Facing off against old rival Tullahoma on Saturday afternoon, the Coffee County Lady Raiders entered the District 8AAA championship game with all the momentum.  Having won 10 in a row against the Lady Cats and riding a win streak that stretched back to December 29th, Coffee County entered the game as an overwhelming favorite.  Tullahoma engineered a strong defensive performance and led for the majority of the game, culminating in a made free throw after time expired, to get the 32 to 31 win over the Lady Raiders. Tullahoma’s Julia Duncan was fouled on a 3 point attempt from...

Reaching the district finals for the first time since 2006, the Coffee County Red Raiders tangled with the Lions of Columbia on Saturday night in Lawrenceburg.  A hot shooting Lions team hit 12 three point baskets as they stunned the top-seeded Red Raiders.  Coffee County fell by a final score of 63 to 50. Columbia outscored the Raiders 12 to 6 in the final 4 minutes of the 1st quarter to build a 5 point lead that they would never surrender.  The Red Raiders closed the gap to 3 points early in the second quarter only to see the...

The Coffee County wrestling team closed out their most successful season ever on Saturday at the TSSAA state meet in Franklin.  Lady Raider wrestler Mary Anne Walker became the second medalist in program history as she claimed a 5th place finish in the 125 pound class of the girls’ tournament on Saturday.  Walker, a sophomore, finished the tournament with a record of 2 and 2 as she won the 5th place match in a first round pinfall. Rey Reyes(at 182 pounds) was the highest finisher for the Red Raiders as he was eliminated in the round of 16.  Reyes...

The Eagles of Temple Baptist Christian School closed out their season in Saturday at home in their very own Eagle Invitational.  Temple finished the tournament with a record 4 and 2 with both losses coming at the hands of tournament champion Victory Baptist Academy of Shelbyville. The Eagles went 3 and 1 in pool play as they opened play on Friday with a 49 to 34 win over Faith Christian of Jamestown.  Cody Swayze led the Eagles in scoring with 32 points as Alex Gloden added 11.  . They followed up with a loss to Victory 60 to 45. ...

Colton Sissons’s first-period tally was taken off the board, and the Vegas Golden Knights responded with the game’s first three goals to top the Predators, 5-1, on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The result denies Nashville’s bid for a three-game sweep of their season series with Vegas and keeps them at 73 points. The Preds will complete their two-game trip in Dallas on Tuesday. Nashville allowed 50 shots on the night, with goaltender Juuse Saros turning aside 45 of them to keep his club in it for most of the contest, undoubtedly the best player for the Preds. “In...

Trying to get their 3rd win of the season over Lawrence County, the Coffee County Red Raiders squared off against the Wildcats on their home floor on Friday night.  With a home region tournament game as the reward to the winner, the 2 teams battled from the tip-off to the final horn in the District 8AAA tournament semifinals.  In the end, Coffee County rose to the occasion in the 4th quarter to get the 50 to 44 win and advance to Saturday’s District championship game. After ending the 1st quarter tied at 8, the Red Raiders nudged ahead by...

Three members of the Coffee County wrestling team opened up competition in the TSSAA State Tournament on Thursday in Franklin.  Jesse Hay-Smith, Rey Reyes and Christopher Speagle were all in action on Thursday afternoon and evening in their own 32 man individual tournament bracket.  The state tournament is taking place at the Williamson County Agricultural Exposition Park in Franklin.   Qualifier Brett Francis was a late scratch and did not participate.   The Red Raiders struggled on the state championship stage losing 5 of their 7 matches.  All 3 wrestlers dropped their opening round matchups. At 145 pounds, Jesse Hay-Smith was...