The Coffee County wrestling team was in action on Thursday night in Winchester taking on Franklin County and Siegel in a three-way duals match.  The small Coffee County squad was unable to gain a team win but did have some strong individual performances. Against Siegel, the Raider grapplers fell 57 to 9 in the team score.  Joel Lawrence(at 170) won a 12 to 7 decision in his match.  Rein Bozich(145) got a pinfall win in the 2nd round of his match. Against Franklin County, the Raiders were outscored 42 to 27.  Franklin County only scored 12 team points on...

Five goals for the Stars in the opening 40 minutes put the Nashville Predators in a hole they were unable to climb out of as Dallas won the third meeting between the clubs, 5-2. Pekka Rinne kept the home team off the scoreboard for the first 9:55 of the contest, but two goals in 23 seconds gave the Stars the boost they needed on Thursday. After topping Dallas 5-2 in Nashville on Nov. 23, Nashville’s struggles on the road re-emerged in a frustrating way tonight. “We knew they were going to come [at us]… at times, we were not...

The Coffee County Central High School wrestling team hosted their first match of the year on Tuesday night at their home mat at the Coffee County Raider Academy. The Red Raiders welcomed Cookeville and Lawrence County to “The Dojo” for a three-way region duals match. The Red Raiders dropped both team decisions on the night. Coffee County fell to Lawrence County 64 to 10 and dropped their match with Cookeville 54 to 15 Against Lawrence County, Owen Teague(at 152 pounds) won a major decision(12 to 3) over his opponent to capture 4 points. Rein Bozich(145) earned 6 points for...

The Coffee County Elementary Basketball League was in action on Saturday as they returned to the court following the Thanksgiving break. The league will be back in action this Saturday in the final week of the regular season. The League’s postgame tournament will begin on January 7th. Saturday’s Results Girls College Street 16, East Coffee 0 New Union 26, Hickerson 4 Hillsboro 17, North Coffee 16 Boys College Street 33, East Coffee 3 Hiillsboro 29, North Coffee 10 Westwood 36, Deerfield 18 Hickerson 31, New Union 25 Standings(thru Dec 3rd) Seed Girls Wins Losses 1 Westwood 6 0 2...

Mark your calendars for a unique and fun event coming up THIS Saturday(December 10th)  The Coffee County Central High School cheerleaders will be hosting a “Cow Patty Drop” at Carden-Jarrell Field as a fundraiser.  The cow will be turned loose at 3 PM and there will be hot cocoa and baked goods available.  Cost to participate is $10 per grid. Carden-Jarrell Field has been laser mapped into grids and persons wishing to participate can “buy” a grid for the Cow Patty Drop.  At 3 PM, a cow will be released on the field to “take care of business” on the field....

How sweep it is! The Coffee County CHS basketball teams got a doubleheader sweep over Warren County on Tuesday night as each team raised their season record to 6 and 1 on the year. The Lady Raiders needed a jumper with 3 seconds to go to claim a 51 to 50 win at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. The Red Raiders outscored the Pioneers 23 to 14 in the 4th quarter to take a season split with their McMinnville rivals. With 9.9 seconds remaining in the game, Coffee County coach Herb Horton called a timeout with his team...

Four different skaters found the back of the net as the Nashville Predators topped the Colorado Avalanche by a 4-3 final on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena, their third win in three tries against the Avalanche this season. After falling in consecutive home games over the weekend, the Preds found their groove once more and collected their ninth victory of the season on Broadway and improved their overall record to 12-9-4. In a game that saw plenty of action at both ends, Nashville found a way to get back in the win column, the 100th time Head Coach Peter...