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Former CHS Pitcher Brianna Jones Throws No-Hitter in SIU Win
By Drew Hoffman, SIUSalukis.com The Southern Illinois University softball team picked up its second win of the season, after Brianna Jones threw a no-hit shutout against Mississippi Valley State on Saturday night. Jones pitched seven innings, had 10 strikeouts, and was one error and walk away from a perfect game. “I thought she [Brianna Jones] threw really well tonight,” head coach Kerri Blaylock. “She was hitting on all her pitches and connecting on all her spots. She just had total command of the game.” Southern started its day with a 3-1 loss to Nicholls State. Saluki sophomore Nicole Doyle...
Coffee County Fastpitch League to Hold Signups
The Coffee County Fastpitch Association begins the final 2 weeks of signups this Saturday at the Ada Wright Center. The fastpitch softball league will hold signups from 9 AM to 2 PM on Saturday, February 18th and Saturday, February 25th. The league is open to kids ages 4 to 14 in 4 separate age divisions. Cost to participate is $40 per child with a sibling discount available. If you need more information, contact Matt Asher at 931-588-9919 or Renee Asher at 931-581-3668. You can also get more information by visiting the league’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/CoffeeCountyFastPitchAssociation Opening ceremonies and...
Bucks Host Southwest Tennessee on Wednesday after Weekend Split
The Motlow State Bucks can clinch at least a tie for the regular season Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) championship Wednesday night when Southwest Tennessee visits Copperweld Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The Bucks (22-4, 11-3) saw their 15-game winning streak come to an end Friday when they traveled to Walters State and dropped a 75-57 decision. Motlow bounced back on Saturday, beating Roane State 71-60 in Harriman. The Bucks are two games ahead of Southwest Tennessee (16-7, 9-5), last year’s regular season and tournament champion, with four games remaining. A win by Motlow Wednesday night...
Braves Land 3-time All-Star Phillips from Reds
After recently becoming more concerned about the lingering effects a Jan. 28 auto accident had on Sean Rodriguez’s left shoulder, the Braves acted quickly to acquire Brandon Phillips from the Reds in exchange for two Minor League pitchers. The Braves announced the trade on Sunday afternoon, about 48 hours after they learned Rodriguez might miss a significant portion of the upcoming season. That prompted the Braves to revisit previous talks with the Reds, who had spent more than a year attempting to trade Phillips. The 15-year veteran had used his trade-veto privilege to nix at least three other deals,...
Spring Sports Practices Get Underway at CHS
Practice for the spring sports season got underway on Monday for the Central High School athletic teams. Tennis, track, softball, baseball and men’s soccer teams could all officially begin organized practices beginning on February 13th. As has been the custom for 20+ years, the Coffee County Lady Raider softball team got a jump start on the season with their annual Midnight Madness practice session. Hitting the field at exactly midnight on Monday morning, the Lady Raiders “came out with lots of enthusiasm” said head coach Steve Wilder. Coach Wilder also remarked that his team looked stronger and faster this...
Thunder Radio Announces Spring Sports Broadcast Schedule
Thunder Radio takes seriously our commitment to being your hometown radio station. With that in mind, we are pleased to announce a tentative lineup for exclusive coverage of Coffee County Central High School baseball and softball broadcasts. Thunder Radio has been your eyes and ears for spring sports for 19 seasons and we are pleased to announce that Lucky Knott will return to airwaves this season to bring you unprecedented coverage of Red Raider baseball and Lady Raider softball in 2017. Thunder Radio’s unrivaled coverage will bring you at least 18 regular season games, plus selected postseason games for...
Jake Fossick tosses one-hitter as Bucks beat Marshalltown, host Wallace State Tuesday
Motlow State sophomore Jake Fossick allowed only one hit and one run to lead the Bucks to an 11-1 win over visiting Marshalltown (Iowa) Community College Saturday afternoon at the Driver Baseball Complex on Motlow’s Moore County campus. The Bucks (2-6, 0-0) had opportunities to win two more games in the four-game series, but failed to hold leads in the final inning. Marshalltown won both games Friday, 6-5 and 13-0, then came from behind to win the series finale Saturday 7-6. Motlow will return to its home diamond on Tuesday, hosting Wallace State-Hanceville for a noon doubleheader. The two...
Coffee County Basketball Sweeps Tullahoma
A packed and partisan crowd at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Friday night saw Coffee County get a pair of convincing wins over Tullahoma to end the regular season on Senior Night. The Lady Raiders scored the first 13 points of the game in a 57 to 36 declawing of the Lady Cats while The Red Raiders used a 25 point 4th quarter to tame the Wildcats 62 to 35. A smothering Lady Raider defense forced five Tullahoma turnovers in the first 3 minutes as Coffee County raced out an early 13 to 0 lead. Seniors Bailey...
