A pair of Manchester Youth Football League teams earned playoff berths on Saturday as the Red Raiders traveled to McMinnville to take on Warren County.  All 3 MYFL teams came away with wins on the day in the final road games of the year for the Raiders. The Division 1 Raiders beat Warren County 46 to 0.  The Division 2 Raiders blanked the Pioneers 13 to 0 and the Division 3 Raiders won a 13 to 6 decision.  With the wins, the Division 1 and Division 2 Raiders secured berths in the playoffs slated to begin on October 12th....

The Titans kept swinging on Sunday against the Eagles, and the defending Super Bowl champs went down. Quarterback Marcus Mariota completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to receiver Corey Davis to win in in overtime, and Nissan Stadium went wild as the Titans pulled out a 26-23 win over the Eagles. Mariota connected with receiver Tajae Sharpe for an 11-yard touchdown to give the Titans a 20-17 lead with 5:01 left, capping off a string of 17 straight points for the Titans. But the Eagles tied the game at 20-20 on a Jake Elliott field goal with 16 seconds left,...

Craig Smith scored two power-play goals and Ryan Johansen finished it off in overtime, as the Nashville Predators defeated the Carolina Hurricanes by a 5-4 final on Sunday afternoon to close out the 2018 preseason. It was a back-and-forth affair on the day with Carolina finding a way to tie the game each time Nashville took a lead. But, in the end, it was the Preds who converted when it mattered most, the perfect way to finish off the exhibition slate. The Predators had dropped three straight coming into Sunday’s game, and more than anything, Nashville Head Coach Peter...

Nashville SC earned a 1-1 draw for the second consecutive home game on Saturday night against New York Red Bulls II at First Tennessee Park. An exciting first half and thrilling final seconds book-ended an overall even matchup between the two teams. In addition to the score, each team’s stats for possession, total passes and duals-won reflected the game’s indisputable balance, as they were practically equal in all three categories. 90 in a Nutshell What may appear to be an average score line was actually full of action. New York’s goal in the fifth minute was the catalyst for...

The Westwood Middle School football team closed out their season on Thursday night as they traveled to Shelbyville to take on Liberty.  The Rockets raced out to a 30 to 0 lead as they rolled to a 42 to 16 win.  The win caps off the season for the Rockets. Eight grader Konnor Heaton had 2 first quarter touchdowns and a 2 point conversion to give Westwood a 14 to 0 lead at the end of the 1st quarter.  Ian Weldon scored on a 40+ yard jet sweep in the 2nd quarter and Heaton added the 2 point conversion...

The Coffee County volleyball team closed out the regular season on the road on Thursday in Sparta.  The Lady Raiders traveled to White County for a non-district match.  Playing a best 2 out of 3 match, Coffee County lost in 3 sets.  The Lady Raiders fell by set scores of 25-19, 21-25 and 19-25. Coffee County was led in kills by Lexi Bryan who had 9.  Keri Munn added 7 kills, Amanda Mukai had 6 and Keelie Hillis scored 5 kills.  Hillis led the team in aces with 3 while Munn and Abigail Layne each finished with 2 aces. ...

The Coffee County Middle School football traveled to Sparta on Thursday night for a makeup of Tuesday’s game with White County.  The Red Raiders saw their season come to an end in a 40 to 8 defeat to the Warriors.  Coffee County got their lone score when Nate Luttrell scored on a 65 yard fumble return.  Elijah Clemmons added the 2 point...

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball opened up play in the CTC tournament on Thursday night taking on top ranked Warren County.  The Lady Raiders fell to the Lady Pioneers in straight sets by set scores of 11-25 and 10-25.   The loss ends the season for Coffee...