Alana Coker of CHS wrestling Hosting their first home matches of the year, the Coffee County CHS wrestling team welcomed Forrest and LaVergne to the Raider Academy on Thursday for a tri-match.  The Red Raiders opened the night with a 46 to 30 loss to LaVergne.  The Lady Raiders got a 36 to 6 win over LaVergne.  In the night cap, Coffee County’s boys beat Forrest 46 to 30. Against LaVergne, Mary Anne Walker got a pair of pins while Alana Coker got a pin and an injury forfeit win.  Lyra Leftwich and Mary Wolfram each scored pinfall wins...

Channah Gannon of CCMS basketball The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams squared off against North Franklin on Thursday night at the CCMS gym.  The Lady Raiders rolled to a 41 to 29 win.  The Red Raiders fought off a tough Gator squad to get a 28 to 24 win.  The Lady Raiders held the Lady Gators to 5 points in the 1st half as they built a 23 to 5 lead at intermission.  North rallied in the 2nd half but Coffee County hit 12 of their 19 second half free throws to grab the win.  Coffee County was...

Mich Gloden of Temple basketball The Temple Baptist Christian School Eagles hosted their first home basketball game of the year on Thursday night.  Welcoming in Dogwood Christian of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, the varsity Eagles got off to a hot start to grab a 52 to 41 win. The Eagles jumped out to a 10 to 1 lead in the first 4 and a half minutes of the game to seize the momentum.  They stretched the lead to 15 at the half and carried a 16 point advantage into the 4th quarter.  Temple was led in scoring by Mich Gloden...

Nashville center Ryan Johansen Ryan Johansen scored his second goal in as many games, but Victor Olofsson put the Sabres ahead for good in the third period, as Buffalo defeated Nashville, 4-3, on Thursday night. The result sees Nashville’s two-game winning streak come to an end, as they fell in Buffalo for the first time in their last nine trips to Western New York. The contest was a back-and-forth affair at KeyBank Center. The Predators had their chances with 39 shots on goal, but they were unable to solve Linus Ullmark when they needed it the most late in...

Thursday Prep Schedule 5:00 PM – TBCS Basketball HOSTS Dogwood Christian 6:00 PM – CCMS Basketball HOSTS North Franklin 6:00 PM – CHS Wrestling HOSTS Forrest and LaVergne Thursday’s Coffee County Elementary Basketball League Postseason Tournament Semifinals at CHS 5:00 – New Union vs North Coffee – Girls 6:00 – North Coffee vs New Union – Boys 7:00 – East Coffee vs Westwood – Girls 8:00 – Westwood vs College Street – Boys 6:00 PM – Nashville Predators at Buffalo – Fifth Third Bank Nashville Predators Radio Network broadcast on Thunder Radio (brought to you by the law office...

Ryan Tannehill[Photo by Associated Press] Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 14. Tannehill completed 21-of-27 passes for 391 yards with three touchdown passes and a passer rating of 140.4 in the team’s 42-21 win over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. Tannehill joined Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (three games in 2011) as the only players to complete at least 75 percent of their passes with a passer rating of 130 or higher (minimum 10 attempts) in three consecutive games in a single season in NFL history. Tannehill also joined Seahawks...

The Nashville Sounds have been named the 2019 Triple-A winner of Baseball America’s Freitas Award. The Freitas Awards have been presented by Baseball America annually since 1989 and recognize franchises for their community involvement, long-term business success and consistent operational excellence. The award was presented on Monday to Sounds General Manager Adam Nuse at the Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego. “This is a tremendous honor from Baseball America for our organization,” said Nuse. “We strive to be the very best Minor League Baseball team in the country and share this award with our passionate fan base in Middle...