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CHS Softball Drops Pair of Games on Friday
The Coffee County Central High School softball team opened play in the Lincoln County Border Battle on Friday afternoon with a pair of pool play games in Fayetteville. In the first game, Coffee County lost a hard fought 3 to 1 decision. In the nightcap, the Lady Raiders were blitzed 15 to 4 by Riverdale. Against Marshall County, it was a rough 1st inning for the Lady Raiders that allowed Marshall County to build a 2 to 0 lead. Marshal County stretched the lead to 3 to 0 in the 5th before an Ashley Evans double drove home Coffee...
CCMS Track Teams Split Home Meet on Thursday
The Coffee County Middle School track teams hosted East Tullahoma, South Franklin and Warren County on Thursday at Carden-Jarrell Field. The Lady Raiders outdistanced the competition as they scored 81 points to beat 2nd place Warren County who finished with 37. The Red Raiders came in 2nd place with 58.5 points trailing 1st place South who scored 82. Top finishers for the Lady Raiders were: Shot Put: Marley Perry-1st, Alyssa McClanahan-5th Discus: Marley Perry-1st, Jayda Wright-2nd, Chandlar Carter-4th Long Jump: Emma Wood-1st, Madison Rooker-3rd, Holli Hancock-4th High Jump: Katie Cotten-2nd, Kenzie Givens-3rd 100m: Emma Wood-3rd, Katie Cotten-4th 4x200m Relay:...

Iowa Snaps Sounds Streak, Takes Series Finale 7-1
A spectacular outing from Iowa’s Adbert Alzolay and costly errors doomed the Nashville Sounds Friday night as they dropped their series finale against the Iowa Cubs 7-1. The loss halted Nashville’s five-game winning streak, its longest streak since 2016. Alzolay cruised through the first four innings as he mowed down the first 12 Sounds hitters he faced. He walked a pair in the fifth inning but left both runners stranded. Nashville finally got to the highly touted prospect in the sixth inning as BJ Boyd belted his first home run of the season for Nashville’s first hit of the...

Sounds Notch Fifth Shutout in Fifth Straight Win
The Nashville Sounds used stellar pitching to extend their winning streak to five games with a 1-0 win over the Iowa Cubs at Principal Park Thursday night. It took 10 innings to get the job done as the Sounds clinched their third straight series win after dropping the season-opening series in New Orleans. Using baseball’s new pace of game rules, the top of the 10th began with pinch-runner Melvin Mercedes at third base in a 0-0 game. Mercedes moved to third on Slade Heathcott’s infield single. With runners at the corners, Anthony Garcia bounced into a 6-4 fielder’s choice...

Thursday Prep Scoreboard and Friday Prep Schedule
Thursday Prep Results > CHS Tennis swept Columbia – Girls won 5 to 2, Boys won 7 to 0 – See the story HERE > CCMS Baseball drops South Franklin – 10 to 0 – See the story HERE > WMS Baseball lost at Fayetteville – 14 to 4 – See the story HERE > WMS Softball blanked Cannon Co – 10 to 0 – See the story HERE Friday Prep Schedule 4:00 PM – CHS Softball vs. Marshall Co at Lincoln County Border Battle 5:00 PM – CCMS Softball at Tullahoma 5:30 PM – CHS Baseball at Warren Co 5:30...

CHS Tennis Sweeps Columbia on Thursday
The Coffee County CHS tennis team welcomed Columbia to the Raider Academy courts on Thursday for the final regular season match of the year. The Red Raiders captured 6 forfeit wins on their way to a 7 to 0 shutout. The Lady Raiders won 4 of their 5 singles matches to grab a 5 to 2 win. Senior Grey Riddle was the only Red Raider netter to compete on Thursday as he breezed his way to an 8 to 0 shutout win. The Lady Raiders got singles wins from Natalie Elzeer(8 to 2), Emily Shelton(8 to 5), Wren Lawson(8...
Lindsey Dickson Signs Scholarship to Cheer at Martin Methodist
Coffee County Central High School senior cheerleader Lindsey Dickson signed a letter of intent to continue her cheer career at the college level. Dickson accepted a scholarship offer from Martin Methodist in a ceremony at CHS on Wednesday. Dickson completed the signing at CHS in front of family, coaches and teammates. Lindsey is the daughter of Scott and Patty Dickson. Coach Christy Clouse was quick to shower Lindsey with praise after the signing. “We are so proud of Lindsey’s accomplishments. She has been a true leader for our squad, serving as a captain this year and was named a...

Westwood Softball Buries Cannon County on Thursday
The Westwood softball ended the regular season on Thursday traveling to Woodbury. The Lady Rockets tangled with the Lady Lions of Cannon County in the final regular season game of the year. Westwood got a complete game shutout from Haidyn Campbell as they beat Cannon County 10 to 0. Leading 1 to 0 entering the 4th inning, Westwood used a pair of doubles to highlight a 5 run outburst in the 4th inning. Brooklyn Blake had a pair of singles and scored twice. Haidyn Campbell and Paisley Campbell each had a 2 RBI double. Brayden Gray scored 3 runs...