One year after bearing the weight of another disappointing October in Atlanta, Freddie Freeman has energized his hometown city with an MVP-caliber performance that has brought the Braves within two wins of their first trip to the World Series since 1999. Freeman homered for a second straight game and contributed to a four-run fifth inning that allowed the Braves to post an 8-7 win over the Dodgers in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington. “He keeps showing why he’s the MVP,” Braves closer Mark Melancon said. “Freddie is one of the most...

Tickets go on sale Tuesday for this Friday’s Red Raider football game against Warren County. Kickoff for Friday’s game is set for 7 p.m. The Pioneers enter the game undefeated with a 7-0 record. Coffee County is 4-3. It is homecoming for Central High School. Tickets can be purchased Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the CHS main office at 100 Red Raider Dr. If you wish to purchase tickets digitally, you can do so with the GoFan app or by visiting Gofan.co. If you can’t attend the game, it will be broadcast live...

Going all the way back to Mike Soroka suffering a season-ending injury on Aug. 3, the Braves have been leaning on Max Fried and understanding the significance of each start. Their rotation has finally gained some depth as rookies Ian Anderson and Kyle Wright have emerged over the past few weeks. But to remain optimistic with their World Series hopes and potentially survive playing seven games in seven days with only three defined starters, the Braves understood the significance of backing the strong effort Fried provided in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Monday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington. So, a definite...

Monday was a defensive battle for the freshman Central High School Red Raider football team – a battle the Raiders won. Other than one long touchdown run, the Raider defense completely stifled the Warren County Pioneer offensive attack to pick up a 20-6 win at Carden-Jarrell Field in Manchester. Red Raider quarterback Jackson Shemwell connected with Jacob Barlow from 6-yards out to put CHS up 7-0 on the first play in the second quarter. Elijah McCoy’s extra point was good. The Raiders gave up a 53-yard Pioneer touchdown run on Warren County’s next play, but blocked the Pioneer extra...

Coffee County jumped all over Maplewood early and cruised to a 37-20 win over the Panthers Friday night at Carden-Jarrell Field. Sophomore tailback Konor Heaton powered the offense with his first career 100-yard game. Unofficially, Heaton rushed for 123 yards on 19 carries. He scored on runs of 1 and 7 yards. Quarterback Connor Shemwell scored from 1 yard out after a bobbled snap, and senior tailback Marshall Haney stepped in during the second half and hit a 48-yard burst for a touchdown score. Shemwell also connected with Kelvin Verge from 8-yards out after scrambling and finding an open...

Max Fried will take the mound for Game 1 of the Braves’ National League Championship Series showdown with the Dodgers, followed by rookie sensation Ian Anderson in Game 2 and Kyle Wright in Game 3. Los Angeles will counter with Walker Buehler in the opener and Clayton Kershaw in Game 2, while its Game 3 starter has not been announced. The Braves are 12-1 in Fried’s starts this season, including 2-0 in the postseason. The left-hander will be making his third straight Game 1 start after going 7-0 with a 2.25 ERA in 11 regular-season outings. He allowed four runs in four innings against the Marlins in Game...

The 2020 Coffee County Elementary Basketball League will get underway Saturday, Oct. 17 with four games. All games through the season will be played at Coffee County Central High School, with the exception of Oct. 24 when games will be played at Coffee Middle School. The season is set to wrap up with the championship games on Dec. 12. Keep up to date with elementary basketball league results at...

Coffee County jumped all over Maplewood early and cruised to a 37-20 win over the Panthers Friday night at Carden-Jarrell Field. Sophomore tailback Konor Heaton powered the offense with his first career 100-yard game. Unofficially, Heaton rushed for 123 yards on 19 carries. He scored on runs of 1 and 7 yards. Quarterback Connor Shemwell scored from 1 yard out after a bobbled snap, and senior tailback Marshall Haney stepped in during the second half and hit a 48-yard burst for a touchdown score. Shemwell also connected with Kelvin Verge from 8-yards out after scrambling and finding an open...