A pair of 1st half goals was enough to lift the Westwood soccer team to a 2 to 0 win over North Franklin on Tuesday night in Winchester. Facing blustery conditions and gusting winds on a small field, the Rockets “had to manufacture goals in creative ways” said coach Jonathan Graf following the contest. Angel Gonzalez chipped a ball over the Gator keeper in 3rd minute and Leo Basurto drilled a screaming “worm burner” into the back of the net in the 16th minute for the Westwood goals. The win improves the Roackets record to 8 and 0 on...

North Franklin held the Coffee County Middle School softball team to 4 hits for the game, but the Lady Raiders got another command performance from pitcher Hanna Richardson as they defeated the Lady Gators 4 to 0 on 8th Grade Night. Richardson, a sixth grader, held the Lady Gators to 3 hits as she pitched the complete game shutout. Eight grade players Ashley Evans, Keelie Hillis, Kaileigh Tidwell and Kyla Craig had the hits for the Lady Raiders. They, along with 8th graders Gracie Pippenger, Sarah West, Amanda Mukai, Maddie Harryman and Abigail Parker were honored in a ceremony...

Extra inning games are tough on the young pitching staffs in middle school baseball, but a 10 inning, 7 to 6 loss by the Westwood Rockets baseball team to Fayetteville on Tuesday night only compounds the agony. A 3 run rally in the top of the 7th inning gave the Rockets team a 1 run lead entering the bottom of the 7th, but Tigers battled back to tie the game in the bottom of the 7th and send the game into extra innings. Westwood notched a run in the 9th inning, only to see Fayetteville tie it again in...

A late Blackman goal proved costly for the Coffee County Central High School soccer team on Tuesday night as they fell by a final score of 2 to 1 to Blackman in a non-district friendly. The Blackman goal, in the 74th minute was not only the game winner, but also saw an injury to Raider defender Miguel Mendoza. The game was stopped for several minutes as trainers took a look at a lower body injury on Mendoza. The status of the junior will be listed as day to day following a complete medical evaluation. Blackman opened the scoring with...

Kaylee Skipper scattered 7 hits and Tori Bell and Shelby Scrivnor each smacked 2 out, RBI doubles to lead the Coffee County Lady Raider softball team to a 2 to 1 district win over Lawrence County on Monday night at Terry Floyd Field. Abby Woods scored in the 1st inning as she reached on an error and trotted home on Scrivnor’s RBI double. The Lady Raiders, who finished with 7 hits themselves, failed to score in the 4th inning when they had the bases loaded and no one out in a tie game. The winning rally came in the...

The Coffee County Middle School tennis team hosted their first match of the season on Monday as they welcomed Harris to their home court at the Raider Academy. The Red Raiders got the first win in program history as they beat the Eagles 3 to 2. Joseph Sadler and Luke Irwin each captured singles victories and combined for the deciding point in a doubles match win. The Lady Raiders fell 3 to 2 to Harris. Jayda Wright and Alise Clark captured singles wins for Coffee County’s points in girls’ play. The middle school netters are off until Monday when...

Coming off a pair of convincing wins last week, the CHS tennis team traveled to Columbia on Monday to take on the Columbia Lions in district action. The defending district champion Lions made quick work of Coffee County getting the 6 to 1 win over the Red Raiders. Will Davis had the lone win for the Raiders in his singles match. The Lady Raiders battled to a 5 to 2 win getting 4 wins in singles play from Maddie Taylor, Kayla Wright, Makayla Morgan and Natalie Elzeer. Morgan teamed with Anna Harrell to claim a doubles win. The Raiders...

The Westwood softball team needed a 7 run 5th inning to capture the come-from behind 9 to 7 victory over Fayetteville on Monday night at Lady Rocket Field. Faith Willoughby had a pair of triples in the inning as she finished with 3 hits and 2 RBI on the night. Hallie Wimberley was 3 for 3 with a walk and 2 stolen bases. Haidyn Campbell had 2 hits and 2 runs scored and got the pitching victory as she struck out 15 batters. The Lady Rockets travel to Huntland on Tuesday night for a 5 PM conference game with...