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CCMS Football Drops Hard Fought Decision at Tullahoma

CCMS Football Drops Hard Fought Decision at Tullahoma

Three turnovers in the 4th quarter and a ferocious Tullahoma Middle School defense combined to drop the Coffee County Middle School football team on Tuesday night 20 to 0 in Tullahoma. The Wildcats capitalized on a 4th down conversion in each of their first half scoring drives and added a final touchdown in the last 2 minutes set up by a Red Raider fumble. After swapping fumbles to begin the game, Tullahoma put together an 8 play drive highlighted by a 4th and 13 conversion with a 36 yard pass completion. That drive culminated in a touchdown with 1:48...

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CCMS Volleyball Falls at White County

CCMS Volleyball Falls at White County

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball dropped a straight set decision to White County on Tuesday night in Sparta. The Lady Raiders fell in a pair of hard fought sets 25-23 and 25-23. Coffee County had 5 aces on the match but it was not enough to lift the Lady Raiders to their first win of the year. The Lady Raiders will host their first home match of the year on Thursday as they welcome Harris to the Coffee County Middle School. That match is set to get underway at 5...

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Braves Come From Behind, Derail D-backs

Braves Come From Behind, Derail D-backs

The Braves nearly let an early lead go to waste for the second straight night. However, Matt Kemp didn’t allow that to happen. The left fielder hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning, the key blow in a 7-4 comeback win over the D-backs on Tuesday night at Chase Field. After Atlanta loading the bases with two outs against Arizona reliever Jake Barrett, Kemp sent a double to right field to plate a pair of runs, with a third scoring on an error by Mitch Haniger to turn the Braves’ one-run deficit into a two-run lead. Jose...

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Sounds Sweep Storm Chasers With Shutout Win

Sounds Sweep Storm Chasers With Shutout Win

The Nashville Sounds scored all seven of their runs on three home runs to rout the Omaha Storm Chasers 7-0 Tuesday afternoon at Werner Park. Renato Nunez, Josh Rodriguez and Colin Walsh each hit a home run in the Sounds win. Nunez clubbed his 22nd homer with a solo shot in the first, while Rodriguez added a grand slam in the second and Walsh smashed a two-run blast in the fifth. After Jaycob Brugman led off the game with a single, it was quickly erased when Walsh grounded into a 4-6-3 double play. With two outs in the first,...

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Coffee Middle Soccer Blanks Tullahoma on Monday

Coffee Middle Soccer Blanks Tullahoma on Monday

Facing their bitter rival Tullahoma on their home pitch was a tall order for the Coffee County Middle School soccer team on Monday. Rising to the challenge, the Lady Raiders used a strong defensive game plan, and a pair of goals by Maddy Jones, to capture a 3 to 0 win over the Lady Cats. Jones found the back of the net early in each half as she scored in the 3rd minute unassisted and again in the 31st minute off an assist from Alexis Rayman. Reagan Ellison added a goal in the 29th minute to give Coffee County...

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CHS Volleyball Sweeps a Home Doubleheader on Monday

CHS Volleyball Sweeps a Home Doubleheader on Monday

The CHS Volleyball team welcomed Fayetteville and Warren County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Monday for a round-robin doubleheader. The Lady Raiders earned a sweep on the day as they moved their record to 6 and 0 on the season. Coffee County opened the evening with a rematch with Warren County. The Lady Pioneers were looking to avenge a hotly contested match from last Monday night won by Coffee County. After taking the first set 25 to 21, the Lady Raiders saw Warren County roar back to capture the 2nd set 25 to 11. This set...

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CHS Golfers Sweep First Home Match of the Year

CHS Golfers Sweep First Home Match of the Year

The Coffee County golf teams welcomed Shelbyville and Stewarts Creek to Willowbrook on Monday for their first home match of the year. Both teams shot exceptionally well on their home course as each team came away with wins in the 18 hole, three way match. The Lady Raiders continued their early season dominance as they earned a sweep over the visitors. Ashley Gilliam had the low round for Coffee County as she shot a 1 over par 73. Savannah Quick added a 76 to give the Lady Raiders a team score of 149. Stewarts Creek finished at 176 and...

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Freeman’s 2 Homers Aren’t Enough in Arizona

Freeman’s 2 Homers Aren’t Enough in Arizona

Paul Goldschmidt delivered a walk-off homer to lead off the bottom of the ninth, lifting the D-backs to a 9-8 win over the Braves in the opener of a four-game series on Monday night at Chase Field. “I think the tendency in a tied game or extra innings is try to hit home runs, and we’ve played some extra-inning games and that just has not worked out for me,” Goldschmidt said. “I was fortunate to get a pitch up and get it out of there.” Welington Castillo hit a three-run double to put Arizona ahead, 8-7, in the seventh,...

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