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HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS: Lady Raiders show out, win 2 at playday
High School basketball tips off the season with Hall of Champions games on Nov. 19 – but the Central High School Lady Raiders got some preseason work and looked solid Saturday at Whitwell. The Lady Raiders used 15 points from freshman Olivia Vinson and 10 apiece from Elli Chumley and Chloe Gannon to beat Clay County 44-20. CHS then turned around and put a 60-27 beating on Whitwell, behind 22 points from Gannon, 11 from Alivia Reel and 10 from freshman Channah Gannon. “We had a good day in a lot of areas,” explained Lady Raider head coach Joe...
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE: Nov. 8-12
Below is this week’s area prep sports schedule. A * indicates Thunder Radio Hometown Sports Series radio broadcast. Listen to hometown sports series broadcasts – presented by Capstar Bank and Ben Lomand Connect – at 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM and thunder1320.com and also on the Manchester Go Smartphone app. *Monday11/8/216:00 PMCMSBasketballEast TullahomaHomeMonday11/8/216:00 PMWMSBasketballThurman FrancisAwayTuesday11/9/21TBDCMSBasketballRockvale TournamentAwayTuesday11/9/216:00 PMWMSBasketballNorth MiddleAwayThursday11/11/216:00 PMCMSBasketballWest TullahomaAway*Thursday11/11/216:00 PMWMSBasketballCascade...
Mako swimmers dive into new season
The Manchester Mako Swimmers swimmers opened their season at the Tullahoma Great Pumpkin Invitational over the weekend and are excited for a busy slate of meets over the winner. Below is the team’s full schedule: Nov 11 @ FC / Grace Academy December 10 vs FC / Grace Academy December 16 @ Sewanee Jan 14 Home vs Sewanee/ Grace Academy Jan 20th away at Tullahoma/ Grace Academy Jan 22nd Snowball, HS only Sewanee University of the South TENTATIVELY Jan 28 HS Regional meet (qualifier), Sportsplex Nashville NAC Jan 29th, Saturday MS Regional meet (qualifier) Sportsplex Nashville Excel February 11th...
FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Raiders put scare in Riverdale, fall 22-7 in first round of playoffs
Red Raider Jahlin Osbourne (no. 10) fights his way through a tackle Friday night, Nov. 5, 2021. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Friday night didn’t turn out the way Coffee County faithful would have hoped. But the Central High School Red Raiders put all teams in 6A football on notice for next year – this team is serious about contending. After winning 4 of their last 5 to close the season, the Red Raiders went on the road Friday to 9-win Riverdale, and were just a couple of plays away from leaving Murfreesboro with an upset. Trailing...
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Lady Raider, Red Raiders to sell select number of stadium seats on Nov. 6 at fan event
High School basketball season tips off in one month – and the Coffee County Central Red Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams are excited to welcome all fans to The Patch this winter. Everyone is invited to join the Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams on Saturday, November 6 from 4:30-6pm at The Patch. You can watch both teams run through some practice drills, enjoy a free dinner and select your seats for the upcoming season. New to the basketball experience this year, fans will be able to purchase stadium seats and also pre-select their seat for the entire...
CMS boys pick up first win, Lady Raiders roll at South
Coffee Middle sent its basketball teams to Cowan Thurday and both the Raiders and Lady Raiders returned with a pair of conference wins. Lady Raiders 37, South 18 Despite not having the services of leading scorer Ella Arnold, the Lady Raiders took care of business Thursday. Eighth grader Natalie Barnes paced CMS with 15 points on the night, with a pair of sixth graders close behind: Adalyn Clark with 8 points and Sierra Starr with 7. Kayson Morgan added 5 points and Jaydee Nogodula 2. The Lady Raiders remain undefeated with the win – improving to 4-0 on the...
Westwood picks up conference sweep of Community
Westwood took care of business in a big way Thursday night at Joel Vinson Gymnasium. The Rockets and Lady Rockets swept Community to open conference play – a pair of games you heard live on Thunder Radio. Lady Rockets 56, Community Viqueens 21 Audri Patton and Reece Finch turned in double-digit performances and six Lady Rockets scored points on their way to a 56-21 blowout win over Community. Patton piled up 18 in the win, followed closely by Finch with 18. Jules Ferrell pitched in 9 points, Anna Reed 5, Maddie Meacham 4 and CeCe Burgess had a point....
FOOTBALL: Raiders and Warriors face off Friday; ticket and broadcast info here
Coffee County’s Red Raider football team has been able to cross a few goals off its list this year. The Raiders had a winning record at home. CHS finished .500 with 5 wins – the best win total for the program since 2007. And now the Raiders are back in the playoffs — all goals set during the offseason. Now, how about a playoff win? The Red Raider football team is 0-10 all time in the TSSAA football playoffs and have their eyes set on Riverdale. The Raiders and Warriors (9-1) kickoff at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 in...
