AHSAA basketball area tournament play: Friday scores and sub-regional schedule
CULLMAN COUNTY - Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) basketball area tournament play continued tonight. Below are the results of Friday night's games, as well as the boys' and girls' sub-regional championship games schedules for next week.
Class 3A, Area 11 @ Holly Pond
Holly Pond...
AHSAA basketball area tournament play: Thursday scores and sub-regional schedule
CULLMAN COUNTY - Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) basketball area tournament play continued tonight. Below are the results of Thursday night's games, as well as the boys' and girls' sub-regional championship games schedules for next week.
1A, Area 12 Girls
Marion County 51, Addison 45
2A,...
Lady Raiders claim 4A, Area 10 title, upsetting Dora 49-46 on the road
Left to right: Coach Amanda Swann, and All Tournament team members Savanna Derrick, Kate Kent (MVP) and Leyton Seal- All images courtesy of Good Hope Principal John Hood
DORA - The Good Hope Lady Raiders pulled off a 49-46 upset of Dora in the Class...
AHSAA basketball area tournament play: Tuesday scores and boys’ championship schedule
CULLMAN COUNTY - Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) basketball area tournament play continued tonight. Below are the results of Tuesday night's games, as well as the area boys' championship games schedules (italicized).
1A, Area 12 @ Guin
Marion Co 84, Addison 44
2A, Area 13 @...
AHSAA basketball area tournament play: Monday scores and girls’ championship schedule
CULLMAN COUNTY - Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) basketball area tournament play began tonight. Below are the results of Monday night's games, as well as the area girls' championship games schedules (italicized).
1A, Area 12 @ Addison
Addison 74, Meek 59
Thursday: Addison vs. Marion County...
AHSAA basketball area tournament play begins Monday
CULLMAN COUNTY- Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) basketball area tournament play begins tomorrow. Below is the schedule for the week.
Monday:
1A, Area 12 (G) @ Addison
Addison vs. Meek/Lynn winner 6:30 p.m.
2A, Area 12 (G) @ Cold Springs
St. Bernard vs. Winston Co 5:30 p.m.
Cold Springs...
Harsh homecoming: Good Hope drops pair to Hanceville
GOOD HOPE- In the last game of the 2016-17 basketball regular season, the Good Hope Raiders had their homecoming as they welcomed the Hanceville Bulldogs to town.
It was the RJ Evans show early in the first. Evans was a force inside and outside, personally...
Good Hope sweeps Vinemont in Thursday night hoops
VINEMONT - It was senior night for the Vinemont Eagles as they took on the visiting Good Hope Raiders, but things did not go as planned as Good Hope ended up sweeping the Eagles.
Vinemont got the scoring started on a layup by Seth Campbell...
A great night to be an Aggie: Fairview sweeps Good Hope
FAIRVIEW - Tuesday night was a great night to be an Aggie as Fairview swept Good Hope on senior night at Joe Shults Gymnasium.
Action was back and forth to open the boys’ game. Isaac Yarbrough scored the first basket to put Fairview on top,...
Memorable moments from this year’s county tournament
HANCEVILLE - Cullman County Schools and Wallace State Community College have had a partnership for more than a quarter of a century. In January 1993, the Hanceville-based college reached an agreement with the schools, allowing the county high school basketball tournament to be played...
Good Hope claims JV Boys’ title over West Point, 37-28
Box Scores
West Point 8 9 4 7 - 28
Good Hope 13 7 8 9 - 37
GOOD HOPE (15-2): Michael Lowe 9, Landyn Freeman 8, Cole Maddox 8, Drew Maddox 6, Matt Hancok 4, Josiah Cofer 3
WEST POINT...
2016 All-County Football Team recognized
HANCEVILLE - The 2016 All-County Football Team, voted on by all of the Cullman County Schools' head football coaches, was recognized last night at halftime of the first varsity girls' semifinal game of the 2017 Cullman County Basketball Tournament.
OFFENSE:
QB Ragan Ashley - Fairview
RB Caleb...
Hanceville holds off Fairview, Lady Warriors best Good Hope to move on to semis; JV Warriors top Broncos in quest for championship
HANCEVILLE - Hanceville moved a step closer to defending its Cullman County Basketball Tournament title by holding off Fairview 38-34 Tuesday at Wallace State's Tom Drake Coliseum.
Shooting guard Brendan Flanigan, the hero in the semifinals of the 2016 tournament, was a hero once again,...
West Point boys, Fairview girls advance to semis; JV Raiders title-game bound
HANCEVILLE - West Point overcame a woeful first half of shooting and scoring to rally and defeat the Good Hope Raiders 43-32 in the quarterfinals of the Cullman County Basketball Tournament at Wallace State's Tom Drake Coliseum Monday night.
West Point produced 33 points in...
Double-Digit victories highlight Saturday’s Cullman County Junior Varsity Tournament
HANCEVILLE – Six junior varsity games to open the 2017 edition of the Cullman County Basketball Tournament Saturday at Tom Drake Coliseum were dominant performances by the winners.
Each who was victorious in the quarterfinal round did it by a double-digit margin. Only two of...
Cold Springs sweeps Good Hope on top of the mountain
BREMEN - It was a successful night for both the boys’ and girls’ squads of Cold Springs High School as they defended their home court from the visiting Good Hope Raiders.
Four quarters of action were not enough to contain the Cold Springs Eagles and...
Recap of Tuesday’s wild night in area hoops; look ahead
West Point High School Principal Heith Yearwood, left, with members of the 1987 West Point High School varsity basketball team / courtesy of West Point Student Section on Twitter
CULLMAN COUNTY - Tuesday turned out to be an evening of memorable high school basketball that...
Warriors overpower Raiders 56-41; Lady Raiders top Lady Warriors 51-45
GOOD HOPE - Good Hope and West Point fans alike were treated to a pair of thrilling games Monday night as the Raiders and the Warriors took to the hardwood to do battle in an in-county match-up.
Good Hope started strong with five straight points...
Plenty to play for in week leading up to county basketball tourney
CULLMAN - Before the county teams shift their focus to the Cullman County Basketball Tournament, there is plenty of play in the upcoming week.
From the weekend, the Cold Springs Lady Eagles and Eagles, Holly Pond Broncos and Hanceville Bulldogs clinched regular season area titles...
Cordova overpowers Good Hope; Lady Raiders get huge area win
GOOD HOPE - No. 1 ranked Cordova showed Good Hope how superior they were Friday night in the first quarter of the Blue Devils' 73-35 triumph over the Raiders.
Cordova took a 27-9 lead at the end of the first, scoring in transition and running...
2017 Cullman County Basketball Tournament: Broncos, Cold Springs Lady Eagles nab no. 1 seeds
Chairman Ronnie Barnes of the Cullman County High School Athletic Association talks particulars of the upcoming county tournament.
HANCEVILLE - Going undefeated through the six-game format has placed the Cold Springs Lady Eagles and the Holly Pond Broncos as the top seeds in this year's...
Good Hope takes down Hanceville; Lady Raiders fall
HANCEVILLE - Lane Horton Gymnasium on the campus of Hanceville High School was buzzing Tuesday night in anticipation of some quality hoops action. Not only was it a chance for two Cullman County rivals to prove their dominance on the hardwood, but the outcome...
Area hoops back on regular schedule following winter weather shuffle
CULLMAN COUNTY - Everything should be back on a normal schedule for area high school basketball after games were postponed last Friday due to the threat of winter weather.
The winter storm has moved on, with nine schools inside Cullman County eager to move ahead...
Lady Raiders squeak by Holly Pond; Broncos smoke Good Hope
GOOD HOPE - After almost pulling off a major upset against No. 9 West Point to start off 2017, the Good Hope Lady Raiders came home looking to get back on track and break a seven-game losing streak as they took on Holly Pond.
Good...
West Point edges Good Hope in overtime
WEST POINT - Cameron Moore scored his only field goal of the game, a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left in overtime, that lifted the West Point Warriors by the Good Hope Raiders 47-44 Tuesday night at Jim Boyd Gymnasium.
Moore had been shut out on...
High school hoops resumes regular season Tuesday
CULLMAN COUNTY - Prep basketball across the area officially has one month left on the regular season. The regular schedule resumes Tuesday and will go through Feb. 3.
Looking ahead to the first week of January, the standings in the Cullman County varsity division are...
Hayden Christmas Tournament day 2 recap: Good Hope falls to Cleveland
HAYDEN - Good Hope looked to not get eliminated on the second day of the Hayden Christmas Tournament. Unfortunately, they did, as they fell to the Cleveland Lady Panthers, 63-52.
Cleveland got off to a fast start as Hitzeit Lemus hit two threes and Savannah...
Hayden Christmas Tournament day 1 recap: Good Hope, Hanceville fall
It is now tournament time for some of the county teams, post-Christmas. Two of those teams, Good Hope and Hanceville, were in action Monday night on the first day of the Hayden Christmas Tournament.
Mortimer Jordan 52, Good Hope 36 (Girls)
Good Hope's Erika Woodall and...
Post-Christmas prep hoops tournaments
CULLMAN COUNTY - High school basketball tournaments will be active throughout the week after everyone celebrates Christmas on Sunday.
Here is the area tournament schedule:
Teams playing in the Cullman Tribune coverage area:
Cold Springs - Girls, Varsity
Cullman - Girls, Varsity
Fairview - Varsity
Good Hope - Girls
Hanceville -...
Raiders win at the buzzer; Lady Eagles still perfect
GOOD HOPE - It has been almost two years since the Good Hope Raiders last won over Cold Springs, which happened to be on a game-winning shot by Alex Cofer. Tonight, same story for Good Hope. In what was a close game throughout the...
Close games and dominating performances highlight middle school semis
GOOD HOPE - One near upset, two dominant wins and a game gone down to the wire highlighted the semifinal round of the Cullman County Middle School Tournament at Good Hope Thursday evening.
In the girls' division, No. 1 seed Cold Springs survived a big...
2016 Coaches’ All-County Middle School Football Team announced
GOOD HOPE - Twenty-eight young men were recognized Thursday night for an outstanding 2016 Cullman County middle school football season.
The coaches' All-County team was announced at halftime of the middle school girls’ basketball semifinal between West Point and Good Hope.
Good Hope Middle School coach...
No surprises in boys’ middle school hoops tournament Tuesday night
GOOD HOPE - All of the high seeds in the boys’ division of the Cullman County Middle School Basketball Tournament Tuesday put together a winning formula to move on to the semifinal round.
The quest for success began with No. 1 seed Parkside taking down...
Just keep winning: Broncos stay perfect
HOLLY POND - In what has become the norm for the year, the Holly Pond Broncos walked onto the court perfect and walked off the same way, and Monday night was no different as the Good Hope Raiders invaded Felton C. Easterwood Gymnasium.
After controlling...
Close and not-so-close contests in round 1 of county middle school tournament
GOOD HOPE - One upset, one near upset and two dominant performances highlighted the opening round play in the Cullman County Middle School Girls’ Basketball Tournament Monday night.
Tournament host Good Hope provided the stunner when the No. 6 seed Lady Raiders eliminated No. 3...
Pre- and post-Christmas hoops tournaments around the area
CULLMAN COUNTY - Those who enjoy basketball will get plenty of it before and after the Christmas holidays.
The week of Dec. 12-16 is the final week students will be in class in the Cullman County and Cullman City school systems.
High schools will close out...
Fairview sweeps Good Hope in Tuesday night hoops
GOOD HOPE - It was an intense game between the Fairview Aggies and the Good Hope Raiders. It went down to the wire and a Bryson Fletcher layup with 10.1 seconds left was the game-winning shot for the Aggies in their 57-55 win.
The first...
Recap and look ahead: half dozen teams off to good start in area play
CULLMAN COUNTY - Having the best record in area play allows high school basketball teams an opportunity to get in extra games at home when the postseason format starts in early February.
From the first weekend of area basketball in the Alabama High School Athletic...
Thanksgiving holiday hoops over; regular season resumes
CULLMAN - Three local basketball teams feasted on the opposition during Thanksgiving week and remain undefeated as December quickly approaches.
Holly Pond was as sharp as a ball club could be three weeks into the new season. The Broncos finished the Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament...
34th Annual Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament: Mortimer Jordan comes out on top; Hanceville, Good Hope, Corner win
HANCEVILLE - The 34th Annual Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament is officially in the books. Cold Springs and Hanceville started the final day off with a great game, decided in the fourth quarter as Hanceville took complete advantage, dominating on both sides of the ball en...
Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament: Day 2
HANCEVILLE - Day two of the Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament saw three close games and one dominant performance by Mortimer Jordan. In the opening game between the Locust Fork Hornets and the Cold Springs Eagles, it was back and forth all game, until it had...
Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament recap, night 1
HANCEVILLE - What a way to kick off the 34th annual Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament: three games that went to the wire and one that got really interesting. The Locust Fork Hornets vs. the Dora Bulldogs was the first game on the menu and it...
Schedule: Thanksgiving week hoops tournaments
MONDAY
West Point Girls Thanksgiving Tournament
Cold Springs vs. Albertville 5 p.m.
West Point vs. Guntersville 6:15 p.m.
Hanceville vs. Oakman 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
West Point Girls Thanksgiving Tournament
West Point vs. Albertville 4 p.m.
Cold Springs vs. Phil Campbell 5:15 p.m.
Hanceville vs. Guntersville 6:30 p.m.
West Point vs. Oakman 7:45 p.m.
Hanceville Thanksgiving...
Lady Aggies win, Lady Raiders fall in opening round of Lady Hawks’ Thanksgiving Classic
DANVILLE - Fairview bounced back from their first loss of the season Friday night, taking care of Decatur 54-39 Saturday in the ninth annual Danville Lady Hawks Thanksgiving Classic.
The Lady Aggies and Lady Red Raiders were hard at it as the score showed during...
Lady Raiders, Raiders win home openers
GOOD HOPE - The Good Hope Raiders played their first home game of the season tonight against the Vinemont Eagles. It was a tale of two halves for Good Hope. After trailing at the half, they corrected their mistakes in the second to pull...
Raiders jump to 4-0; Lady Raiders net 1st victory for new coach Amanda Swann
ARLEY - Getting control of the fourth quarter by a 22-7 advantage, the Good Hope Raiders remain undefeated one week into the new basketball season. The Raiders took down the Meek Tigers 66-49 Monday night, thanks to a defense that allowed two field goals...
Good Hope Raiders, Fairview Lady Aggies enjoy 3-0 start for 1st week of area high school hoops
CULLMAN COUNTY - Good Hope's new basketball coach Drew Adams must be thinking he is in a dream and will not want to wake up from it.
Taking over the Raiders' program, the youngest coach in the Cullman County school system watched his ball club...
Raiders win on late 3; Lady Raiders fall in Swann’s debut
DANVILLE – Even though it is still early, there is something different about the Good Hope Raiders this season. They are more confident and calmer than in years past. They are a more disciplined team. Even though they were in a very tight game...
Election night recap, hoops-style
CULLMAN COUNTY - While many were focused on the presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, others divided their time for the first Tuesday of the 2016-17 high school basketball regular season.
Good Hope put together a great team performance, shooting down Susan Moore...
Raiders roll to Vinemont Tip-Off title
VINEMONT - Good Hope's offense clicked on all cylinders to start the game and stayed strong in romping past Susan Moore 75-51 Tuesday night in the Vinemont Tip-Off Tournament championship.
Balanced scoring carried coach Drew Adams' Raiders to a 26-15 lead following the first quarter...
Adams wins coaching debut with Good Hope in Vinemont Tip-Off Tournament
VINEMONT - Drew Adams' debut as varsity basketball coach at Good Hope High School was a success Monday evening as the Raiders pulled out a 52-46 victory over Winston County in the Vinemont Tip-Off Tournament.
Many were hoping that Adams and his Raiders would get...
Area varsity basketball action tips off this week
CULLMAN COUNTY - This is the time area high school basketball programs have been waiting for. The start of the 2016-17 Alabama High School Athletic Association season.
Prep teams have been on the practice floor since Oct. 17. Three weeks later, they are eager to...
Highs and lows as teams close out regular season
CULLMAN COUNTY - Ah, high school football. Where teams experience the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. As the 2016 regular season came to a close over the weekend, some playoff-bound teams enter the postseason trying to regain their identity while some...
Bulldogs pull away late to defeat Raiders, 32-13 in season finale
GOOD HOPE - Hanceville and Good Hope faced off Friday night at James W. Shabel Stadium. It has always been testy at times between these two teams, and tonight was no exception. It was a very physical game, and in the end, Hanceville came...
Area preview- week no. 11
Cold Springs Eagles (5-4) @ Danville Hawks (4-5)
Smith/Owens Stadium - Danville
Friday 7 p.m.
SERIES: Cold Springs leads 8-5
LAST TIME: Danville defeated Cold Springs 21-20 in 2015.
LAST WEEK: Cold Springs lost to Cleveland 28-0; Danville defeated Priceville 51-7.
Playoff bound, Cold Springs wants to get plenty of...
Week 10 Recap: Half of Cullman County teams qualify for playoffs after final week of AHSAA regional play
CULLMAN COUNTY - Fairview's 21-17 victory over Springville Friday night had a playoff atmosphere even though neither team is bound for the 2016 Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) postseason.
The air was electric because the Aggies were playing at Dafford Smith Stadium for the...
Fireplugs, wee wees and pee wees throw down in the CCYFA semifinals
WEST POINT - The Cullman County Youth Football Association (CCYFA) semifinals took place on Saturday at West Point Stadium. The fireplug, wee wee and pee wee teams came out to play, working within the new playoff format laid out by the CCYFA, in which...
Raiders get run over by Bulldogs in 28-7 loss
GOOD HOPE - The Good Hope Raiders were looking for a win in their final region game tonight, which happened to be against Dora. After a low-scoring first half, the Bulldogs’ running game was simply too much for Good Hope in the second. The...
Good Hope angler wins 1st place in district tournament
Hagen Speegle shows off his winning bass at last weekend’s ASABFA tournament on Smith Lake.
TRIMBLE - Good Hope's Hagen Speegle rose above 135 competitors last weekend at Smith Lake to take home the Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association (ASABFA) District 3 tournament.
Speegle accounted...
Cold Springs Cross Country again the best in Cullman County
GOOD HOPE - From the team perspective, no one has been able to dethrone Cold Springs High School from being the best cross country program in Cullman County.
The tradition continued on Thursday when the Eagles and Lady Eagles captured the Cullman County Championship titles...
Area preview- week no. 10
Springville Tigers (1-7, 1-4) @ Fairview Aggies (3-5, 1-4)
5A, Region 6
Dafford Smith Stadium - Fairview
Friday 7 p.m.
SERIES: First meeting
LAST WEEK: Fairview lost to Hayden 50-40, Springville lost to Corner 34-24.
Football is back at Fairview High School for the first time in more than two...
Good Hope’s season ends in 4A, Area 10 semifinals
CORDOVA - Momentum built by Good Hope early in the 4A, Area 10 volleyball semifinal with Dora didn't last through the match Tuesday afternoon.
Dora overcame a 23-17 deficit in the second set to win 27-25 and went on to take the next two games...
COUNTY CHAMPS! Good Hope’s 38-8 victory gives Raiders 4th middle school title in 5 years
GOOD HOPE - Linebacker Jared Pugh returned a Hanceville interception 40 yards for a touchdown with 2:55 remaining, sealing Good Hope's 38-8 dominance of the Bulldogs and putting the finishing touch on the Raiders’ fourth Cullman County middle school championship title in the last...
The Road to Birmingham: AHSAA volleyball post-season schedule
CULLMAN - Postseason play for volleyball in the Alabama High School Athletic Association begins Monday and Tuesday with the first segment, area tournaments.
Classes 1A-3A will play on Monday with the 4A-7A to play Tuesday. The format is best of five in single elimination. Teams...
Week 9 Recap: Complete playoff picture unclear
CULLMAN COUNTY - With one week left in regional play for Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) football, the complete playoff picture is still unclear.
From The Cullman Tribune coverage area, the Addison Bulldogs are champions of 1A, Region 7 with the Cold Springs Eagles...
Local teams wrap up regular season in Cullman tournament
CULLMAN - Cullman County Tournament champion Fairview and runner-up Good Hope joined Cullman in the Lady Bearcats' annual pre-area volleyball invitational tournament Saturday.
Nine schools battled it out through round-robin play followed by a tournament bracket with Brewer and Boaz the finalists to play for...
St. Bernard wins Oktoberfest Classic small school title
CULLMAN - Things were rather normal for area cross country runners as they participated in the 8th annual St. Bernard Prep School Oktoberfest Classic Saturday morning.
St. Bernard and Cold Springs went head to head once again for the team and individual titles in the...
West Point erupts for 35 2nd half points; dominates Good Hope, 50-6
WEST POINT - A close game for the first half became a domination by the West Point Warriors in the second half Friday night against the Good Hope Raiders.
The Warriors carried the ball into the end zone five times on seven second-half possessions, running...
Area preview- week no. 9
Holly Pond Broncos (5-2, 2-2) @ Fultondale Wildcats (6-1, 4-0)
3A, Region 6
Wildcats Stadium - Fultondale
Thursday 7 p.m.
SERIES: 1st meeting
LAST WEEK: Holly Pond defeated Hanceville 40-16, Fultondale defeated Susan Moore 62-14.
Broncos are coming off a big victory in the region against county rival Hanceville that...
Fairview claims first County Volleyball Championship since 1999
HANCEVILLE - Fairview operated like a well-tuned machine Tuesday, winning the Cullman County volleyball tournament.
The top seed Lady Aggies defeated Good Hope in the winner's bracket final 25-16 and got them in the championship match 25-14, 25-11. Both assignments took 36 minutes for Fairview...
Good Hope, Fairview undefeated after 1st day of county tournament
HANCEVILLE - Good Hope made a point to the rest of the field at the Cullman County high school volleyball tournament on Monday: the championship trophy is still in their possession until somebody takes it away by outplaying them.
Coming in as the No. 3...
Week 8 Recap: Cold Springs clinches playoff berth; Addison claims regional title
CULLMAN COUNTY - As far as the scoreboard is concerned, there were no close games on Friday in The Cullman Tribune’s coverage area.
West Point played the closest by margin, falling by 22 points to Mortimer Jordan 42-20 when the Blue Devils scored twice in...
Lady Aggies take Good Hope XC Invitational title; Holly Pond’s Chambers individual winner
GOOD HOPE - With the Cullman County Cross Country Meet 12 days away, five of the seven schools used the Good Hope Invitational Saturday as a tune up to get themselves familiar with the course on the Good Hope campus.
The Fairview Lady Aggies had...
Raiders get run over by Haleyville, 56-21
HALEYVILLE - After getting shut out in their homecoming game last week against Winfield, Good Hope looked to ruin the homecoming of the No. 5-ranked Haleyville Lions Friday night. But it did not happen as Haleyville jumped out to a quick lead and didn’t...
Area preview- week no. 8
Hanceville Bulldogs (2-5, 1-3) @ Holly Pond Broncos (4-2, 1-2)
3A, Region 6
Thomas-Michelfelder Field - Holly Pond
Friday 7 p.m.
SERIES: Hanceville leads 22-11
LAST TIME: Hanceville defeated Holly Pond 60-50 in 2015
LAST WEEK: Hanceville lost to Susan Moore 56-21, Holly Pond lost to Locust Fork 37-31
A victory...
West Point takes 1st place in county middle school volleyball tournament
HANCEVILLE - No. 1 seed West Point went through the Cullman County Middle School volleyball tournament Tuesday without losing a set, taking the tournament championship.
The Lady Warriors started their quest of being the best in tournament play, eliminating No. 8 seed Good Hope in...
Raider Domination: Good Hope Middle School finishes 5th undefeated regular season
GOOD HOPE - Two onside kick recoveries in the first 25 seconds set up two touchdown runs that sparked the Good Hope Middle School Raiders’ 44-20 triumph over the West Point Warriors Monday evening at James Shabel Stadium.
Catching West Point off guard, Walter Perez's...
Week 7 Recap: September ends with memorable comeback victories; Addison clinches playoff berth
CULLMAN COUNTY - Nothing can be more satisfying than a comeback victory on the football field.
In week seven of the area regular season schedule, all four local teams who were victorious did just that, coming from behind to close out an entertaining final Friday...
Good Hope falls 32-0 to Winfield on homecoming night
GOOD HOPE - Good Hope was looking to finally get their first win in the region as they took on Winfield Friday night. It was homecoming for the Raiders, but Winfield quickly jumped on them and ended up shutting out the home team, 32-0.
On...
Pairings set for Cullman County Volleyball Tournament
HANCEVILLE - Pairings are set for the 2016 Cullman County Volleyball Tournament, after coaches gathered for a meeting Wednesday evening at A.J.'s Steakhouse.
Fairview earned the No. 1 seed in the varsity and junior varsity divisions with West Point having the best record among teams...
Area preview- week no. 7
Addison Bulldogs (6-0, 3-0) vs. Decatur Heritage Eagles (4-1, 2-0)
1A, Region 7
Thursday 7 p.m.
West Morgan High School Stadium - Trinity
SERIES: First meeting
LAST WEEK: Addison defeated Vinemont 43-36, Decatur Heritage defeated Shoals Christian 42-22
First place in the region is hanging in the balance with the...
Shootouts, upsets and routs highlight week 6 play
CULLMAN COUNTY - Two high scoring affairs, one upset, two shutouts and two others dominating play took place around The Cullman Tribune/Cullman Sense coverage area for week six of prep football.
Operating the scoreboard at Cold Springs' Cranford Stricklin Stadium and Addison's A.G. Hicks Stadium,...
Cold Springs over Good Hope 42-39 after wild 2nd half
BREMEN - The Good Hope Raiders traveled to Bremen to take on the Cold Springs Eagles Friday in their first meeting since 2005. What a game it turned out to be between the two county rivals as both gave it their all, but in...
Area preview- week no. 6
Cullman Bearcats (2-3) @ Fayette County Tigers (1-3)
John Morgan Brown Stadium - Fayette, Friday 7 p.m.
SERIES: Fayette County leads 3-2
LAST TIME: Cullman won 34-19 in 2015
LAST WEEK: Cullman defeated Fort Payne 34-10, Fayette County was idle.
Bearcats involved in second straight road game. Go from...
West Point undefeated in Cullman County tri-match
WEST POINT - The West Point Lady Warriors were unstoppable Tuesday night as they took down both Good Hope and Vinemont in a sweep of the tri-match action at Jim Boyd Gymnasium.
GOOD HOPE vs. WEST POINT
First on the docket for the Lady Warriors were...
Week 5 Recap: Teams to take a week off from grueling regional play
CULLMAN COUNTY - Next week, all teams in The Cullman Tribune/Cullman Sense coverage area will get away from grueling and intense play of regional games in the Alabama High School Athletic Association.
Some teams may wish they could stay in the regional schedule and keep...
Blue Devils’ passing attack too much for Raiders in shutout 41-0 loss
CORDOVA - The Good Hope Raiders looked to get their first win of the season and in the region at Cordova. Unfortunately, those plans did not go as planned at all as Cordova took control from the opening snap and ended up shutting out...
Area preview- week no. 5
J.B. Pennington Tigers (4-0, 2-0) @ Hanceville Bulldogs (2-2, 1-1)
3A, Region 6
Ray Talley Stadium - Hanceville, Friday 7 p.m.
SERIES: Hanceville leads 32-19-2
LAST TIME: Hanceville defeated J.B. Pennington 39-13 in 2009
LAST WEEK: Hanceville defeated Vinemont 28-22, J.B. Pennington defeated Locust Fork 28-26.
Hanceville welcomes a J.B....
Good Hope finds redemption, defeats Vinemont in shortened game
GOOD HOPE - Monday afternoon was big for Good Hope Middle School. It was the first time they got a crack at Vinemont since they lost the 2015 county championship game to the Eagles in a stunning upset.
Good Hope started the game with an...
Week 4 Recap: Hanceville, Holly Pond, West Point gain critical wins in regional play; Addison still undefeated
CULLMAN COUNTY - Hanceville, Holly Pond and West Point found the formula that was needed on Friday night in must-win situations from regional play in week four of the 2016 area football regular season schedule.
Now that the Bulldogs, Broncos and Warriors are 1-1 in...
Raiders’ comeback falls short in 35-24 loss to Hamilton
GOOD HOPE - This was a big region game for Good Hope as they looked to avoid going 0-3 on the season and 0-2 in the region in their game against Hamilton. But the Bulldogs were just a little too much for the Raiders...
Area preview- week no. 4
Vinemont Eagles (1-1, 0-1) @ Hanceville Bulldogs (1-2, 0-1)
3A, Region 6
Ray Talley Stadium - Hanceville, Friday 7 p.m.
SERIES: Hanceville leads 17-13
LAST TIME: Hanceville defeated Vinemont 26-20 in 2015
LAST WEEK: Vinemont lost to Locust Fork 35-20, Hanceville lost to Fultondale 59-8.
It’s a must-win game for...
Lady Raiders sweep tri-county match
GOOD HOPE- Just two days removed from their first match vs. Holly Pond on their newly minted floor, the Good Hope Raiders suited up once again, this time for a tri-county match with Vinemont and Cold Springs.
GOOD HOPE vs. VINEMONT
Good Hope and Vinemont took...
Good Hope Middle School rolls to easy win; Fairview shuts out Good Hope in JV game
GOOD HOPE - Good Hope Middle School has been flat out dominant during the past 26 regular season games. Make it 27 games after blowing out Fairview 48-20 last night to start out 2-0 under new coach Tim Hudson. Fairview was supposed to get...
Good Hope wins volleyball opener on new gym floor
GOOD HOPE - Having to adjust without the services of All-County middle blocker Kate Kent, the Good Hope Lady Raiders did just that with a new rotation that clicked in winning the home opener Tuesday on a brand new and newly painted hardwood floor...
Ribbon-cutting ceremony christens new floor in Good Hope gymnasium
GOOD HOPE - Excitement filled the air Tuesday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to christen a brand new and newly painted hardwood floor at Good Hope Gymnasium.
The festivities took place 90 minutes before the first volleyball match of the 2016 season was held between...
Amanda Swann named new girls’ basketball coach at Good Hope High
GOOD HOPE - Right before school began, Good Hope girls’ basketball coach Michael Oldacre announced his retirement after 16 seasons with the Lady Raiders, posting 316 victories and three Cullman County championships.
Principal John Hood had options to look at in finding a replacement for...
Week 3 Recap: tough beginning for local teams in start of regional play
CULLMAN - Of the 10 teams The Cullman Tribune/Cullman Sense covers on a regular basis in high school football, only two were able to win on opening night of regional games in the Alabama High School Athletic Association.
The quest to make a run toward...
Good Hope falls 20-0 to Fayette County in 1st area game this season
FAYETTE - Good Hope looked to start out 1-0 in the region tonight. Instead, turnovers and penalties derailed them and they fell 20-0 to the Fayette County Indians.
After starting out slowly on their first series, the Raider defense forced a Chance Stevenson interception, which...
Area preview- week no. 3
Cullman Bearcats (1-1, 0-0) @ Albertville Aggies (2-0, 0-0)
6A, Region 7 opener
McFord Field - Albertville, Friday 7 p.m.
SERIES: Albertville leads 19-16-3
LAST TIME: Cullman defeated Albertville 58-21 in 2011
LAST WEEK: Cullman defeated North Jackson 45-14, Albertville defeated Arab 45-7.
This will be the first regular season...
