Olivia Vinson of CCMS basketball The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams entered Thursday night’s semifinal round with the tall task of beating Warren County in McMinnville.  Both games were intense from start to finish and both games went to overtime.  The Lady Raiders pulled out a 37 to 36 win while the Red Raiders fell 35 to 32.  In the girls’ game, the Lady Raiders rolled out to an 11 to 4 lead only to see Warren County chip at that lead and tie the game at 21 heading to the 4th quarter.  Tied at 32 entering overtime,...

Viktor Arvidsson and Mikael Granlund tallied for the Predators, but it wasn’t enough, as Nashville fell to the Anaheim Ducks by a 4-2 final on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result sees the Preds finish with a 1-1-1 record in the season series against the Ducks, and it’s Nashville’s second-straight loss by the same score. After returning from a three-game trip, the Predators were left disappointed by another loss at home in a contest that saw too many lulls. “It feels like when we go down 1-0 or 2-0, we’re just kind of dead on the bench,” Preds...

The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams will be in action on Thursday night in the semifinal round of the Central Tennessee Conference tournament at Warren County High School.  The Lady Raiders open the doubleheader with a 6:15 game against Warren County.  The Red Raiders follow them at 7:30 as they also square off against the Pioneers of Warren County Middle School.  Winners on Thursday night will advance to Friday night’s...

6:00 PM – CHS Wrestling HOSTS Riverdale & St. Andrews-Sewanee6:00 PM – WMS Basketball at Centertown – 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series broadcast on Thunder Radio6:15 PM – CCMS Basketball(Girls) vs. Warren County in CTC Tournament at Warren County High School7:30 PM – CCMS Basketball(Boys) vs. Warren County in CTC Tournament at Warren County High...

Winning in Foxborough against the Patriots. Check. Beating the Ravens in Baltimore. Check. Now, the Titans will be faced with knocking off the Chiefs in Kansas City in the AFC Championship Game. A day after the Titans beat the Ravens 28-12 in the AFC Divisional playoffs, the Chiefs punched their ticket into Sunday’s showdown with a 51-31 win over the Texans on Sunday. The Chiefs rallied from a 24-0 first half deficit to win going away. Kickoff for Sunday’s game at Arrowhead Stadium is scheduled for 2:05 CT. The winner will advance to Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock...

Ellie Graham of CHS basketball The Coffee County CHS basketball teams traveled to Lawrenceburg on Tuesday for a huge district doubleheader.  In a pair of games you heard here on Thunder Radio, both Raider teams grabbed wins in the doubleheader sweep.  The Lady Raiders won 56 to 34 while the Raiders completed the sweep with a 77 to 53 defeat of the Wildcats. In a battle of 3 and 0 teams in the girls’ game, the Lady Raiders saw Lawrence County cut the Coffee County lead to 6 points with 6 minutes remaining in the game.  Coffee County closed...

Cooper Reed of CCMS basketball The Coffee County Middle School Red Raider basketball team opened up play in the CTC basketball tournament on Tuesday night.  Seeded as the #2 team in the conference, the Raiders squared off against the Trojans of South Franklin.  Coffee County got their 3rd win of the year over South with a 40 to 29 victory. The Red Raiders led throughout the game but could never put away the pesky Trojans from South.  Coffee Middle missed six point blank shots in the 1st half but still took a 19 to 8 lead into the locker...

Sam Floyd of Temple Baptist Christian School The Temple Baptist Christian School varsity basketball team traveled to Tunnel Hill, Georgia on Tuesday night to battle Dogwood Christian Academy.  The Eagles entered the 4th quarter with a 4 point lead only to see Dogwood rally for the win.  Temple fell by a final score of 33 to 32.  Temple built a 3 point lead at the half and added to the lead in the 3rd quarter only to see Dogwood erupt for 14 points in the final frame to grab the win.  Temple’s offense was hampered by only shooting 3...