The Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams of Coffee County CHS traveled to Fayetteville on Tuesday night for a non-conference doubleheader with the Tigers of Fayetteville City.  The Lady Raiders ran their record to 5 and 0 with a 63 to 26 win.  The Red Raiders won their 4th straight game with a thrilling 60 to 56 win in double overtime. The Lady Raiders never trailed as they captured their first win of the year under the mercy rule.  Coach Joe Pat Cope was able to play all of his players as Coffee County opened a lead in the...

The Temple Baptist Christian School varsity and junior varsity teams traveled to Hixson on Tuesday for a doubleheader with Berean Academy.  Playing their first games since the Thanksgiving holidays, the Eagles dropped both contests.  The junior varsity fell 40 to 22 while the varsity fell 56 to 22. In the JV game, despite playing Berean tight in the 2nd half, Temple fell behind 25 to 11 at the half and could not make up ground in the final 12 minutes.  Isaiah Baker was the leading scorer for Temple’s JV as he had 10 points.  Alex Gloden added 8 points...

Filip Forsberg, Austin Watson and Roman Josi scored, and goaltender Pekka Rinne won his fifth consecutive start in a 3-2 win for the Nashville Predators against the Chicago Blackhawks at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday. The Predators (15-6-3) are 10-1-1 in their past 12 games. Rinne made 37 saves. Tommy Wingels and Lance Bouma scored for the Blackhawks (12-9-3), who are 6-5-2 on the road. Forsberg gave the Predators a 1-0 lead at 3:16 of the first period on a rebound of his own shot. He took the original shot from the slot, got to the rebound and beat Blackhawks...

The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams returned to conference play on Monday night in Decherd as they took on North Franklin.  In a pair of hard fought games, Coffee County came home with a conference spilt.  The Lady Raiders battled to a hard fought 32 to 29 win while the Red Raiders dropped a 45 to 21 decision. Despite racing out to an 8 to 0 lead, the Lady Raiders had to fight to the final possession for the 3 point win.  North had a 3 point shot with 5 seconds to play that would not fall as...

The Westwood Middle School basketball team welcomed Liberty to the Joel Vinson Gym on Monday night. Coming off a pair of wins at Liberty earlier in the year, Westwood was looking for the season sweep.  The Lady Rockets won by a final score of 33 to 24 while the Rockets won 47 to 28. The Lady Rockets used a good half court defense, especially in 2nd and 3rd quarters, to power to their 7th win on the season.  After being tied at 6 after 1 quarter, Westwood outscored Liberty 12 to 6 in the 2nd quarter to take a lead...

By John Glennon – TitansOnline.com One by one, the Titans are knocking down the divisional roadblocks that have stifled their progress for so long. When the Titans won at Jacksonville in the second week of the season, it marked the team’s first AFC South road victory since 2013. When the Titans downed Indianapolis last month in Nashville, it brought an end the Colts’ 11-game overall winning streak against them. And when the Titans rallied past the Colts 20-16 on Sunday, it marked the end of yet another ugly streak. The Titans won for the first time in their last...

On a cool Saturday morning in Woodbury, the Lady Raider basketball team got off to a red hot start in the Mitch Wilson State Farm Classic at Cannon County High School.  Coffee County held the Smyrna Lady Bulldogs to 3 points in the first quarter as they rolled to a 61 to 18 victory.  Nine different Lady Raiders scored in the contest as Coffee County improved to 4 and 0 on the season. The Lady Raiders jumped out to a 16 to 3 lead after 1 quarter as they held Smyrna to a single 3 point basket in the...

Nine members of the Coffee County CHS football were named to the Region 3-6A All-Region team on Saturday. The announcement was made following Oakland’s loss in the TSSAA semifinals and the selections were made after a vote of the region football coaches. Senior Alontae Taylor was named the Region 3-6A Athlete of the Year. Five members of the Red Raiders were named to the all-region 1st team. 1st team selections are: LB – De’Aaron Rozier, Sr. OL – Tyler Luttrell, Jr. LB – Hayden Skipper, So. DB – Andrew Mahaffey, Jr. LB – Cameron West, Sr. Recognized as Honorable...