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CHS Track Has Strong Performances in Tuesday’s Home Meet
The Coffee County CHS track teams hosted their 2nd home meet of the year on Tuesday and their first large meet as they welcomed Blackman, Shelbyville, Warren County and Cascade to Carden-Jarrell Field. More than 175 athletes competed in the event which is the largest event yet on the newly remodeled track. When the dust settled, the Lady Raiders captured a 2nd place finish to Blackman while the Red Raiders came in 4th place. The Lady Raiders actually tied Blackman in the running events with 78 points on the day. In the field events, an injury and a bit...
Braves Sink Mets in 12 on Kemp’s Double
At a time of year when small sample sizes tend to cast outsized shadows, two days can make a significant difference. The Braves’ bullpen, for example, much-maligned on Opening Day, stood tall Wednesday in a 12-inning, 3-1 win over the Mets at Citi Field. Four Braves relievers combined to blank the Mets over the game’s final five innings, giving Matt Kemp the opportunity to drive home the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded, two-run double off Rafael Montero in the 12th. In his second inning of relief, Montero allowed a single to leadoff batter Kurt Suzuki, walked Ender Inciarte with...
Wednesday Prep Cancellations and Postponements
> WMS Soccer at St Andrews-Sewanee – CANCELLED; Make-up is TBD > WMS Softball HOSTS Cascade – CANCELLED; Make-up is TBD > CCMS Track HOSTS North Franklin & South Franklin – CANCELLED; Make-up is TBD > WMS Tennis at St Andrews-Sewanee – CANCELLED; Make-up is TBD > CCMS Soccer vs South Franklin – CANCELLED; Make-up is set for April...
From Dark Days to the Spotlight; Bucks’ J.T. Burton has Learned a Thing or Two About Life
On March 27, 2015, the University of Tennessee informed head men’s basketball coach Donnie Tyndall and his staff that their services would no longer be needed. Included in those who instantly joined the ranks of the unemployed was Motlow Bucks men’s basketball head coach J.T. Burton. Those days were dark for Burton, who recently vaulted into the national spotlight by leading the Bucks to 30 wins and a quarterfinal appearance in the NJCCAA Men’s National Basketball Championship Tournament, along with being named the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA)/Region VII Coach of the Year. The 2016-17 Bucks won 30...
Tuesday’s Prep Results
WMS Golf lost to Harris – 9½ to 2½ CCMS Golf lost to Liberty – 11 to 1 CCMS Tennis swept Tullahoma – Girls won 4 to 0; Boys won 5 to 2 CHS Tennis spilt with Tullahoma – Girls lost 6 to 1; Boys won 6 to 1 CCMS Baseball lost to Lincoln County – 11 to 8 WMS Softball defeated Huntland – 18 to 5 WMS Baseball split with Fayetteville – Game 1 – 7 to 0 loss; Game #2 – 2 to 1 win CHS Baseball spilt with Franklin County – Game 1 – 10 to 5...
CHS Softball Rolls Past Lincoln County
Taking on their old rival Lincoln County, the Coffee County Lady Raider softball traveled to Fayetteville to take on the Lady Falcons. Putting their perfect record on the line, Coffee County scored 5 runs in the 6th inning to put away the Falcons 8 to 1. Leading 2 to 1 entering the 6th, Coffee County sent 10 batters to the plate banging out 5 hits to score the 5 runs all with 2 outs. The Lady Raiders finished the game with 12 hits led by Katie Rutledge who had 2 singles and a double. Raven Rogers, Tori Bell and...
CHS Soccer Stuns Shelbyville
The Coffee County Central High School soccer team welcomed Shelbyville to their home pitch on Tuesday night in the first district match of the year. A goal in the last minute by Breyer Taylor was the difference-maker in the 3 to 2 win. After surrendering a goal in the 7th minute to Shelbyville, the Red Raiders tied the match in the 37th minute on a goal by Taylor to send the match to the half tied at 1. In the second half, Chase Harper directed a header off a Taylor corner kick past the Eagles’ keeper in the 45th...
CHS Baseball Splits District Doubleheader with Franklin County
The Coffee County Central High School baseball team hosted Franklin County on Tuesday night in a district doubleheader. Originally scheduled as a single game, the teams agreed to move Wednesday’s game to Tuesday because of the threat of bad weather. After falling 10 to 5 in the opener, the Red Raiders rallied to gain the doubleheader split with a 10 to 2 win in the nightcap. In game one, which you heard here on Thunder Radio, a home run by Cade Giles and a 7th inning rally were not enough to lift the Raiders to a victory. Grant Sadler...
