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The Motlow Lady Bucks finished the 2013 softball regular season on a positive note, sweeping TCCAA rival Roane State 4-2, 11-2 Friday afternoon at the softball complex on the Moore County campus. Saturday’s scheduled doubleheader between the two was rained out.
Motlow (17-26, 12-19) will not play in the TCCAA/Region VII softball tournament, which begins May 3 at Volunteer State in Gallatin. Only the top four finishers in the conference standings will participate in this year’s tournament.
The Lady Bucks did win seven of their last 10 games though, and the majority of the roster is made up of freshmen. Head Coach Tori Raby-Gentry has already begun signing players for next year’s team, when the Lady Bucks will expect to compete for a tournament position.

Brianna Jones fire a pitch in a recent game

In girls softball action Monday night Coffee County scored 6 runs in the 1^st inning on 3 hits and 5 Independence errors. Independence homered in the 3^rd for one run but the Lady Raiders would go onto 1 more in the bottom half of the inning on 3 more errors.
After the 3^rd neither team could score as Coffee County’s Bricen Hunt and Brianna Jones combined for 16 strikeouts and allowed only 2 hits in the 7-1 win.
Coffee Co. finishes the regular season at 23-8 and will play in the District 6-AAA tournament Thursday night in Cookeville starting at 7pm.

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In baseball the Raiders hosted Warren County in an important District 6-AAA game on Monday. The Raiders hit the ball very well with 15 hits in a wild 11-7 win.
Jacob Prater had a good night for Coffee County with 4 hits and 3 runs scored. Tyler Cavender had a big night with 2 hits and 3 runs knocked in.
Coffee County’s only senior Justen Cooper was the winning pitcher on Sr Night. Cooper and Prater were name the Gateway Tire and Service Center Players of the Game.
The Raiders and Pioneers will play again today to decide 2nd place in the district. Gametime is 5:30pm and you hear the game live on Thunder Radio starting at 5:20pm.

Justen Cooper delivers a pitch in a recent game… Photo by Milton Stanley of the Manchester Times

Full Moon 5k Results 2013
Race Results from the Full Moon 5K held on Friday April 26th at 8:00pm
Overall male winner: Eric Shull 19:04
Overall female winner: Leslie Trussler 23:12
Male results
Under 10 : Adam 31:02; Brady Wright 37:17; Knox 45:12; Evan Jones
16-19: Ethan Arnold 28:02; Briar Sain 32:15
20-29: Josh Peterson (3rd overall)21:40; Josh Summers (4th overall) 22:32;
Stan Shelton 28:25; EJ 28:57; Justin Duncan 29:25; T Thornton 34:47; Whalen Grant 39:03; Scott 39:19
30-39: Mitchell Branscom (2nd overall) 21:10; Thomas Blackington 28:40; Brad Hayes 31:04; Kris Slade 34:38; Jeff Lefever 36:40; Jeff Wright 38:33; Jimmy Martin 39:18
40-49: Jeremy Sanborn 28:03; Devin Dodson 39:18; Jerry Bentley
50-59: Sam Wheeler 24:30; Joe Lawrence 25:17; John Smyth 27:01; Rick Gamble 28:37; Bob Jared 28:57; Tonny Huddleston 31:52; Marty Arnold 34:45
Female results
Under 10: Jayda Wright 33:47
11-15: Morgan Henley 37:43; Abby Morgan 27:44; Bailey Morgan 32:47; Ashlee 41:27; Emily Shelton 41:28
16-19: Sigrid Volleck 27:59; Summer Robinson 30:07; Virginia Robinson 31:06; Gracie Jarrell; Michaela Prater
20-29: Kimberly Thorington 26:58; Maria Vato 28:59; Lacey Taylor 29:00; Kelli Barnett 29:26; Melissa Gamble 31:43; Katy Wells 32:02; Sarah Robinson 32:12; Randa Webster 32:20; Amanda Adams 34:18; Casey Crader 34:21; Brittany Cleveland 34:26; Amanda Jones 34:28; Vanessa Hayes 36:49; Hope Barker 36:59;
Holly Jones 37:00; Lauren Askins 38:34; Margaret Bell 38:35; Katie Peterson 39:01;Erica Robinson 39:01; Lacee Kuhn; Jennifer Reed
30-39: Angel Stroop 24:45; Colleen Lawrence 25:20; Sonja Hart 28:32; Olivia Manel 31:21; Lana Sain 32:08; Leslie Nevin 32:28; Katrina Wright 33:48; Alisha McInturff 34:50; Jenny Anthony 35:39; L Hobbs 37:17; Heather Martin 38:33; Amanda Graham 38:35; Charlene Nunley 38:39; Becky Shelton 39:16; Shea Ray; Vonda Wooten; Audra Freeze; Christina Howard
40-49: Becky Robinson 27:26; Sherry Richards 28:39; Sharon Thomas 32:09; Sheri Layne 36:08; Sharon Bentley, Kelli Dodson; Renee Arnold
50-59: Sherry Stovall 29:37; Lee Anne Shull 30:36; Tricia Duncan 31:30; Rita Logan 32:21; Janet Garner32:23; Hope Glover 35:55; Robin Paukstis 39:25; Sarah Potuk; Kelly Anderson; Judy Spears
60-69: Kathy Nordgren

Stanton Keele… Photo by Milton Stanley-Manchester Times

The Coffee County Red Raiders picked up their tenth baseball win of the season against Beech High School in a rain-shortened, 6-1 contest at Powers Field on Friday night.
Stanton Keele went 2 for 3 with a double, a run scored, and 2 RBIs. Trace Friendlein added 2 RBI. Jacob Prater and Hunter Smithson helped out with an RBI each.
Coffee County starter Kyle Douglas got the win. In four innings he allowed two hits.
The Raiders are now 10-22 for the year and are currently tied with Warren County for second place in District 6-AAA with a 5-5 district record. Coffee County will finish the regular season playing Warren County in Manchester on Monday and in McMinnville on Tuesday, Thunder Radio will broadcast both games live starting at 6pm. The two teams will face each other again in a 2 out of 3 series in the upcoming District 6-AAA tournament.

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Earlier this season the Lady Raiders defeated Baylor 12-11 and hit 5 homeruns in Chattanooga. Friday Baylor came to Manchester to compete in the Coffee County Classic. Baylor’s Sarah Moore was able to shutdown the Lady Raiders with a no-hitter and helped her team to a 1-0 win.
Bricen Hunt also pitched strong for Coffee County and earned herself the Gateway Tire and Service Center Player of the Game.
Next up for the Lady Raiders was St Benedict but that game and the rest of the tournament was rained out.
Coffee County is playing Independence High School tonight at home. All girls playing in the Coffee County Fastpitch League are invited to the game tonight in uniform for free admission and your parents will also be admitted for free. Gametime 7pm.

Bricen Hunt fires a pitch .. Photo by Tyler Clayborne

Tori Stottlemyer and Zach Lusk of Coffee County High School along with Chase Hodges of Riverdale have signed to wrestle in college all at MTSU in Murfreesboro.
Stottlemyer is the first girl to be signed to MTSU women’s team. Up until then they were all walk-ons. Tori received the leadership award at Coffee County and that didn’t go unnoticed as she’ll serve as team captain at MTSU. She was also the 1st girl from Coffee County to win a match at regions.
Zach Lusk competed in the TSSAA state tournament this past season making it further in the state than any other Raider in school history.
The three are very excited to continue to wrestle on the same team. MTSU wrestling competes in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association.

The Motlow Lady Bucks will host their final series of the 2013 softball season this weekend when Roane State visits the softball complex on the Moore County campus. Friday’s doubleheader begins at 2 p.m. and Saturday’s twin bill is scheduled to start at noon.
This past Saturday Motlow played at Jackson St. The Lady Generals won the opener 2-0, but the Lady Bucks responded with a 5-1 win in the nightcap. Sunday, Motlow won the opener 5-1 but Jackson State won game two by an 8-4 count.
This weekend’s home series with Roane State will complete the season for Motlow. Unlike previous seasons, when all Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) teams competed in the conference postseason tournament, only the top four teams in the final standings will compete in this year’s tournament, scheduled for May 3-5 at Volunteer State in Gallatin.
Saturday’s first game in Jackson was a pitcher’s duel, with the Lady Generals scoring twice in the second inning for the only runs of the contest. Motlow’s Roxanne Hillman was outstanding on the mound, allowing only four hits with five strikeouts in six innings. Both Jackson runs were unearned.
Game two on Saturday featured another fine pitching performance, this time by Motlow freshman Lindsey Knoer, who allowed only two hits with four strikeouts in seven innings. The Lady Bucks’ offense took advantage of three Jackson errors in the fourth inning when it scored all five runs. Ashley Williams and Tori Taylor singled, while Makenzie Hopkins tripled during the inning. Taylor, Hopkins and Mindy Jo Britt had RBIs.
On Sunday Motlow’s offense pounded out 12 hits in the opener, while Hillman once again pitched a strong game, allowing only three hits. The Lady Bucks overcame a 1-0 deficit with two runs in the third inning and three more runs in the seventh.
In the third Williams singled with two outs and scored on a triple by Keli Bruning. Taylor then drove Bruning home with a single. In the seventh Williams and Bruning led off the inning with back-to-back singles. Taylor doubled home Williams and Hopkins drove home Bruning and Taylor with a double.
Sunday’s final game saw the Lady Bucks score single runs in the first and second innings before Jackson State scored five in the third and two more in the fourth. Brienna Buckman took the loss, allowing five runs in 2.2 innings. Knoer pitched the final 3.1 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits.
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ESPN has announced the game date and time for the upcoming 2013 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl.
The game will be played on Monday, December 30 at 2:15 p.m. at LP Field.
“We look forward to a great crowd and the opportunity to showcase our city and title sponsor, Franklin American Mortgage Company, in front of millions of viewers on ESPN,” Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl president and CEO Scott Ramey said.
The upcoming game will mark the eighth match-up between the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference in Nashville.
Last year’s game featured Vanderbilt University who defeated NC State University 38-24, in front of a crowd of 55,801 on New Year’s Eve.
For more information on the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl visit their Facebook page.