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Preds Fall in Shootout to Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Penguins moved into a tie for second place in the Metropolitan Division with a 2-1 shootout win against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday. Sidney Crosby scored the only goal in the shootout after Ryan Ellis tied the game 1-1 for the Predators at 16:59 of the third period with a shot from the right face-off circle. Bryan Rust scored, and Matt Murray made 28 saves for the Penguins (40-24-11), who are tied with the New York Islanders, three points behind the Washington Capitals for first place. Pekka Rinne made 32 saves for the Predators...
Wednesday Prep Results and Thursday Prep Schedule
Wednesday Prep Results WMS Boys’ Soccer lost to Tullahoma – 3 to 1 – Read the story HERE CHS Baseball fell at Lincoln Co – 9 to 1 – Read the story HERE Thursday Prep Schedule 4:00 PM – CCMS Tennis HOSTS Shelbyville 4:00 PM – CHS Tennis at Giles Co 5:00 PM – CCMS JV Baseball HOSTS North Franklin 5:00 PM – CCMS Softball HOSTS Lincoln Co 5:00 PM – WMS Softball at Community 5:30 PM – WMS Boys’ Soccer HOSTS Webb 6:00 PM – CHS Baseball HOSTS Cookeville – Thunder Radio broadcast 8:00 PM – CHS...
Westwood Soccer Loses at Tullahoma on Wednesday
The Westwood soccer team traveled to Tullahoma on Wednesday night to take on the Wildcats. For the second game in a row, the Rockets had trouble sustaining their offensive attack through the middle of the field against the Cats. Westwood fell by a final score of 3 to 1. Tullahoma got a pair of first half goals to race out to a 2 to 0 lead at intermission. The Wildcats pushed that lead to 3 to 0 before Ian Weldon got Westwood on the scoreboard. Weldon scored in the 54th minute for the Rockets. The Rockets are back in...
Coffee County Baseball Falls at Lincoln County
The Coffee County CHS baseball team traveled to Fayetteville on Wednesday for the 2nd game in the district series with Lincoln County. Coming off a disappointing loss on Tuesday, the Red Raiders fell behind early to the Falcons. Coffee County ended up falling by a final score of 9 to 1. The Falcons pushed across a pair of runs in both the 1st and 2nd innings to seize control of the game. The Coffee County defense ended up committing 4 errors which allowed Lincoln County to plate 7 unearned runs. Coffee County was held to 5 hits led by...
Coffee County CHS Football Coach Ryan Sulkowski Resigns to Take Job in North Carloina
[This story contains updated information from the story we first published on Tuesday, March 19th] After meeting with principal Paul Parsley and the CHS football team on Tuesday morning, Ryan Sulkowski has tendered his resignation as head football coach at Coffee County Central High School. Sulkowski, who was hired in December of 2013 as the Red Raiders head coach, has accepted a position as head football coach and assistant athletic director at Hunt High School in Wilson, North Carolina. Sulkowski made a short statement released on Tuesday. “This morning I tenured my resignation at Coffee County Central High School...
Tuesday Prep Results and Wednesday Prep Schedule
Tuesday Prep Results CCMS Tennis swept Tullahoma – Girls won 4 to 0; Boys won 7 to 1– Read the story HERE CHS Tennis split with Marshall Co – Girls lost 5 to 2; Boys won 5 to 2 – Read the story HERE CCMS Baseball dumped North Franklin – 20 to 9 – Read the story HERE CCMS Softball hammered North Franklin – 13 to 2 – Read the story HERE WMS Softball drilled Cascade – 13 to 0 – Read the story HERE CHS Baseball fell to Lincoln Co – 8 to 2 – Read the story HERE CHS Softball...
Coffee County CHS Baseball Falls to Lincoln County
The Coffee County CHS baseball team welcomed Lincoln County to Powers Field on Tuesday to begin a 2 game district series. In a game you heard here on Thunder Radio, Coffee County struggled with walks, hit batsmen and errors as they dropped the 8 to 2 decision. The Red Raiders had runners in scoring position in each of the first 2 innings but could not scratch out an early lead. Lincoln County erupted for 4 runs in the 3rd inning as they sent 9 batters to the plate. Coffee County cut the deficit to 4 to 2 in the...
Coffee County CHS Softball Roars Past Columbia
Hosting their 1st district game of the year, the Coffee County softball welcomed Columbia to Terry Floyd Field on Tuesday night for First Responders Night. After a rocky start, the Lady Raiders banged out 11 hits in the final 3 innings to get a 13 to 2 win in a Mercy Rule shortened game. After Columbia built a 2 to 0 lead heading into the bottom of the 3rd inning, the Coffee County bats came to life. Coffee County took a 3 to 2 lead after 3 innings before plating 6 runs in the 4th inning to seize control...
