Olivia Evans (no. 6) jumps into the arms of awaiting Keri Munn after hitting an inside the park home run in the top of the 7th inning Friday, May 21, 2021. Evans’ home run broke a 1-1 tie as CHS went on to win 2-1. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Coffee County Central’s Lady Raider softball team will play Collierville at Starplex Field # 1 at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday to open up the TSSAA Spring Fling State Tournament. All Coffee County games from the state tournament will be broadcast LIVE – presented by Al White Ford...

Titans safety Kevin Byard is hosting a football camp for kids on July 24. The Byard Family Legacy Youth Football Camp will be held in Murfreesboro at Middle Tennessee Christian School (100 E MTCS Road) from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The free camp is for boys and girls, ages 9-16. Here’s the short listed on ByardFamilyLegacy.org: ‘The Byard Family Legacy Youth Football Camp brings a NFL experience to the youths of Nashville! An absolute jam packed day filled with football taught by not only NFL players, but coaches as well. Available to boys AND girls ages 9-16. The gridiron meets grins as food,...

Double the overtime, double the fun. Again. Luke Kunin scored the game-winning goal at the 16:10 mark of the second OT, and the Nashville Predators defeated the Carolina Hurricanes by a 4-3 final in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon at Bridgestone Arena. The game was heard live on Thunder Radio (presented by realtor Charlie Gonzales with Weichert Realtors, Joe Orr & Associates). The result gives the Preds their second consecutive victory in double overtime against the Hurricanes, and more importantly, the best-of-seven series is now even at two games apiece.  Behind the energy of yet another thunderous crowd at Bridgestone Arena...

Olivia Evans (no. 6) jumps into the arms of awaiting Keri Munn after hitting an inside the park home run in the top of the 7th inning Friday, May 21, 2021. Evans’ home run broke a 1-1 tie as CHS went on to win 2-1. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Coffee County Central’s Lady Raider softball team now knows what its road to the program’s first-ever state championship looks like. The TSSAA released the double-elimination bracket for this week’s state tournament: Coffee County will play Collierville at Starplex Field # 1 at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. All...

Kelvin Verge will compete in the TSSAA State Track Meet on Friday. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Four Coffee County Central High School track athletes will compete in Murfreesboro at the TSSAA State Track & Field Championships. Ethan Welch and Travis Martin will be competing in the Pole Vault – which begins at 9 a.m. Following that, senior Kelvin Verge will be competing in the state high jump at 11 a.m. Jacob Rutledge will run in the 1600 meter run. The running events begin at 4 p.m. – his run will begin at approximately 5:30 p.m. but...

While complimenting the significant progress Austin Riley had made with his plate discipline and approach, Chipper Jones said, “You’ve got to crawl before you walk,” when asked about when the young third baseman might start showing more power again. Five days later, Riley is sprinting through another impressive May stretch and the Braves are powering their way back toward the top of the National League East standings. A 7-1 win over the Pirates on Sunday afternoon concluded a power-packed, confidence-building series at Truist Park. Riley tallied his second multihomer game of the series and of his career to back a strong seven-inning effort by...

Over the past 2 months, the Coffee County Central High School softball team has piled up 29 wins. The Lady Raiders need just one more. Coffee County will travel to Soddy Daisy High School Friday, May 21 for the state sectional game where the stakes are quite simple: Win and you’re in the state tournament. Lose and your season is over. Ironically, the Lady Raiders’ last trip to the state tournament was in 2017 when they went on the road and beat Soddy Daisy in the state sectional. Soddy Daisy enters Friday with a 20-8 overall record. The Lady...