The Westwood Rockets 6th grade basketball team needed overtime to defeat the West Tullahoma Bobcats 41 to 36 on Tuesday night at the Joel Vinson Gym. After taking a 7 point lead into the locker room at halftime, the Rockets saw West force overtime with a furious 11 point 4th quarter rally. In the overtime period, the Rockets settled down to run their offense and secure the season sweep over the Bobcats. Will Partin had 16 points to lead Westwood while Bodey Nugent added 9.   The Lady Rockets held off a 4th quarter charge from the Lady Bobcats...

The 6th grade Lady Raider basketball team finished the regular season with a perfect 9 and 0 record after a 25 to 10 win over Harris on Tuesday night. Coffee County won 8 of their 9 games this season by at least 10 points. On Tuesday, the Lady Raiders held Harris to 4 points in the 2nd half to secure the victory. Leigha Insell was the high scorer for Coffee County as she had 6 points. Marley Perry added 5 points in the win.     The Red Raiders secured the sweep over the Eagles with a 37 to...

Peter Weber’s post game Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/11-10-15-Preds-Report.mp3   Defenseman Barrett Jackman scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Nashville Predators rallied to defeat the Ottawa Senators 7-5 at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday. Jackman broke a 5-5 tie at 10:09 of the third period when his pass from the left-wing boards hit a defenseman’s skate in front and went past goaltender Craig Anderson. It was Jackman’s first goal with the Predators; he signed with Nashville as a free agent this summer. “We were definitely due,” Jackman said. “I think we had a lot more dirtier second chances...

Holding the Lady Panthers scoreless in the first half, the Coffee County Middle School improved their record to 3 and 0 on the year with a 58 to 5 win over East Tullahoma on Monday night.  The Lady Raiders raced out to a 37 to 0 halftime lead allowing Coach George Pearson to freely substitute as 10 different Lady Raiders scored on the night.  Julia Duncan led Coffee County in scoring with 21 points, including 15 in the first quarter.  Keelie Hillis finished with 10 points.     The Red Raiders used a strong 4th quarter to complete the...

Full court defensive pressure and hot outside shooting helped the Lady Rockets dethrone the Viqueens of Community on Monday night in a 54 to 25 win for Westwood.  Leading 23 to 16, Westwood used their transition offense off of Community turnovers to outscore the visiting VIqueens 31 to 9 in a fast paced 2nd half. “I can’t say enough about how well they are playing as a team” said Lady Rocket Coach Angela Houck after the game.  Karen Medina led Westwood with 20 points.  Ashley Starks finished with 16 and Morgan Jones netted 15.  The win improves the Lady...

The Coffee County Central High School golf team celebrated another strong season with their end of season banquet on Monday night.  The Lady Raider golf team came home with a 4th place team finish while Red Raider John Parigger competed as an individual.  Parigger was the 3rd Red Raider golfer to compete in the state tournament in the last 3 years.  The Lady Raider team was the 3rd consecutive girls’ team from Coffee County to make the state tournament and this year was the 4th year in a row that Coffee County has been represented at the girls’ state...

  Pete Weber’s Post Game Report http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Preds-Report-Raw-11-7-15.mp3   The Nashville Predators tallied their second-highest shot total of the season, but Jake Allen and the St. Louis Blues prevailed 4-0 on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. Allen stopped all 45 shots the Predators threw his way and Nashville suffered their first regulation loss on home ice this season. Nashville had a slew of chances on the night, and hit the post on multiple occasions, doing everything they could to score. “It wasn’t from a lack of trying,” Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “Attempts, opportunities, quality scoring chances, they’re all heavily...

The Coffee County Central High School swimming team opened the regular season on Thursday afternoon at LaVergne. Freshman Anna O’Conner led the Lady Raiders as she got a first place individual finish in the 200M individual freestyle and swam the anchor leg for the winning 200M freestyle relay team. O’Conner teamed with Emma Allen, Emily Warner and Ariah Tucker. O’Conner also scored 2nd place finishes in the 100M individual freestyle and the 100M butterfly. O’Connor qualified for the region in 200M freestyle, 50M freestyle, and 100M butterfly. Emma Allen qualified for the region in the 50M freestyle. The 400M...