With the high school baseball and softball seasons coming to a close, the Coffee County Central High School teams featured several deserving candidates for the recently named All-District teams.  For the Red Raiders, Skylar Bratcher and Hayden Skipper were named to the District 8AAA All-District baseball team.  Skipper, a junior, led the Raiders in most hitting categories for the year.  Skipper led the team in batting average(.376), home runs(4), doubles(10), triples(4), hits(35) and walks(25).  On the mound, Skipper finished with a record of 3 and 4 while leading the team in innings pitched with 38 and strikeouts with 66. ...

The Coffee County Lady Raider softball team opened up play in the Region 4AAA tournament at Terry Floyd Field on Monday.  Facing off against a team that has been ranked in the Top 10 in the state all year, the Lady Raiders needed to put together their best performance of the season to spring the upset. Coffee County went toe to toe with the heavily favored Lady Blaze before falling 2 to 1. A pair of solo home runs in the 1st inning was all the offense that Blackman needed as they jumped out to a 2 to 0...

The Coffee County Middle School track team captured a team championship and a 2nd place team finish on Monday in the Central Tennessee Conference Meet at Tullahoma.  The Lady Raiders outdistanced second place East Tullahoma by 17 points.  The Red Raiders came in 2nd place as they finished 16 points behind 1st place South Franklin. The Lady Raiders got 1st place individual finishes from:  Sophie McInturff in the 800M and the 1600M; Kinzie Givens in the high jump; Holli Hancock in the shot put and Nikki Graham in the discus.  Coffee Middle’s girls’ 4x400M relay team came in 2nd...

Coffee County Red Raider tennis player Benedict Edinger carried the mantle for the Red Raider tennis program on Monday as he competed in the Region singles tournament in Murfreesboro.  Edinger, who won led the Red Raider team to a 13 and 1 season record, won the regular season singles title. In the region tournament, Edinger fell in straight sets(2-6, 0-6) to Siegel tennis’ Hussain Alzubaidi.    Edinger, a foreign exchange student, has been the guest of Dewayne and Linda Conklin this school year.  Benedict will return home to Germany on May...

Three individuals and 1 relay team of the Coffee County CHS track team punched their ticket for the TSSAA State Meet on Friday.  Competing at the Section 2(Large) track meet at Rhea County High School, Coffee County kept their streak alive as they will have an athlete at the state meet for the 28th straight year. For the Red Raiders, Trace Bryant qualified in the pole vault as he jumped a new personal best on 10’ 6” to claim 3rd place.  The 4x400M relay team of John Dobson, Kelvin Verge, Renato Garcia and Trace Bryant ran their race in...

The Coffee County Red Raider tennis team traveled to Murfreesboro to square off against Central Magnet in the Region Team Tournament.  Entering the match with a season record of 13 and 0, the Red Raiders needed a win to advance to their first ever sectional berth.  The Raiders season came to a close as they were swept by the Tigers of Central Magnet. The Raiders dropped their first 4 singles matches to end the match early.  Playing the best of 3 sets, Benedict Edinger lost in straight sets (0-6 & 0-6).  Jayden Talley lost in straight sets(0 & 2),...

Thursday Prep Results WMS Golf at Tullahoma – Conference Tournament at Lakewood – PPD until Tuesday, May 14th CHS Boys’ Soccer fell to Shelbyville – District 8AAA Tournament(Finals) – 1 to 0 – See the Story HERE Friday Prep Schedule 11:00 AM – CHS Track in Sectional Meet at Rhea Co 1:00 PM – CHS Tennis vs. Central Magnet – Region Tournament at...

After not allowing a goal for more than three hundred minutes the Coffee County CHS soccer team surrendered their first goal since April 25th.  A penalty kick in the 29th minute by Shelbyville proved to be the only score in Thursday’s District 8AAA finals.   Coffee County saw their season come to a close in the 1 to 0 loss to the Eagles in Shelbyville. In a game featuring a pair of strong defensive performances, the Red Raiders battled hard but could not notch the tying goal.   The Red Raiders finished the season winning 4 of their last 5 matches. ...