The Westwood Rockets middle school boy’s basketball team traveled to Wartrace Monday night to face an undefeated Cascade middle team. The Rockets played strong defense against a very high powered Cascade offense. The Westwood boys fell to the Champions 48-26. The Rockets were led by 7th grades Carlos Medina and Sigmund Duke both with 6. The Rockets last home game will be tomorrow...

Tennessee sportsmen harvested more than 17,000 deer on the opening weekend of gun season. As of Monday, sportsmen had reported 17,093 deer harvested last weekend. That was 2,630 more than last year’s opening weekend. Including the archery and muzzleloader seasons, more than 86,000 deer have been harvested in Tennessee so far. This year, Tennessee sportsmen have one continuous gun season that runs through January...

The Manchester Times has hired a new sports writer. Milton Stanley has taken the job and brings experience to it. Stanley has done sports writing in the past, writing for some prestigious newspapers and his knowledge of sports well serve the...

The Southeastern Conference wants to remind fans to be cautious when purchasing SEC Football Championship tickets on the secondary market. Tickets for the December 1 game between number 3-ranked Georgia and number 2-ranked Alabama are sold out. A web search at StubHub.com show ticket prices ranging from $300 to $8,823. Many fans will obtain tickets through various channels on the secondary market, but both schools and the SEC advise buyers to be aware of possible counterfeit or stolen tickets. Any individual in possession of a counterfeit or stolen ticket will be denied access into the game. The SEC and...

Last night (Nov. 25, 2012) the Coffee County High School football banquet was held at the Manchester/ Coffee County Conference Center. WMSR Thunder Radio presented the annual Red Raider award. The award is given to a deserving player who not only does things the right on the field but also the classroom and outside of school. This year’s winner was Offensive Lineman Tyler King. Also the Gateway Tire and Service Center-Thunder Radio MVP was awarded to QB Peyton...

Both the Bucks and Lady Bucks of Motlow suffered defeats last Wednesday in Gadsden, AL against Gadsden State. The Lady Bucks (3-3) fell 82-50, while the 19th ranked Bucks (5-1) dropped their first game in an 82-65 decision to the Cardinals. Reports indicate the home team shot close to 40 free throws in the second half. Both teams host Lawson State tomorrow night starting at 5:30pm at Copperweld...

De’Mon Brooks scored 19 points and Davidson beat Vanderbilt 75-62 on Thursday in the first round of the Old Spice Classic. Nik Cochran and Jake Cohen added 14 points each for Davidson (2-2). Kedren Johnson had a career-high 28 points for Vanderbilt (1-2). Things did not get any better for the Dores on Friday as Devin Price and Isaiah Morton scored 13 points each and Marist beat Vanderbilt 50-33 in a consolation round game Friday at the Old Spice Classic. Vanderbilt closed out its trip to the Old Spice Classic by routing UTEP 73-49 Sunday afternoon at HP Field...

Jake Locker had a good day at QB for the Tennessee Titans but Jacksonville got past the Titans in Florida 19-14. Locker passed for 261 yards and 1 TD but did throw 2 INT’s. The 4-7 Titans will host Houston this Sunday at...