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Lady Raiders Soccer Wins In District Play
In District 6-AAA soccer last night in Sparta Coffee County took on White County. The Lady Raiders played very well picking up a 4-0 victory. Katie Reid scored 2 goals and Alex Ellison and Izzy Huddleston had one...
Coffee Middle Football Drops To 3-1
Last year in middle school football Harris Middle out of Shelbyville played Coffee County twice with each team winning once. Last night (Aug. 28, 2012) Harris knocked off the Raiders 36-14. Coffee Co. Middle will be back on the road this coming Tuesday night at 6:30pm South Middle in...
Volleyball Falls In District Match
The first home match of the year for the Coffee County volleyball team last night did not go as planned. Warren County jumped to one set lead with a 25-20 win. Set 2 went to Coffee County 26-24. The next two sets Warren County won 26-24 and 25-14. The Coffee County JV beat Warren County...
Motlow’s Goal… To Go To National Tournament
The Motlow Bucks have been on the brink of reaching the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) basketball tournament for the past two years. With a strong nucleus of returning sophomores and redshirt freshmen, and a recruiting class with sterling credentials, this might just be the year for the Bucks to break through. Head Coach Jerry Nichols enters every season with the goal of winning the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) tournament title and advancing to the national tournament. This season not only the tournament champion, but also the regular season champion, will advance to the national tournament....
Volleyball Team Now 4-0
The Lady Raiders improved to 4-0 in volleyball last night as they traveled to Lincoln County and beat the Lady Falcons 3 sets to 1. 25-15, 26-28, 25-23 and 25-16. The Gateway Tire and Service Player of the Game was Haley Banks, who had 11 kills and 4 aces. Hollie Moore added 29 assists. Coffee Co. plays host to Warren Co. Tuesday night starting at 6pm at Joe Frank Patch...
Golf Teams Fall In Sparta
Yesterday (Aug. 27, 2012) the Coffee Co. golf teams took on White County in Sparta. The Warriors were too tough on their home course winning the boys match 143-156. Andy Stout led Coffee County with an even par 35. Others scores: Matt Johnson 39, Kyle Johnson 40 and Justin Mooneyham with a 42. In girls action White County defeated the Lady Raiders 78-93. Hollee Sadler led Coffee County with a 46 followed by Devin Green with a 47. The boy’s team will host the Red Raider Inv. on...
Girls’ Sports On The Rise
According to the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association’s (TSSAA) Matthew Gillespie, the Volunteer State saw another increase in the number of students participating in sports. This trend appears to be nationwide. Boosted by continued growth in several girl’s sports, participation in high school sports increased for the 23rd consecutive year in 2011-12, according to the annual High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Based on figures from the 51 NFHS-member state high school athletic/activity associations, which includes the District of Columbia, sports participation for the 2011-12 school year reached an...
Raiders Fall At Marshall County
Friday night in Lewisburg Coffee County took on Marshall County in high school football. The Tigers jumped to an early 20-0 lead in the 1st quarter and held the same lead at half. The Red Raiders scored their first points of the game, as Marshall County punter Aaron Medley watched a snap sail over his head and out of the end zone scoring a safety with 3:24 remaining in the third quarter, cutting the Tiger lead to 20-2. Later Marshall County would score another TD to extend the lead to 27-2. The Raiders would get the ball inside the...
