The Coffee County Middle School soccer team opened their season on the road on Tuesday night in Sparta.  The young and exciting Red Raiders took on conference rival White County looking to get the season off on the right foot.  A hat trick from Javier Rodriguez helped push the Raiders to a 6 to 2 win. The Red Raiders got a pair of 1st half goals from Rodriguez and Brayton Anderson before breaking loose in the 2nd half.  In the second half, Rodriguez scored twice more while Julius Norris and Isaiah Campbell added goals.  Coach Ryan Wood was pleased...

The Coffee County CHS baseball team welcomed Warren County to Powers Field on Tuesday for a scrimmage contest.  Despite out hitting Warren County, Coffee County came up on the short end of a 9 to 7 decision in 10 innings. Jalen Morris led Coffee County in hitting as he was 3 for 4 at the plate.  Zach Milan finished the game with a single and a double and 2 runs scored.  Dylan Koon and Noah Bradshaw each added a pair of singles while Hayden Skipper and Skylar Bratcher added doubles. The Red Raiders and Pioneers will scrimmage again on...

Juuse Saros made 43 saves, but the Blues got the game’s only two goals as the Nashville Predators fell in St. Louis by a 2-0 final on Tuesday night at Enterprise Center. The result sees the Preds lose four of five in their season series against the Blues as they finished off the second half of a back-to-back set. Nashville was outshot by a 44-19 margin on the evening, and Saros kept them in it all night long, but the Predators were unable to convert on Jordan Binnington with the Blues goaltender earning the shutout. Although it was their...

Hosting a region quarterfinal basketball game for the 2nd consecutive season, the Lady Raider of CHS welcomed Stewarts Creek to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Monday.   Looking for their first region win since 2012, Coffee County saw Stewarts Creek rally in the 4th quarter to force overtime.  The Lady Raiders needed a come from behind rally in overtime to get the 59 to 55 win. After a back and forth first half, Coffee County outscored The Red Hawks 8 to 4 in the final 3 minutes of the first half to take a 6 point lead into...

The Manchester Youth Baseball Association will be holding their final sign-up date on Tuesday evening, February 26th at the Duck River Building.  The signup will take place from 5 to 8 PM in the Duck River Community Room. Manchester Youth Baseball has divisions for kids 4 to 18.  Parents wishing to sign their child up need to bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate to signups.  Cost for T-Ball signups is $55.  For ages 8u to 12u the cost will be $55 and for $18u the cost is $100 per player.  There are a limited number of scholarships...

P.K. Subban had a goal and an assist for the Nashville Predators in a 3-2 shootout win against the Edmonton Oilers at Bridgestone Arena on Monday. Colton Sissons scored, and Pekka Rinne made 25 saves for Nashville (37-23-5), which has won three of its past four games and moved one point ahead of the Winnipeg Jets for first place in the Central Division. Leon Draisaitl scored twice, and Mikko Koskinen made 36 saves for Edmonton (26-29-7), which has lost 12 of its past 15 games (3-8-4) and is seven points behind the Minnesota Wild for the second wild card...