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Tullahoma’s Chadwick wins Mr. Football Kicker of the Year
Tennessee’s best high school football players for 2021 were recognized at the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards luncheon hosted by the Tennessee Titans. More than 400 people, including the honorees, their families, coaches, school administrators and members of the media from all parts of the state, attended the 2021 luncheon at Nissan Stadium. “This is such an outstanding honor for all 30 of the young men recognized today at the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards,” said Bernard Childress, Executive Director of the TSSAA. “They were here not only due to their athletic ability that they displayed on the field...

Lady Rockets remain unbeaten in WMS sweep of Community
Lady Rocket 7th grader Jules Ferrell went off on Monday, exploding for 24 points to lead the Lady Rockets to a 49-24 road win over Community. The win keeps WMS unbeaten for the year. Audri Patton pitched in 12 points and Reece Finch 9 in the win. Westwood had a comfortable 27-10 lead at the halftime break. Meanwhile, the Rocket boys had a strong second half in a 42-34 win over Community. Both teams will play Coffee Middle School Tuesday night at CMS. This will be the first time the two schools have played in basketball since 2007. Tip...

Davis, Wells take first place at youth bass event
Jaxon Wells, left, and Caden Davis. Coffee County Youth Bass Club had a big day on the water Saturday, Dec. 4. All four high school teams were in competition and all 4 weighed in fish. The team of Jaxon Wells and Caden Davis won the tournament with a weight of 17.76, 5 fish limit with a 6.15 pound big fish. The pair had the big fish of the day, as well. With their performance, Wells and Davis have jumped to second place in total points for the season, just 14 points out of first place. The team of Brent...

CHS wrestlers crown champions at Coyote Classic
One champion and a handful of top 5 finishers – that is what Coffee County Central’s wrestling team walked away with after the Coyote Classic Tournament over the weekend. Taking first place was Blayne Myers, wrestling at 285 pounds. Gavin Prater took second at 160, Jacob Barlow 4th at 170 pounds, Nazario Flores placed 3rd in junior varsity 170 and Chris Hollis placed 4th in JV 182 pounds. SEE FULL RESULTS BELOW: 126: Gabriel Westbrook (Coffee County) – DNP Champ. Round 1 – Cofy Walls (Caldwell County) over Gabriel Westbrook (Coffee County) (Fall 2:30) Cons. Round 1 – Gabriel...

Tullahoma football coach Olive announces retirement
Tullahoma’s John Olive (middle) announced Sunday that he will be stepping down as head coach of the Wildcats. Following Saturday’s State Championship win over Elizabethton, Olive joined his family for a photo. From left: Caleb Olive, Cherie Olive, John Olive, Caitlin Olive and Jared Olive After 29 years at the helm of the Tullahoma football program, John Olive announced Sunday that he would be stepping down as head coach of the Wildcats. “It’s just time in life,” Olive said. “Coaching is a young man’s game. I’ve been very fortunate to have coached as long as I have. I think...

Predators win in OT Saturday to finish homestand
Three periods and six regulation goals weren’t enough to decide a matchup between the Nashville Predators and Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night, but it was Filip Forsberg and the Preds that found a way to win an overtime thriller, 4-3, at Bridgestone Arena. NASHVILLE PREDATORS HOCKEY IS PRESENTED ON THUNDER RADIO BY CHARLIE GONZALES WITH WEICHERT REALTORS, JOE ORR & ASSOCIATES. Forsberg played the hero in the 3-on-3 period, sniping his 11th goal of the season off a beautiful feed from Mikael Granlund from behind the net. Forsberg fumbled his stick on the left wing just seconds before scoring, and by the time...

WRESTLING: Coffee County splits with Stone Memorial, Cookeville Thursday
The CHS wrestlers went to Cookeville Thursday and left with a split decision. The Raiders beat Stone Memorial and dropped a match to Cookeville. The Lady Raider wrestlers dropped a decision. Details below: Coffee County (COFF) 43.0 Stone Memorial (STME) 24.0 160: Gavin Prater (COFF) over Elijah Cooke (STME) (Fall 0:00) 170: Nazario Flores (COFF) over Aden Thompson (STME) (Fall 0:00) 182: Chris Hollis (COFF) over (STME) (For.) 195: Ian Walker (COFF) over Khalli Dishman (STME) (MD 14-6) 220: Kendall James (COFF) over Matthew Becker (STME) (Fall 0:00) 285: Kolby McCormick (COFF) over James Becker (STME) (Fall 0:00) 106:...

CMS Raiders pick up road win in Woodbury
A big second half from David Lewis and a 9 point fourth quarter helped the Coffee Middle School Red Raiders end a losing skid and beat Cannon County 31-22 Thursday night in Woodbury. The win snaps a 5 game losing skid for the Raiders. Lewis had a big second half for CMS. He finished with a team-high 14 points, with 11 coming in the final two periods. Jase Cashion added six points for the Raiders in the win. CMS is now 2-8. They return to CTC play Monday night at Harris. They will play Westwood on Tuesday, Dec....