Coffee Middle School 8th grader Manny Gonzales picked up a hat trick and the Red Raiders shutout Cascade 4-0 Tuesday afternoon in Manchester. CMS led 1-0 at the half on a goal from Gonzales, who got an assist from Ethan Sloanj. The Raiders took over in the second half. Gonzales scored on a penalty kick, then again on an assist from Emanuel Rodriguez. Samuel Medina added the 4th goal unassisted. In goal, Liam Brown picked up five saves for the Raiders in the 4-0...

Red Raiders Brady Vaughn (left) and Phineas Rollman (right) celebrate after the Raiders beat Riverdale Monday, March 1, 2021 at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium. On the biggest stage of the season to date, the Central High School Red Raiders rolled out their best performance. Coffee County got in front of visiting Riverdale in the first quarter and never gave up the lead, picking up a 64-56 Region 4-AAA quarter-final win at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium. The win for the Raiders (15-11 overall) advances them to the region semi-finals at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night at Blackman High School....

Sophomore point guard Jalie Ruehling scans the floor for the CHS Lady Raiders Monday night against Rockvale. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson The countdown continues. The Central High School Lady Raiders entered Monday night’s Region 4-AAA quarterfinals against Rockvale needing 3 more wins to reach the TSSAA state tournament. Now it’s just 2. The Lady Raiders dominated the paint against Rockvale, getting 20 points from sophomore Chloe Gannon and 19 from Bella Vinson in a 54-27 beating of Rockvale. The win advances the Lady Raiders (28-1 overall) to the region semi-finals on Tuesday (March 2) against Oakland....

Both Central High School Lady Raider and Red Raider basketball teams will be hosting elimination games on Monday in the Region 4-AAA quarterfinals. The stakes are simple. Win and advance. Or lose and the season is over. The Lady Raiders (27-1 overall) will host Rockvale at 6 p.m. at The Patch. With a win, CHS will host the winner of Oakland and Lawrence County on Tuesday. With a win on Tuesday, the Lady Raiders would guarantee a spot in the region championship and the state sectional game (one win shy of a state tournament trip). Meanwhile, the Raiders (14-11overal)...

Pictured from left: CHS head wrestling coach Randall Jennings, Gavin Prater, Jacob Barlow and assistant coach Roger Barlow. Coffee County Central High School boys wrestlers Jacob Barlow and Gavin Prater finished their season by competing in the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Friday in Chattanooga. Jacob Barlow (145) went 2-2 on the day. He is the school’s first freshman state qualifier. Meanwhile, Gavin Prater (152) went 1-2 in his second trip to the state tournament. Two Lady Raider wrestlers competed in the state on Thursday – Mary Wolfrum and MaryAnne Walker, who placed fifth. Lady Raider MaryAnne Walker (top) placed...

The Central High School Lady Raiders pose with their District 8-AAA Championship plaque Friday night, Feb. 26, 2021, after a 39-26 win over Tullahoma. Pictured from left: Princess Penaloza, Remi Benjamin, Jalie Ruehling, Elizabeth Brown, Holli Hancock, Elli Chumley, Bella Vinson, Chloe Gannon, Emma Fulks, Alivia Reel and Miranda Medley. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Coffee County’s defense pitched a shutout in the first quarter and nearly kept Tullahoma off the scoreboard in the entire first half as the Lady Raiders cruised to a 39-26 District 8-AAA Championship Friday night at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium. Defense...

Jaxon Vaughn attempts to get to the basket Friday night against Tullahoma. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson For the first time all game, Coffee County took a 29-28 lead over Tullahoma in the third quarter. But it was all Wildcats from there. Tullahoma answered with a 20-4 run to take a 48-33 lead and never looked back as the Wildcats dropped the Red Raiders 62-42 Friday night in the District 8-AAA championship game at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium. The game was close throughout. Tied 9-9 after one quarter after a steal and a layup by Hayden...

MaryAnne Walker (top) works to get position on Calista Gibson, a match she won Thursday morning in Chattanooga. Walker went on to finish fifth in the 125-pound division. — Thunder Radio photo Coffee County High School senior wrestler MaryAnne Walker cemented herself in the Lady Raider history books Thursday at the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament in Chattanooga. Wrestling in the 125 pound division, Walker took 5th place to earn a spot on the medal stand. Walker becomes Coffee County’s first ever two-time state medalist in the wrestling program’s history – which dates back to 2005. Walker won her first...