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Old Stone Fort Golf Course May Reopen
Two local businessmen, Tink Driver and his partner Pete Jackson are working on plans to open the golf course at Old Stone Fort. Jackson says that the price for the land, at and around the old golf course will have to be negotiated. Driver hopes to use the land adjacent to the golf course to possibly expand the 9-hole course to 18-holes. Driver adds that lodging is also an idea they have. Jackson says that the state of Tennessee must receive authorization from the United States Department of Interior National Park Service and to comply with any conditions it...
Westwood Wins Jamboree Matchup
This season has long been considered a rebuilding year for the Westwood Rockets football team. Maybe someone forgot to tell Coach Chad Dyer and his Rockets football team as the Rockets defeated Forrest Middle 24 to 16 in the Cascade Jamboree on Friday night. The Rockets scored on 3 of their 4 offensive drives as Byron Sullivan scored 2 TD’s and Jacob Floyd had the other. Marcus Pendleton added 2 extra points for the Rockets. Westwood opens their regular season on Thursday night as they will host Moore County at Dyer-Bouldin Field. That game is set to kick off...
Thursday Prep Sports Update
In local sports on your Thursday, the Coffee County CHS girls golf team continued their sterling early season performance with an 18 hole win over Oakland on Thursday at WIllowbrook. The Lady Raiders were led in scoring by Savannah Quick who carded a 74 and Hollee Sadler who shot a 75 and to give the Lady Raiders a 149 to 207 win over the Lady Patriots. Jacque Crossland finished with an 81 and Sophie Vinson shot an 82 for the Lady Raiders. The girls travel to Eagleville on Tuesday for the Murfreesboro Invitational at Champions Run. That tournament tees...
Thursday Prep Action on Tap
A busy day for local prep teams on Thursday begins at 3 PM at Willowbrook Golf Club as the CHS Lady Raider golfers will play host to Oakland in a 9 hole match. The Coffee County Middle School football team will host a scrimmage against Rock Springs at 5 PM on Thursday at the new middle school practice field. The nightcap will be the annual Westwood Blue/White Game which will begin at 7 PM at Dyer-Bouldin Field. Westwood will compete in the Cascade Jamboree on Friday night against Forrest beginning at 6:30 PM. Westwood and Coffee County Middle School...
Motlow Bucks welcome former Rossview star to hoops roster
Motlow College men’s head basketball coach Matt Sligh has added another highly-touted student athlete to his roster with the announcement that Axel Magnuson, who prepped at Rossview High School in Clarksville, will be a member of the 2014-15 Bucks. He is the eighth signee announced by Sligh to join an already talented Motlow squad. Six of the eight additions are from Tennessee, fulfilling Sligh’s goal of signing the most talented players in the state. Magnuson, a 6’3” shooting guard, averaged 16 points, five rebounds, and four assists per game as a high school senior, while shooting 40% from three-point...
High School Soccer Play Day on Saturday
The Coffee County Central High School Lady Raider soccer team is hosting their annual scrimmage play day this Saturday beginning at 9 AM at Carden-Jarrell Field. The Lady Raiders will welcome in 5 other varsity squads as each team will play four, 30 minute periods. Coffee County will take on Warren County at 9 AM, Shelbyville at 10:30, Lincoln County at 1:30 and Smith County at 4:30. The weather looks to be great so the community is invited to come out and get a sneak peak at the 2014 Lady Raider squad coached by David Amado. The play day...
UPDATED !!!! Old Stone Fort All-Star Fun Run
The Fun Run has been postponed until a later date The All Star Sports Company is holding a cross country style fun run on Saturday at the site of the former Old Stone Fort Golf Course. Folks can register as individuals, or sign up as a team. The minimum number for a team is 5 participants. There is no minimum or maximum age to run. The race will be a 5K race for those over the age of 14 with the distance decreasing down to a 1K run for those younger than 6. Individual and team awards will be...
CHS Golfers Down Cannon County
The Coffee County Central High School boys golf team dropped Cannon County on Monday in a nine hole match at Willowbrook Golf Club. The Raiders outshot the Lions by a final score of 161 to 199. Jacob Prater had the low round of the day as he carded a 37 on Willowbrook’s front nine. Hayden Proffitt got around in 39 strokes while Justin Hall carded a 41 and Reid Lawrence finished at 44. Cannon County was led by Hunter Vickers and Will Parker who each shot 46 for the Lions. The Coffee County Lady Raider Golf Team will be...
