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Nashville SC Shuts Out Pittsburgh on the Road
Nashville SC beat the toughest defense in the USL, on the road, to earn a massive three points on Wednesday night. New forward Brandon Allen scored his first USL goal for Nashville SC in the 69’ minute to secure the 1-0 win over Pittsburgh as Matt Pickens recorded his league-leading 6th shutout of the season. It’s the first loss for the Riverhounds this season, and it was the first goal given up at home by Pittsburgh. Brandon Allen scored a tap-in goal from a corner kick in the 69th minute, and that wound up being all the offense Nashville needed...
Motlow Women’s Basketball Signs Florida Pair to National Letters of Intent
The Motlow State women’s basketball program recently signed two student-athletes from Florida. Jade Alexander and Dominique Fields both played at Hallandale High School in Hallandale Beach, where Jade averaged 16 points per game and Dominique averaged 17. Both Jade and Dominique were named second team All-Broward County and both won a state championship as freshmen at Dillard High School in Fort...
Sounds and Dodgers Postponed at First Tennessee Park
Tuesday’s game between the Nashville Sounds and Oklahoma City Dodgers has been postponed due to rain and severe weather from Subtropical Storm Alberto. A makeup date has not been announced but will be played when the Dodgers return to First Tennessee Park from July 20-22. Fans with a ticket to tonight’s game can exchange it for any remaining 2018 regular season game for a ticket of equal or lesser value, subject to availability. Tickets may be exchanged at the First Tennessee Park Box Office. The Sounds travel to Texas to begin a five-game series with the Round Rock Express...
Sounds Walk-Off Dodgers in the Ninth
Steve Lombardozzi’s walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Nashville Sounds to a 3-2 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers in front of 7,105 fans at First Tennessee Park Monday afternoon. Lombardozzi hit the first pitch he saw from Adam Liberatore down the left field line and off the wall to easily score Jake Smolinski from third. The inning began with a sharp single to left field by Smolinski and continued when Beau Taylor was hit by a Liberatore pitch. Sheldon Neuse dropped down a sacrifice bunt to put runners at second and third with...
US and Mexico to Play Soccer Friendly in Nashville on 9-11
As Nashville continues to boom, it is attracting some of the best sporting events in the world. On Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Soccer Federation and Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación announced that Nissan Stadium in Nashville would play host to a U.S. vs. Mexico men’s soccer friendly, presented by AT&T, on September 11. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. CT and will air live on ESPN, UniMas and UDN. The matchup will take place in the first FIFA international window after the conclusion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It’s the first time the legendary rivalry will...
Predators Promote Kealty, Poile and Nichol
Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced Tuesday the promotions of Jeff Kealty to Assistant General Manager and Director of Scouting; Brian Poile to Assistant General Manager and Director of Hockey Operations; and Scott Nichol to General Manager of the Milwaukee Admirals and Director of Player Development. The moves come after former Predators Assistant General Manager Paul Fenton was hired as General Manager of the Minnesota Wild. “We’d like to thank Paul for his 20-plus years of contributions to our franchise. He has an incredible scouting eye and played a major role in our organization’s success...
Dodgers Rally Past Sounds in Front of Sellout Crowd
The Oklahoma City Dodgers scored three late runs to complete a come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Nashville Sounds in front of a sellout crowd of 10,383 fans at First Tennessee Park Sunday night. Trailing 1-0, Oklahoma City came up with five consecutive two-out hits in the sixth. Nashville starter Kyle Friedrichs set down Rocky Gale and Tim Locastro to start the inning before Breyvic Valera and Edwin Rios singled to put a pair of runners on base. Friedrichs, making his Triple-A debut, was relieved by Raul Alcantara who gave up three consecutive singles that resulted in three runs. Kyle...
Rebecca Koger Tabbed as CHS Athletic Director
Rebecca Koger has been selected as the new athletic director at Coffee County Central High School. Koger, who served as the co-athletic director this past school year, will assume the position on July 1st. Koger takes over after Ryan Sulkowski announced he was stepping down last month. CHS principal Joey Vaughn told Thunder Radio on Friday that Koger was selected upon the recommendation of a search committee. “Mrs. Koger has 3 years experience (in the administration of CHS athletics) and she is a good fit for the job” said Vaughn. He went on to say “she has incredible organizational...
