Fifth Third Bank/Nashville Predators post-game report by Pete Weber http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Predators-Report-11-18-15.mp3   Pekka Rinne stopped 38 shots as the Nashville Predators defeated the Anaheim Ducks by a 3-2 final on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. The Preds won the season series with the Ducks, going 2-1-0 against their Western Conference foe. Tuesday’s contest wrapped up a five-game stretch in Music City that saw the Preds go 3-1-1, including tallying 18 goals over their last four games. Anaheim outshot Nashville 40 to 21 on the evening but thanks to a few goals and some timely saves from Rinne, the Preds earned...

A pair of convincing wins over a county rival is always a good way to start your week.  That is just what the Coffee County Middle School basketball teams accomplished on Monday night against East Middle.  The Lady Raiders ran their season record to 5 and 0 with a 60 to 13 win over the Lady Panthers.  Coffee County held East without a field goal in the first half as they raced out to a 28 to 4 halftime lead.  Coffee County was led in scoring by Julia Duncan who scored 22 points.  Bella Vinson added 14 points and...

The Westwood Lady Rockets claimed their 5th straight win and completed a season sweep over Cascade on Monday night with a 35 to 19 win in Wartrace.  The Lady Rockets used a strong 1st half to grab a 25 to 12 lead at intermission and never looked back.  Westwood was led in scoring by Ashley Starks who had 13 points.  Morgan Jones added 12 points while Beatris Barrera finished with 4 points.  The win improves the Lady Rockets record to 10 and 2.   The Rockets fell behind early in the boys’ game and could not overcome a cold...

The Coffee County CHS swimmers continued their strong showing in the freestyle stroke on Thursday night with a pair of 1st place finishes in a meet at LaVergne. The Lady Raider 200 freestyle relay team got a 1st place finish with a time of 2:17.61 and a 4th place finish in the 400M freestyle at 5:22.83. Team members are Emma Allen, Emily Warner, Ariah Tucker and Anna O’Conner. In individual races, O’Conner finished in 2nd place in the 200M freestyle and 2nd place in the 100M butterfly. Allen finished 3rd in the 100M freestyle at 1:18.37 just ahead of...

Elementary League Results Girls College Street dumps Hickerson New Union downed Deerfield Hillsboro beat East Coffee Westwood edged North Coffee Boys College Street raced past Hickerson New Union doubled up Deerfield Hillsboro stopped East Coffee Westwood overcame North Coffee Elementary League Standings Girls New Union          4 & 0 College Street    3 & 1 Hillsboro              3 & 1 Westwood           3 & 1 Hickerson           2 & 2 North Coffee      1 & 3 Deerfield          ...

Pete Weber’s Predators Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Predators-Report-11-16-15.mp3 The Nashville Predators scored four times in the first period and never looked back as they knocked off the Winnipeg Jets by a 7-0 final on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. It was the second time this week the Preds have put up seven goals in a game, the first coming on Tuesday in a 7-5 win over Ottawa. Six different skaters tallied for the Preds while Pekka Rinne stopped all 20 Jets shots he faced. “That was a great first period, and it set the tone for the rest of the night,” Rinne...