Keri Munn celebrates a strikeout at the 2021 TSSAA Spring Fling State Tournament. – Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson As Thunder Radio Sports reported to you last week, Coffee County Central Lady Raider softball pitcher Keri Munn has been named to the Tennessean All-Midstate Team and is one of six nominees for Tennessean Softball Player of the Year. The winner will be announced on June 30 at the sixth annual Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans and The Tennessean. This year’s awards will be held virtually. Awards begin at 7 p.m. and...

 Mike Soroka will miss the remainder of this season after once again tearing his Achilles tendon. The right-hander tore his surgically repaired right Achilles tendon while simply walking into the home clubhouse at Truist Park on Thursday, the team announced. An MRI exam showed a complete re-tear of the tendon. The pitcher was continuing to rehab from the surgical procedure performed after he originally tore his right Achilles on Aug. 3. “I hate it for him,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “He’s such a dedicated young man and wants nothing more than to be able to get out there and...

Keri Munn celebrates a strikeout at the 2021 TSSAA Spring Fling State Tournament. – Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Postseason accolades continue to pour in for members of the Coffee County Central High School Lady Raider softball team following the team’s state runner up finish last month. Keri Munn, who graduated in May, has been named to the Tennessean All-Midstate Team and is one of six nominees for Tennessean Softball Player of the Year. The MTSU signee was 27-4 in the circle for Coffee County through the 2021 season, striking out 268 batters. CHS softball head coach Brandon...

Ronald Acuña Jr. will wait at least one more day before returning to the Braves’ lineup. Acuña missed a second straight start when lingering lower back discomfort prevented him from being part of the lineup for Thursday’s series opener against the Reds at Great American Ball Park. The young outfielder began dealing with back spasms before Wednesday’s series finale against the Mets in New York. “He’s still sore,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “They worked on him all day. They just hope with another day [of rest], he’ll be ready to go tomorrow. He’s literally day to day.” Snitker believes...

The lineup for Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show is set. Joining Thunder Radio and host Josh Peterson will be brand new Coffee County Central High School co-athletic directors Brandon McWhorter and Brad Costello. Also joining the program will be CHS Lady Raider soccer coach Lee Xixis and players, as well as WMS volleyball coach Laura freeze and players. Hear the Coffee Coaches show every Saturday from 10-11 am. on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 106.7 FM, 1320 AM, Manchester Go app and Thunder1320.com. The show is broadcast live from Al White Ford Lincoln, 2002 Hillsboro...

Braves OF Ronald Acuña was scratched two hours before Wednesday’s game against the Mets and received treatment for what manager Brian Snitker described as “wear and tear.” Snitker said Acuña could be back in the lineup as early as Thursday.  “Sometimes, I think, we get in these different hotels and the beds are different,” Snitker said. “It’s just enough that they don’t want him to play today. They’re working on him right now; we’ll see how he is tomorrow.” You can hear the Atlanta Braves all season long on your home for the Braves – Thunder...

 Derrick Henry has led the NFL in rushing two years in a row. He’s been a workhorse when the team has needed him, a tone-setter on the field and in the locker room. So, it came as no surprise when Henry was asked this week about the challenge facing him and the offense after such a successful season in 2020, his answer focused on hard work. “I don’t think we are looking at, ‘What’s the new challenge?’,” Henry said. “I think it’s just us trying to be better at everything we do as far as on offense, individually, collectively,...

Brianna Shelton, pictured here in the TSSAA state tournament in May, scored a pair of runs for CHS Tuesday afternoon, June 22, 2021. — Thunder Radio file photo by Holly Peterson The journey to the 2022 softball state tournament has already begun for the Coffee County Central High School Lady Raiders. Less than a month after placing second in the state of Tennessee, the Lady Raider softball team was back at it on Tuesday, taking on Rockvale in a friendly summer scrimmage in Manchester. Although the score doesn’t mean much – the Lady Raiders did come out on top...