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Munn tosses no hitter; Turner, Davis homer in Lady Raider blowout
Keri Munn Coffee County Central got home runs from Justus Turner and Kaitlyn Davis and a no-hit performance in the circle form Keri Munn in a 14-0 blowout of Franklin County’s Rebelettes on the road Monday night – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio. Munn was nearly perfect in the circle for Coffee County. She didn’t allow a single hit and struck out 14 Rebelette batters. A lone walk stood in the way of the perfect game. This game was broadcast LIVE on Thunder Radio. Listen to the audio replay by clicking here. Meanwhile, Coffee County was...

Westwood Rocket baseball falls to Moore County
A big third inning for Moore County hurt the Westwood Rocket baseball team in a 12-7 loss Monday night. Blake Hillis had four hits and Vaughn Parker added three to lead the way at the plate for the Rockets. Parker had 2 RBIs. Trevor Jesse worked two and two-thirds on the mound for the Rockets and struck out a pair of batters in the loss. Westwood outhit Moore County 8-5. But six Rocket errors proved...

Vinson shows out at BCAT all-star games
Bella Vinson, right, played in the BCAT All-Star games over the weekend at Blackman High School – she led all scorers with 16 points in the semi-final game. Vinson is pictured with CHS head coach Joe Pat Cope, who coached her team. Coffee County Central senior basketball player Bella Vinson showed out at the Basketball Coaches Association of Tennessee All-Star games over the weekend. The senior led all scorers in the semi-final game with 16 to get her team to the championship. She finished with 13 points In the championship game – an overtime loss. Vinson was among a...

SOFTBALL: Munn verbally commits to play softball at MTSU
Keri Munn — Thunder Radio photo by Josh Peterson College softball coaches have long been eager to have Keri Munn and her right arm come and pitch for their teams. Despite multiple offers and some of the biggest schools coming to call, it was a familiar face for Coffee County fans just 30-minutes up the interstate who was able to close the deal with the Coffee County Central senior. Munn announced that she has verbally committed to play collegiate softball at Middle Tennessee State University, where former CHS Lady Raider softball coach Jeff Breeden is the head coach. Keri...

SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders pick up 2 wins in Warrior Classic, move to 10-0
Senior Justus Turner parked a two-run home run over the centerfield fence Friday. The Lady Raider softball team of Coffee County Central High School just keeps on winning. CHS put together two wins on Friday in the Warrior Classic – blowing out White House Heritage and squeaking out a late-inning win over Florence-Ala. to improve to 10-0 on the season. Coffee County – 12, White House Heritage – 0 Six first-inning runs set the tone and the Lady Raiders cruised to a 12-0 win in four innings over White House Heritage. Eight different Lady Raiders got into the hit...

WALK-OFF WIN: Raiders top Central Magnet in the 10th inning
Braden Brown got a walk-off single against Central Magnet Friday, March 26, 2021. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Coffee County’s Red Raiders bounced back from a tough two-game district sweep in style Friday night. Tied 6-6 with visiting Central Magnet in the bottom of the 10th, senior Braden Brown laced a single to right field to score Nolan Jernigan and give the Raiders a 7-6 walk-off win at Powers Field in Manchester. Brown’s single scored Jernigan, who had walked and then advanced to scoring position at second base on a wild pitch. Jernigan also had a big...

Jumbotron scoreboard coming soon to Carden-Jarrell Field
See jumbotron rendering above. One of the largest high school “jumbotrons” in the state will soon be installed at Carden-Jarrell Field in Manchester – greatly enhancing the Friday night football experience for Coffee County Red Raider football fans. This digital board will have a 16 feet by 32 feet viewing screen that is coupled with an additional 7 feet by 20 feet secondary digital board for regulation scoreboard. The board is expected to be operational by July of 2021 – just in time for football season, which opens in August. According to the Coffee County Quarterback Club, this will...

SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders blowout Tullahoma, move to 8-0
CHS head softball coach Brandon McWhorter greets Katelyn Davis on her way around third after she blasted a home run against Tullahoma Wednesday. It was Davis’ 5th home run of the season in just 8 games. — Thunder Radio photo by Josh Peterson Coffee County’s Lady Raiders pushed across at least one run in every inning as CHS dominated Tullahoma 11-0 in a run-rule shortened District 8-AAA contest Wednesday night in Manchester. The issue was never really at doubt. Coffee County took a 4-0 lead in the first and never looked back. Kiya Ferrell dropped down a bunt single...