Continuing the longest stretch of road games of the season, the Lady Raider volleyball team visited Columbia on Thursday night.  After a slow start, Coffee County dropped their 6th straight match in 4 sets.  The Lady Raiders lost by set scores of: 7-25, 17-25, 25-21 and 28-30 Coffee County was led in kills by Keri Munn who had 11.  Munn also added 2 blocks, a dig and an ace.  Keelie Hillis led in blocks with 3 while adding 7 kills, 9 assists and 6 digs.  Kiya Ferrell led the team in digs with 15 and aces with 3.  Ferrell...

The magical season for Coffee County senior golfer Samuel Prater continued on Tuesday when he was honored with the District 8AAA Player of the Year award.  Joining Prater on the All-District team were fellow seniors Austin Farris, Josh Perry and Matthew Hale.  Additionally, Mike Ray was named the District 8AAA Coach of the Year for the boys teams. The Red Raiders will begin play in the 2018 TSSAA Large Division State Tournament on Tuesday.  1st round pairings and tee times will be posted this weekend and Thunder Radio will keep you updated on...

The Nashville Sounds announced Thursday they have signed a four-year Player Development Contract (PDC) with the Texas Rangers, which will run through the conclusion of the 2022 season. “This is an exciting day in Nashville Sounds Baseball history,” said Sounds General Manager Adam Nuse. “Forming a partnership with one of the most well-respected organizations in Major League Baseball is thrilling for our organization and the City of Nashville. With leadership from Ray Davis, Neil Leibman and Jon Daniels, the Texas Rangers are a first-class franchise and we’re ecstatic to build this relationship.” Texas is the eighth Major League team...

For the 2nd day in a row, the Lady Raider volleyball team hit the road.  Taking on Eagleville in front of the Eagleville student body, Coffee County fell to the Lady Eagles in a non-district match-up.  The Lady Raiders lost by set scores of: 16-25, 18-25 and 18-25. Coffee County was led at the net by Lexi Bryan who had 8 kills and a block.  Keri Munn and Keelie Hillis each finished with 4 kills and a block. Amanda Mukai offered up 8 assists while Hillis chipped in 3.   Gracie Pippenger led the team in the back as she...

The Martin Methodist University Athletic Department celebrated its commitment to character at its 18th annual Champions of Character Convocation Monday morning.   In one of the longest-standing traditions within the Athletic Department, the RedHawks handed out several pieces of hardware as they presented their annual Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award, Team of the Year and Servant Leader of the Year awards.  And as to be expected, Coffee County Central High School alumni attending the Pulaski university were honored Former RedHawk Women’s Soccer standout Katie Reid was honored as the Female Student-Athlete of the Year. Reid was a...

Nashville SC returned to action for the first time in 10 days and dropped a back-and-forth affair 2-1 to the Tampa Bay Rowdies at First Tennessee Park on Tuesday. Nashville owned over 56% of possession on the night but could not find a winner or an equalizer late in the match. Now, Nashville will turn its sights to Charleston on Saturday to keep pace in the USL Eastern Conference playoff race. 90 in a Nutshell The opening minutes were not kind to Nashville SC. Just six minutes in, Matt Pickens committed a foul in the box and Tampa Bay’s...

Traveling to McMinnville for their final road game of the year, the Coffee County Middle School football team took on Warren County.  A pair of touchdowns from Travis Martin was all Coffee County needed on the night to capture a 14 to 0 win. Martin ripped off a 45 yard scoring run in the 1st quarter to make it 6 to 0.  Martin added a 10 yard touchdown run and the 2 point conversion to give the Raiders a 14 to 0 halftime lead.  The Red Raider defense shut down Warren County to improve to 3 and 2 in...

Celebrating Homecoming on Tuesday, the Westwood football team welcomed Middle Tennessee Christian to Dyer-Bouldin Field.  In a game you heard right here on Thunder Radio, a pair of 4th quarter touchdowns by the Cougars dropped the Rockets on homecoming.  Westwood lost by a final score of 22 to 8. MTCS scored first late in the 2nd quarter to take a 6 to 0 lead into halftime.  After a scoreless 3rd quarter, the Cougars added a 2nd touchdown a minute into the 4th quarter.  Westwood answered with 3:25 left in the game when Konnor Heaton scored from 29 yards out.  Jayden...