Category: Sports

Haley Banks ran a time of 16.02 in the preliminary round of the 100M hurdles on Wednesday in the TSSAA Spring Fling state track meet being held at MTSU. That time was not good enough to qualify her for the finals. Haley will compete in the shot put finals on Thursday morning. Karson Young will compete in the triple jump finals on Thursday as well. The shot put will begin at 9:00 AM and the triple jump will begin at 10:15 AM and both events will be held at the Dean Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium at MTSU.

Motlow Bucks head basketball coach Matt Sligh and his staff will host a basketball skills camp on June 16 and 17 inside Nisbett Center on the Motlow College Moore County campus. The deadline for registration is June 9.
The camp will feature two separate sessions. The first is for kindergarten through sixth-grade students and will begin at 9 a.m. and end at noon both days. The second session is for seventh through 12th graders and will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 4 p.m. both days.
The cost of the camp is $60 per person. There is a $5 discount per player for two or more campers from the same family. Team groups of eight or more players will receive a $10 discount per player. Late registration is $65.
Campers will receive a Motlow Bucks basketball camp T-shirt and will have the option to purchase additional Bucks basketball gear. Food and drink items will be available for purchase throughout the camp.
Attendees are encouraged to reserve their spot at the camp by visiting MotlowSports.com. Please fill out the form and return it to the address on it along with payment.

Keli Bruning of Jasper, TN and Mindy Jo Britt of Flat Rock, Alabama, recently graduated from Motlow College. Both played softball the past two seasons for the Lady Bucks, and both will continue their careers as student-athletes at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky, signing scholarships recently.

The baseball season for the Motlow Bucks ended over the weekend. The Bucks lost to Georgia Perimeter 5-2 in the East Central District Tournament. In the second game for Motlow they lost to Darton College 5-3. If the Bucks had won the tournament they would have competed in the NJCCAA World Series.

On Thursday May 15th two members of Coffee County Central High School’s clay target team the Claybusters, signed letters of intent with Martin Methodist University. Tyler Drake and Mikayla Dickson, both four year lettermen with the Claybusters signed on with Red Hawks shooting team. Tyler Cox, the shooting sports coach with Martin Methodist met with the recruits, their parents, coaches and school officials for the official signing ceremony which was held at Coffee County Central High School in Manchester.
Coach Cox was very complimentary of both Tyler and Mikayla for not only their shooting ability but especially their academic standard. Coach Cox told the new Red Hawks and their parents how and where the team competes and about the exciting challenges that await them.
Mikayla is enrolling in a pre-veterinary course of study and Tyler is enrolling in a pre-pharmacy course of study.
Tyler and Mikayla have been great assets to the Claybusters and will be important contributors to the Martin Methodist Red Hawks!

Despite a personal best in the high jump and a number 1 finish in the shot put, Coffee County Lady Raider Haley Banks could not finish aboard the medal platform for the Pentathlon at the TSSAA Spring Fling state track meet on Monday. Banks started the 5 event competition with a 10th place finish in the 100M hurdles with a time of 16.46. Next up was the High Jump where Banks cleared 4’ 7 ¾” which was almost 4 inches better than her previous personal best. In the Shot Put, Banks was the only competitor to surpass the 10 meter mark in winning the event at 34’ 10 ½”.

That event moved her into 8th place on the day but she could not hold it jumping 14’ 4” in the Long Jump and completing the 800M run in 2:51. Haley will compete individually in the 100M hurdles and the Shot Put later this week. The first preliminary heat for the hurdles will be at 5:00 PM on Wednesday with the shot out taking place at 9:00 AM on Thursday morning. Coffee County’s Karson Young qualified in the triple jump which will take place at 10:15 on Thursday morning.

With an estimated 30,000 participants and fans flocking to Murfreesboro for the annual week long high school athletic championships called Spring Fling, motorists are bracing for more traffic delays as they navigate construction projects all over town.
The largest project that will touch just about everyone coming and going around Murfreesboro is the construction of a bridge at one of the town’s busiest intersections.
Construction for the Memorial Boulevard/Old Fort Parkway (TN 96) bridge over Broad St (US 41) began earlier this year.
A second major area of construction is literally ripping out the street and part of the lawns of homes in southeast Murfreesboro.
It’s an extension and widening of Joe B. Jackson Parkway.
The third is paving work being done on I-24 westbound coming into Murfreesboro from Coffee County.
Coffee County softball at (29-13-1) will play Gibbs (46-4) in the first round of the state tournament Tuesday night 6pm at Start Plex in Murfreesboro. Star Plex is located just off Lebanon Rd. The Lady Raiders will play Wednesday at either 10am or noon depending on Tuesday’s outcome. The Wednesday game will be played at McKnight Fields next door to Star Plex. Thunder Radio will carry all games live. (Portions of this story from WKRN)

The Union University baseball team had four players to receive National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) MidEast Region honors. Earning Honorable Mention was Samuel Davis, a 6-foot junior pitcher from Manchester, Tenn., was 3-3 on the season for Union with a 4.34 ERA. He tossed 56 innings, striking out 54 hitters and walking 35. Opponents hit just .205 versus Davis this season.
Davis transferred to Union in Jackson, TN from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville where he played one season of baseball. Prior to his season at Tennessee, Davis played two seasons for Columbia State Community College.
Davis was named the MVP of the District 8-AAA tournament in 2009 while pitching at Coffee County High School.

The Coffee Middle School track teams swept the titles at the CTC Conference Track Meet in McMinnville on Friday. The win is the 3rd straight conference title for the boys and the 2nd straight, and 3rd in 4 years, for the girls.
In girls competition, Coffee Middle scored 74 points beating 2nd place Tullahoma West by 15 points. In boys competition, Coffee Middle scored 60 points beating 2nd place Tullahoma West by 9 points.

Point winners for the girls were:

Shot Put – 2nd Carlie Barnes

High Jump – 1st Alliyah Williams, 3rd Sarah Pearson

Long Jump – 1st Alliyah Williams, 3rd Sarah Pearson

4x100M relay – 3rd Karen Chavez, Taylor Hulvey, Kezley Pattillo, Abby Morgan

1600M – 2nd Katee Christian, 3rd Karie Wooten

100M – 2nd Alliyah Williams, 2nd Sarah Pearson

4x200M relay – 1st Karen Chavez, Lindsey Perry, Jenna Garretson, Abby Morgan

400M – 3rd Allie Amado

800M – 1st Sarah Pearson, 3rd Willow Hobbs, 4th Laura Bogard

200M – 1st Alliyah Williams, 2nd Jenna Garretson

4x400M relay – 1st Morgan Henley, Julia Duncan, Casey Cooper, Allie Amado

Point winners for the boys were:

Shot Put – 1st DeAAron Rozier

Discus Throw – 2nd DeAAron Rozier, 4th Jacob Newman

High Jump – 3rd Johnny Dulin, 4th Jalen Cummings

Long Jump – 2nd Johnny Dulin, 5th Stephen Lovins

4x100M relay – 2nd Stephen Lovins, Jacob Rice, Tanner Hulvey, Johnny Dulin

1600M – 4th Gage Edwards

100M – 3rd Stephen Lovins

4x200M – 1st Johnny Dulin, Jacob Rice, Jacob Davis, Michael Lockhart

400M – 1st Jalen Cummings, 5th Jacob Newman

800M – 3rd Marcos Garcia, 5th Dalton Dehaven

200M – 2nd DeAAron Rozier, 4th Michael Lockhart

4x400M relay – 1st Jacob Newman, Cyler Vaughn, Cam Rutledge, Jalen Cummings

The CCMS Track teams are coached by Travis O’Kelley and George Pearson and finished the season undefeated in meet action.