Coffee County Central High School cross country teams traveled to Lebanon on Thursday to compete in the Region 4 cross country championships.  Running the 3.2 mile course at Cedars of Lebanon, the Raider thinclads faced their biggest field of the season.  In spite of several personal best times, no Raider runners qualified for the state cross country meet. Patricia Barrera ran a personal best time 21:37 to finish the girls’ race in 14th place.  Ariana Hansen came in 21st place with a new personal record of 22:17.  Jayda Wright also set a new personal best as she broke the...

The Rockets and Lady Rockets basketball teams of Westwood Middle School traveled to Lynchburg on Thursday night.  Playing their 3rd straight conference road game to open the season, Westwood managed a split with the Blue Raiders of Moore County.  The Lady Rockets rallied for a 34 to 31 win while the Rockets fell 42 to 18. Trailing entering the 4th quarter, the Lady Rockets rallied in the 4th quarter made possible by a 6 of 0 performance at the free throw line in the final period.  Maddie Sullivan led the Lady Rockets in scoring with 11 points, including 3...

The Coffee County Middle School 6th grade basketball teams welcomed Warren County to the CCMS gym on Thursday.  The Lady Raiders roared to a 45 to 10 win over the Lady Pioneers.  The Red Raiders fell 43 to 14. The Lady Raiders held Warren County scoreless in the 1st quarter in the runaway win.  Coffee Middle was led in scoring by Olivia Vinson and Sophie McInturff who each had 12 points.  Channah Gannon added 10 points. The Red Raiders could not get their offense going as they could not break double figures until the 4th quarter.  Colter Neel was...

Kyle Turris scored with 1:25 remaining in overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 win against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Thursday. Viktor Arvidsson and Filip Forsberg scored, and Juuse Saros made 33 saves for the Predators (8-2-0). Nico Hischier scored two goals, Kyle Palmieri had three assists, and Keith Kinkaid made 32 saves for the Devils (4-2-1). Taylor Hall had two assists to extend his point streak to six games (one goal, nine assists). Forsberg tied it 3-3 with a power-play goal at 13:40 of the third period. Damon Severson scored his second goal...

The Coffee County Central High School athletic department has partnered with Jiffy Burger restaurant to acknowledge the hard work and dedication that our student-athletes put into their sports. At the end of each month, each in-season head coach will be able to submit the name of one athlete who had a standout performance and demonstrated excellent leadership during that month. The head coaches and the administration will be given the opportunity to vote for one male and one female athlete to be named athlete of the month. On Wednesday, the CHS athletic department announced the selection of Ethan Welch...

The 53rd Annual Semmes-McKenzie Lions Bowl freshmen football game will be played on Tuesday October 30th, 2018 at Wilkins Stadium in Tullahoma. This will feature four of the top freshmen football teams in the mid-state area. The first game will start at 6:00 pm when the Murfreesboro Oakland Patriots face off against the Shelbyville Golden Eagles. The second game will start at 8:00 pm when the currently undefeated Mount Juliet Golden Bears will face the currently undefeated Tullahoma Wildcats. The Lions Bowl originated in 1965 and was sponsored by the Tullahoma Civic and Service Council. Sleepy McKenzie was one...

by Jim Wyatt Six things standing out for the Titans after Sunday’s loss to the Chargers, and heading into the bye week. The Titans return to action on Nov. 5 In a Monday Night Football game at Dallas. Vrabel’s Guts Mike Vrabel’s aggressive style of coaching has been noted in this space repeatedly this season. So I was surprised so many were surprised the Titans head coach went for two – and the win – on Sunday. It didn’t work, of course, so he’s being criticized. Personally, I understand the backlash of the actual play call more than the...