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Raider Wrestlers Fall to Oakland
Facing a deeper and more experienced Oakland wrestling team on Thursday night, the Coffee County grapplers came up on the short end of the scoreboard in the dual meet. Originally scheduled to include Stewarts Creek, the Redhawks cancelled leaving Coffee County taking on Oakland in the 6 PM tussle. A promising start saw Rein Bozich(145 pounds) fall in extra time by a 6 to 4 decision on an Oakland takedown in the last 10 seconds of the extra period. Owen Teague(152) followed that with an exciting pin to give the Raiders a 6 to 3 lead in the match. ...
Preds Push Not Enough, Fall to Wild
The Nashville Predators were unable to come back from a first-period deficit, as they fell to the Minnesota Wild by a 5-2 final on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena. The loss bumps Nashville’s record to 13-12-4 overall, just its third regulation defeat at home this season. With the exception of a lapse late in the first period, in which the Wild took a 3-1 lead with two goals in less than 30 seconds, Nashville gave a strong effort, registering 36 shots on the night and creating quality scoring chances, but it wasn’t enough. “It’s a tough way to play...
Westwood Basketball Falls at Cascade on Wednesday Night
It took a little while, but when the interior game of Cascade started clicking on Wednesday night, the Westwood Rockets basketball season came to a close in Wartrace in the quarterfinal round of the Duck River Valley Conference tournament. Cascade used their distinct height advantage in the post to key a 45 to 25 win. Cascade post player Ethan Swan accounted for 19 points as the Rockets had no answer for the 6’4” center. Westwood battled hard on defense in the first quarter by denying the entry passes into the post and creating a handful of turnovers. Offensively, the...
CHS Wrestlers Fall at Riverdale
The CHS wrestling team fell in a single match at Riverdale on Tuesday night by a team score of 72 to 12. Coffee County got a pair of pinfall wins on the night. Rein Bozich(wrestling at 145 pounds) and Owen Teague(152) each submitted their opponents to capture the team points for the Red Raiders. The Coffee County wrestlers are back at home on Thursday night when they welcome Oakland and Stewarts Creek to their home mat at the Coffee County Raider Academy. The three way dual meet will get underway at 6...
Coffee County Sweeps Fayetteville on Tuesday in High School Basketball Action
Hitting the road for the last time together in 2016, the Coffee County Lady Raiders and Red Raiders traveled to Fayetteville on Tuesday night. Both teams got off to first quarter leads to bring home a pair of victories over the Tigers. The Lady Raiders routed Fayetteville 69 to 40 while the Red Raiders needed a full 4 quarters to put down the tenacious Cats 62 to 54. The Lady Raiders raced out to a 21 to 4 lead early in the 2nd quarter and led by as many as 25 points in the 3rd quarter to capture their 7th...
Preds Score Six Unanswered, Come Back to Defeat Blues
Mike Fisher scored the game-winner and added an empty-netter as the Nashville Predators scored six unanswered goals to come back and defeat the St. Louis Blues by a 6-3 final on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. It’s Nashville’s 10th home victory of the season, pushing their overall record to 13-11-4 and 30 points. After falling behind 3-0 early in the second stanza, the Preds found their way back to the right side of the ledger, winning for the first time this season after being down after two periods, and doing so in convincing fashion. “That was a great effort...
White County Basketball Sweeps Coffee Middle on Monday
On a night when last season’s state runner-up Lady Raider team was honored between games, the Coffee County Middle School basketball teams welcomed White County to the Raiders home court. The visiting Warriors and Warriorettes swept Coffee County to dampen some spirits on an otherwise joyful night. The Lady Raiders saw White County blow open a close game in the second half to win 41 to 26. The Warriors held Coffee County scoreless in the 4th quarter to get a come from behind 37 to 27 win over the Raiders. A tenacious defense by White County, along with an...
CHS Swimmers Fare Well in Home Meet on Friday
The Coffee County swim team hosted their 2nd home meet of the year on Friday night as they welcomed Siegel, Blackman, Middle Tennessee Christian and Stewarts Creek to the Manchester Recreation Center. The Raider and Lady swimmers again had strong performances in the relay events. The Lady Raiders won the 200 Medley and finished in 2nd place in the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay. The boys won the 200 Medley and the 200 freestyle relay races. In the team standings, Coffee County finished 2nd to Stewarts Creek. For the Lady Raiders, the 200 Medley team consisted...
