450 yards of total offense and a pair of interceptions lifted the Coffee County Red Raider football team to a 41 to 29 win over Walker Valley on Friday night in Cleveland.  A weather delay of almost 90 minutes in the first quarter put the completion of the game in doubt.  Lightning in the area forced the teams off the field with the Mustangs leading 3 to 0 with 3:30 left in the first quarter.  Coffee County, who was driving at the time of the delay, came back out of the break and scored a TD on the first...

The Coffee County Central High School volleyball team got a straight set win over Shelbyville on Thursday night as they claimed their 5th district win of the season.  The Lady Raiders won by set scores of 25-17, 25-13 and 25-17.  The Lady Raiders had 21 aces, with only 6 service errors, led by Tyana Fenton’s 6 aces.  Kaylee Skipper led the team in kills with 6 while Maddie Taylor led in assists with 15.  The Lady Raiders will return home on Tuesday as they welcome Tullahoma to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym for a 6 PM match.  Thunder...

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team celebrated 8th grade night with a hard fought, straight set win over Harris on Thursday night.  The Lady Raiders were pushed to the limit in the first set before claiming the 27 to 25 win.  They came back with a 25 to 18 win in the second set to claim the match and improve their record to 11-6-1.  Shelby Brewer and Keelie Hillis led the Lady Raiders in kills with 2 each.  Sarah West had 5 service aces and Amanda Mukai led the team in assists with 4.  The Lady Raiders travel...

The Red Raider golf team completed their regular season with a matchup with crosstown rival Tullahoma on Thursday playing at Lakewood.  The Raiders got a strong showing from their top 4 golfers, but it was not enough in a 152-160 loss to the Wildcats.  The Red Raiders were led by John Parigger who shot a 37, while freshmen Austin Farris and Samuel Prater each fired a 40.  Red Raider senior Hayden Proffitt added a 43 on the day.  With the loss, the Red Raiders finished the regular season with a record of 45 and 24 and finished 2nd in...

The Coffee County CHS Lady Raider soccer teams were unable to find the back of the net on Thursday night at Shelbyville, falling by a final score of 5 to 0.  The district loss dropped Coffee County’s record to 1-2-1 in district play this season.  The Lady Raider JV team was also shut out by the Eaglettes falling 3 to 0.  The Lady Raiders return home on Tuesday night for a district match with Lincoln County beginning at 7...

A pair of touchdowns from Jacob Floyd in the first half helped the Westwood Rockets get to the locker room for halftime trailing by only 2 points to Community 22 to 20.  The Rockets were unable to find the endzone in the 2nd half as they lost by a final score of 30 to 20. Dylan Koon had the other Rocket touchdown and Shawn Anderson added a 2 point conversion.  After an opening week win over Moore County, the Rockets have lost 5 straight as they prepare to host Liberty next Thursday for their final home game of the...

In the storied 25 year history of Coffee County CHS softball, a lot of names (on both sides of the foul lines) have played large parts in building a program and a brand.  Today, I am saddened to tell you of the loss of a true giant in the family history of Lady Raider softball.  Goodloe McLaughlin was a lot of things to a lot of people, but he was one of a handful of men and women who were the driving force behind the construction of a softball field on campus at CHS.  In 1996, with the help...