Lady Raider junior Alivia Reel poured in a season-high 21 points Tuesday night, Feb. 1, 2022, as the Lady Raiders throttled Franklin County 69-33. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Alivia Reel always has a little smile on her face when she sees Franklin County on the schedule. The junior guard always plays well against the Rebelettes and that held true Tuesday night in Manchester, as Reel poured in a season high 21 points, including five 3-pointers to lead Coffee County to a 69-33 win. “I don’t know what it is about them,” said Reel. The Lady Raiders...

Double digit points from Natalie Barnes and Ella Arnold led the Coffee Middle Lady Raiders past Oakland 40-14 in the opening round of the TMSAA Sectional Tournament Tuesday afternoon at Stewarts Creek. Barnes poured in 15 points and Arnold added 11. The Lady Raiders improve to 22-2 with the win and will now play in the next round of the sectional at 5:15 p.m. Thursday at Stewarts Creek. That game will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio. If Coffee County can beat Rockvale, the Lady Raiders will advance to the Sectional Championship at 6 pm Friday. A win in...

The Coffee County High School swim team had four swimmers qualify for the TISCA High School State Meet coming up on Feb. 11 and 12 at Centennial Sportplex. Grace Academy Home School had six swimmers to qualify for the state. Qualifying for the state for CHS were Kennedy Norman-Young, Emily Williams, Abby Gilday and Elsie Lazalier. For Grace Academy were Maddie DeWolfe, Matthew Howlett, Isaac Lee, TJ Skalicky, Braeden Buchanan and Rosalea Buchanan. See full results here. Bottom row- Coffee County Central High School Swimmers, Kennedy Norman- Young, Emily Williams, Abby Gilday, Elsie Lazalier Back row- Grace Academy Homeschool,...

The Coffee County Central Raiderette Dance team took a top 5 finish in the pom category and a top 10 finish in Jazz and Gameday categories at their UDA dance competition over the weekend. Some of the top dance teams in the country were on hand for the...

Olivia Vinson tied a career high with 24 points Friday night, January 28, 2022. –Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Once they started falling, they didn’t stop for Olivia Vinson Friday night. The freshman guard was red hot from behind the 3-point line, using 6 3-pointers to tie her career high of 24 points as the Central High School Lady Raiders cruised past Shelbyville Eaglettes 63-29 at Shelbyville Central High School. “Once the first one went in they just started falling,” said Vinson, who was named Thunder Radio Stone Fort Mortgage Player of the Game. Vinson had 15 in...

Conference championship. ✅ Area 6 Championship. ✅ Coffee County Middle School’s Lady Raiders crossed off the second item on the list Friday night with a dominating 44-19 win over North Middle School. Coffee County was powered by 25 points from star 8th grader Natalie Barnes. Ella Arnold turned in a solid 12 point performance for CMS. Coffee County improves to 21-2 on the season with the win and will now play at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1 in the Sectional at Stewarts...

Coffee County High School boys basketball coach Andrew Taylor and Lady Raider basketball coach Joe Pat Cope will be hosting a 2-day basketball skills camp Feb. 20-21. The camp is open for grades K-8 and is for boys and girls. Campers will learn important basketball skills – ball handling, shooting techniques, dribbling, defense, footwork and agility. Cost is $50 for both days or $30 for one day and includes a camp shirt and other awards. Register from 1-2 pm Feb. 20 at Coffee County Central gymnasium. Camp hours are 2-4 pm Feb. 20 and 9am-11 am Feb....

Coffee County Central wrestling took runner up in District 9 after hitting the mat with Oakland in the Region 4 Duals Thursday, January 27. Results below: Oakland (OAKL) 65.0 Coffee County (COFF) 18.0 220: Theron Gaines (OAKL) over   (COFF) (For.) 285: Blayne Myers (COFF) over Luke Ellis (OAKL) (Fall 1:47) 106: Jon Hall (OAKL) over   (COFF) (For.) 113: DeShawn Miller (OAKL) over   (COFF) (For.) 120: Nathan Barbee (OAKL) over   (COFF) (For.) 126: Jeremiah Wardell (COFF) over Colin Romans (OAKL) (Fall 1:48) 132: Preston Christiansen (OAKL) over Ryan  James (COFF) (Fall 1:05) 138: Sam Harvat (OAKL) over Gabriel Westbrook (COFF)...