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Westwood Basketball Swept at Moore County
The Rockets and Lady Rockets of Westwood Middle School were on the road at Lynchburg on Monday night taking on Moore County in a Duck River Valley Conference rematch from October 27th. The Lady Rockets were unable to avoid the season sweep losing 29 to 18. The Rockets were unable to succeed in securing a season sweep as they fell 39 to 32. A scoreless first quarter for the Lady Rockets set the tone for a cold shooting night for Westwood. 6th grader Anna Johnson had all 4 of Westwood’s first half points as they trailed 11 to 4...
Titans Hold on to Beat Bears, Improve to 6-6
As the final second ticked off the clock here on Sunday, plenty went through the minds of the Tennessee Titans. There was excitement, and there was relief. “What did I think?,’’ linebacker Derrick Morgan said with a smile. “I thought, ‘Thank God.’ I was thanking God for the victory, really. We have been in those positions in the past and come out on the wrong side a lot of times. To finish with a win, that’s all that matters. So it felt good.” The Titans took care of business here in a 27-21 win over the Chicago Bears. Yes,...
Preds Shut Out Despite Season-High Shot Total
The Nashville Predators did all they could to beat Connor Hellebuyck, but the Winnipeg Jets goaltender stopped all 42 shots he saw on Sunday afternoon. The Preds suffered a 3-0 loss snapping a three-game win streak and moving their record to 10-8-3 overall. Nashville controlled the play for most of the game, registering a season-high shot total, but a lapse in the second led to the game’s only score on a goaltender. “We played a pretty good game, but in the second period, there’s 14 or 15 minutes where we didn’t control the play like I thought we did...
Preds Complete Perfect Home Stand, Defeat Jets
Thanksgiving week turned out just fine for the Nashville Predators. Behind two goals from both Colin Wilson and Ryan Johansen, the Preds defeated the Winnipeg Jets by a 5-1 final on Friday evening to complete a perfect 3-0-0 home stand. The victory gives the Preds points in eight-straight games at home and a 10-7-3 record overall as things continue to come together in the right way for the club. “I think even early in the season we had some games that were good too, and we just couldn’t score – especially at 5-on-5,” defenseman Roman Josi said. “I think...
Home Point Streak Reaches Seven as Preds Top Stars
The Nashville Predators received goals from five different skaters, and Pekka Rinne made 33 saves as Nashville extended their home point streak to seven games by defeating the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Wednesday night. With the victory, the Preds improved to 7-1-1 at Bridgestone Arena – and 9-7-3 overall – giving them points in nine of their last 11 games. “We struggled a little bit in the start, but we’re starting to find our identity and figure out how we have to play to be successful,” Filip Forsberg said. “And the points are coming as well.” In the spirit...
Coffee County Basketball Continues Season Opening Win Streak
The Coffee County basketball teams will break for the Thanksgiving holidays with blessings galore, including perfect 4 and 0 records after sweeping Grundy County on Tuesday night. Playing their 3rd road game in a row the Lady Raiders held off a hot shooting Lady Jackets team 55 to 45. The Red Raiders rallied from a 9 point first half deficit to carve out a 46 to 42 win. Coffee County saw Grundy County drain 11 three point baskets in the girls game that saw lead changes through much of the first 3 quarters. The Lady Raiders closed out the 3rd...
Coffee County Wrestling Falls in Season Opening Matches
The Coffee County wrestling team opened the season with a 3 team match at Warren County on Tuesday night. The Red Raiders dropped a 42 to 24 decision to Warren County and a 42 to 18 decision to Shelbyville. In the match against Warren County, Coffee County got forfeit wins at 145 pounds(Rein Bozich), 152(Owen Teague), 113(Dustin Duke) and 126(Noah O’Shields) for their 24 points. Joseph White(138 pounds), Joel Lawrence(170), Andrew Larson(220) and Reynaldo Reyes(285) fell in pinfall decisions. Against Shelbyville, Owen Teague(152) got a pin in 1:48 to capture a win for the Red Raiders. Joel Lawrence(170) and...
CHS Basketball Teams Improve to 3 and 0 After Impressive Wins at Huntland
A pair of hungry Coffee County basketball teams pulled out impressive wins at Huntland on Monday night in non-district basketball action. The Lady Raiders led for almost 29 minutes in a 63 to 51 win. The Red Raiders had a 44 point 2nd half to beat the Hornets 77 to 64. The Lady Raiders fell behind 4 to 0 before going on a 16 to 5 run to capture a 1st quarter lead they would not relinquish. Coffee County built an 8 point halftime lead and the Lady Hornets could get no closer than 6 points the rest of...
