Turnovers and fouls in the 2nd quarter spelled doom for the Westwood Rocket basketball team as they dropped a 46 to 30 decision to Forrest on Thursday night in the home opener at the Joel Vinson Gym.    Isaiah Owens nailed a 3 pointer in the waning seconds of the 1st quarter to give Westwood an 11 to 10 lead entering the 2nd period.   The visiting Rockets of Forrest started the 2nd quarter on an 8 to 0 run and never trailed again as Westwood falls to 0 and 2 on the season.  The Rockets were led in scoring by Rod Brinkley...

Click Here for Pete Weber’s Postgame Report Nikolay Kulemin broke a third-period tie, one of four straight goals scored by the New York Islanders in a 4-3 win against the Nashville Predators at Barclays Center on Thursday. Brock Nelson’s shot was wide of the net, but the rebound came right to Kulemin, who scored at 6:42 to give the Islanders a 3-2 lead. The Islanders (2-1-1) trailed 2-0 but won their second straight game at home after losing their opener in Brooklyn. “It wasn’t pretty, but sometimes you have to find ways to win,” New York captain John Tavares...

The Coffee County Middle School 6th grade boys’ basketball team opened their regular season on Tuesday night with a 30 to 21 win over North Franklin. The Red Raiders, who trailed by 3 points at the half, used a 19 point second half to overcome a fast starting Gator squad. Conner Shemwell led the Raiders in scoring as he netted 17 points including 4 free throws and a 3 pointer. Joseph Duncan added 12 points, including 7 points in the 2nd half. The Lady Raiders needed a 10 point 4th quarter to cap a 26 to 21 come from...

The 2nd Annual Homecoming on the Square will be held Thursday night beginning at 5:30 as the Coffee County Homecoming Week festivities wind to a close on Friday night as Coffee County hosts Warren County at Carden-Jarrell Field.  The Homecoming festivities on the square begin at 5:30 PM with the parade getting underway at 6:30 PM and the Pep Rally will get underway at 7:00.  This year’s theme is “CCHS through the Decades” and all alumni players and homecoming queens are asked to register at the Alumni Tent.  The Quarterback Club will be selling BBQ, Chick-Fil-A and Raider Nachos.  There will...

The Coffee County Lady Raider soccer season came to a close on Tuesday night in Fayetteville in the District 8AAA semifinals as they fell to Lincoln County 6 to 1. The regular season district champion Lady Falcons scored 2 goals in a 1 minute span in the last 3 minutes of the first half to take a 3 to 0 lead into halftime. Coffee County got their only goal of the game in the 49th minute as Eliza Masters eased an Allie Amado corner kick past the Lincoln County keeper to make the score 3 to 1. Lincoln County...

Facing the 12th ranked team in the state, the Coffee County Central High School volleyball dropped a 3 set decision in the Region 4AAA semifinals on Tuesday night to Siegel. The talented Lady Stars dismissed the Lady Raiders by set scores of 25-9, 25-10 and 25-7 in a match that lasted 47 minutes. Advancing to the Region Tournament is always a goal for Coffee County, but 4 weeks ago, that goal almost seemed unreachable for the Lady Raiders. Coffee County graduated 8 players in 2014 who all saw significant playing time and the Lady Raiders started this season with...

The Westwood Rockets and Lady Rockets basketball teams opened their season on the road Tuesday night with a split at Community.   The Lady Rockets battled from behind to win 40 to 30, while the Rockets fell into a 12 to 0 hole at the beginning of their game on their way to a 43 to 28 defeat. In the girls game, the Lady Rockets outscored Community 12 to 2 in the 2nd period to turn a 1 point 1st quarter deficit into a 9 point lead at the half.  Ashley Starks had 24 points to lead the Lady Rockets...

Five Coffee County Middle School football players were selected to the All-Conference team on Tuesday night following the CTC championship game between North and Harris. Blanton Brown, Hayden Skipper, Tanner Hulvey, Brandon Jernigan and Gilberto Infante were selected for the Raiders after Coffee County’s 7 and 2 season and Co-Championship of the CTC. Coffee County finished their season on Saturday in the CTC semifinals as they dropped a heart-breaking 26 to 22 decision to...