Against the hottest team in the USL, Nashville SC was able to take a point on the road with a 1-1 draw at the Charleston Battery on Saturday night. It extended Nashville’s unbeaten streak to six games in all competitions. 90 in a Nutshell Center back Liam Doyle, from Isle of Man, opened the scoring off a set piece from just outside the 18-yard box in the 25’ minute. Lebo Moloto took a slight touch to Doyle who rocketed the left-footed shot just inside the near post to put Nashville SC up 1-0. Nashville almost added a second on...

Matt Milburn hurled six shutout innings to lead the Nashville Sounds to a 1-0 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers in front of 9,782 fans at First Tennessee Park Saturday night. Milburn got the best of a prime pitchers’ duel between a pair of youngsters. His six scoreless frames came in just his second career Triple-A start. Oklahoma City starter Caleb Ferguson was equally tough as he blanked the Sounds for five innings. The 21-year-old lefty walked three and struck out 10 in his Triple-A debut. Nashville’s Jake Smolinski broke the stalemate when he launched a solo homer off...

The Oklahoma City Dodgers used a solid performance by starter Guillermo Moscoso to dispatch the Nashville Sounds, 5-2, in front of 8,882 fans at First Tennessee Park Friday night. The 34-year-old Moscoso allowed two runs on four hits in six innings to pick up his second win of the season. The right-hander allowed a run in the first and a run in the second but retired the final 13 batters he faced. Nashville scored first when Nick Martini and Josh Phegley each collected a double in the first inning. Martini’s double extended his on-base streak to 35 games –...

Entering the final race of her high school career on Thursday, senior Lady Raider track athlete Sarah Pearson admitted to being scared.  The stage did not faze her; this was her 4th straight trip to the TSSAA state track meet.  The race did not scare her; Sarah competed in 2017 in the 300M hurdles.  Here is Sarah Pearson talking about her fear and her finish. http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Pearson-on-fear-052418.mp3 Pearson just missed a season best time as she ran a 50:59 to finish in 15th place.  The race caps off a career that saw Sarah compete in the state pentathlon in her...

As the result of a random draw held at U.S. Soccer headquarters on Thursday morning, Nashville SC was picked to host a 4th round U.S. Open Cup matchup against Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer (MLS) on June 5 or 6 at Vanderbilt Football Stadium. It kicks off a full #SummerOfSoccer for Nashville SC that will now include at least 10 home games from June to August. Current Nashville SC head coach Gary Smith has a history with the Rapids including leading Colorado to a MLS Cup championship in 2010 as its head coach. Nashville players keeper Matt Pickens and defender Kosuke Kimura...

The Nashville Sounds squandered another opportunity at a series sweep as they fell to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 4-0 in front of 10,159 fans at First Tennessee Park. It was the third time this season the Sounds entered a series finale with a chance at a sweep but ended up on the losing end. The Sky Sox scored four runs off Sounds starter, Kendall Graveman but just two were earned. Colorado Springs’ Brett Phillips singled to begin the frame and then Tyrone Taylor brought the noise. The Sky Sox right fielder launched a two-run home run beyond the...

Coffee County senior Sarah Pearson competes on Thursday in her 4th straight state track meet.  Pearson will run in the evening session as she competes in the 300M hurdles for the 2nd straight year.  Pearson captured a 4th place finish in the TSSAA Sectional track meet in a season best time of 50.22 seconds.  Pearson just missed qualifying for her 4th straight pentathlon earlier this month.  Making the feat more remarkable, Pearson is recovering from a torn ACL after having surgery on November 17th. The evening session gets underway at 3 PM in the afternoon and Pearson’s race will...

Nashville SC has bolstered its attack with the transfer of USL forward Brandon Allen from Bethlehem Steel FC, and the signing of free-agent winger Ismaila Jome. Allen has been a member of a USL All-League First Team and was named the Most Valuable Player of the USL Cup Final in 2016 with New York Red Bulls II. Jome joins Nashville SC as a free agent after spending 2017 with Minnesota United of Major League Soccer (MLS) where he played alongside Allen. “The pair of them are very good additions for this young roster and club,” Gary Smith said. “Brandon Allen has got a fabulous...