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Coffee County Football Falls to Warren County on Friday Night

Coffee County Football Falls to Warren County on Friday Night

Jalen Williams of CHS football Traveling to McMinnville on Friday night, the Coffee County CHS football team took on Warren County on a beautiful evening for football.  Warren County got off to a hot start as they scored touchdowns on their first 3 offensive drives and on the final play of the first half.  That momentum pushed them to the 42 to 20 win.  Warren County used their power running game to roll up 302 yards of total offense in the 1st half as they led at intermission 35 to 14.   Coffee County made some defensive adjustments at the...

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MYFL Closes Out 2019 With Homecoming, Sends 5 Teams To Playoffs

MYFL Closes Out 2019 With Homecoming, Sends 5 Teams To Playoffs

Story by MYFL President Lawrence Phillips. Tyler Martin and Leila Leverette Div 3 Homecoming King and Queen. [Photo by Maddy Phillips] All six MYFL teams were slated for action on Saturday. In Tri County Youth Football League action Manchester played host to Watertown. JR Division (8-9 year olds)The game was hard fought between two teams that matched up really well on offense and defense and was decided by a single score. The Raiders offense couldn’t find a way to get through Watertown’s defense and ended up losing the contest. Manchester 0 Watertown 6After the game AJ Whitman was crowned...

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Local Runners Compete in State Elementary/Middle School State Championship

Knoxville Youth Athletics hosted the Tennessee Middle School and Elementary Cross Country Championships on Saturday.   15 runners from College Street Elementary, 1 North Coffee Elementary runner and 1 Westwood Elementary runner competed in the 1 mile elementary division races.  Additionally, Kailee Rossman of Westwood Middle School took part in the 2 mile middle school race.  The College Street Cougar runners qualified for team points as well.  The College Street boys finished in 17th place, while the College Street girls finished in 18th place in the team standings.  Individually, Jada Nagel was the top finisher for the College Street girls...

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Preds Come Back to Salvage Point, Fall to Panthers in Shootout

Preds Come Back to Salvage Point, Fall to Panthers in Shootout

Kyle Turris(#8) of the Predators celebrates with teammate Calle Jarnkrok [Photo courtesy of Nashville Predators] The Predators staged another comeback and salvaged a point, but the visitors ultimately claimed victory. Nashville scored twice in the third period, but the Florida Panthers prevailed in the shootout to take the Saturday night matchup by a 3-2 final at Bridgestone Arena. The result moves the Preds to 4-3-1 through eight games, their first foray into overtime and a shootout this season. A win every time out is the goal, of course, but Nashville had their chances throughout the night, and considering their...

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Titans Pull Out Improbable Win Over Chargers, 23-20

Titans Pull Out Improbable Win Over Chargers, 23-20

Story by Jim Wyatt, TitansOnline.com Clinging to a three-point lead in the closing seconds on Sunday, things didn’t look good for the Titans. The Chargers had the ball at the one-yard line, first and goal. On the clock, just 34 seconds. On the sideline, Titans rookie A.J. Brown knows what he was thinking. “Honestly,” Brown said with a smile, “if I was the coach, I would have let them score so we’d have a chance to get the ball back and have a chance to score.” Then, something crazy happened. Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard knocked the ball out of...

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Nashville SC Moves Into 1st Place with Saturday Win

Nashville SC Moves Into 1st Place with Saturday Win

Matt Pickens, goalkeeper for Nashville SC Three goals in the first half were more than enough as Nashville SC moved back into first place in the Eastern Conference with a 3-0 win over Atlanta United 2 in the regular season finale at First Tennessee Park on Saturday night. A headed goal from Forrest Lasso from a corner in the 23’ minute and a brace from Daniel Ríos in the 32’ and 39’ minutes sealed the three points on a cool night in the Music City. The night shone gold for two Nashville players as Matt Pickens kept a clean...

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Coffee County Soccer Team Falls in District Title Contest

Coffee County Soccer Team Falls in District Title Contest

Lucy Riddle(left) and Maddy Jones(right) with the district superlative awards on Thursday Competing on their home field for a district championship for the 3rd year in a row, the Lady Raider soccer team of Coffee County CHS welcomed Franklin County to the Raider Soccer Field on Thursday.   Coffee County outshot the visiting Rebelettes but could not get a ball into the back of the net.  In a match you heard here on Thunder Radio, Franklin County claimed the heart-breaking 1 nil win over the Lady Raiders.    Franklin County converted on a long through-ball in the 15th minute as...

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