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Coffee County Middle School Spring Sports Season Openers on Monday Delayed
Monday was scheduled to be the first day of the spring sports season for the Coffee County Middle School baseball and softball teams. The Raider teams were set to travel to Sparta to take on White County. Those games have been postponed and the make-up dates are to be determined. The Raiders and Lady Raiders will be at home on Tuesday afternoon for their season opener with White County. The CCMS soccer team is set to open the season on Tuesday at White County. That match is set to begin at 5:30 PM in Sparta. Thunder Radio will have...

Preds Fall to Avalanche In Finale of Season Series
They had 38 shots on goal, but the Nashville Predators were unable to score, and they fell to the Colorado Avalanche, 5-0, on Saturday evening at Bridgestone Arena. The result stops Nashville’s win streak at two and sees the Preds and Avs split their four-game season series. In addition to the shot tally, Colorado blocked 19 additional Nashville attempts in the contest, with the Preds left looking to make sense of a game where the score didn’t necessarily reflect the overall effort. “I didn’t think it was 5-0 game at all; I actually thought we played pretty well,” Preds...

Nashville SC Drops Preseason Friendly on Rainy Friday Night
Nashville Soccer Club hosted its first game of 2019 on a rainy Friday night at First Tennessee Park, and was challenged by a high caliber MLS club in New York City FC in a 2-0 loss. NYCFC struck twice in the first half, on a penalty kick after a handball and a 25-yard strike from highly-touted forward Alexandru Mitrita. ANOTHER RAINY NIGHT It is now a tradition for Nashville SC to play MLS teams in preseason friendlies in the rain. Just over a year after its inaugural game at First Tennessee Park in 2018 against Atlanta United in a...

Rain Forces Several Friday and Saturday Cancellations
As the spring sports season is just about set to get underway, a rash of cancellations on Friday and Saturday were announced on Thursday and Friday The girls region basketball game vs Stewarts Creek set for Friday night at Coffee County high school has been postponed. More details later. The game will be made up at 2pm on Sunday. Saturday’s Region 4AAA boys’ quarterfinal game, Riverdale at Coffee County, has been postponed until 6 PM on Sunday. The Westwood baseball team was set to open their regular season in Fayetteville on Saturday against Riverside Christian. That match up has...

Coffee County Fastpitch League to Hold FINAL Signups on Saturday
The Coffee County Fastpitch Association will hold their FINAL DAY of signups this Saturday at the Ada Wright Center. The fastpitch softball league will hold signups from 9 AM to 2 PM. Parents wishing to register their child need to bring the child’s birth certificate to signups. The league is open to kids ages 4 to 14 in 4 separate age divisions. Cost to participate is $40 per child with a sibling discount available. If you need more information, contact Matt Asher at 931-588-9919 or Renee Asher at 931-581-3668. You can also get more information by visiting the league’s...

Turris, Josi Tally as Preds Top Kings
Roman Josi scored the game-winner for the second consecutive outing, and the Nashville Predators defeated the Los Angeles Kings by a 2-1 final on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena. It’s Nashville’s second-straight win overall, and with the two points in the standings, the team is back in first place in the Central Division – one point ahead of the Winnipeg Jets. Kyle Turris also scored on the evening – a power-play goal to give Nashville the all important first lead against a Los Angeles team that had lost five straight entering the night. The Preds were expecting a tight-checking...

Sounds Announce Weekly Promotions for 2019 Season
The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club has announced its weekly promotions for the 2019 season. The 70-game home schedule at First Tennessee Park includes eight dates to bring your dog to the ballpark, numerous chances to win prizes on Wednesdays, drink discounts, fireworks shows, senior and military appreciation, and the always-popular family days. Opening Day at First Tennessee Park is scheduled for Thursday, April 4 when the Sounds host the Iowa Cubs at 6:35 p.m. Kroger Plus Mondays (9 Occurrences): Score a “Family 4-Pack” of Select section tickets, 4 hot dogs and 4 fountain sodas for just $44 when showing...

Thunder Radio Debuts Gilley Crane Hometown Sports Series for Spring Sports
Thunder Radio takes seriously our commitment to being your hometown radio station. With that in mind, we are pleased to announce a tentative lineup for exclusive coverage of Westwood Middle School and Coffee County Middle School baseball and softball broadcasts in addition to soccer games from Westwood, Coffee County Middle and Coffee County CHS. Thunder Radio is proud to partner with Gilley Crane to produce the Gilley Crane Hometown Sports Series for spring sports. Thunder Radio’s unrivaled coverage will bring you 14 regular season games for the middle school soccer, softball and baseball teams along with the Coffee County...