The Westwood Middle and Coffee County Middle School swim teams closed out their season on Saturday in the MTHSSA Regional Championship in Nashville. Seven members of the Coffee County Middle School squad qualified for regionals while 5 members of the Westwood Middle School team posted qualifying times. Westwood Middle School Swim team Regional Qualifiers (Left to Right)Elsie Lazalier, Abby Gilday, Jack Stowe, Ansley Beachboard, Cale Hays On the day, Abby Gilday of Westwood was the top finisher as she qualified for the finals in the 200 freestyle and finished in 15th place. In the team relays, the Westwood girls...

The Coffee County CHS freshmen Lady Raiders welcomed Cannon County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Monday.   The Red Raiders game with Cannon County was cancelled at the request of the Lion’s coach.  The Lady Raiders fought hard before falling 40 to 35.  Coffee County came close to getting the upset.  The Lady Raiders went on an 11 to 0 run in the 2nd quarter to grab a halftime lead.  Leading by 1 point entering the 4th quarter, the Lady Raiders turned the ball over in crucial situations as Cannon County rallied for the win.  Coffee County...

The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider basketball team opens play in the TMSAA Sectional Tournament on Tuesday night at Stewarts Creek Middle School.  The Lady Raiders will take on Rockvale in the 8:30 game on Tuesday night.  The Red Raiders will open up tournament action on Wednesday at 4:30 PM as they take on Blackman Middle.  Thunder Radio will be on hand on Wednesday to bring you the broadcast of the boys’ game as part of the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.  Josh Peterson will be on the call beginning with the pregame show at 4:20.  The...

Mikael Granlund scored in the first period, and Viktor Arvidsson tallied late, but it wasn’t enough, as the Nashville Predators returned from the bye week with a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The result left the Preds frustrated with their efforts in the second period in particular, especially considering a quality start and a late push to try for the tie. “We just got away from the identity that we want to play with [in the second period],” Preds Head Coach John Hynes said. “When you narrow the game down it really comes down...

Bella Vinson of CHS basketball The Coffee County CHS basketball team traveled to Columbia on Friday for a district doubleheader with Columbia.  The Lady Raiders grabbed their 20th victory of the season with a 62 to 44 win over the Lady Lions.  The Red Raiders played a near perfect 2nd half to get a 57 to 46 victory and the district sweep. In the girls’ game, Coffee County opened up a 16 point lead going into the halftime break and pushed the lead 22 with 6 minutes left in the game.  Bella Vinson was Coffee County’s leading scorer as...

Westwood Lady Rockets with their season hardware on Saturday night The Westwood basketball teams concluded play in the Warren County Elementary League postseason tournament on Saturday.  The Rockets ended the season with a one point loss to Morrison 23 to 22.  The Lady Rockets completed their perfect season with a 49 to 26 win over Morrison.  The Lady Rockets capped off a 17 and 0 season with a dominating win over the Lady Tigers of Morrison.  Westwood got off to a slow start trailing 9 to 4 after 1 quarter of play.  The Lady Rockets cranked up their defense...

Olivia Vinson of CCMS basketball The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams competed on Saturday in the finals on the TMSAA Area 6 tournament at CCMS.  Thunder Radio was on hand to bring you all the action as part of the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series. The Lady Raiders fell in their title game matchup with White County 41 to 30.  The Red Raiders dominated the 2nd half against Whitthorne of Columbia as they won 48 to 38.  In the girls’ game, Coffee County got on the board first with a free throw in the first 30 seconds. ...

Alana Coker of CHS wrestling The Coffee County Lady Raider wrestling traveled to Lebanon on Saturday to compete in the Middle Tennessee Wrestling Officials Association Grand Championship at Wilson Central.  Competing against squads from more than 100 schools, the 4 member Lady Raider team came home with a 23rd place team finish.  Alanna Coker was the top finisher for the Lady Raiders as she grabbed a 2nd place finish in her division.  Coker got 3 pinfall wins and a major decision win to advance to the championship match.  In the title match, Coker battled for 5 minutes and 4...