Super Bowl Sunday has become a traditional holiday in America during its 54 year history.  Thunder Radio will continue its very own tradition by bringing you Westwood 1’s coverage of Super Bowl 54 from Miami.  Super Bowl 54 features a match up between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.  Kickoff is set for 5:30 PM from the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Live coverage will begin at 1 PM here on Thunder Radio with Westwood 1’s Super Bowl Preview Show.  Pregame coverage continues with the Super Bowl Insider show at 2 PM followed by Super...

Filip Forsberg The drama persisted up until the final play of the game, as the Nashville Predators claimed two points in New Jersey with a 6-5 shootout win on Thursday night. Nashville tied the score on three separate occasions across the final half of regulation, forced overtime and prevailed in the shootout behind goals from Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene. The comeback victory gives the Preds two wins in a back-to-back set and sees them sitting two points out of a Wild Card spot, with two games in hand. “We’re just finding a way right now,” Duchene said. “There’s...

Cooper Reed of CCMS basketball The Coffee County Middle School Red Raider basketball team opened play in the TMSAA Sectional Tournament on Wednesday afternoon at Stewarts Creek Middle School.  In a game you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Red Raiders matched up against Blackman Middle in a quarterfinal round match.  Coffee County’s season came to a close as they fell 62 to 29 to the red hot shooting Flames team from Blackman. With the 2 teams tied at 12 midway through the 2nd quarter, Blackman closed out the half on a 12 to 0 run.  Blackman opened the...

Caleb Boothe of CHS wrestling The Coffee County CHS wrestling team traveled to Rockvale on Tuesday night for a dual meet with the Rockets.  The Red Raiders got 3 pinfall wins and a win via a technical fall in the match but fell 45 to 23.  Earning pins for Coffee County were Caleb Boothe(132 pounds), Gavin Prater(145) and Cardin Stump(285).  Hunter Massey(126) earned a technical fall victory as he outscored his opponent 15 to 0.  Chris Speegle(220) dropped a 6 to 4 decision. The Lady Raider grapplers are back in action on Friday and Saturday at the West Regional...

Awarding the 2019 Brian Gregory Award are(left to right) Joel Gregory, Brian’s brother; Izick Sierra, Gary Dyer, Brian’s Westwood football coach; and Chad Dyer, Westwood football head coach. The Westwood Middle School football team hosted their annual football awards banquet on Tuesday night.  The highlight of the evening is the awarding of the Brian Gregory Memorial Award.   2019 is the 35th year of the award that was established in 1985 to honor the most outstanding student/athlete on the Rocket football team.  Brian was a former Westwood, and Manchester Central, football player who died in a tragic farming accident while...

If you’re still working through what happened in Washington between the Predators and Capitals, you’re not alone. Four lead changes, including a 3-1 advantage for Nashville and a 4-3 lead for Washington in the third period, gave way to a 5-4 triumph for the Predators on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena. The back-and-forth victory is Nashville’s eighth-straight win against the Caps overall and their fourth consecutive season sweep. With the Capitals sitting in first place in the NHL standings and holding a 23-2-3 record when leading after two periods, the dramatic win for Nashville is sure to be...

Coffee County Lady Raider head coach Joe Pat Cope is presented the game ball and a cake by the Lady Raiders basketball team following Tuesday’s game which was his 200th career victory. The Coffee County CHS basketball teams welcomed Franklin County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Tuesday.   The Lady Raiders gave Coach Joe Pat Cope his 200th career win with a 51 to 24 triumph over the Rebelettes.  The Red Raiders avenged their only district loss of the year in a 72 to 44 win.  In the process, Coffee County swept their 9th straight doubleheader dating...

Channah Gannon of CCMS basketball The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider basketball team opened play in the TMSAA Sectional Tournament on Tuesday night at Stewarts Creek Middle School.  The Lady Raiders matched up against Rockvale Middle in a rematch of a battle from November 7th.   Coffee County saw their season come to a close in a 37 to 31 defeat. Leading 16 to 14 at the half, the Lady Raiders saw Rockvale outscore them 12 to 6 in the 3rd quarter to take a lead they would not surrender.  Rockvale hit 11 of their 17 free throws in...