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Coffee County CHS Volleyball Grabs District Win at Franklin County
The Coffee County CHS volleyball team closed out the regular season on Tuesday as they traveled to Winchester for a district contest against Franklin County. With the regular season district title already clinched, Coffee County was playing for their 20th win of the season. The varsity Lady Raiders did exactly that as they completed a tripleheader sweep. Coffee County won by set scores of 25-21, 25-18 and 25-11. Additionally, the freshmen team won in 3 sets and the JV team swept Franklin County in 2 sets. The Lady Raiders continued their aggressive serving as they finished with 19 aces. ...
Coffee County Freshman/JV Football Team Falls to White County on Monday
The Coffee County CHS freshmen and junior varsity football teams welcomed White County to Carden-Jarrell Field on Monday night. In a game that featured a lot of scoring, the Raiders saw a 4th quarter lead evaporate as they dropped the high scoring decision. Coffee County fell by a final score of 42 to 33. After a long Nate Luttrell to Travis Martin pass completion, Triston Galey punched the ball in from 1 out on the first drive of the game to give Coffee County the early lead. The offense stalled the rest of the half as the Red Raiders...
Preds Name Final Roster, Open Season on Thursday Night on Thunder Radio
What began as 55 individuals vying for 23 spots has been whittled down to 22. With the last of the decisions made, the Predators announced their final roster for the start of the 2019-20 season on Tuesday afternoon, the group that will begin the campaign with Thursday’s home opener against the Minnesota Wild. That lineup does not include forward Miikka Salomaki or defenseman Steven Santini, both of whom cleared waivers earlier in the day and were assigned to the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. They join forward Frederick Gaudreau and defenseman Jarred Tinordi who joined the Admirals on Monday...
Coffee County Claims Senior Night Win over Warren County
Celebrating Senior Night on Monday, the Coffee County CHS volleyball team welcomed Warren County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. In a match you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Lady Raiders tangled with the Lady Pioneers for the 2nd time in 5 days after defeating them on Thursday. On Monday night, the Highway 55 rivals engaged in a tight battle before Coffee County came out on top 25-23, 25-22 and 26-24. After Coffee County led wire to wire in the 1st set, the 2 teams traded blows throughout the 2nd and 3rd sets. Coffee County had to...
A Trio of Coffee County Golfers Qualify for Region Tournament
On a scorching hot day at Winchester’s Bear Trace Golf Club, the Raider golf teams competed on Monday in the district tournament. The young and inexperienced Raider golfers took their lumps against a talented field on a challenging course and even more challenging conditions. At the end of the day, 3 individual golfers qualified to compete in Thursday’s region tournament. The Lady Raiders finished in 4th place in the team standings while the Red Raider team captured a 5th place finish. Both Lady Raider golfers qualified for the region tournament and will compete as individuals. Maggie Crouch shot an...
Tuesday Prep Schedule
Tuesday Prep Schedule 4:00 PM – WMS Cross Country at Community 6:30 PM – CHS Volleyball at Franklin...
Monday Prep Schedule
Monday Prep Schedule 9:00 AM – CHS Golf in District Tournament at Bear Trace 6:00 PM – CHS Football(JV/Freshmen) HOSTS White County(JV & Fresh) 6:00 PM – CHS Volleyball HOSTS Warren County – 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series broadcast on Thunder...
Red Raider Football Falls to Bigger Cookeville Squad on Homecoming
Celebrating Homecoming on Friday night, the Coffee County CHS football team welcomed Cookeville to Carden-Jarrell Field. Looking to build on the momentum of last Friday’s win at Siegel, the Red Raiders squared off against a big and talented Cavalier squad. Giving up around 50 pounds per player in the offensive and defensive lines, Coffee County could not stop the Cookeville offense as they fell 41 to 14. Cookeville got on the board first with 2:09 left in the 1st quarter as they returned a punt 77 yards for a touchdown. A pair of long touchdown runs in the 2nd...
