Rack up another state title for the Coffee County Claybusters! The Coffee County Claybusters Junior team bagged the AIM State Championship in Nashville on Tuesday and Wednesday.  The Junior Division team successfully defended their 2017 title as they outdistanced 2nd place Macon County by 11 clays.  The Sub-Junior Division team finished as a runner-up and 5 Claybusters captured individual medals. The Junior Division gunners shot a 962 out of a possible 1,000 to capture the trophy.  The Junior Division team shooters were: Hayden Jacobs(197), Colter Smith(190), Victoria Majors(185), Zach Bonee(193) and Austin Schaller(197).  Hayden Jacobs and Austin Schaller tied...

The Coffee County American Legion Post 78 17U baseball team opened up play on Thursday in the 14th Annual Crethan Hansert Memorial Tournament.  The Red Raiders used a 12 run first inning in Game #1 against Marion County to roll to a 13 to 0 win which was called after 3 ½ innings due to the Mercy Rule.  The Red Raiders fell in the 2nd game to Tullahoma, 10 to 3. Against Marion County, Coffee County sent 16 batters to the plate in the 1st inning as they banged out 10 hits and got the benefit of 4 walks. ...

The Coffee County CHS basketball team closed out the MTSU basketball camp on Thursday in Murfreesboro.  The varsity team was perfect on the day finishing with a 3 and 0 record.  The JV team won 2 of their 3 games. The varsity won games over White House Heritage, Tallulah Falls, GA and Murphysboro, IL.  The JV captured wins over Huntland and Providence Christian.  The JV Raiders fell to Knoxville Webb. Coffee County returns home on Friday, June 22nd when they welcome Cannon County and Moore County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym for a day of...

The Coffee County Central High School athletic department will welcome two new head coaches this year to head up a pair of co-ed programs.  Coffee County CHS co-athletic director Rebecca Koger announced the hirings on last week for new swim and tennis coaches for the 2018-2019 school year.  Josh Inzer will take over the tennis program from Mike Ray and Becky Behrendorff will be the new swim coach replacing Lana Ray.  Both hirings were approved on June 5th by the Coffee County School Board upon recommendations from the respective search committees. Behrendorff is a former student at Tullahoma High...

Nick Martini drilled a three-run homer in the top of the eighth inning to lead the Nashville Sounds to a come-from-behind 7-5 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas Thursday night at Southwest University Park. Things looked bleak for the Sounds who trailed 5-1 entering the seventh inning. Two-out magic was the theme of the night as Nashville used four straight baserunners in the seventh to draw within a pair of runs at 5-3. Jorge Mateo and BJ Boyd collected infield singles and Martini drew a walk before Ramon Laureano doubled down the left field line to make it a...

The World Cup is coming back to North America. A vote held by FIFA nations in Moscow on Wednesday morning confirmed that the joint bid of the U.S., Canada and Mexico, dubbed “United 2026”, was successful in securing the bid to host the 2026 World Cup. The United 2026 bid was chosen over the bid by Morocco in North Africa by a vote of many of the FIFA participating associations. United 2026 is the first time three countries have ever collaborated on a bid, and its success in winning the right to host the World Cup is a testament...

The 14th annual Crethan Hansert Memorial Baseball Tournament gets underway Thursday morning at Powers Field.  First played in 2005, this year’s tournament will feature 9 American Legion 17U teams.  Opening festivities will include the presentation and recognition of local American Legion members and veterans. The tournament pays homage to former Red Raider baseball player Crethan Hansert who passed away in 2003 as the result of an automobile accident. Proceeds from previous tournaments have gone to build and maintain the Crethan Hansert Hitting Facility at CHS and support the Coffee County Red Raider baseball team. Nine teams make up the field...

Day #3 of the MTSU Team Camp brought better results for the Coffee County Red Raider basketball team on Wednesday.  The varsity Red Raiders ended the day with a 2 and 1 record.  The JV Raiders captured a win in their final game of the night to come home with a 1 and 2 record. The varsity Raiders fell in their opening game of the day to Loudon.  Coffee County bounced back to capture wins over Greeneville and Tallulah Falls, GA.  The JV team closed out the day with a 7 point win over South Greene.  The junior varsity...