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CHS Basketball Splits with Lincoln County on Friday Night
It was a night of comebacks on homecoming on Friday night as Coffee County traveled to Lincoln County for an important district basketball doubleheader. Both games saw a slew of fouls and turnovers in two tight games as the teams enter the home stretch of the regular season fighting for tournament seeding. At the final horns, Coffee County left Fayetteville with a split on the night as the Lady Raiders held off Lincoln County to win 51 to 43 while the Red Raiders had a huge 2nd half comeback before falling 62 to 57. In the girls’ game Coffee...
Westwood Girls and College Street Boys Capture Elementary Basketball Titles
The Coffee County Youth Basketball League crowned a pair of champions on Saturday as the 16 team league held their championship and consolation games. In a pair of games recorded by Thunder Radio, the Lady Eagles of Westwood and the Cougars of College Street captured the titles in the girls and boys divisions respectively. In the consolation games, the Lady Tigers of Hillsboro defeated North Coffee 31 to 23 and the Hillsboro Tigers dropped the Hickerson Hawks 37 to 22. In the girls consolation game, Marissa Medina led Hillsboro in scoring with 15 points. Olivia Vinson led the Lady...
Freshman Basketball Teams Split with Warren County
The Coffee County Central High School freshman basketball teams welcomed Warren County to their home court at the Coffee County Raider Academy on Thursday night. The Raiders and Lady Raiders fought to a spilt with their Hwy 55 rivals in the doubleheader. The Lady Raiders won 47 to 24 while the Red Raiders fell 65 to 41. In the girls’ game, Coffee County held Warren County scoreless in the 2nd quarter as they opened up a 27 to 11 halftime lead. The Lady Raiders hit seven 3 pointers on the night led by Morgan Jones who finished with 3. ...
Elementary Basketball League Championship is Saturday
Four teams are still in contention for Coffee County Youth Basketball League season titles. The league’s final weekend is coming up on Saturday at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym as girls’ and boys’ champions will be crowned on Saturday. The girls’ and boys’ consolation game will take place first and there will be a cheerleading exhibition by each school’s cheerleading squads. The day will get underway at 9 AM in the girls consolation game as North Coffee will take on Hillsboro for 3rd place. The boys’ consolation is scheduled for 10 AM as Hickerson will tangle with Hillsboro...
2nd Annual Mayor’s Cup Scheduled for February 2nd
Can you think of a better way to have fun and raise money for a worthy cause than a series of basketball games? The 2nd annual Mayor’s Cup is scheduled Thursday, February 2nd at 6:30 PM at Westwood Middle School. Teams from the Manchester City School System, the Manchester Police Department and the Manchester Fire Department will compete in the round robin basketball triple header to crown a champion. Admission is free but donations are requested at the door and all proceeds will go to benefit the Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center. The Advocacy Center provides help and counseling...
Smith Scores Twice, Preds Top Blue Jackets
Craig Smith found the back of the net twice in the third period, and the Nashville Predators defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday night. The final game before the All-Star break, the result gives Nashville points in five straight and 56 points overall with a 7-1-1 mark in their last nine outings. “I think we’ve turned a corner here a little bit,” goaltender Pekka Rinne said. “I feel like throughout the season we’ve been finding consistency and, as of late, with the way we’ve been playing, even with our losses, I feel like we’ve...
CHS Wrestlers Close Out Duals Schedule
The Coffee County Central High wrestling team finished up the duals portion of their schedule on Tuesday night in Murfreesboro. The Raider grapplers took on Blackman and Siegel in the tri-dual match. Coffee County ended up finishing in 3rd place on the evening as they dropped both team decisions. Against Blackman, the Red Raiders failed to win a weight class as the perennial state power Blaze handed Coffee County a lopsided defeat. Coffee County, while giving up forfeits in 7 weight classes, battled gamely on the night. Owen Teague(at 145 pounds) dropped an 8 to 3 decision. Noah O’Shields...
Motlow Bucks Extend Winning Streak to 12
The Motlow State Bucks cracked the National Junior College Athletic Association Top 25 poll this week and celebrated with an 85-66 win over non-conference opponent Gadsden State Tuesday night, thanks in part to the first triple-double recorded by a Motlow player this season and the setting of a school record that has stood for 43 years. The Bucks (18-3, 7-2) have now won 12 consecutive games stretching back to a loss on the road at Chattanooga State Dec. 2, tying the fourth-longest winning streak in school history. Motlow will travel to Gallatin to face TCCAA rival Volunteer State on...
