Following a dominating performance in District 6-AAA regular season and the postseason, Coffee County’s Lady Raider volleyball team has its assignment moving forward. The Lady Raiders will make the haul into the eastern time zone Tuesday, Oct. 12, for the Region 3-AAA volleyball tournament at Cleveland High School. The Lady Raiders will take on Bradley Central at 4:30 p.m. (EASTERN, 3:30 pm CENTRAL) in a win or go home situation. If Coffee County can win that best-of-five match with the Bears, the Lady Raiders will play in the region championship match at 7:30 p.m (EASTERN, 6:30 pm CENTRAL) at...

After a 1-4 start, things have turned around nicely for the Coffee County Central Red Raider football team. The Raiders pieced together back to back wins over Spring Hill and Warren County (the latter being a region win) to improve to 3-4, and after a week off to rest and recover from a physical 7 weeks of football, the Raiders have a chance to finish strong. Coffee County welcomes region opponent Cookeville to town on Friday. A win would make 3 in a row for CHS – something the Raider football program has not done since 2007. A win...

Braves right-hander Charlie Morton will start Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Brewers on Friday. This is an assignment he may not have gained had he not allowed seven runs in just 3 2/3 innings for the Astros against the Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in 2017. “I remember giving up a bunch of runs and leaving the field thinking, ‘Man, I don’t know what happened,’” Morton said. “I felt like I threw the ball OK. Just a ton of people scored. And [the Astros] gave me the ball for Game 7 in the...

The Titans have moved running back Darrynton Evans to the team’s “Designated for Return from Injured Reserve” list. This designation opens up a 21-day window for Evans to practice with the team, and he will not count against the team’s 53-man roster until being activated from Injured Reserve. The Titans placed Evans, a third-round draft pick of the Titans in the 2020 NFL Draft, on Injured Reserve last month because of a knee injury he suffered during the preseason. He’s been rehabbing the injury ever since. In 2020, Evans appeared in five games during the regular season and he...

Pete Rose Major League Baseball’s all time hits leader is coming to Manchester. Pete Rose, a longtime player and manager and member of the Cincinnati Big Red Machine, will be in town in late October as part of a fundraiser for the Coffee County Central High School Red Raider baseball team. Rose will host a dinner at Coffee County Fairgrounds at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30. There are varying ticket packages available that include different perks – some including photo ops with the major league great. VIP PACKAGE: The VIP package is $100 per ticket or $1,000 per...

Coffee County’s volleyball season came to a close in Cleveland Tuesday. The Lady Raiders fell 0-3 in the Region 3-AAA semi-finals against Bradley Central, losing 12-25, 17-25 and 19-25. Bradley Central (29-5 overall) gave CHS fits in serve-receive. The Lady Raiders were rarely able to get into a good offensive attack, and when they did the Bearettes were able to get digs. CHS only had 14 kills in the entire match – led by Gialejandra Perez with 5. Kiya Ferrell and Laurent Brandt each had four. Ferrell led CHS in digs with 14. The loss ends the season for...

hen the Braves returned from their 10-game West Coast road trip last week, Chipper Jones proudly approached Austin Riley and congratulated the young third baseman on securing his first 30-homer, 100-RBI season. “I just walked up to him down in the tunnel and said, ‘Man, I heard you did something no third baseman has done around here for quite some time,’” Jones said. “I just wanted to congratulate him. I’m proud of him.” During the first full season of his big league career, Riley distanced himself from past struggles and became a legitimate National League MVP Award candidate. He stands as...