Coming off a pair of wins on Monday, the Coffee County Middle School Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams hit the road for Warren County.  In a pair of games originally scheduled for Thursday, Coffee County got a split in the conference doubleheader.  The Lady Raiders won 38 to 29 while the Red Raiders lost 40 to 36. The Lady Raiders used a big second half to stretch a 4 point lead into their 14th win of the season.  Marley Perry and Kiya Ferrell led Coffee Middle in scoring as each finished with 16 points.  Alyssa McClanahan added 4...

Two goals in the first period and a dramatic offside challenge late was all the Nashville Predators needed to defeat the Edmonton Oilers for an 11th consecutive time, topping their opponent by a 2-1 final on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. The win is Nashville’s second-straight overall and extends its streak against the Oilers, with its last defeat to Edmonton coming in 2014. “I thought we came out and had a good start,” Preds forward Craig Smith said. “That’s what we we’re looking for. We were just trying to get some points on the board and kudos to our...

The Coffee County Middle School Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams welcomed Cannon County to their home floor on Monday night.  In a pair of games you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Raider teams were back in action for the first time since December 14th.  Neither team seemed to show any ill effects of the layoff as they each got wins.  The Lady Raiders roared to a 32 to 19 win while the Red Raiders battled to a 38 to 33 win. After a tight first half, the Lady Raiders went to the dressing room leading 18 to...

The CHS freshman Red Raiders welcomed the Lincoln County Ninth Grade Academy to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Monday night.  Looking to keep their perfect record intact, the Raiders jumped on the Falcons early as they captured a 72 to 28 win. The Red Raiders jumped out to a lead of 24 to 6 after one quarter due in large part to a tremendous defensive effort which resulted in easy transition points.  Coffee County extended the lead to 44 to 8 at the half on their way to their 4th win of the year against no losses....

The Coffee County CHS basketball teams will play host to Tullahoma on Tuesday night before embarking on a 7 game road trip.  Coffee County will play on the road for the remainder of January following Tuesday’s game and will not return to “The Patch” until February 6th.  The Raiders and Lady Raiders will close out the regular season with a pair of home games on February 6th and February 9th.  The District 8 AAA tournament begins on February 13th and will be held at Columbia Central High School. Tuesday’s game, and all the Coffee County basketball games for the...

The Coffee County Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams returned to district play on Friday night at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  Coffee County welcomed Lincoln County to Manchester as both Raider teams looked to remain perfect in District 8AAA play.  A big 2nd half lifted the Lady Raiders to a 47 to 31 win.  The Red Raiders got a last second shot by Garrett Booth to claim a thrilling 55 to 53 win. After struggling mightily in the first half, the Lady Raiders got a pair of 3 point baskets in the final 2 minutes of the...

The Coffee County CHS wrestling team traveled to Smyrna on Saturday to compete in the Red Hawk Rampage. The tournament, hosted by Stewarts Creek, was an individual format as each wrestler could earn team points. Coffee County finished 14th in the team standings on the day out of a field of 17 teams and did not have an individual medalist. Individual Results (with weight class): Hunter Massey(106) – Record of 1 win and 2 losses – 3 team points Mary Wolfrum(113) – Record of 1 win and 2 losses – 6 team points Mary Anne Walker(120) – Record of...

by Jim Wyatt – TitansOnline.com OK, it was no Music City Miracle. But after Saturday’s emotional comeback win over the Chiefs, the Titans at least partied like it was 1999. “This is probably the happiest I’ve been,” Titans tight end Delanie Walker said after the team’s 22-21 win. “It’s us against the world here – no one believes in us, and they always count us out. They didn’t think we could get the job done, and look what happened. “Don’t count the Titans out, man. We have been grinding all year. This just shows we can play anybody.” It...