The Nashville Sounds dropped the first game of their eight-game homestand 4-1 to the New Orleans Zephyrs on Friday night. The Sounds fell behind 1-0 in the third inning when Zephyrs catcher Jhonatan Solano took advantage of a hanging breaking ball from Nashville starter Cody Martin, pulling the ball down the left field line for his third home run of the season. The score remained that way till the fifth inning when Sounds catcher Bryan Anderson matched his positional counterpart’s feat with his third home run of the season. With the game still knotted at one, Jordany Valdespin reached...

The Nashville Sounds led nearly the entire game but Colorado Springs rallied in their final at bat to win 2-1 at Security Service Field on Thursday night. Zach Neal was the story once again for Nashville. The right-hander turned in his fourth straight outing of seven innings or more, this time going seven scoreless. He pitched to contact to perfection on this night, inducing four double plays. With his recent hot streak, the former Oklahoma Sooner has catapulted himself into a top-10 ERA (3.22) in the PCL. The Sounds went up 1-0 in the first without even registering a...

The Coffee County golf teams opened their season on Thursday with a preseason tournament at Tullahoma. The Lady Raiders had another strong showing as the team finished 2nd on the day and Savannah Quick got the 2nd lowest score of the day. Quick blistered the course shooting a 2 over par 74 including even par on the back nine. Sophie Vinson and Teagan Perry each shot an 86 to lift the team to a second place finish behind Warren County. Hayden Proffitt and John Parrigger shared the the low scorer honors for the Red Raiders as each shot a...

The Lady Raider volleyball team worked their way to a hard fought 3 and 1 record on Thursday in their own scrimmage play day at the Joe Frank Patch Gym. The Lady Raiders, coming off a District 8AAA championship last year, opened the day with a 2 set win over district rival Tullahoma. Coffee County won the match 25-12 and 25-22. The lone loss came in the noon match with Warren County as the Lady Raiders dropped a hard fought 25-22 & 26-24 straight set decision. Coffee County rebounded to close the day out with a pair of sweeps...

The Nashville Sounds open the gates to First Tennessee Park for an eight-game homestand against the New Orleans Zephyrs (Triple-A Marlins) and Iowa Cubs (Triple-A Cubs) beginning Friday, July 24. The Sounds are welcoming fans to the park with a pair of Fox 17 Friday Night Firework shows, Christmas in July and a fleece blanket giveaway. Friday, July 24 vs. New Orleans Zephyrs @ 7:05 p.m. (Gates Open at 6:05 p.m.) • Christmas in July: The Sounds are decking the halls of First Tennessee Park with Christmas cheer a bit early. Come and be a part of a night...

The Coffee County Central High School freshman volleyball team took part in a JV scrimmage play day on Wednesday at Central Magnet School in Murfreesboro.  The Lady Raiders, gained some valuable experience in their 5 matches taking Central Magnet and Stewarts Creek to 3 sets before falling in the first 2 games of the day.  The afternoon matches saw the freshmen Lady Raiders battle against Central Magnet’s “A” squad, Blackman and Lebanon as they fell in straight sets to those perennially strong programs.  Freshman head coach Jon Spears was complimentary of his squad as they handled the challenge well...

Beth Keylon, head softball coach from Chattanooga State, is coming to Coffee County Central High School to do a softball skills clinic on Saturday, August 22nd at 9 AM. The four hour long clinic is open to girls of all ages. Coach Keylon will work on fielding, hitting, catching, pitching and all fundamental softball skills. If you have questions, or need more information, contact Ashley Harrell Jernigan at (931)273-1597. The camp is being sponsored by the Coffee County Fastpitch...

The Coffee County Middle School baseball team will hold a makeup tryout session on Saturday, July 25th at the CCMS field. If you, or your student athlete, would like to participate on the 2015-2016 CCMS Baseball team, and have not tried out this summer, then mark your calendar. 6th & 7th graders will tryout from 9am to 11am while 8th graders will tryout from 11am to 1pm. If you have questions, please call Rodney Meeker 409-6958 ————————————————————————————————- The Coffee County Central High School softball team will hold a makeup tryout session on July 27-28. Time for both sessions is...