The CHS wrestling team traveled to Cookeville on Thursday for a 4 team duals match.   Facing off against Upperman, Livingston Academy and the home standing Cavaliers, Coffee County got a pair of wins and a loss on the evening.  The Raider grapplers fell to state power Cookeville but captured wins over Livingston Academy and Upperman. Coffee County fell to Cookeville 75 to 6.  Coffee County got their lone win of the match when Christopher Speegle got a win at 220 pounds.  Evan Jaynes(at 145 pounds) took his match to the completion before losing in a decision. Jaynes(145) came back...

The Coffee County Middle School Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams traveled to Tullahoma on Thursday night to take on conference rival East Middle.  The Lady Raiders shook off a cold start to get a 43 to 27 win.  The Red Raiders could not get the season sweep over East as they lost 42 to 29. Despite being held to 14 points in the first half, the Lady Raider defense held the Lady Panthers to 2 field goals in the 1st half as they led 14 to 7 at intermission.  Coffee County exploded for 16 points in the 3rd...

The Coffee County CHS freshmen Red Raider basketball team welcomed Tullahoma to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Thursday night.  Just as their varsity brothers did on Tuesday night, the freshmen cagers sent their rivals back to West Coffee with a loss.  Coffee County captured a 66 to 54 win to move to 5 and 0 on the season. After a tight first quarter, the Red Raiders built a 32 to 19 halftime lead by holding the Cats to 5 points in the 2nd period.  Despite missing 5 of their 6 free throws in the 4th quarter, Coffee...

The Temple Baptist Christian School basketball teams welcomed Dogwood Christian Academy to the E.C. Bailey Gym on Thursday night.  Playing their first game since December 5th due to the Christmas holidays, the Eagles did not show any signs of rust going against the Bulldogs of Tunnel Hill, Georgia.  Despite a strong effort on both games, Temple fell in the JV game 36 to 30 before dropping the varsity contest 62 to 44. Falling behind early, the varsity Eagles got a strong finish to the 1st quarter to tie the game at 14 after the first 8 minute period.  Unfortunately,...

Identified by her teammates as a kind and generous leader on Monday night, Coffee County’s Ashley Woods added to the week’s honors on Wednesday as she signed a scholarship to continue her soccer career at Motlow.  The senior keeper signed her letter of intent with the Lynchburg junior college in a ceremony at Coffee County Central High School surrounded by family, coaches, teammates and friends.  Woods, who was the starting keeper for the Lady Raiders this past fall, joins the 2nd year Lady Bucks soccer team with the expectation to contribute immediately. Her high school coach, David Amado, praised...

The CHS wrestling team welcomed Blackman and Lawrence County to the Raider Academy on Tuesday night for a region tri-match.  Taking on the 9th ranked Blaze of Blackman, Coffee County fell 72 to 10.  Against Lawrence County, the Raiders fared only slightly better against the experienced Wildcats falling 66 to 18 Against Blackman, Evan Jaynes(at 145 pounds) got a win on an 11 to 2 major decision for Coffee County.  Noah O’Shields(170) got a win via a pin fall for the Red Raiders.  In the Lawrence County match, Coffee County got pin fall wins from Jaynes(145) and Hunter Massey(106)...

After three weeks off for the holidays, the Motlow Bucks split a pair of games in Missouri over the weekend and will jump back into TCCAA conference play Friday with a trip to Harriman to face Roane State. The Bucks (11-2, 5-0) are ranked No. 7 in the latest NJCAA poll. Motlow traveled to West Plains, Missouri, over the weekend, falling to No. 24 Missouri State-West Plains 94-82 Friday, then beating Nationwide Academy 111-75 Saturday. Now that the season has turned over the 2018 calendar, men’s teams will play the first game of all remaining TCCAA men/women doubleheaders. Friday...

The Coffee County CHS basketball teams welcomed old rival Tullahoma to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Tuesday night.  Playing before a huge and enthusiastic crowd, both Raider teams captured rivalry wins as each improved to 4 and 0 in district play.  The Lady Raiders battled their way to a 47 to 30 win while the Red Raiders had to come from behind to win 45 to 42. After a tight first period, Jacey Vaughn hit a huge 3 pointer to give the Lady Raiders a 3 point lead at the end of 1 period.  Abby Morgan added...