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Tuesday Prep Schedule Changes and Make-up Dates
Tuesday’s Prep Results CHS Tennis at Franklin Co – CANCELLED, Make-up is TBD CCMS Tennis HOSTS Lewisburg – CANCELLED, Make-up is TBD WMS Baseball at Huntland – PPD until March 15th WMS Softball at Liberty – CANCELLED, Make-up is TBD CHS Soccer HOSTS Marshall Co – PPD until April 17th CCMS Baseball HOSTS Harris – PPD until March 18th CCMS Softball HOSTS Harris – PPD until March 16th CHS Baseball at Shelbyville – PPD until March 16th at 4 PM(DH) Inclement weather forced a complete washout of the prep action scheduled for Tuesday night in Manchester and Coffee County....
Motlow State Bucks Win TCCAA/Region VII Tournament Championship
The Motlow State Bucks played one of their best games of the season at the perfect time, beating Walters State 91-67 to win the TCCAA/Region VII Tournament Friday afternoon on Walters’ home court in Morristown, TN. The Bucks (28-5) won both the conference regular season and tournament titles, and received a No. 14 seed in the upcoming NJCAA national tournament which begins March 20 in Hutchinson, Kansas. The Bucks will face No. 17 Coffeyville, Kansas, at 8:30 a.m. CDT on Tuesday. Motlow entered the week ranked No. 22 in the nation. Motlow has made only one previous trip to...
Lady Bucks Earn Bid to Women’s Basketball National Tournament
The Motlow State Lady Bucks took defending champion Walters State to the wire Friday afternoon before falling 58-49 in the championship game of the TCCAA/Region VII Tournament on the Lady Senators’ home floor in Morristown, Tenn. The Lady Bucks (27-5) advanced to the championship game for only the second time in school history, joining the 2005-06 team. Motlow received welcome news on Sunday when the NJCAA announced the Lady Bucks had earned an at-large invitation to the women’s national tournament, scheduled for March 20-25 in Lubbock, Texas. It is the first national tournament bid in Motlow women’s basketball program...
Coffee County Bass Club Members Show Well at Tims Ford on Saturday
Four boats from the Coffee County Youth Bass Club hit the water on Saturday competing in the Tennessee BASS Trail tournament on Tims Ford Lake. Battling cold conditions, 2 teams placed boats in the top 32 places on the day. Hunter Haley and Garrett Fellers held the hot hand as they finished in 13th place with a total catch of 11.4 pounds. Braeden and Colby Thurmond had a total catch of 6.76 pounds to finish in 32nd place. The team of Issac Turner and Cam Rutledge finished in 83rd place and Shannah Frame came home early due to illness...
Monday Weather Washes Out Prep Action
Inclement weather forced a complete washout of the prep action scheduled for Monday night in Manchester and Coffee County. +++++ The Coffee County Central High School tennis teams saw their season opening matches with Shelbyville cancelled on Monday night. The match was also set to be the new home opener for Coffee County. The matches were to be held at the Raiders new home courts behind the Coffee County Raider Academy. The Raider tennis teams are tentatively scheduled to travel to Winchester on Tuesday to take on Franklin County. First serve is set for 4 PM. A make-up date...
Neal Scores OT Winner, Preds Beat Jets 5-4
James Neal scored the winner in overtime and the Nashville Predators came back to defeat the Winnipeg Jets by a 5-4 final on Monday night at Bridgestone Arena. The victory is Nashville’s second in a row and gives them 34 wins and 79 points overall, good enough to keep their third-place spot in the Central Division. After trailing 2-0 and 4-3 at different points on the evening, Nashville tied the contest in the third before an overtime power play led to Neal potting his 20th of the season and giving the Preds two more points in a back-and-forth affair....
Westwood Tennis Gets Season Opening Split with Tullahoma
The Westwood tennis team opened the 2017 season on Friday as they played host to Tullahoma Middle. The Rockets, playing their home matches this year at the Coffee County Raider Academy, earned a split with their rivals to the west in the season opener. The Lady Rockets claimed a 5 to 1 match win while the Rockets were edged by Tullahoma 4 to 3. For the Lady Rockets, Lauren Perry, Patricia Barrera, Luz Maria Basurto, and Adriana Basurto won their singles matches. The doubles team of Lauren Perry and Luz Maria Basurto won their doubles match as the Lady...
Neal, Saros Lead Preds to Win Over Sharks
James Neal tallied the game-winner and the Nashville Predators defeated the San Jose Sharks by a 3-1 final on Saturday afternoon at SAP Center. The result snaps Nashville’s four-game skid and gives them 33 wins and 77 points overall on the season. With the victory, the Preds collected four out of a possible six points on the California swing – and points in nine of their last 11 – a positive end to a road trip that didn’t leave the best taste until the final outing. “We’re in the point-collecting business right now,” Nashville Head Coach Peter Laviolette said....
