Category: Sports

Phil Fulmer

Phillip Fulmer is the newest member of the Tennessee Volunteers family to reach the College Football Hall of Fame. He was named to the 2012 class during a Tuesday ceremony in New York City by the National Football Foundation and becomes the 22nd former UT player or coach to earn enshrinement. Fulmer led the Vols to the very first BCS National Championship after the 1998 season, finishing 13-0 with a 23-16 victory over Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl. The 1997 and 1998 Vols remain the last teams to repeat as SEC champions, and Fulmer coached Tennessee to seven SEC Eastern Division titles in 16 seasons.
Fulmer’s won-lost record of 152-52 figures to a .744 winning percentage, and he left UT as the winningest coach in major college football with at least 10 years’ experience.

Brianna Jones whips a pitch against Walker Valley on Monday... Photo by Barry West

Coffee County gave an outstanding effort last night (Monday) in the Region 3-AAA semi-finals hosting Walker Valley. Nicki Campbell set the tone early with a super defensive play at 1st base. In the 3rd Anna Spellings hit her 6th homer of the year to give the Lady Raiders a 1-0 lead. Freshman Brianna Jones pitched one her best games of the year allowing only 3 hits on the night. In bottom of 5th Bethany Baker would single and scored on Ginny Clayborne hit to make it 2-0. Jones would shut down the Lady Mustangs as Coffee County picked up the 2-0 win. The Lady Raiders will play the winner of Soddy Daisy and White County, they play tonight at Soddy. If Soddy Daisy wins Coffee Co. will travel there tomorrow, if White Co. wins they will travel to Manchester.

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Coffee County your 2012 District 6-AAA Champs... Photo by Barry West

Tonight (Monday) on Thunder Radio the Coffee County Lady Raiders will be in action. The ladies will host Walker Valley starting at 7pm in the Region 3-AAA semi-finals. The winner will play for the Region Championship on Wednesday with the losers season coming to a close. Tonight’s broadcast starts at 6:50pm. If you’re coming to the game wear your RED!!

Al Morris from Facebook

Former head wrestling coach at Coffee County High School has been named the new head coach at Tullahoma. The Cats announced this week that Head Coach Cody Cleveland has taken a job at McCallie School in Chattanooga. Al Morris who once coached at Coffee County in football and wrestling will take over the job. Morris who had been coaching at Walker Valley High School in Bradley County came back to the area last year and was helping out the high school and middle school programs.

Sean Davis ready to drive a Pioneer pitch... Photo By Barry West

The season came to an end last night for the Coffee Co. baseball team falling at home 12-5 to Warren Co. This was the final game in a best 2 out of 3 series with the Pioneers moving onto the District 6-AAA championship game against Cookeville.
Senior Sean Davis was named the Gateway Tire and Service Player of the Game. He had 2 hits an RBI and scored a run.

Picture by Nick Trail of the Manchester Times

Story by: Coach Andy Escue

Coffee Co defeated Cumberland Co last night 4-3 at home in District 6 Semi-Final.
Cumberland Co was awarded a penalty kick in the 17th minute. Goalkeeper David Morgan was able to get a hand on the shot, but the kick put Cumberland Co ahead 1-0. A few minutes later, Coffee Co was
awarded a free kick of their own, and Will Duke calmly slid the ball past the Cumberland Co keeper (21st minute). Coffee Co scored their second goal after a Ricardo Mello corner kick into the area wasn’t cleared, and Ricky Ramirez and Cole Hawkins finished the play from point blank to put the home team ahead 2-1. But Cumberland was able to counter back in the 37th minute, after a long shot deflected off a
defender and found the corner of the net to knot the game up at 2 goals each. Coffee Co wasn’t done in the 1st half, as Ramirez won a goal kick in the air with his head to Mello, who was fouled inside the
Cumberland Co box, and Will Duke again buried the penalty kick for his second of the game in the 41st minute sending the game to half with Coffee Co winning 3-2. Cumberland Co was able tie the game very early in the 2nd half after a ball was played through the defense and kicked past Morgan to again tie the game, this time at 3-3. Coffee County had several good opportunities to score in the 2nd half, but wasn’t able to convert until defender Hawkins headed in another Mello corner kick with 14 min remaining in the contest. The goal proved to be the game winner.
The Raiders will play in Cookeville Thursday night at 7:00 for Championship, and will advance into Region play next week.

The Motlow Lady Bucks lost 8-0 to Volunteer State and 4-3 to Southwest Tennessee and were eliminated from the TCCAA tournament this week in Chattanooga. Motlow finishes its season 20-28.

The Motlow Bucks (33-25) dropped a 6-5 decision to Walters State in the TCCAA/Region VII Tournament Monday in Chattanooga. The Bucks beat Chattanooga State 8-5 to stay alive in the TCCAA baseball tournament yesterday.

Mike Smith stopped 32 shots and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Monday night to earn their first trip to the Western Conference finals.
The Coyotes will face the Los Angeles Kings, the first No. 8 seed to knock off Nos. 1 and 2 in the same playoffs. Coyotes Beat Predators to move on in Stanley Cup Quest.