Once again, the defense of Coffee County powered the Lady Raiders to their 15th straight win in a 36 to 10 defeat of West Tullahoma on Thursday night in middle school basketball action at CCMS. The Lady Raiders held the Lady Bobcats to a single field goal in the 1st half as they carried a 22 to 4 lead into the halftime break on 8th Grade Night. Coffee County was led in scoring by a pair of 8th graders as Julia Duncan finished the night with 18 points while Ellie Graham added 5 points. Bella Vinson and Keelie Hillis chipped...

Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Preds-Report-1-15-16.mp3 The Nashville Predators rallied all the way back from a three-goal deficit in the third period, but ultimately fell 5-4 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday at the MTS Centre. Kevin Fiala scored his first NHL goal in the opening frame, and James Neal’s 200th career tally evened the score at 4-4 with 14 seconds left to play in regulation to cap off a wild third period that saw the Preds claw their way back to gain a much-needed point. “We showed some great character,” defenseman Roman Josi said. “They’re up 4-1,...

The Coffee County Youth Basketball League opened their post season tournament on Saturday as all 8 boys and all 8 girls teams were in action in elimination games. In girls action, Hillsboro defeated East Coffee; New Union edged Deerfield; College Street stopped North Coffee and Westwood grounded Hickerson.   In boys action, College Street beat North Coffee; Westwood outlasted East Coffee; New Union bested Deerfield and Hickerson tamed Hillsboro. The semifinals will be held on Saturday at Coffee County Central High School’s Joe Frank Patch Gym beginning at 9 AM. The CORRECTED Saturday’s schedule is: 9:00 – Hillsboro vs...

The Manchester Park Partners are hosting the Third Annual Indoor Shootout  at the Manchester Recreation Complex on Saturday, January 30, 2016. The Tournament is open to all age divisions  down to U8.  The U8 thru U12 divisions will play 5 on 5(including keeper) while U13 and above will be 4 on 4(including keeper).  There will be a boys’ division and a girls’ division. Co-ed teams will play in the boys’ division.  Cost to enter is $120 per team with 8 man max for U8-U12 and 7 max for U13-up.   Deadline for entry is January 24, 2016 For more information and a registration packet contact: Lee Brooks...

The Nashville Sounds, in accordance with recommendations issued by Major League Baseball, have extended the protective netting behind home plate to cover the seating area behind both dugouts at First Tennessee Park for the 2016 season. First Tennessee Park has been outfitted with new protective nets – at the same height as the already-existing backstop behind home plate — that run the length of each dugout. “Based on the proximity of our Premium seats to the playing field, the reaction time to a foul ball directly behind the dugouts is almost non-existent, and fan safety is of utmost importance...

A pair of halftime leads were not enough on Tuesday night as both Coffee County teams saw 2nd half rallies from Franklin County ruin the 1st home games of 2016 at the Joe Frank Patch Gymnasium. Six turnovers in a 7 possession stretch of the 3rd quarter erased a 9 point halftime lead for the Lady Raiders as they fell 41 to 40 to the Rebelettes. Coach Herb Horton’s young Lady Raider squad had trouble with the Franklin County press but committed a handful of unforced errors in a 3rd period that saw Franklin County score 19 points. Aerial...

Pete Weber’s Postgame Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Preds-Report-1-13-16.mp3 Filip Forsberg scored late, but Nashville’s rally fell short, as the Predators lost 3-2 to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night at United Center. Forsberg’s goal came with 36 seconds remaining on the clock, almost capping off what would have been comeback from a 3-0 deficit, but Corey Crawford stopped Ryan Johansen with seconds remaining to secure the win for Chicago. “We’re just kind of playing; we’re not playing good, we’re not playing poor, but it’s not good enough,” defenseman Roman Josi said. “Again, the first two periods, even the third, we’re playing, but...

Playing nearly flawless basketball in the 2nd half, the Coffee County Middle School Lad Raiders got a 509 to 17 win over Warren County Middle School on Monday night at CCMS. In a game broadcast here on Thunder Radio, the Lady Raiders ground out a 22 to 10 halftime lead before outscoring the Lady Pioneers 37 to 7 in the 2nd half. Nine different Lady Raiders scored for Coffee County led by Julia Duncan who had a game high 16 points to be named the Gateway Tire and Service Center Player of the Game. Bella Vinson had 15 points...