Category: Sports

The Manchester Babe Ruth team that won the district tournament last week will compete in the state tournament beginning Friday (July 20, 2012) in Lebanon. The all-stars first game will be against Sparta starting at noon. A win in that game will put Manchester playing at 5:30pm on Saturday. In case of a loss Manchester will play at noon Saturday.

The Coffee County Red Raiders hosted a passing camp on Monday. The CHS passing attack looked sharp as the Raiders defeated Ravenwood 3-2 and Franklin County 2-0 in the final passing camp of the preseason at Carden-Jarrell field on Monday night.
CHS concluded the contest with a 1-1 tie with Grundy County.
Starting QB Peyton Meeker had a total of 4 TD passes hitting Jeffrey Simmons and Logan Baumstein with 2 each.
Sophomore quarterback Jimmy Hollandsworth received the majority of snaps against Franklin County in the Raiders 2-0 victory, hurling passes to Matthew Ross and Baumstein.
The first day that high school athletes can practice in pads is set for July 30.

The TSSAA the athletic association that oversees high school sports in Tennessee has voted to continue with the six-class system for football playoffs that has been in place since 2009.
The Board of Control of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association voted 5-4 Monday to continue to play in three regular-season classes with each of those classes split for the post-season through at least 2016.
Prior to the 2009 season, Division I football had been under a five-class system with schools in each of those classes grouped into eight regions. The top four teams from each region advanced to the postseason. TSSAA Executive Director Bernard Childress said he knew the vote would be close.
Coffee County has made the playoffs for the past 2 season will look for a third in a row in 2012. The Raiders host Shelbyville August 17 to begin the year. Check out all Coffee County games live on the radio at 107.9FM, AM1320, wmsrradio.com and listen through the TuneIn radio app for Ipads and SMART phones, search Thunder Radio.

Nine Motlow Bucks basketball players, including five returning sophomores, two incoming transfers, and two redshirt freshman have been invited to the prestigious Juco Journal basketball camp in Crestview, Florida. The 2012 Juco Journal Summer Invitational will be held at Crestview High School beginning July19. The camp annually attracts over 200 college basketball coaches from across the country. Returning sophomores Raul Tutton, Jr., Sean Gardner, JC Bonny, Michael Tomlin, and Darryl Bond are among the invitees. All played significant minutes for head coach Jerry Nichols during the 2011-12 season, and all will be counted on for major contributions during the coming season. In addition, redshirt freshman Christopher Hawkins has also been invited, despite sitting out last season at Motlow with a knee injury. Hawkins was highly recruited out of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin before being sidelined with the injury. He has completely recovered and has been working out throughout the summer. Redshirt freshmen Andre Brown comes to Motlow from Austin Peay, where he was a walk-on but did not play last season. Brown averaged 27 points and 10 rebounds two years ago as a senior at Clarksville Northwest. Incoming sophomore Kerrell Davis will also participate in the camp. Davis played his freshman season at Northwest Florida State College, the squad that finished runner-up to South Plains College, Texas in the NJCAA Tournament. Another sophomore who has transferred to Motlow and will join in camp activities is center Sterling Smoak, who spent last season at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska. Motlow did not have any players participate in the Juco Journal camp last season. In 2010 the Bucks sent returning all-state performers Freddie Goldstein, Zamarius McLendon, and Darryn Frazier to the Crestview Invitational event. All three are preparing for their senior college seasons at four-year universities. McLendon and Frazier both were major contributors this past season at Francis Marion University in Florence, SC, while Goldstein was the second-leading scorer for the University of South Alabama.

 

For the first time in her life, Pat Summitt will serve as Grand Marshal at a NASCAR race. It’s the Nationwide Series Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 24. The announcement came at a news conference Friday in Thompson-Boling Arena. In addition, 2011 Daytona 500 champion and Knoxville native Trevor Bayne will drive an orange “We Back Pat” car in the Bristol race to promote The Pat Summitt Foundation. Fans will be able to donate money and have pictures put on the car. Summitt announced last August she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type, and stepped down in April after 38 seasons as Tennessee women’s basketball coach. She won an NCAA record 1,098 games and eight national championships.

Tullahoma High School has done it again, they have hired a new boy’s basketball coach. Tim Behrendorff, 31, was named the head coach of the Wildcats.
Greg Watson was originally chosen to replace Jeff Taylor, but the Florence, Ala., native stayed in Tullahoma for just one week. Behrendorff, who worked at Cascade High School for half of the 2011-12 school year, was to be Watson’s assistant.
Behrendorff, who already had a teaching position in the math department at the high school, takes over after the departure of long-time head coach Jeff Taylor.
Behrendorff is a native of Gold Coast, Australia. After playing four years of college basketball at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C., he returned to Australia where he played professionally in the National Basketball League.
Behrendorff will no doubt be the tallest coach in the area standing 6 feet 11 inches tall.

The Manchester 15 year-old Babe Ruth All-Star team had to win twice on Monday to earn a berth into the state tournament. And win they did; beating Franklin County 13-3 and 5-4 in the night-cap.
In game one Dallas Bryan knocked in Andrew Henley with the run that institute the 10 run rule. Daniel Gassman was the winning pitcher.
In game two with the district championship on the line the score was tied 4-4 in the 7th. Kyle Douglas doubled and later in the inning scored on a Dallas Bryan fielder’s choice making it 5-4 Manchester. In the bottom of the 7th Franklin County had the tying run at 3rd and a 3-2 count on the batter and tried to steal home but the runner was tagged out to end the game.
Manchester will play in the Babe Ruth State Tournament beginning July 20 in Lebanon.

The Arnold Tri-City Medal Play Championship will be held July 21-22 with an 8 a.m. shotgun start at Arnold Golf Club.
The field will be flighted depending on the number of participants. Second round play will be flighted based on first round scores. Second round score improvement limit will be 7-15 percent as determined by the tournament director. Percentage of improvement limit will be drawn at completion of the second round. Prizes will be awarded in each flight.
Open to the first 72 players to sign up. Priority for riding carts will be given as applications are received. Payment is required at time of registration.
Deadline for sign up is close of business July 19. Entry fee is $50 for advanced green fee players and $70 for others. Cart prices are not included. Price does include one free practice round during the week of July 15-20. For more information call 454-GOLF.

The Coffee County Red Raider Quarterback Club will host a tournament fund raiser on July 28.