A five run 3rd inning helped lift the CCMS softball team to an 8 to 1 win over North Franklin on Monday night in Winchester. The Lady Raiders struggled in the first time through the order as they were held to 1 hit through the first 2 innings. In the 3rd, the Lady Raiders used 4 walks and a 2 RBI double from Gracie Pippenger to take a 6 to 0 lead. Starting picture Maci Head made that lead stand up as she held the Lady Gators to 5 hits on the night. Pippenger finished with 2 hits and...

The Fayetteville Tigers scored 2 runs in the top of the 7th inning to edge the Westwood baseball team on Monday night 4 to 2 at Fred Deadman Park.  After trailing 1 to 0 after 2 innings, Westwood took a 2 to 1 lead with single runs in the 3rd and 5th innings.  The visiting Tigers tied it in the 7th and used 3 hits and an error in the 7th to claim the win.  Westwood was able to get the tying runs in scoring position in the 7th, but a strikeout and a flyout ended the threat.  Jacob...

The Red Raider defense of the Coffee County Middle School baseball team gave up 6 unearned runs in the second inning in a 13 to 3 loss to North Franklin in Winchester on Monday night. The Raiders grabbed an early lead after Jalen Morris, who reached base on a triple, was singled home by Hayden Skipper. That lead was erased by walks and errors as the Gators sent 12 hitters to the plate in the 2nd inning. Hayden Skipper and Garrett Davis were each 2 for 3 at the plate to lead Coffee County on offense. The Raiders return...

The Red Raider soccer team of Coffee County Middle School found no answers for the defense of the Fayetteville Tigers on Monday night as they fell 5 to 0. The Raiders, who started 3 sixth graders, were no match for an experienced Tigers team which thwarted any offensive counter attack. The Raiders return home on Thursday night for a 5:30 PM match with North Franklin. That matchup will take place at...

Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Preds-Report-3-22-16.mp3 Ryan Johansen had a goal and two assists to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. James Neal added a goal and an assist for the Predators, winners in three of their last four. Mike Fisher, Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi also scored. Kings defensemen Drew Doughty and Alec Martinez each contributed a goal, but Los Angeles had its four-game winning streak snapped. Anze Kopitar had two assists. Neal scored the game’s first goal at 7:37 of the second period. In the left circle inside...

Sophomore Cameron Pearson hit a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Motlow Lady Bucks a 5-3 win Saturday afternoon and complete a four-game softball sweep over visiting Dyersburg State. The Lady Bucks (9-13, 4-8) won three of the four games in their final at bat. Motlow won Friday’s opener 7-6 after entering the final inning trailing 6-3. Pearson pitched a shutout in game two, leading the Lady Bucks at a 3-0 win. In Saturday’s opener the two teams played 10 innings before Riley O’Neal gave Motlow a 4-3 win with a run...

The bats finally woke up for the Raider baseball team of Coffee County Middle School on Saturday as Coffee County blasted Whitworth-Buchanan 10 to 0. The Raiders broke open a close game in the 4th with a 4 run outburst as they banged out 10 hits on the day. Brandon Jernigan and Noah Bradshaw each had 2 hits for the Raiders. Bradshaw led the team in RBI with 3 while Jernigan added a walk to go with his double and single. Griffin Meeker got the start on the bump as he threw 3 shutout innings. Garrett Davis and Jernigan...

The Coffee County Central High School tennis team finished off a busy first week of action with a pair of 7-0 wins over Cannon County on Friday. The Raider netters got their 2nd straight 7-0 double sweep over the Lion netters in Woodbury. Individual winners for the Lady Raiders were: Maddie Taylor, Ali Shelton, Makayla Morgan, Anna Harrell, Natalie Elzeer, Kara Roper and Jessica Barrera. The doubles team of Harrell and Morgan also blanked their Lady Lion opponents 8 to 0. In boys action, Jared Hu, Shlip Patel, Trevor Ivey-Bodman, Will Davis and Evan Harrell got singles wins while...