Of all sports to be postponed due to wintry weather, you would think hockey would not be one of them. The Nashville Predators games on Monday and Tuesday were both postponed. The next Predators game is set for 6 p.m. Thursday. You can hear the Nashville Predators on Thunder Radio, presented by Charlie Gonzales, realtor with Weichert Realtors, Joe Orr &...

The Coffee County Raider basketball team is set to play in the semi-finals of the District 8-AAA tournament Thursday, with the Lady Raiders set to do the same on Friday. However, weather could push those games back. Games scheduled for Monday and Tuesday this week have already faced postponement. This could lead to the CHS games that are set for Thursday and Friday being pushed. Thunder Radio will let you know about any changes. As of now, the Raiders are set to host at 6 p.m. Thursday with the Lady Raiders hosting at 6 p.m. Friday. Tickets will be...

A significant portion of our state has been impacted by snow and ice making travel extremely hazardous and, in some cases, impossible. As a result, the tournament has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 24th – Friday, February 26th at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Temperatures in Middle and West Tennessee are not expected to reach freezing over the next couple of days so it is unlikely that conditions will improve this week. Additional ice and snow is in the forecast for these areas on Wednesday and Thursday, which makes it very likely that many participating schools would not be able...

The final Tennessee Associated Press Poll of the 2020-2021 basketball season has been released – with the Central High School Lady Raiders planted firmly in third place in the state. At 24-1, Coffee County is tied for the most wins in the top 10 grouping of the state’s AAA teams. The Lady Raiders received 104 first place votes, behind Bearden (128) and Bradley Central (130). Here is the complete AP Top 10: Bradley Central, 21-1Bearden, 23-1Coffee County, 24-1Blackman, 15-3Brentwood, 19-4Stone Memorial, 20-4Lebanon, 21-4Maryville 21-4Riverdale 16-3Sevier County, 24-4 The Lady Raiders are scheduled to play in the semi-finals of the...

For the 19th consecutive year, Thunder Radio will be your home for Coffee County Central High School Red Raider baseball and Lady Raider softball games on the radio. Thunder Radio will also broadcast select CHS soccer games, as well as baseball, softball and soccer for Coffee Middle School and Westwood Middle School. See the schedule for middle school broadcasts here. “Unlike basketball, we obviously cannot broadcast every single game because of scheduling conflicts,” explained Josh Peterson, Thunder Radio co-owner. “But we have carefully selected over 30 games that we will broadcast through the spring. This doesn’t include postseason tournaments...

Thunder Radio is once again proud to partner with Peoples Bank & Trust company to present the Spring Hometown Sports Series of broadcasts on Thunder Radio! Every spring sports season, in addition to high school baseball, softball and soccer (see high school spring sports broadcast schedule here) , Thunder Radio makes an effort to broadcast athletic events for Coffee County and Westwood middle schools. “Thunder Radio is your sports in Manchester, Tennessee,” said Thunder Radio co-owner Josh Peterson. “The spring hometown sports series was an effort launched by our former sports director Dennis Weaver before he passed away. We...

Pictured from left: Raider wrestling coach Roger Barlow, Jacob Barlow, Zack Galy, Gavin Prater and Raider wrestling coach Randall Jennings. Central High School had three medalists and two state qualifiers in the Region wrestling tournament over the weekend in McMinnville. In the 145-pound division, freshman Jacob Barlow placed second and earned a trip to the state wrestling meet. He also earned Freshman of the Year. Gavin Prater also placed second in his weight division – 152 – and will go to the state wrestling meet. Zack Galy also medaled, taking third place in the 195-pound division. In a normal...

The Coffee Middle School Lady Raiders pose with their third place trophy from the TMSAA State Tournament Saturday. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider basketball team put the finishing touches on an 18-2 season Saturday morning with a third place finish in the TMSAA State Tournament. After losing Friday night in the semi-finals to an unbeaten Lake Forest team, the Lady Raiders bounced back Saturday morning with a 45-22 shellacking of Macon County in the third-place game. Olivia Vinson and Channah Gannon led the offensive attack for CMS. Vinson finished with...