With the cancellation of Tuesday’s basketball game, Coffee County will now close out the season on Saturday when they make that game with Warren County in McMinnville. The Raiders and Lady Raiders now turn their attention to Senior Night on Friday night at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium. Tullahoma visits The Patch with both Coffee County teams needing wins in the final district game of the year. A win by the Lady Raiders would most likely earn them a 5th place finish in the district standings. It would also mean the Lady Raiders would avoid the play-in game...

Pee Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Preds-Report-2-10-16.mp3 Filip Forsberg scored twice, but the Nashville Predators comeback fell short, as the Washington Capitals topped the Preds by a 5-3 final on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. Nashville tallied two in the third period to cut the deficit, but Washington ultimately staved off the final pressure to secure the victory. “You lose the hockey game, so that’s what sticks with you most,” Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “The mistakes that you made, things you could have done better, execution of different areas of the game where you know you could have made a...

The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams held their annual postseason banquet on Monday night at Farrar Hill Farms as each player was recognized and individual awards were presented to the members of the teams. The 6th grade boys’ team, coached by Bryan Morgan, honored the members of their team which finished the season with a record of 7 and 2. Individual award winners were: Most Improved – Phineas Rollman Hustle Award – Ethan Baker Defensive MVP – Aiden Abellana Offensive MVP – Joseph Duncan Raider Award – Conner Shemwell The 6th grade girls’ team, coached by Jamie Morgan,...

In a pair of district basketball games rescheduled from Tuesday night, Coffee County welcomed Columbia to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Saturday afternoon.  The Lady Raiders used a strong 2nd half to drop the Lady Lions 48 to 37.  The full court press of Coffee County helped limit Columbia to 15 points in the 2nd half as the Lady Raiders completed the season sweep.  Holli Smithson led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 16 points and was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game.  Bailey Morgan added 9 points while Jacey Vaughn finished...

In a pair of physical games, Coffee County dropped 2 district contests to Franklin County on Friday night in Winchester.  In a girls’ game that featured 59 foul calls, the Lady Raiders saw a 4th quarter comeback fall short as they lost 49 to 38.  The Red Raiders had a 4th quarter rally of their own come up short as they dropped a 59 to 50 decision. A loosely officiated girls’ game saw Coffee County take a physical beating in the first half as they fell behind 24 to 11 at intermission.  In the second half, the Lady Raiders matched...

Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Preds-Report-2-8-16.mp3 Viktor Arvidsson scored twice and Filip Forsberg’s three points helped lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. The triumph was Nashville’s 25th of the season and snapped a three-game home winless streak for the club. “Everybody chipped in and did their thing,” Arvidsson said. “We won as a team, and that’s great. Pekka [Rinne] made huge saves and everybody played great.” James Neal gave the Preds a 1-0 lead, when he finished off a beautiful pass from Ryan Johansen and beat Martin...

The Nashville Sounds 2016 coaching staff was named by the Oakland Athletics today and is highlighted by the return of Manager Steve Scarsone. Scarsone, 49, enters his eighth season in the Oakland organization and fourth consecutive campaign as manager of the club’s top affiliate. His coaching staff will consist of pitching coach Rick Rodriguez, hitting coach Eric Martins, trainer Brad LaRosa and strength and conditioning coach A.J. Seeliger. LaRosa joins Scarsone as the only returning member from the 2015 coaching staff. Scarsone sports a career managerial mark of 634-632 (.501) after guiding the Sounds to a 66-78 record in...