As 2018 has drawn to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on. Today we look back at the year for the volleyball teams from CHS, Temple Baptist Christian School, Westwood Middle and Coffee County Middle.
In their first ever full varsity season for Westwood, Coach Heather Sulkowski led the Lady Rockets to a 500 record including wins over Coffee Middle and Tullahoma. Thunder Radio reported on the varsity/JV sweep over Tullahoma in a story we brought to you on September 14th.
Emma Kidder of Westwood volleyball
The Westwood Middle School volleyball team welcomed Tullahoma to the Joel Vinson Gym on Thursday. The Lady Rockets varsity captured a 3 set victory by set scores of 25-18, 23-25 & 15-13. The JV team also captured a 3 set victory by set scores of 25-7, 18-25 & 15-13.
In the varsity match, Emma Kidder led the way with 4 aces and 8 digs. Abby Clark led the team in aces with 5. Anna Johnson had 3 kills and 6 digs while Maddie Sullivan finished with 6 assists. For the JV Lady Rockets, Lilee Scott finished with 2 digs and 3 aces. Ivet Ontiverous led the team in aces with 6. Cassie Douglas had 2 assists.
Westwood will be back at home on Tuesday for their final home match of the year. Westwood will square off against South Lincoln in that match scheduled for the Joel Vinson Gym. First serve is set for 5 PM.
The Coffee County Middle School fielded a young and inexperienced team that struggled at times. The highlight of the year was a straight set win over South Franklin in a home match on August 20th we brought to you right here in Thunder Radio as part of the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series. Here is our story from August 21st
Madison Pruitt of CCMS volleyball
The Lady Raider volleyball team of Coffee County Middle School returned to conference play on Monday as they welcomed South Franklin to the CCMS gym. The Lady Raiders were coming off a pair of season opening losses as they looked for their first win. Coffee Middle got that win in straight sets by set scores of 25-10 and 25-17.
The Lady Raiders once again leaned on their strong service game as they struck 17 aces in the match you heard here on Thunder Radio. Coffee Middle was led in aces by Madison Pruitt who had 8. Chloe Gannon finished with 7 aces, 4 kills and a block. Brayden Tomberlin added 4 kills for the Lady Raiders who improved to 1 and 2 overall and 1 and 1 in conference play.
The Lady Raiders will be back at home on Tuesday night as they play host to Warren County. First serve is set for 4:30 PM.
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The Coffee County Central High School volleyball team earned their 7th straight region tournament berth with a runner-up finish at the District 8AAA tournament. Thunder Radio brought you the finals as part of the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series. Here is our story from October 5th.
Lexi Bryan of CHS volleyball
Opening up play in the District 8AAA volleyball tournament on Thursday night in Shelbyville, the Lady Raiders were looking for a pair of wins to claim their 2nd straight district title. Coffee County defeated Columbia in straight sets in the semifinals to advance to Thursday night’s finals. In the finals, Lincoln County dropped Coffee County in 4 sets.
In the semifinals, the Lady Raiders got a dominant performance at the net in the straight set win. Coffee County won by set scores of 25-16, 25-22 and 25-17. The Lady Raiders were led in kills by Kiya Ferrell and Lexi Bryan who each had 11. Keri Munn led the team in aces with 5 and blocks with 3. Amanda Mukai led Coffee County in assists with 21. The win advanced Coffee County to the finals and guaranteed the Lady Raiders a trip to next week’s Region 4AAA tournament.
In the finals, Coffee County squared off against the regular season champion Lincoln County Lady Falcons. After Coffee County captured the first set 25 to 16, Lincoln County roared back to grab the next 3 sets 16-25, 20-25 and 23-25. Bryan led the Lady Raiders in kills with 15. Keelie Hillis added 6 kills and led the team in assists with 18. Mukai led the team in aces with 3 and Ferrell led the team in digs with 14.
After the match, Coffee County’s Sarah West, Keelie Hillis and Keri Munn were named to the All-District team. Coach Andrew Taylor was honored with the Coach of the Year award. Coffee County will now advance to next week’s Region 4AAA Tournament to be held at Lincoln County High School. Coffee County will take on Siegel in the semifinals. The date and time will be announced this weekend.
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The Temple Baptist Christian School Lady Eagles volleyball team finished the year with a phenomenal record of 31 and 5 which included a 7 and 0 performance in the Landmark Christian Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky. Thunder Radio brought you story of that tournament win in a story we published on October 15th.
Rachel Butler of Temple Baptist
The Temple Baptist Christian School volleyball team roared through the prestigious Landmark Christian Academy tournament in Louisville, KY on Saturday to capture the tournament championship. The Lady Eagles finished pool play of Friday with a 4 and 0 record. As the top seed in Saturday’s tournament, Temple finished out a perfect weekend with a 3 set win in the finals.
In pool play, the Lady Eagles got wins in all 4 matches in straight sets. Temple got wins over Madison Baptist Academy, Anchored Baptist, Hardin and Belmont Baptist. In the tournament round on Saturday, Temple opened up with a win over Faith Christian by scores of 25-19 and 25-14. In the semifinals, Temple swept Cumberland Christian Home Educators(CCHE) by set scores of 25-11 and 26 to 24. This set up a finals rematch with CCHE. In the championship match, Temple lost the first set 21-25. They rallied to capture the second set 25-23 after capturing the final 2 points. In the tiebreaker set, the Lady Eagles held off a late rally to win the final set and the match 15 to 12.
