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Motlow Has Busy Weekend Ahead

With only six TCCAA conference games remaining the Motlow Bucks are in need of wins, and they have an excellent opportunity to pick up three this weekend when they host the Roane State Raiders in a three-game series at the Driver Baseball Complex. The two teams will square off Friday in a single, nine-inning game scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon’s doubleheader will begin at noon, with each game scheduled for seven innings. Admission is free at all Motlow College athletic events. The Bucks (28-19, 7-14) are coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of Dyersburg...

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Preds Take 3-1 Lead On Wings

Kevin Klein scored a go-ahead goal 6:25 into the third period and Pekka Rinne made 40 saves, lifting the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night and a 3-1 lead in the first-round Western Conference playoff series. The Predators can eliminate Detroit in Game 5 on Friday night in...

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Coffee County Searching For New AD

In a meeting with all coaches at Coffee County High School on Tuesday morning Athletic Director Paul Parsley announced his resignation. Parsley who is finishing his first year as AD will continue on with the school as he has for the past 14 years. Parsley said he wanted to spend more time with his wife and be more involved with his church. Parsley’s last day as AD will be May 26. The Raider athletic program for the second year in a row will start the search for the head of its...

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Titans Caravan Coming To Manchester And 2012 Schedule Is Announced

The Tennessee Titans have announced the complete itinerary for the 14th Titans Caravan, a regional series of school visits and free, public autograph signings. Titans Caravan, sponsored by Grange Insurance, will make 50 total stops in Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama from April 30th through May 11th. The Titans will be in Manchester, 9:30 a.m. May 7th at College Street Elementary School. The event will feature former Titans Blaine Bishop and Frank Wycheck. This will be a non-public event. Sept. 9 New England 12 p.m. Sept. 16 at San Diego 3:15 p.m. Sept. 23 Detroit 12 p.m. Sept. 30 at...

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Coffee County Wins Big

Coffee County hosted Shelbyville Monday night in softball and improved to 18-7 on the year with 12-3 win. Niki Campbell playing under the weather came up big for the Lady Raiders with 2 doubles and a single with 2 runs scored and knocking in 5. Campbell earned the Gateway Tire and Service Player of the Game. Anna Spellings added a solo homer and scored twice, Taylor Gullett had 3 hits and Juli Layne had 3 hits and scored 3 times. Bricen Hunt pitched all 7 innings for the win. Coffee County will be at home again tonight hosting Cookeville...

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Coffee County Tennis In Action

Tullahoma defeated CCCHS on April 11, 2012 Girls lose 6-2 Lainey Wilkins defeated Laura Burke, 8 to 6 Tabitha Clark defeated Abby Tackett, 8 to 6 Hollie Moore lost to Patsy Terry, 4 to 8 Olivia Watkins lost to Taylor Myers, 1 to 8 Abby Ferrell lost 1 to 8 Doubles Moore/ Keyonna Wilder lost to Terry / Myers, 5 to 8 Karlee Reed / Kristen Shelton lost to Kanan / Powers, 3 to 8 Audra Schaffer / Taylor Summers lost to Brown / Myers, 4 to 8 Boys fall 6-3 Brock Ivey-Bodman defeated Colbertson, 8 to 2 Kyle...

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Motlow Sports Update

Sophomore pitcher Kayla Green allowed only a harmless single in the fourth inning Saturday as the Motlow Lady Bucks split a doubleheader against non-conference opponent Gadsden State in Gadsden, dropping game one 5-3 before rallying behind Green to capture game two 9-0. The Lady Bucks (14-22, 2-9) needed something positive to happen for them after suffering a sweep at the hands of 15th-ranked Volunteer State 9-0, 3-2 on Friday at the softball complex in Moore County. Motlow will step out of TCCAA conference competition again on Tuesday when it travels to Columbia, Kentucky for a doubleheader against Lindsey Wilson...

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Coffee County Softball Update

The Coffee County Lady Raiders continued play in the Border Battle in Lincoln County on Friday. The ladies suffered a 3-2 loss to Oakland with the Patriots scoring all 3 of their runs in the last inning. Later in the evening Coffee Co. knocked off Shelbyville 11-4. On Saturday morning it was a pitcher’s duel as Brianna Jones and the Lady Raiders beat Lincoln County 1-0. Bricen Hunt had an RBI single. Game two of the day saw Coffee Co. softball fall behind 4-0 to Greenbrier but the bats got hot in with 7 runs scored the last inning...

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