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Lady Raiders Finish 3rd In The State
The game that would have put the Coffee County softball program in a position they had never been before did not work out the way the Lady Raiders wanted. If Coffee County had beaten Daniel Boone on Friday, the The Lady Raiders would have played for a state championship. The Lady Raiders fell to the Lady Blazers 7-1 on Friday morning in the TSSAA state tournament. Coffee County finished in 3rd place, the same as they did in 1998. Chelsea Howell homered for the 3rd time in the tournament to set a new record for the most home runs...
Lady Raiders Fall But State Championship Hopes Still Alive
It was a great battle between Coffee County and Soddy Daisy on Thursday night in the TSSAA state tournament. Going into the bottom of the 6th the Lady Trojans who had only one hit in the game got the bats going. Soddy pushed across 4 runs to take a 4-0 lead into the 7th. Gateway Tire player of the game Chelsea Howell hit a bomb to centerfield to cut the lead to 4-1 and that’s the way the game would end. Coffee County will play Daniel Boone High School today at 10am with winner advancing to play Soddy Daisy...
Lady Raiders Compete In State Track Meet
On Thursday (May 24, 2012) 3 Coffee County Lady Raiders competed in the TSSAA State Track Meet at MTSU. Tori Taylor medaled in the discus by finishing in 8th place. Haley Banks came in 10th in the shot-put competition and Lexi Miller finished 12th in the high...
Coffee County Wins Twice In State Tournament
In the opening game for Coffee County in the TSSAA Spring Fling Softball Championship Tournament the Lady Raiders defeated Seymour 12-2. Chelsea Howell, Ginny Clayborne and Bricen Hunt all had homeruns. Coffee County had 12 hits with Bethany Baker leading the way with 4 and Brianna Jones and Hunt held the Lady Eagles to just 5 hits on the day. Clayborne and Baker were named Co-Gateway Tire and Service Players of the Game. In game 2 of the day Coffee Co. took on Beech the #1 team in the state and ranked as high as #1 in the nation...
Motlow Adds Two Softball Players
West Morgan High School in Trinity, Alabama senior softball player Haley Willingham has committed to continue her education and athletic career at Motlow College. Also Oakland High School in Murfreesboro senior Ashley Williams has committed to continue her education and athletic career with the Lady...
New Basketball Coach In Tullahoma
Tullahoma High School has hired Greg Watson as its next boys basketball coach. Watson comes to THS from Belgreen High School in Russellville, Alabama, where he compiled a 28-2 regular season record last season. Belgreen is a small Class 1A school. Watson also coached at his alma mater Hazel Green High School in 2006-07. Watson’s overall record is 109-38. He takes over for Jeff Taylor who left the Cats for Franklin...
Lady Raiders Head To State Tournament–Gametime Update
The Coffee County Lady Raiders exploded for 3 runs in the first inning Saturday night in Fayetteville and went on to defeat the state’s 5th ranked Lincoln County Lady Falcons, 6-0 in state sectionals. Bricen Hunt knocked in 2 of the runs in the 1st to help the 10th ranked Lady Raiders to the early lead. Niki Campbell had another stellar night at the plate with 3 hits, knocking in 2, and scoring twice. One of those hits came in the 7th chasing in 2 runs. Freshman Pitcher Brianna Jones threw a great game allowing only 4 hits and...
New Swim Coach At CCCHS
Coffee County High School has named a swim coach. Lana Ray a longtime employee of the school and teacher at the high school. Ray swam competitively in high school look forward to her first coaching job. The swim season begins in the...
