The CHS Lady Raider basketball season came to an end on Friday night as Coffee County fell to Stewarts Creek in the quarterfinal round of the Region 4AAA tournament.  Turnovers in the first and third quarters proved to be the deciding factor in spoiling the Lady Raiders upset bid over the District 7AAA runner-up Lady Red Hawks.  Coffee County fell by a final score of 59 to 34. A three point basket with 4:55 left in the first quarter gave Stewarts Creek a 5 to 2 lead and allowed them to get into their full court press as they...

Filip Forsberg scored for the fourth straight game, Viktor Arvidsson got the go-ahead goal and the Nashville Predators beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Sunday night. Ryan Ellis, Vernon Fiddler and Colin Wilson also scored for Nashville, winners of three straight. James Neal had three assists. Connor McDavid, Milan Lucic, Mark Letestu and Jordan Eberle scored for Edmonton, which has lost three of four. Pekka Rinne made 28 saves for Nashville, extending his winning streak against the Oilers to nine games. On the winner, Neal had the puck in the low slot and slipped a blind backhand pass to...

Roman Josi scored twice as the Nashville Predators topped the Washington Capitals, 5-2, on Saturday evening at Bridgestone Arena. It’s win No. 30 on the season for the Preds, giving them sole possession of third in the Central Division and 69 points overall. Nashville came through with flying colors against the club with the best record in the NHL, keeping up with and then overtaking the Capitals in all facets. “It’s a big thing for us, to see how good we can play,” Preds goaltender Juuse Saros said. “I think it’s a really solid game from us, we didn’t...

Hoping to improve their overall team score from this time last year, the College Street Cougar Archery team visited Tullahoma on Thursday afternoon for an elementary target archery friendly with East Lincoln Elementary.  “I thought we could get 2,800 points but we almost reached 2,900” said College Street coach Bill Bratner.  Combining the top 12 individual scores, the Cougars scored 2,898 points in the match in the 2nd year of the program.  The Cougars are building up to the state competition to be held in Murfreesboro on March 30th and 31st at the Miller Coliseum. Coach Bratner brought archery...

Fans of the Nashville Predators keep losing their lids. Filip Forsberg tallied a hat trick for the second consecutive game, as the Predators completed the season sweep and topped the Colorado Avalanche by a 4-2 final on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena. The victory gives Nashville 29 wins on the season – five of which came against the Avalanche – and 67 points overall, good for a tie with St. Louis for third in the Central Division. And as for Forsberg? Just another night at the office. “He’s definitely a gifted player,” Preds center Ryan Johansen said of Forsberg....

The Motlow Bucks are scheduled to play nine baseball games over a 10-day span beginning this Friday as they make final preparations for their Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) opener, scheduled for March 3, at the Driver Baseball Complex on Motlow’s Moore County campus. TCCAA play opens the following weekend, with Chattanooga State the visitor for a three-game series. Friday, March 3, the two teams will meet at 1 p.m. for a nine-inning contest, then get back together on Saturday at noon for a pair of seven-inning games. The Bucks faced stiff competition in Florida, falling to Northwest...

In one of the final tune-ups before the regular season begins, the Coffee County Central High School softball team will be hosting a softball jamboree on March 7th.  Ten high school softball teams will take part in the one night jamboree with the games held at Terry Floyd Field at CHS and at Tullahoma’s home field at East Middle School.   More importantly, the money raised will go to benefit retired Coffee County softball coach Terry Floyd. In lieu of admission, donations will be accepted at the gate and a special offering will be taken during the games as the...