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Basketball Programming Update
Tuesday night’s home basketball game for Coffee County with Columbia has been rescheduled for Saturday afternoon. The girls’s game will tip off at 3 PM with the boys to follow and Thunder Radio will bring you exclusive coverage beginning with the Powers Storage Pregame Show at 2:50 PM. Wednesday night, the Coffee County Middle School Lady Raiders open play in the TMSAA State Sectional Tournament in Murfreesboro. The Lady Raiders take on the Lady Dragons of Dickson Middle at 5:30 PM at Central Magnet School. Thunder Radio will bring you exclusive coverage beginning at 5:20 PM. On Friday night, Coffee...
Westwood Football Awards Brian Gregory Award at Tuesday’s Athletic Banquet
Westwood hosted their annual athletic awards banquet on Tuesday night where they celebrate the accomplishments from the previous seasons. Annually, the most prestigious football award Westwood has given since 1985 is the Brian Gregory Award. Brian was a former Westwood, and Manchester Central, football player who died in a tragic farming accident while in high school. For this season, Westwood football named Niklas White as the 31st Brian Gregory Award winner. Niklas also was honored with the Iron Man Award, the Defensive Lineman of the Year Award and the Captain’s Award. Niklas is the son of Sherman White and...
Preds Winning Streak Ends After Late Goal
Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Preds-Report-2-3-16.mp3 Troy Brouwer scored with 1:05 to play in the third period, as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Nashville Predators by a 1-0 final on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. The loss snapped Nashville’s win streak at four games, and also pushed their record against the Blues to 0-3-1 on the season. “It was definitely disappointing,” forward Mike Fisher said. “[It was one] of those games where you’re trying to find one, and you know it would probably be the difference. They found a way late, and it’s frustrating for sure to not get...
Coffee County Middle School Lady Raiders Advance to State Sectional on Wednesday
It took almost 10 minutes of game time before the Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider basketball team could find a rhythm, but when they did, they rolled up their 20th win of the year in a 42 to 17 Sub-Sectional win over Rockvale on Monday night. The quickness and size of the visiting Ravens had the Lady Raiders tentative in the 1st quarter before a Journey Arnold 3 pointer with 4 minutes left in the half seemed to settle Coffee County down. Leading by 1 after the 1st quarter, Coffee County held Rockvale to 2 points in the...
Motlow State Community College names Scott Shasteen Athletic Director
Tullahoma’s C. Scott Shasteen has been named Athletic Director at Motlow State Community College effective Feb. 1, according to Dr. Anthony Kinkel, Motlow president. Shasteen replaces Laura Monks, Motlow’s dean of students who took on the AD position Nov. 1, 2015. “Laura has done a fantastic job of stabilizing our athletic department,” said Kinkel. “She has been instrumental in a number of important projects, including hiring a new softball coach (Janice Morey), beginning an expansion of our weight training facility, overseeing significant upgrades to our baseball and softball facilities, and helping to secure resources to hire assistant coaches for...
CCMS Lady Raiders Capture Conference Title
For the Lady Raiders of Coffee County Middle, scoring a lot of points has been the secret to an 18 and 0 record on their way to a berth in Saturday’s CTC Tournament finals. On Saturday night, a stingy and physical White County defense forced the Lady Raiders to grind out a 25 to 16 win. Coffee County led the game from wire to wire, but the Warriorettes were within 3 points with 3 minutes remaining in the contest. Julia Duncan was 6 of 6 at the free throw line in the final 61 seconds to seal the victory...
Coffee County Elementary Basketball League Crowns Champions on Saturday
The Coffee County Youth Basketball League held their league championships on Saturday as champions were crowned in basketball and cheerleading. The day opened with a pair of consolation games beginning with the girls third place game between Westwood and College Street. The Lady Eagles of Westwood used a 12 point 1st quarter to power their way to a 21 to 16 win over the Lady Cougars. Alivia Reel led Westwood in scoring with 8 points while Princess Penaloza added 5 points. In the boys’ consolation, Westwood built a 10 point 1st quarter lead on their way to a 27...
CHS Basketball Drops Winterfest games to Lincoln County
The physical play of the Lincoln County basketball teams on Friday night plagued the Lady Raiders and Raiders as they dropped a pair of district contests at the Joe Frank Patch Gym on Winterfest night. In the girls game, the Lady Falcons forced 22 Lady Raider turnovers as Lincoln County dropped Coffee County 59 to 37. Coffee County was led in scoring by Holli Smithson who had 10 points. Aerial Williams and Abby Morgan each added 6 points. Freshman Alisha Jennings came off the bench to notch 5 points and was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player...






