The Lady Raiders advanced to CTC finals as they look for their 2nd straight conference title after crushing North Franklin 54 to 20 on Thursday night. Trailing 9 to 8 with 3:51 left in the 1st quarter, Coffee County held the Lady Gators scoreless for almost 12 full minutes as they scored the next 30 points to build a 38 to 9 lead with 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Julia Duncan led all scorers with 22 points for Coffee County. Bella Vinson added 9 points and Jenna Garretson added 7 points for the Lady Raiders who improved...

A 3 point basket as time expired by Hayden Hullett capped a huge 15 point, 4th quarter comeback for Coffee County on Thursday night against West Tullahoma and sent their 1st round CTC Tournament game to overtime. In the overtime period, turnovers spoiled Coffee County’s upset bid as the Raiders’ season came to a close with a 45 to 42 loss at the hands of the Bobcats. Blanton Brown led the Raiders in scoring with 14 points. Brandon Jernigan finished with 10 points while Hullett and Larson Meltzer each netted 9 points for Coffee County. The loss ends the...

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Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Preds-Report-1-28-16.mp3   A perfect four-game road trip has Nashville back in a playoff spot as they enter the All-Star break. Shea Weber’s power-play goal in the second period stood up as the winner, helping the Predators to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. The Predators, who opened the night one point out of a wild-card spot in the Western Conference, finished a four-game trip 4-0-0, having also beaten Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver. ”It’s not easy to come out here and beat these teams in their own buildings,” Weber said. ”We’re battling...

A new era in Motlow State Community College softball is set to begin when recently-named head coach Janice Morey and her Lady Bucks host visiting Calhoun Community College Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the softball complex on Motlow’s Moore County campus. The first pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m. “I am very excited to return to the community I was raised in and to have an opportunity to make a positive impact,” said Morey, a former Lady Bucks’ player and native of Lynchburg. “I cannot imagine wanting to take this step forward in my career anywhere other...

For the 2nd consecutive night, the Lady Raiders of Coffee County opened the first period with a strong performance against a solid district opponent at Lawrence County on Tuesday night. And for the 2nd consecutive night, Coffee County saw a 1st quarter lead turn into a formidable halftime deficit. On Tuesday, early foul trouble saw a 13 to 13 tie at the halfway point of the 1st quarter fade into an 87 to 53 loss to the district leading Lady Cats. Abby Morgan had 12 points in the 2nd half on her way to a team high 19 points...

Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Preds-Report-1-27-16.mp3 Nashville Predators forward James Neal didn’t hesitate before shooting the winning goal over Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller’s glove on Tuesday. Neal didn’t hesitate before making a bold assessment about how important the win was either. Neal scored with 4:44 left in the third period to lift Nashville to a 2-1 victory against Vancouver at Rogers Arena. The Predators have won three straight games, something they hadn’t accomplished in more than three months. “Stanley Cup-important, I think you can say,” Neal said. “Playoffs-important.” Craig Smith scored 59 seconds into the game, and Pekka Rinne...