The Lady Raider soccer team of Coffee County returned to district action on Thursday in Winchester.  The Lady Raiders traveled to Winchester to take district foe Franklin County looking to avenge a draw in their first meeting.  After taking a 1 to 0 lead in the second half, the Lady Raiders saw the Rebelettes tie the game in the 69th minute.  Coffee County settled for their 5th straight draw in district play 1 to 1. Allie Amado had the Lady Raiders lone goal off a free kick.  Amado and Maddy Jones led Coffee County in in shots with 2...

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team traveled to Cowan on Thursday for a conference match with South Franklin.  The Lady Raiders dropped their match is straight sets.  South Franklin got the win by set scores of 25-19 and 25-23. The Lady Raiders will return to action on Monday when they travel to Shelbyville to take on Harris.  First serve is set for 5...

The cross country teams of Westwood Middle School, Coffee County Middle School and Coffee County Central High all traveled to Sewanee on Thursday for a meet hosted by St. Andrews-Sewanee.  A thunderstorm and inclement weather forced the postponement of the meet.  No word yet on the make-up date. All 3 teams will be back in action on Tuesday at Old Stone Fort State Park.  The meet at Old Stone Fort will feature middle and high school teams and will be hosted by the Coffee County CHS cross country team.  The first race will go off at 4 PM and...

  In the final regular season home match,  the Coffee County Red Raiders took on their rival from just over Crumpton’s Creek, the Tullahoma Wildcats. The coaches decided to change things up on Senior Day for the Raiders. The two teams competed in 9-hole modified match play format, based on points. In two of match play competitions, two players from Coffee County played against two from Tullahoma. The other contest was head to a head individual match. The Raiders defeated the Wildcats 9-0. Coffee County was led by seniors Samuel Prater and Austin Farris as they shot a 4-under...

The Coffee County CHS volleyball team welcomed Eagleville to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Wednesday.  Coffee County eliminated a lot of the unforced errors they experienced on Tuesday night as they captured a straight set victory.  The Lady Raiders won by set scores of 25-20, 25-17 and 25-8. Coffee County got 21 kills and 12 aces on the match while committing only 15 unforced errors.  The trio of Keelie Hillis, Keri Munn and Kiya Ferrell led the Lady Raiders in kills with 4 each.  Abigail Layne scored 4 service aces for while Munn and Ferrell each served...

The Motlow State Community College women’s soccer team will play its first home game of the season while welcoming its newest rival when Motlow hosts Columbia State on Friday, Sept. 7, at 6:30 p.m. in Manchester. The contest will be played at the soccer field behind the Raider Academy on Highway 55. Motlow (1-0, 1-2-1) traveled to Oxford, Ga., for a pair of games over Labor Day weekend. The Lady Bucks played to a 1-1 tie with South Georgia State (SGS) Sunday, than battled through a quick turnaround and stifling heat before falling to the host team, Oxford of...

Stepping out of district play on Tuesday, the Coffee County CHS girls’ soccer team traveled to McMinnville to take on Warren County.  Needing a win after a loss and 4 draws, the Lady Raiders jumped on Warren County for 4 goals in the 1st half as they rolled to a 5 to 0 win over the Lady Pioneers. Coffee County jumped on the board in the 8th minute when Jenna Garretson scored an unassisted goal.  Anna Amado made it 2 nil in the 20th minute with her own unassisted goal.  Reyna Flores added a goal off an assist from...

Story by Lucky Knott  The Coffee County Red Raider boy’s golf team traveled to McMinnville on Tuesday to compete in the 40th Keith Maxwell high school tournament. Nine other teams competed for the title. The Cookeville Cavaliers finished first with a score of 320 and the Raiders came in with a score of 328, good enough for the 2nd place trophy. Coffee County was led by Samuel Prater and Austin Farris with scores of 79 each. Matthew Hale was next with an 83 and Josh Perry shot 87. The Raiders are now 59-5 on the season. Next up for...