It’s down to one. Pekka Rinne stopped all 31 shots he faced and the Nashville Predators defeated the Minnesota Wild by a 3-0 final on Saturday afternoon at Bridgestone Arena. The result gives Nashville 40 wins and 91 points, while bringing their magic number to clinch a playoff spot to one. An afternoon that played out like a playoff game, according to Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette, saw solid play from the home club from start to finish. “I thought both teams played really hard today,” Laviolette said. “It was playoff hockey. It was fast, and it was tight....

Despite a Cade Giles 1st inning home run, the Coffee County CHS baseball team dropped a hard fought 12 to 8 decision to Central Magnet on Thursday.  The game, played as part of the Warrior Classic, saw the lead change hands 4 times before Central Magnet put the game away with a 4 run 4th inning.  Coffee County battled back to score single runs in the 6th and 7th innings before taking the loss The Raiders grabbed an early 2 to 0 lead on Giles’ home run to straightaway centerfield driving in Jacob Langham who had led off the...

The Westwood Rocket baseball team took on Middle Tennessee Christian at Looney Riddle Field on Thursday.  The dominating Cougar pitching staff struck out 11 Rocket batters on their way to handing Westwood a 17 to 4 defeat.   MTCS banged out 19 hits and drew 8 walks to drop Westwood’s record to 4 and 4 on the season. After seeing MTCS score 5 runs in the 1st inning, Brady Nugent led off the bottom of the first with a double, his first of 3 hits on the day and came around to score for Westwood after a Luke Beachboard single. ...

Filip Forsberg scored his 30th goal of the season, but it wasn’t enough as the Nashville Predators fell by a 3-1 final to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result keeps the Preds at 89 points overall, meaning they’ll have to wait until at least Saturday for a chance to clinch a spot in the postseason. After slipping behind 2-0, a third-period push from Nashville saw them register 13 shots on goal and almost tie the game before Toronto put it out of reach with an empty-net goal, handing the Preds a second consecutive...

The Motlow State Lady Bucks will look to get their offense going this coming weekend when they travel to Columbia after dropping a pair of low scoring, one-run games to Dyersburg State last weekend in Dyersburg. The Lady Bucks (7-18, 4-10) only got to play two of the scheduled four games against the Lady Eagles, falling 1-0 and 3-2 on Friday. Saturday’s scheduled doubleheader was cancelled due to weather, and will only be made up if the outcome directly affects the TCCAA standings. Motlow will hope to put together strong pitching, which it got in Dyersburg, with increased offensive...

After a disastrous inning led to a loss on Tuesday to Lawrence County, the Red Raider baseball team was more than ready to take the field on Wednesday when they welcomed the Wildcats to Powers Field.  On a game you heard here on Thunder Radio, Coffee County used 5 runs in the 1st inning to set in motion a 14 to 4 win over Lawrence County.  The win lifts the Red Raiders to 4 and 2 in district play. Lawrence County opened strong as they plated a pair of runs on 3 hits in the top of the first...

Coffee County Central High School softball team finished off the Gulf Shores Tournament with a 2 and 1 day on Wednesday to capture a top 10 finish in the tournament.  Coffee County opened the single elimination play on Wednesday morning with an 8 to 5 win over Gulf Shores, AL.  In the second round, the Lady Raiders rallied for a 10 to 2 win over Hoover, AL before falling in the 3rd round to Lafayette, MS by a final score of 6 to 0. After surrendering 5 runs in the first inning, the Lady Raiders rallied to defeat Gulf...