The Temple Baptist Christian School Eagles welcomed Philadelphia Baptist to the E.C. Bailey Gym on Friday night for a JV/Varsity doubleheader.  The Eagles kept their hot streak alive as they captured a 49 to 36 win.  The JV Eagles won their match-up by a final score of 37 to 33. In the varsity game, the Eagles pulled away in the 4th quarter to win the hotly contested contest.  Leading by 3 points entering the final frame, Temple outscored Philadelphia by 10 points to capture the win.  Cody Swayze led Temple in scoring with 26 points.  Alex Gloden chipped in...

The Nashville Predators came back to salvage a point in the standings, but the goal is two. Monday’s game had all the makings of an unforgettable comeback as the Preds erased a three-goal deficit – but the Ottawa Senators found the fourth goal in overtime to take the win. The result ends Nashville’s win streak at three as they complete their season series with Ottawa, collecting three out of a possible four points. The Preds played well enough to collect three goals in the game’s final 40 minutes, but when it was all said and done, it was the...

Coffee County traveled to Nashville on Saturday night for a pair of games with Nashville Central Christian.  Both Coffee County teams found their shooting touch in the non-district sweep.  The Lady Raiders rolled to a 63 to 38 win while the Red Raiders ground out a hard fought 74 to 61 win. The Lady Raiders held the home-standing Warriors to 1 point in the first quarter but could mange just a 10 to 1 lead headed to the second period.  Coffee County found their range in the 2nd to pour in 21 points and cruise to the win.  Jacey...

The Coffee County Youth Basketball League crowned their season champions on Saturday with a full day of action at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  The day opened up with a pair of consolation games as New Union defeated East Coffee 21 to 10 in the girls’ consolation.  In the boys’ consolation, Westwood rallied from a 4th quarter deficit to drop North Coffee 24 to 20. In one of the most exciting girls’ finals in the league’s 46 year history, the Westwood Lady Eagles rallied to beat North Coffee’s Lady Chargers 30 to 28.  Trailing by 10 points entering...

The Coffee County CHS, Coffee County Middle School and Westwood Middle School swim teams hosted their final home meet of the year on Friday night.  The high school team honored the senior members of the swim team in a pre-meet ceremony.  Seniors Anna O’Connor, Jack Beachboard, Emelia Walker, Ali Marlow and Haley Richardson were presented gifts by young members of the Manchester Makos. In team scoring, the high school team went 3 and 1(combined) getting wins over Warren County and a pair of home school teams before losing to Sewanee as both boys’ and girls’ teams had identical 3...

On another big day by running back Derrick Henry, the Titans picked up another big win. Henry ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns on 33 carries, one week after rushing for a franchise-record 238 yards against the Jaguars, as the Titans rolled to a 17-0 win over the New York Giants here at MetLife Stadium. The Titans improved to 8-6 after their third straight win. It was the first shutout by the defense since December 25, 2000 vs. the Cowboys. The Titans took a 7-0 lead on a one-yard touchdown run by Henry, which came on fourth-and-goal. Quarterback...

The Predators wanted to put forth a better effort in front of goaltender Juuse Saros. On Saturday night, they got a nearly perfect effort from the man himself. Saros made 33 saves through 65 minutes – and turned away five more opportunities in the shootout – as Nashville defeated the New Jersey Devils, 2-1, at Bridgestone Arena. The result gives the Preds a clean sweep of their three-game homestand, as well as a perfect record against the Devils to conclude the season series between the two. “It was a really great hockey game,” Preds center Ryan Johansen said. “The...

In a pair of physical, up tempo games, the Coffee County CHS basketball teams visited Cookeville on Friday.  In a rematch from last Saturday night, the Lady Raiders gutted out a 66 to 56 win.  The Red Raiders trailed from start to finish in a 78 to 46 loss. The Lady Raiders had to hold off a fast and physical start by Cookeville as they fell behind by as many as 5 points in the first half.  Trailing by 1 entering the second half, Coffee County held Cookeville to 6 points in the 3rd quarter to lead by 13...