The Lady Raiders of Coffee County Middle School improved their record to 7 and 0 on Monday night with a 68 to 14 win over Morrison at the Coffee County Middle School Gym. Coffee County raced out to a 28 to 3 first quarter lead as every Lady Raider that dressed out saw action in that first 6 minute period. On the night, Julia Duncan led Coffee County in scoring with 28 points. Bella Vinson added 12 points and Jade Arnold tallied 8 points in the win.     The Red Raiders fell behind early and saw their 4th...

Eight members of the Coffee County Red Raider football team were named to the Region 2-6A All-Region team which was announced on Saturday morning’s Coffee Coaches Show. Five Red Raiders were selected to the 1st team, while 3 players from Coffee County received honorable mention honors. Sophomore QB Alontae Taylor headlines the Raider selections. Taylor led Coffee County in total offense as he accounted for more than 2,300 yards on the season. Junior Tyrese McGee was also selected. McGee was the 2nd leading receiver and the 3rd leading rusher for Coffee County and accounted for more than 600 yards...

Pete Weber’s postgame report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Preds-Report-11-29-15.mp3 Juuse Saros stopped 20 shots in his NHL debut, but it wasn’t enough as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Nashville Predators by a 4-1 final on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. Buffalo scored four unanswered to finish the contest, including two goals on a five-minute power play in the second period after Nashville forward Viktor Arvidsson was penalized for cross checking. “It was tough; it was a low-event game, but we’re holding a 1-0 lead at that point and there wasn’t a lot going on for them up until that,” Predators Head Coach Peter...

Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux could have a future in coaching. He certainly knows how to draw up a winning play. Giroux had the idea and defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere executed it, scoring a power-play goal with 52.0 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Flyers a 3-2 win against the Nashville Predators at Wells Fargo Center on Friday. The game turned when the Predators were called for having too many men on the ice at 2:40 of overtime. The Flyers called a timeout halfway through the advantage and that’s when Giroux commandeered the dry-erase board. “[Assistant coach] Joey [Mullen]...

The CHS Wrestling team opened their season with a trio of matches in Hendersonville at Beech High School. Even though the Raiders did not get a team match win in the 3 contests, several Raider wrestlers had good days in individual matches. The team highlight of the day was 3 pinfall wins by Owen Teague in the 145 pound weight class. Against Cookeville, Teague got a pin in 1:20 which was his longest match of the evening. In the 285 pound weight class, Dustin Seals got a pin and Josh Tobitt scored a pin at 195 pounds. Raider grappler...

The Coffee County CHS Lady Raider softball team is hosting the 1st Annual “Long John Open” golf tournament on Saturday, December 12th at Willowbrook. Cost for the 4 man scramble tournament is $200 per team. The event tees off at 10 AM and there will be prizes awarded for the Best and Worst Dressed participants. Teams can receive an extra $25 off (per team) if they bring a lightly used coat to be donated for charity. $25 will also enter participants in contests for the longest drive, longest putt, mulligans, throws, red tree drives and a drawing for golf...

Do you have a child that loves to cheer or would like to find out? If so, the Coffee County Middle School Cheerleaders have the perfect event for you on Friday, December 4th.  The CCMS Cheerleaders will be holding a clinic for kids Pre-K thru 6th grade.  Campers will learn a basketball chant and dance routine that they will perform at a middle school game!  Cost for the camp is $25.  The camp will run from 4 PM to 6 PM on Friday, Dec 4th @CCMS.  Campers will be invited to the CCMS game on Thursday, December 10th to...