A trio of Coffee County CHS tennis players competed this past weekend in the Tennessee Junior Team Tennis State Championships in Murfreesboro.  Ben Davis, Jaden Talley and Lauren Perry each competed in the 18U Intermediate Division.  On the weekend, each finished with a winning record. Davis, a rising senior, and Perry, a rising sophomore, competed for Team True Blue based out of Murfreesboro.  Perry was 3 and 1 on the weekend and Davis was 2 and 1.  Their team finished tied for 2nd in their pool and missed advancing to the championship round via the tiebreaker.  Davis lost in men’s...

The Coffee County CHS volleyball team will host their annual scrimmage play day on Thursday at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  Twelve teams in all will be in action beginning at 8:30 AM.  Action will take place on all 3 courts so spectators are encouraged to bring a lawn chair. Coffee County will take on Oakland at 8:30 AM.  They will follow that up with a 11:30 AM match against Riverside Christian.  The Lady Raiders will close out play with a 1 PM match against former district rival Lawrence County. The complete schedule is as...

The Nashville Sounds were “ruffed up” by the Oklahoma City Dodgers in a 16-1 loss in front of 7,113 fans at First Tennessee Park Tuesday night. Oklahoma City hitters launched five home runs off Nashville pitching, including four off starter Austin Bibens-Dirkx. Trouble started in the first inning when Bibens-Dirkx walked the first three batters of the game. DJ Peters knocked in two runs with a base hit up the middle and Kyle Garlick hit the first home run of the night – a two-run shot to right-center to make it 4-0. The Dodgers powered up again in the...

For the 2nd time in 2 weekends, a Manchester baseball team has captured a Tennessee Youth Baseball Association(TYBA) state title.  On Sunday, the 12U Manchester Trouble Makers capped off a perfect run through the 7 team, 12U TYBA State Recreation Division and earned a state title.  The Manchester 9 dropped DeKalb County in the championship game 14 to 5 to clinch the title. In pool play action on Friday and Saturday, the Trouble Makers rolled to a 3 and 0 record to earn the top seed in Sunday’s elimination bracket.  On Sunday, the team rolled through Huntland in the...

The Titans are set to open training camp with three players on the team’s Physically Unable to Perform list – defensive lineman Jurrell Casey, tight end Jonnu Smith and kicker Ryan Succop. All three players were placed on PUP on Monday. Also, defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons has been placed on the team’s NFI (Non-Football Injury) list. Casey and Smith are recovering from knee injuries suffered at the end of last season. Succop, meanwhile, hasn’t practiced throughout the offseason as he recovers from an injury as well. Each of these players will be eligible to practice with the team upon...

Details on the newest North American continental soccer tournament were announced jointly by Major League Soccer and Liga MX on Thursday afternoon. Following the Leagues Cup debut in 2019, the 2020 tournament will expand to 16 teams and will feature eight qualified top-flight teams from each of the top two soccer leagues in North America. Beginning in 2020, the eight qualified teams from MLS will be determined by the top four finishers in the Eastern Conference regular season standings and top four in the Western Conference. Clubs that qualify for the 2020 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League will be excluded...