Facing a Tigers team that had won 23 straight games, the Westwood football team rolled into Lincoln County on Thursday to tangle with Fayetteville Middle School.  Injuries and illness severely hampered the Rockets depth against the talented Tigers.  Westwood fell by a final score of 40 to 7. Fayetteville jumped out to a  24-0 lead at the half and extended it to 40-0 late in the game.  Ian Weldon broke free on an inside reverse from 40 yards out to get Westwood on the board late.  Izick Sierra added the PAT kick to make the final score 40 to...

Celebrating 8th grade night, the Coffee County Middle School soccer team welcomed South Franklin to CCMS on Thursday.  A lightning storm rolling through New Union delayed the start of the match several times before the game was called.  The fans and 8th graders and their parents went in to the CCMS gym to recognize the 8th graders. There has been no official word on when the conference game will be made up.  The Lady Raiders will return to action on Thursday when they travel to Winchester to take on North Franklin.  That match will kick off at 5...

Hosting their 2nd straight home game, the Westwood volleyball team welcomed North Franklin on Thursday to the Joel Vinson Gym.  The Lady Rocket varsity fell in straight sets 22-25 and 16-25.  The JV team won their match in a 2 set nail-biter by set scores of 26-24 and 26-24. For the varsity Lady Rockets,  Anna Johnson led the way as she had a block and 3 kills.  Maddie Sullivan had 4 assists and Kelsey Vandenbossche had the team lead in aces with 4.    For the JV, Lilee Scott served up 8 aces on the match while Katie Lawrence was...

Quarterback Marcus Mariota traded his helmet in for a baseball cap on Thursday night, and so did the rest of the Titans starters. Preseason game No.4 was reserved for the reserves for both the Titans and Vikings at Nissan Stadium. The Titans lost 13-3 to the Vikings to wrap up the preseason. Quarterback Luke Falk started the game for the Titans. He finished the contest 13-of-24 for 114 yards, and was sacked four times. “I think he’s done a great job in and out of the huddle, controlling it and getting us in the right play,” Titans coach Mike...

The Nashville Sounds wrapped up the road portion of their 2018 schedule in heart-breaking fashion Thursday night as they fell to the New Orleans Baby Cakes 5-4 in 10 innings. Chris Bostick’s two-out single in the 10th secured the victory for New Orleans. Metairie native Jeremy Bleich pitched the 10th inning for the Sounds and took the loss as he allowed a walk and a base hit in the final frame. Bleich induced a fielder’s choice, which retired the designated runner trying to advance to third base to begin the game. He then walked Christian Adames and two batters...

Hosting the highly regarded Golden Classic on Wednesday, the Coffee County CHS golf team welcomed 15 other teams from across the state to Willowbrook.  The field featured teams from 10 other boys’ high schools from across the state along with many probable state tournament qualifiers.  The Red Raiders matched their Monday score of 314 for the 18 hole round which was good enough for 3rd place. Signal Mountain won the team championship with a score of 306.  Cookeville came in 2nd at 308.  Wednesday’s result gives Coffee County a record of 48 and 4 on the season.  Seniors Josh...

The Motlow Lady Bucks opened the 2018 soccer season with a two-game road trip and returned after earning a convincing 3-0 win over TCCAA opponent Southwest Tennessee in Memphis Sunday afternoon. Motlow (1-0, 1-1) opened the season with a 3-1 loss to Northwest Mississippi in Senatobia, Miss., Friday afternoon. The Lady Bucks will travel to Oxford, Ga., this weekend for matches against South Georgia Tech Sunday and Oxford College on Monday. After spending last season as the lone Division 1 community college soccer team in Tennessee, the Lady Bucks have been joined this year by Southwest Tennessee, Dyersburg State...

The Tennessee Titans (0-3) conclude their preseason schedule this week against the reigning NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings (2-1). Kickoff at Nissan Stadium (capacity 69,143) is scheduled for 7 p.m. CDT on Thursday, Aug. 30. THE BROADCAST The game will be broadcast on the radio on the Titans Radio Network, including Thunder Radio here in Manchester.  Play-by-play announcer “Voice of the Titans” Mike Keith, analyst Dave McGinnis, gameday host Jonathan Hutton and sideline reporter Amie Wells. This year, for the first time ever, fans in the Nashville viewing area are able to stream Titans preseason games at the team’s...