District 8-AAA tournaments begin this week – with both the CHS Lady Raiders and Red Raiders earning first-round byes thanks to their first and second place finishes, respectively. The Red Raiders finished second in the district and will host a tournament game on Thursday, Feb. 18. With a win, they will play in the championship on Feb. 22. If they lose, they will play a third place game on Feb. 22. A third place game would be at home, the championship game will be on the road if it’s against Columbia and at home if it’s against another team....

Trenton Scrivnor throws down a two-handed dunk Saturday afternoon in a Red Raider win over Gordonsville. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Coffee County’s Red Raider boys basketball team put the finishing touches on the regular season with a 53-44 win over visiting Gordonsville Saturday afternoon in Manchester. Tied after three quarters, the Raiders outscored the Tigers 20-11 in the final 8 minutes to pull away. The Raiders got a big second half from CJ Anthony, who scored all 11 of his points in the second half, including three 3-pointers. Trenton Scrivnor led the Raiders with 16 points,...

Lady Raider Olivia Vinson goes up for a shot in the first half Friday night, Feb. 12, 2021. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson The Coffee Middle School Lady Raiders struggled to find any offensive rhythm and dropped a 42-25 decision to Lake Forest Middle School in the TMSAA State semi-finals Friday night at Rockvale High School (a game you heard broadcast live on Thunder Radio). Olivia Vinson finished with 13 points to lead the Lady Raiders. But offense was hard to come by. A questionable traveling call on Vinson at the end of the first half wiped...

Bella Vinson has been named District 8-AAA MVP for the third consecutive year. Coffee County Central High School’s Lady Raiders have four players who have been named to District 8-AAA All-District team and the Red Raiders have two. The group is headlined by senior Lady Raider Bella Vinson, who has been named District 8-AAA MVP for the third consecutive year. Vinson recently crossed the 2,000 career point mark as a Lady Raider. Vinson is averaging 23 points per game and leads the state in free-throw percentage, shooting 91 percent at the charity stripe. Also named to the all-district team...

Emma Fulks fires off a shot for the Lady Raiders against Tullahoma on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson. Central High School’s Lady Raiders knew what they needed to do Thursday night in Tullahoma. And they took care of business. In a game that was never even as close as its final score, the Lady Raiders cruised past Lady Cats of Tullahoma 47-26 and clinched first place in the District 8-AAA regular season standings. The win completes an 11-0 regular season for CHS. Friday’s game at Lawrence County will not be played because it...

Red RaiderTrenton Scrivnor throws down a dunk for 2 of his 12 points Thursday night. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson The Tullahoma Wildcats are going to have nightmares about this year’s Coffee County Central Red Raiders. When the two teams played back on Jan. 19, the Wildcats were 5-0 and in first place in the District 8-AAA standings. In that game, the Raiders went on 22-9 fourth quarter run to pick up a win and send the Wildcats into a tailspin. On Thursday, Feb. 11 in Tullahoma, the Raiders picked up where they left off. CHS jumped...

The first game-winning goal of Dante Fabbro‘s career came just in time. Fabbro’s floating point shot entered the net with exactly one minute to play in regulation to give the Nashville Predators a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena in their 100th regular-season meeting. The result snaps Nashville’s three-game skid and gives them a much-needed victory, thanks in part to another stellar effort from Pekka Rinne, who made 24 saves on the night for his third win of the season. The Nashville Predators are heard live on Thunder...

The regular season is winding down for the Central High School basketball teams and there is still much to be decided. Appropriately enough, several things will be decided Thursday in Tullahoma. The CHS Lady Raider basketball team enters Thursday night’s (Feb. 11) game at 10-0 in District 8-AAA play and can clinch the regular season title with a win over the Lady Wildcats (9-2 District 8-AAA). Also, a win in Thursday for the Lady Raiders means they will not travel to Lawrence County on Friday for the regular season finale because that game would not effect the District 8-AAA...