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Teheran Strong for 6 Before Bullpen Falters
No matter what their expectations for any given summer, the Mets nearly always begin their season idyllically. Coming into Monday, their .636 Opening Day winning percentage ranked tops in Major League history by no small margin. A club that boasts World Series aspirations was not about to sully that trend. Parlaying an overturned replay review into a six-run seventh inning, the Mets shook off Noah Syndergaard’s early departure en route to a 6-0 win over the “If you want to be around some excitement, play in New York City,” manager Terry Collins said. “Play at Citi Field when we...
Preds Clinch Berth in Stanley Cup Playoffs
They’re in. With an Arizona Coyotes win over the Los Angeles Kings late Sunday night, the Nashville Predators clinched their third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Nashville has now qualified for the postseason in 10 of the last 13 seasons, becoming one of only seven NHL teams to make the playoffs 10 or more times in that span. Head Coach Peter Laviolette has also led the Preds to the playoffs in each of his three seasons behind the Nashville bench. With the Preds taking the eighth and final playoff spot available in the Western Conference, all that...
Moore County’s Emily Parks Signs Softball Scholarship with Motlow State
Lady Raiders Get a Doubleheader Sweep in Alabama on Friday
A quick start and a strong finish lifted the Coffee County CHS softball team to a pair of wins in Alabama on Friday afternoon. Returning from a tournament in Gulf Shores, the Lady Raiders stopped in Montgomery on Friday for a double header with Macon East Academy and Glenwood, AL. The Lady Raiders got a pair of wins on the night to give them 6 wins in their last 7 games. The Lady Raiders scored 3 runs in the first inning in the first game to power themselves to a 4 to 2 win over Macon-East. Kaylee Skipper went...
Red Raider Baseball Stuns Blackman on Saturday
The Red Raider baseball team used a solid defense and a tremendous pitching effort from Davis Green on Saturday to upset Blackman 1 to 0 in their final game of the Warrior Classic. The Red Raiders bounced back after suffering a pair of losses on Friday night. Timely hitting in the 7th inning and a strong relief appearance from Nathanial Tate in the bottom of the inning gave the Red Raiders their most complete victory of the season. Despite getting only 2 hits in the game, Coffee County used 2 Blackman errors and a squeeze bunt from Green in...
CHS Basketball Holds Awards Banquet
The Coffee County CHS basketball teams held their end of the year awards banquet on Sunday. Both teams celebrated the accomplishments of 4 Lady Raider seniors and 5 Red Raider seniors and their respective teams. Individual awards were handed out along with senior awards and varsity letters. Each team finished the year with identical 21 and 8 records. Lady Raider seniors Kyah Northcutt-Starr, Bailey Morgan, Holli Smithson and Aerial Williams each were honored and recognized by Lady Raider coaches Herb Horton, Abby Lynch and Sarah Elam. The team as a whole was awarded the TSSAA Distinguished Academic Achievement Award...
Red Raider Baseball Drops Doubleheader on Friday
The Coffee County Red Raider baseball team dropped a pair of games on Friday night in the 2nd day of the Warrior Classic in Murfreesboro. Coffee County took on Loretto and Stewarts Creek High Schools at Stewarts Creek. In the opener, Coffee County dropped a 7 to 4 decision to Loretto. In the nightcap, the Red Raiders lost to Stewarts Creek by a score of 10 to 0. Against Loretto, a 4 run 5th inning was not enough to capture a win against the Mustangs. Loretto built a 5 run lead before Coffee County rallied in the 5th to make...
Preds Fall To Blues on Sunday
The Nashville Predators failed to clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs when they were defeated by the St. Louis Blues, 4-1 at Scottrade Center on Sunday. The Predators (40-28-11) can still clinch a spot on Sunday if the Los Angeles Kings lose to the Arizona Coyotes in any fashion. St. Louis moved two points ahead of Nashville for third place in the Central Division. The Blues (43-28-7) got second-period goals from Alexander Steen and David Perron to break a 1-1 tie, and Jake Allen made 35 saves to improve to 9-1-2 in his past 12 starts, allowing...
