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Alicean Stottlemyer Qualifies for State Wrestling Tournament
Coffee County senior wrestler Alicean Stottlemyer punched her ticket to the TSSAA Girls’ State Wrestling Championship tournament on Saturday. Stottlemyer claimed the state tournament berth after fighting to a 4th place finish at the TSSAA West Region Individual Tournament held at Nolensville High School. With the win, Stottlemyer becomes the first Lady Raider wrestler to compete at the girls’ state tournament. After receiving a bye in the first round, Alicean got a pinfall win over Jasmine Chandler of Sycamore in the quarterfinals. Stottlemyer was pinned by Gabrille Neal of Cane Ridge in the semifinals. Needing a win in the...
CHS Wrestling Sweeps Home Tri-Match on Monday
The CHS wrestling team hosted a tri-match on Monday night at “The Dojo.” Playing host to Livingston Academy and Cascade, the Raiders captured a pair of dual wins. Coffee County held off Cascade 48 to 24 and dumped Livingston Academy 54 to 18. Against Cascade, Coffee County got pinfall wins from Evan Jaynes(145 pounds), Josh Fourier(152) and Dakota Chalker(160). The Raiders also claimed forfeit wins from Andrew Lawson(170), Christopher Speegle(220), Hunter Massey(106), Mary Wolfrum(113) and Mary Anne Walker(120) Against Liviningston Academy, the Raiders got pinfall wins from Evan Jaynes(145 pounds), Josh Fourier(152), Dakota Chalker(160), Andrew Lawson(170) and Reynaldo Reyes(195)....
Chicago Blackhawks beat Nashville Predators 2-1
Anton Forsberg made 42 saves, and the Chicago Blackhawks stunned the Predators 2-1 in Nashville Tuesday night. The Blackhawks came to town in last place but took a first period lead on a goal from David Kampf. Kyle Turris scored Nashville’s only goal in the 2nd period to tie it up at 1-1. It was Turris’s 9th goal of the season. Moments later, though, Vinnie Hinostroza beat Juuse Saros for the game winner. Saros finished the game with 29 saves for Nashville. Roman Josi said, “Yeah, we couldn’t get enough goals. We could have started better, but after that...
CCMS Lady Raiders Fall in Triple Overtime to Whitworth-Buchanan
Hosting a TMSAA sub-sectional game for the 3rd straight year, the Coffee County Middle School Lady Raiders welcomed Whitworth-Buchanan to CCMS on Monday night. After a five overtime defeat at the hands of Blackman last year in the sub-sectional, this year’s Lady Raider season came to a close in a 3 overtime defeat. Coffee County fell to the Lady Jackets 52 to 49. Despite leads in the final 90 seconds of both the 2nd and 3rd overtimes, the Lady Raiders saw Whitworth-Buchanan rally to tie the game in the 2nd overtime on a 3 pointer and take the final...
CCMS Red Raiders Fall in Sub-Sectional to LaVergne Middle
The Coffee County Middle School Red Raider basketball team saw their season come to a close on Monday night in the TMSAA sub-sectional round at LaVergne Middle School. The Red Raiders, playing without Connor Shemwell, were unable to keep pace with the athletic and talented Wolverines. Coffee Middle fell by a final score of 60 to 27. The Red Raiders fell behind 15 to 4 after one period and 32 to 8 at the half to LaVergne. In the second half, Coffee County was able to get some more production from their offense but not enough to catch the...
CHS Freshman Basketball Stays Perfect with Win over Lincoln County
The Coffee County CHS freshman basketball team traveled to Fayetteville on Monday night to take on the Falcons of Lincoln County’s Ninth Grade Academy. After being held to 2 points in the 1st quarter, the freshmen Raiders were able to rally to get the road win. Coffee County improved to 5 and 0 on the year with the 48 to 30 win. A pair of first quarter free throws was all that the Red Raiders could muster in a low scoring first quarter, but Coffee County rallied with 4 three point baskets in the 2nd quarter to capture a...
Temple Baptist Splits Monday Doubleheader in Georgia
The Temple Baptist Christian School Eagles hit the road on Monday traveling to Calhoun, George to take on Philadelphia Christian School. The JV Eagles got a game winning shot with 18 seconds remaining to capture a 24 to 23 win. The varsity Eagles fell 73 to 52 after suffering through a 3rd quarter rally by Philadelphia. Trailing 23 to 22 with 18 seconds remaining, Colton Summers hit his second game winning shot of the season to lift the Eagles to the win. Alex Gloden was the leading scorer for Temple as he finished with 12 points. Mich Gloden added...
CCMS Lady Raiders Claim Conference Title on Saturday Night
After suffering a loss at the hands of North Franklin in the final regular season finale on Monday, the Coffee County Middle School Lady Raiders got a rematch on Saturday. This time, the Lady Raiders and Lady Gators squared off for the conference title in the CTC tournament finals. Coffee Middle claimed their 3rd conference title in 4 years with a dominating 54 to 37 win over North. The Lady Raiders jumped out to a 16 to 4 lead in the 1st quarter to effectively take North out of contention early. The Lady Raider defense was able to force...
