Westwood golf picked up a 10 flags to 2 win over Franklin County Monday afternoon at WillowBrook golf course. The team of Jack Stowe and Peyton Evans nabbed 3 flags; Landon Collins and Jaxon Phillips picked up 2.5 flags; Thompson Lowe, Calvin Barrett and Ava Thomas earned 2.5 flags and Eli Henley, Ethan Hamby and Jonnalee Hillis got 2 of 3...

Brady Nugent tags out a Pioneer runner going to third base Monday night, April 18, 2022. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson The fight for the top of District 6-4A is intensifying. Coffee County struggled to get the bats going at home Monday night, mustering just two hits in a 4-1 loss to the visiting Warren County Pioneers in game one of a two-game series. The loss evens the Raiders and Pioneers both up a 5-4 in district play, right there with Franklin County, which sits at 5-3. Monday night, Coffee County fell behind 2-0 in the third...

Get ready for a busy weekend in Manchester. Coffee County Central High School baseball team will be hosting the Crethan Hansert Memorial Tournament this Thursday through Saturday. Meanwhile, the CHS Lady Raider softball team will be welcoming multiple teams for the Coffee County Classic – to be hosted at Terry Floyd Field and multiple fields at Dave King Park. Below is the Coffee County slate of games. 4/21/227:15 p.m.CHSBaseballMarshall CoHome4/22/227:15 p.m.CHSBaseballTullahomaHome4/22/224:30 p.m.CHSSoftballBaylorHome4/22/228:10 p.m.CHSSoftballCovingtonHome4/23/229 a.m.CHSSoftballCheathamDave King Field 74/23/2212:40 p.m.CHSSoftballBoydDave King Field 84/23/225:10 p.m.CHSSoftballGreenbriarField 74/23/229 a.m.CHSBaseballLincoln...

Coffee County Central High School cheer coach Christy Clouse has announced that tryouts for the 2022-23 cheer team will be held April 26-29 at Coffee County Raider Academy. A current physical is required in order to tryout. Times are 3:30-5 p.m. April 26-28 and 3:30 until finished on Friday, April 29. For more information about tryouts, contact Clouse directly at...

CHS senior center fielder Olivia Evans hangs on to a diving catch Friday, April 15, 2022. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Hitting and scoring runs was not a problem for the Coffee County Central Lady Raider softball team Friday afternoon. Throwing and catching, however, was a problem. Five Coffee County errors overshadowed a 10 run, 15 hit performance Friday in Manchester as the Lady Raiders dropped 14-10 non-district tilt against Walker Valley. The Lady Raiders were only able to put together one clean inning – the fifth. The Lady Mustangs scored at least one run in every...

The Central High School Red Raiders finally got a district win Thursday night – notching a 2-1 victory over Warren County in McMinnville. Senior Aidan Abellana headed in a corner kick from John Martinez in the first half. Martinez nailed the game winner with 9 minutes left in the game to give the Raiders the win. CHS head coach Robert Harper will be a guest on the Coffee Coaches show Saturday, April 16. Show broadcast live from 10-11 a.m. from Al White Ford Lincoln – listen live on Thunder Radio: 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app...

Coffee County Central Track & Field had another showout performance Thursday – with the Lady Raiders taking first place out of 9 schools at the inaugural Webb School Fast Feet Invitational Coffee County finished with 169 points, better than Stewarts Creek with 161.5 points in second place. Webb finished third at 102 points. The Red Raider boys placed third out of 11 teams with 85 points – behind McCallie School and Stewarts Creek. Girls top 5 finishers 1st place – 4×800 team of Madison Rooker, Elli Chumley, Kailee Rossman and Patricia Barrera – 11:02.37 1st place – 100 meter...

Postseason accolades are rolling in for one of Coffee County’s best athletes. Sophomore multi-sport athlete Jacob Barlow has been named to the 2021-22 Main Street Preps All-Midstate boys wrestling team after an excellent season on the mat. Barlow went 36-4 this winter and beat Nolensville’s Charles McTorry to take third place in the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament. Earlier this month, Barlow went to the 2022 All-American national event and placed third. Barlow is also a starting linebacker and long snapper for the Red Raider football team. Jacob...