Category: Sports

Turnovers and Texans Take Down Titans

Jake Locker takes big hit during loss to Houston

The Tennessee Titans showed toughness after falling behind early, but six turnovers hindered their hopes for a comeback in a 24-10 loss to the Houston Texans Sunday at LP Field. The Titans got into Houston territory twice late in the game, but couldn’t convert on fourth down. Houston improved to 11-1, tied with the Atlanta Falcons for the NFL’s best record. The Titans lost their second straight game, falling to 4-8 and will look to rebound next Sunday on the road against the Indianapolis Colts.

Raider Basketball Teams Battle Lincoln County

Red Raiders set up a play against the Falcons... Photo by Dennis Weaver

Last night (Nov. 29, 2012) in Fayetteville Coffee County basketball teams traveled to take on the Falcons of Lincoln County. First in girl’s action the Lady Falcons jumped to halftime lead and held off the Lady Raiders 54-46. Senior Alaina Lusk had a very good night for Coffee County scoring 17 points. Gateway Tire and Service Center Player of the Game Katie Reed had 8 points including two 3-pointers.
The Lady Raiders fall to 3-3 on the season.

After being tied at halftime 17-17 things slipped away from the Coffee County boys. Lincoln County controlled the 2nd half and picked up the 51-39 win.
Lucas Crismond led the Raiders with 17 points on the night earning him the player of the game.
The Raiders dropped to 2-4 for the year.
Coffee County travels to Franklin County this coming Tuesday.

Running Of The Turkeys Results

MANCHESTER RUNNING OF THE TURKEYS 2012 RESULTS

OVERALL MALE 5K WINNER –LUCAS HALL 20:50

OVERALL FEMALE 5K WINNER – MELISSA WILLIAMS 22:43(4TH OVERALL)

Women’s 5k results

UNDER 10 FEMALE: GRACIE MARKS (6 YRS OLD) 36:39; 11-15 GRACIE PENDELTON 23:21 (6TH OVERALL):16-19 CORA LEE 47:24; 20-29 Jennifer Graf 29:37; Elizabeth Wakeman 30:04; Becky Medlin 32:46; Miranda Branch 36:04; Tracey Scott 47:23; 30-39 Leigh Noe 27:47; Marie Stevenson 28:52; Kandy Shemwell 28:58; Martha Ivey-Underwood 36:03;Felicia Mantooth 38:46;40-49 Frances Samples 29:34; Leslie Hayes 32:45; Joie Pauley 38:58; 50-59 Denise Hickerson 32:29; Teresa Norris 36:04; Vickie Crosslin 54:01

Men’s 5k results

Under 10 Male; Conner Shemwell 28:58; 11-15: Larson Meltzer (3rd overall) 22:06; Eli Stevenson 25:00;

Ryan Farless 25:31; Josh Barnard 25:48; Brandon Haston 29:02; Nathaniel Tate 54:01;16-19 Jordan Flowers 33:40; Matthew Prufert 33:40; Bohdi Tate 54:03; 20-29 John Howell (5th overall) 23:12; Marc Wilson 25:02; Seth Williams 25:48; Matt Thomas 28:29; Johnthan Graf 28:58; Kyle Kriz 39:03;30-39

Jason Pack 1:07:16; 40-49 Travis Crouch (2nd Overall) 21:27; Randy Ridner 35:55; 50-59 Jerry Adcock 25:50; Rich Wakeman 35:33

OVERALL MALE 10k WINNER –DANIEL HOOVER 40:29

OVERALL FEMALE 10K WINNER SANDRA MURPHY37:47

Women’s 10k results

20-29 – Dana Whitt 47:59; Klarisa Wilson 48:05; Melody Keasling 58:07; 30-39 Leslie Trussler (2ndfemale 10K) 43:26;Amanda Prosser 46:09;40-49 Kathy Smith 53:13; Angie Yurcik 1:07:15;

50-59 Tammie Boyte 43:26 (tied 2nd female 10K); Nadine Whitt 1:00:00

Men’s 10k results

16-19 Christopher Hoover40:29( 3rd overall); Matthew Yurcik 1:07:16; 30-39 Erik McMahon 40:49: 40-49 Justin Thurman 46:05; Dan Darden 48:59; Douglas Yurcik 55:19: 60-69 Paul Whitt 40:58

 

MTSU Headed To Conference USA

Middle Tennessee State University and the Athletic Department will hold a press conference today.
The MT Athletic Department will officially announce the Blue Raiders are moving to Conference USA from the Sun Belt.
Tulane and East Carolina announced Tuesday they are leaving Conference USA to join the Big East.
Other teams in the Sun Belt that will join C-USA are Florida International and North Texas. Louisiana Tech, Texas-San Antonio, Charlotte and Old Dominion will also join. Houston, SMU, Central Florida and Memphis are leaving C-USA for the Big East.

Motlow Swept By Lawson St

In college basketball Motlow lost a doubleheader to Lawson St on Tuesday at home. The Lady Bucks went down in defeat 65-48. The Bucks lost their second game in a row falling 78-69. Both teams will attempt to get back to their winning ways on Friday and Saturday on the road in TCCAA games. On Friday Motlow travels to Chattanooga St and to Cleveland St on Saturday. The Saturday afternoon contests will be broadcast live on our sister station WHMT 105.1 FM starting at 1pm.

Coffee County Sweeps Shelbyville

Lance Crismond shoots a 3-pointer in a recent win

Ginny Clayborne fires a shot in a recent game... Photos by Barry West

Coffee County played classic David Muckle basketball last night leading after each of the first 3 quarters. The Lady Raiders playing great defense like Coach Muckle likes it held the advantage through the 4th to beat Shelbyville 32-24.
Ginny Clayborne and Alaina Lusk led Coffee County with 10 points. The duo combined to block 10 shots and earned the Gateway Tire and Service Center Players of the Game. The ladies are 3-2 on the year.

Going into the game last night the Red Raider boy’s team had not beaten Shelbyville since Dec. 10, 2002. That all changed last night at Joe Frank Patch Gymnasium. Coffee County jumped to a 9-0 in the 1st quarter and extended the lead to 35-20 at halftime. The Raiders would get their first win in its last 20 games over the Eagles 67-53.
Lance Crismond led (2-3) Coffee County with 23 points and his brother Lucas had 15 and received the player of the game.
Both Raider teams will play at Lincoln County Thursday night starting at 6pm on Thunder Radio.

Cascade Gets Past Westwood In Basketball

The Westwood Rockets middle school boy’s basketball team traveled to Wartrace Monday night to face an undefeated Cascade middle team. The Rockets played strong defense against a very high powered Cascade offense. The Westwood boys fell to the Champions 48-26. The Rockets were led by 7th grades Carlos Medina and Sigmund Duke both with 6. The Rockets last home game will be tomorrow night.

Deer Season Is Going Well

Tennessee sportsmen harvested more than 17,000 deer on the opening weekend of gun season.
As of Monday, sportsmen had reported 17,093 deer harvested last weekend. That was 2,630 more than last year’s opening weekend.
Including the archery and muzzleloader seasons, more than 86,000 deer have been harvested in Tennessee so far.
This year, Tennessee sportsmen have one continuous gun season that runs through January 6th.

Times Hires New Sports Writer

The Manchester Times has hired a new sports writer. Milton Stanley has taken the job and brings experience to it. Stanley has done sports writing in the past, writing for some prestigious newspapers and his knowledge of sports well serve the community.

SEC Warns About Fake Tickets

The Southeastern Conference wants to remind fans to be cautious when purchasing SEC Football Championship tickets on the secondary market.
Tickets for the December 1 game between number 3-ranked Georgia and number 2-ranked Alabama are sold out. A web search at StubHub.com show ticket prices ranging from $300 to $8,823.
Many fans will obtain tickets through various channels on the secondary market, but both schools and the SEC advise buyers to be aware of possible counterfeit or stolen tickets.
Any individual in possession of a counterfeit or stolen ticket will be denied access into the game.
The SEC and the Georgia Dome will be offering a “Ticket Validation Window” at the main box office of the Georgia Dome beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 1. The authenticity of the ticket can be confirmed by a box office representative on site.