In the District 6-AAA softball tournament last night (Tuesday) in Manchester Coffee County defeated Cookeville 5-0. The win pushes the Lady Raiders into the championship game on Wednesday afternoon at 5 against the winner of tonight’s game between White Co. and Cookeville. Niki Campbell had a big night with 2 hits, scoring twice and knocking in 2 runs. Chelsea Howell added 3 hits and pitcher Brianna Jones got the win striking out 10. Coffee Co. is now guaranteed a trip to the region tournament starting...

Led by Peyton Meeker’s 2-run homer the Coffee County Red Raiders kept their season alive with 7-2 win over Warren Co. in McMinnville. The two teams will play again tonight at Powers Field starting 6:30pm with the winners season continuing. Kyle Douglas pitched 6 strong innings in the win. Thunder Radio will have the broadcast of tonight’s game starting at...

The Tennessee 14th Titans Caravan, a regional series of school visits and free, public autograph signings came to Manchester yesterday. Former Titans Blaine Bishop and Frank Wycheck appeared at College Street Elementary School. This was a non-public...

Three errors and 3 balk calls hurt Coffee County as they fell 6-4 to Warren County on Saturday night in District 6-AAA baseball tournament. The controversial calls gave the Pioneers 3 unearned runs enough for the win. Senior Sean Davis was named the Gateway Tire Player of the Game with 3 hits and 2 RBI’s. The Raiders play at Warren County tonight (Monday) beginning at 6:30pm. If Coffee County wins a third game between the teams will be played at Powers Field on...

In the district softball tournament in Manchester Saturday night Coffee County defeated Cumberland County 15-0 in just 4 innings. Anna Spellings hit her 5th homer of the year a 3 run shot to end the game. The Lady Raider will play host to Cookeville tonight at 7pm. A win tonight puts Coffee Co. into the championship game. Tonight’s (Monday) game will be heard live on Thunder...

The Motlow Bucks will open the 2012 Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) Tournament when they face Cleveland State on Sunday, May 6 at 11 a.m. at Chattanooga State Community College in Chattanooga. The Lady Bucks will face Dyersburg State Sunday at 3 p.m. The Bucks (32-24) enter the baseball tournament as the eighth seed, while the Cougars from Cleveland State are the ninth seed. The winner of Sunday’s contest will advance to face the top seed Walters State, which is currently ranked 10th in the nation, Monday morning at 10 a.m. The Lady Bucks (19-26) enter the softball...

Pekka Rinne made 32 saves as he returned to his dominating form, Mike Fisher scored his first goal of these playoffs, and the Nashville Predators found their rhythm with a 2-0 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal series. Phoenix still leads 2-1 in the series that will continue with Game 4 in Music City on...

In an 11 inning classic Coffee Co. got by Riverdale Wednesday night 2-1 on Alumni Night for the Lady Raiders. 28 former Lady Raiders and a huge crowd saw a fantastic game. Riverdale scored one in the first and held a 1-0 lead going into the bottom of the 6th. Bricen Hunt came up with a big RBI single to tie the game. The game would move into the 10th inning which means the international tie-breaker. The batter that makes the last out in the previous inning starts the next inning at 2nd base with no outs. Riverdale got...