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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Big expectations for Lady Raiders, Red Raiders coming out of district media days

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Big expectations for Lady Raiders, Red Raiders coming out of district media days

Central High School Lady Raider senior Bella Vinson speaks to the media Tuesday in Winchester at District 8-AAA Media Day. Vinson expressed how happy she is just to have a season to play after the cancellation of springs sports. – Thunder Radio photo by Josh Peterson With the start of the season a little more than a week away, Coffee County Central’s Lady Raider and Red Raider basketball teams participated in District 8-AAA media day Tuesday in Winchester. Both teams are defending back-to-back regular season District 8-AAA championships. The Lady Raiders have won 24 consecutive regular season district games...

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ELEMENTARY BASKETBALL RESULTS

ELEMENTARY BASKETBALL RESULTS

Elementary Results from Saturday, Nov. 7 Boys North Coffee – 26 Hillsboro – 23 NC scorers: August Lynch – 4 points Ethan Arnold – 18 points Logan Johnson – 2 points Hyatt Moss – 2 points Hillsboro scorers: Michael Hasty – 10 points Lane Sheppard – 9 points Kortland Grosch – 3 points East Coffee – 14 College Street  – 12 EC scorers Ryan Bower – 2 points Ethan Reed – 4 points Kameron Stafford – 7 points Chase Stancill  – 1 point CS scorers Mario Gonzalez – 2 points Greyson Goff – 2 points Trey Sullivan – 2...

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CMS Lady Raiders cruise to win over White County, now 4-0

CMS Lady Raiders cruise to win over White County, now 4-0

The Lady Raiders of Coffee County Middle School remain undefeated after cruising to a 49-22 win over CTC rival White County Monday night in Manchester – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio as part of the Mid Tenn Turf Hometown Sports Series. Olivia Vinson and Channah Gannon led the way with 14 and 10 points, respectively. The win improves CMS to 4-0 on the season (3-0 in conference play). The Lady Raiders are scheduled to play again Thursday. Natalie Barnes brings the ball down the floor Thursday (Oct. 29, 2020) night at South Middle School. Barnes finished...

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CMS boys cancel 4 games due to COVID exposure

CMS boys cancel 4 games due to COVID exposure

The Coffee County Middle School Red Raider basketball team has cancelled its next four games due to COVID-19 exposure. The Raiders were scheduled to play Monday, Nov. 9, against White County but that game was cancelled. The Raiders are also having to cancel Thursday, Nov. 12 at West Tullahoma, Monday, Nov. 16 against Warren County and Tuesday, Nov. 17 against Westwood. The Raiders will attempt to reschedule these games if dates are available. Coffee County’s first game back will be Thursday, Nov. 19 when East Tullahoma will travel to Manchester. The Raiders already missed one game earlier this season...

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Six things that standout from Titans win over Bears

Six things that standout from Titans win over Bears

Titans beat the Chicago Bears 24-17 on Sunday at Nissan Stadium. Here’s a look at six things that stood out from the game as the team begins to turn its attention to Thursday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts: Defense, Defense, Defense For three quarters on Sunday the Titans held the Bears without a point, and I jokingly mentioned on Twitter how the unit was suddenly looking like the ’85 Bears, one of the best defenses in NFL history. The comment was made in jest, of course. But on Sunday, the play of the defense was no joke. The Titans...

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Coffee Middle boys basketball cancels next four games

Coffee Middle boys basketball cancels next four games

The Coffee County Middle School Red Raider basketball team has cancelled its next four games due to COVID-19 exposure. The Raiders were scheduled to play Monday, Nov. 9, against White County but that game has been cancelled. The Raiders are also having to cancel Thursday, Nov. 12 at West Tullahoma, Monday, Nov. 16 against Warren County and Tuesday, Nov. 17 against Westwood. The Raiders will attempt to reschedule these games if dates are available. Coffee County’s first game back will be Thursday, Nov. 19 when East Tullahoma will travel to Manchester. The Raiders already missed one game earlier this...

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Westwood splits with West Tullahoma Saturday

Westwood splits with West Tullahoma Saturday

In a game you heard live on Thunder Radio as part of the Hometown Sports Series (presented by Mid Tenn Turf), Westwood’s Lady Rocket basketball team got eight points each from Jules Ferrell and Kadience Medley on its way to a 30-24 win over West Tullahoma Saturday afternoon at Joel Vinson Gymnasium in Manchester. Rylee Clark had 7 points, Audri Patton 3, Emily Holmes and Maddie Meacham had 2. Meanwhile, the Westwood Rockest fell to West Tullahoma 59-36 after falling behind 20-5 in the first quarter. Caiden Warren and Blake Hillis led the way for the Rockets, picking up...

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