High school basketball action Tuesday night had Coffee County traveling to Franklin County for District 8-AAA games. In lady’s play Coffee County took a slim 22-19 lead into the dressing room at halftime after leading by as many as 13. They would hold on through most of the 3rd quarter until the Rebeletts hit a shot with 30 seconds left to take the advantage. In the 4th Franklin County pulled away for a 53-40 win. The downfall for Coffee County was turnovers as they committed 28. The loss drops the Lady Raiders to 12-12 overall and 2-7 in the...

The Motlow Lady Bucks will lean heavily on a group of talented freshmen and a handful of returning sophomores when they open the 2015 softball season on Tuesday, Feb. 3, against Calhoun Community College at Lady Bucks Field on the Motlow College Moore County campus. The first pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m. Head Coach Tori Raby-Gentry begins her fourth season at the helm of the Lady Bucks searching for her first winning season at Motlow. Raby-Gentry, a former player and assistant coach for the Lady Bucks, returned to lead the program in 2011 and has...

Fresh off their best season in 15 years, the Motlow Bucks will open the 2015 baseball campaign when they travel to Hanceville, Ala., to face national powerhouse Wallace State on Thursday, Feb. 5. The first pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 3 p.m. The Bucks have scheduled 56 games during the regular season, with 30 at home and 26 on the road. Motlow will open Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) play on Friday, Feb. 27, with a three-game home series against Jackson State. The regular season ends on Apr. 25, in Morristown against Walters State. All conference...

In college basketball action on Saturday in Gallatin Vol St hosted Motlow College. In the women’s game Vol St had 4 players score in double figures as they defeated Motlow, 70-59. The Lady Bucks (2-15/1-9) were led by former Coffee County Lady Raider Lauren Brown who scored 13. In a wild game in men’s action the Bucks got past the Pioneers 116-104. Clint Nwosuh was unbelievable as he set a new school record with 11 3-pointers on his way to a career high 37 points. Jaylen Barford and DeQuan Miller added 21 each. Motlow will host Cleveland St on...

A near capacity crowd packed the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday for the final day of the Coffee County Youth Basketball League. The day began with a pair of consolation games as the boys and girls divisions sought to crown a 3rd place finisher. In girls play, the Lady Chargers of North Coffee stretched a 10 to 4 halftime lead into a 24 to 13 win. North Coffee was led in scoring by Lucy Riddle who notched 6 points while Samantha Brown scored 5 points. New Union was led offensively by Haley Horton who scored 5 points....

Friday night in high school basketball Coffee County traveled to Fayetteville to take on Lincoln County. The Lady Raiders fell behind after one quarter 17-5 but battled back to get within 7 at halftime, 31-24. The Lady Falcons would hold Coffee County to just 3 points in the 3rd on their way to a 57-41 district win. Tyger Fenton led the Lady Raiders with 15 and earned the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game. Coffee County drops to 13-11 overall and 2-6 in district. In boys play the Raiders jumped out to an 11-0 lead in...