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Westwood Tied In Soccer Match

The Westwood Middle School Lady Rocket Soccer team played an outstanding home game against Warren County Monday night. Kursten Hawkins and Makenzie Anderson each scored two goals and Ashley Woods prevented a penalty kick in the final minutes of the game. The final score was a 4-4 draw. The Lady Rockets play again today at...

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Coffee County Golf Teams Play For District Championships

The District 6-AAA high school golf championships were held yesterday at McMinnville Country Club. In what was expected to be a very close boy’s tournament turned out to be that way. White Co. won the championship with a score of 315. Cookeville was a close 2nd with a 317 and Coffee Co. came in 3rd place with a 318. The top three teams move onto to play in the Region 3-AAA tournament Thursday at Harrison Bay State Park just outside Chattanooga. The Red Raiders were led by Andy Stout who finished 4th overall with a 77. Matt Johnson scored...

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Coffee County Volleyball Drops Game At Home

Coffee County led 2 sets to zero last night (Sept. 10, 2012) in girls volleyball over Lincoln County. The Lady Raiders saw the Lady Falcons tie the match and send it to a deciding 5th set. Coffee County just could not pull out the win falling to winless Lincoln County 15-12 in the final game. Coffee County is now 7-6 on the year. Brooke Carter was named the Gateway Tire and Service Player of the Game. She had 7 kills, 6 assists, 7 aces and one block. The Lady Raiders play at White County today and are at home...

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Coffee County Looking For Swimmers

Attention students at Coffee Co. High School. Those interested in being a part of the swim team you must meet a few requirements in order to join this team – Athletes must be able to effectively perform competitive swimming freestyle including turns during our try out sessions and have a working knowledge of at least one other competitive swimming stroke. Athletes must attend the regular season try outs on Sept 11th and 13th at the Manchester Recreation Center from 3:30 to 5:00pm each day. Failure to attend both try out days will prevent you from joining this team. Athletes...

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Close But Vanderbilt Drops Game To Northwestern

Northwestern beat Vanderbilt 23-13 Saturday night after scoring 17 points in the 4th quarter. QB Jordan Rodgers threw for 217 yards for Vanderbilt. Chris Boyd had 76 yards receiving and Jordan Matthews added 75 with a TD catch on the game’s opening drive. Despite all that, the Commodores fell again. The Commodores get a non-conference game next week against Presbyterian before a gauntlet the following few weeks which begins with trips to Georgia and Missouri before home games against Florida and...

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Titans Open Season With Loss To Pats

A rough first game of the season for the Tennessee Titans got a whole lot worse during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s tilt against the New England Patriots. Titans quarterback Jake Locker and wide receiver Nate Washington were both hurt on a pass to Washington that originally was called a fumble by Washington and then later overturned to an incomplete pass. Locker hurt his left shoulder while trying to make a tackle. Washington, meanwhile, had to be helped off the field after taking a shot to the head. Locker passed for a TD and 239 yards in the 34-13...

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Despite Great Effort “Pot” Stays In Tullahoma

After trailing by 14 in the 1st quarter Coffee County came roaring back in the 87 annual Coffee Pot game at Tullahoma Friday night. Things started off badly with Wildcat Trey Burks went 79 yards on a punt return at the 7:27 mark in the first quarter. Later in the first Tullahoma’s Zane Price gave the Wildcats their second score of the night as he reeled in a 9-yard pass from quarterback Justin Brown with 57 seconds remaining in the first quarter. The Raiders would not die as they cut the deficit to 14-7 on their next possession as...

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The Battle For The “POT”

The annual “Coffee Pot” football game between Tullahoma and Coffee County will be played tonight (Sept. 7, 2012) at Wilkins Stadium in Tullahoma. The annual clash between the Coffee County Red Raiders and the Tullahoma Wildcats is the 87th time these two teams have met on the grid iron as they play for the bragging rights to have the “Coffee Pot”. Tullahoma has 55 wins, Coffee County 29 and there have been 2 ties. Before the game gets started there will be a tailgate party and pep rally featuring both bands at the school from 4 p.m. until just...

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