Evan Kirby, pictured here in a game earlier this season against Harris, scored 14 points for CMS Tuesday night, Feb. 2, 2021. Coffee County got double-digit points from Cole Pippenger and Evan Kirby, but the Raider middle schoolers couldn’t keep pace with Oakland and lost 54-39 in the first round of the TMSAA Section 2 Tournament Tuesday night, Feb. 2 at Rocky Fork Middle School. The Raiders led 12-10 after one quarter, but an 18-point second quarter by Oakland but the Raiders in a hole they couldn’t climb out of. Pippenger led the Raiders with 15 points and Kirby...

The Nashville Predators will take their 4-5-0 record on the road Thursday to take on 5-0-1 Carolina. Face-off is set for 6 p.m. and you can hear the game live on Thunder Radio – presented by Charlie Gonzales with Weichert Realtors, Joe Orr & Associates. For more info on the week ahead for the Predators, click...

With cold weather settled in over the south, it’s hard to believe but baseball will soon be on the way. Pitchers and catchers will soon report to spring training for the Atlanta Braves – reporting on Feb. 12 with the first workout set for Feb. 13. The Braves coming off a NL East title and a 4-3 series loss in the NLCS. You can hear the Atlanta Braves all season long on Thunder Radio – your home for the Braves in Coffee County. Listen at 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7...

The Central High School Lady Raider basketball game scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 2 has been cancelled. South Pittsburgh – the scheduled opponent – is out of school for the day and could not make the trip. It was scheduled to be senior night. The Lady Raiders will next play at home on Friday, Feb. 5 when they host Shelbyville. It will be a girls only contest with a 6 p.m. tip. The girls now have senior night on Monday, Feb. 8 against Lincoln County, along with the Red Raider boys, cheerleaders and dance team. Storylines to watch for as...

Bella Vinson is nine points away from 2,000 career points as a Lady Raider. CHS will celebrate her on senior night Tuesday, Feb. 2, at home against South Pittsburgh. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Warren County tried to slow the pace to keep the score close against the Coffee County Lady Raiders Monday night in McMinnville. The pace of play kept the score low, but eventually the Lady Raiders pulled away for a 45-29 non-district win. Warren County played a box-and-one defense in an attempt to stop Bella Vinson, but the senior still finished with 19 points,...

Red Raider Kyle Farless goes up for 2 points in a recent game against Shelbyville. On Monday, Feb. 1, Farless scored 10 points, including 8 in the second half. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Jaxon Vaughn got a look at the basket to tie the game at the buzzer Monday night (Feb. 1). But the senior’s 3-point basket was just short as time expired and the Central High School Red Raiders fell just short to the Pioneers, 62-59. Vaughn appeared to draw contact during his shot, but no foul was called. It was an impressive comeback for...

CMS Lady Raider Olivia Vinson eyeballs a free-throw Monday night, Feb. 1, 2021. Vinson scored 17 points in the Lady Raider win over Rock Springs. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson After stumbling out of the gate and trailing by 1 after the first quarter, the Coffee Middle School Lady Raiders woke up and cruised to a 36-18 win over Rock Springs in the opening round of the TMSAA AAA Girls Basketball Tournament at Stewarts Creek Middle School. Eighth grader Oliva Vinson did most of the offensive damage for CMS. Vinson tacked up 17 points, including an impressive...

Kolby McCormick, center, is pictured with CHS wrestling coaches Randall Jennings and Roger Barlow. McCormick placed third in the JV state over the weekend. Coffee County Central High School wrestling had two grapplers to qualify for the TSSAA state meet with their finish at the Girls West Region. MaryAnne Walker qualified for the state meet in the 125 pound division with a third place finish. Meanwhile, Mary Wolfrum took fourth in the 132 pound division to qualify for the state meet. Paryss DeShane took sixth place in the 119 pound division. Also wrestling for the Lady Raiders were Lyra...