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Wednesday, Aug. 26 prep schedule
The Coach Doug Greene Show – 7 p.m. live from Praters BBQ in Manchester. You can listen on Thunder Radio, 107.9 FM, 1320 AM. 9 a.m. – CHS golf hosts the Golden Classic Invitational at WillowBrook 5 p.m. – CMS volleyball AT...
Prep Sports Schedule: Tuesday, Aug. 25
4:30 p.m. – Westwood Middle School volleyball HOSTS Cascade 5:30 p.m. – CHS Junior Varsity volleyball HOSTS Columbia 6:30 p.m. – CHS Volleyball HOSTS Columbia ** First National Bank Hometown Broadcast on Thunder Radio 6:30 p.m. – CMS Football AT Harris...
Tough day on the course for Raider, Lady Raider golfers
The Central High School boys and girls golf teams each fell to visiting Cookeville Monday afternoon at WillowBrook Golf Course. The Raiders top four golfers carded a 399, led by Blake Perry at 93, Logan Hale 94, Zack Tidwell 102 and David O’Connor’s 110. Meanwhile, Cookeville’s top three golfers broke 80, including Joseph Agee with a one-under par round of 71. For the Lady Raiders, Araya Hughes shot 113 and Maggy Crouch 109 to finish at 222, well behind Cookeville’s 175. Both teams return to the course Wednesday when they travel to...
Coffee Middle volleyball drops first match of the season; now 5-1
The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team dropped its first match of the year Monday, falling 2-1 to White County in a home match. In the best of three match, CMS won 25-20 before dropping the second set 14-25 and the third 7-15. It was the first loss of the 2020 season for CMS after starting 5-0. The Lady Raiders return to action Wednesday when they travel to Tullahoma to take on a team they beat earlier this...
Raider defense shines, CHS drops Franklin County 21-19 in season opener
Raider special teams lines up to attempt to block an extra point against Franklin County. -Photo by Holly Peterson. Thunder Radio. The Raider defense showed up to play Friday night and the offense put together enough production for the Central High School Red Raiders to drop visiting Franklin County 21-19 Friday night at Carden-Jarrell Field in Manchester After giving up two long touchdown passes in the second quarter of 85 and 53 yards, respectively, the Raider defense left the locker room and pitched a shutout in the second half. Franklin County’s only score in the second half came on...
REMINDER: Coffee County has limited Coffee Pot tickets available for Friday’s game
The annual Coffee Pot football rivalry is set for Friday, Aug. 28 at Wilkins Stadium in Tullahoma. As Thunder Radio sports reported to you last week, due to stadium capacity limitations due to COVID-19 restrictions, Coffee County has only been allotted 500 tickets to sell. Tickets are $7 each and there is no student discount. On Tuesday, Aug. 25, and Wednesday, Aug. 26, tickets will only be sold to the varsity football team, cheer squad, dance team and band. Each student may purchase no more than two tickets. Students or a parent of a student can purchase tickets at...
Monday, Aug. 24 Prep Sports Schedule
Monday’s Prep Sports Schedule. 1 pm – CHS Golf HOSTING Cookeville at WillowBrook 5 p.m. – CMS volleyball HOSTING White County 5 p.m. – CHS JV football AT Franklin County 7 p.m. – CHS Freshman Football AT Franklin...
Raider defense pitches second half shutout, CHS beats Franklin County 21-19
All Red Raider football players have a “DW” sticker on their helmets in memory of Dennis Weaver, the voice of the Red Raiders who passed away July 24, 2020. The Raider defense showed up to play Friday night and the offense put together enough production for the Central High School Red Raiders to drop visiting Franklin County 21-19 Friday night at Carden-Jarrell Field in Manchester After giving up two long touchdown passes in the second quarter of 85 and 53 yards, respectively, the Raider defense left the locker room and pitched a shutout in the second half. Franklin County’s...






