Opening the season against border rival Franklin County, the Red Raider football team went toe to toe with the talented Rebels before falling 22 to 14.  Trailing 7 to 0 at the half, Coffee County got a pair of touchdowns to take a 14 to 7 lead with 11 minutes remaining in the game.  A pair of late touchdowns and a 2 point conversion gave the Rebels the win. Coffee County got their first score in the 3rd quarter as Marshall Haney powered in from 2 yards out.  An 84 yard interception return by Coffee County’s C.J. Anthony early...

The Coffee County CHS and Coffee County Middle School cross country teams opened their season on Saturday night in Murfreesboro.  The young Raider harriers competed in 30 heats with over 300 runners at the nighttime event at Siegel. For the high school Red Raiders, Jacob Rutledge was the top finisher as he came in 11th overall with a time of 10:55 for the 2 mile event.  Bodey Todd came in 36th with a time of 11:35 and he was followed closely by Jacob Melton(11:43) and Renato Ayala(11:44).  Other Raider runners were: Christian Alvarez(12:23), Ethan Beaty(12:29), Rueben Alvarez(13:07), Landon Kenney(13:34)...

The JV Lady Raider soccer team from CHS took part in the SMT invitational in Tullahoma.  The Lady Raiders came up with a pair of wins on the day.  Coffee County got wins over Warren County and Tullahoma. Coffee County defeated Warren Co 4-0 with goals by Maddie Jones, Britny Hernandez, Faith Willoughby and Trava Brown.  The Lady Raiders also defeated Tullahoma 3-1.  Coffee County was led by Britny Hernandez who had 2 goals and Maddie Jones who added the other tally. Defensively Jayda Wright, Cybele Hoover-Horn, Roxy Rameriz, Laura Bogard and Gabby Dotson were called out by head...

The Manchester Youth Football League opened their regular season on Saturday in Pulaski.  The Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 teams were all in action, with all 3 teams taking on Giles County.  The Raiders went 1 and 2 on the day in the tripleheader. The Division 1 Raiders, ages 6 & 7 years; defeated Giles County 33 to 13.  The Division 2 Raiders, ages 8 & 9; fell in a shootout 37 to 30.  The Division 3 Raiders, ages 10 thru 12; were blanked by Giles County 33 to 0. The MYFL will travel to Lynchburg next...

Beau Taylor’s clutch base hit in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Nashville Sounds to a 5-4 win over the New Orleans Baby Cakes in front of 9,387 fans at First Tennessee Park Sunday night. Taylor’s line drive single to left-center scored Anthony Garcia from third to snap a 4-4 deadlock. Garcia doubled with one out and moved to third on a wild pitch just moments before Taylor’s go-ahead single off New Orleans reliever Nick Wittgren. Nashville closer Liam Hendriks had to wiggle out of a jam in the ninth to lock in the win. Chad Wallach...

Marcus Mariota flashed, Taywan Taylor dashed, and the Titans provided some more positive vibes on Saturday night vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Of course, like most preseason games, there were some not-so-great moments as well. The Titans lost to the Buccaneers 30-14 in preseason game No.2 at Nissan Stadium. Mariota played just two series, and finished the night 4-of-7 for 80 yards, and a touchdown, with a passer rating of 136.9. He’s now played three drives this preseason, including Week One at Green Bay, and guided the team to two touchdowns in those appearances. Mariota engineered a six-play, 75-yard...

After going on a franchise-record-matching 15-game winning streak, the Nashville Sounds have now matched a season-long losing streak as they dropped their fourth straight game Saturday night to the New Orleans Baby Cakes 6-5. 10,739 fans came out to First Tennessee Park to witness the action. Five Sounds pitchers combined to walk nine-batters to set a new single-game season-high. After four solid innings, Sounds starter Jesus Luzardo ran into trouble in the fifth. The 20-year-old walked three batters on the night, all of which came in the fifth inning. He fanned six batters in the game while allowing just...