The Coffee County Middle School JV soccer team advanced to the championship game of the Central Tennessee Conference JV soccer tournament on Saturday before falling to Warren County 1 to 0. The JV Lady Raiders, who got a first round bye, advanced to the finals by with a 1 to 0 win over Tullahoma in the semifinals. Ellie Fann scored the lone goal for Coffee County as she converted a pass from Ariana Hansen. The Central Tennessee Conference varsity soccer tournament will be held on Saturday at Tullahoma. Thunder Radio will have the times and pairing for you later...

The Titans provided more drama, more defense, and another last-minute drive on Sunday against the Oakland Raiders. They weren’t able to provide a win, however, and it felt like a punch in the gut. “It’s tough to take,’’ linebacker Brian Orakpo said after the team’s 17-10 loss to the Raiders. “We were resilient, we fought all the way until the end, and we had some things go against us at the end. It hurts to lose this one. No one is happy about it. “But I’m telling you, we have the arrow pointing up in the right direction. It’s...

Approximately five minutes before arriving at Marlins Park on Sunday morning, Freddie Freeman, Tyler Flowers and a group of other Braves on the team bus were suddenly overwhelmed with sadness and bewilderment as they learned Marlins ace Jose Fernandez died a few hours earlier in a boating accident. “I’m at a loss for words,” Freeman said. “It’s utter disbelief and shock. I’m hoping to wake up from this nightmare. He was one of the best people I’ve ever met. He was an unbelievable competitor. It was an absolute treat to get to know him these past couple years.” While...

All season, the Braves have presented problems to Miami. On Friday night, Adonis Garcia’s two-out RBI single in the ninth inning lifted Atlanta to a 3-2 comeback win and pushed the Marlins closer to National League Wild Card elimination. Former Marlins infielder Emilio Bonifacio slapped a pinch-hit, one-out single in the ninth off A.J. Ramos, stole second with two outs and advanced to third on catcher J.T. Realmuto’s throwing error. With the count at 2-2, Garcia lined a single to left, giving Atlanta the lead, while handing Miami its third straight loss. With their seventh straight victory, the Braves...

Strong defense, excellent play at the net, and an aggressive and effective service game lifted the CHS volleyball team to a straight set win over district rival Columbia on Thursday.  Coffee County took the road match win by set scores of 26-24, 25-16 and 25-21.  The win also gave the Lady Raiders a season sweep over the Lady Lions. Coffee County shined at the service line on the night with 17 aces.  Aerial Williams served 5 aces and Rachel Henley served up 4.  Bailey Morgan and Kaylee Skipper each added 3 service aces.  Baylee Nester led the Lady Raiders...

A pair of scores by Coffee County off of corner kicks proved to be the deciding factor on Thursday as the Lady Raiders blanked Franklin County 2 to 0 in district soccer action.  The Lady Raiders dominated the time of possession and out shot Franklin County on the match 20 to 7. Senior keeper Holli Smithson was credited with 4 saves in the shutout win. Coffee County got their first goal in the 30th minute as Karson Young collected a loose ball in the crease, off of an Allie Amado corner kick, and guided it past the Rebelette keeper....

A touchdown run with 30 seconds left in the game by St. Rose spoiled Westwood’s football homecoming on Thursday night at Dyer-Bouldin Field. The visiting Stars from Murfreesboro drove the length of the field in the final 3 minutes to storm back for the 20 to 16 win. The Stars, using their effective passing game, drove 58 yards in 7 plays highlighted by a long 26 yard completion on 3rd and 14. Westwood had gone on top with 2:45 left in the game when Reynaldo Ramirez bowled over from 9 yards out to give Westwood a 16 to 12...

The Braves continue to play for more than pride. The way they’ve heated up, they’re spoiling the postseason plans for a couple of National League East rivals. Matt Kemp belted two home runs and Josh Collmenter gave up two runs in seven innings on Thursday night in Atlanta’s 6-3 win over Miami at Marlins Park. After a three-game sweep of the Mets, who are in the thick of a three-team Wild Card race, the Braves dealt a serious blow to the Marlins’ last-gasp bid to sneak into the mix. Miami (76-77) entered the night four behind the Mets, Giants...