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2018 Year in Review – Coffee County Wrestling
As 2018 has drawn to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on. Today we look back at some of the highlights of year for the Coffee County CHS wrestling team. 2018 marked the first ever appearance of a CHS female wrestler to medal at the state tournament in February. Coffee County senior wrestler Alicean Stottlemyer closed out her career with a 4th place finish at the state meet and Thunder Radio reported on the historic performance...

2018 Year in Review – Prep Swimming
As 2018 has drawn to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on. Today we look back at the year for the prep swim programs at the high school and middle school level. Three CHS Red Raider swimmers competed at the Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (TISCA) state meet in Knoxville as they posted the best finish in program history. Thunder Radio reported on the state meet in a story we brought to you on February 12th...

2018 Year in Review – Coffee County Bass Club
As 2018 has drawn to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on. Today we look back at the year for the girls’ soccer squads at Coffee County Bass Club. In their 3rd full year of competition, the Coffee County Bass Club won the inaugural South Central Tennessee Region Championship as the team of Issac Owens and Garrett Davis capped off a strong spring with the title win. Thunder Radio reported on it in a story we...

Arvidsson Scores Twice as Saros, Preds Shut Out Flyers
The Predators sent 2018 out with a bang, and they welcomed 2019 in the same fashion. Viktor Arvidsson scored twice and Juuse Saros stopped all 32 shots he faced as Nashville shut out the Philadelphia Flyers at Bridgestone Arena, 4-0. It’s Nashville’s second win in as many nights and gives them 50 points through 41 games as they reach the halfway mark of the season. On Monday afternoon in Washington, the Preds snapped a six-game losing streak by scoring five unanswered to beat the defending Stanley Cup champions. But, as Rocco Grimaldi said, they didn’t want to be a...

2018 Year in Review – Prep Volleyball
As 2018 has drawn to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on. Today we look back at the year for the volleyball teams from CHS, Temple Baptist Christian School, Westwood Middle and Coffee County Middle. In their first ever full varsity season for Westwood, Coach Heather Sulkowski led the Lady Rockets to a 500 record including wins over Coffee Middle and Tullahoma. Thunder Radio reported on the varsity/JV sweep over Tullahoma in a story we brought...

2018 Year in Review – Prep Girls’ Soccer
As 2018 has drawn to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on. Today we look back at the year for the girls’ soccer squads at Coffee County CHS and Coffee County Middle and Westwood Middle. The Coffee County CHS Lady Raiders advanced to the District 8AAA title game with a thrilling win in Shelbyville in extra time. Thunder Radio brought you the broadcast of that match and reported on it in a story we brought you...

2018 Year in Review – Prep Cross Country
As 2018 has drawn to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on. Today we look back at some of the highlights of year for the cross country season. The Coffee County Middle School cross country team once again qualified a runner for the state meet as Greenlee Woods participated in her 2nd straight TMSAA Cross Country meet. Thunder Radio reported on it in a story we brought you on October 8th Making her 2nd appearance at...

Preds Snap Losing Streak, Close Out 2018 with Win for the Moms
They may not show up on the scoresheet, but the Predators’ guests of honor deserve a lot of recognition for Nashville’s 6-3 victory in Washington. Two dozen of the Preds’ moms accompanied the team to the Nation’s Capital and saw their sons score five unanswered goals to erase a 3-1 deficit, bust their six-game losing streak and record a significant win to end 2018. The victory also snapped Nashville’s 10-game road winless streak. “Growing up, you fall and you get a boo-boo, who do you run to? Mom,” Preds forward Rocco Grimaldi said. “We’re on a six-game losing streak,...