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Rally Falls Short in Sounds’ Home Loss
The Nashville Sounds scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth but the rally came up short in a 6-4 loss to the Tacoma Rainiers Thursday night in front of 8,182 fans at First Tennessee Park. Trailing 6-0 going into the ninth, the Sounds rallied and eventually put the winning run on base. Joey Wendle started the outburst with a one-out single. Matt McBride followed with a single of his own before Colin Walsh scored both with a double down the left field line to trim the deficit to 6-2. Bryan Anderson was retired on a deep fly...
Coffee Pot Rivalry Renews on Friday Night
Less than 48 hours from now, the Red Raider football team will attempt to win back to back Coffee Pot games for the first time since 1982 as Coffee County visits Tullahoma for the 79th battle for the brass and wooden trophy. Coffee County won last season’s contest by a score of 42 to 7 and optimism is sky high in The Capital City. Tullahoma has dominated the series since the Red Raiders claimed the cherished “Pot” 8 times in a 10 year period from 1973 through 1982. Since 1990, Tullahoma has won the rivalry tilt 10 of the...
Pair of HRs, Swanson’s Strong Debut Not Enough
Though there would certainly be a benefit to gaining the first overall pick in next year’s MLB Draft, the Twins weren’t complaining as they took advantage of Mike Foltynewicz’s early exit and frustrated the Braves’ bullpen on the way to completing a two-game series victory with a 10-3 win on Wednesday night at Turner Field. “We used a lot [of relievers] yesterday trying to stay in the game, and [Foltynewicz], just every inning was a stressful inning for him tonight,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “He worked harder than he did the other night in Washington, probably, in the...
Wendle’s Homer Powers Sounds Past Rainiers
Joey Wendle hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning to lead the Nashville Sounds to a 5-2 win over the Tacoma Rainiers Wednesday afternoon at First Tennessee Park. The win vaulted Nashville past Tacoma for the best record in the Pacific Coast League at 72-53. Entering play later tonight around the league, the Sounds’ magic number is at nine to clinch the American Southern Division. Wendle 12th homer of the season came on the first pitch he saw from Tacoma starter Jarrett Grube. Trailing 2-1 entering the bottom of the sixth, Jaycob Brugman singled and Renato Nunez...
Dramatic Hole-in-One Lifts Lady Raider Golfers to Tournament Title
A “walk-off hole in one” on the last hole of the tournament lifted the Lady Raider golf team to the team championship of the Baylor Preview on Tuesday. Ashley Gilliam hit an 8 iron into the wind and played the roll of the 9th green on the last hole of the tournament to score her 2nd ever ace and give the Lady Raiders a 2 day total of 293 and a 1 stroke win over Rossview. Gilliam finished the round with a 71 and a 2 day total of 145 to finish 2nd overall. Savannah Quick placed 3rd individually...
CHS Soccer Tames Lady Bulldogs for Season Opening Win
Three 1st half goals and an exceptional performance in goal by senior keeper Holli Smithson led the CHS Lady Raider soccer team to a 3 to 1 win over Smyrna on Tuesday night. In a game heard here on Thunder Radio, Coffee County survived a shaky start as the visiting Lady Bulldogs outshot Coffee County 5 to 1 in the first 15 minutes. The Lady Raiders settled down and began to execute their passing attack to capture the season opening win. Freshman Jenna Garretson got the scoring started when Mckenzie Anderson shuffled a nice feed to her in the...
CHS Volleyball Sweeps Shelbyville
The Lady Raider CHS volleyball team cleaned up their service game problems on Tuesday as they opened their district slate with a straight set win over Shelbyville on Tuesday. The Lady Raiders struck 23 aces and had only 12 service errors as they beat the Eaglettes by set scores of 25 – 12, 25 – 16 and 25 – 15. Aerial Williams was once again strong at the net and the service line as she recorded 5 kills and 7 service aces. Kaylee Skipper led Coffee County in kills with 8 while Bailey Morgan and Rachel Henley each had...
CCMS Soccer Fights to Scoreless Draw with Warren County
In a potential conference tournament finals preview, the Coffee County Middle School girls’ soccer team opened the regular season on Tuesday with a 0 to 0 draw with Warren County. Coffee County did have a few scoring chances but the Lady Raider offense could not convert on a pair of crossing passes. The JV Lady Raiders captured a 5 to 1 win in their matchup. The Lady Raiders will travel to Tullahoma on Monday for a conference tilt with the Lady Cats. Kickoff is set for 5 PM. The Lady Raiders will have their home opener on Thursday, August...
