Citing the potential for “immediate playing time”, Coffee County Central High School softball player Shelby Scrivnor signed her National Letter of Intent to attend Alabama A&M University on Wednesday at a ceremony at CHS.   Wednesday was the opening day for the early signing period for NCAA Division 1 universities.  Alabama A&M is located in Normal, Alabama which is a northern suburb of Huntsville.  The Lady Bulldogs of Alabama A&M compete in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and are coached by Nakeya Hall. Scrivnor returns to the Lady Raider softball team for her senior year after missing last season.  “Even though...

After earning a split at the Quality Inn Classic in Niceville, Fla., the Motlow Bucks will open Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) play when they travel to Jackson to face the Jackson State Generals on Friday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. The game will follow the women’s opener, scheduled to tip off at 5:30 p.m. The Bucks (2-1) cruised in their first game in Niceville Friday night, handing Lincoln Trail, Illinois, a 95-48 defeat. Saturday the Bucks, ranked No. 9 in the preseason National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) poll, dropped an 81-64 decision to the host team,...

The Raiders and Lady Raiders of Coffee County Middle School hosted their first home basketball games of the year on Tuesday night taking on White County.  The Raiders and Lady Raiders each raced out to big halftime leads in the sweep of their Sparta rivals.  The Lady Raiders won 33 to 18 while the Red Raiders won 40 to 34. The Lady Raiders held White County to 6 first half points as they raced out to a 17 to 6 halftime lead.  Coffee County held the Warriorettes to 6 field goals in the game to capture their 2nd conference...

The Eagles of Temple Baptist Christian School opened the 2017-2018 season at home on Tuesday night as they welcomed Victory Baptist to the E.C. Bailey Gym.  Both the JV(grades 6 thru 9) and the varsity (grades 9 thru 12) teams fell to the visitors from Shelbyville.  The JV lost 31 to 21 while the varsity dropped a 56 to 33 decision. It was missed offensive opportunities in the 2nd half which doomed the Eagle JV in the first game of the doubleheader.  Trailing by 4 at the half, Temple saw the visiting Patriots open the 3rd quarter on a...

Calle Jarnkrok scored the game-winner, and the Nashville Predators concluded their four-game road trip by defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets by a 3-1 final on Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena. It’s Nashville’s third consecutive victory, bumping their record to 8-5-2 on the season and giving them six out of a possible eight points after a successful swing across the country. Facing Columbus on the second half of a back-to-back for the home team, Nashville scored first, and after allowing their first and only goal early in the third, the Preds buckled down to place another in the win column....

The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams opened up play in the Rockvale Tournament on Monday night in Rutherford County.  The Lady Raiders opened play at 4 PM against the host Rockvale Ravens with a 30 to 21 win.  The Red Raiders fell to the Christiana Cougars in the 2nd game 40 to 28. In the girls’ game, Coffee County got 11 points in the 3rd quarter to stretch a 2 point halftime lead to 9 points entering the 4th quarter.  The Lady Raiders got 15 points from Kiya Ferrell, including 10 points in the first half.  Alyssa McClanahan...

The Westwood basketball teams hit the road to Chapel Hill on Monday night for an important conference doubleheader with Forrest.  The Lady Rockets lost a nip and tuck battle with Forrest 35 to 31.  The Rockets saw their 4 game winning streak come to an end in a 35 to 31 loss. The Lady Rockets never trailed by more than 3 points at the end of the first 3 quarters against Forrest.  Despite foul trouble on their post players, Westwood was able to hit 14 of 21 free throws to keep the game tight until the final horn.  Kasen...