Westwood went on the road and got 3 assists from Bailey Barsenas and a pair of goals from Abigail Bellamy as the Rockets put up a 3-1 win over Community Tuesday night. The win improved the Lady Rockets to 3-0 on the season. Carmen Barrett also picked up a goal for the Lady Rockets in the...

Coffee County’s Lady Raider volleyball team went on the road and made quick work of Shelbyville Tuesday afternoon, winning in straight sets for a 3-0 district win. CHS picked up wins of 25-14, 25-17 and 25-18 to improve to 4-4 on the season. Zowee Dillard and Anna Johnson teamed up to lead CHS in kills with 6 apiece. Gia Perez added 5 kills. Lauren Brandt finished with 8 assists and Kiya Ferrell 6. As a team, CHS served up 16 aces with 7 different players with at least one...

Coffee County Cross Country season got underway Saturday at the Siegel Under the Stars 2-mile race. The Red Raider boys finished 4th out of 15 teams and the Lady Raiders 5th out of 15  – with both teams combining to have 7 runners post their personal best time over the 3200 meter course. Top 5 finishers for the Red Raiders included: Garrett Masters (11:02), Fletcher Barnard (11:22), Landon Kenney (11:44), Jacob Slabaugh (11:47) and Holden Shew (12:01). Coming in the top five for the Lady Raiders were: Patricia Barrera (12:19), Kailee Rossman (14:47), Ava McIntosh (14:56), Maddie Sullivan (15:02)...

Ian Welden (no. 3) and Konor Heaton (no. 22) celebrate after Welden got an interception on Franklin County’s first offensive drive of the game Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. — Thunder Radio photos by Holly Peterson It took three plays for the Coffee County Central Red Raiders to take the lead over Franklin County Friday night. The Raiders never looked back. Connor Shemwell connected with Kelby Walker down the sidelines for a 75-yard touchdown strike just minutes into the game and the Raider defense was stout as CHS left Winchester with a 21-14 win Friday night – a game you...

Tullahoma and Coffee County will get together for the annual Coffee Pot rivalry on Friday, Aug. 27 at Carden-Jarrell Field in Manchester. This will be the 96th time the two teams have gotten together. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and below is important information to keep up with the game: paper tickets You can purchase paper tickets between the hours of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Coffee County Central main office. CHS is located at 100 Red Raider Dr. Paper tickets will not be sold at the gate. Digital tickets Digital tickets will...

Coffee County Central Lady Raider volleyball team got win number one on the season and went 3-2 over the weekend at the MTCS Cougar Classic. The Lady Raiders fell to Lipscomb 1-2 and MTCS 0-2; and picked up wins over Macon County 2-0, Creekwood 2-0 and Harding Academy 2-0. The wins were a welcome sight for the Lady Raiders after dropping two matches in straight sets to open the season – falling to Cookeville and Rockvale. The Lady Raiders will travel to Shelbyville for a 6:30 p.m. first serve Tuesday, Aug....

Rain fell for most of Atlanta’s series finale at Camden Yards, but it didn’t matter. The Braves knew they had business to take care of before returning home, which they will do riding a nine-game winning streak thanks to a 3-1 win over the Orioles on Sunday. THUNDER RADIO IS YOUR HOME FOR ATLANTA BRAVES BASEBALL IN COFFEE COUNTY! 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM. The club swept the Nationals, Marlins and Orioles during its nine-game road trip, surging ahead in the race for the NL East title. The last time the Braves went undefeated on a three-city road trip was...