Ellie Graham of CHS basketball The Coffee County CHS basketball teams opened up district play on Friday in Winchester.  Taking on their old rival Franklin County, the Lady Raiders raced out to a huge lead and coasted to a 73 to 34 win.  The Red Raiders had a last-second shot come up short as they fell 73 to 70 to the Rebels.  The Lady Raiders got off to a red-hot start hitting seven 1st National Bank 3-point baskets in the first half to lead 38 to 17 at intermission.  Coffee County went on a 16 to nothing run in...

Chris Speagle of CHS Wrestling The Coffee County CHS wrestling teams traveled to Tullahoma on Saturday to compete in the Garner-Dyer Individual Invitational.  The Red Raiders got a 9th place team finish and 3 medalists.  The Lady Raiders finished in 6th place with 2 medalists having only 4 wrestlers competing. The Red Raiders got 3rd place finishes from Gavin Prater(at 145 pounds) and Christopher Speagle(220).  Jeremiah Wardell captured a 4th place finish for the Red Raiders who finished ahead of region rivals Tullahoma, Shelbyville, LaVergne and Rockvale.  Prater finished the day with 2 wins via byes, a pair of...

2019 Coffee County Youth Basketball League champion Westwood Lady Eagles The Coffee County Youth Basketball League crowned their 2019 champions in Saturday’s finals at CHS.  In the girls’ games, North Coffee beat East Coffee in the consolation game while Westwood edged New Union.  In the boys’ games, Westwood squeaked by New Union in the consolation game and College Street dropped North Coffee in the championship game.  In the girls’ consolation, North Coffee bested East Coffee 21 to 15.  Sierra Star led the Lady Chargers in points with 13 while Danni Hillis added 8 points.  For the Lady Warriors, Rylee...

Coffee County swim coach Becky Behrendorff(left) with CHS senior swimmers(left to right) Lindsey Cauble, Laura Fletcher and Kalyee Williams[Photo courtesy of Jocelyn Gilday] Hosting Senior Night on Friday night, the Coffee County CHS swim team welcomed five middle school and nine high school teams to the Manchester Recreation Center for their final home meet of the season.   Honoring seniors Lindsey Cauble, Laura Fletcher and Kaylee Williams, the CHS team went 6 and 1 overall as the girls were 7 and 0 and the boys went 4 and 4.  The Coffee County Middle School team went 3 and 1 on...

Ellie Chumley of CHS basketball The Coffee County CHS Lady Raider basketball team traveled to Chattanooga on Saturday night for a non-district matchup at Baylor.  After falling behind in the 1st quarter, the Lady Raiders rallied to get the road win.  Coffee County came home with a 45 to 35 win over Baylor. The Lady Raiders got off to a slow start as they were held to 7 points in the 1st quarter to trail by 4 going into the 2nd period.  In the 2nd quarter, the Lady Raiders outscored Baylor 14 to 3 to seize control of the...

Alex Gloden of Temple basketball The Temple Baptist Christian School basketball hit the road on Friday traveling to Cleveland, TN to take on Shenandoah Baptist Academy.   The JV Eagles 2nd half rally came up short as they fell 15 to 13.  The varsity Eagles leveled their season record with a 29 to 18 win.  In the JV game, the Eagles were held to 2 points in the 1st half before rallying and outscoring Shenandoah 11 to 5 in the 2nd half.  Sam Floyd led Temple in scoring with 8 points.  David Tran added 5.  In the varsity game, the...

Austin Watson scored the lone goal for the Nashville Predators, as they fell to the Dallas Stars by a 4-1 final on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. The preview of the 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic left the Predators frustrated at the end of the night, with the Stars scoring four unanswered in the second period on their way to handing the Preds their second-straight loss. “It’s been a rough go for too long,” Preds goaltender Pekka Rinne said. “It’s another tough loss, especially at home. By the end of the game, there was probably half the people left...

A second-half comeback energized Nissan Stadium on Sunday, but in the end the Titans fell short in a 24-21 loss to the Texans in a critical AFC South contest. “It’s hugely disappointing,” said Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill. “I was excited about the opportunity — I think our entire team was, and we didn’t come out and play well early. And when you play against good teams in this league you have to play them for four quarters, not two.” Tannehill completed 22-of-36 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns in the contest, while running back Derrick Henry carried the...