Hosting the largest field ever in the history of the tournament, the Coffee County CHS volleyball team played host to Southern Slam Volleyball tournament on Saturday. The Lady Raiders finished in a 5th place tie in the gold bracket with a 3 and 2 record on the day. Eagleville was crowned the gold bracket champion while Lawrence County won the silver bracket championship. Coffee County opened pool play on Saturday morning with a 2 set win over St. Andrew’s – Sewanee by set scores of 25-18 and 25-17. Tyana Fenton led the Lady Raiders in aces with 3. In...

Adonis Garcia went 3-for -4 with three RBIs to help the Braves defeat the Nationals, 6-2, on Sunday at Turner Field. Washington’s magic number to clinch the National League East remained at six as the second-place Mets edged the Twins, 3-2. The rubber game was called because of rain with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. There were two rain delays that each lasted more than an hour — one in the top of the sixth and the one in the seventh. “The grounds crew did what they could to save the field and then they...

The Nationals continue to inch closer to the National League East title. With an early flurry, some sparkling defense and an astonishing four-hit, four-run effort from Trea Turner, the Nats defeated the Braves, 7-2, at Turner Field on Friday night. With the victory, Washington’s magic number to clinch the National League East crown dwindled to six games after the second-place Mets blanked the Twins, 3-0, at Citi Field. The Nationals scored five runs over the first two innings against Braves rookie starter John Gant. Anthony Rendon drove in the first two runs with a single in the first. In...

Trailing 3 to 1 with 10 minutes remaining in the first half, it appeared that the Coffee County Central High School soccer team would suffer their first district loss of the year to Shelbyville on Thursday night. But the Lady Raiders responded to score 5 unanswered goals to escape with the 6 to 3 win. Shelbyville was the clear aggressor in the first half outplaying the Lady Raiders in the first 29 minutes. The Eaglettes got goals in the 16th, 25th and 29th minutes to build a cushion that seemed insurmountable. A Sam Ellison goal in the 22nd minute...

The Coffee County Red Raider golf team eclipsed the 50 win total for the season on Thursday at Bear Trace in a 4 team match. The Lady Raiders captured their 38th straight win as they stopped Franklin County in the district matchup held at Tims Ford State Park. The Red Raiders fired a team score of 307 to outdistance Franklin County and Lawrence County. Tullahoma shot a 6 over 290 to win the 4 team match. John Parigger led Coffee County with a 1 over par round of 72 followed by Reid Lawrence who carded a 75. Samuel Prater...

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team rallied after dropping the opening set to stun White County on Tuesday in a 3 set thriller. The Lady Raiders won by set scores of 21-25, 25-23 and 15-13. The win is the 6th straight for Coffee County. The win avenges an earlier straight set loss to the Warriorettes in Sparta on August 23rd. After dropping the 1st set, the Lady Raiders strung together 7 straight points during the 2nd set to build a 9 point lead. Coffee County held off a White County rally to win the 2nd set on an...

Coffee County Central High School volleyball lost a 4 set match to non-district foe Middle Tennessee Christian on Thursday night in a match played in Murfreesboro. Coffee County lost by set scores of 15-25, 22-25, 25-19 and 23-25. Fourteen service errors contributed to the loss as Coffee County was not able to aggressively attack the Lady Cougars service receive. Aerial Williams had 9 kills and 4 blocks to lead the Lady Raisers in both categories. Baylee Nester added 7 kills and 4 aces. Tyana Fenton led Coffee County in digs with 17 while Bailey Morgan led in assists with...

The Coffee County Middle School soccer blitzed White County on Thursday night as they captured a 6 to 0 win in Sparta. The Lady Raiders got 4 first half goals to coast to the convincing win. Coffee County got off to a blazing start as they scored 3 times in the first 8 minutes. Maddie Jones had a pair of goals in the 1st half with both assists coming from Reagan Ellison. Katie Cotton and Ellie Fann added goals in the first half as well. Hanna Creal and Jayda Wright chipped in goals in the 2nd half. Cotton also...