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Lights Go Out on Sounds and Dodgers, Game Suspended
With no outs and a runner on first base in the top of the eighth inning for the Sounds a bank of lights at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark went out causing the series finale between the Sounds and the Oklahoma City Dodgers to be suspended. The game will be completed the next time the Sounds visit Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark June 22-25. On a gusty, damp Friday evening the Sounds offense hit another dry spell. Nashville lit up the scoreboard just once through 7+ innings against the Oklahoma City Dodgers. 20-year-old Julio Urias (0-0, 1.93) kept the Sounds batters off balance...
CHS Baseball Splits with Warren County
The Coffee County Red Raider baseball traveled to McMinnville on Thursday for a non-district doubleheader with Warren County. The 2 teams agreed to move Friday’s game, scheduled to be played at Powers Field, to Thursday night following the regularly scheduled game with the Pioneers. Coffee County needed a pair of come from behind rallies but ended up settling for a doubleheader split. The Raiders lost the first game 8 to 7 before winning the nightcap 6 to 5. In the first game, a run in the first inning by Coffee County was quickly eclipsed as Warren County plated 5...
Lady Raider Softball Blanked by Cascade
The Lady Raider softball team of Coffee County visited Wartrace on Thursday for a non-district game with Cascade. The matchup was the first ever visit of Coffee County to Cascade in the 28 year history of Coffee County softball. After being held to 1 hit and losing 1 to 0, it may be another 28 years before the Lady Raiders visit again. Cascade used the short game effectively by turning a lead-off walk in the 1st inning into the winning run. After bunting her to 2nd base, the Lady Champions got a single to plate the difference maker. Kaylee...
CHS Netters Split with Lawrence County
Playing their 3rd match in 4 days, the Coffee County tennis teams welcomed Lawrence County to their home courts at the Raiders Academy. The Red Raiders won their 4th match in a row, and 7th match of the year by a score of 7 to 0. The Lady Raiders fell by a score of 4 to 3. The Red Raiders swept their match getting wins in singles play from Grey Riddle(8-5), Joseph Sadler(8-6), Reid Lawrence(9-7), Shilp Patel(8-2) and Jonah Rollman(8-4). In doubles, the team of Riddle & Lawrence won 8 to 6 while the team of Patel & Sadler...
Westwood Baseball Falls on Thursday Night
A quick start by the Liberty baseball team on Thursday, saw Westwood fall in the round of 8 in the Duck River Valley Conference tournament. Westwood had trouble stringing together hits against the top seeded Patriots in their quarterfinal matchup as they fell by a score of 11 to 1. After surrendering 4 runs in the first inning, Westwood battled back in the second to score their lone run and make a game of it. After being shut down in the 2nd inning, Liberty rallied for a run in the 3rd before adding 3 more runs in each of the...
CCMS Soccer Battles Hard but Falls at North Franklin
The Coffee County Middle School soccer team finished their regular season in Winchester on Thursday with a matchup against North Franklin. Despite trailing in ball possession, the Raiders took the favored Gators to the half scoreless before falling 2 to 0. North dominated the time of possession in the matchup but Coffee County managed to fend off a goal from North Franklin until the second half. The Gators got goals in the 37th and 52nd minutes for the winning margin. Coffee County will now prepare for next week’s conference tournament. The Raiders opponent and game time will be announced...
Preds Win Game Four to Sweep Blackhawks, Advance to Second Round
Break out the brooms. Led by two goals from Roman Josi and another stellar performance from Pekka Rinne, the Nashville Predators completed the first sweep in franchise history, knocking off the Chicago Blackhawks in four straight games and winning Game Four, 4-1. For the second consecutive postseason, the Preds have punched their ticket to Round Two, awaiting the winner of the St. Louis/Minnesota series, and it only took them four games to do so. “I’m just happy for the guys and the way we played,” Captain Mike Fisher said. “Everyone just kind of chipping in and doing their job....
Dickey Duels with Strasburg, but Braves Fall
Ryan Zimmerman foiled R.A. Dickey’s bid for a gem and Stephen Strasburg kept Freddie Freeman’s bat quiet as the Nationals completed a three-game sweep with Thursday night’s 3-2 win over the Braves at SunTrust Park. “All games in our division are important,” Zimmerman said. “They’re a good, young team that’s going to continue to get better. This year, there’s really no easy games in our division. So any time you can go on the road and take three, it’s a plus.” Zimmerman produced a couple of key extra-base hits, including a go-ahead two-run homer with two outs in the...
