As 2015 draws to a close, it is time to look back at the highlights from out local prep teams in the past 12 months. We begin our review today with a look at the Raiders and Lady Raiders of Coffee County Middle School. On Thursday, we will visit the highlights of the year from Westwood Middle School and on Friday, we bring look back at 2015 sports at Coffee County CHS.
2015 began with a championship for the Lady Raiders basketball team as they finished the season with a record of 19 and 1 and claimed the conference title. The Lady Raiders defeated South Franklin 25 to 24 in the tournament finals before a packed house at CCMS. The Red Raiders advanced to the tournament semifinals before falling to eventual champ, White County.
2015 also saw a first in spring sports for Coffee County Middle School as the baseball and softball teams enjoyed their first on-campus, home fields. The Lady Raider softball team also claimed the CTC title as they battled out of the loser’s bracket to defeat Warren County twice in the tournament championship. The Lady Raiders finished the season with a record of 15 and 5. The Raider baseball team got off to a 5 and 1 start in conference play before a late season slump ended their season in the conference tournament. On the links, the Red Raider golf team battled their way to a 2nd place finish in the conference tournament. Samuel Prater finished with a 1st place individual finish while Austin Farris was 1 stroke back to finish in 2nd place. In track, the Lady Raiders won their 3rd straight CTC conference title. The Red Raiders saw their 3 year string as conference champion come to an end as they finished in 2nd place to Tullahoma. On the soccer pitch, the Red Raiders finished with a winning record and a 4th place finish in the conference championship.
The fall season saw the Lady Raider soccer team finish with an unbeaten record and a CTC championship of their own. The Coffee County team allowed only 9 goals in their 10 games while the JV team won their conference tournament as well. The Red Raider football team finished tied for the CTC regular season title with a record of 7 and 1 on the year. Coffee County lost a hard fought bowl game to Harris in the postseason. The Lady Raider volleyball team finished their 3rd season of competition with a record of 12-7-1. 2016 will see the CTC begin conference play in volleyball and expect Coffee County to compete for a conference crown in September. 2015 closed out with the completion of the 6th grade basketball season which saw both Raider teams have outstanding performances. The Lady Raiders finished with a mark of 9 and 0 while the Red Raiders compiled a record of 7 and 2.
2016 promises to be another great year for Coffee County Middle School sports and Thunder Radio will keep you updated with all the great performances daily. We will also bring you exclusive coverage of Coffee County Middle School basketball as we will broadcast the Raiders and Lady Raiders home game on January 11th as Coffee County hosts Warren County. We will continue our look back the highlights of 2015 on Thursday as we check out the year in sports at Westwood Middle School.
