With the opportunity to put an exclamation point on a successful season, 4 swimmers for the the CHS Swim team did exactly that on Friday and Saturday.  A set of standout performances in the 2017 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association state meet this weekend in Knoxville caps off maybe the best season in scholastic swimming in Coffee County history.  Ryan Farless, Jack Beachboard, Anna O’Connor and Kaylee Williams carried the banner for a talented and successful team performance this season. Senior Ryan Farless set a new school record in the 100 yard butterfly on Friday with a time of...

The Coffee County Central High School wrestling season came to end on Saturday in the Region 5-AAA Individual Tournament.  The Red Raiders failed to qualify a wrestler for the state individual tournament as a part of the 2 day regional tournament at Tullahoma. The Red Raiders had a pair of wrestlers that were 1 win away from advancing to the state.  Owen Teague(wrestling at 145 pounds) fell in the semifinal round of the consolation bracket to finish the tournament with a record of 2 and 2.  Teague got a pair of pin fall wins before falling in a major...

Filip Forsberg scored a short-handed goal 6:02 into the third period and the Nashville Predators rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 on Sunday night. Roman Josi scored twice, Calle Jarnkrok got the tying goal 4:40 into the third and Mike Fisher added an empty-netter with 1:38 left. James Neal and P.K. Subban each had two assists, and Nashville snapped a two-game skid. The Predators can breathe a little easier during their upcoming five-day break after avoiding a second loss in two days on home ice. Embarrassed in a 7-4 defeat to Florida on Saturday,...

Viktor Arvidsson recorded his first career hat trick, but it wasn’t enough for the Nashville Predators as they fell, 7-4, to the Florida Panthers at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday afternoon. After the first period ended 1-1, Nashville allowed four goals in the second period, including three in less than three minutes, an effort that Preds Head Coach Peter Laviolette called “gross.” “We didn’t play with any purpose,” Laviolette said. “No passion. No effort. You’re never going to win a hockey game [like that]. The actions that we gave are going to give us the results that we got. It’s...

Four members of the Coffee County Swim team travel to Knoxville on Friday to take part in the 2017 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association state meet this weekend in Knoxville.  The 2017 Tennessee High School Swimming and Diving Championship will be held on February 10-11, at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.  Ryan Farless, Jack Beachboard, Anna O’Connor and Kaylee Williams will represent the Red and Black in the 2 day event.  You can keep up with live results by visiting the website at: http://results.teamunify.com/sepac/ Thunder Radio will give you an update...

High school wrestlers from 15 schools descend on Tullahoma this weekend for the 2017 Region 5AAA Individual Tournament on Friday and Saturday.  Included in that number will be 7 wrestlers from Coffee County CHS as they attempt to qualify the TSSAA State Individual Meet to be held next weekend in Franklin.  The Red Raider grapplers will be vying for 4 state berths in each weight class which will be on the line at the Regional meet. Thunder Radio will give you an update on their progress on Saturday morning during the Coffee Coaches Show and a full rundown on their...

The Nashville Predators jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but the New York Rangers stormed back on Thursday night to collect a 4-3 victory at Madison Square Garden. After the Rangers scored four straight, Roman Josi brought the Preds back to within one with two minutes to play in regulation when he finished off a slick passing play, but that was as close as the Preds came to forcing overtime. “They have a lot of team speed. They’re constantly making sure you have them in check,” Preds Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “I actually think it takes a bit...