Category: Sports

A walk-off RBI from Lauren Tomberlin pushed Coffee Middle softball team to a 6 to 5 victory over Harris Middle in the CTC Tournament on Friday night in Tullahoma. The Lady Raiders, playing in the elimination bracket, were pushed to the limit by the upstart Tigers. Coffee Middle was led in hitting by Shelby Scrivnor who had two doubles and an RBI. Tomberlin finished with a single, a double and the game winning RBI. Kasarah Scheller also added a double and an RBI to advance the Lady Raiders to the 3 PM semifinal game on Saturday against Warren County. The CTC Tournament is being held at East Middle in Tullahoma.

The Coffee Middle School softball team reached their FIRST Saturday goal of playing 3 games to advance to the conference championship game in Tullahoma. Unfortunately, a hot hitting Tullahoma squad squashed their championship dreams with a 12 to 8 win in a rematch of the finals. The Lady Raiders finished the with the 2nd place trophy, a regular season conference title and a final season record of 16 and 4.

The day started with a come from behind semifinal win over Warren County in extra innings by a score of 7 to 6. Amanda Mukai, who was in as the courtesy runner for Shelby Scrivnor, scored from 3rd base on a ball hit to the shortstop in the bottom of the 7th to advance the Lady Raiders to the finals. Scrivnor had led off the inning with a double to centerfield. Kasarah Scheller was 3 for 4 with 2 RBI to lead the Raider hitting attack. Scrivnor finished the day 2 for 4.

In the finals, the Lady Raiders needed 2 wins over Tullahoma to win the tournament title. In Game 1, Erin Ferrell pitched a gem scattering 8 hits while striking out 4 Lady Cats in a 3 to 2 Coffee Middle win. Ferrell got a double play from her defense in the 3rd inning and coaxed 2 pop ups with 2 runners in scoring position in the 4th inning to end Tullahoma rallies. Scrivnor finished the game with a double and a triple and an RBI while Karlyssa Meadows and Kasarah Scheller added singles to force a final “winner take all” championship game.

In the championship game, Tullahoma banged out 13 hits, including 3 doubles and a triple to win the title over the Lady Raiders by a final score of 12 to 8. The scrappy Raiders had 3 impressive comeback attempts as they fell behind 3 to 0 before rallying with 2 runs in the 2nd inning, trailing 7 to 2 ; they plated 3 runs in the 3rd and a final 2 run inning in the 4th before running out of chances. Athena Lusk was 1 for 1 as she had a single, 2 walks and an RBI to lead a 7 hit Lady Raider attack. Lauren Tomberlin had an RBI triple, Haley Richardson banged out an RBI double and Alisabeth York had a single and an RBI sacrifice for Coffee Middle.

The varsity and junior varsity tennis teams competed in the District 8 tennis tournaments on Thursday at Sewanee. In singles play, Kristen Shelton and Trevor Ivy-Bodman each advanced to the 2nd round before being eliminated. Audra Schaffer and Will McCormick were each eliminated in the first round. In doubles play, the 2 Coffee County doubles teams were matched up in the first round as the team of Matt & Kyle Johnson defeated Andrew Henley and Andy Stout. Johnson & Johnson were eliminated in the second round. In girls play, both doubles teams picked up 1st round victories as the team of Carlee Reed & Abby Ferrrell won handily before being eliminated in the 2nd round on the tie breaker. The team of Maddie Taylor and Alex Crossland won their 1st set dropping only 1 game before being eliminated by the #1 seeded doubles team. In JV action, singles players Savannah Hodge and Kayle Wright both were 3 and 0 on the day and advanced to the semifinals. A win Friday would put each lady into the JV finals.

In Middle school golf action on Thursday, Westwood and Coffee Middle traveled to McMinnville to take on Warren County. In girls play, Westwood edged out Coffee Middle for 2nd place 117 to 126. Coffee Middle’s Jacque Crossland shot a 45 which tied for low round honors but Jordan Green’s 55 and Lexi Holder’s 62 were enough to propel the Lady Rockets to victory. In boys play, Warren County topped Coffee County 170 to 190 with Westwood taking 3rd place. Samuel Prater shot a 44 for Coffee Middle and Austin Farris and Josh Perry each carded a 47. Thomas Lemons and Dalton Maccagnone each carded a 55 for the Rockets. The Westwood and Coffee Middle golf teams will take off next week before hosting Tullahoma on May 5th at 4:00 PM at Willowbrook.

The Coffee Middle baseball season came to an end on Thursday night in Winchester in the 2nd round of the CTC Tournament falling to Harris by a final score of 10 to 8. Harris built a 7 run lead going into the bottom of the 3rd before the Red Raiders roared back. Coffee Middle scored in each of the next 4 innings, but could not overcome the Tigers advantage. Nathanial Tate was 4 for 4 on the night with a double, a triple and 2 RBI. With the loss, the Raiders finished the season with a final record of 17 and 6.

The Lady Raiders cleaned up the defensive miscues from Wednesday night as they blasted White County 14 to 1 in the elimination bracket of the CTC Tournament. Erin Ferrell got the win for Coffee Middle as she went the distance allowing 3 hits and striking out 3. Shelby Scrivnor was 3 for 3 at the plate and Karlyssa Meadows was 2 for 2 with a walk and 4RBI. Coffee Middle will take on Harris Middle at 7 on Friday night as the tournament continues in Tullahoma.

Coffee County High School softball will play Friday at 4pm and 7pm, Saturday at 10am and 1:30pm with possible games after that. They are hosting the Coffee County Classic.

Coffee Middle’s track teams opened the season at Tullahoma on Thursday in grand fashion by sweeping East. The Girls won by a final of 71 to 20 and the boys won 73 to 18.
Girls Results:
Shot – 1st Carlie Barnes
Discus – 3rd Faith Floyd
High Jump – 1st Alliyah Williams, 2nd Julia Duncan
Long Jump – 1st Alliyah Williams, 2nd Julia Duncan
4×100 relay 1st
1600m – 1st Karie Wooten, 2nd Kaytee Christian, 3rd Trava Brown
100m – 1st Alliyah Williams, 2nd Jenna Garretson
4×200 relay 1st
400m – 1st Allie Amado, 2nd Morgan Henley
800m – 1st Willow Hobbs, 2nd Laura Bogard
200m – 1st Jenna Garretson, 3rd Ellie Graham
Boy’s Results
Shot – 1st DeAaron Rozier
Discus – 1st DeAaron Rozier, 3rd Jacob Newman
High Jump – 1st TIE Jalen Cummings/Johnny Dulin
Long Jump – 1st Johnny Dulin 2nd Stephen Lovins
4×100 relay 1st
1600m – 2nd Larson Meltzer, 3rd Gage Edwards
100m – 1st Riley Westlake, 2nd Stephen Lovins
4×200 relay 1st
400m – 1st Jalen Cummings, 2nd Jacob Newman
800m – 1st Marcos Garcia, 2nd Dalton Dehaven
200m – 1st DeAaron Rozier, 2nd Johnny Dulin
The CCMS track team travels to Warren County on Tuesday May 6 for a 4PM meet.

The CHS soccer team had many opportunities to score but needed a late penalty kick to gain a 1 to 0 win over Franklin County on Thursday night at Carden-Jarrell Field. Cole Hawkins had a penalty kick stopped in the 37th minute and 2 follow-up shots were turned away to send the match to the half scoreless. In the second half, Coffee County missed 4 great scoring opportunities before Abelene Barrera drilled a second Raider penalty kick past the keeper in the 71st minute to provide the only score. Lafredo Ramirez made a spectacular stop in the 68th minute to preserve the shutout. Coffee County travels to Lawrence County on Saturday for a 4:00 PM make-up match. They will begin District 8 tournament play in Shelbyville on May 3rd, time and opponent to be determined later.

Coffee County High School head baseball coach Brent Whitlock told the players on his team on Thursday morning that he has decided to resign at the end of the baseball season.
CHS Principal Joey Vaughn told WMSR that he appreciate the work that coach Whitlock has done. He said Whitlock is fine man and he wishes him the best. Vaughn said that Whitlock wants to spend more time with his family. The principal added that the school will start the process of looking for a new coach as this season wraps up.
Whitlock took over the program two years ago after Chase Jones left after 11 years on the job. Jones is now coaching at Grundy County.

In a crucial district softball game for Coffee County on Wednesday night they hosted Shelbyville. The Lady Raiders lost to the Eaglettes earlier in the season. Coffee County got 4 runs in the 4^th inning and went on to win 5-1. Pitcher Brianna Jones picked up her second win of the week. Coffee County is now 20-11-1 on the year. Brianna added to her state leading strikeout total with 12.
The Lady Raiders will host the Coffee County Classic on Friday and Saturday. The ladies will play at 4pm and 7pm Friday night and Saturday morning at 10am and 11:30am. The single elimination part of the tournament will begin after 1pm. Thunder Radio will carry all Coffee County games.

Wednesday night in high school baseball Coffee County traveled to Winchester to take on Franklin County. The Raiders jumped to an early lead and just kept adding to their scoring running away with a 10-3 District 8-AAA win. The victory secures 3^rd place in the standings as Coffee County finishes district play with a 7-5 and 13-13 overall. Stanton Keele knocked in 2 runs to go along with Tyler Cavender, Peyton Meeker and Wyatt Day all adding an RBI each. Meeker was the winning pitcher.
Friday night the Raiders will host Lavergne for Senior Night. Activities begin at 5:45pm and the game at 6pm.

The Coffee Middle baseball team dropped a 12 to 2 decision on Wednesday night to North Franklin in the CTC Tournament at Winchester. North notched a run in the 1st inning before Coffee County charged back and took a 2 to 1 lead in the 3rd. From that point on, it was all Gators as North notched 4 runs in the 3rd inning and never looked back. Coffee County managed only 5 hits on the night as Alontae Taylor had 2 singles and an RBI. With the loss, the Raiders fell into the elimination bracket and will take on Harris Middle on Thursday afternoon at 5 PM in Winchester.

The Coffee Middle soccer season came to an end on Wednesday night at Tullahoma as the Raiders fell by a final score of 3 to 0 to the host Wildcats. Tullahoma got 2 first half goals and notched their final tally in the 57th minute to advance to the 2nd round of the CTC Tournament. The Raiders played inspired defense but could not mount a scoring challenge in the loss.

The Coffee Middle softball team opened play in the CTC Tournament at Tullahoma on Wednesday night taking on the host Wildcats. The Cats came out swinging the bats scoring 9 runs in the top of the 1st inning on 7 hits and 3 Lady Raider errors. The Lady Raiders fought back with 5 runs in the bottom of the first inning but could never close the gap falling by a final score of 12 to 8. Haley Richardson took the loss for Coffee County, but did have a 2 RBI triple in the 1st inning to help her cause. Athena Lusk finished with 2 singles for the Raiders and 2 RBI. With the loss, the Lady Raiders fall into the losers bracket and will play at 5:00 PM on Thursday at East Middle School in an elimination game.

It took 9 innings for Coffee County’s baseball team to finish off Franklin County, 3-2 on Tuesday night at Powers Field. Kyle Douglas pitched all 9 9 inning for the Raiders striking out 11. Hunter Smithson hit the ball well for Coffee County with a single and a solo homer. He scored twice and he had an RBI.
In the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs Douglas reached on an error, Tyler Canvender singled and Peyton Meeker finished the night with an RBI bullet up the middle to score Douglas. Meeker and Smithson were named the Co-Gateway Tire and Service Center players of the game.
Download the radio broadcast
Wednesday night the Raiders travel to Winchester to take on the Rebels again.

In softball action Coffee County picked up 6-1 District 8-AAA win at home over Columbia. The Lady Raiders scored two runs in the 1st, 2nd and 5th innings. Kaylee Skipper had 2 RBI and Coffee County’s only senior Anna Spellings came through on Senior Night with a hit, an RBI and scored once. Haley Hinshaw and Tori Bell had 2 hits and an RBI each.
Bethany Baker was the winning pitcher.
Wednesday night at 7pm the Lady Raiders will host Shelbyville.

In high school tennis Coffee County took on White County. The boy’s team lost to the Warriors 6-3 on Tuesday. Coffee County winners were: Andrew Henley in singles and doubles teams of Matt and Kyle Johnson and Andy Stout and Andrew Henley.
In girls play the Lady Raiders won 5-4. Winners were: Doubles teams of Abby Ferrell and Karlee Reed Alex Crossland and Maddie Taylor and Kristen Shelton and Audra Schaeffer. In singles: Madi Taylor and Audra Schaeffer.
Coffee County will play in the district varsity and junior varsity tournament on Thursday at Sewanee beginning at 10 AM.

Five Red Raider soccer players scored their 1st goal of the year on Tuesday night as Coffee County defeated Warren County 6 to 0 on Senior Night at Carden-Jarrell Field. Pedro Hernandez, no stranger to the scoring column, laced a ball past the keeper in the 15th minute off a beautiful assist from Abelene Barerra. From there, freshmen Ethan Hickman and Chase Harper notched goals in the first half. In the second half, Marcos Villegas and Nick Hough got their first goals of the year and John Parringer scored his 1st career goal to provide the final margin. Raider keeper Lafredo Ramirez stopped the few shots that got thru to him as the senior laden defensive group kept Warren County bottled up all night. The Raiders are back at home on Thursday night as they host Franklin County in a pivotal District 8AAA match with a possible home district tournament match on the line. Kick off will be a 7 PM at Carden-Jarrell Field.

Westwood saw their 10 game winning streak come to a close on Tuesday night as conference leading Community grounded the Rockets 5 to 1. Westwood’s Raven Rogers struck out 9 batters but the Lady Rockets could only muster 4 hits. Kristen Wray had an RBI single for Westwood driving in Danielle Baker for the lone Rocket run. Westwood will enter the conference tournament on Friday as the #3 seed. Time and opponent will be announced later in the week.

Monday was a great day for Brianna Jones as Brianna threw a one-hit shutout to carry the Coffee County Lady Raiders to a 1-0 victory over Tullahoma. Coffee County’s only run came on a Lady Cat error.
Brianna racked up 14 strikeouts in win as the Lady Raiders improved to 18-11-1 on the season and 7-2 in District 8-AAA play. Jones kept Tullahoma hitless until the seventh inning when a single by Megan Grenier broke up her no-hit bid. Brianna was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game.
Bethany Baker led the offence with two hits.
Download the radio broadcast
Coffee County will host Columbia Tuesday night at 7pm.

The Red Raider soccer team hosted Columbia in a big district match at Carden-Jarrell Field on Monday night. The Lions got a goal in the 5th minute off a deflected save from Lafredo Ramirez and made it stand up in a 1 to 0 win over Coffee County. The Raiders played even with Columbia in the first half and even dominated the time of possession in the 2nd half but could never find the back of the net. Ramirez made 3 sterling saves in goal to keep Coffee County close, but shots off frame plagued the Red Raiders all night. Coffee County will play host to Warren County on Tuesday night in a no-district match. The kickoff will take place at 7:00 PM at Carden-Jarrell Field.

Westwood soccer punched their ticket to the conference tournament finals with an exciting 5 to 0 win over Fayetteville on Monday night. Paco Barrera had 2 goals for Westwood while Tyler Walker, Leo Botello and Julio Guzman each found the back of the net for the Rockets. Westwood advances to the Championship game at Riverside Christian in Fayetteville next Monday. Kick off will be at 7:15 PM.

Westwood softball traveled to Eagleville on Monday night and came home with a doubleheader sweep. In game #1, Raven Rogers struck out 10 batters and Danielle Baker was 3 for 3 on the night as the Lady Rockets softball team dumped Eagleville 12 to 2. Baker finished the game with 4 RBI for Westwood as Haley Miller was 2 for 3 with a double and Byanka Woods was 2 for 3 with 2 singles for the Rockets. In Game #2, Carlee Sullivan went the distance in the circle striking out 3 as Westwood stopped the Eagles 12 to 8. Avery Whitsett was 1 for 1 with 3 walks for the Lady Rockets, Byanka Woods had a triple and scored 3 times and Haley Miller was 1 for 2 with a double for Westwood. Westwood welcomes Community to Lady Rocket Field on Tuesday afternoon in a huge conference battle at 4:30 PM.

CHS Tennis had their best showing of the year as they traveled to Smyrna on Monday to face Stewarts Creek. In boys action, the Raiders claimed a 5-4 victory over Stewarts Creek. Kyle Johnson, Andrew Henley, Andy Stout and Trevor Ivey-Bodman were winners in singles play. The doubles team of Matt and Kyle Johnson were victorious in doubles play. In girls play, Coffee County blanked Stewarts Creek 9-0. Karlee Reed, Abby Ferrell, Alex Crossland, Maddie Taylor, Audra Schaffer and Kristen Shelton were winners in both singles and doubles play. The Tennis team will host their final home match of the year on Tuesday against White County at 4:00 PM.

Coffee County Central’s Haley Banks got personal bests in the shot put, long jump and 800M to finish in 2nd place in the sectional Pentathlon on Monday night at Riverdale. Banks’ finish qualified her for the state track meet as she compiled 2694 points. Karson Young finished in 8th place with 2,077 points and Lexee Miller came in 13th place with 1,946 points as 25 track athletes competed in the event. Banks threw 37’5” in the shot put, 14’ 8” in the long jump and 2:48 in the 800M.

Westwood and Coffee Middle welcomed Warren County to Willowbrook Golf Club on Monday for a 3 way match. In girls play, Coffee County edged Westwood by 1 stroke for 2nd place 121 to 122. Jacque Crossland of the Lady Raiders was low scorer with a 41. Jordan Green shot a 51 for Westwood. In boys play, Samuel Prater of Coffee Middle shot a 40 to lead all scorers but Warren County defeated the Raiders 184 to 194. Austin Farris had a 46 for Coffee County and Josh Perry finished with a 51. Dalton Maccanone and Jacob Garms each shot a 53 for Westwood. Westwood and Coffee Middle will travel to McMinnville Country Club to take on Warren County on Thursday in a match. The teams will tee off at 3:30.

The Coffee Middle baseball team sent 11 batters to the plate and scored 7 runs in the 3rd inning in route to a 10 to 0 win over White County on Monday night in the first round of the CTC baseball tournament. Alontae Taylor threw the 5 inning no-hitter as he struck out 4 batters and walked 7. The Raiders got a 2 RBI single from Cody Miller and RBI singles from Hunter Mann and Garrett Booth in the pivotal 3rd inning as the Warriors committed 3 errors and walked 2 Red Raiders to add to the misery. Nathaniel Tate finished with a double, a triple and 3 RBI to lead a 7 hit Raider attack. Coffee County will play in the second round on Wednesday night at 5 as they will take on the winner between South and North. That game will be played in Winchester.

The Lady Raiders of Coffee Middle completed an undefeated regular season conference schedule with a 7 to 2 win over Tullahoma on Saturday. The Lady Raiders got 5 runs in the 2nd inning behind 3 walks and 3 hits. In the inning Coffee Middle got a 2 RBI single from Grace Pippenger, an RBI single from Tatum Baldwin and an RBI double from Shelby Scrivnor. Pippenger and Scrivnor each finished the game with 3 RBI a piece. Defensively, the Lady Raiders got 3 double plays to snuff out Tullahoma rallies in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th innings. With the win, the Lady Raiders posted a perfect 12 and 0 record in conference play and will be the #1 seed in the CTC Tournament that begins Tuesday in Winchester. The Lady Raiders will receive a bye and their first game is tentatively set for Wednesday. The Lady Raiders will play host to Siegel on Monday night in a non-conference game that begins at 5:30 PM.

Lavergne got their bats going early against Coffee County in the Border Battle softball tournament on Friday afternoon. Lavergne held a 5-1 lead after just 2 ½ innings. Coffee County fought back with 2 runs in the third on a homerun by Anna Spellings. Coffee County playing without a few of its starting players due to Friday night’s prom managed to tie the game in the 4th at 5-5. Due to the time limit the game would end with scored tied. Spellings led the hitting attack knocking in 3 runs.
Greenbrier was the next opponent for Coffee County in the Border Battle in Fayetteville. Greenbrier scored two runs in first and that lead would hold up for the 2-1 win. Kaylee Skipper had two hits and an RBI for Coffee County.
The loss dropped the Lady Raiders to 16-9-1 on the season.
The Coffee County High School softball team played Richland on Saturday morning. After leading 2-0 the Lady Raiders could not hold off Richland. Tied at two going into the 7th Coffee County scored twice but a 3-run homer by Richland gave them the 5-4 win. Haley Hinshaw and Kaylee Skipper had two hits each for the Lady Raiders.
An ace performance by Brianna Jones led the Coffee County Central Lady Raiders to a 4-0 win over Stewarts Creek on Saturday.
Brianna got the win for the Lady Raiders thanks to 11 strikeouts and allowing just one hit.
The players that did not play on Friday or Saturday morning due to the prom were back with the team on Saturday afternoon.
Shelby Giles and Bethany Baker had 2 hits and an RBI each.
In Coffee County’s final game of the Border Battle the Lady Raiders fell to Dickson County 2-0. Despite giving up no earned runs Brianna Jones took the tough luck loss.
Coffee County at 17-11-1 on the season will play at Tullahoma on Monday night at 7pm. The game will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio.

The Westwood Rockets baseball season came to a close in the elimination bracket of the Duck River Valley Conference Tournament on Friday night. The Rockets dropped a heartbreaking 14 to 5 decision to Moore County to close out Tyrell Campbell’s first season at the helm of the Rocket program. Carlos Medina finished his Rocket career going 3 for 4 at the plate with an RBI. Hunter Courtoy was 2 for 4 and Chance Lowery was 1 for 3 with 2 RBI.

After spotting White County five 1st inning runs, Jacob Langham settled in and did not allow another hit the rest of the game to lead Coffee Middle to a 9 to 5 win. Langham was also 3 for 4 at the plate with a double and 3 runs scored as the Raiders got 7 runs in the last 2 innings to complete the comeback. Nathaniel Tate, Alontae Taylor, Grey Riddle and Garrett Booth all added 2 hits apiece as Coffee Middle finished the regular season with a record of 16 and 4. Following the game, the 8th grade players and their parents were recognized.

In game one of two on Thursday in the Border Battle softball tournament in Fayetteville, Coffee County took on Sale Creek. Brianna Jones struck out 8 as the Lady Raiders won 3-1 in the 5 inning time limit game. Anna Spellings and Kaylee Skipper had RBI’s.
In game 2 of softball action on Thursday Coffee County took on Oakland and things did not go well for the Lady Raiders as the Lady Patriots jumped to 5-0 lead after one inning. Coffee County roared back with 5 runs in the 2^nd inning only to see Oakland score 3 more times in the in bottom half of the inning. Coffee County did not quit scoring as 3 runners crossed the plate in the 3^rd. The Patriots scored the winning run in their half of the inning for a wild 9-8 win.
Bethany Baker had 3 RBI and Kaylee Skipper added 2.
The Lady Raiders will play LaVergne and Greenbrier Friday and Richland on Saturday morning before the single-elimination part of the tournament begins.

High school baseball action on Thursday had Coffee County on the road for district play at Lawrence County. After a low scoring game on Wednesday in Manchester the bats got going on Thursday. After just 2 innings the game was tied at three. Errors hurt the Raiders in the 5^th as the Wildcats took a 6-3 lead and that score would hold up for a Lawrence County win.
Hunter Smithson, Hudson Rollman and Peyton Meeker had RBI’s.
Up next for Coffee County baseball is Franklin County at home on Tuesday.

Raven Rogers threw a 2 hitter with 9 strikeouts and Danielle Baker had a single and a triple to lead Westwood to an 11 to 1 victory over Liberty on Thursday night. The Rockets benefited from 11 walks and stole 11 bases in the dominating victory. Destiny Spaulding had 2 hits and Rogers was 1 for 1 with 3 walks and 3 runs scored. Westwood travels to Eagleville on Monday for a doubleheader.

The Westwood and Coffee Middle golf teams welcomed Fayetteville to Willowbrook on Thursday for a golf match. In girls play, Westwood got a 52 from Jordan Green and a 65 from Maggie Partin as they squeaked past Coffee Middle 117 to 122. Jacque Crossland shot a 46 for Coffee County. Fayetteville finished in 3rd place. In boys play, Austin Farris carded a 2 over 38 to lead Coffee Middle to a win. Samuel Prater scored a 48 and Josh Perry finished with a 49. Westwood got a 64 from Chance Lowery and a 68 from Jacob Garms to finish 2nd. The golf teams host Warren County on Monday.

Stephen Lovins got 2 goals and turned away every shot he faced as Coffee Middle got a 4 to 0 win over White County in middle school soccer action. Loving notched his first goal in the 4th minute as Coffee County got out to a fast start. Jalen Cummings added a goal in the 28th minute as the Raiders enjoyed a 2 to 0 lead at the half. Lovins and Benjamin Reid scored 2 minutes apart in the 2nd half to give Coffee Middle a HUGE conference win and move the Raiders into 5th place in the conference standings.

On Thursday Coffee County senior baseball player Tyler Bradshaw signed to play ay Bryan College in Dayton, Tn. Bradshaw has played mostly at 3rd base but can play other positions. The Bryan Lions compete in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. Tyler said he was excited about signing with Lions and could not wait to go to work and prove what he can do.

The Motlow Bucks wrapped up the home portion of their 2014 baseball schedule with an 8-0, 6-1 sweep of non-conference opponent Shorter College Wednesday at the Driver Baseball Complex.
The Bucks (34-18, 13-11) will complete the regular season with a trip to Memphis and a three-game series this weekend against Southwest Tennessee (12-25, 6-18). The TCCAA Tournament begins Apr. 25, and the Bucks are in position to either receive a first-round bye or host a first-round series, depending on how they do this weekend against the Saluqis.