Luca Sbisa has known Roman Josi longer than most people on the planet. The two grew up in Switzerland – Nashville’s captain is from Bern, and Sbisa from Oberaegeri, although he was born in Italy – and they faced off numerous times in youth tournaments before they became teammates for the first time. Josi and Sbisa skated together on the Swiss National Team, first as teens at the World Junior Championship and then again once they were professionals at the World Championship. Continue reading this story here. Hear the Nashville Predators all season long on Thunder...

Raider senior Jaxon Vaughn goes through Wildcat Jakobe Thomas for 2 of his 16 points Tuesday night, Jan. 19, 2021. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Coffee County’s Red Raider basketball team trailed Tullahoma at the end of every single quarter Tuesday night. Except the one that matters most. Trailing 38-32, the CHS Raiders outscored visiting Tullahoma 22-9 in the fourth quarter to pick up a 54-45 District 8-AAA win over their biggest rivals. This game was broadcast LIVE on Thunder Radio. Listen to the game REPLAY by clicking here! The Raiders took their first lead of the...

Lady Raider senior Bella Vinson goes to the basket with her left hand to pick up 2 of her 29 points Tuesday night, Jan. 19, 2021. The Lady Raiders beat Tullahoma 63-42. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson The sixth ranked team in the state of Tennessee played like it Tuesday night. Coffee County’s Lady raiders dominated Tullahoma from the onset, giving the Tullahoma Lady Wildcats a steady dose of Bella Vinson in the paint for a 63-42 win at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium in Manchester. “We had some new offensive sets in tonight and the girls...

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 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 understands that “immediate household” will now include grandparents of children who are playing. Also, school staff and faculty will be allowed to attend games and events....

On Friday, Jan. 15, Red Raider Jaden Talley signed to play tennis at Johnson University in Knoville, Tennessee. Jaden Talley first picked up a tennis racket in seventh grade just to have something to do. Now he will be playing at the collegiate level. Talley signed on Friday, Jan. 15, to play collegiate tennis for Johnson University in Knoxville, Tennessee. “I started getting serious going into my sophomore year,” said Talley, who said a friend talked him into trying out in seventh grade. Following his eighth grade year, Talley started attending camps and taking the game more seriously. After...

Rockvale High School (RKV) 46.0 Coffee County (COFF) 36.0 132: Payton Ashburn (RKV) over   (COFF) (For.) 138: Caleb Boothe (COFF) over Nathaniel Breeding (RKV) (Fall 5:13) 145: Jacob Barlow (COFF) over Gonzolo Comaschi (RKV) (Fall 0:28) 152: Gavin Prater (COFF) over   (RKV) (For.) 160: Nazario Flores (COFF) over   (RKV) (For.) 170: Nathan Weinrauch (RKV) over Chris Hollis (COFF) (Fall 0:38) 182: Andrew Weinrauch (RKV) over   (COFF) (For.) 195: Zachary Galy (COFF) over Connor Hedges (RKV) (Fall 1:19) 220: Andrew Blackburn (RKV) over   (COFF) (For.) 285: Blayne Myers (COFF) over Makhai Minor (RKV) (Fall 2:45) 106: Jerell Johnson (RKV) over ...

The CMS Lady Raiders pose with their CTC Championship trophy Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t easy, but Coffee Middle School’s Lady Raider basketball team put the finishing touches on a perfect conference season Saturday in Shelbyville. Coffee County picked up 11 points each from Olivia Vinson and Channah Gannon and hit enough free throws late to hang on and beat White County Middle School 35-30 in the CTC Championship game at Harris Middle School. Coffee County led by one with less than a minute to play when seventh grader Natalie Barnes stepped up to the free throw line and buried...

Emma Fulks , pictured here in a game earlier this season, hit three 3-pointers to jump-start a cold Lady Raider offense Friday night in Fayetteville. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson It was ugly. But the ending is the only thing that matters. And it ended in a “W.” The Coffee County Central High School Lady Raiders were ice cold from the field and trailed at the end of the first three quarters, but pulled ahead late in 45-41 road District 8-AAA win over Lincoln County Friday night. “[Lincoln County] did their homework, knew how to defend us,”...