Coffee Middle School volleyball Lady Raiders placed second in the CTC tournament after a hard-fought 3-set loss to Tullahoma Wednesday night. The Lady Raiders won the first set in the best-of-three 25-23, and then lost the second set 27-29. Tullahoma went on to win the third set and the championship 15-11. CMS won a pair of matches to reach the championship...

Coffee County Central’s Red Raider football team (2-4 overall / 0-2 Region) is looking for its first region win of the season this Friday (Oct. 1) when Warren County comes to town for homecoming. For anyone planning to attend, tickets can be purchased at the CHS main office from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day this week, or purchase online by clicking here. There will be no paper tickets at the gate. Broadcast information The Raiders and Pioneers kickoff at 7 p.m. Friday at Carden-Jarrell Field in Manchester. You can listen live beginning at 6 p.m. to the...

The Braves and Phillies are two National League East rivals chasing the same prize this week at Truist Park. The teams open a three-game series on Tuesday night in Atlanta, with the Braves holding a 2 1/2-game lead in their quest for a fourth consecutive NL East title. The Phillies, meanwhile, have their backs against the wall as they try to win their first division title since 2011. The Braves’ magic number is at five, meaning any combination of five Braves wins and Phillies losses would give Atlanta the title. FanGraphs gives the Braves an 87.3 percent chance to win the...

Westwood’s football season came to a close with a loss to Cascade last week. The Rockets finished 3-5 on the season with three losses by less that one possession. Five Rockets have been selected to the DRVC All-Conference Team: Isaiah Deadman, Joel Barrera, Kaysen Lowery, Matthew White and Ayden...

Area sports roundup: Monday, Sept. 27 Westwood soccer Westwood opened the quarterfinals of the conference tournament with a 4-1 win over Sewanee St-Andrews Monday afternoon at Dyer-Bouldin Field in Manchester. Westwood got four goals by four different Lady Rockets: Jenny Sanchez, Abigail Bellamy, Anjelica Montealegre and Bailey Barsenas, who added an assist. Anna Rutowski had two saves in goal for Westwood. The Lady Rockets will now play at 5 p.m. Wednesday at WMS in the tournament semi-finals. CMS Volleyball The CMS Lady Raiders beat no. 6 seed Harris to open the CTC conference volleyball tournament Monday. The win means...

o cap off Oilers Tribute Week, the Titans struck oil with a big win over the Colts. The 25-16 victory, before 67,914 fans at Nissan Stadium, improved the Titans record to 2-1, while the Colts dropped to 0-3. Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill completed 18-of-27 passes for 197 yards and three touchdowns in the contest. Titans running back Derrick Henry carried the ball 28 times for 113 yards. The Titans turned the ball over three times, which allowed the Colts to stay in it. In the end, however, the banged-up Titans found a way to win. Titans head coach Mike...

The Dennis Weaver “Dream for Weave Foundation” has teamed up with Coffee County Central High School Lady Raider softball team to host an alumni game as a fundraiser for the foundation. The game will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 at Terry Floyd Field at CHS. All past Lady Raider players are welcome and encouraged to come participate. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP. The Dream for Weave Foundation uses funds to help area children with proper ball equipment and uniforms, as well as providing scholarship funds to graduation Coffee County athletes. The foundation was formed in the...