Lady Raider senor Bella Vinson gets to the rim for 2 of her 26 points Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 against Lake County. CHS picked up a 69-20 win. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Coffee County’s Lady Raiders shook off any lag from a four-hour road trip and took care of business Saturday afternoon in Tiptonville, Tennessee, easily dispatching of Lake County High School 69-20. (A game you heard live on Thunder Radio) The Lady Raiders built a 26-7 first quarter lead, expanding to 53-13 at the half. The clock ran continuously through the second half. Sophomore Chloe...

CJ Anthony scored 15 points against Columbia Friday night, Jan. 22, 2021 in Manchester. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson The Central High School Red Raiders 3-game district winning streak didn’t stand a chance against the hot-shooting Columbia brought to Manchester Friday. Columbia’s Lions rarely missed early, building an 18-0 lead 6 minutes into the game on their way to a 60-43 win over the Red Raiders. Coffee County cut the deficit down to 10 at one point in the first half, but trailed by 17 at the half, 34-17. This game was broadcast LIVE on Thunder Radio....

Elli Chumley, pictured here against Tullahoma on Jan. 19, scored 5 points and picked up double digit rebounds in a win over Columbia Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Coffee County left no doubt from the start Friday night against visiting Columbia. The Central High School Lady Raider defense smothered Columbia and Bella Vinson dominated on the offensive end to the tune of 32 points en route to a 59-28 thrashing of the Lady Lions. Bella Vinson sat down with Thunder Radio for a postgame interview. Listen to part of that interview with Josh...

Check out these sports coming up this weekend: Friday: CHS basketball HOSTS Columbia. 6 p.m. ** Friday: CHS wrestling at Cascade – 6 p.m. Friday: Nashville Predators AT Stars – 7:30 p.m. *** Saturday: Coffee Coaches Show on Thunder Radio (Guests: CMS girls basketball, CMS girls softball, WMS girls basketball) – 10 a.m. Saturday – 3:30 p.m. – CHS Girls Basketball AT Lake County ** Saturday – 6 p.m. – CHS wrestling AT Dawg Pound Duals Saturday – CHS Wrestling at MTWOA Grand Championships (freshman, JV, girls) – 6 p.m. Sunday – Nashville Predators AT Dallas Stars – 7...

Westwood Lady Rockets pose with their certificates and awards . Westwood’s Lady Rockets basketball team wrapped up its season with the end of the year banquet Wednesday night. Sixth grader Jules Ferrell took home the team MVP award. Seventh grader Audri Patton earned the Defensive Award and Keena Seivers was given the coveted Joel Vinson Award. Rylee Clark was named Most Improved, Kadience Medley won the Heart and Hustle award and Best Teammate award went to Emily Holmes. The Lady Rockets finished the season 6-8 overall . Lady Rocket 8th grader Keena Seivers took home the Joel Vinson award...

Westwood Lady Rocket coach Angela Houck draws up a play during a timeout of a game in 2017. — Thunder Radio file photo. After 26 years of coaching basketball – the past 14 spent as the head coach of the Westwood Lady Rockets – Angela Houck is hanging up her whistle. The veteran coach informed Thunder Radio Sports on Thursday that she has officially tendered her resignation as the head basketball coach of the Lady Rocket program. “I’ve coached basketball for 26 years, 14 of them at Westwood. And I just felt like it was time,” explained Houck. “You...

Governor Bill Lee has announced this his executive order limiting indoor gatherings has been extended with some modifications as it pertains to winter sports in Tennessee. Fans for school sports have been limited to immediate, household family members since mid-December. That was set to expire at midnight Jan. 19, but it has been extended through Feb. 27, which will limit attendance at high school and middle school basketball, wrestling and swimming. However, TSSAA has stated that “immediate household” will now include grandparents of children who are playing. Also, school staff and faculty of the host school will be allowed...

Titans running back Derrick Henry has been named the 2020 NFL Offensive Player of the Year by the Professional Football Writers of America. Henry became the first Titan to win the award, which was first presented in 1992. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was selected as the 2020 NFL Most Valuable Player in voting conducted by the PFWA. Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Henry, named first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press earlier this month, led the NFL and set a franchise record with 2,027 rushing yards in 2020, becoming the eighth player...