The Coffee County Central High School Lady Raider basketball team will host a scrimmage game against Richard Hardy Memorial of South Pittsburg on Thursday.  The game is the first scrimmage action of the fall for the Lady Raiders and the public is encouraged to come and watch the Lady Raiders in action.  The game is set to get underway at 5 PM at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. Coffee County will travel to Spring Hill on Saturday, November 16th to participate in a scrimmage play day at Summit.  The Lady Raiders will play East Hickman, Beech and Eagleville. ...

The Coffee County Central High School Red Raider basketball team will host an open practice on Friday night, November 15th, at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  The practice will get underway at 5:30 PM as Coach Williams will be “mic’d up” for the duration of the practice as he leads his team through drills before ending with a controlled scrimmage.  Admission is free and folks are invited to stay after practice to eat with the team.  The Red Raiders will take part in a scrimmage playday on Saturday, November 9th at Rockvale.  The Red Raiders will take on...

Channah Gannon of CCMS basketball The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams opened up play in the Rockvale Tournament on Tuesday night.  Each team had a first round matchup with Siegel Middle.  The Lady Raiders won their matchup 35 to 20.  The Red Raiders fell by a score of 25 to 20. The Lady Raiders continued their defensive dominance as they held Siegel to a single field goal in each of the 2nd and 3rd quarters.  After a tight 1st quarter, Coffee Middle used a 9 point 2nd quarter and an 11 point 3rd quarter to pull away for...

The Coffee County Claybusters opened the 2019-2020 season on Saturday in an AIM team shoot at Big Springs in Christiana.  Four Claybuster squads competed on the day and 2 of those team captured titles in their respective classes.  In individual competition, the Claybusters grabbed 3 individual championships and 4 runner-up finishes. Team #1 won the Junior Division, Class A with a team score of 464 out of 500.  Team #1 was led by Hayden Jacobs who shot a 96(out of a possible 100); Landon Meadows shot a 94; Tucker Carlton shot a 93, Victoria Majors had a 92 and...

Malcolm Butler [Photo by: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY] The Titans have re-signed cornerback Tye Smith to the team’s roster for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Also on Tuesday, the Titans placed cornerback Malcolm Butler on Injured Reserve. Butler suffered a wrist injury in Sunday’s loss to the Panthers after landing on the arm after defending a pass. Smith has played in four games this season, and he was on the roster up until Saturday, when he was waived to make room for defensive back Joshua Kalu. Smith has played in 23 career games, including two playoff contests. In...

Kailee Rossman of WMS basketball The Westwood basketball teams traveled to Irving College on Monday for a conference doubleheader with the Tigers of Irving College.  The Lady Rockets fought off foul trouble to get a 32 to 15 win.  The Rockets’ offense exploded for a 53 to 36 win. The Lady Rockets defense held the Lady Tigers scoreless in the 1st quarter before getting a little separation from the Irving College squad to carry a 17 to 4 lead into the half.  In the second half, Westwood get the clamps on the Tigers offense to grab their 6th straight...

Addi Sartain of CCMS basketball The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams played host to South Franklin on Monday night.  The Lady Raiders throttled the Lady Trojans 40 to 12.  The Red Raiders used a big 3rd quarter to grab a 32 to 22 win.  In the girls’ game, the Lady Raider defense held South to 1 field goal and 1 free throw in the 1st half to take a 20 to 3 lead into the halftime break.  In the 2nd half, Coach George Pearson emptied the bench as they cruised to their 3rd straight conference win.  Olivia Vinson...