The Westwood football team welcomed Forrest to Dyer-Bouldin Field. Facing the always tough Rockets from Chapel Hill, the home standing Rockets went toe-to toe with the visitors before falling 22 to 16. Westwood got a touchdown from Conner Smith along with a pair of 2 point conversions. Ian Weldon had the other score for the Rockets on a 55 yard jet sweep. The Rockets hit the road next Thursday as they hit the road to Fayetteville. Westwood will take on the conference foe Tigers of Fayetteville Middle. Opening kick is scheduled for 6:30...

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team traveled to Decherd on Thursday night to do battle with a talented Lady Gators of North Franklin. Coffee Middle ended falling in straight sets to the Lady Gators. The Lady Raiders ended up falling 25-8, 25-22. The Lady Raiders will hit the road on Monday for a match in Sparta. Coffee Middle will take on White County in a conference match beginning at 5...

The Nashville Sounds’ batters hit the ball high while starting pitcher Eric Jokisch kept it low en route to a 4-2 win over the Round Rock Express. The Sounds belted three solo home runs within the first two innings while Jokish induced 11 ground outs on the night. Jokisch was economical on the mound as he needed just 72 pitches, 55 of which were strikes, to get through six innings. The lone blemish on the night for the southpaw was a leadoff home run in the sixth inning to Christian Lopes. Dustin Fowler got the night started by yanking...

Voted as one of the top rivalries in the state of Tennessee, the 93rd meeting on the gridiron between Tullahoma and Coffee County is a mere hours away.  Befitting the aged rivalry, an old bronze pot on a wooden pedestal awaits the winner of Friday night’s Coffee Pot game at Wilkins Stadium in Tullahoma.  Originally conceived in 1937 to be awarded to the winner, the Coffee Pot symbolizes bragging rights for the winning team, fans and community for a calendar year. In spite of the fact that Tullahoma has dominated the series in the last 31 years(winning 25 of the...

The Titans have agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension with veteran receiver Rishard Matthews. Matthews, heading into his seventh NFL season, now has a contract that runs through the 2019 season. Matthews initially signed with the Titans prior to the 2016 season, and he’s played in 30 games over the past two seasons. Matthews caught 53 passes for 795 yards and four touchdowns in 2017, one year after catching 65 passes for 945 yards and nine touchdowns. Over the past two seasons, Matthews has led the team with 1,740 receiving yards and 13 touchdown receptions, and he’s...

The Lady Raider volleyball team of Coffee County CHS traveled to Coalmont on Tuesday to tangle with Grundy County.  In a match you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Lady Raiders clawed their way to a 3 set win.  Coffee County won by set scores of 25 to 14, 25 to 13 and 25 to 18. Coffee County used their dominance at the service line to crush the Lady Jackets.  Taking the serve at 2 to 2 in the first set, Keri Munn erupted for 16 straight serves, including 4 aces, to race the Lady Raiders out to a...

The Coffee County golf team headed to Winchester on Tuesday for a 9 hole match at Bear Trace.  Taking on Franklin County, the Red Raider senior golfers lifted Coffee County to the 161 to 190 win. Samuel Prater had the low round as he shot a 39.  Austin Farris carded a 40 while Josh Perry and Matthew Hales each posted a 41.  The win improves the Raider’s season record to 37 and 2 on the season. The Raiders will return to action on Monday when they welcome Cookeville to Willowbrook.  That 18 hole match will tee off at 1...