The Coffee County baseball team will be hosting a pair of events coming up on March 11th at Powers Field.  The activities begin at 9:30 AM as Red Raider coaches and players will be hosting a players’ clinic.  The clinic is for kids between the ages of 8 to 15 and each camper will receive age appropriate hands on instruction in all aspects of the game.  The clinic will be on Powers Field and in the Crethan Hansert Hitting Facility at Coffee County Central High School.  The camp will run from 9:30 AM to 1 PM. Campers are asked...

Jumping out to a 5 to 0 lead in the 1st inning, the Westwood Lady Rockets softball team captured a 12 to 8 season opening win over Fayetteville on Thursday night in Fayetteville.  The win is also career win #1 for first year head coach Amanda Sullivan in her first game.  “We got timely hitting and were able to use our short game in the first inning” said Sullivan. Fielding a team loaded with 6th and 7th graders, Sullivan was impressed with her team’s overall defensive play including a double play by 6th grader Abby Clark.  The Rockets banged...

In soccer, sometimes the best defense in a good offense.  The Westwood Rockets soccer team opened their season on Thursday night at home as they welcomed St. Andrews-Sewanee to Dyer-Bouldin Field.  The Rockets controlled the time of possession on their way to a 3 to 0 win. Holding the visiting Mountain Lions without a shot on frame in the first half, Westwood was able to keep the ball in their offensive end 90% of the first half.  John Martinez connected on a pretty volley in front of the net in the 20th minute to give Westwood a 1 nil...

The Coffee County Middle School Red Raider soccer opened their season on Thursday night in Sparta against White County in a CTC conference matchup.  The Red Raiders powered in 2 goals in the first 6 minutes and 3 goals in the first half to claim a 3 to 2 win. Time of possession, ball movement and good passing were the keys to victory said CCMS head coach Kenny Lockhart following the match.  Jayden Yates opening the scoring in the 2nd minute on a goal followed up by a goal from Ethan Roberts in the 6th minute to stake the...

The Red Raider soccer team of Coffee County Central High School welcomed Stewarts Creek to the Raider Soccer Field on Thursday night for a scrimmage match up with the Red Hawks.  A pair of Stewarts Creek goals early and a goal late gave the visitors a 3 to 1 win in the preseason game. Ben Reid got the lone goal for Coffee County as he drilled a free kick past the keeper from 30 yards out in the 48th minute.  The Red Raiders had several chances to level the score in the second half before Stewarts Creek added their...

The Motlow State Bucks kept momentum on their side heading into next week’s TCCAA/Region VII Tournament with a 77-49 thrashing of Jackson State in the regular season finale Saturday afternoon in Jackson. The conference tournament begins March 6 in Morristown on the campus of Walters State, and the Bucks are the No. 1 seed. Motlow’s first tournament game will be Wednesday, March 8 at 2 p.m. EDT, against the winner of the opening round contest between No. 8 seed Jackson State and No. 9 Volunteer State. The Bucks (25-5, 14-4) won the TCCAA regular season title and with it...