The 2015 Crethan Hansert Memorial Tournament gets underway on Thursday afternoon at Powers Field as 6 teams will take part in the 3 day event. Coffee County will take on Marshall County on Thursday at 4:00 PM and then the Diamond Dogs at 8:00 PM. The Raiders will take off on Friday before taking on Tullahoma at 10 AM on Saturday. Each tournament team will play 3 games. The champion will be decided based on overall record, and ties will be broken via a tie-breaker system. This year’s schedule is: Thursday 4:00 Marshall Co. v. Coffee Co. 6:00 Marshall...

The Coffee County Central High School basketball teams return to camp action this week as the TSSAA dead period closes in.  The Lady Raiders played a doubleheader on Tuesday at Shelbyville as the young squad looks to develop scoring and depth in these summer games.  The Lady Raiders dropped a close contest to Station Camp and got a win over Trousdale County in camp action on Tuesday.  Coach Herb Horton continues to be impressed with his freshman as they continue to show improvement.  The Lady Raiders return to the court on Thursday as they travel to Crossville for another...

For the first time since June 7, the Red Sox enjoyed the simple pleasure of postgame handshakes. They also witnessed a memorable performance by Brock Holt, who paced the 9-4 victory over the Braves with the first cycle by a Boston batter since John Valentin on June 6, 1996.  The monster performance by Holt helped the Red Sox snap a seven-game losing streak. After doubling in the first, hitting a single in the fifth and clubbing a homer to the opposite field in left in the seventh, Holt completed the cycle with a triple to center in the eighth....

Jason Pridie and Sean Nolin set the tone for the Nashville Sounds on Tuesday night as they snapped their five-game losing streak with a 7-1 win over Memphis at First Tennessee Park. Pridie has been the Sounds most consistent offensive performer this season, leading the Sounds in every major statistical category. He solidified those numbers on this night. In the first inning, the outfielder hit a lined shot that two-hopped the Coca-Cola banner in right-center. Matt Carson and Ryan Roberts came around to score, Pridie stopped at second and the Sounds led 2-0. They would never trail. Nashville needed...

Win and advance is the focus this week in the Manchester Youth Baseball League postseason tournament. On Tuesday night in the 12U(Major League) division semifinals. Al White Ford/Lincoln and People’s Bank punched their ticket for Friday’s finals. Al White scored 4 runs with 2 outs in the bottom of the last inning to knock off last season’s champion Coffee County Bank by a final score of 8 to 7.  Kyle Farless had an RBI single to drive in Jacob Sherrill with the winning run for Al White. Farless and Brayden Rigsby each had 2 hits for Al White. Coffee...

The Manchester Youth Baseball League postseason tournament resumed on Monday night as the 8U and 10U teams were back in action following the “Bonnaroo Break.” In 8U action, the quarterfinals saw 8 teams in action as Thursday’s semi final matchups were set. Top seeded Interstate Auto bombed KOA by a score of 15 to 1. KOA got their lone run from Torin VanZanergen. Interstate was led by Dylen Trail who had 3 home runs in 3 at bats. Cayden Trail and Jayden Carter also smacked dingers for Interstate Auto. Coffee County Mini Storage got 2 runs in the 5th...

CHS Lady Raider softball players Tori Bell and Brittney Jones celebrated a season of sterling performances on Monday night in Columbia at the Tennessee Softball Coaches Association All Star Showcase.  The Lady Raider battery mates were honored with their selection as members of the Tennessee Softball Coaches Association All State team for Class AAA.  Additionally, Jones was named Class AAA Miss Softball for Middle Tennessee. As part of the festivities, Brianna Jones pitched for the Middle Tennessee All Stars as they took part in a round-robin all star game triple header featuring the best of graduating seniors from 2015. ...