Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced Sunday that the club has acquired forward Kyle Turris from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for defenseman Samuel Girard, forward Vladislav Kamenev and a second-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. Additionally, the team announced that Turris has signed a six-year, $36 million contract that will keep him in Nashville through the 2023-24 season. “Kyle is one of the best two-way centers in the National Hockey League,” Poile said. “He should be a great fit in our locker room and will bolster our lineup and give us the depth...

The Coffee County swim team opened the season on Thursday night as they traveled to LaVergne.  The night was highlighted by a strong performance by the relay teams.  Additionally, 2 high school swimmers and a middle school swimmer posted times that qualified them for the regional meet and 2 high school swimmers posted qualifying times for the state meet. For the Lady Raiders, the 200M medley relay team of Lindsey Cauble, Kaylee Williams, Anna O’Connor and Lacey West and the 200M freestyle relay team of Lindsey Cauble, Kaylee Williams, Anna O’Connor and Andi Clutter won their relay races. Individual...

The Coffee County Middle School 6th grade basketball teams closed out their season on Friday night in Wartrace.  Both teams closed out the year on a down note as the Lady Raiders fell 22 to 13. The Red Raiders saw Cascade rally in the 4th quarter to defeat Coffee County 32 to 30. In the girls’ game, turnovers and a single field goal in the 2nd half saw the Lady Raiders drop a heartbreaking decision to Cascade.  Coffee County was also a disappointing 3 of 15 at the free throw line in the game.  Remi Benjamin and Marisa Medina...

Six Coffee County and Manchester elementary schools were in action on Saturday for the 3rd week of the season. The 6 schools paired off in 3 girls’ games and 3 boys’ games. East Coffee had the week off on Saturday. In girl’s games: Hillsboro defeated Westwood 24 to 10 New Union held off North Coffee 33 to 25 College Street clawed past Deerfield 39 to 13 In boys’ games: Westwood edged Hillsboro 33 to 31 New Union bested North Coffee 23 to 5 College Street dumped Deerfield 3 to 11 Current (unofficial)Standings Place Girls Wins Losses 1 Hillsboro 3...

It wasn’t easy, but the Nashville Predators are two points richer. Viktor Arvidsson scored the game winner in overtime, and the Preds posted their second victory in as many nights with 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center. The result gives the Preds seven wins on the season, the latest two resulting in a sweep through Southern California. “It feels great,” Predators center Ryan Johansen said. “We have four points out of six, out of the California trip, on a back-to-back against a team that’s been playing very well to start the season. All that matters...

The Titans reached the halfway point of the season in a pretty good spot, thanks to Sunday’s win over the Ravens. Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota completed 19-of-28 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns as the Titans won by a score of 23-20 at Nissan Stadium. An 11-yard touchdown pass from Mariota to receiver Eric Decker capped off a nine-play, 75-yard drive to give the Titans some breathing room with 3:58 left, and the team held on. The Titans improved to 5-3 with the win, and remain tied with the Jaguars atop the AFC South. The Titans took a...

In order to provide local families with a better Thanksgiving this season, Coffee County High School , Spring Street Market, and Al White Motors  will be teaming up to host the 3rd annual 30 N Turkey baseball camp on Saturday November 11th at the high school. The camp will be from 10 am thru 12:30 pm for all age players including tee ball. The camp will cover the basics like fielding, throwing, hitting, and base running. 30 N Turkey will be put on by former professional and Division 1 baseball players, a national champion college coach, and current Coffee...

Thirteen different members of the visiting team recorded at least a point, and the Nashville Predators defeated the Anaheim Ducks by a 5-3 final on Friday night at the Honda Center. The result gives the Preds six wins and 14 points on the season, just what they had in mind to start a back-to-back set in Southern California. A rematch of last spring’s Western Conference Final, Nashville got timely scoring throughout the lineup and held off a late Anaheim push to get Pekka Rinne the win on his 35th birthday. “It was a solid game right from the get...