Missed extra points were the deciding factor on Thursday night as the Westwood Rockets fell to Middle Tennessee Christian 28 to 26 in Murfreesboro. After falling behind 14 to 0 in the first quarter, the Rockets got a TD run from Dylan Koon and the missed 2 point conversion made it 14 to 6 as the game neared the half. Jake Hollandsworth picked off a Cougar pass and returned it for a touchdown with 2:38 left in the half, but another missed PAT left the score 14 to 12 with 2:38 remaining in the half. Not to be deterred,...

A Cookeville goal in the last minute of the first half killed any Coffee County momentum going into the half and helped boost the visiting Cavaliers to a 7 to 0 win over the Lady Raider soccer team on Thursday night in Manchester.  2 huge saves in the 13th and 15th minute by Coffee County keeper Ali Shelton kept the match scoreless until the 29th minute mark.  From there, the Lady Raider defense settled down before a late rush in the 40th minute gave the Cavaliers the 2-0 halftime lead.  The second half belonged to the talented visitors as...

Rallying to finish strong during a shaky 2nd set gave the Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider volleyball team the momentum needed in the deciding 3rd set to get a 2 to 1 win over Warren County on Tuesday night at CCMS.  In a match broadcast on Thunder Radio, the Lady Raiders gutted out a 26 to 24 win in the first set against the Lady Pioneers.  As the second set started, a rash of service errors put the Lady Raiders in an 11 to 4 hole as Warren County seized any Raider momentum.  Coffee County settled down to...

Picking up right where they left off last year, the Coffee County CHS volleyball team opened their season with another District 8AAA win on Tuesday night.  The Lady Raiders welcomed District 8AAA’s newest team, the Eaglettes of Shelbyville to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym as they sent the visitors home in straight sets 25-9, 25-10 and 25-17.  The names and the faces looked new in red and black, but the strong service game and effective offensive flow was highly reminiscent of the defending district champs.  Coach Andrew Taylor used 13 players on the night as Shelbyville had no...

Sharp passing produced numerous scoring opportunities and led the Coffee County CHS Lady Raider soccer team to a dominant 6 to 0 win over Riverdale on Monday night in the opening game of the season for both teams. “When we pass the ball, we have the opportunity to control the game and do some special things” said CHS head coach David Amado following the easy win for Coffee County. The Lady Raiders roared out to a 4 to 0 halftime lead as they controlled the time of possession and held the visiting Warriors to zero shots in the first...

A rematch with Highland Rim of Park City on Monday night, presented the CCMS volleyball team the chance to exact some revenge from a tournament loss on Saturday.  Coach Lora Selvog’s young Lady Raider team battled hard, but dropped the 2 set match on Monday night.  After a hard fought 25-20 loss in the first set, the Lady Raiders opened up a 14 to 10 lead over Highland Rim in the 2nd set.  At that point, the taller and more experienced Lady Hornets rallied back to capture the 2nd set 25 to 20 to seal the match.  Amanda Mukai...

The Great American Rivalry Series is proud to announce it will feature the “Coffee Pot Game” between annual rivals the Tullahoma Wildcats and the Coffee County Red Raiders in the Series’ first weekend of games for 2015. This 90 year old rivalry game will be presented this year by the United States Army and played on August 21 in Manchester. Highlighting some of the longest running rivalries in high school football, the 2015 Great American Rivalry Series will feature 100 showdowns nationwide. All of these games come with great football, hard earned sweat and a heavy dose of hometown...