The Coffee County CHS volleyball team welcomed 15 teams to Manchester on Saturday for their annual Southern Slam Tournament.  The Lady Raiders were 2 and 1 in pool play to qualify for the Gold Bracket.  Coffee County fell in the 1st round of bracket play by eventual tournament champion Lawrence County. The Lady Raiders opened up with a 2 set win over Fayetteville.  Coffee County won by set scores of 25-20 and 25-13.  Coffee County then dropped Franklin County in straight sets 25-8 and 25-11.  They closed out pool play with a hard fought loss to Columbia Academy losing...

Written By Lawrence Phillips MYFL returned to action on Saturday with 3 games on the road and three games at Carden-Jarrell. The Manchester Red Raiders of SMTYFA traveled to Fayetteville to battle the Fayetteville City Tigers. The Division 1 (5-6-7) year olds took an undefeated team, which has also not given up a point all season, into Fayetteville to face the Tigers who were also undefeated, to contend for sole possession of first place. The Tigers had no answer for the Raiders dominating offense and defense. Avery Hodges lead the scoring with two touchdowns. Karson Wimley and Hayes Shemwell...

The Coffee County Middle School JV soccer team completed their season on Saturday in the CTC JV Tournament at Tullahoma.  The Lady Raiders fell in both of their contests on the day.  They Lady Radiers dropped decisions to North Franklin in the semifinals and Harris in the consolation game. The JV Lady Raiders opened up against North and played well in the first half trailing 1 nil at intermission.  North found their scoring touch in the 2nd half as they powered to a 6 to 0 win.  Coffee County was led in shots by Jasmine Norris who had 2. ...

Two defensively sound clubs each kept their net clean as Nashville Soccer Club and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC played to a 0-0 draw at First Tennessee Park on Saturday night. With the point earned, Nashville is just one point behind a trio of clubs in first place in the East and remains in the top four of the conference. Nashville was the dominant team throughout the 90 minutes as a red card shown to Pittsburgh defender Tobi Adewole in the 40’ minute changed the course of the match. Up a man, Nashville SC controlled more than 75% of the possession...

The Coffee County CHS soccer team traveled to Tullahoma on Thursday night looking to recapture the coveted Coffee Cup Trophy, sponsored by First Vision Bank.  Despite playing short-handed for the last 8:30 of regulation, the Lady Raiders overcame an early Tullahoma lead and won the match in penalty kicks.  Coffee County captured the 2 to 1 win. Tullahoma got on the board first when they scored in the 19th minute on a breakaway goal when the Lady Cat forward appeared to be offside.  Maddy Jones tied it in the 27th minute when she converted a long through pass off...

The Coffee County CHS volleyball team welcomed Columbia to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Thursday night.  Looking to avenge their only district loss of the year AND lock up the regular season district title, the Lady Raiders were primed for the match-up.  Coffee County played nearly error-free volleyball as they swept Columbia in straight sets 25-17, 25-23 and 28-26. Coffee County finished the night with a phenomenal 41 kills and 6 ½ blocks as they dominated at the net.  On a night where Lexi Bryan was 7 kills away from becoming the Lady Raider career leader in...

The Temple Baptist Christian School volleyball team welcomed Dogwood Christian Academy to the E.C. Bailey Gym on Thursday night for a varsity and Junior Varsity doubleheader.  The varsity Lady Eagles swept the visitors in straight sets to win 25-13, 25-6 and 25-20.  The JV team needed 3 sets to grab a 25-17, 11-25 and 15-12 win. The Lady Eagles are back at home on Tuesday night when they welcome Shelbyville rival Victory Baptist to the E.C. Bailey Gym.  That match will get underway at 5:30...

The Coffee County CHS golf team traveled to Tullahoma on Thursday to take part in a 3 team match on Thursday.  The Raiders squared off against Tullahoma and Shelbyville at Tullahoma’s Lakewood Country Club.  Both the Red Raiders and Lady Raiders finished in 3rd place on the day. The Red Raiders fired a 9 hole team score of 199.  Shelbyville won the match with a score of 154.  Tullahoma came in 2nd with a 184. Logan Hale shot the low round for the Raiders as he carded a 42.  Chase Hancock was right behind him with a 46.  David...