Closing out their 3 day trip to Tampa on Saturday morning, the Lady Raider basketball team squared off Spruce Creek out of Port Orange, Florida.  Tied at the half, the Lady Raiders saw the Lady Hawks erupt for 48 second half points as Coffee County fell 68 to 55.  The loss ends the tournament for the Lady Raiders. In a low scoring first half, Coffee County and Spruce Creek were tied at 20 entering intermission.  The Lady Hawks opened up the second half red hot as they drilled 8 shots from behind the 3 point arc in the final...

The Coffee County wrestling team hit the road on Friday traveling to Huntsville to compete in the Battlefield Duals at Lee High School.  After going 0 and 2 in pool play on Saturday morning, the Raiders battled to a 2 and 1 record in the Silver Division Bracket to finish with a runner-up finish. Opening against Sparkman High School, the Raider grapplers fell 48 to 28.  Coffee County got pinfall wins from Brett Francis(128 pounds), Gavin Prater(140), Dakota Chalker(162), Jacob Phillips(172) and Christopher Speagle(222). In the second pool match, Coffee County faced off against Wilson Central who entered the...

A pair of Coffee County CHS golfers have been honored with end of the year honors by a pair of middle Tennessee newspapers.  On Sunday, the Tennessean named its prestigious All-Midstate team and senior Austin Farris was included on the team.  Farris completed the TSSAA state tournament with an even par round of 72 to finish in third place as an individual.  Austin’s 3rd place finish is the highest medalist finish for a Red Raider golfer in the history of the state tournament. Farris’ score helped lead his team to a 3rd place team finish which is also the...

The Titans weren’t able to make good on their win-and-in playoff opportunity. Instead, the Titans lost 33-17 to the Colts in front of a lively, sold out Nissan Stadium, ending their 2018 season. Blaine Gabbert started at quarterback in place of Marcus Mariota, who was among the team’s inactives. Mariota was limited in practices leading up to the contest with elbow/foot injuries, and the team held him out. The Titans (9-7) forced a win-and-in playoff scenario by winning four straight games in December, but they fell short of making the playoffs. Titans running back Derrick Henry ran for 93...

Nick Bonino scored twice, but it wasn’t enough as the Nashville Predators fell to the New York Rangers, 4-3, on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result is Nashville’s sixth consecutive loss, seeing them fall to 0-5-1 during that span. The Preds entered the third period with a 3-2 lead, thanks in part to Bonino’s two tallies, as well as the first three-point night of Kevin Fiala’s career, but the Rangers scored twice in the final frame to earn the victory. After the fact, there was frustration and disappointment in the Nashville locker room, but also the belief that...

Friday afternoon saw the Lady Raider basketball team tangle with Eagle’s Landing out of McDonough, Georgia in the Tampa Bay Christmas Tournament. Missed free throws and turnovers spoiled a 2nd half comeback as Coffee County dropped their second straight game 71 to 61. The loss in the physical game drops the Lady Raiders record to 15 and 2 on the year. Coffee County fell behind in the 1st quarter due to turnovers but roared back to take a 17 to 15 lead at the end of the period on a 3 point basket at the buzzer by Abby Morgan...

The Coffee County Lady Raider basketball team put their perfect record on the line on Thursday in Tampa, FL taking on Tampa Bay Tech in the opening round of the Tampa Bay Christmas Invitational.  The Lady Titans entered the game with a record of 10 and 1 which included a win over previous Florida state champion Miami Country Day which is ranked as the #3 team in the nation.  After going toe to toe with the Lady Titans for most of 3 periods, Coffee County saw Tampa Bay Tech pull away in the 4th quarter sending the Lady Raiders...

As 2018 draws 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 golf teams at Coffee County CHS and Coffee County and Westwood middle schools. The Coffee County CHS team had the best finish of the year among TSSAA teams at the high school with a 3rd place finish in the state tournament.   Thunder Radio reported on their amazing performance in a story we...