Trace Freidlein had a 2 RBI single on Tuesday night… Photo by Nick Trail

In the District 6-AAA softball tournament in Cookeville Tuesday night Coffee County took on the home team. The Lady Raiders jumped to 1-0 lead in the 1st inning thanks to 4 errors by the Lady Cavs. Coffee County added 1 more in the 3rd for 2-0 lead. In the 5th inning Brittany Williams knocked in a run to give the Lady Raiders a 3-0 advantage. Alaina Lusk came up with the bases loaded in the 6th and ripped a 2RBI single for 5-0 lead. In the 7th the Lady Raiders would add 2 more runs as Bethany Baker had an RBI. Behind Brianna Jones’ 2-hitter and 10 strikeouts Coffee County went onto win 5-0 and moves into the championship game on Thursday at 5pm, plus the victory guarantees a trip to next week’s region tournament.
Thunder Radio will broadcast the championship game live on Thursday afternoon.

Front row from left: Frank Lincoln (grandfather), Charles LaPietra (father), Robin Wimberly (mother), Henry Wimberly (step-father). Back row: Lady Bucks Head Coach Aaron Holland, Montgomery Central Head Coach Connie Jackson.

By C. Scott Shasteen
Motlow Sports
Motlow Lady Bucks head coach Aaron Holland has announced that Montgomery Central High School post Andi LaPietra has signed to continue her basketball career at Motlow College. LaPietra is a 6-1 center who averaged 7 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots per game as a senior at the Clarksville school.

Raiders Advance to District 6-AAA Tennis Championship.
With their third victory of the year over Warren County, the Raider tennis team advances to the District Team Championship. Brock Ivey-Bodman defeated Caten, 7-5 and 6-2. Lake Elam lost to Hunt 2-6 and 1-6. Matt Johnson defeated Basham 6-1 and 7-5. Kyle Johnson defeated Sauer 5-7, 6-4, and 6-2. Lucas Crismond defeated Gawel 6-2 and 6-1. The Raiders will face Cookeville on Tuesday, May 7. CCCHS Tennis Coach Rebecca Koger says, “I’m excited for our team to play for the championship”. Koger added “The players have worked very hard this year and it has been paying off late in the season”. The coach says that “Cookeville will be a tough challenge but we are definitely up for it, we have strong leadership and team unity.”

Lady Raiders Season Ends
The Lady Raiders lost to Warren County in the team tournament on Friday, May 3rd. Hollie Moore lost to Brown 4-6, 4-6. Olivia Watkins lost to Baker 1-6, 0-6. Keyonna Wilder lost to Yago 3-6, 0-6 and Karlee Reed lost to Phillips 2-6, 3-6. Coach Koger states, “This was tough year for the girls. We didn’t have a lot of experience and this was the first varsity season for several of our players. However, I think we will benefit from it next year and enter the new district with a much stronger team.” The Lady Raiders graduate only one senior girl, Olivia Watkins. They will be led in 2013-14 by this year’s #1 ranked player, Hollie Moore, and four other returning varsity players, Keyonna Wilder, Abby Ferrell, Audra Schaffer, and Kristen Shelton.

The Tullahoma High School boys soccer squad retained the Coffee Cup after a 1-1 tie game with Coffee County High School on Thursday Manchester.
Cole Hawkins headed home a David Morgan corner kick for the Raiders lone score.
The Raiders first round District 6-AAA tournament game will be held Monday May 6 at 7:00 vs White Co. at the Coffee County Middle School stadium field.

Lance Crismond, front left, is shown with, from left, CHS coach Scott Givens, brother Ronnie Crismond, father Lance Crismond Sr., mother Robin Crismond and brother Lucas Crismond. (Photo by Milton Stanley-Manchester Times)

Red Raider basketball standout Lance Crismond has agreed to play next season with the Division-1 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles as a preferred walk-on. Crimond led Central High School in scoring last season and scored more than 1,000 points in four years as a Coffee County Red Raider. Last season he was the District 6-AAA player of the year.

The Coffee County soccer boys defeated Bradley Central 4-0 Tuesday night in Cleveland. Ricky Ramirez scored on an assist by goalkeeper Josh Jones, shortly followed by a Dallon Lush goal off a David Bynum corner kick. Ramirez added another goal in the first half from a Baltazar Barrera assist. Shortly into the second half, Barrera scored from an assist by his brother Abelen Barrera.

The Raider and Lady Raider tennis teams played in the district tennis tournament on Wednesday, May 1st.

Olivia Watkins lost 0-6 and 0-6 to N. Kanagasegar of Cumberland County.

Lucas Crismond lost 1-6 and 1-6 to J. Hunt of Warren County.

Jaylon Patton lost to S. Braswell of Cookeville, 0-6 and 0-6.

Keyonna Wilder and Karlee Reed defeated McLaughlin/Houston of Cumberland County, 6-2 and 6-0. Wilder/Reed lost to Ward/Harris of White County in the quarterfinals.

Matt Johnson and Kyle Johnson defeated Basham/Sauer of Warren County, 6-4 and 6-2 and advance to Thursday’s semi-finals. Johnson and Johnson will play the #1 seeds Gernt and Gleason of Cookeville.

Brock Ivey-Bodman and Lake Elam defeated Back/Boniol of Cumberland County, 6-0 and 6-0. They also advance the semi-finals. Ivey-Bodman and Elam will play Ward and Cagle of Cookeville.

The match of the day belonged to Hollie Moore. Moore played the #2 overall seed Susie Brown of Warren County. Brown had defeated Moore twice during the regular season. Moore went down one set, 4-6 before coming back and taking the remaining two sets, 6-3 and 7-5. Moore advanced to the semi-finals to face Hitchcock of White County.