The Coffee County Central High School tennis team faced a tough task coming out of spring break as they went on the road to take on Lincoln County. The Falcons and Lady Falcons took care of business on their home courts winning 6 – 1 in girls action and 7-0 in boys play. Kayla Wright scored the lone win for Coffee County as she got an 8 to 5 win in singles play. Jared Hu took his opponent to the tiebreaker in singles play before dropping the match 9-8. The CHS tennis team will travel to take on district...

Walks and hit batters spoiled the Rockets upset bid as Westwood fell to Moore County 10 to 4. Westwood got a run in the first inning as Austin Burch scored after reaching on a fielder’s choice and held the lead until the 4th inning. Moore County plated 3 runs in the 4th as they took advantage of 6 free passes. The Rockets rallied back to take a 4 to 3 lead in the 5th as Skylar Bratcher and Zack Milan had RBI in the frame. But 7 runs in the final 2 innings by the home standing Blue Raiders...

The Coffee County Middle School tennis team welcomed Tullahoma to their home courts at the Raider Academy. The Raider netters dropped both matches to their cross county rivals. The boys got singles wins from Luke Irwin and Loren Hanson as they fell 4 to 2. In the girls’ matches, Coffee County got a singles win from Macy Brown in a 6 to 1 loss. The Coffee County Middle School netters will travel across town on Tuesday as they take on Westwood at Fred Deadman Park. First matches are set to get underway 4...

Monday was the last home opener at Turner Field, and Atlanta Braves fans were treated to quite a ballgame. The home team fell behind early when reigning National League MVP Bryce Harper blasted a solo home run in the first inning, giving the Washington Nationals an early 1-0 lead. It was a lead that wouldn’t last long, though. Freddie Freeman tied the score at 1-1 with a solo shot of his own in the bottom of the first. The teams would trade bases-empty home runs in the fourth inning as well. The score remained 2-2 until the bottom of...

The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club has announced its tentative Opening Day roster for the 2016 season. The Sounds begin Pacific Coast League play on Thursday, April 7 when they welcome the Oklahoma City Dodgers to First Tennessee Park. Eight players listed among Oakland’s top-20 prospects (according to Baseball America) will begin the season in Music City. They include: LHP Sean Manaea (No. 2), INF Renato Nunez (No. 4), OF Matt Olson (No. 6), INF Chad Pinder (No. 7), LHP Dillon Overton (No. 8), INF Max Muncy (No. 13), INF Rangel Ravelo (No. 15) and Joey Wendle (No. 17). Led...

J.D. Robertson lined a double down the first base line in the bottom of the ninth inning, scoring Josh Bankston who opened the inning being hit by a pitch, and the Motlow Bucks beat the Volunteer State Pioneers 6-5 Sunday afternoon at the Driver Baseball Complex. The Bucks (14-24, 4-11) needed the win to salvage the final game of the three-game series against their Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) rivals. Volunteer State swept Saturday’s doubleheader 14-3 and 11-3. Motlow will go on the road this coming weekend when they travel to Cleveland for a three-game series against TCCAA...

Jacob Langham hit a pair of doubles, scored the winning run and got the win on the mound Friday night as the Coffee County baseball team opened play in the Warrior Spring Classic with a 5 to 4 win over Henry County. Coffee County, which had tied the game at 4 in the bottom of the 5th, scored the winning run after Henry County committed 3 errors in the final inning. The Raiders jumped out to a 2 to nothing lead in the 2nd inning with a 2 out rally as Cade Giles drew a walk and was knocked...

Diana Davis set a new personal record in the pole vault and Karson Young won the long jump and 100M hurdles to highlight a strong meet performance by the Coffee County Lady Raider Track team on Saturday at the Robert James Warrior Invitational at Riverdale. Sarah Pearson won the high jump, finished 2nd in the 300M hurdles and 3rd in the 100M hurdles as well. Young also finished 2nd in the triple jump, Carly Barnes nabbed a 2nd place finish in the Shot Put while Faith Floyd had a 2nd place throw in the Discus to highlight the day...