A 2 run home run by Cade Giles highlighted a 3 run 2nd inning but it was not enough on Tuesday night as the Coffee County CHS Baseball fell to Lawrence County 6 to 3. Giles blast over the left field wall was the first of three 2 out hits for the Raiders in the inning that plated their only runs. Zach Wise drew a 2 out walk and scored on the Giles home run followed by a single from Nathaniel Tate and an RBI single from Jacob Langham. Langham finished the night 2 for 3 with a double....

Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Preds-Report-3-30-16.mp3 Goals from Ryan Ellis and Viktor Arvidsson weren’t enough for the Nashville Predators as they fell 5-2 to the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Tuesday night on the second half of a back-to-back slate. Despite the lopsided score, the final tally was not reflective of the team’s effort, as the Preds outshot, outhit and won the face-off battle against the Stars. “Our guys played really hard tonight,” Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “We made a couple of mistakes, but our effort under the circumstances, the travel and back-to-back, I thought our guys...

A five run first inning helped propel the Lady Raider softball team of Coffee County to a 9 to 1 win over Franklin County on Monday night. The Lady Raiders got off to a fast start as Raven Rogers laced the 2nd pitch of the game to the fence in right field for a triple. Coffee County sent 12 hitters to the plate as they scored 5 unearned runs on 3 hits, 2 walks and 2 errors by Franklin County. Ashlynn Morton had the big hit of the inning as she drove in 3 Lady Raiders with a 2...

A 3 run triple in the bottom of the 7th inning by the Forrest Rockets capped a come from behind win for the home team as Westwood saw their run of back luck continue on Monday night. Westwood built a 4 to 2 lead going into the 7th inning behind a strong pitching performance from Skylar Bratcher. Austin Burch and Nick Smith each had doubles for Westwood who had 4 hits on the night. In the 7th, Forrest loaded the bases on a single and a pair of walks before the 1 out triple ended the game. Westwood will...

The Coffee County Middle School baseball team saw the South Franklin Gators rally back from a 2 run first inning deficit to drop the Red Raiders 11 to 9 on Monday night in middle school baseball. The Raiders had 8 hits on the night and earned 7 walks on the night. Trey Rogers led the Raiders in hitting with 3 hits while Hayden Skipper and Brandon Jernigan each scored 3 runs apiece as Skipper walked twice and was hit by a pitch. Jernigan had a single and 2 walks for Coffee County. The Raiders will attempt to get revenge in...

Southern Illinois pitcher, and former Coffee County Lady Raider, Brianna Jones was named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Monday. Jones won three games and saved a fourth in SIU’s 4-0 week, and she had an 0.00 ERA in 16.2 innings. Jones pitched two complete-game shutouts against Illinois State, raising her season total to an NCAA-best eight shutouts this season. She earned three wins and a save in Southern’s four games, all wins, and she allowed only nine hits, limiting opponents to a .161 average. She struck out 10 while walking only two and...

Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Preds-Report-3-29-16.mp3 It could have been a night for modest celebration for the Predators. A regulation win against the reeling Avalanche would have sealed the their return to the playoffs and potentially buried their Central Division rival’s attempt to do the same. Neither of those things happened Monday, with the Predators putting forth a lifeless start that ended in a 4-3 loss. The Predators haven’t been perfect during the six-week turnaround that put them in a position to clinch a playoff spot Monday, but forgettable performances like what transpired at Bridgestone Arena have been rare, if...

Sophomore Riley Long pitched a complete-game shutout and Aubrey Crowell and McKenzie Jo Anderson hit home runs as the Motlow Lady Bucks beat Roane State 10-0 Saturday afternoon to win three out of four games over the weekend against their Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) rival. The Lady Bucks (14-14, 7-9) have won nine of their previous 10 games heading into this weekend’s home series against TCCAA opponent Volunteer State. The Lady Bucks and Lady Pioneers will begin their four-game series Friday at 1 p.m. and conclude it Saturday at noon. Admission is free to all Motlow athletic...