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Westwood Baseball Drops Cascade in “Home” Opener
Finally having a chance to host their first game on their home field, the Westwood Rocket baseball team welcomed Cascade to Looney Riddle Field at Fred Deadman Park on Wednesday night. After field vandalism forced Westwood to move games to CHS and CCMS, Westwood was able to host a game at their normal home field. The Rockets plated 5 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and made those runs stand up in a 7 to 2 conference win. The Rockets used 3 walks, 2 hits, a hit batter and a sacrifice fly in a first inning that...
CHS Softball Hammers Out a Pair of Wins on Tuesday in Gulf Shores
Fewer errors and better hitting seemed to be the cure on Tuesday for the Coffee County Central High School softball team in Day #2 of the Gulf Shores Tournament. The Lady Raiders bounced back with a pair of wins to level their record at 2 and 2 in the Alabama tournament. Coffee County got 10 hits in an 8 to 5 win over Oneonta, AL in the first game on Tuesday morning. The Lady Raiders followed that up with 11 hits and a 6 run inning in a 6 to 4 win over Alexandria, AL in their midday game....
CCMS Baseball Sweeps South Franklin
After having Monday’s home game with South Franklin rained out, the CCMS baseball traveled Winchester on Tuesday for a conference doubleheader with the Trojans. Coffee County brought out the whooping stick in the conference doubleheader. In game #1, the Red Raiders banged out 12 hits in an 11 to 1 win. In the nightcap, Coffee County blasted out 14 hits to sweep South 18 to 8. In the first game, Coffee County rallied from a 1 to 0 deficit with a 5 run 2nd inning to grab a lead they would not relinquish in the 11 to 1 win. ...
Red Raider Baseball Falls at Lawrence County
Trouble with the short game allowed Lawrence County to score 9 runs in the 2nd inning and drop the Red Raider baseball team 12 to 3 on Tuesday night in Lawrenceburg. Lawrence County sent 13 hitters to the plate in a second inning on Tuesday that got started with a walk and 3 consecutive bunts that the Red Raiders could not defend. The loss drops the Red Raiders record to 3 and 2 in district play. Lawrence County took advantage of 2 Coffee County errors to score 5 unearned runs on 7 hits in a brutal 2nd inning. The...
Bruins End Pred Winning Streak on Tuesday Night
The Predators on Tuesday were unsuccessful in extending their winning streak to a season-high five games, losing 4-1 to the Boston Bruins. Nashville remains in third place in the Central Division with six games left. The St. Louis Blues, who didn’t play Tuesday, can take over that spot Wednesday with at least one point against the Arizona Coyotes. Boston brewing: After impeding the New York Islanders’ urgency Monday, the Predators failed to do the same against the Bruins, who began Tuesday as the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card team. The Predators’ recent run of strong first-period play ended because of...
Preds Defeat Islanders 3 to 1
Juuse Saros stopped 24 of 25 shots and the Nashville Predators beat the Islanders 3-1 Monday evening in New York. Saros playing the first half of back to back for Nashville was rock solid between the pipes earning his ninth victory of the season. Nashville scored first in the first when Kevin Fiala whipped in a wrister from the slot for his ninth goal of the season and a 1-0 lead. In the second period, it was the Predators first line getting together when Filip Forsberg fed Victor Arvidsson right in front of the net for his 29th of...
CHS Softball Drops Opening Games in Gulf Shores Tournament
The Coffee County Central High School softball team opened play in the Gulf Shores Tournament on Monday with a pair of games. Coffee County dropped the tournament opener to Thompson, Alabama 10 to 1. In the nightcap, the Lady Raiders saw Clarksville score the game winning run in the bottom of the last inning to beat Coffee County 4 to 3. Against Thompson, 4 Lady Raider errors saw the Alabama squad score 7 unearned runs in a 10 to 1 defeat of Coffee County. After building a 5 to 0 lead after 2 innings, Thompson sent 9 batters to...
Updated Sports Calendar
Monday’s Prep Results CHS Softball lost to Clarksville – 10 to 1 CCMS Baseball HOSTS South Franklin – Postponed until 3/28 CHS Softball lost to Thompson, AL – 4 to 3 WMS Baseball HOSTS Cascade – Postponed until 3/29 Tueday’s Prep Schedule 8:00 AM – CHS Softball vs. Oneonta, AL – Gulf Shores Tournament 11:00 AM – CHS Softball vs. Alexandra, AL – Gulf Shores Tournament 4:00 PM – CCMS Baseball at South Franklin(DH) 5:00 PM – WMS Baseball HOSTS Cascade 6:00 PM – CHS Baseball at Lawrence...
