0 on their way to a district title. CHS went 15-0 in district play when combining the regular season and tournament.
Five different Lady Raiders earned all-district honors after their outstanding regular seasons.
Leading the way is senior pitcher Keri Munn, who was named District 8-AAA Pitcher of the Year. In district games, Munn was 9-0 in the circle and allowed only 3 earned runs over 48 innings of work while striking out 87. Overall for the entire season, Munn is 21-1, allowing 8 earned runs over 128 innings of work. She has struck out 211 batters.
Munn also contributed at the plate, hitting .326 on the season with 5 doubles, 1 home run and 26 RBIs.
Also named to the District 8-AAA All-District Team were:
Justus Turner (complete season stats: .427 avg., 8 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 25 runs scored)
Kiya Ferrell (complete season stats: .443 avg, 6 2B, 3 3B, 21 RBI, 36 runs scored)
Olivia Evans (complete season stats: .537 avg., 3 2B, 3 3B, 22 RBI, 30 runs scored)
Kaitlyn Davis (complete season stats: .413 avg., 9 2B, 12 HR, 38 RBI, 20 runs scored)
The Lady Raiders are set to host the Region 4-AAA semi-finals on Monday, May 17, for a chance to play in the sectional. Tickets are available at the gate. No capacity limitations and no mask requirements.
Titans release 2021 football schedule; includes 3 primetime games
A season after capturing the AFC South title, the Titans have been rewarded with three primetime contests.
Two of them will be played at Nissan Stadium.
On Wednesday morning, the NFL announced the Titans will kick off the 2021 season on September 12 against the Arizona Cardinals at Nissan Stadium. The game is scheduled for noon on CBS.
On Wednesday night, the entire schedule was released by the Titans, including the team’s three preseason contests.
The Titans are set to host the Buffalo Bills in a Monday Night Football contest on October 18 on ESPN at 7:15 p.m., and they’re scheduled to host the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football on NFL Network on December 23.
The Titans are also scheduled to play at the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football on NBC on November 7 at 7:20 p.m.
Those are among the highlights on the schedule, which includes eight games against teams that went to the playoffs in 2020.
The Titans will play three of their first five games on the road, including a Week 2 contest at Seattle on September 19.
A difficult stretch against five teams that went to the playoffs in 2020 begins with the Oct. 18 game against the Bills and continues with contests against the Chiefs (Oct. 24), at the Colts (Oct. 31), at the Rams (Nov. 7), and vs the Saints (Nov.14).
The bye week is scheduled for Week 13.
“I know this is a fun day for our fans, team and organization as we get ready for football this fall,” Titans Coach Mike Vrabel said. “We understand how critical each game is on our schedule and there will certainly be difficult stretches each season because of injuries, opponents and travel.
“We are excited our fans get to experience a couple of home primetime games and our players certainly feed off the fans’ energy. We will be opening at home for the first time since I became head coach and I am happy our fans will be there to kick off the season with us.”
The Titans’ strength of schedule is the 13th most difficult in the NFL based upon their opponents’ combined 2020 winning percentage of .507 (138-134).
In the preseason, the Titans will play just three games in 2021 after the NFL expanded the regular season to 17 games. The Titans will host the Chicago Bears on Saturday, August 28 at Nissan Stadium in Week 3 of the preseason after playing their first two preseason contests on the road at the Atlanta Falcons (Friday, August 13) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Saturday, August 21).
titans 2021 schedule
Sept. 12 vs. Cardinals
Sept. 19 at Seahawks
Sept. 26 vs. Colts
Oct. 3 at Jets
Oct. 10 vs. Jaguars
Oct. 18 vs. Bills
Oct. 24 vs. Chiefs
Oct. 31 at Colts
Nov. 7 at Rams
Nov. 14 vs. Saints
Nov. 21 vs. Texans
Nov. 28 at Patriots
Dec. 12 vs. Jaguars
Dec. 19 at Steelers
Dec. 23 vs. 49ers
Jan. 2 vs. Dolphins
Jan. 9 at Texans
CHAMPIONS! Lady Raiders crush Lincoln County in district title game
Coffee County ended the District 8-AAA Championship game before everyone had a chance to take their seats Wednesday night.
The CHS Lady Raiders sent 8 runs across the plate in the first inning – 6 runs before the Lincoln County Lady Falcons could record the first out – and cruised to a 14-0 win over Lincoln County in Fayetteville and claim a District 8-AAA title.
The Lady Raiders pounded out 16 hits and then came 8 Lady Falcon errors to aid in the cause. Coffee County called off the dogs and began substituting liberally by the third inning. The win improves Coffee County to 28-4-1 on the season and completes a perfect 15-0 district record (regular season and tournament).
Coffee County will now host the Region 4-AAA semi finals at 7 p.m. Monday, May 17. That game will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio.
Wednesday night in Fayetteville, Coffee County’s bats were red hot. Sophomore Kaitlyn Davis was 3-for-3 with a home run and a pair of RBIs. Her long shot was the 11th of the season for her – extending her single-season record for most home runs by a player for Coffee County.
THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO! LISTEN TO THE REPLAY BY CLICKING HERE.
Picking up RBIs at the plate for the Lady Raiders were Kiya Ferrell, Chesnie Cox, Davis (2), Emily Schuster, Haidyn Campbell (2), Aleayia Barnes and Olivia Evans (2). Brianna Shelton scored three times and Kiya Ferrell came across the plate twice. Campbell and Evans also scored two runs apiece.
Justus Turner, Keri Munn, Campbell and Schuster all doubled for the Lady Raiders.
Munn was once again nearly untouchable in the circle. The senior shutout Lincoln County through 5 innings and only allowed two hits. She struck out 8. In three district tournament games, Munn pitched 18 innings and didn’t allow a single run. Coffee County combined to outscore opponents 30-0 in three District tournament games.
Preds playoff tickets go on sale May 13
The Nashville Predators, having recently clinched the fourth and final Central Division berth in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, today announced that single-game tickets for Round 1, Games 3, 4 and 6* at Bridgestone Arena will go on sale tomorrow, May 13. In their seventh consecutive postseason appearance, the Predators will face the Carolina Hurricanes in a best-of-seven series, the game dates and times of which have yet to be finalized. With a 2-2-1-1-1 format, Games 1 and 2 will be played on the road before the series shifts to SMASHVILLE.
Starting at 9 a.m. CT tomorrow, Predators Season Ticket Citizens will be notified of their opportunity to access the presale and purchase single-game tickets at the season ticket rate. Following the conclusion of the presale at noon, all remaining single-game tickets to Round 1, Games 3, 4 and 6* will go on sale to the general public exclusively at Ticketmaster.com.
Tomorrow’s ticket on-sale comes just days after the announcement that the Nashville Predators, Nashville Metro Public Health Department and National Hockey League have reached an agreement that will allow for a 12,135-person crowd inside Bridgestone Arena for home games played during the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
This capacity increase is based on the prior success of and continued adherence to all SMASHVILLE Safe health and safety protocols, as well as a calibration of outside air flow requirements used uniformly throughout the League to determine venue capacities for the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Fans will still be required to complete a symptom screening prior to each game and wear a mask at all times while on Bridgestone Arena property. Detailed information on all policies and procedures can be found at NashvillePredators.com/Tickets/Smashville-Safe.
Additional playoff details, including a full first-round schedule and game-by-game promotion information, will be made available this week. Fans can visit NashvillePredators.com or follow @PredsNHL on social media for the latest information about the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
* Round 1, Game 6 will be played if necessary
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Braves fall to Blue Jays Wednesday night
While it would be nice for everything to immediately come together every year, it doesn’t seemingly work that way too often in the baseball world. Thus, there is a need for the patience the Braves will continue to show while hoping to steadily feel better about both their offense and pitching staff.
Max Fried enhanced some of the optimism as he delivered a second straight strong start since returning from the injured list. But his effort went for naught as a work-in-progress bullpen faltered again for the Braves in their 4-1 loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday night at Truist Park.
Teoscar Hernández’s seventh-inning leadoff homer off Luke Jackson sunk the Braves, who have lost the first two games of this series and each of the five played against the Blue Jays this year.
Hernández capped a two-homer performance and padded the Blue Jays’ lead with the 464-foot two-run homer he hit off Josh Tomlin in the ninth. His impressive blast traveled one foot longer than the monstrous shot Braves catcher William Contreras hit off Hyun-Jin Ryu in the fifth.
Jackson, who had produced a 1.38 ERA in his previous 14 appearances this year, allowed a homer on the first pitch thrown to Hernández.
While Jackson has been better than last year, the former closer should be given a lesser role once Chris Martin, who was activated from the injured list on Wednesday, and the recently-signed Shane Greene take their high-leverage spots in the bullpen.
Hear the Atlanta Braves all season long on Thunder Radio.
SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders advance to district championship, region tournament
Coffee County dispatched of Lawrence County 6-0 Tuesday night in Fayetteville – moving the CHS Lady Raiders into the District 8-AAA championship game and securing a spot in the Region 4-AAA tournament.
Coffee County used 7 strong innings in the circle from Keri Munn and two hits and a pair of runs scored from Kiya Ferrell to easily get past the Wildcats of Lawrence County. Munn has thrown 13 consecutive district tournament innings without allowing a single run.
THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE REPLAY.
Munn struck out 10 and allowed six hits – she was named Mid Tenn Turf Player of the Game by Thunder Radio.
CHS got an RBI from senior Justus Turner on a hard-hit double, also RBIs from Brianna Shelton, Haidyn Campbell and Madison Pruitt.
Chesnie Cox joined Ferrell in the multi-hit department with a pair of singles.
Coffee County is now 27-4-1 on the season and 14-0 in district play (counting tournament games). The Lady Raiders will play the winner of Lawrence County and Lincoln County in the District 8-AAA Championship game at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Fayetteville. Thunder Radio will broadcast the game live.
If Coffee County wins Wednesday night, the Lady Raiders are district champions. A loss would force an extra game on Thursday. If CHS wins the district title the Lady Raiders will host the Region 4-AAA semi-finals on Monday, May 17. If they finish as district runner-up, they will travel for the region semi-finals.
Raider baseball season ends with tough loss to Lawrence County
Coffee County got the tying run into scoring position in the top of the 7th with two outs Tuesday night.
But the Raiders couldn’t get any closer, falling to Lawrence County 2-1 in a loss that ends the season for the Raiders.
Trailing 2-1 with two outs in the final inning, Brady Nugent was hit by a pitch and managed to steal second base. But a ground out ended the game in the loser’s bracket finals of the District 8-AAA tournament. A win would have pushed the Raiders to the district championship and a region tournament trip for the first time since 2011.
Offensively, the Raiders struggled to get anything going against Wildcat pitcher Luke Boswell, who limited the Raiders to just 4 hits and one run. The lone CHS run came in the top of the second when Wyatt Nugent knocked in Braden Brown to tie the game at 1-1 – a score that held until the Wildcats pushed a run across in the sixth.
Jacob Holder was just as tough on the mound for the Raiders. The sophomore allowed 3 hits over six innings. He allowed 1 earned run, struck out four and walked five.
Coffee County finished the season with 21 wins – the most for the Raider baseball program since 2010. The loss marked the final game in a Raider uniform for seniors Lane Spry, Hayden Hullett, Wyatt Nugent, Braden Brown and Griffin Meeker.
CJ Anthony signs to play football at Cumberland
Coffee County senior CJ Anthony officially signed to play collegiate football with Cumberland University.
The Cumberland Phoenix is an NAIA school located in Lebanon. The school just wrapped up its spring season at 2-5, a season that was pushed back due to COVID-19.
“I feel like this is the best fit for me,” Anthony told Thunder Radio. “It feels like another Manchester, very hometown environment (and) a lot of support from the fans.”
Anthony added that the short travel between Cumberland and Manchester was also a factor for him.
“Being an hour away and me wanting to continue to come back had a big factor in my decision.”
During his Red Raider career, Anthony served multiple roles on the football field. He started as a wide receiver, at defensive back and as a kick returner. He returned a kick for a touchdown last season and also his junior season.
He has been told he will be at receiver in college.
“I played a lot of receiver my junior year and had to do what was best for my team and focus on the defensive side my senior year,” said Anthony. “I feel like I’ll be returning a lot of kicks there. That’s what they have asked me to do.”
Anthony plans to major in business administration.
“Thank you to all my coaches. Especially coach (Doug) Greene for working with me the past two years. Thank you for all the support from the community of Manchester, my friends and my family.
“I want to thank God most importantly. Because I wouldn’t’ be in the position I am today without him.”
