The Coffee County CHS soccer team welcomed Warren County to the Raider Soccer Field on Monday night for a non-district battle with their McMinnville rivals.  In a match you heard here on Thunder Radio as part of the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series, the 2 teams engaged in a hard fought, physical contest that came down to the wire.  The Lady Raiders scored 2 goals in the final 7 minutes to claim the 4 to 3 win. Coffee County got on the board in the 16th minute as the Lady Raiders dominated play in the opening 20 minutes. ...

The Coffee County CHS volleyball team visited old rival Tullahoma on Monday night.  For the 2nd time this season, the Lady Raiders got a clean sweep of the Lady Cats.  The Lady Raider varsity swept Tullahoma for the 2nd time this year by set scores of 25-20, 25-11 and 25-21.  Additionally, the freshmen and JV teams also completed their 2nd straight sweep of Tullahoma winning their matches in straight sets. Coffee County dominated at the service line striking 19 service aces on the match.  Kiya Ferrell and Amanda Mukai each had 5 aces and Maddie Husted finished with 4. ...

The 2nd backyard rivalry battle of the year took place at Westwood on Monday as Coffee County Middle visited the Joel Vinson Gym for a volleyball rematch.  After a strong battle in the first matchup on September 3rd, each team has shown improvement leading into Monday night’s regular season finale for each team.  The Lady Raiders and the Lady Rockets battled down to the wire in the 2 set match before Coffee Middle got the win and the season sweep by set scores of 27 to 25 and 25 to 23. Westwood finished the match with 7 aces led...

The Coffee County freshman football team traveled to Nashville on Monday night to tangle with East Nashville.  Facing off against the most athletic team they have faced all year, the Red Raiders took an early lead but ended up falling 28 to 14. The Red Raiders went on top 3 plays into the game as quarterback Nate Luttrell hit Travis Martin on a 40 yard touchdown pass.  Ian Weldon hit the point after kick and the Raiders were on top 7 to 0.  East Nashville struck right back and got their first touchdown with 6 minutes left in the...

The Westwood cross country team traveled to Winchester on Monday afternoon to compete in “The Hornet” hosted by Huntland High School.  Three racers from both the Rockets and Lady Rockets finished in the top 10 in their respective divisions as Westwood came home with a pair of 2nd place team finishes. For the Lady Rockets, Kailee Rossman was the top finishers as she posted a time of 16:02 to come in 2n place in the girls’ division.  Ryleah McNamara was right behind her in 3rd place with a time of 16:17.  Reagan Dubler came in 10th place with a...

The Coffee County Middle School soccer team saw their season come to a close on Monday in Tullahoma.   The Lady Raiders put up a good fight defensively but could not get their offense on track as they were shut out.  Coffee County fell in the match 2 nil. Tied at the half at 0, the Lady Raiders were unable to get a shot off in the second half.  Lady Raider keeper Sydney Gilley finished the match with 8...

Big plays, timely defense, and poise under pressure was the perfect recipe for the Red Raider football team on Friday night as they rolled to a 42 to 36 win at Siegel.  In a game you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Raiders built a 21 point lead in the 4th quarter but had to recover a pair of onside kicks to stave off a late Siegel rally.  The win is the first for a Coffee County football team over a Rutherford County football team since 2004. Blanton Brown got the Raiders on the board first with 6 seconds remaining...