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Lady Raider volleyball moves to 7-0 with sweep of Franklin County

Lady Raider volleyball moves to 7-0 with sweep of Franklin County

Central High School dropped Franklin County in straight sets Thursday night in Winchester, winning 25-12, 25-20 and 25-13 to improve to 7-0 and keep the team’s perfect streak of not losing a single set alive. CHS went 3-0 this week – with all three wins coming on the road. Thursday night in Winchester, Keri Munn had a field day at the net, putting away 12 kills against the Rebelettes. Lexi Bryan added six kills and Kiiya Ferrell four. Junior Lauren Brandt set up most of those kills with 15 assists and Ferrell added...

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Football Raiders travel to Blackman Friday; game broadcast on Thunder Radio

Football Raiders travel to Blackman Friday; game broadcast on Thunder Radio

The Coffee County Central High School Red Raider football team travels to Blackman Friday for the first Region 3-6A game of the season. CHS enters the game 1-1, having  beaten Franklin County and lost to Tullahoma. Meanwhile, Blackman is 0-2 with losses to Alcoa and Ravenwood. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. and our coverage on Thunder Radio begins at 6 p.m. with the Friday Night Thunder pregame show. You can listen at 107.9 FM, 106.7FM, 1320 AM and stream on the Manchester Go app and...

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Lady Rocket softball team to host second tryout

Lady Rocket softball team to host second tryout

Westwood Middle School softball team will be hosting a second tryout on Tuesday, Sept. 8 For those who were unable to attend the first tryout, you can still make the team. Tryouts will be after school until 4:30 p.m. This is for girls in fifth through eighth grade. Anyone with questions should contact coach Amanda...

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Lady Raider volleyball spanks Tullahoma, remains perfect

Lady Raider volleyball spanks Tullahoma, remains perfect

The Central High School Lady Raider volleyball team remained perfect Wednesday, spanking Tullahoma 3-0 on the road. CHS won 25-16, 25-18 and 25-9 for a clean sweep. The Lady Raiders are now 6-0 on the season and have yet to lose a single set, going 17-0. Junior Lauren Brandt set the tone at the service line with nine aces. Brandt also had seven assists and a kill. Kiya Ferrell finished with nine assists and led the Lady Raiders with eight kills at the net. Lexi Bryan added six kills and Maddie Husted five. CHS will travel to Franklin County...

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Westwood soccer wins on 8th grade night; to be guests on Coffee Coaches Show

Westwood soccer wins on 8th grade night; to be guests on Coffee Coaches Show

Westwood’s Lady Rockets dropped White County 4-1 Tuesday night during 8th grade night at Dyer-Bouldin Field. Westwood led 1-0 at the half behind a penalty kick by Kamryn Bell. Ocean Sanfilippo, Soraida Barrera and Bailey Barsenas all managed to find the back of the net for a goal in the second half. WMS head coach Donna Burdine and some Lady Rockets will be guests this Saturday on the Coffee Coaches Show at 10 a.m. from Al White...

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PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE: Thursday, Sept. 3

PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE: Thursday, Sept. 3

Thursday Prep Schedule: 4 p.m. – WMS cross country AT Webb School 4 pm – CHS golf AT Columbia 5:30 p.m. – CHS JV volleyball at Franklin County 6 p.m. – CMS volleyball HOSTS Westwood * First National Bank Hometown Sports Series broadcast on Thunder Radio 6:30 p.m. – CHS volleyball AT Franklin County 6:30 p.m. – WMS football AT...

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Lady Raiders claim ‘Coffee Cup’, drop Tullahoma 4-2 in soccer

Lady Raiders claim ‘Coffee Cup’, drop Tullahoma 4-2 in soccer

CHS Lady Raider Jayda Wright (no. 15) looks for an open teammate Tuesday night against Tullahoma. The Lady Raiders dropped Tullahoma 4-2 to claim the Coffee Cup. Coffee County outshot Tullahoma, built a lead and held on Tuesday night in Manchester to claim the coveted Coffee Cup. Four different Lady Raiders scored goals and CHS claimed the Coffee Cup 4-2 in a game you heard live on Thunder Radio. (click here for podcast) After Tullahoma took a 1-0 lead just four minutes into the match on a goal from Anna Parker, CHS exploded to take a 4-1 lead. The...

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Lady Raider volleyball drops Grundy Co., now 5-0

Lady Raider volleyball drops Grundy Co., now 5-0

The Lady Raider volleyball team remains perfect. Central High School’s volleyball team improved to 5-0 Tuesday night with a 2-0 win over Grundy County in a best-of-three match on the mountain. CHS picked up wins 25-22 and 25-10.  The Lady Raiders not only remain perfect, but have yet to lose a set, going 14-0. Kiya Ferrell and Lauren Brandt each picked up eight assists and Lexi Bryan cleaned up around the net with six kills. Keri Munn, Ferrell and Brandt all pitched in with four kills. Senior Sydney Shipley picked up four digs from the back row. The Lady...

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