The Coffee County Central High School freshman basketball team played host to Warren County on Thursday night at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  The Red Raiders rode a strong 2nd half effort to claim the 41 to 28 win. Connor Shemwell led the Raider scoring attack with 15 points, including 7 4th quarter free throws.  John Dobson added 11 points and Rueben Alvarez chipped in 7...

The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider basketball season came to a close on Thursday night in the semifinals of the CTC Postseason Tournament.  Squaring off against the top-seeded Warriorettes of White County, the Lady Raiders dropped a 43 to 25 decision.  The Lady Raiders finished the season with a record of 14 and 7. The Lady Raiders got off to a strong start trailing White County by 2 points at the half.  White County was able to pull away in the 3rd quarter before holding the Lady Raiders to 4 points in the 4th quarter.  Coffee Middle was...

This weekend, the Coffee County CHS, Coffee County Middle School and Westwood Middle schools will all be in action in their respective region swim tournaments in Nashville. The high school swimmers will compete in the Middle Tennessee Regional on Friday beginning at 10 AM. The middle school swimmers will compete on Saturday with their events also beginning at 10 AM. Both meets will be held at the Tracy Caulkins Aquatic Center in Nashville’s Centennial SportsPlex. Qualifying for the region meet for the high school swimmers in individual events are: Lindsey Cauble, William Tobitt, Kennedy Norman-Young, Anna O’Connor, Jase Rice,...

The Coffee County Central High School athletic department has partnered with Jiffy Burger restaurant to acknowledge the hard work and dedication that our student-athletes put into their sports. At the end of each month, each in-season head coach will be able to submit the name of one athlete who had a standout performance and demonstrated excellent leadership during that month. The head coaches and the administration will be given the opportunity to vote for one male and one female athlete to be named athlete of the month. Earlier this week, the CHS athletic department announced the selection of Jack...

The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider basketball team opened up CTC tournament play on Wednesday night in Tullahoma.  Coffee County squared off against Warren County in the quarterfinal round of the single elimination tournament.  In a game you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Lady Raiders punched their ticket for the semifinals with a 35 to 9 win over the Lady Pioneers. After Warren County opened the game with a 4 to 0 lead in the first 3 minutes, Coffee Middle held Warren County to 5 points in the final 3 and a half quarters to roll to...

The Coffee County Middle School Red Raider basketball season came to an end on Wednesday in the semifinal round of the CTC tournament.  Taking on top-seeded South Franklin, Coffee County gave the favored Trojans all they could handle for 3 quarters.  But foul trouble and turnovers in the 4th quarter cost the Raiders in a 35 to 23 loss. Coffee Middle got off to a hot start as they led 10 to 1 after 1 quarter.  South rallied to cut the lead to 1 with 1 minute left in the half but Coffee County held that advantage going into...

The Juice was loose in Vegas. Juuse Saros made a career-high 47 saves, and the Nashville Predators defeated the Golden Knights, 2-1, on Wednesday night. The result gives the Preds their first-ever win at T-Mobile Arena, as well as a two-game win streak as they head into the 2019 NHL All-Star Weekend and subsequent bye week. The Predators surrendered 48 shots to the Golden Knights – not their most stellar defensive effort of the season – but their netminder made the difference. “He was unbelievable,” Preds Captain Roman Josi said of Saros. “Every time he steps in, he’s unbelievable....

The Coffee County CHS basketball teams got their 7th straight doubleheader sweep on Tuesday night as claimed a pair of district wins from Columbia.  Both the Lady Raiders and Red Raiders played some of their best basketball of the year as each held on to the top spot in the district standings with impressive victories.  The Lady Raiders mauled the Lady Lions 77 to 28 while the Red Raiders dominated the pace of the game in a 66 to 55 win over the Lions. The Lady Raiders got off to another red hot start as they drilled seven 3...