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Westwood girls soccer tryouts set for May 10 and 12

Westwood girls soccer tryouts set for May 10 and 12

Westwood Lady Rocket soccer coach Angela Houck has announced tryout dates for next fall’s team. Tryouts will be held from 3:15-4:30 p.m. on May 10 and May 12 at the practice field behind hte school. For more information and details, contact coach Houck at Westwood Middle School: email...

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Raider baseball drops regular season finale at Rockvale

Raider baseball drops regular season finale at Rockvale

The regular season is over for the CHS Red Raider baseball team after a tight 4-3 loss at Rockvale Tuesday. The Raiders lost despite a pair of RBI on two hits from Caleb Moran and an RBI out of Dayne Crosslin. The Raiders only managed 6 hits in the loss. Coffee County got multiple pitchers work on the mound in preparation for this weekend’s district tournament. Jacob Holder, Aiden Robertson, Fellers and Cole Pippenger all worked on the mound. Robertson was hit with the loss, giving up 3 runs on 3 walks and 2 hits. None of the runs...

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REMINDER: Coffee Middle School announces sports tryout dates for 2022-23 school year

REMINDER: Coffee Middle School announces sports tryout dates for 2022-23 school year

Coffee Middle School has announced tryout information for the upcoming 2022-23 school year. Information below with general tryout information included at the bottom. FootballMay 2-13 (7 & 8 Grade ONLY) Spring Practice & TryoutsJune 2 @ 5:00 6th Grade Parent Meeting in GymCoach Bryan Morganmorganbryan@k12coffee.net VolleyballMay 31, June 1 & 2 (6-8 Grades)8:30 – 10:30Coach Tori Adamstaylort@k12coffee.net Boys Basketball (6-8 Grade)May 17 4:00-5:30 (6th Grade)May 18 3:00-4:45 (7th & 8th Grade)May 18 4:00-5:30 (6th Grade)May 19 3:00-4:45 (7th & 8th Grade)Coach Jonathan Oliveroliverj@k12coffee.net Girls SoccerJune 2nd, 3rd & 6th5:00-6:30 (6-8 Grades)Coach Travis Mooreradderaxe@gmail.com Girls BasketballMay 9 & 10 (6-8...

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BASEBALL: Westwood season ends in DRVC tournament

BASEBALL: Westwood season ends in DRVC tournament

A 4-3 lead after three innings dissipated into an 11-5 loss to Community and an end to the season for the Westwood Rockets baseball team Monday night in Manchester. Westwood got outhit 11-9. Both teams made 5 errors. Kaysen Lowery and Davis McKenzie each notched two hits for the Rockets. Isiah Deadman had a double and Keller Hatfield drove in a pair of runs for the Rockets. But it wasn’t enough – Community added 3 insurance runs in the top of the seventh. Westwood finishes the season 11-7 overall. Thunder Radio photos by Holly...

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GOLF: Raiders, Rockets end in tie after weather cuts match short

GOLF: Raiders, Rockets end in tie after weather cuts match short

Westwood Middle and Coffee Middle hooked up at WillowBrook Golf Course Monday afternoon – finishing. The two teams were tied at 6 flags apiece when lightning forced them off the course. For Westwood – the team of Jack Stowe and Danica Fleenor picked up 3 flags. The team of Landon Collins, Thompson Lowe and Jaxon Phillips and Calvin Barrett each picked up 1.5 flags. For Coffee Middle, Noah Costello and Luke Lowe got 3 flags. And the teams of Cade Williams, Lucas Turner and Tallan Crosslin and Elijah Carter snagged 1.5 flags...

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Coffee County Central baseball, softball district tournament brackets are set

Coffee County Central baseball, softball district tournament brackets are set

This story has been updated with a new bracket for baseball. The original bracket had an incorrect time for CHS baseball on Friday. With the regular season wrapping up early this week – District 6-4A postseason brackets are now out for the Coffee County Central Red Raider baseball team and Lady Raider softball team. Good news – games are in Manchester. The Lady Raider softball team is the no. 1 seed entering the softball tournament and, as long as the Lady Raiders keep winning, will remain at home for the duration of the tournament. The only way they would...

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Raider baseball picks up two non-district wins over the weekend

Raider baseball picks up two non-district wins over the weekend

Coffee County Central baseball team extended a season long win streak to 4 in a row with a pair of non-district wins: dropping Riverdale 8-6 Friday and Rockvale 7-6 Saturday in Manchester. CHS 8, Riverdale 6 Seven early runs were enough for the Raiders to hold on and beat the Warriors of Riverdale Friday in Manchester. Timmy Henderson earned the win on the mound. He went six innings, scattering 10 hits while striking out 5 and walking 2. He allowed 4 runs (3 earned). Cole Pippenger got the save – allowing a pair of runs on a hit and...

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Lady Rocket softball takes 2nd in DRVC tournament; baseball Rockets shutout Fayetteville City

Lady Rocket softball takes 2nd in DRVC tournament; baseball Rockets shutout Fayetteville City

Westwood Lady Rocket softball team fought all the way to the DRVC Championship game before eventually falling to Community. Coming out of the loser’s bracket, Westwood forced a second game against Community before losing to end the run with a second place finish. Westwood had to pull some nice wins to reach the title game, including a 14-7 win over Moore County. In the win over Moore County, Jules Ferrell set the tone with a pair of doubles, a triple, single and four runs scored. Audri Patton and Lily Norman took advantage of Ferrell on base. Patton singled and...

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