If your child loves to swim and is between the ages of 4 and 18 – Manchester Makos Swim Tryouts are calling your name! Summer registration for the championship Makos will be in early April and season will run from May through the second week in July. There will be limited beginner openings but multiple opportunities for swimmers who can swim the length of the pool and more. The summer season is a great way to see what the team is all about and serves as cross training for fall and winter sports. If you are interested, contact...

April 7 marks the day the Braves begin the quest to defend their 2021 World Series title, and Max Fried is the guy who’ll lead the charge. The decision came down to either Fried or Charlie Morton, a pair of frontline starters that had both earned Opening Day starts, in 2021 and 2020, respectively. It was a difficult call to make for manager Brian Snitker, who has kept the pair on the same schedule for most of the spring to allow for the option of either earning the honor. Tough as it may have been, Snitker was quick to recognize that it...

Coffee County’s Lady Raider softball team announced its presence in the new District 6-4A with authority Tuesday night. Coffee County outhit Shelbyville 14-1 and ended the game early with 2 runs in the bottom of the sixth for a run-rule shortened 10-0 shutout win at Terry Floyd Field in Manchester – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio. It was a parade at the plate for Coffee County. Kaitlyn Davis and Cheyenne Vickers each doubled and Kiya Ferrell and Emily Schuster legged out triples as CHS finished with 4 extra base hits. Davis, Chesnie Cox and Haidyn Campbell...

Caleb Moran blasted a 2-run home run and Aiden Robertson tossed his second complete-game to power the Red Raiders past Warren County 6-1 Tuesday night at Powers Field in Manchester. The Raiders improve to 4-6 overall with the win and even up their District 6-4A record at 2-2. It was a much-needed bounce back win for Coffee County after dropping a tough decision Monday night in McMinnville. Tuesday night was a different story. The Raiders took the lead in the first and never gave it up behind the strong right-arm of Robertson, who struck out 10 batters over 7...

Coffee County scored a run and then loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the seventh, but Warren County’s Layne Roberts pitched his way out of trouble with a strikeout, leaving the bases loaded and the CHS Red Raiders with a 5-4 District 6-4A loss Monday night in McMinnville. The loss drops the Raiders to 3-6 overall, 1-2 in district play. The Raiders and Pioneers will be back at it Tuesday night, this time in Manchester, to complete the two-game series. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Powers Field. Monday night in McMinnville, the...

The Coffee County Red Raider and Lady Raider tennis teams made quick work of Franklin County Friday, sweeping the Rebels and Rebelettes 7-0 and 7-0. Boys Jonathan Nelson wins 8-0 Krish Patel wins 8-1 Liam Brown wins 8-0 Nolan Sussen wins 8-1 Alexander Blomquist wins 8-1 Patel / Brown win 8-0 Nelson / Sussen win 8-1 Girls Lauren Perry wins 8-0 Rylea McNamara wins 8-1 Katie Lawrence wins 8-2 Macie Lawrence wins 8-0 Savannah Blackburn wins 8-0 Emma Fulks / McNamara win 8-1 Lawrence / Lawrence win...

Coffee County Central’s boys soccer team went 1-2 over the weekend in a Chattanooga area tournament. The Raiders were shutout twice – falling 3-0 to Walker Valley and 6-0 to Signal Mountain. The Raiders did get a 2-1 win over Cleveland. CHS picked up goals by John Martinez (assisted by Josue Salinas) and Emmanuel Rodriguez (assisted by Samuel Medina) for the game...

Coffee County’s Lady Raiders scored 2 runs in the top of the 7th but couldn’t complete a comeback against South Gipson in the Warrior Classic Saturday afternoon, falling 6-5. Jalyn Moran had a big day at the plate for CHS – ripping a pair of hits and 3 RBIs. Kaitlyn Davis blasted her first home run of the year – a 2-run shot. But it wasn’t enough for CHS to keep up. Davis allowed 6 runs in the circle over 5 innings and was hit with the loss. CHS didn’t perform well at all in the early morning 8...