Monday, Jan. 3 was supposed to mark the return of middle school basketball after a two and a half week break for the holidays. But mother nature tossed a wrench into those plans. Snow forced the postponement of Westwood Middle at Forrest and Coffee Middle hosting West Tullahoma. Both games will be made up on Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 6...

Tullahoma didn’t have to look very far to find its next football coach as former assistant Coy Sisk hasbeen promoted and is the new Head Coach of the Wildcats. “My family and I are flattered that I was even a candidate for this position,” Sisk said. “I’m super excited to keep serving Tullahoma City Schools and to still be a Wildcat.” Sisk had been an assistant coach for the Wildcats since 2014, and takes over for longtimeTullahoma coach John Olive, who retired in early December following the program’s first-ever state title. Sisk has also served as defensive coordinator at...

After a long hiatus for the holiday break, area sports returns full swing beginning Monday, Jan. 3 – and so does Thunder Radio’s unmatched coverage. On Monday, Jan. 3, Coffee Middle School will welcome West Tullahoma to CMS for a conference double-header. Girls tip at 6 p.m. and boys to follow – both games will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio as part of the Ben Lomand Connect Hometown Sports series. Also on Monday, Westwood basketball teams hit the road for a conference game at Forrest. . On Tuesday, Jan. 4, CHS wrestling will be at home for a...

Tullahoma High School will be holding a public event this Monday, Jan. 3, in the THS gymnasium at noon to introduce the new Wildcat Head Football Coach. A small reception will take place after the conclusion of the event.  The hiring of a new football coach comes after John Olive retired from that position in early December. In his final season at the helm of the Wildcats, Olive led Tullahoma to the first state title in program history with a 21-14 victory over Elizabethton and capped off a 15-0 season. During his 29 seasons in Tullahoma, Olive’s teams combined...

Tullahoma head girls basketball coach Cody McMurtry resigned his position on Friday – right in the middle of the season and just days after his team returned from a tournament in Florida. In his resignation letter, McMurtry shares a re-evaluation of his personal priorities. He conveyed his familyneeds to be focused on, and as a result, he will be relinquishing his duties as head coach. “I feel it is time I sacrifice for my own family and give my family the undivided attention that they so deserve. I thank you all for allowing me the opportunity to be involved....

The Coffee County Central Lady Raiders pose with their hardware after a 38-31 win Thursday morning, Dec. 30, 2021 to claim the Ashley River Division Championship at the Carolina Invitational. An early tip-off in the championship of the Carolina Invitational Ashley River Division led to an unsurprisingly sluggish offense for the CHS Lady Raiders Thursday morning. But the defensive effort for the Lady Raiders was awake and well in the 8 a.m. (eastern) game and locked down on Cabell Midland, WV to take a 38-31 win and the tournament championship. “That was a good team we just beat,” said...

Lady Raider Elli Chumley. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Three different Lady Raiders reached double figures and Coffee County played lock-down team defense to beat Worthington, Ohio 60-29 Wednesday afternoon in the semi-finals of the Carolina Invitational in Charleston, S.C. Senior Elli Chumley had an 11-point first half to set the tone for the Lady Raiders, who led 35-14 at the halftime break. Chumley finished with a game-high 13 points. Joining Chumley in double-figures were senior Kiya Ferrell and junior Jalie Ruehling with 10 apiece – all coming from the field. Also scoring for the Lady Raiders...

No post Christmas sloppiness or jet lag from the trip to Charleston were really evident for the Lady Raiders Tuesday night. The Coffee County Central Lady Raider basketball team got a 5-for-5 performance from the 3-point line in the first half from Olivia Vinson and outlasted a tough Bishop England High School for a 53-32 win. Vinson finished 5-of-6 from the arc and had a game-high 15 points. Coffee County led 33-15 at halftime and slowly added to the lead in the second half behind a strong defensive effort. Senior Elli Chumley pitched in 11 points for the Lady...