Viktor Arvidsson scored twice and the Nashville Predators defeated the Ottawa Senators by a 5-2 final on Monday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result ends Nashville’s two-game losing streak, marking the 13th time this season they’ve scored at least five goals in one contest. Ottawa hung around for portions of the game, but Nashville was always one step ahead, and after Preds Head Coach Peter Laviolette said his team “simply needed to find the back of the net,” the group responded loud and clear. “We took a step in the right direction,” Laviolette said. “I thought last game (a...

Freshman Janna Lewis hit a three pointer with seconds remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime, and the Motlow Lady Bucks won the final five minutes 11-5 to secure a 77-71 win over Southwest Tennessee in Memphis Saturday afternoon. The win came on the heels of a 61-55 loss to Dyersburg State last week in Dyersburg. The Lady Bucks (5-17, 2-12) will now prepare for their final two home games of the season. Motlow will host Jackson State at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, then welcome Columbia State to Copperweld Arena for Sophomore Recognition Day at 4 p.m. Saturday....

A physical and tough matchup awaited Coffee County as the girls’ District 8AAA basketball district tournament got underway on Saturday in Columbia.  The Lady Raiders squared off against Tullahoma in the opening game of the day in the semifinal round of the tournament.  After a struggle in the first quarter, Coffee County controlled the final 3 periods to get a 57 to 37 win. Tied at 17 with just under 5 minutes to play in the half, Coffee County closed out the period on a 12 to 3 run to seize a 9 point lead at the half.  After...

A three point basket from the corner with 18 seconds remaining proved to be the deciding score on Saturday night as the Red Raider basketball team fell in the District 8AAA semifinals.  A frantic final period made for an exciting and dramatic finish that saw Darius Rozier’s probable game winning shot rim out as time expired.  Coffee County fell to Lawrence County by a final score of 42 to 41. Coffee County got off to a strong start as they built a 12 point lead in the 2nd quarter.  But Lawrence County answered with back to back 3 pointers...

Coffee County senior wrestler Alicean Stottlemyer became the first Lady Raider wrestler to earn a medal on Saturday at the TSSAA State Wrestling Championships in Franklin.  Stottlemyer is also the first Lady Raider wrestler to qualify for the state meet.  Stottlemyer advanced to the medal round with a win in the first round of the consolation bracket on Friday.  Stottlemyer finished the tournament twith a record of 2 and 2 to capture a 4th place finish. Opening up on Friday against the top ranked wrestler in the state, Stottlemyer was pinned in the 1st round.  Alicean rebounded to capture...

Members of the Coffee County Youth Bass Club hit the water on Saturday to open up the spring portion of the 2017-2018 season.  The CHS anglers headed to Tims Ford to battle the elements in a South Central Tennessee Region meet.  At the end of the day, the Team of Joe White and Adam Petty had the top finish notching 13th place out of 98 boats. White and Petty were the top boat for Coffee County as the Raider anglers posted 3 boats in the top 40.  White and Petty finished with a stringer of 5 fish totaling 8.85...

A young Temple Baptist Christian School basketball team closed out their season on Saturday with a 5th place finish in the own Eagle Invitational Tournament.  The Eagles finished the tournament with a 2 and 2 record culminating in an overtime win in the 5th place game.  Temple finished the year with no seniors and a core of young JV players that will move up to the varsity level next season. The Eagles opened tournament play with a pair of pool games on Friday.  Temple opened up with a loss in their opening game to Shenandoah Christian Academy of Cleveland,...

Another try at a comeback came up short as the Nashville Predators fell by a 3-1 final on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. It’s the second consecutive regulation loss for the Preds, the first time they’ve done so since Dec. 19-21, 2017, but it wasn’t all doom and gloom in the locker room following the contest. Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette and Nashville players say Saturday’s effort was a step in the right direction when it comes to playing the way they want to be successful. The Preds could’ve easily had the game tied, as they hit the post...