The Tennessee Titans are hosting a diaper drive for an area non-profit organization during an upcoming preseason game. The drive, which benefits Nurses for Newborns, will be held on August 23 as the Titans take on the Arizona Cardinals. Fans are asked to bring diapers, sizes three to five, as well as baby wipes, baby food, formula and digital thermometers. Nurses for Newborns is a non-profit organization that provides nurse home visits to at-risk mothers and babies in Tennessee and Missouri. The non-profit organization will keep the donated items on hand to distribute to families in need. Jake Locker...

This week a media day event was held in Warren County with coaches for District 6AAA football in attendence. The coaches are picking the Cookeville Cavaliers to win the District title this year. The coaches are picking Coffee County to finish second, followed by White County, Warren County and Cumberland County. The media poll was little different as it showed Cookeville and Coffee County tied for the top spot, White County in third place, and Warren County and Cumberland County tied for fourth. The season kicks off Friday night on Thunder Radio as Coffee County will host Shelbyville. The...

The TSSAA Board of Control this week voted to keep the state football championship games at Cookeville for the next four years. Cookeville has hosted the Blue Cross Bowl for the last two years, with the games being played at Tennessee Tech University. The games will be played there through...

10U TRAVEL BASEBALL TRYOUTS Coffee County Crushers will be having tryouts for the 2013 season. Where:       Fred Deadman Park – girls fast pitch field When:        Saturday, August 25 from 4-8pm For more information please contact Rodney Meeker at...

In high school golf yesterday (Aug. 14, 2012) Coffee County traveled to Fayetteville to take on Lincoln County and Shelbyville in a 9-hole 3-way match. In boys play the Raiders defeated the Falcons and the Eagles 156-163-176. Kyle Johnson led Coffee County with a 36, followed by Andy Stout with a 39, Garrett Adams 40 and Matt Johnson shot 41. The Lady Raiders also picked up two more wins with a team score of 86 to Lincoln County’s 102 and Shelbyville’s 107. Devin Green and Hollee Sadler both shot 43 for Coffee County. The Raider JV team picked up...

Last night in middle school football action at Carden-Jarrell Field in Manchester Coffee County hosted Jasper Middle. The Raiders jumped to an early lead of 22-0 after recovering 4 of 5 onside kicks in the first quarter. Coffee County went onto win 34-8. The Raiders will host Tullahoma next Tuesday night at 6:30pm and you’ll hear it live on Thunder...

The Middle Tennessee softball team has announced the hiring of Falon Catalano as assistant coach/pitching coach for the 2012-13 season. Catalano spent two seasons at Riverdale High School as an assistant coach for MT head coach Jeff Breeden prior to joining the Blue Raider staff. Breeden was excited to announce the hiring, both because of the familiarity with Catalano and what she brings to this program. As a Tennessee native, Catalano played at Coffee County Central High School from 2001 to 2003 and at Riverdale High School for Breeden from 2003 to 2005. During her senior year at Riverdale,...

The Coffee County boy’s golf team shot a combined score of 296 yesterday in the Cookeville High School tournament finishing in 4th place. The score of 296 is a team record for 18 holes. The Raiders were led by Junior Andy Stout with a 71 followed by Junior Kyle Johnson shooting a 72 and his twin brother Matt came in with a 77 and Senior Garrett Adams shot a 78. The boys have an overall record of 32-16. The Lady Raiders also finished 4th with a score of 164. The Cookeville Lady Cavs won the tournament with a 150....