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Shelbyville Spills Coffee County in Basketball Doubleheader on Monday Night
A questionable basket by Shelbyville to close out the 3rd period proved to be the deciding margin of victory for the visiting Eagles as Shelbyville downed Coffee County 52 to 51 in high school basketball action on Monday night at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. Roger Pryor floated a shot through the net after the horn sounded to end the 3rd quarter that the officials counted as a good basket to give Shelbyville a 10 point lead entering the final 8 minutes. The Red Raiders stormed back to take a 46 to 45 lead with 2:45 left before...
CCMS Lady Raiders Maul East Panthers on Monday Night in CTC Tournament Opener
The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raiders opened up a 24 point halftime lead on their way to a 71 to 14 opening round win over East Tullahoma on Monday night at the CTC Post Season Tournament being held at CCMS. The Lady Raiders held the Lady Panthers to one field goal in the 2nd half as nine different Lady Raiders had points for Coffee County. Julia Duncan led all scorers as she had 25 points on the night. Ellie Graham added 9 points while Bella Vinson and Marissa Douglas each poured in 8 points for the Lady Raiders....
Ekholm scores twice, Predators top Oilers
Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Preds-Report-1-25-16.mp3 Defenseman Mattias Ekholm made contributions at both ends of the ice to help the Nashville Predators win their second consecutive game. Ekholm scored two goals for the first time in his NHL career and goaltender Pekka Rinne made 23 saves for the Predators in a 4-1 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place on Saturday. The Predators (22-18-8) have won the first two games of a four-game road trip that continues Tuesday at the Vancouver Canucks. “Goals are always nice to score,” Ekholm said. “It’s not my No. 1 priority maybe; the two...
Burch & Stanley Attorneys at Law Student of the Week 22 January 2016
The Burch & Stanley attorneys at law “Student of the Week” for 22 January 2016 is Sarah Huffman. Sarah is in the fifth grade at Bel-Aire Elementary School in Tullahoma. She is the daughter of proud parents Susan and Fred. She was nominated and selected to receive this award because she is positive and energetic, always ready to put her best effort forth regardless of the assignment. She sets a positive example for all her classmates. Sarah is also a great citizen and is helpful to both fellow students and teachers. Sarah is on swim team and her event is the...
CCMS Lady Raiders Finish Regular Season with Perfect Record
The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raiders completed a perfect regular season on Thursday night with a 51 to 39 win over Harris in Shelbyville. The Lady Raiders withstood a 20 point 4th quarter rally from Harris to finish the regular season with a record of 16 and 0. Coffee County held the Eaglettes to 5 points in the 3rd quarter to take a 23 point lead into the final frame. Julia Duncan led Coffee County in scoring with 21 points. Keelie Hillis added 10 points while Bella Vinson netted 9 points for the Lady Raiders. The Red...
CHS Wrestlers Claim a Pair of Victories on Thursday
The Coffee County Central High School wrestlers benefited from several match wins via the forfeit to claim a pair of team win on Thursday night at “The Meat Grinder.” Coffee County got wins of 42 to 14 over Smyrna and 45 to 18 over Warren County. Josh Tobitt(182) continued his strong January campaign with a 2nd round pin against Smyrna and a forfeit win against Warren County. Rein Bozich(145) moved up in weight to capture a decision win over Warren County and a forfeit win over Smyrna. Josh Young(152) and Dustin Seals(285) each claimed a pair of forfeit wins....
Predators Claw Out a 4 to 1 Win at Winnepeg on Thursday
Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Preds-Report-1-22-16.mp3 Coach Paul Maurice doesn’t think his Winnipeg Jets are desperate. With a 4-1 loss at home Thursday night to the Nashville Predators, the Jets are 21-23-3 and their playoff hopes are dimming as they remain at the bottom of the NHL Central Division and six points out of a postseason spot. ”I don’t think desperate hockey has any sense to it,” Maurice said. ”Urgency? Listen, I’m not sure that they didn’t play as hard as they could, but we could play a little smarter and we could pass the puck better. I know that....
Ten Prep Swimmers Qualify for Region Swim Meet
The Coffee County High School and Middle School swim teams have completed their regular season and six high school and 4 middle school swimmers have qualified to compete in the region championships coming up at the end of the month. The 4 middle school swimmers will compete in 2 events each while 6 high school swimmers have qualified for 11 different events at the Middle Tennessee High School Swimming Association region championship meet on Friday, January 29th in Nashville. The middle school swimmers that have qualified are: CCMS 8th grader Kaylee Williams – 100M breaststroke & 200M freestyle CCMS...
