Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Preds-Report-3-25-16.mp3 Craig Smith’s goal in the fourth round of the shootout gave the Nashville Predators a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday. Nashville (38-23-13) trailed 2-0 heading into the third period. With the win, the Predators pulled within two points of the Chicago Blackhawks for third place in the Central Division. “I don’t think we can be happy with our first and second period,” Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne said. “The second was better than the first. I don’t know what’s the reason, but we’ve been really strong in the third...

The Red Raider baseball team got a strong pitching performance from Wyatt Day, but had no answers for Lincoln County pitcher Cameron McCoy in a 2 to 0 loss on Wednesday night in the District 8AAA match-up at Powers Field. The Raiders were held to 2 hits on the night as McCoy got the complete game win with 10 strikeouts. The Raiders got the tying runs in scoring position in the 6th inning as Jacob Langham led off with a bunt single and Day followed him with a walk, but the Raiders were retired in order after that as...

Entering the bottom of the 6th inning with a 1 to 0 lead, the Westwood Lady Rocket softball team could not pull off the stunning upset of conference leading Cascade on Wednesday night in Wartrace. The young Lady Rockets, who do not have an 8th grade starter, made 3 errors in the 6th inning to allow the Lady Champions to score 8 runs as Cascade dropped Westwood 8 to 1. Westwood 6th grade pitcher Haidyn Campbell continues to have a sterling season as she recorded 6 strikeouts on the night and was 3 for 4 at the plate. Campbell...

The Coffee County CHS track teams had another strong showing on Tuesday as they hosted Shelbyville and Lawrence County at Carden-Jarrell Field. The Lady Raiders won the 3 way meet while the Red Raiders finished in 2nd place. The Red Raiders day was highlighted by a 1-2-3 sweep in the 1600 as James Lynn finished in 1st place, followed by fellow Red Raiders Andrew Godwin and Andy Rosson. The Lady Raiders captured the top 3 spots in both hurdle events and both throwing field events as Karson Young captured the 100M hurdle title while Sarah Pearson won the 300M...

The Motlow Bucks got themselves back on the winning track Monday when they traveled to Pulaski and swept the Martin Methodist College JV 6-3, 4-0 in a non-conference doubleheader. Motlow (12-20, 2-7) will step back into Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) play this weekend when they travel to Harriman for a three-game series against Roane State. Due to potential inclement weather the series has been moved back one day. Friday’s single game will begin at 1 p.m. CST, with Saturday’s doubleheader scheduled for an 11 a.m. CST start. The Bucks will be back home next weekend when TCCAA...

Trailing by a 3 to 0 score entering the 5th inning, the Red Raiders clawed out 6 runs on 7 hits in the last 3 innings to claim a big 6 to 3 district win over Lincoln County on Tuesday night in Fayetteville. The Raiders tied the game in the 5th with a 2 out rally as Noah Anderson had a 2 RBI triple and was driven in by an RBI single from Deandre Wakefield. The Raiders added 3 runs in the 7th when Wyatt Day drove in Cade Giles with a single before Coach David Martin scored Nathaniel...

A 2 run rally in the 6th inning helped the Coffee County Middle School baseball team avenge a Monday loss to North Franklin as the Raiders won 3 to 1 on Tuesday night at CCMS. Garrett Davis got the starting nod for Coffee County and pitched 6 1/3 innings to get the win. At the plate, Davis was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored. Hayden Skipper had an RBI double for Coffee County in the 6th as he drove home Davis with the winning run and scored an insurance run on a throwing error by the pitcher. Brandon...

Haidyn Campbell struck out 15 batters and gave up only 1 walk as the Westwood Lady Rocket softball claimed a 12 to 5 win at Huntland on Tuesday night. Offensively, Westwood was led by Faith Willoughby who was 3 for 4 on the night with 2 doubles and 4 RBI. Campbell was 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. The win, which is the 2nd in a row for the Lady Rockets and the 3rd in their last 4 games, raises Westwood’s conference record to 3 and 4 facing a Wednesday road trip to Wartrace. The...