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Lady Raiders Shocked At Home In Soccer Final
Two goals in the first 8 minutes and a supportive home crowd were not enough to keep the Coffee County CHS soccer team season alive as they dropped a 3 to 2 decision to Lincoln County on Saturday night in the 1st round of the District 8-AAA soccer tournament. The Lady Raiders got off to a hot start on a wet and cool night at the Red Raider soccer field as Eliza Masters buried a nice cross from Holli Smithson in the 4th minute to give the Lady Raiders a 1 to 0 lead. 4 minutes later, Alex Ellison hit a 35 yard missile from...
Heartbreaker
After 111 points and a combined over 900 yards of offense the Coffee County Red Raiders lost a heartbreaking football game to Franklin County on Friday night in Winchester. Freshman Alontae Taylor scored a school record 6 touchdowns (runs of 82, 10, 6, 4, 5 and 5 yards) and rushed for 256 yards for the Raiders in the 56-55 triple overtime loss. Taylor has nearly 900 yards rushing on the season with 3 games to go. Cody Howes and Mill Harner scored the other TD’s for the Raiders. After Coffee County scored to make it 55-48 in the third...
Lady Raider Volleyball Claims District 8AAA Title
Seeking their first district title in volleyball since 2007, the CHS volleyball team looked to their seniors to lead them to victory…and the seniors came through in a big way on Thursday night. The Lady Raiders swept Lawrence County in 3 sets in the semifinals before outlasting a tenacious Lincoln County team in the finals in an action packed 5 set thriller. Senior Cameron Davis was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game for Coffee County as her 11 service aces, including 7 in a row in the 3rd set of the semifinals, propelled the...
Prep Cross Country Teams in Action Saturday
The CHS and Westwood Cross Country teams will compete in the Midstate Cross Country Championship on Saturday at Sharp Springs Park in Smyrna. Both teams look for the opportunity to qualify runners for the state meets Th e high school meet is set for Saturday, November 1st in Nashville and the middle school state is slated for October 18 in Knoxville. This Saturday, the CHS boys will get underway at 8:30 AM with the Girls racing at 9:15. The Westwood boys get underway at 1:30 PM with the girls racing at 2:00. Both teams are coming off strong performances...
CCMS Soccer Falls in CTC Tournament Finals
Out-shooting Harris Middle 12 to 9 and controlling time of possession in Saturday’s CTC Soccer Tournament final was not enough to earn Coffee County Middle School the conference title as they fell by a 1 to 0 score. Lady Raiders were able to get off 6 shots in each half, but could not find the back of the net. Harris scored the only goal of the match in the 49th minute on a shot set up after a free kick. The long drive in the top right corner of the net was the only shot all afternoon that Raider...
Preview Of 2014-15 Lady Bucks
The Motlow Lady Bucks have begun official practice in preparation for the 2014-15 basketball season, the 40th in school history and the first under new head coach Dominic Tharpe. Junior college teams throughout the country practiced for the first time Oct. 1. After three scheduled scrimmage contests, the Lady Bucks will open the regular season when they welcome non-conference opponent Snead State to Copperweld Arena on Friday, Oct. 31. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and admission is free. Before his hiring at Motlow in July, Tharpe spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Dyersburg State,...
Lady Raider Volleyball Falls on Senior Night
Coming off a regular season district championship, the Lady Raider volleyball team hosted former district foe White County for Senior Night on Thursday Night at the Joe Frank Patch Gym. The Lady Raiders battled hard before falling to the Warriors 3 sets to 1. White County claimed the first 2 sets 23 and 17 before Coffee County rallied back with a 25 to 19 3rd set win. White County closed it out in the 4th set 25 to 22 to drop Coffee County’s record to 26 and 13 on the season. Senior Valaina Barger was solid at the net...
Lady Raiders Come Close In Upset Bid
Lady Raider’s soccer had a home game Thursday night against Central Magnet. The Murfreesboro school was undefeated at 15-0 on season headed into the match. Alex Ellison scored on an assist by Makenzie Anderson in 35th minute of the first half to help Coffee County to a 1-0 lead at halftime. Central Magnet scored twice in the 2nd half to propel them to their 16th win. The Lady Raiders failed to score in the 2nd half. The district tournament is up next for Coffee...
