The Westwood football team opened their season on the road taking on another set of Rockets from Forrest.  Despite a 55 yard touchdown run from Trenton Thompson in the 4th quarter, the Rockets fell by a final score of 30 to 8.  Thompson tacked on the 2 point conversion as he scored on a bootleg. Westwood moved the ball well in the first half as they twice reached the red zone before the Forrest defense stiffened.  Westwood trailed 14 to 0 at the half.  In the second half, poor tackling led to some big plays for Forrest as Westwood...

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team opened the season at North Franklin  on Thursday with a conference match. The Lady Raiders controlled the play at the net winning in straight sets. Coffee County won by scores of 25-23 and 25-18. Kiya Ferrell led the Lady Raiders in kills. The Lady Raiders will be back in action on Monday when they travel to Shelbyville. The Lady Raiders will take on Harris Middle School. First serve is set for 5...

The Lady Raider soccer team finished off their preseason preparations on Thursday with a 6 to 0 scrimmage win over Ooltewah.  As was the case on Tuesday night, Coffee County was able to show their versatility and depth on offense as the Lady Raiders got goals from 6 different players.  The one area that Coach David Amado hoped to improve on was his defense and the Lady Raiders were able to shut out the Lady Owls in the impressive friendly win at the Raider Soccer Field. The Lady Raiders opened the scoring in the 24th minute as Reagan Ellison...

The Red Raider football team of Coffee County Central High School will host a scrimmage on Friday night.  The Raiders will welcome Christian Heritage out of Dalton, Georgia to Carden-Jarrell Field.  That scrimmage is set to begin at 6 PM. That scrimmage is the final tune-up for the regular season which begins next Friday night in Winchester.  The 2017 season begins with a match up with old rival Franklin County.  The Raiders’ first home game is scheduled for Friday, August 25th when Tullahoma visits for the 91st Coffee Pot Game.  For the 3rd year in a row, the Coffee...

The Nashville Sounds salvaged a series split with the Tacoma Rainiers after Thursday night’s 7-4 victory. The Sounds wrapped up their eight-game road trip with a 5-3 record. Ben Bracewell was solid on the mound for Nashville, spanning five innings while allowing just a pair of runs, one earned, on just two hits to pick up his second victory of the season. His lone blemish was a Dan Vogelbach solo shot in the second inning that put the Rainiers on the board. Both free passes issued by Bracewell came in his fifth and final inning of work as he...

1st National Bank and Thunder Radio will once again combine forces this fall to continue to highlight more and more local athletes. The highly acclaimed 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series begins its 4th season as we highlight middle school football action from Westwood and Coffee County Middle, along with girls’ soccer and volleyball at the middle schools and at Coffee County Central High. Beginning on Thursday, and running through the end of September, Thunder Radio will bring you a series of 13 contests as we strive to spotlight Manchester’s incredible school and community spirit.  The Hometown Sports Series...

The Coffee County Lady Raider basketball team will be hosting a fund raising golf scramble.  The tournament is set to be held on Saturday, August 12th.  The tournament will be a 4 man scramble format and everyone is invited to participate.  The tournament will be held at Willowbrook and will tee off at 1 PM. Cost for the tournament is $85 per person which includes 18 holes and lunch.  Lunch will be served at noon.  The tournament entry fee will also buy you a red tee and a mulligan.  There will be cash prizes for 1st and 2nd place...

The Coffee County Middle School soccer team will be hosting their annual “Kickin’ Cancer Soccer PlayDay Scrimmage on Saturday at CCMS.  The Lady Raiders will welcome varsity and JV teams from 6 different middle Tennessee counties for the daylong event.  Games are set to get underway at 9 AM and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a local cancer charity.  Additionally, the Lady Raiders will don pink jerseys for the day and will play with a pink ball. Coffee County will play varsity games at 9:30 and 3:20.  The JV Lady Raiders will play at 11:20...