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Westwood Baseball Topples Huntland

Westwood Baseball Topples Huntland

Trying to open the season with 4 straight wins, the Westwood Middle School baseball hosted Huntland on Monday night.  Timely hitting and good pitching have lifted the young Rockets to 3 straight victories to open the 2018 season.  Against Huntland, the script stayed the same as Westwood battled to a 5 to 2 win. The Rockets scored 3 runs in the first inning as the first 4 batters pounded out hits.  Westwood added 2 more runs in the 2nd when Trent Thompson drove in a pair of runs with a 2 out single.   Thompson also got the start on...

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Prep Results and Schedule

Prep Results and Schedule

Friday Prep Results CCMS Tennis swept Shelbyville 8 to 1(Girls) and 3 to 1(Boys) – See the story HERE WMS Boys’ Soccer beat North Franklin 6 to 1 – See the story HERE CHS Boys’ Soccer lost at Riverdale – 1 to 0 (scrimmage) – See the story HERE CCMS Baseball hosting Lincoln County – PPD, Makeup Date is TBD Saturday Prep Results CHS Bass Club in Region Fishing Tournament on Normandy Lake – See the story HERE CCMS JV Baseball tied with Tullahoma – 2 to 2 – See the story HERE CCMS JV Baseball beat Oakland – 10 to...

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CCMS Tennis Teams Open Season with Friday Wins

CCMS Tennis Teams Open Season with Friday Wins

The Coffee County Middle School tennis teams opened the season on Friday as they traveled to Shelbyville.  Starting off the season just as strong as they finished last year, both the Raiders and Lady Raiders captured wins. The Lady Raiders won 8 to 1 while the Red Raiders captured a 3 to 1 victory. Playing only singles matches, the Lady Raiders dominated the day in Shelbyville.  Coffee County won eight of the nine matches to capture the team win.  Singles winners were Jayda Wright(by a score of 6 to 2), Marley Perry(6 to 2), Anna Amado(6 to 1), Lucy...

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Westwood Soccer Tops North on Friday in Non-Conference Friendly

Westwood Soccer Tops North on Friday in Non-Conference Friendly

The Westwood Middle School soccer team traveled to Winchester on Friday to take on North Franklin.  Coming off a conference win on Thursday, the Rockets were attempting to keep the momentum going in the non-conference match.  Westwood did just that as they roared to a 6 to 1 win. John Martinez kept his hot scoring streak alive as he had 3 goals.  Keiton Sherrill, Louie Frazier and Nico Sanfilipo each netted goals.  Kevon Perigrino had 2 assists and Bodey Todd had a pair of saves in net. In the JV game, the Rockets won 5 to 0 over the...

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CHS Anglers Shine at Normandy Tournament on Saturday

CHS Anglers Shine at Normandy Tournament on Saturday

The Coffee County Youth Bass Club welcomed their South Central Region rivals to Normandy Lake on Saturday for a region tournament.  With 111 boats in the field, a huge crowd was on hand at Barton Springs for the event.  Nine boats of Raider anglers were a part of the largest high school tournament ever held at Normandy. On their home lake, four boats from the Coffee County team finished in the top 16 for the tournament.  Once again, the team of Garrett Davis and Isaiah Owens led the way for Coffee County as they captured 4th place overall landing...

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CCMS JV Baseball Team Goes 1-1-1 in Tullahoma Tournament

CCMS JV Baseball Team Goes 1-1-1 in Tullahoma Tournament

Taking part in the Tullahoma JV baseball tournament this weekend, the Coffee County Middle School 7th and 8th graders came home with a record of 1 win, 1 loss and one tie.  The Red Raiders opened up play on Saturday morning with a 2 to 2 tie to Tullahoma.  They came back with a 10 to 0 win over Oakland, before closing out the tournament on Sunday with a 3 to 1 loss to Heritage. Trailing 2 to 1 entering the bottom of the 5th inning on Saturday morning, the Red Raiders rallied to push a run across to...

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CHS Soccer Drops Scrimmage Game on Friday

CHS Soccer Drops Scrimmage Game on Friday

The Coffee County CHS soccer team hit the road on Friday for their final scrimmage game of the preseason.  Traveling to Murfreesboro, the Red Raiders took on Riverdale at Tom Nolan Field.  After a strong defensive battle, the home standing Warriors were able to push across a goal in the 70th minute to capture the 1 to 0 scrimmage win over Coffee County. The Red Raiders will open the regular season on Tuesday when they play host to Warren County.  That match is set to get underway at 7 PM at the Raider Soccer Field.  The Raider Soccer Field...

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Preds Come Back to Earn Point as Win Streak Ends in Shootout Loss

Preds Come Back to Earn Point as Win Streak Ends in Shootout Loss

The Predators found a way once more to tie the game late, but Nashville ultimately fell to the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. The loss snaps Nashville’s franchise record 10-game win streak, but still gives them points in 11 consecutive contests. Nashville went almost 58 minutes between goals in regulation time, but puck luck prevented the Preds from running up the score as they hit the post on a number of occasions on the night, an 11th consecutive win not meant to be. “It didn’t go our way on the scoreboard,...

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