Westwood seventh grader Kaysen Lowery has been named the 37th recipient of the Brian Gregory Memorial Award. Naming a Brian Gregory Award recipient has been a Westwood Rocket football tradition since 1985. Lowery is the first ever 7th grader to receive the award. Lowery played quarterback for the Rockets this past fall. Pictured from left: Brian Gregory’s brother Joel Gregory, Gary Dyer (who coached Brian Gregory), former Westwood football coach Chad Dyer and Kaysen...

Coffee County Central will be well represented at the TSSAA Spring Fling State Championships this week in Murfreesboro. The Lady Raider softball team, makes its second consecutive trip to the Spring Fling after a 3A state runner-up finish in 2021, will get things started on Tuesday, May 24. The Lady Raiders (24-14) are set to play at 5:30 p.m. at McKnight Park Field #3 against Springfield (29-4). The tournament is double elimination. Win or lose in game 1 – the Lady Raiders will play again at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Starplex. Tickets can be purchased at the gate,...

Different year, same result. When the pressure turned up and the games started to matter more, Coffee County Central Softball Lady Raiders showed up. The Lady Raiders got two home runs from Kaitlyn Davis in a 7-2 win over Smyrna Friday night in the state sectional, sending Coffee County back to the TSSAA Spring Fling State Softball tournament for the second year in a row. Friday night in Manchester, Coffee County jumped in front early when Kiya Ferrell tripled and scored on a wild pitch, then Kaitlyn Davis blasted the first of her to home runs in the second...

One more win. That is all the Central High School Lady Raider softball team needs to return to the TSSAA BlueCross Spring Fling in Murfreesboro next week. And from there, anything can happen – last year is proof of that. But the one final hurdle will not be an easy one. The Lady Raiders welcome Smyrna to Manchester for the state sectional on Friday, May 20, 2022 – first pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. The winner moves on to the state tournament next week with 7 other teams in 4A. The loser’s season comes to a close. Smyrna...

Former Coffee County Lady Raider Ashley Evans earned big honors for the Cumberland Phoenix at the conclusion of her softball season. Evans was named to the All-Mid-South Conference Second Team. Evans had a breakout year this season for Cumberland leading the team in batting average (.384), hits (53), runs scored (24), walks (15), and on-base percentage (.448). She is the sparkplug for the Cumberland lineup at the top of the order and has registered the highest average since Tyra Graham hit .426 in the 2018 season.  Ashley Evans Ashley Evans slides safely into 2nd base with a stolen base during a...

Coffee County jumped in front 2-0 early Wednesday against Warren County. But unlike in the district championship, there would be no comeback in the cards for the Lady Pioneers. Coffee County added 2 more runs in the fourth and 2 in the sixth to beat Warren County 6-2 Wednesday (May 18, 2022) in McMinnville, claiming a Region 3-4A Championship (a game you heard live on Thunder Radio). THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. CLICK HERE OT LISTEN TO A REPLAY. Coffee County outhit the Lady Pioneers 12-6 in the win – 7 of those hits came from...

The Lady Raider softball team of Coffee County Central will take on Warren County in the Region 3-4A Championship Wednesday night in McMinnville. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio: 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app, thunder1320.com. If you plan to attend the game, tickets must be purchased digitally through GoFan by clicking here. The Lady Raiders had not lost to Warren County since 2018, including three straight wins in the regular season against the Lady Pioneers this season. But the postseason Pioneers have been different...

Coffee County Central tennis doubles team of Lauren Perry and Rylea McNamara is headed to the state tennis tournament. Perry and McNamara on Monday beat Central Magnet 6-2 and 6 -2 in Murfreesboro to advance out of the region tournament on onto the state. The doubles team will play again in the state tournament at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 26 in...