Once again, the Coffee County Claybusters were on target last weekend as they claimed 2 more region titles The high school varsity squad and middle school entry level squad each captured a first place finish in the Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program(SCTP) region championship at the Nashville Gun Club.  Additionally, the high school sporting clays team placed 3rd in the state. The varsity squad captured the region title with an astounding score of 492 targets hit out of 500 attempts.  The Raider shooters swept the top 2 individual awards as Coleton Tabor won with a perfect 100/100 score.  Zach...

The Coffee County CHS Lady Raider softball team held their end of the year banquet on Wednesday night at Ruffin’s Barn Event Center in Prairie Plains. The team celebrated a 26 win season which culminated in a 4th place finish at the TSSAA state tournament. Outgoing coach Steve Wilder and assistant coach Jackie Wilder presided over the festivities as their last official acts before leaving for new jobs in Florida next month. Members of the District 8AAA All-District team and Tennessee Softball Coaches Association All-Academic team were recognized along team award winners. Each player also received a certificate for...

The Coffee County Lady Raider basketball team completed a busy week of camp action on Thursday at MTSU.  The Lady Raiders installed a diamond full court press on Thursday morning prior to heading to MTSU and it paid off.  The Lady Raiders forced 20 turnovers a game in a pair of wins against Trousdale County and Grundy County. On Thursday, the Lady Raiders opened up with a 47 to 17 win over Trousdale County.  Jacie Vaughn led Coffee County in scoring with 12 points.  Bella Vinson and Alliyah Williams each added 9 points.  In the 52 to 25 win...

After an offensive onslaught, the Pittsburgh Penguins are one win away from repeating as Stanley Cup champions. The Penguins hung six goals on the Predators in Game 5 on Thursday in a 6-0 shutout victory in Pittsburgh. The Penguins now have a 3-2 series lead. Sidney Crosby came alive in Game 5, with three assists on the night. Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin also shone in the victory, as the pair each had two points. It was all Penguins from puck drop onwards, as Justin Schultz got Pittsburgh on the board a minute and a half into the game...

Matt Kemp’s RBI double capped a two-run first inning that set Phillies starter Ben Lively back and provided sufficient support to R.A. Dickey. The Braves’ knuckleballer completed his most impressive start of the season, leading Atlanta to a 3-1 win over the Phillies on Thursday night at SunTrust Park. Dickey surrendered three hits without a walk, as he recorded a season-high eight strikeouts and limited the Phillies to one run over seven innings. Dickey gained comfort in the first inning when Nick Markakis and Kemp drove in runs against Lively, who allowed three earned runs over seven innings in...

A pair of errors from Sounds second baseman, Joey Wendle, cost Nashville dearly as the Omaha Storm Chasers eked out a 4-2 victory Thursday night. The loss meant a series split for the Sounds who were seeking a third consecutive series win. The first error of the evening from Wendle came in the first inning as he was playing in shallow right field with the shift on against left handed hitting first baseman Ryan O’Hearn was at the plate. The error allowed Ruben Sosa to come around to score to put Omaha out in front. Nashville responded with a...

The best high school athletes from the Nashville area were honored by The Tennessean on Tuesday night at the second annual Tennessean Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans. The red-carpet event was held at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Jackson Hall in Nashville with Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota as the guest speaker.   Coffee County rising senior soccer player Ben Reid was selected by the readers of the Tennessean, via an online poll through social media, as the YMCA Good Sportsmanship Award winner. Reid, who was selected as a finalist by the Tennessean sports staff, won the award...

The Coffee County Red Raider basketball team will be hosting a 3 on 3 tournament at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. The 3 on 3 Red Raider Shootout will take place on Saturday, June 17th and is open to boys and girls ages 9 to 99. Registration begins at 8 AM at the gym. Teams can be boys, girls or co-ed and each team is guaranteed 3 games. There will be pool play games and a champion in each age division will be crowned after championship bracket play. A roster and team name must be provided during registration...