The Coffee County Central High School soccer team dropped a 4 to 2 decision to defending district champion Lincoln County on Tuesday night in Fayetteville. The Lady Raiders battled hard surrendering only 1 first half goal against the talented and experienced Lady Falcons. The loss is the first on the district for Coffee County. Lincoln County got the scoring started in the 10th minute as they connected on a shot that was the only score in the first half. The Lady Falcons added an insurance goal in the 47th minute to increase their lead and put the game out of...

The Red Raider football team of Coffee County Middle School ran into the buzz saw of conference leading Warren County on Tuesday night in McMinnville.  The unbeaten Pioneers scored on all 4 of their first half possessions en route to a 36 to 6 win. The Pioneers stifled the Raider offense early as they built a 28 to 0 halftime lead.  The Red Raiders had a promising drive in the 2nd quarter that came up empty after Warren County intercepted a pass.  In the second half, the Pioneers scored on their first drive to build a 36 to 0 lead...

The mark of good teams is often beating poor ones. Last year, the Mets fattened up on the Braves, Phillies, Reds, Rockies and others, all of whom finished with losing records. Their renaissance this year dovetailed with the softest portion of their schedule. But the Braves, a thorn in New York’s side for decades, are no longer playing along. In coming from behind to win a 5-4 game over the Mets on Tuesday, the Braves improved to 9-9 against the Mets this season, putting their rival’s playoff chances in jeopardy. The loss temporarily shaved the Mets’ National League Wild...

Despite missing 3 penalty kicks, the Coffee County Middle School soccer team was able to shut out Warren County 3 to 0 on Monday night at CCMS. The win avenged an early season draw with the Lady Pioneers and improved Coffee County’s final conference record to 6 and 0 on the season. Marley Perry got the scoring started in the 16th minute as she drilled a shot past the Warren County keeper. Maddy Jones added a goal in the 25th minute to give the Lady Raiders a 2 to 0 halftime lead. In the 2nd half, Jones added a...

The Coffee County Youth Bass Club participated in the first Tennessee BASS Nation(TBN) High School Bass Trail event of the fall season on Saturday. The CCYBC entered 5 boats with 10 Coffee County anglers in the tournament held on Nickajack Lake. Top finishing boat for the Coffee County anglers was Braeden Thurmond and Colby Thurmond who finished in 12th place out of 93 boats with a stringer weighing in at 5.25 pounds. Also participating were the boats of Hogan Scott and Jacob Garms; Issac Turner and Cam Rutledge; Blake Mangrum and Taylor Fletcher; and Hunter Sanders and Brayden Majors. These...

The Braves offense scored early and often and Aaron Blair did his part, as the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets, 7-3, on Monday night at Citi Field. Blair hurled six quality innings, as he notched his first career big league win (1-6 on the year). He allowed just two runs — both on a T.J. Rivera home run in the fourth inning — on four hits in his first start since August 28. The Braves gave Blair about three weeks off to focus on his mechanics with pitching coach Roger McDowell, and the obvious change was the...

Once again, a disastrous 2nd quarter put the Red Raider football team in a hole on Friday night they could not escape as Coffee County fell to Riverdale 51 to 13. After holding Riverdale and getting a field goal in their first possession, Coffee County was able to take some early momentum. The Raiders gave up a couple of scores and trailed 10 to 3 entering the 2nd period. Riverdale’s Marqwell Odom scored 3 touchdowns in the 2nd quarter to put Coffee County in a 31 to 3 hole just before the half. Pablo Sanz came on as time...

Out-shooting Wilson Central 30 to 6, Coffee County got an 8 to 2 non-district soccer win on the road on Saturday. Another Caitlyn Moore hat trick and a pair of goals from freshman Beatris Barrera highlighted the dominant performance for the Lady Raiders. The win capped off a week that saw Coffee County get 3 wins after scoring 20 goals. Moore got Coffee County on the board first and early as she put a pass from Makenzie Anderson into the back of the net in the first minute. Moore scored again in the 6th minute off an assist from...