The high school basketball season tips off on Friday for the Coffee County Red Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams.  The Raiders and Lady Raiders will be hosting 2 days of Hall of Champions games.   Teams from 11 different high schools will descend on Manchester on November 16th and 17th for 2 days of games.   Nine girls’ teams and 7 boys’ teams will play games at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym and at the Coffee County Middle School.  Thunder Radio will be on hand on Saturday afternoon as we broadcast Coffee County taking on Huntland in boys and...

A U13 football team from Coffee County will head to Knoxville this weekend to compete in the annual Battle in Rocky Top.   The Battle in Rocky Top has turned into a “National Tournament” for youth football with  over 20 states expected to be represented and more than 300 teams.  Games will be held all of the Knoxville area The Coffee County team is comprised of players from both Coffee County Middle and Westwood Middle schools.  The team is predominatly 8th graders who plan to be a part of next year’s Coffee County CHS freshman team.  Additionally, the team includes...

The Nashville Predators and National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) today announced a partnership to present 2019 NWHL All-Star Weekend in Music City. Among the highlights of the weekend will be a unique NHL-NWHL doubleheader at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday, Feb. 10. “We are proud to collaborate with the NWHL and showcase some of the best hockey players in the world on All-Star Weekend in Nashville,” said Nashville Predators President and CEO Sean Henry. “The advancement of girls’ and women’s hockey in Middle Tennessee is an important mission for our organization, and we are proud to host and celebrate the...

The Temple Baptist Christian School basketball team made the short trip to Shelbyville on Tuesday night to take on their closest rival Victory Baptist Academy.  Breaking an 8 year losing streak to the Patriots, Temple got a 51 point performance from Cody Swayze in a 79 to 70 win.   The JV team lost by a score of 68 to 20. In the varsity game, Victory stormed out to an early lead before Temple charged back to tie the game at the half at 36.  Trailing by 4 entering the 4th quarter, the Eagle outscored the Patriots 26 to 13...

Tuesday night will be remembered by the Nashville Predators more for what it could have been, rather than what it was. Visitors to SAP Center for the evening, the Preds erased a flat first period that saw them fall behind 3-0 by scoring the next four to take the lead in the third period. Two goals in 13 seconds flipped the narrative back to the Sharks, however, as San Jose used Joe Thornton’s 400th career goal to claim a 5-4 victory. The regulation loss on the road was the first of the season for the Predators. Nashville’s record stands...

The Motlow Bucks will play in front of their home fans Friday for the first time this season when they host TCCAA rival Jackson State at 5:30 p.m. at Copperweld Arena. The Bucks will then turn around and host Columbia State at 2 p.m. Saturday. There is no admission charge to Motlow home athletic events. The Bucks (0-0, 1-3) are coming off a pair of close road losses to solid basketball programs. Motlow traveled to Rome, Ga., this past weekend, falling to the host school Georgia Highlands 76-71 Friday night, then dropping a 77-76 overtime decision to USC-Salkehatchie Saturday...

The Motlow State Community College Lady Bucks will play their first Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) contest of the year Friday night when Jackson State visits Copperweld Arena for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff. The contest will follow the men’s game between the schools, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Motlow (2-1) hosted and beat Central Georgia Tech 79-63 last Thursday, and is scheduled to host the Martin Methodist College JV team Tuesday, Nov. 13. Following Friday’s home game against Jackson State, the Lady Bucks will be on the road for the next three games and will not return to...

The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams traveled to McMinnville on Monday night for a conference doubleheader with Warren County.  The Lady Raiders held off a late Warren County rally to win 34 to 32 in overtime.  Against an aggressive defensive pressure, the Red Raiders fell 38 to 27. Leading by 6 entering the 4th quarter, Coffee County was held to 1 field goal and went 4 for 14 from the free throw line in the final frame to be pushed to overtime.  In overtime, the Lady Raiders were 3 for 4 from the free throw line to get...