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Attention Home School Athletes

Attention Home School Athletes

Homeschool students wishing to participate in athletics at any Coffee County School System school need to remember that the proper paperwork for participation is required.  Any homeschool student participating in a varsity or junior varsity sport at any point in the school year has until August 1st to turn in the appropriate paperwork to their respective school.  If you have questions, you can contact athletic director Kyle Harris at Coffee County Middle School at: harrisk@k12coffee.net or Rebecca Koger at Coffee County Central High School at:...

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Sounds Shut Out by Omaha in Opener

Sounds Shut Out by Omaha in Opener

For the first time since June 1, the Nashville Sounds’ hot offense was unable to score a run. The Sounds fell 1-0 against the Omaha Storm Chasers on Thursday night at Werner Park in the opener of a four-game series. The only run of the night came in the bottom of the fourth inning. Taylor Guerrieri, who entered in the third after starter Pedro Payano retired all six batters he faced in a shortened outing, struck out his first two batters. Then Kelvin Gutierrez reached on an infield single, took second on a wild pitch and scored on a...

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12-Run Inning Lifts Sounds Past Dodgers

12-Run Inning Lifts Sounds Past Dodgers

The Nashville Sounds erupted for 12 runs in the bottom of the second inning and held off the Oklahoma City Dodgers in a 14-11 win in front of a sellout crowd of 11,398 at First Tennessee Park Wednesday night. In their largest scoring inning of 2019, Nashville sent 16 batters to the plate. Trailing 2-1 entering the bottom of the second, Andy Ibanez evened the game with a bang when he launched a solo homer down the left field line. The next five batters reached safely and the Sounds extended their lead. Every Nashville batters that came to the...

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USA Men’s Soccer Advances to CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals with Win Over Jamaica in Nashville

USA Men’s Soccer Advances to CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals with Win Over Jamaica in Nashville

Enduring muggy conditions and an 88-minute weather delay in the middle of the first half, the U.S. Men’s National Team battled past Jamaica 3-1 before 28,473 rain-soaked fans at Nissan Stadium. Christian Pulisic earned ussoccer.com Man of the Match honors with a pair of second half goals, piggybacking on Weston McKennie’s opener to advance the USA to a tournament-record 11th Concacaf Gold Cup Final. The United States will square off against archrival Mexico, which needed overtime to beat Haiti 1-0 in Tuesday’s initial semifinal, for the regional title. Kickoff from Soldier Field in Chicago for the first USA-Mexico Gold...

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Carr Ecstatic to Join Preds, Ready to Prove Himself with New Opportunity

Carr Ecstatic to Join Preds, Ready to Prove Himself with New Opportunity

Most of the headlines coming out of Nashville on Monday included Matt Duchene’s name, but the deal to sign the star centerman wasn’t the only transaction the Predators made as free agency opened. There was another forward by the name of Daniel Carr, who signed on the dotted line – a one-year, one-way deal worth $700,000 – to become a member of the Preds. “I’m so excited – I think that’s the only way to put it,” Carr said via phone two days after his contract was announced. “I can’t get over how much of a family the organization...

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Coffee County CHS Football Releases 7 on 7 Scrimmage Schedule

Coffee County CHS Football Releases 7 on 7 Scrimmage Schedule

After practicing on Monday, the Red Raiders will load the buses and travel to Ooltewah on Tuesday for a 9 AM 7 on 7 scrimmage event.  On Wednesday, Coffee County will travel to Lynchburg to take on Moore County in an 8 AM 7v7 workout with the Blue Raiders.  On Thursday, the Red Raiders will welcome Lincoln County to Manchester for a 5:30 PM 7v7 scrimmage. Coach Doug Greene will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the schedule for July as he prepares for is first season as head coach of the Red Raiders. ...

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Nashville Fends Off Oklahoma City in Victory

Nashville Fends Off Oklahoma City in Victory

The Sounds maintained the lead for the entirety of the game, defeating the Oklahoma City Dodgers 6-4. Pacific Coast League All-Star Seth Maness earned his fifth win of the season in the contest. Two runs were scored by Nashville in the first inning, with one run scoring on an error. With the bases loaded, Angelo Mora overthrew second base after fielding a groundball. That scored Zack Granite and Scott Heineman to put the Sounds up 2-0. Oklahoma City scored one run in the top of the second inning when they hit back-to-back doubles by Jon Kemmer and Jake Peter....

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Nashville SC Has a Pair of Nominees for USL Midseason Awards

Nashville SC Has a Pair of Nominees for USL Midseason Awards

With the midpoint of the USL Championship season upon us, the league has selected nominees for the USL Championship Midseason Awards. Nashville Soccer Club’s Ken Tribbett and Daniel Ríos were both selected as nominees for awards. Tribbett has been named one of five nominees for Midseason Defender of the Year, while Ríos is up for Midseason Most Valuable Player. Fans can vote on the USL Championship’s website until July 3 at 11 a.m. CT. Ríos has been leading the charge among Nashville’s forwards so far this season with 10 goals, halfway to his 2018 season total with North Carolina...

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