Coffee County Claybuster’s Trap Shooting Team took had two teams to compete in the TN State Shoot at The Nashville Gun Club on June 14 -15, 2022.  The Varsity team composed of Riley Bellomy (CCCHS), Landon Meadows(CCCHS), Logan Meadows(CCCHS), Garrett Taylor(CCCHS) and Jonah Wyatt(Homeschooled); competed against 323 other shooters in a 200 target Singles Championship. The varsity squad brought home 3rd place in the state with a 954/1000 targets. With Bellomy and Logan Meadows leading the squad by shooting a 195/200 targets each. The Claybuster’s are currently using their last 3 team practices to fine tune for the upcoming AIM National Youth Trap Shooting Championships ...

Student athletes at Motlow State Community College are among the top academic performers in the nation. The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced its 2021-22 All-Academic teams in mid-July, and Motlow placed 13 student athletes and one team on the list. From Manchester’s Coffee County Central High School, Griffin Meeker earned a spot on the All-Academic Third Team. Meeker got plenty of playing time as a freshman for the 31-22 Bucks. Meer was third on the team in appearances, going 2-1 with a 6.59 ERA. He struck out 24 batters and allowed 21 earned runs over 28.2 innings...

High School Fall sports across the state of Tennessee officially open up practice on Monday, July 25. While many sports have been working through the summer with voluntary workouts and golf officially began practice earlier this month, the first official day of work is Monday. VOLLEYBALL Coffee County Central volleyball, which opens the season at home on Aug. 16 against Riverdale, will practice early on Monday – going from 9-11 a.m. The Lady Raiders will host a playday at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday, playing matches at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and noon. Thunder Radio is scheduled...

High School football season kicks off in just four weeks, with the Coffee County Central Red Raiders opening the season with Franklin County coming to Manchester on Aug. 19. The first official practice in pads is scheduled for Monday, July 25. But before any of that, the Raiders are asking for volunteers to help at a stadium workday beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 23. The team needs to borrow weedeaters, blowers, pressure washers, hammers and any manpower possible for a workday at the stadium. The team is also asking for donations of Gatorade / Powerade, cases of water,...

Fall sports are around the corner and Thunder Radio is excited to announce that the Capstar Bank Hometown Sports Series broadcasts will return to the air this fall. This will be the 9th year of Hometown Sports Series broadcasts on Thunder Radio – presented by Capstar Bank. There will also be online exclusive broadcasts as part of the series, courtesy of the Ben Lomand Connect Audio Stream at thunder1320.com. Hometown Sports Series on Thunder Radio was conceived and launched 9 years ago by late WMSR sports director Dennis Weaver with the purpose of bringing high school volleyball and soccer,...

Fall sports are around the corner. The Coffee County Central Lady Raider volleyball team will open the 2022 slate on Aug. 16 when Riverdale High School comes to town. Fans will have multiple opportunities to catch the defending district champions at home as the Lady Raiders have home matches on Aug. 16th, 23rd and 30th and then four more home matches in September on Sept. 13, 15, 21 and 22. The Lady Raiders will also host the “Dream for Weave Southern Slam” on Sept. 17, with portions of the tournament proceeds benefiting the Dream for Weave Foundation, a 501c3...

Major League Baseball has officially hit the All-Star Break. The Atlanta Braves will be off Monday through Thursday before returning to action on Friday when they host the Los Angeles Angels in a weekend series. After falling behind the first place Mets by 10.5 games in late May, the Braves closed that gap to 2.5 games at the break, sitting at 56-38. If the season ended today, the Braves would be in the playoffs as a Wild Card. THE ATLANTA BRAVES PLAY ON THUNDER...

Saturday’s (July 16, 2022) middle school volleyball playday could not have gone any better for the Coffee Middle Lady Raiders. The JV Lady Raiders went 5-0 to win their tournament. Meanwhile, the varsity Lady Raiders went 6-0 to win their division of the tournament. In varsity play, Coffee Middle picked up wins over Westwood, Warren County, Tullahoma, and North. Varsity Lady Raiders went unbeaten in their volleyball playday Saturday, July 16, 2022. The junior varsity volleyball Lady Raiders went unbeaten Saturday at their playday (July 16, 2022). photos...