Composure ending up being the deciding factor on Saturday as the Westwood Rockets defeated Huntland 37 to 31 in the Duck River Valley Conference Tournament play-in game at the Joel Vinson Gym. In a game marred by a technical foul call on a Huntland player and the ejection of a Huntland parent, Coach Will Pannell and his Rocket team kept their cool in a contentious 2nd half. The Rockets battled back from a 7 point deficit in the 3rd quarter to advance to Wednesday’s quarterfinal round at Cascade. Leading by 3 points at the half, Huntland stretched their lead...

A cold shooting first half doomed the Westwood Lady Rockets in their Duck River Valley Conference Tournament opener on Saturday at Liberty.  Held to 1 field goal in the first half, Westwood was held to 3 first half points in a 24 to 14 loss that ends the Lady Rocket season. The Lady Rockets did a good job of limiting the Lady Patriots after Liberty raced out to a fast start with a 12 point first quarter.  Each team was limited to a single point in the 2nd quarter and the teams matched scoring totals in the 3rd and...

The Coffee County Youth Basketball League ended their regular season on Saturday as they played the final slate of regular season games. The postseason tournament will run through the month of January with champions crowned on January 21st.  The league’s post season tournament will begin on January 7th. The bracket has not been finalized but Thunder Radio will keep you updated on match-ups and tournament schedules when it is completed..     Saturday’s Results Girls Westwood 25, East Coffee 6 Hillsboro 20, College Street 13 New Union 16, North Coffee 11 Boys Hickerson 30, Deerfield 10 Westwood 32, East Coffee 16...

The defending Super Bowl champs came to town on Sunday, and the Titans didn’t flinch. The Titans stood toe-to-toe with the Denver Broncos, and when it was over the Titans walked away with a critical 13-10 win. The Titans improved to 7-6 with the victory, and remained in a first-place tie in the AFC South with three games left to play. They ended up clinching it late when linebacker Avery Williamson stripped Broncos tight end A.J. Derby in the closing minute, and safety Daimion Stafford recovered it. The Titans ran out the clock, and the Nissan Stadium crowd celebrated...

The Arizona Coyotes used timely scoring and a strong first period to end a six-game losing streak and win their second of the season over the Nashville Predators by a 4-1 final. Brendan Perlini tallied his first goal in the NHL at 12:48 of the second to put the Coyotes ahead 3-1, and the Preds were unable to mount a comeback. Nashville’s overall record now stands at 12-11-4 and 3-9-2 on the road. “We knew they were going to be desperate, and I think we could’ve played a lot better in the first; we should be desperate too,” defenseman...

The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams were in Woodbury on Thursday night to take on the Cannon County middle grade teams. Cannon County, who uses K thru 8 grammar schools, is fielding its first ever middle school level team this season using players from the 6 Cannon County grammar schools. Following their grammar school season, Cannon County built this “All-County” team that is competing against area middle schools. On Thursday night, the Raiders and Lady Raiders were too much for the Cannon County select as they came home with a pair of victories. In the girls’ game, the Lady...

The Westwood basketball teams closed out the regular season at Liberty on Thursday night as they make their final preparations for the postseason tournament. The Lady Rockets dropped a 32 to 27 decision. The Rockets fell 38 to 30. A hot start for Westwood was not enough to hold off the Lady Patriots on Thursday night in the girls’ game. The Lady Rockets built a 10 to 4 1st quarter lead thanks to three 3 pointers from Allie Roberts. Liberty was able to rally back to take a one point lead into the half and closed out the tight...