Hitting an amazing 15 of their 17 second half free throws lifted the Coffee County Lady Raiders to a 40 to 32 win in high school basketball on Tuesday at Tullahoma. After taking a 2 point lead into the locker room at the half, the Lady Raiders scored the first 7 points of the 2nd half to build a lead they would not relinquish. Holli Smithson finished the night with 11 points to lead Coffee County in scoring. More importantly, Smithson had 7 Al White Ford/Lincoln free throws in the 2nd half as she was named the Gateway Tire...

Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Preds-Report-1-20-16.mp3 Corey Crawford stopped 38 of 39 Nashville Predators shots, as the Preds fell 4-1 to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. “I just thought we did not have our ‘A’ game,” forward Mike Fisher said. “We were playing against a great team, and I thought we had too many turnovers in the neutral zone that cost us. They are good at turning pucks over and going and getting those odd-man rushes, and that’s what they did and that was the difference.” The first 19-plus minutes of the opening frame were scoreless...

Missing 5 wrestlers due to illness, the Coffee County Red Raider wrestling team failed to gain a match victory on Monday night in the Tullahoma Border War dual meet. More importantly, Coffee County dropped 3 crucial district matches which eliminated them from the possibility of competing in next week’s Region 5 Duals that they will host. “Giving up 30 points before you ever hit the mat is hard to overcome against any competition” said Red Raider head coach Roger Barlow following the meet. Coffee County fell 42 to 27 to Franklin County, 60 to 22 to Shelbyville and 66...

Cold shooting from the field and the free throw line combined to result in a 41 to 31 Lady Raider loss on Saturday afternoon at home against Siegel.  In a battle that saw a near stalemate in turnovers, Coffee County and Siegel struggled to mount any effective offensive attack in the girls only contest at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium.  In the 4th straight game without post player Alliyah Williams, Coffee County struggled to stop the inside duo of Tracy and Ellis as they combined for 23 points to earn Siegel their first ever win over Coffee County...

Illness and family emergencies resulted in a six member Coffee County Red Raider wrestling team taking part in the Top of the Mountain Invitational at Sewanee on Saturday. Regardless of the small team size, the Red Raiders finished the tournament with a 9th place finish out of the 24 teams in attendance. The day was highlighted by the performance of Josh Tobitt, wrestling at 182 pounds, who won his weight class and was barely edged out as the “Wrestler of the Tournament.” Tobitt won all 3 of his matches on the day as he pinned each of his opponents...

The Coffee County Youth Basketball League held their semifinals on Saturday at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. In girls’ action, Hillsboro defeated Westwood 26 to 19 while New Union dropped College Street 23 to 12. Both New Union and Hillsboro will advance to next Saturday’s finals.  Westwood’s girls will meet the College Street girls in Saturday’s consolation game. In boys’ action, College Street clipped Hickerson 41 to 26 and New Union edged Westwood 27 to 22. College Street and New Union will square off in Saturday’s finals.  In Saturday’s consolation game, Hickerson Station will face Westwood.. Saturday will also be the cheerleading competition...

Peter Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Preds-Report-1-18-16.mp3 Carter Hutton stopped all 29 shots he faced, and the Nashville Predators defeated the Minnesota Wild by a 3-0 final on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. The victory was Nashville’s 20th of the season, and gave them a 3-1-0 record against the Wild as the season series came to a close. “It was a huge game for us,” defenseman Roman Josi said. “It wasn’t the prettiest, but we got it done and Hutts did a great job; he was amazing in net.” Eric Nystrom struck first for the Preds just 1:24 into the contest,...

The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club will hold tryouts for their new dance team on Saturday, January 30 and Sunday, January 31 at First Tennessee Park. The team is seeking individuals with prior dance experience to go along with enthusiastic and high-energy personalities for the new edition to their in-game entertainment. A seasonal position for the 2016 season, dance team members will perform choreographed dances, greet fans as they enter First Tennessee Park, assist in distributing promotional giveaways and interact with the crowd during all 72 home games. “The Nashville Sounds dance team is a very important part of the...