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Motlow Bucks’ Season Ends in Hutchinson with Loss in Quarterfinals of National Tournament
The No. 14 Motlow State Bucks jumped out to a quick 6-1 lead over No. 6 Eastern Florida State in the quarterfinals of the NJCAA Men’s National Basketball Tournament, but after that it was all Titans as the Bucks fell 65-45 in Hutchinson, Kansas, Thursday night. The Bucks (30-6) completed the most successful season in the 47-year history of the school’s men’s basketball program, winning both the TCCAA regular season championship and the tournament title. The national tournament appearance was only the second for Motlow, and the first time to advance to the ‘Elite Eight’ round. After a rugged...
CCMS Baseball Drops Pair of Games in Saturday Tournament Action
Strong starts on Saturday were not enough for the Coffee County Middle School baseball team as they dropped their final 2 games in the Blackman Challenge. The Red Raiders opened Saturday under bright sunshine in a 15 to 7 loss to Christiana. They finished the day in a 10 to 3 loss to Clarksville Academy in a game delayed more than an hour due to rain and lightning. The Red Raiders led 6 to 5 headed to into the 4th inning behind the solid pitching performance of Hayden Hullett. Christiana notched 4 runs in the 4th inning before busting...
Preds Score Seven to Smash Sharks
Colton Sissons and James Neal both tallied twice and the Nashville Predators cruised to a win over the San Jose Sharks by a 7-2 final on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result gives the Preds a perfect sweep of their three-game home stand, 87 points overall and a spot back in third place in the Central Division. Nashville posted seven goals for the first time this season, and combined with Pekka Rinne’s fifth consecutive win between the pipes, things are starting to come together for the Preds at just the right time. “I do [think we’re hitting our...
CHS Baseball Falls to Blackman
Despite out hitting Blackman, Coffee County found itself on the losing end again on Friday night. A 4 run outburst in the 4th inning lifted the Blackman baseball team to a 6 to 2 win over Coffee County at Powers Field. The win gave the Blaze a series sweep over the Red Raiders in the non-district rivalry. The Red Raiders worked out of difficult jams in the 1st and second innings entering the 4th inning tied at 2. In the fourth inning, Blackman combined 2 hits, 2 walks and 2 hit batters to plate 4 runs. Coffee County rallied...
CHS Softball Drops Pair in Friday Tournament Action
The Coffee County Central High School softball team dropped both of their games on Friday afternoon at the Southern Warrior Classic in Murfreesboro. The Lady Raiders were held to 2 hits and committed 6 errors in a 15 to 0 loss to Lexington in the first game on Friday. In the second game, Coffee County managed 5 hits but were still shut out by Floyd Central out of Indiana 9 to 0. Lexington banged out 19 hits on the night, including 9 in an 8 run 6th inning. Katie Rutledge had a double for Coffee County and Haley Hinshaw...
CHS Soccer Loses Nail-Biter to Wilson Central
A pair of quick goals by Wilson Central in the first 10 minutes ended up being the deciding margin as the CHS soccer team fell 2 to 1 to the Wildcats in Gladeville. Wilson Central got goals in the 5th and 9th minutes as they appeared to be in complete control. Breyer Taylor answered for the Raiders in the 10th minute on a free kick to cut the deficit to 1. The score stayed 2 to 1 for the remaining 70 minutes as both teams struggled to mount an offensive attack against a pair of solid defenses. The loss...
Westwood Baseball Falls to Liberty on Friday Night
The Liberty baseball team batted around in the 3rd and 4th innings plating 8 runs in the process to drop Westwood 8 to 3 on Friday night in Shelbyville. Westwood was held to 3 hits on the night but got the benefit of 8 walks and reached base on 3 errors. Brady Nugent scored 2 runs for Westwood as he reached base on a walk, an error and was hit by a pitch. Skylar Bratcher, Brett Johns and Jack Beachboard had the hits for the Rockets. The Rockets will travel to Wartrace on Monday for a conference game with...
Thursday Prep Results
Thursday’s Prep Results CCMS Baseball lost to MTCS – 7 to 2 CHS Tennis split with Lawrence County – Girls lost 7 to 0; Boys won 6 to 1 CCMS Softball defeated Whitworth-Buchanan – 10 to 1 CCMS Soccer lost to North Franklin – 3 to 0 CHS Baseball lost to Blackman – 15 to 5 CHS Softball lost to Plainfield East, IL – 4 to 2 CHS Softball defeated Heritage, AR – 10 to...
