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CCMS Baseball Blasts South on Thursday
The Coffee County Middle School baseball team broke a 3 game losing streak on Thursday as they dropped South Franklin 10 to 0. Playing their final regular season game, the welcomed the Trojans to CCMS on a cool and windy Thursday as the Raiders looked to improve their standing going into next week’s conference tournament. The Red Raiders got off to a red hot start scoring 3 runs in the 1st inning before adding 2 more in the 2nd to build a 5 to 0 lead early. A 5 run 5th inning allowed the Raiders to end the game...

Westwood Baseball Falls to Fayetteville
The Westwood Middle School baseball team hit the road to Fayetteville to close out the regular season. After falling to the Tigers 4 to 3 on April 2nd, Westwood was looking to earn a season split with the Tigers. The Tigers roared out to a 13 to 0 lead after 4 full innings. The Rockets rallied for 4 runs in the 5th to keep the game alive and out of the mercy rule, nut Fayetteville added the clinching run in the bottom of the 5th to end the contest. Christian Brown got on base 3 times for Westwood while...
Vol’s Pruitt Looking for Electric Atmosphere at DISH Orange & White Game
The Tennessee football team has just one more practice before Saturday’s DISH Orange and White Game. The Vols wrapped up their 13th practice of the spring season on Tuesday in full pads at Haslam Field and will have one more session Thursday in helmets. UT head coach Jeremy Pruitt said he hopes to get 80 plays in the game for the offense and defense and he will announce to the team what squad they are on following practice on Thursday. The first-year head coach hopes to receive assistance from the fans to create an electric, game-like atmosphere inside Neyland...

CCMS to Host Thursday Home Meet
The Coffee County Middle School track team will return to action on Thursday when they play host to East Tullahoma, South Franklin and Warren County. Thursday’s meet will get underway at 4:30 PM with the field events and will take place at Carden-Jarrell Field. The Raider and Lady Raider harriers are looking for another strong performance coming off a home win last Friday against Harris, South Franklin and Warren County. Individual performances for the home meet from Friday, April 13th are as follows: Girls (PR = Personal Record) Shot Put: Alyssa McClanahan-29’ 2.5” PR, Chandlar Carter 25’ 10.5”, Nikki...

CHS Softball Dumps Shelbyville on Wednesday
The Coffee County CHS softball team traveled to Shelbyville on Wednesday looking for their 5th win in their last 6 games. Taking on a Shelbyville team that pushed them hard in Manchester last week, the Lady Raiders jumped on the Eaglettes early to get the 5 to 1 win. Coffee County scored 2 runs in the 2nd inning, a single run in the 3rd and 2 more in the 4th to build a 5 to 0 lead. Keri Munn pitched a complete game for the Lady Raiders as she scattered 10 hits while working out of trouble. Shelbyville left...

CHS Bats Silenced in Loss to Franklin County
The Coffee County CHS baseball team welcomed Franklin County on Wednesday night. The 2 teams engaged in a pitcher’s duel as Coffee County’s Hayden Skipper and Franklin County’s Hunter Perry each pitched complete games with neither surrendering an earned run. Unfortunately, Coffee County was held without a hit as they lost 2 to 1. After Coffee County took a 1 to 0 lead on a walk, a sacrifice and a throwing error in the 3rd inning, Franklin County used 2 of their 3 hits, combined with a walk and a Coffee County error, to score 2 runs in the...

Westwood Captures Tennis Sweep over Harris
The Westwood tennis team welcomed Harris Middle to Manchester on Wednesday for a match at Fred Deadman Park. The Lady Rockets captured a 4 to 3 win over the Eagles. The Rockets needed a win in doubles play to grab their own 4 to 3 victory. With only 1 doubles team available for the Westwood boys, Jonathan Nelson and Caleb Simmons teamed up to capture a 6 to 0 doubles win to give the Rockets the clinching 4th win. Nelson won his singles match 6 to 3 while Caleb won his singles match 6 to 2. Also winning in...

Westwood Soccer Falls to Tullahoma
The Westwood soccer team waited until the last game of the regular season to suffer their first loss of the year. Facing the always tough Tullahoma Wildcats, the Rockets got the perfect challenge entering this weekend’s conference tournament. Westwood fell by a final score of 3 to 2. John Martinez got a first half goal off of a penalty kick to send the match to intermission level at 1. Kevin Perigrino added a 2nd half goal for Westwood but a pair of Tullahoma goals gave the Wildcats the win. Body Todd had 6 saves for Westwood. Westwood opens tournament...