Local students named to UA President’s, Dean’s Lists
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A total of 12,487 students enrolled during Spring Semester 2023 at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all As)....
Alabama adds Anthony Papio to Baseball coaching staff
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama head baseball coach Rob Vaughn officially announced the hiring of Anthony Papio on Friday morning. Papio joins the Crimson Tide staff after spending the last seven seasons at Maryland working in various roles, including the last two as an...
Alabama’s Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney selected in 2023 NBA Draft 1st Round Thursday night
Miller selected second overall to Charlotte, Clowney goes in No. 21 overall to Brooklyn, marking the first time in 28 years that two Alabama players were selected in the first round of the NBA draft
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – It was a historical night for the Alabama...
Abby Sosa of Cullman 1 of 11 UA students competing for Miss Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Eleven University of Alabama students are among a field of 42 contestants set to compete for the title of Miss Alabama June 28-July 1 at Samford University in Birmingham.
The UA students competing include:
Hannah Adams: Miss Birmingham; Hometown: Birmingham; Talent: Ballet en Pointe; Community Service...
Auburn finalizes renovation plans for Plainsman Park
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn Athletics has finalized plans for the previously approved $30 million Plainsman Park renovation project that will begin this summer.
Scheduled to start in July and be fully completed prior to the 2025 season, the project will be spearheaded by CDFL Architects +...
Local students earn degrees from Mississippi State; President’s, Dean’s Lists announced
MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. - More than 4,100 students are on the spring 2023 Graduation List at Mississippi State University. The following local students are included in this honor:
Cole Pearson, of Cullman, receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration Cum Laude from MSU's College of BusinessRobert...
SEC unveils Auburn’s 2024 conference opponents
AUBURN, Ala. – A mix of new matchups and old rivalries highlight Auburn's conference schedule in 2024, which was released by the Southeastern Conference on Wednesday.
Auburn will maintain an eight-game conference schedule in 2024, but with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC,...
SEC reveals Alabama’s 2024 football opponents
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference announced Alabama's 2024 league opponents plus home and away designations for games Wednesday evening on the SEC Network.
The Crimson Tide will host the Iron Bowl in 2024 along with Georgia, Missouri and South Carolina. Alabama's road schedule features...
Local students earn degrees from University of Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Some 5,885 degrees were awarded during The University of Alabama's spring 2023 commencement at Coleman Coliseum. A recent economic analysis found that a degree from The University of Alabama can pay more over time than investments in U.S. stock market indexes....
Alabama names Rob Vaughn Head Baseball Coach
Jason Jackson to serve as associate head coach
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Rob Vaughn, the 2022 and 2023 Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year, has been named head baseball coach at The University of Alabama, Director of Athletics Greg Byrne announced on Monday. Vaughn, who becomes the...
UNA Board of Trustees approves on-campus stadium project design, planning for Bank Independent Stadium to begin soon
FLORENCE, Ala. – In a unanimous vote Friday, the University of North Alabama Board of Trustees approved an on-campus, multipurpose stadium project, to be named Bank Independent Stadium, and authorized next steps for the venue's design and planning process. The approval comes amid an...
Wallace State celebrates GED, ACE, Career and Workforce graduates
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College is proud to recognize dozens of students who completed a General Equivalency Degree (GED), Alabama Career Essentials (ACE) training or earned certifications through the college’s Center for Career and Workforce Development training programs. The students were awarded...
Top-ranked challenge for Alabama as Tide meets with Wake Forest in Super Regional action
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama baseball's bid for a spot in Omaha continues as the 16th-ranked Tide meets with No. 1 Wake Forest this Saturday at 11 a.m. CT to begin Super Regional play. The Crimson Tide and Demon Deacons are scheduled for a best-of-three series...
Auburn’s Madi Malone takes silver medal at NCAA Outdoors
AUSTIN, Texas—Auburn senior Madi Malone, the program's most decorated hammer thrower in school history saved her best performance for last, finishing second at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday. Malone crushed her previous school record by over three meters while all six...
School record falls as Alabama earns 3 podium finishes on 2nd day of National Championships
AUSTIN, Texas – The second day of the National Championships featured the beginning of the women's action at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium. The Alabama track and field women's program saw a school record fall and three student-athletes, across two events, earn podium...
SEC announces kickoff times, TV networks for Auburn’s first 3 games
AUBURN, Ala. – The Hugh Freeze era will kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 2 when Auburn hosts UMass in Jordan-Hare Stadium for the season opener.
The kickoff times and TV networks for Auburn's first three games in 2023 were released Wednesday...
A letter from UAB Director of Athletics Mark Ingram: 2022-23 Recap
Blazer Nation,
We are less than one month until we officially join the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023. Before we look completely ahead to this new era that is set to begin in The American, I wanted to reflect on the many milestones...
Auburn legends named to 2024 College Football Hall of Fame ballot
AUBURN, Ala. – Former Auburn football standouts Takeo Spikes, Ed King and Gregg Carr are on the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, the National Football Foundation announced Monday.
The 2024 College Football Hall of Fame class will be announced in January 2024. The formal induction...
Super Regional Bound – Alabama shuts out 24th-ranked Boston College 8-0
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama baseball posted an 8-0 shutout win over 24th-ranked Boston College just before dawn on Sunday into Monday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. With the victory, the Crimson Tide advances to NCAA Super Regional play and is now 43-19 on the season.
The Tide used a four-run...
Holly Pond’s Putman named to Indiana Tech Dean’s List
FORT WAYNE, IN. -- An Indiana Tech undergraduate student who earns a GPA of 3.5 or higher during any semester and has a 2.0 career GPA will be placed on the semester Academic Honors List in recognition of high academic achievement.
Local students named to...
Crane Hill’s Moore named to Mississippi College Dean’s List
CLINTON, Miss. - The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the Dean's List after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic year. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade point average, based on a...
3 local students named to Mississippi College President’s List
CLINTON, Miss. - The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the President's List after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic year. To be eligible for the President's List, a student must maintain a 4.0 grade point average, based on a...
4 local students named to Mississippi College President’s List
CLINTON, Miss. - The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the President's List after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic year. To be eligible for the President's List, a student must maintain a 4.0 grade point average, based on a...
JSU announces spring 2023 graduates, releases President’s, Dean’s Lists
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - More than 900 students were awarded degrees as part of Jacksonville State University's Spring 2023 commencement on April 29.
Local students who earned degrees include:
Jordan R. Allbright of CullmanJessica Arriaga-Aguilar of CullmanHaley N. Bennefield of JoppaMatthew I. Blair of BremenCenzley Burgett of...
Wallace State crowns intramural wallyball champions
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- The Wallace State Intramural Sports Department held it’s Wallyball Championship Tournament near the end of the Spring 2023 semester, in the Dan York Practice Facility within the College Wellness Center. In the championship match, team “H & B’s” defeated team “Cross...
Local students named to Troy University Chancellor’s List
TROY, Ala. - Troy University is pleased to announce students who have been named to the Chancellor's List for the spring semester and Term 4 of the 2022-2023 academic year. Full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who...
Auburn earns back-to-back regional host bids for first time in program history
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn baseball has earned its second straight and sixth overall NCAA Tournament regional host bid, it was announced on NCAA Baseball social media Sunday night.
It marks the first time in program history the Tigers have earned back-to-back regional host bids. The program...
Alabama to host NCAA Regional June 2-5
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama baseball will host an NCAA Regional at Sewell-Thomas Stadium from June 2-5.
The Crimson Tide will welcome three teams to Tuscaloosa. The opening round of NCAA Regionals will begin on Friday, June 2 and run through Monday, June 5. Each Regional is...
Simulator benefits WSCC Radiation Therapy students
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Students in Wallace State Community College’s Diagnostic Imaging program are benefitting from a new tool that allows them to become familiar with an important piece of equipment they will use when they are working in the field as radiation therapists.
The program...
Arab’s Tiffany Dowdy named WSCC Work Study of the Year
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College is proud to announce Tiffany Dowdy of Arab was named the Work Study of the Year for 2023.
For more than two years, Dowdy served as a work study in the college’s Center for Student Success, assisting students...
Wallace State Nursing holds first of 2 pinning ceremonies for Class of 2023
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Department of Nursing Education (DNE) recognized around 80 graduates at the first of two pinning ceremonies for the class of 2023. Both the May and August ceremonies mark the beginning of careers for new nurses from the...
WSCC SPRING ROUNDUP: Wallace State Golf 6th in nation; Men’s Tennis 7th in nation
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Wallace State Community College’s men’s golf team finished sixth in the nation at the recent National Junior College Athletic Association’s Men’s National Championship for Division I. Held at Sand Creek Golf Course in Newton, Kansas, the team finished with 1,116 points...
Wallace State Dental Hygiene program graduates 27
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Dental Hygiene program graduated more than two dozen students from its annual pinning ceremony.
Class President Emilee Harrington congratulated her classmates on their accomplishment and the dedication and commitment it took to succeed.
“You have embraced the challenges and...
Wallace State Softball earns No. 3 seed at NJCAA Tournament
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Wallace State Community College Softball is the No. 3 seed in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I Softball Championship starting Tuesday, May 23, at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Ala. The team punched their ticket to nationals after winning...
WSCC hosting event for women interested in skilled trades
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Center for Career & Workforce Development will host “Empowered: Women in the Trades,” a Lunch and Learn on Thursday, June 8, at 11 a.m. The event will take place on the 12th floor of the James. C. Bailey Center on the college’s main campus...
William Sherrer of Bremen participating in UA Cooperative Education Program
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - University of Alabama student William Sherrer, of Bremen, is participating in UA's Cooperative Education Program during the summer 2023 semester. Sherrer is working for Robins and Morton.
In the Cooperative Education Program, students alternate periods of full-time study with periods of full-time...
6 local students join Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
BATON ROUGE, La. - The following local students were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Cal Allen of Cullman at University of Alabama at BirminghamColton Millwood of Vinemont...
WSCC students bring home 35 medals from State SkillsUSA competitions
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Students from Wallace State Community College are bringing home 35 medals from the state SkillsUSA competition held this week in Mobile. There were 21 first-place winners, 10 second-place winners and four third-place winners.
Diesel Technology students swept the Diesel Equipment Technology category,...
Hanceville’s Lowery inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Society at MSU
MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. - Lindsey Lowery, majoring in Business Administration and German from Hanceville, is among Mississippi State seniors inducted into the Gamma of Mississippi Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society for 2023.
Phi Beta Kappa inductees are among the top 10% of their...
Alabama falls in high-scoring affair with top-ranked LSU, 13-11
BATON ROUGE, La. – Alabama baseball traded blows with the nation's top-ranked team as the Tide fell, 13-11, to LSU in Sunday's high-scoring affair at Alex Box Stadium. The Crimson Tide is now 30-15 on the season and 9-12 in Southeastern Conference play.
The two offenses...
5 former Tigers selected in 2023 NFL Draft
DAY 2
LB Derick Hall - Round 2, Pick 37, Seattle Seahawks
Derick Hall did not have to wait long Friday night to hear his name called. The Seattle Seahawks took the Auburn captain sixth in the second round and 37th overall. He's the first Auburn...
5 former Alabama players selected on day 2 of 2023 NFL Draft
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Five additional University of Alabama football players were drafted on night two of the 2023 NFL Draft Friday, including one second round pick and four third round selections.
Former Crimson Tide defensive back Brian Branch (No. 45, Detroit Lions) came of...
Frank Thomas to be recognized as Auburn’s SEC Baseball Legend
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Former Auburn All-American and National Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas will represent Auburn as a member of the 2023 class of the SEC Baseball Legends, the league office announced Wednesday.
Thomas joins Georgia's Derek Lilliquist, Kentucky's Joe Blanton and LSU's Todd...
Comeback kids: Auburn erases 7-run deficit in series-clinching, walk-off win
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn outscored Mississippi State by seven runs in the last four innings to complete its comeback and clinch the series with a 12-11 walk-off win Sunday at Plainsman Park.The Tigers (23-16-1, 7-11 SEC) trailed 7-0 through three innings and 9-3 through five...
Sweep complete as Alabama secures 3-2 win at Missouri on Sunday
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Alabama baseball completed the sweep of Missouri with a 3-2 win on Sunday afternoon at Taylor Stadium. The Crimson Tide has now won five straight SEC games and is 9-9 in conference play, part of a 29-12 record overall.
Runs were hard to come by...
Alan Crisologo of Cullman elected to UA SGA
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama recently announced its official Spring 2023 SGA Election results and the following students were elected to either the Executive Council or as senators for their respective schools or colleges:
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
President - Collier DobbsExecutive Secretary - Olivia FrazierExecutive...
Rivalry series clinched as Alabama downs Auburn, 6-1, on Sunday
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama baseball earned the series win over Auburn with a 6-1 win on Sunday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Crimson Tide is now 26-11 overall and 6-9 in Southeastern Conference play.
Auburn was first to strike with one run in the fourth but...
Rivalry weekend: Auburn and Alabama square off in Tuscaloosa
AUBURN, Ala. – Completing the first half of Southeastern Conference play, Auburn (19-13-1, 4-8 SEC) heads across the state to take on archrival Alabama (24-10, 4-8 SEC) for a three-game series in Tuscaloosa Friday through Sunday.
Up Next:
at AlabamaFriday-Sunday, Apr. 14-16, 20236 p.m. | 6 p.m....
Wallace State celebrating Community College Month
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College is joining two-year colleges across the state and nation in celebrating the important role they play in higher education and workforce development.
Community College Month, observed every April, is an opportunity to highlight the vital role that community...
Haithcock, Lemahieu named ACCC Players of the Week
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Two Wallace State Community College athletes were recognized as Athletes of the Week by the Alabama Community College Conference.
Women’s golfer Aidan Haithcock was recognized days after she led the Wallace State women’s golf team to an ACCC title. Haithcock, a freshman...
Alabama falls, 5-4, to sixth-ranked Arkansas on Sunday
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A back-and-forth contest between Alabama and No. 6 Arkansas finished in favor of the Razorbacks, 5-4, on Sunday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium. The Crimson Tide moves to 21-8 on the season and 3-6 in Southeastern Conference action.
Both teams traded two runs apiece...
Auburn falls in finale at No. 2 Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Auburn fought back from an early deficit to take a lead in the middle innings but couldn't hold on in a 17-8 loss at No. 2 Florida Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark.Bryson Ware hit a three-run home run to give Auburn an 8-3...
UAB Blazers set to face North Texas in NIT Title Game
LAS VEGAS - UAB men's basketball (29-9, 14-6 C-USA) will look to capture the program's first NIT crown on Thursday against a familiar foe in North Texas (30-7, 16-4 C-USA). Tipoff is set for 8:40 p.m. CT.SERIES HISTORY UAB will face off the Mean Green for...
WSCC Women’s Golf wins ACCC Championship
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Wallace State Community College’s women’s golf team won the Alabama Community College Conference Region 22 championship tournament today at Burning Tree County Club in Decatur, besting the second-place team by 13 strokes.
Freshman Aidan Haithcock of Homewood topped the leaderboard, earning the...
Wallace State inducts members into English and math honor societies
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College is proud to announce more than 50 students earned invitations to join Sigma Kappa Delta and Mu Alpha Theta honor societies.
Sigma Kappa Delta (SKD) is the National English Honor Society for two-year colleges. Wallace State’s Theta Delta...
Tigers take on North Alabama Tuesday
AUBURN, Ala. – Coming off its series win vs. Georgia, Auburn (16-7-1) continues its non-conference midweek slate against North Alabama (5-17) Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT at Plainsman Park.
"We have another critical week," head coach Butch Thompson said. "Now that it's been 48 hours, we must look...
UAB earns first C-USA series win of the season
MIAMI, Fla. – UAB (7-16, 2-4) held FIU (13-12, 2-4) to a score of 5-2 and secured the first Conference USA series win of the season. The Blazers totaled a combined 25 runs during the three-game matchup – most runs in a series win...
Eighth-inning rally pushes No. 25 Alabama past No. 22 Kentucky, 4-3
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – An eighth-inning rally for Alabama baseball helped the 25th-ranked Crimson Tide down No. 22 Kentucky, 4-3, on Sunday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Tide is now 19-6 overall and 2-4 in Southeastern Conference play.
A back-and-forth game saw both teams trade runs all day....
15 Alabama football players impress at 2023 Pro Day
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama football program hosted its annual Pro Day inside the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility Thursday, with 15 draft-eligible Crimson Tide athletes showcasing their talents and meeting with representatives from all 32 NFL teams.
The draft-eligible players that participated in the events...
UAB Football has standout performances at Pro Day
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Eighteen NFL hopefuls from the UAB football team participated in Pro Day on Wednesday at the Football Operation Center.NEWS AND NOTES:
All 32 NFL organizations were represented at UAB Pro Day with roughly 60 NFL personnel present. DeWayne McBride only participated in bench press in...
Auburn Pro Day: Tigers perform in new facility with former legend
AUBURN, Ala. – Colby Wooden was happy with how Pro Day went. He got to showcase his skills for all 32 NFL teams in attendance. He got to be part of the first Auburn Pro Day at the new Woltosz Football Performance Center. And...
‘Industry Comes to Wallace State’ helps employers recruit employees
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Students from Wallace State Community College and representatives from several businesses and industries got the opportunity to network with each other in the hopes of finding future employment or employees.
Each month, the college’s Center for Career and Workforce Development (CCWD) holds...
‘It was a dream come true:’ Cullman’s Kacie Griffith talks cheer career
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Former Cullman Bearcat Cheerleader Kacie Griffith graduated from Cullman High School in 2018 and her cheer career continued on the plains at Auburn University. Kacie talked about her experience at Cullman, starting with the beginning of her journey with the JV...
Wallace State Welding hosts North Alabama High School Welding Competition
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Welding program welcomed nearly 100 high school students from 33 area schools to its first North Alabama High School Welding Competition.
Winners in the first-year category included Curtis Pike of Ernest Pruett Center of Technology, Trace Armstrong of...
WSCC Genealogy program helps writer research local family that influenced Minnie Pearl
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Wallace State Community College Genealogy program recently aided a Nashville, Tennessee, writer researching Grand Ole Opry star Minnie Pearl and the Cullman County family she used as influence for her legendary comedic character. Dr. Rachel Martin is writing about Minnie...
WSCC Allegro Dance Theatre to present Dance Showcase March 23
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College’s Allegro Dance Theatre will present its annual Spring Dance Showcase on Thursday, March 23 at 7 p.m. in the Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre of Garlan E. Gudger Student Center.
The annual showcase allows Wallace State Dance students...
‘You have to keep pushing yourself no matter how hard it gets’: Cullman’s Ashton Story discusses her cheer journey
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Former Bearcat varsity Cheerleader Ashton Story graduated from Cullman High School in 2020 but her cheer career was far from over. She went to Shelton State for two years before transferring to the University of Alabama last year and Ashton talked...
Wallace State Softball, Baseball sweep doubleheaders
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Both Wallace State Softball and Baseball walked away with wins Thursday in double headers against competitors in the Alabama Community College Conference.
Softball: Wallace State 3 - Enterprise State 1; Wallace State 6 - Enterprise State 3
Wallace State Softball (22-4) picked up...
Wallace State Lady Lions runner-up in ACCC Basketball Championship; Lions make it to top 16
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — The Wallace State Lady Lions fell just short of the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) championship with a hard loss to Shelton State at the ACCC Basketball Championships. This was their sixth straight postseason appearance at the tournament under coach Jessica...
WSCC PTK Alpha Chi Tau Chapter inducts new members
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Almost 100 Wallace State Community College students were recently inducted into the college’s Alpha Chi Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society.
Membership in Phi Theta Kappa is extended by invitation only. To be eligible, a student must be...
Former Alabama player Lawson Schaffer shares his thoughts on the Crimson Tide’s NCAA Tournament chances
CULLMAN, Ala. – This year’s NCAA Tournament bracket was officially unveiled Sunday and the Alabama Crimson Tide were selected as the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed. Both Alabama and Auburn secured spots in this year’s tournament field and both of them will be tipping...
Health Science Career Fair connects students to future employers
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Hundreds of Wallace State students visited with dozens of potential employers Thursday during the Health Science Career Fair. This was the second of two career fairs held this week, with the first held Tuesday and geared toward students in Academic and...
Shift-based scheduling offered by WSCC EMS program for Paramedic training
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- The Wallace State Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program has implemented new schedules that allow emergency medical technicians who are seeking to become paramedics the convenience of fitting those classes around their work schedule.
In most cases, EMTs are working 24/48 shifts, where...
Wallace State’s Putman recognized by Alabama Baseball Coaches Association
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Wallace State Community College baseball coach Randy Putman was recognized Friday, Dec. 9, for having reached 1,000 wins in his career. Putman was one of seven coaches receiving the 1,000th Career Win Club plaque, which was presented during the Alabama Baseball Coaches...
Ingram names Trent Dilfer as Head Coach of UAB Football
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – UAB Director of Athletics Mark Ingram has named 14-year NFL veteran quarterback and Super Bowl XXXV Champion Trent Dilfer as UAB Football's seventh head coach in program history.
Dilfer will officially begin his tenure as the UAB Football Head Coach on Friday,...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Cross Country teams finish in top 10 at NJCAA championships, half marathon
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Wallace State Community College’s Cross Country teams each finished in the top 10 at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Cross Country Championships held recently at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla.
The women’s cross country team finished fifth in the...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Good Hope’s Derrick signs with Wallace State
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Tuesday was a special day at Good Hope High School as friends, family, teammates, teachers and coaches gathered to help one Raider celebrate the next step in their athletic and academic career. Rudi Derrick just wrapped up her high school...
WSCC Volleyball wins ACCC Championship, heading to NJCAA national tournament
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- The Wallace State Community College volleyball team earned its 13th conference tournament title in 14 seasons and their 23rd overall during this weekend’s ACCC/NJCAA Gulf Atlantic District Volleyball Tournament held at the Mobile Civic Center. They also finished as runner-up for the district title,...
Wallace State Volleyball No. 1 seed going into ACCC tournament
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- The Wallace State Community College volleyball team will compete in the ACCC/NJCAA Gulf Atlantic District Volleyball Tournament as the No. 1 seed. Tournament play begins Friday, Nov. 4 at the Mobile Civic Center.
Wallace State will take on No. 8 seed Enterprise...
WSCC Cross Country teams win ACCC Championships
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College’s Cross Country teams both earned their fifth consecutive Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) championships Friday at the ACCC Cross Country Championship held at Oxford’s Choccolocco Park. This is the men’s 10th ACCC Championship overall and the women’s...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Women’s Golf breaks team record, Cross Country wins at Topper Trail, Softball defeats Auburn 4-0 in exhibition game
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Wallace State women’s golf broke a team scoring record and won the Wallace State Fall Invite held recently at Cross Creek Golf Course.
Recording their lowest ever two-day score of 632, the team finished 24 strokes ahead of the second-place team of...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Volleyball ranked No. 1 in ACCC, 20th in NJCAA Division 1
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Wallace State Community College’s volleyball team is on a 12-game winning streak and has extended its winning record at home against conference opponents to 121. Ranked No. 1 in the Alabama Community College Conference and 20th in the National Junior College Athletic...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Wallace State Men, Women collect tournament wins
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Wallace State Community College men’s golf team took home the win Tuesday at the Dan York Memorial Golf Tournament held at Cross Creek Golf Course in Cullman. The tournament is dedicated to the memory of longtime WSCC golf coach Dan York.
Strong...
Wallace State Volleyball sweeps home openers
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Wallace State Community College’s volleyball team opened its season at home this week with back-to-back conference wins against Gadsden State Community College and Wallace Community College-Selma. The wins mark a 116-game winning streak for home conference games, dating back to 2008.
The...
U.S. Sniper Seth Swalve signs with Hemel Storm
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, -- Hemel Storm are delighted to announce that we have completed the signing of US guard Seth Swalve from Gtuni, a Georgian A-League side.
Swalve arrives in Hemel following a successful season in Georgia, he averaged 12.5 points a game, shooting 53.2%...
Carson Owens named Wallace State Lions head softball coach
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State Community College alumnus and softball assistant coach Carson Owens has been appointed head coach of the Wallace State softball team, President Vicki Karolewics announced on Wednesday.
Owens, 23, was the Lions' pitching and outfield coach during the 2022 season, in addition to...
WSCC ATHLETICS: 2 teams, 42 student-athletes recognized for NJCAA academic achievements
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – A pair of Wallace State Community College teams and 42 student-athletes have earned National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) academic recognition for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Wallace State’s women’s volleyball team achieved a 3.88 GPA, compiling the second-best mark among their volleyball national counterparts...
A.J. Daugherty named new UAB Head Softball Coach
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Director of Athletics Mark Ingram has announced the hiring of A.J. Daugherty as new head coach of the UAB Softball program.
A lifelong Alabama native and the 2022 NJCAA National Coaching Staff of the Year, Daugherty comes to Birmingham after a tremendously...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Mitchell Heer named NJCAA Division I Honorable Mention All-American; 81 WSCC student-athletes named to Spring 2022 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State baseball’s Mitchell Heer was named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Honorable Mention All-American earlier this week.
Heer, an Acworth, Ga., native, was a dual threat for the Lions and was on pace to win the Alabama Community College...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Softball’s Felicity Frame named ASWA Community College Athlete of the Year; tennis coach Tim Garner named ITA Region IV Men’s COY
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State softball’s Felicity Frame was recognized Sunday as the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) Community College Athlete of the Year during the group’s annual banquet at the Hilton Birmingham at UAB.
Frame is the sixth student-athlete in Wallace State history to earn the ASWA...
WSCC SOFTBALL: Coaching staff earns top NFCA honor; Felicity Frame named NJCAA 1st-team All-American, Kirby earns 2nd-team nod
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State Community College’s softball program continues to rack up postseason awards.
Wallace State’s softball coaching staff, made up of head coach A.J. Daugherty and assistants Cadi Oliver and Carson Owens, was named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) National Junior College Athletic Association...
Former Wallace State pitcher Chad Smith promoted to Colorado Rockies, becoming 7th WSCC player to make majors under coach Randy Putman
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Former Wallace State baseball pitcher Chad Smith was promoted to the Colorado Rockies over the weekend and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on Sunday against the Washington Nationals, pitching a scoreless inning.
Smith, a McAdory High graduate, pitched for Wallace State during...
Wallace State anglers Bryar Chambers, Clent Blackwood win 2022 BoatUS Collegiate BASS Fishing Championship
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State anglers Bryar Chambers and Clent Blackwood have fished together as the college’s top duo for two seasons.
The talented pair secured their first major championship on Friday.
Chambers and Blackwood are the 2022 BoatUS Collegiate BASS Fishing National Champions presented by BASS Pro...
WSCC SOFTBALL: Lions finish among top 8 teams in the nation, closes season with 56-4 record
YUMA, ARIZ. – Wallace State’s softball team had its impressive season end on Thursday night, finishing among the top eight teams in the nation after a 9-7 loss to Chattanooga State in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I National Championship at the...
WSCC ATHLETICS: No. 3 Wallace State keeps season alive behind Kirby’s CG
YUMA, ARIZ. – Leigha Kirby tossed a complete game, Olivia Ball and Sarah Beth Brake each hit homers and Wallace State’s third-ranked softball team kept its season alive with an 8-1 victory over Butler (Kan.) CC on Wednesday afternoon in the National Junior College Athletic...
WSCC ATHLETICS: No. 3 Wallace State softball begins pursuit of national title today; WSCC men’s tennis finishes 10th at nationals
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s softball team begins pursuit of its third National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I national title today in Yuma, Ariz.
The third-seeded Lions play No. 14 Paris (Texas) Junior College at 6 p.m. Central at the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex.
Wallace State...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Baseball’s season ends at 34-22; Golf teams wrap up at respective national championships
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s baseball team had its season end on Monday in the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) Tournament after stringing together two impressive victories in the elimination bracket.
The Lions finished the 2022 campaign with a 34-22 record – marking another postseason...
No. 3 Wallace State softball wins program’s 14th ACCC Tournament championship, moves to 54-2 this season
ALABASTER, Ala. – Wallace State’s softball program has secured another Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) Tournament championship.
The third-ranked Lions blasted three home runs over the opening three innings at Alabaster’s Veterans Park on Sunday, and pitcher Leigha Kirby twirled her second shutout against Snead State in...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Men’s tennis wins 4th straight ACCC Tournament title; Women’s tennis finishes ACCC runner-up; No. 3 Softball & Baseball updates
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s men’s tennis program is the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) champion for the fourth consecutive season.
The Lions swept through the ACCC Tournament in Mobile over the weekend, remaining undefeated against all conference opponents during the regular and postseason.
Wallace State freshman Ryan...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Tennis teams begin ACCC Tournament Friday; softball & baseball teams play series v. Shelton State
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State’s tennis teams were undefeated during regular-season conference matches.
They’ll look to remain perfect against ACCC foes, beginning Friday in the ACCC Tournament at the Mobile Tennis Center.
Wallace State’s men’s team breezed past its conference opponents behind a steady lineup of...
