Coffee County Central baseball team will host a youth camp June 20-22.
Cost is $50 per player. Kids entering grades 4-5 will have camp from 9-11 a.m. each day, while those entering 6th-8th grades will go from 1-3 p.m. each day.
Each camper should bring baseball pants, glove, bat, helmet and cleats. A camp shirt is included.
Please pre-register by clicking here.
Braves keep rolling with 13th straight win
If losing their All-Star second baseman to injury the night before fazed the Braves, they sure didn’t show it in the hours leading up to their Tuesday game against the Nationals. Then they took the field knowing they’d be without Ozzie Albies for a significant stretch, really for the first time, and just kept on rolling.
Atlanta didn’t miss a beat in extending its MLB-best 13-game win streak, socking five more homers en route to a decisive 10-4 victory at Nationals Park. The Braves’ 13-game streak is the longest in the Majors this season, the club’s longest since the 2013 team reeled off 14 in a row and tied for the third longest in the franchise’s modern era (since 1900). The 2000 Braves won 15 straight to set the franchise’s modern era record.
“You feel like you’re on top of the world, when you keep winning every night,” said rookie center fielder Michael Harris II. “I feel like we’re doing everything in every aspect of the game.”
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THE ATLANTA BRAVES PLAY ON THUNDER RADIO!
Raiders compete in 7 on 7 — PHOTO GALLERY
Coffee County Central football battled the heat and the Moore County Blue Raiders Tuesday for a little 7-on-7 passing action at Carden-Jarrell Field in Manchester.
There was no score kept. But the Raiders looked efficient with new quarterback Cole Pippenger behind center – working heavily with returning targets Jahlin Osbourne and Travis Martin, among others.
Thunder Radio stopped by for some action photos (below).
The Raiders kickoff the regular season Aug. 19 when Franklin County comes to town. Red Raider football can be heard all season long on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com.
Nate Luttrell 
Jaiden Foster 
Jahlin Osbourne 
Konor Heaton 
Darryn Strickland 
Brendan Sheppard 
Jake Barlow 
Brendan Sheppard 
Ian Welden 
Cole Pippenger 
Cole Pippenger
Evans named Main Street Preps All-Midstate Softball Team
Coffee County Central Lady Raider Olivia Evans has racked up another postseason honor.
Earlier this month, Evans was named to the Tennessee Softball Coaches Association Midstate All-Star Team – an honor that culminated in her playing in a series of games on Tuesday, June 14.
Now Evans has picked up another postseason accolade. She was named Third Team All Mid-State by Main Street Preps.
Evans was consistently on base for the Lady Raiders this spring. She hit at a .494 clip with 31 runs scored, 6 doubles, 3 triples, 16RBI and led the team in stolen bases with 18. Combined with 14 walks, her on base percentage came in at .562. That follows up a 2021 campaign that saw Evans hit .523. She has been an anchor for the CHS defense in centerfield.
Olivia – more affectionately known as “Gig” by many in Lady Raider land – graduated from CHS in May and has signed to play her college softball at Tennessee Tech next year.
Olivia Evans 
CHS senior center fielder Olivia Evans hangs on to a diving catch Friday, April 15, 2022. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson 
Olivia Evans 
Olivia Evans 
Olivia Evans 
Free physicals for all Coffee County athletes available June 14
Sports Physicals will be provided for any Coffee County athlete in need of one (any grades) courtesy of Dr Jay Trussler and staff. These are free. They will be at Coffee County High School on Tuesday, June 14th from 1:30-3:30 to provide sports physicals.
Shelbyville football coach Puckett steps down
One of Coffee County Central’s region opponents is without a head football coach and the season is just 67 days away.
Shelbyville Central head football coach Josh Puckett resigned on Monday (June 13, 2022). Puckett is taking the head baseball job at Haywood County, where he will also serve as an assistant football coach.
Puckett posted a 12-9 record during two seasons at Shelbyville after winning a class 1A state title at Lake County in 2019.
Coffee County’s Red Raiders will host Shelbyville in a region game on Friday, Sept. 2.
You can hear Red Raider football all fall on Thunder Radio – beginning with the Friday Night Thunder Pregame show at 6 p.m. on 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com.
CHS CHEER CLINIC – in pictures
Coffee County Central Cheerleaders held a cheer clinic for kids ages 4 through 12 on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Thunder Radio stopped by for some photos. See the full Facebook gallery by clicking here.
Coffee County baseball to host youth camp in June; register here
Coffee County Central baseball team will host a youth camp June 20-22.
Cost is $50 per player. Kids entering grades 4-5 will have camp from 9-11 a.m. each day, while those entering 6th-8th grades will go from 1-3 p.m. each day.
Each camper should bring baseball pants, glove, bat, helmet and cleats. A camp shirt is included.
Please pre-register by clicking here.
Braves win 10th straight behind big 7th inning Saturday
Hours before LeBron James expressed his admiration for Ronald Acuña Jr. on Twitter, Braves manager Brian Snitker was driving to Truist Park thinking about where his young outfielder ranks among the most exciting players he has ever seen.
“I don’t know that I’ve seen anybody like that in my time, and I’ve seen a bunch of Hall of Famers and some that aren’t Hall of Famers that are knocking on the door, where you just go ‘Wow,’” Snitker said. “This kid is almost on another level with what he can do.”
Acuña created another jaw-dropping moment and again performed like one of professional sports’ most exciting athletes while helping the Braves extend their winning streak to 10 games with a 10-4 victory over the Pirates at Truist Park on Saturday. The energizing outfielder hit his latest leadoff home run and scored from first base in dramatic fashion on a single.
“He’s actually pretty quiet and when he gets out on the field, it’s his chance to unleash whatever is in there,” Braves starter Charlie Morton said. “Watching him play is a window to an opportunity to see something I don’t see a whole lot of. There’s a language barrier, and oftentimes there can be a cultural barrier. Sometimes baseball gives you a unique window of being able to see somebody in a way you didn’t before.”
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Braves win 7th straight, powering up in NL East
Austin Riley is surging toward another 30-homer season and Ronald Acuña Jr. is performing like a superstar again. But if evaluating why the Braves have suddenly gone from mediocre to red-hot, you can’t overlook the great impact Michael Harris II has made since arriving in the Majors.
Harris tallied two hits, including a go-ahead two-run triple in the fifth, to help the Braves extend their winning streak to seven games with a 13-2 victory over the A’s on Wednesday night at Truist Park. The reigning World Series champions have gone 8-3 since promoting the 21-year-old outfielder from Double-A Mississippi on May 28.
“I was just coming up here and expecting to do what I did in the Minors,” Harris said. “I feel like I’m doing pretty much the same thing, just feeling comfortable going out there and trying to help us win. We’re on a streak, so you can’t ask for more.”
There was plenty for the Braves to celebrate, as they swept this two-game series with the help of Riley, Ozzie Albies, Adam Duvall and William Contreras, who all homered to back Ian Anderson’s strong start.
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