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Coffee County Middle School Basketball Splits Games at Woodbury

Coffee County Middle School Basketball Splits Games at Woodbury

Taylor Anthony of CCMS basketball The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams traveled to Woodbury on Thursday night to take on Cannon County.  In a pair of games you heard here on Thunder Radio as part of the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series, Coffee County came home with a split on the night.  The Lady Raiders needed overtime to get a 26 to 24 win.  The Red Raiders saw their 7 game winning streak come to a close as they fell 25 to 24. In the girls’ game, the Lady Raiders went on an 8-0 run in the...

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CHS Freshmen Basketball Drops Doubleheader to Lincoln County

CHS Freshmen Basketball Drops Doubleheader to Lincoln County

The Coffee County CHS freshmen basketball teams welcomed Lincoln County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Thursday night.  The Lady Raiders had an ice cold 2nd half as they fell 33 to 20.  The Red Raiders saw a 2nd half rally come up short as they fell 49 to 40. Tied at 10 at the half in the girls’ game, the Lady Raiders saw Lincoln County open the 2nd half on a 10 to 2 run to seize control of the game.  Coffee County was led in scoring by Kennedy Norman-Young who had 8 points.  Nia Sheffield...

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2019 Year in Review – Prep Girls’ Basketball

2019 Year in Review – Prep Girls’ Basketball

As 2019 has come to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on.  Today we look back at some of the highlights of year for the girls’ basketball teams at Coffee County CHS, Coffee County Middle and Westwood Middle schools.  The Coffee County CHS basketball team advanced to the 2nd round of the region tournament with an overtime win over Stewarts Creek in February.  Thunder Radio was on hand to bring you the broadcast and reported on...

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2019 Year in Review – Prep Boy’s Basketball

2019 Year in Review – Prep Boy’s Basketball

As 2019 has come to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on.  Today we look back at some of the highlights of year for the boys’ basketball teams at Coffee County CHS and Coffee County Middle, Westwood Middle and Temple Baptist Christian schools.  The Coffee County CHS basketball team earned a region berth in 2019 and hosted a region tournament game for the first time since 2006.  The Red Raiders advanced to the district tournament finals...

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2019 Year in Review – Prep Swimming

2019 Year in Review – Prep Swimming

As 2019 has come to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on.  Today we look back at some of the highlights of year for the swim teams at Coffee County CHS, Coffee County Middle and Westwood Middle schools. Becky Behrendorff took over the reins of the prep swim programs for the 2018 and 2019 season and immediately saw an increase in numbers, especially in the middle school division.  For the first time ever, Westwood and Coffee...

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Preds Fall to Stars in Winter Classic

Preds Fall to Stars in Winter Classic

Four unanswered goals for the Stars erased a 2-0 lead for the Nashville Predators and bestowed a 4-2 victory to Dallas in the 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at the Cotton Bowl. The loss on New Year’s Day was difficult to stomach for the Predators. They appreciated the experience and significance of playing in the NHL’s premier regular-season event, but to fall in game with such pomp and circumstance – and one in which they held a multi-goal lead – left the group deeply disappointed in the final result. “This game, it didn’t feel like just a regular-season game,...

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2019 Year in Review – Prep Volleyball

2019 Year in Review – Prep Volleyball

As 2019 has come to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on.  Today we look back at some of the highlights of year for the volleyball teams at Coffee County CHS and Coffee County Middle, Westwood Middle and Trinity Baptist Christian schools.  The Coffee County CHS Lady Raider volleyball team won their 2nd district title in the last 3 years in October making yet another appearance in the region tournament.  The Lady Raiders accomplished the feat...

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2019 Year in Review – Prep Wrestling

2019 Year in Review – Prep Wrestling

As 2019 has come to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on.  Today we look back at some of the highlights of year for the boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams at Coffee County CHS. Mary Anne Walker qualified for the state meet in February as she highlighted a contingent of 3 Lady Raider wrestlers for the 2018-2019 season.  Thunder Radio brought you the story of her success in a story we published on February 18th.  Mary...

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