Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Preds-Report-2-15-16.mp3 Goalie Carter Hutton made the most of a rare start for the Nashville Predators and got a lot of support from his teammates. Calle Jarnkrok scored two goals, and Hutton made 22 saves in the Predators’ 5-0 win against the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center on Saturday. Hutton was making his ninth start of the season and first since Jan. 27 in place of No. 1 goalie Pekka Rinne with Nashville playing the second game of a back-to-back. It was his second shutout this season and the fourth of his NHL career. “Whenever they...

The Coffee County Central High School Red Raider basketball team has had its ups and down this season.  But a revenge win over Tullahoma on Friday night helped ease some of the hurt on Senior Night.  Coffee County led the entire game to capture the 36 to 24 win before a large and rowdy crowd at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  The Red Raiders used five 1st National Bank 3 pointers in the game to earn a season split with the Wildcats.  Coffee County was led in scoring by senior Wyatt Day who finished with 19 points as...

Steven Stamkos scored the tying goal late in the third period, Tyler Johnson won it 1:04 into overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Friday night for their ninth straight home win. J.T. Brown and Nikita Kucherov also scored for the Lightning. Ben Bishop made 27 saves to give him a victory over all 30 NHL teams. Nashville got goals from Mike Fisher, James Neal and Filip Forsberg. Pekka Rinne stopped 24 shots and is 5-1-1 against Tampa Bay. Johnson got the winner after skating in from the right wing and beating Rinne from...

On Tuesday, March 29, First Tennessee Park will host a neutral site college baseball game between a pair of Nashville universities when Belmont takes on Vanderbilt in a 6:30 p.m. contest at the home of the Nashville Sounds. “We are thrilled to work with both of these outstanding universities for the first collegiate game to be played at First Tennessee Park,” said Garry Arthur, Sounds COO & General Manager. “This is a meaningful matchup to us because each school has a long history of working with the Sounds. We are excited to welcome the Bruins, Commodores, and their supporters...

CHS swimmer Jack Beachboard will compete at the Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships this weekend being held at the Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville. The Coffee County freshman will compete in the 200M Individual Medley on Friday morning and the 100M breaststroke on Saturday. Friday’s preliminary race is the 6th race scheduled for the 9:30 AM session with the finals scheduled for the 6 PM session. On Saturday, Beachboard will race his preliminary in the 10th race of the 9:30 AM session with the finals contested in the 6 PM session. Beachboard’s appearance marks the 5th consecutive season...

The Coffee County Central High School basketball teams will close out the regular season this weekend as they prepare for the postseason. The Raiders and Lady Raiders begin with Senior Night tonight at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium. On Saturday, both Coffee County teams travel to McMinnville to take on Warren County in a 3 PM non-district matinee. Against Tullahoma, the Lady Raiders need a win to lock up sole possession of 5th place in the district standings and a season sweep of the Lady Cats. Win or lose, Coffee County will end up in 5th place and...

The Coffee County Fastpitch League will hold signups this Saturday from 9 to 2:00 at the Ada Wright Center at Fred Deadman Park in Manchester. The Coffee County Fastpitch League is for girls ages 4 through 14. Parents wishing to sign up their child will need to bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate. The league is broken up into 4 age groups from instructional league to middle school age girls. Signups will continue every Saturday in February and the Opening Parade and Ceremonies will be held on April 9th. The league is also looking for umpires for...

The cold weather and snow can only mean one thing, spring sports are just around the corner.  Middle school spring sports squads have been working out for almost 2 weeks as they prepare to begin their sports seasons on February 29th.  The Coffee County Middle School baseball team is the first to open the scrimmage season as they travel to Siegel on Saturday for an 11:30 doubleheader.  The varsity plays first with the JV to follow weather permitting.  CCMS baseball coach Rodney Meeker will be a guest on Saturday morning’s Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the upcoming season....