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Schuster inks college softball scholarship with UT Southern
Coffee County softball senior Emily Schuster is relieved. Just a little shy of four months before the first pitch is thrown on her senior year of high school softball, Schuster is already signed on the dotted line to continue her softball career at UT Southern. Schuster officially signed in front of friends and family at the Crethan Hansert Memorial Hitting Facility on Wednesday. “Last fall, I went down when they were still Martin Methodist,” explained Schuster, “[I knew then] I really liked the school. The coach saw me at the state tournament and talked to me and I went...
COLLEGE CHECKUP: Raider alum Rozier picks up double-double; Vinson starts first game at Lipscomb
A pair of Central High School Raider alum were getting work done on the court Tuesday night, Nov. 9. In boys action, former Red Raider Darius Rozier turned in a double-double performance for Tennessee Wesleyan in a 98-96 overtime win over Montreat College. Rozier, a junior center for the Bulldogs, scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. In women’s action, former Lady Raider Bella Vinson scored 12 points in her freshman college debut for Lipscomb Tuesday. Vinson knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and was 2-of-2 at the free-throw line. The Bisons lost on the road to BYU 81-58....
Manchester native named college assistant coach of the year
The 2021 Mid-South Conference has announced its women’s soccer awards. Among those receiving honors are Tennessee Southern assistant coach Zach Crownover, a Manchester native, who was named Mid-South Conference Assistant Coach of the Year. Zach...
Westwood Middle splits on the road at North Franklin
Jules Ferrell – photo by Greg Meeks of GEM Photography, for Thunder Radio The wins keep coming for the Westwood Middle Lady Rockets. WMS went on the road Tuesday and picked up a 42-35 win over North Middle School – the win completes the season sweep of the Gatorettes for Westwood. Reece Finch turned in a stellar performance for the Lady Rockets – leading the team with 16 points. She managed to knock down a 3-pointer and was 7-of-9 at the free-throw line. Jules Ferrell And Audri Patton added 8 points apiece for Westwood. Ziya Dillard and Anna Reed...
Coffee Middle Lady Raiders remain unbeaten; Raiders fall in Rockvale tournament
Ella Arnold – photo by Holly Peterson, Thunder Radio Coffee Middle handled business in a close one Tuesday night at the Rockvale Tournament, eking past Ellis Middle School 40-37. Natalie Barnes racked up 19 points in the victory and Ella Arnold added 13. CMS improves to 6-0 on the year with the win. The Lady Raiders will play at West Tullahoma at 6 p.m. Thursday. Raider boys struggle with Oakland For the second game in a row, Coffee Middle’s boys struggled to get offense going and took a loss on the chin, falling to Oakland 46-16 at the Rockvale...
HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS: Lady Raiders handle business in 6 quarters of preseason work with Fayetteville City
The Central High School Lady Raider basketball team got six quarters of preseason work at Fayetteville City Tuesday night. For what the final score is worth – CHS won the scrimmage 85-26. The Lady Raiders used the format to work on zone defense for 2 quarters, man defense for 2 quarters and press for 2 quarters. Junior post Chloe Gannon dominated down low on the afternoon, scoring 26 points for CHS. After that, a few freshmen stepped up for CHS: Olivia Vinson pitched in 16 points, Channah Gannon 14 and Ava McIntosh added 12. Junior guard Alivia Reel added...
Westwood picks up road sweep of Thurman-Francis
Westwood basketball went on the road and took care of business Monday night, picking up girls and boys wins over Thurman Francis. The Lady Rockets got double-digit performances from Jules Ferrell (14) and Audri Patton (13) in a 56-10 win. Reece Finch pitched in 9 points. In total, 10 different Lady Rockets were able to crack the scorebook in the win. Anna Reed scored 6, Bella VanZandbergen 3, Maddie Meacham, Ziya Dillard, CeCe Burgess all scored 2 and Jazz Fells and Bailey Barsenas each scored 1. The Lady Rockets improve to 4-0 win the win (7-0 including the World...
CMS Lady Raiders drop E. Tullahoma, remain perfect; Raiders fall
Eighth grader Natalie Barnes piled up 27 points to lead the Coffee Middle School basketball team to a 61-27 rout of visiting East Tullahoma Monday night – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio. It was a dominating win from start to finish for CMS to push the Lady Raiders to 5-0 on the year and 4-0 in CTC play. The Lady Raiders led 32-16 at halftime and got a 30-point mercy rule running clock in the second half. Ella Arnold put up 13 points for CMS in the win and sixth grader Adalyn Clark also added 13....
