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PREP SOCCER: Cullman’s Branham, Bircheat make Super All-State Team, 4 Lady Bearcats earn honorable mentions

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CULLMAN, Ala. – Several Lady Bearcats have earned All-State honors after putting together phenomenal 2019 seasons. Senior Abby Branham and junior Hannah Bircheat earned spots on the 6A first team and spots on the 1A-7A Super All-State Team as well. Another senior, Pia Muri, earned an honorable mention...

PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Bearcats sweep Chelsea to capture fifth state championship in school history

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – After playing 40 of their 43 games on the road this season, posting a 30-13 record and sweeping Chelsea in Montgomery, the Cullman Bearcats are state champions for the fifth time in school history. Dylon Wallace pitched a gem in game one, allowing no runs...

PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: ‘Cats preparing to take on Chelsea in 6A State Championship Series

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – After spending the regular season on the road, winning three of their four playoff series’ on the road and knocking off the reigning state champions on their field, the Cullman Bearcats are headed back to the AHSAA State Championship Series for...

ARCHERY: Local squads compete in Kentucky at NASP National Tournaments; full local results

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LOUISVILLE, KY. – Several local squads were in the field with thousands of other archers for NASP national tournaments in Louisville over the last few days and landed in different spots all over leaderboard, including some top five finishes. In the IBO 3D Challenge on Saturday, Cullman Middle...

PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders punch their ticket to State Tournament with walk-off win, Regional Tournament wrap-up

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After battling through hours of rain delays and a lightning delay midway through the regional title game, the Good Hope Lady Raiders made their way through the West Central Regional Tournament unscathed to advance to the 4A State Tournament in Montgomery. After Sidnie English led...

PREP SOFTBALL WRAP-UP: Regional Tournaments stretch late into Thursday night for local teams

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FLORENCE, Ala. – After waiting through hours of rain delays on Thursday, day one of this year’s AHSAA Regional softball tournaments is in the books. Four local teams were in action for Regionals yesterday, two of which were in the North Regional at Florence’s Coffee O’Neal Park and...

PREP SOCCER: Cullman’s Branham signs with Birmingham-Southern after record-setting career

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CULLMAN, Ala. – After spending the last six years playing for the Lady Bearcats and filling the record books, Cullman’s Abby Branham signed an athletic scholarship with Birmingham-Southern College Thursday to stretch her playing career to the next step. Abby posted several school records in her playing days with...

PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: ‘Cats headed back to Montgomery after sweeping Hueytown on the road

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HUEYTOWN, Ala. – After sweeping the Golden Gophers on their home field with a 13-11 win in game one and a 2-0 win in game two, the Cullman Bearcats are headed back to Montgomery for the fifth time in six years. The ‘Cats trailed Hueytown 8-5 going...

PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Bearcats gearing up for semi-final matchup at Hueytown

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CULLMAN, Ala. - It’s May, which means the Cullman Bearcats are deep in the AHSAA State Baseball Playoffs chasing another state title. For the sixth straight year, the ‘Cats are in the semi-finals and this year they’ll face Hueytown (34-11) with a spot in Montgomery on the line....

PREP SOFTBALL: Regional Tournaments coming up this week for local teams

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Five local squads are headed to regional tournaments this week after their strong showings in their area tournaments and each one is looking for a spot in Montgomery. Meek, Good Hope and Holly Pond will head to Tuscaloosa for the West-Central Regional Tournament while Cullman and West Point...

STATE TENNIS RECAP: West Point, St. Bernard, Cullman qualify after sectional performances

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The St. Bernard Boys Tennis Team recently competed in the Boys 1A/3A state tournament in Montgomery. The Saints qualified for state after finishing runners-up in their sectional tournament. The #1 doubles team of William Tang and David Kim set a milestone for the school by...

STATE TRACK MEETS: Saints, Lady Saints finish as 1A runners-up, state track & field wrap-up

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CULLMAN, Ala. – They had to work through a quick schedule to dodge the rain but when this year’s 1A-3A State track meet was over, St. Bernard’s boys and girls were both holding red maps. The Lady Saints finished behind Falkville after scoring 74 points and the boys...

PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Bearcats headed to 6th straight Final 4 after 9-3 win at Hazel Green

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HAZEL GREEN, Ala. – For the sixth straight season, the Cullman Bearcats are headed to the final four of the AHSAA state playoffs. After splitting Thursday night’s matchups against the Trojans, the Bearcats knocked off Hazel Green 9-3 on Friday to punch their ticket to the semi-finals. Peyton...

PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Cullman splits round 3 matchups at Hazel Green

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HAZEL GREEN, Ala. – Cullman hit the road for round three of the AHSAA state baseball playoffs Thursday night and after coming from behind to take game one from Hazel Green, the ‘Cats dropped game two and will return Friday night for a rubber match with the...

AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: West Point wins area title, Cullman advances to North Regional, Thursday scoring wrap-up

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Two more local squads punched their tickets to regional tournaments tonight and the Lady Warriors of West Point did it by winning the 5A Area 14 title. West Point defeated Arab 13-3 and topped Brewer twice to win the area crown Thursday while the Cullman Lady Bearcats split...

Cullman’s Colvard, Gable sign athletic scholarships with Calhoun, Birmingham-Southern

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CULLMAN, Ala. – Family, friends, teammates and coaches packed Cullman High School’s Tillman Hall Wednesday afternoon to celebrate a pair of Bearcats taking their athletic careers to the next level. Seniors Peyton Colvard and Seth Gable signed letters of intent to Calhoun Community College...

AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Lady Raiders rack up 19 hits in blowout win over Ashville, Tuesday scoring wrap-up

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GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Area softball tournaments continued across the state on Tuesday and the home-standing Good Hope Lady Raiders maintained their spot in the winner’s bracket of the 4A Area 12 tournament after routing Ashville 16-0 in five innings. Sidnie English tossed the first four innings for...

PREP TRACK & FIELD: Local teams put together strong weekend at sectional meets; full sectional results

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Sectionals are in the books for local track and field squads and several athletes will be moving on to their respective state meets in May. Several teams collected top three finishes over the weekend, starting with Cold Springs’ boys who placed first at the 4A Section 4 meet...

PREP SOFTBALL: Au, West hit walk-offs for Cullman, Cold Springs; Cullman Pre-State Blowout wrap-up

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CULLMAN, Ala. – Good Hope, Cold Springs and Cullman were all back in action for bracket play at this year’s Cullman Pre-State Blowout and after advancing past round one, all three fell in round two to end their tournament runs. A walk-off single from Taylor Au lifted Cullman...

Cullman County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019 inducted Saturday night

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CULLMAN, Ala. – The 20th annual Cullman County Sports Hall of Fame class was inducted at the annual banquet Saturday night and this year’s class drew a crowd of friends and family that filled the Cullman Civic Center. The 2019 class consists of West Point’s Jason Allcorn, Hanceville’s...

PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Bearcats take game 3 over Pell City to advance, Hanceville falls to Phil Campbell

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CULLMAN, Ala. – After splitting last night’s games with Pell City, the Cullman Bearcats hit the field on Saturday for a rubber match against the Panthers with a spot in round three of the state playoffs on the line. The ‘Cats set the tone right out of...

PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Bearcats knock off Good Hope to open Cullman pre-state invitational

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CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman, Good Hope and Cold Springs participated in the Cullman Pre-State Softball Invitational. The Lady Bearcats defeated the Lady Raiders in the first game 7-2 and Good Hope dropped a tough game late to Fort Payne 6-5. Cullman dropped its night cap with Russellville 10-0...

PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Cullman and Hanceville split Friday matchups, Vinemont eliminated on the road

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CULLMAN, Ala. – After a season spent on the road, the Bearcats finally had an opportunity to play at the newly renovated Bill Shelton Field and opened up the new facility by splitting a pair of round two matchups with the Pell City Panthers. Cullman fell 4-3 in...

PREP SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Lady Bearcats fall to Albertville at home in Penalty Kicks

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CULLMAN, Ala. - After wrapping up the regular season with an area title, the Cullman Lady Bearcats hosted Albertville for the opening round of the AHSAA state playoffs but came up just short in penalty kicks (PKs) after a pair of sudden death periods...

PREP SOFTBALL: Area tournaments start next week for local teams

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CULLMAN, Ala. - It's almost area tournament time for local teams as each one looks to make some noise and hopefully, host a playoff game. Tournaments will get underway on the 29th and the 30th next week. Below is a preview for each team. Class...

PREP SOCCER: Lady Bearcats win on the road, Aggies shut out Warriors, Monday scoring wrap-up

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HARTSELLE, Ala. – With the playoffs looming later this week, the Cullman Lady Bearcats capped off the regular season with a 6-0 performance on the road against Hartselle. Abby Branham found the back of the net twice for the Lady Bearcats and Annabeth Mauldin, Mimi Lunsford, Elle Atchison...

PREP SOFTBALL: Voce tosses 1-hitter in 15-0 win over Vinemont, Monday scoring wrap-up

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BREMEN, Ala. - It was all Cold Springs from the start on Monday and after taking a 2-0 lead over Vinemont in the first and stretching it to 4-0 in the third, they plated 11 runs in the fourth inning to put the game...

PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Bearcats advance after sweeping Albertville, Fairview and Cold Springs fall on the road

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ALBERTVILLE, Ala. – For the 18th straight season, the Cullman Bearcats are headed to round two of the AHSAA state baseball playoffs after sweeping the Albertville Aggies on Saturday. The ‘Cats took game one 4-3 and put the series away with a 6-1 win in game two to...

PREP BASKETBALL: 10 local athletes invited to inaugural AHSAA Elite 100 Showcase

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CULLMAN, Ala. – The Alabama High School Athletic Association’s first ever Elite 100 Basketball Showcase will be here in June and there will be 10 local players participating in the inaugural event. The AHSAA Central Board of Control approved a boys and girls summer...

CULLMAN CITY-COUNTY CLASSIC: West Point Warriors repeat as Cullman City-County Classic Champions

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CULLMAN, Ala. – Forty-one boats loaded with anglers from across Cullman County hit Smith Lake early Thursday morning and after a day on the water, the 2019 Cullman City-County Classic is in the books. The West Point Warriors defended their title from 2018 and...

PREP SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: Ball’s walk-off homer lifts Fairview over Ashville; Tuesday scoring wrap-up

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FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Ashville traveled to Fairview to take on the Lady Aggies in Tuesday afternoon area softball action and the story from this game was Katie Ball’s walk-off three-run home run that lifted Fairview over the Lady Bulldogs 7-6. Ashville started the game out strong witht an RBI...

PREP BASEBALL: Bearcats defeat Sparkman, honor late teammate on senior night; Monday scoring wrap-up

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HARTSELLE, Ala. – The Bearcats traveled to Hartselle for a matchup against Sparkman Monday night and after edging the Senators 5-4, Cullman celebrated a very special senior night. Along with this year’s senior class made up of Dylon Wallace, Garrett Evans, Cooper Beck, Cole...

PREP BASEBALL: AHSAA State Baseball Playoffs begin Friday for local teams

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CULLMAN, Ala. - Postseason baseball has arrived, and we have six local teams in the field for this year’s AHSAA playoffs starting Friday. Addison, Fairview, Cold Springs, Hanceville and Cullman will be on the road for round one and the Vinemont Eagles will host...

PREP BASEBALL: Holly Pond falls to New Hope at home, Lady Bearcats clinch section title

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HOLLY POND, Ala. – New Hope traveled to Holly Pond to take on the Broncos in their final home game of the season and the visitors ended up taking the game 8-2. After the game, four Holly Pond seniors were recognized in a senior night ceremony, Caleb Lambert,...

PREP BASEBALL: Bearcats win 9th straight area title with dramatic 10-8 win at Hartselle; Thursday night scoring wrap-up

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HARTSELLE, Ala. – Thursday’s first matchup between the Bearcats and the Tigers was just another typical Cullman v. Hartselle game in which the ‘Cats built an 8-1 advantage by the bottom of the seventh, the Tigers plated seven runs in the final frame to...

PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Warriors topple Good Hope 5-3 to win 6th straight county title; Wednesday night scoring wrap-up

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HOLLY POND, Ala. – For the sixth straight season, the West Point Lady Warriors are your Cullman County Softball Champions after defeating Good Hope 5-3. The Lady Warriors enjoyed a bye in the opening round but topped Holly Pond 4-1 to advance to the...

PREP BASEBALL: Hanceville tops Vinemont at home; Cleghorn’s shutout lifts West Point over Russellville

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HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles traveled to take on Hanceville Tuesday night, and the Bulldogs were able to collect an important 10-5 area win at home. Mark Dyer got the start and the win on the hill for Hanceville after tossing five innings...

PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: Fairview falls to Westminster Christian 13-4, Saturday scoring wrap-up

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FAIRVIEW, Ala. – After locking up a playoff spot with a 4-1 win over Ashville earlier this week, the Aggies hosted Westminster Christian on Saturday and fell in a tough game, 13-4. After a scoreless first inning, the Wildcats scored a pair of runs in the second and...

PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: Warriors split area matchups against Hamilton, Friday scoring wrap-up

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WEST POINT, Ala. – Hamilton traveled to West Point Friday afternoon for a pair of area matchups with the Warriors and after taking game one 5-2, West Point bounced back and won game two 11-0 in five innings. The Aggies scored a pair of runs in the top...

ARCHERY: Vinemont Middle, Vinemont Elementary win 2019 Alabama State Championships, full individual results

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Vinemont Elementary and Vinemont Middle School collected even more hardware to add to their 2019 haul Friday afternoon when they captured this year’s National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Alabama State Championships in their respective divisions. East Elementary finished just...

PREP SOCCER: Cullman knocks off Decatur at home 6-3, Thursday scoring wrap-up

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CULLMAN, Ala. – The Lady Bearcats hosted Decatur for a rainy area matchup on Thursday and Cullman was able to pull away with a 6-3 win. Abby Branham scored three goals and collected an assist in the win while Mimi Lunsford, Ashlei Bryant and Pia Muri...

PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Bearcats fall to Decatur in the rain

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CULLMAN, Ala. - The last meeting between Decatur and Cullman ended in a 7-2 home victory for the Lady Red Raiders on Tuesday and Thursday was no different as the Lady Bearcats wound up falling at home 14-3 in a rainy game. Decatur put...

PREP SOCCER: Lady Warriors top Danville at home 5-1

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WEST POINT, Ala. – The Lady Warriors improved to 5-5-1 Tuesday night with a 5-1 win over Danville on their home field. West Point jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first half, but Danville was able to get one goal on the scoreboard before the...

PREP SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: West Point comes back to beat Arab in 19-16 shootout, Tuesday scoring wrap-up

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WEST POINT, Ala. – The Lady Warriors hosted Arab Tuesday and after the Lady Knights built an early lead, West Point came back to top them in a shootout. Arab scored three in the top of the first and maintained a 3-1 lead going into the second,...

PREP SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: Cold Springs walks it off against Holly Pond in 9 innings, Monday night scoring wrap-up

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BREMEN, Ala. – It took nine innings to settle things between Cold Springs and Holly Pond on Monday and it was a Crimson Gann single that drove in the winning run and sealed the walk-off win for the Lady Eagles. AK Voce got the...

Whitwell High School Claims Bassmaster High School Southern Open Title On Lake Guntersville

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GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — For a while, it looked like a statistical tiebreaker would be necessary to decide the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Southern Open presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors on Lake Guntersville.   But as the weigh-in was winding down, Westin...

PREP SOCCER: Lady Bearcats finish 3rd at Smoky Mountain Cup

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GATLINBURG, Tenn. – The fourth-ranked Lady Bearcats spent the weekend in Gatlinburg to compete in this year’s Smoky Mountain Cup with a field of top teams from five different states. Cullman finished third at the tournament after posting a 2-1 record against some of...

PREP BASEBALL: Cullman racks up 18 hits in road win over Boaz

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BOAZ, Ala. – Cullman hit the road for a matchup against Boaz on Saturday and racked up 18 hits in a 15-6 win over the Pirates. The ‘Cats divided up the pitching duties five ways on Saturday, with Brennen Norton and Cooper Bowen each...

PREP BASEBALL: Cullman sweeps Friday doubleheader at West Point

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Dylon Wallace (1) tossed a complete game, allowing just one run on four hits in Cullman's 12-1 win over West Point Friday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) WEST POINT, Ala. – After taking on Decatur in a pair of area games last night, the...

PREP SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: Good Hope finishes 9th at Gulf Coast Classic, Wednesday scoring wrap-up

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ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – After going 4-0 in pool play on Monday and Tuesday, the Lady Raiders entered bracket play as the third seed Wednesday morning and got the day started with a 10-0 win over Albertville. After two scoreless innings, Good Hope blew...

PREP BASEBALL: Addison knocks off Good Hope on the road, Tuesday scoring wrap-up

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GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Addison traveled to Good Hope for a Tuesday afternoon matchup with the Raiders and it went down to the wire. In the end, it was the Bulldogs that were able to take the game 6-4. Both starters pitched three scoreless innings,...

PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders move to 4-0 in pool play at Gulf Shores Classic, Tuesday scoring wrap-up

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ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – After knocking off Dale County and Glenbrook North on Monday, the Lady Raiders moved to 4-0 in pool play at the Gulf Shores classic on Tuesday with wins over Demopolis and Central/Phenix City. Good Hope 8 - Central/Phenix City 7 Good Hope...

PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: West Point tops Rogers 12-8 in extra innings, Gulf Shores Monday scoring recap

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Aubry Cleghorn pitches during the Warriors' game against Jemison in Foley on Monday. (Photo courtesy of Heith Yearwood) FOLEY, Ala. – The Warriors made the trip to Gulf Shores over the weekend to gear up for a week full of games on the diamond and...

ARCHERY: Cullman High, Cullman Middle, Vinemont Elementary win titles at Alabama State 3D/IBO Tournament

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Cullman High School finished in first place at this weekend's Alabama State 3D/IBO Tournament with a score of 1662. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Civic Center hosted this year’s Alabama State 3D/IBO Tournament and several local squads were in...

PREP BASEBALL: Fairview plates 9 runs in 6th inning to pull away from Douglas, Friday night scoring wrap-up

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Dalton Payne was 3-for-5 at the plate with 3 RBIs in Fairview's win over Douglas Friday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Douglas jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first two innings, but the Aggies rallied offensively and...

PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders blast Ashville 10-0, Thursday night scoring wrap-up

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Sidnie English (10) allowed just two hits and collected six strikeouts in the Lady Raiders' 10-0 win over Ashville on Thursday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Ashville traveled to Good Hope on Thursday to take on the Lady Raiders in...

ARCHERY: West Point High, Vinemont Middle, East Elementary place 1st at Cullman County Championships; full individual results

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East Elementary posted a team score of 3122 to capture the elementary crown at this year's Cullman County Championships. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The 2019 Cullman County Archery Championships wrapped up at Fairview High School Wednesday afternoon and East Elementary...

PREP SOCCER: West Point splits home matchups with Fairview, Tuesday night wrap-up

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WEST POINT, Ala. – It was just a few days ago when the Lady Warriors and Lady Aggies last squared off against one another in the inaugural Cullman County Cup title game and tonight’s matchup was just as tight. West Point bounced back from...

PREP SOFTBALL: Huge 5th inning lifts Good Hope to area win over Oneonta, Tuesday night wrap-up

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Morgan Goodwin (20) finished with three hits and three RBIs for the Lady Raiders in their win over Oneonta on Tuesday. (Sammy Confer for The Cullman Tribune) GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Oneonta traveled to Good Hope to take on the Lady Raiders in an area...

PREP BASEBALL: West Point opens area play with 5-3 win over Lawrence County, Tuesday night wrap-up

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Aubry Cleghorn (30) tossed six innings and collected six strikeouts in West Point's 5-3 win over Lawrence County on Tuesday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) WEST POINT, Ala. – Area play began for the West Point Warriors Tuesday night and they opened things up...

PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: Dyer’s 14 strikeouts lift Hanceville over Locust Fork, Monday night scoring wrap-up

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LOCUST FORK, Ala. – The Hanceville Bulldogs were on the road Monday night for a matchup with the Locust Fork Hornets and Mark Dyer had one of the best nights of his career on the mound. Dyer tossed all seven innings for the Bulldogs...

ARCHERY: Cullman High, Cullman Middle, Vinemont Elementary place 1st at Cullman County Regional

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Cullman High School finished in first place at the Cullman County Regional with a total score of 3295. (photo courtesy of Coach Sarah Martin) HOLLY POND, Ala. – The Cullman County Regional officially wrapped up on Monday evening after being pushed back due to weather...

PREP SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: Lady Warriors fall in Smith Lake Classic Championship Game, Saturday scoring wrap-up

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JASPER, Ala. – The Lady Warriors traveled to Jasper this weekend for a packed slate of softball action at this year’s Smith Lake Classic and punched their ticket to Saturday night’s championship game after knocking off Corner and Lamar County on Friday and Gordo,...

PREP TRACK/FIELD: Cullman Girls, Boys finish 2nd, 4th respectively at Cullman Invitational

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Cullman's Cannon Trimble and St. Bernard's Joseph Arriaga comepte in the 1600-Meter Run at the Cullman Invitational Saturday morning. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman’s girls and boys track teams placed second and fourth respectively at this year’s Cullman Invitational after...

PREP SOCCER: Cullman knocks off Pell City at home 5-0

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CULLMAN, Ala. – Pell City traveled to Cullman High School on Saturday for a matchup with the Lady Bearcats and the Lady Panthers were sent home with a 5-0 loss. Cullman got two goals from Abby Branham and a goal from Pia Murri, Ashlei...

PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: Good Hope tops J.B. Pennington at home, Lady Warriors win pair on the road, Friday night scoring wrap-up

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Bailey Quick got the start for the Raiders and held J.B. Pennington scoreless for six innings, giving him his second win of the season on the mound. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)  GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Raiders hosted J.B. Pennington for a Friday...

PREP SOCCER: Fairview collects pair of road wins over Good Hope

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GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Fairview traveled to Good Hope Tuesday night for a pair of varsity soccer matchups and went home with a pair of wins. The Lady Aggies defeated the Lady Raiders 4-0 and the Aggies edged out Good Hope in the boy’s...

PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: Good Hope routs Lady Aggies at home, Diestelow’s no-hitter lifts West Point over Danville, Tuesday night scoring wrap-up

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The Lady Raiders huddle up before taking the field during their 11-0 win over Fairview on Tuesday. (Sammy Confer for The Cullman Tribune) GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Fairview traveled to Good Hope Tuesday afternoon for a matchup against the Lady Raiders and the home team...

PREP SOCCER: Cullman defeats West Point at home 6-2, St. Bernard splits matchups with J.B. Pennington

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Sam Franklin (1) shoots for the back of the net during Cullman's 6-2 win over West Point Monday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN, Ala. – The Bearcats hosted the West Point Warriors on the turf at Oliver Woodard Stadium Monday night and...

PREP SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: West Point handles Curry at home 6-2, Monday night scoring wrap-up

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Gracie Abbott (3) went 2-for-4 with two RBIs at the plate in West Point's 6-2 win over Curry on Monday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) WEST POINT, Ala. – Curry made the trip up to West Point Monday afternoon to take on the Lady...

All-State Basketball: 7 local players earn All-State honors, West named 2A Coach of the Year, Hill and Crider selected to 1st team

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Cold Springs' Camryn Crider and Elizabeth Hill earned first team All-State honors with their performances last season and Lady Eagles' Head Coach Tammy West was named as the 2A Coach of the Year. (Photos by Martha Needham for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN, Ala. - The...

ARCHERY: West Point High, Cullman Middle, Vinemont Elementary take home top honors at King of the North Tournament

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Vinemont Elementary posted a score of 3138 to finish in first place at Saturday's King of the North Tournament. (Photo courtesy of Vinemont Elementary) GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. – West Point High School, Vinemont Elementary and Cullman Middle School took home top honors at the King of...

PREP BASEBALL: Cullman tops Loganville 14-6, Good Hope wins Umpire’s Tournament, Saturday scoring wrap-up

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HOOVER, Ala. Cullman wrapped up its games in the Perfect Game High School Showdown in Hoover Saturday afternoon with a 14-6 win over Loganville. The lead traded hands several times in the first few innings but the Bearcats put up seven runs in the...

CULLMAN COUNTY BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: West Point secures back-to-back county titles with walk-off win over Fairview; Thursday night scoring wrap-up

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The Warriors collect their trophy on the field after defeating Fairview 6-5 in the Cullman County Baseball Tournament championship game. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) HOLLY POND, Ala. – After falling behind 5-3 in the top of the seventh on a three-run shot from...

PREP SOCCER: Cullman falls to Pelham 3-0, Fairview drops pair of games at Guntersville

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CULLMAN, Ala. – The Bearcats hosted the Pelham Panthers on a cold, windy Tuesday night and dropped to 0-6 on the season after falling to the Panthers. Pelham struck first in the 21st minute to make it 1-0 and the Bearcats were able to hold...

PREP SOFTBALL: West Point tops Cullman 11-1, Tuesday night wrap-up

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Carlie Wilkins (00) tossed five innings, collected eight strikeouts and went 2-for-4 with three RBIs at the plate in West Point's 11-1 win over Cullman on Tuesday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) WEST POINT, Ala. – The Lady Warriors hosted the Lady Bearcats on...

PREP SOCCER: Lady Bearcats rout Athens 10-1 on the road

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ATHENS, Ala. – The Lady Bearcats travelled to Athens Thursday night looking to bounce back from their 2-1 loss to Fort Payne on Monday and they did just that with a 10-1 win on the road. Abby Branham led Cullman with four goals in the...

Cullman’s Lawayne Morton looking forward to the season

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The Lady Bearcats cheer from the dugout during Tuesday's game against Curry. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN, Ala. – Softball season is here and for the Cullman Lady Bearcats, there will be some new faces on the field and on the coaching staff....

PREP BASEBALL: Hanceville comes back to beat J.B. Pennington, Warriors split games with Etowah, Tuesday wrap-up

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Hanceville 12 – J.B. Pennington 11 The Bulldogs trailed J.B. Pennington by three runs going into the bottom of the seventh but some patient at bats helped Hanceville come back and win it 12-11. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first,...

PREP SOFTBALL: Cullman falls at home to Curry, Good Hope routs Addison, Tuesday night wrap-up

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Alex Stansell (24) connects with an RBI single during Cullman's 6-5 loss to Curry on Tuesday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN, Ala. – The Lady Bearcats opened up the 2019 season at home Tuesday night with a matchup against Curry and Cullman came...

ARCHERY: Vinemont Elementary, Cullman Middle win North Alabama Pre-Regional Warm-Up; Marshall County Tournament recap

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A huge field of local archery squads competed at this weekend's North Alabama Pre-Regional Warm-Up at Cullman High School. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN, Ala. – A field packed with local archery squads fought through the rain to compete at this year’s North...

PREP BASEBALL: Bearcats split Saturday doubleheader against Spanish Fort and Hillcrest

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Ben Hollis rounds the bases after a home run in the top of the third of Cullman's 8-7 loss to Hillcrest. (Photo courtesy of Jerome Lambert) SPANISH FORT, Ala. - Cullman hit the field for a doubleheader Saturday morning against Spanish Fort and Hillcrest and...

PREP BASEBALL: Cullman scores 3 runs in the 7th to knock off Fairhope on the road

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Peyton Colvard got the start and tossed four scoreless innings for Cullman in its 8-5 win at Fairhope on a foggy Friday night. (Photo courtesy of Jerome Lambert) FAIRHOPE, Ala. – Cullman made the long drive down to Fairhope to start a weekend full of...

PREP BASEBALL: Monday night recap; Cullman and West Point collect opening day wins, Good Hope falls to Cleveland

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GOOD HOPE, Ala. - The Good Hope Raiders kicked off the 2019 baseball season at home against Cleveland Monday night and the Raiders fell late to the Panthers 5-4. Cleveland 5 - Good Hope 4 After a scoreless first inning tossed by both starting pitchers, Cleveland...

PREP SOCCER: Lady Bearcats finish third at 2019 Southern Shootout

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FOLEY, Ala. – The Cullman Lady Bearcats traveled to Foley over the weekend for the 2019 Southern Shootout and placed third in their bracket after collecting three wins and one loss. The Lady Bearcats defeated Daphne 3-0, Opelika 4-1 and Foley 3-1 but fell...

ARCHERY: Vinemont Elementary, Vinemont Middle place first at Eagle Eye Archery Tournament

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Vinemont Middle School took home top honors at the Eagle Eye Archery Tournament this weekend with a score of 3293. (photo courtesy of Vinemont Middle School) VINEMONT, Ala. – A large field of local archery squads traveled to Vinemont over the weekend for the inaugural...

PREP SOCCER: Lady Bearcats crush Indian Springs 8-1 to kick off 2019 season

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CULLMAN – The Lady Bearcats kicked off the 2019 season at home Tuesday night with an 8-1 rout of Indian Springs. Abby Branham led the way for Cullman with three goals, Ashlei Bryant finished just behind with two goals and two assists, Emily Moss...

PREP TENNIS: Cullman collects 7-1 win over St. John Paul Catholic II

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The Lady Bearcats tennis team defeated St. John Paul Catholic II at home 7-1 Monday night. (Photo courtesy of Jerry Mason) CULLMAN – After narrowly dropping their season opener against Bob Jones last Friday 4-5, the Lady Bearcats bounced back with a 7-1 win over...

PREP BASKETBALL: Local teams tip off sub-regional action tonight

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Cold Springs' Landyn Freeman (5), West Point's Lexi Shadix (1), Holly Pond's Kyler Chaney (22), Cold Springs' Camryn Crider (12) (Photos by Bill Piper) CULLMAN COUNTY - This year’s area tournaments are now in the books. Five teams, Cold Springs’ boys and girls, Holly Pond's...

UCA NATIONALS: Bearcats make history with 4th place finish at 2019 National High School Cheerleading Championship

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The Cullman Bearcats finished fourth at the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando this weekend. (Photo contributed by Cullman High School) ORLANDO – It was a busy weekend for the Cullman Bearcat Cheer Team. The team traveled to Disney World in Orlando, Florida...

ARCHERY: 3 local squads take home top honors at Guntersville Classic

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Vinemont Elementary placed first in the elementary division at the Guntersville Classic on Friday with a score of 3,056. (Photo courtesy of Vinemont Elementary) GUNTERSVILLE – Several local archery squads competed at this year’s Guntersville Classic on Friday, and three of them brought home first...

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD: Local schools compete at State Indoor Track Meet

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Lexi Daily finished 12th in the 6A girls' triple jump with a distance of 30-02.00. (Gary McGriff for The Cullman Tribune) BIRMINGHAM - The AHSAA’s 49th State Indoor Track Championships got underway last Friday at the Birmingham CrossPlex and several schools from Cullman County competed...

ARCHERY: West Point High, East Elementary, Cullman Middle win Future Champions Kickoff Classic

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East Elementary finished in first place at the Future Champions Kickoff Classic after posting a score of 3,006. (Photo courtesy of Coach Sarah Martin) HANCEVILLE – Archery season is back in Cullman County and a field full of local squads competed in last weekend’s Future...

CULLMAN COUNTY YOUTH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Championship Saturday recap; 8 teams capture county crowns

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Cold Springs celebrates after securing this year's fourth-grade girls' county championship (Martha Needham for The Cullman Tribune) GOOD HOPE – Cullman County Youth Basketball Tournament action tipped off early Saturday morning with eight county championships on the line, starting with the third-grade girls. West Point 8...

PREP BASKETBALL: Area tournament action kicks off next week for local teams

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Holly Pond's Devyn Tankersley (14) (Martha Needham for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN COUNTY - Postseason basketball is right around the corner, but first, area tournaments have to be settled next week. Several local squads will be the top seeds in their respective brackets and playing...

Cullman’s Bill Shelton Field getting a facelift

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The new artificial playing surface for Cullman High School’s baseball field (seen here on Monday, Jan. 28) is scheduled to be finished in early March. In the meantime, the Bearcats will be practicing at Heritage Park. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - There...

PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats, Lady Bearcats suffer area losses at Hartselle

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Olivia Neal (24) drives past a Hartselle defender during Cullman's 66-41 loss at Hartselle Monday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) HARTSELLE – Monday night was a tough road trip for Cullman. Both the Bearcats and Lady Bearcats were defeated soundly by Hartselle in...

PREP BASKETBALL: Cullman drops area openers against Hartselle; Friday night scoring wrap-up

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Reagan Quattlebaum (12) knocks down a three in Cullman's 65-56 loss to Hartselle Friday night. (Martha Needham for the Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN – The Bearcats hosted the Hartselle Tiger to open up area play Friday night and both varsity squads came up short on their...

PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope secures no. 1 seed in Co. Tournament: Bearcats win in double OT

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Cole Maddox led the Raiders with 20 points in Good Hope's 60-55 win at Hanceville Tuesday night. (Martha Needham for The Cullman Tribune) HANCEVILLE - Good Hope traveled to Hanceville Tuesday night for a pair of huge county games and each team wound up taking...

PREP SPORTS: A look back at some highlights from 2018

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Matthew McDonald hits a solo homerun to put West Point up 8-0 in its game one win over Mortimer Jordan in round two of the AHSAA Baseball 5A State Playoffs. (Nick Griffin for the Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - 2018 provided some big seasons and a...