Coffee County Central High School principal Dr. Joey Vaughn, along with new athletic director Ryan Sulkowski, are spending this week looking to fill 3 positions in the athletic department.   While interviews for 2 assistant athletic directors and a new head baseball coach are occurring concurrently, Dr. Vaughn hopes to fill the vacant assistant athletic director positions this week.  CHS is expanding the assistant athletic director responsibilities from 1 position to 2 positions to allow for greater flexibility.  Four finalists for the 2 positions have been selected and interviews are nearing completion. According to Dr. Vaughn, more than 30 applicants...

Tying a personal best on the high jump and setting new personal bests in the remaining 4 events was enough to earn Sarah Pearson a 7th place finish in the state pentathlon on Monday in the TSSAA Spring Fling. Pearson, the only freshman in the field of 12, came in as the 12th seeded qualifier but finished no lower than 9th place in any individual event. Her consistency proved to be the edge as she became the first freshman in Coffee County track history to finish with a medal in the pentathlon. CHS track coach Stan Jarrell was impressed...

Final: Ooltewah 2 Coffee Co 1 | Ooltewah advances to next week's softball state tournament

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The Coffee County track team added another name to the elite group of hurdlers who have competed at the college level when Taylor DeBerry signed a track scholarship with Tennessee Wesleyan on Friday.  DeBerry, who qualified for the state finals on May 21st in the 100M hurdles, was a long jumper, pentathlete and 300M hurdler for this year’s track team as well as a starting midfielder/defender for the Lady Raider soccer team.  DeBerry, who explored scholarship offers in both soccer and track, chose track “because it is my passion to run hurdles.”  Taylor said that having the opportunity to go to school so close...

Alontae Taylor scored a pair of touchdowns on quarterback keepers and DeAaron Rozier bolted 70 yards on an inside trap play to lead the Coffee County Red Raider football team to a 3 to 1 win over Franklin County on Thursday night.  “The effort was there, that is the most glaring thing from last season,” said Coach Ryan Sulkowski following the scrimmage which closed their 10 day spring football session.  The visiting Rebels #2 squad did manage a score against the Coffee County reserves highlighting Sulkowski’s major concern coming out of spring camp.  “Depth is always an issue at...

The resurgence of the Coffee County Central High School tennis team has been recognized by the Coffee County School Board as the board approved funds this week to refurbish a pair of abandoned tennis courts behind the Raider Academy.  Coach Mike Ray was ecstatic with the announcement. “Me and my kids are very excited to have this renovation being done. I feel like it will be the first of hopefully three (future) stages (of improvements),” said Ray.  Ray was effusive with his appreciation adding, “I appreciate the school board and Dr. McFall starting this project.”  CCCHS principal Dr. Joey...

An overflow crowd at Coffee County on Wednesday night was treated to a 3 and a half hour, 12 inning thriller as Siegel stunned the Lady Raiders 3-1 in the Region 4AAA final. Coffee County’s Brianna Jones and Siegel’s Veronica Westfall combined for 35 strikeouts on the night as offensive opportunities were rare. Both pitchers were masterful as the 2 teams were held to 6 hits through the first 7 innings of play forcing extra innings.   The drama intensified in the 10th inning as the international tie-breaker rules took effect.  This rule placed a runner on second base to...

Seven members of the Coffee County CHS soccer team were recognized for their outstanding play this season as they were selected to the District 8AAA All District teams.  Honored with 1st team selection were: Lafredo Ramirez, Cole Hawkins and Breyer Taylor while Abelen Barerra, Cody Howes, Ernesto Gomez were named to the second team.  Ben Reid was named District 8AAA’s Freshman of the Year.  The Red Raiders finished their season with a 2 to 1 loss at Oakland on Tuesday night in the Region 4AAA tournament.  Thunder Radio will broadcast a podcast of that match on Thursday night beginning...