All 5 divisions of the Manchester Youth Baseball Association were in action on Tuesday night.  Nine games highlighted the slate on the beautiful 2nd night of the season for the Recreation League teams.  Landon Moo of Cooper Sports gets a hit on Tuesday in 6U action of the Manchester Youth Baseball Association In the 6U Division, Cooper Sports defeated Lovelady Auto Parts 20 to 14 and Manchester Tire and Brake dumped Star Physical Therapy 23 to 6.  In the 1st game of the night, Cooper built a 15 to 6 lead before Lovelady rallied to cut the deficit to...

By Mark Bowman – MLB.com With just four selections in this week’s MLB Draft, president of baseball operations and general manager Alex Anthopoulos and the Braves will have less room for error as they attempt to restock a farm system that will continue to be depleted by the graduation of high-level prospects over the next year. Recognizing that Cristian Pache, Drew Waters and a couple of other heralded prospects could soon join Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Mike Soroka to further strengthen what is already an impressively strong young core is highly encouraging from a short-term perspective. But...

By all accounts, Nashville hit a home run when hosting the 2019 NFL Draft. Now, the city wants another swing. Butch Spyridon, CEO of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation, said on Tuesday the city submitted an expression of interest to host the NFL Draft in 2024 or 2025. “They have not opened up the bidding process for those years yet,” Spyridon said. “But we have stayed in touch with the league, and we will continue to do so.” Spyridon said the NFL sent a form inquiring about interest to the Titans roughly 6-8 months ago, and the city...

The Coffee County Claybusters traveled to Christiana on Saturday to compete in their first team shoot since March 7th.   The Claybusters finished the day with a pair of 1st place plus a 2nd place team score.  Additionally, 5 Claybusters picked up individual championships while 2 others grabbed runner-up finishes.    Sixteen shooters represented Coffee County in the event held at Big Springs Clay Target Sports.  Grabbing first place finishes were Claybusters Team #3 shooting in the Junior Division D Class and Team #2 competing in the Sub-Junior Division Class A & B.  Team #1 finished in 2nd place in...

Eli Baker scores after hitting an inside the park home run for Interstate Auto in Monday action of the Manchester Youth Baseball Association The familiar sounds of a bat hitting a ball, a slide in the dirt and the cheer of excited fans filled Fred Deadman Park on Monday night. After an extended delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Manchester Youth Baseball Association opened up their 2020 season with 5 games and hundreds of smiling faces. In the 8U Division, Interstate Auto rallied for a 23 to 21 win over Lions Club and Dr. J’s bested KK’s 21...

With tryouts for the Coffee County CHS golf team not scheduled until July 13th and 14th, new golf coach Brad Costello wants to invite all prospective high school golfers to an “Open Range” workout. The open range is pen to any and all prospective high school golfers at the Willowbrook driving range. Golfers should show up between 3:30 and 4:30 PM to practice on their own. Coach Costello will be on hand to watch swings and get to know the players. The “Open Range” will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays weather permitting Coach Costello was a guest on Saturday’s...

Members of the Coffee County Youth Bass Club with their team of the year trophy on Saturday[Photo provided] On a blistering hot Saturday on Nickajack Lake, the Coffee County Youth Bass Club did some red hot fishing in the Central Tennessee Region BASS Nation region championship.  Four boats landed full live wells as all finished in the top 30.  The Raider anglers also came home with national and state tournament berths, plus team and coach honors. Capping off a season interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coffee County teams closed out their region season in grand form.  The top...

The Manchester Youth Baseball Association will open up their 2020 season on Monday with 6 games in 3 divisions at Fred Deadman Park. The first pitches of the season will happen at 5 PM with the 2nd games of the doubleheader taking place at 7:30. In action on Monday night will be games in the 8U, 10U and 12U divisions. The 6U and 18U divisions will have their first games on Tuesday night as all 5 divisions will play on the 2nd night of the season. The league will be in action on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of...