Vinemont finishes 3rd in Dizzy Dean state tournament
VINEMONT - Momentum gained by Vinemont in beating Vincent 16-6 in the Dizzy Dean 14-under state tournament was not maintained Sunday evening.
The host of this age group fell in the loser's bracket final to Marbury 13-3. Vinemont completed a two-day assignment at Mike Cupp...
Rogers’ pitching plus timely hits keep Vinemont in Dizzy Dean state tournament
VINEMONT - Clay Rogers was given the assignment to keep the Vinemont 14-under baseball team in contention Saturday afternoon in the Dizzy Dean state tournament at Mike Cupp Field.
After they were sent to the loser's bracket earlier in the day by a 10-2 defeat...
North Alabama Crusaders win USSSA 16-under state title
GOOD HOPE - Six state championships were earned during the weekend in the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Class C Softball State Tournament.
One piece of championship hardware will remain in Cullman. In the oldest age division, the 16-under, the North Alabama Crusaders overcome...
Good Hope Youth Basketball Association annual summer camps start soon
GOOD HOPE - The Good Hope Youth Basketball Association's annual summer camps are happening soon. The camps are open to all youth; they do not have to attend Good Hope to participate. Pre-registration is this Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m.-noon in the Good...
12U Cold Springs Lady Eagles end undefeated season as county champs
CULLMAN - The Cold Springs 12 U Lady Eagles softball team finished an impressive season last night in the county tournament. With a regular season record of 21-0, they went 4-0 in the tournament to clinch the Cullman County Championship against a very competitive...
Yellowhammer Classic Slated for June 10 at Terri Pines
CULLMAN - On Saturday, June 10, Cullman’s Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter, Thomas Jefferson Denney Camp 1442, will host the Yellowhammer Classic Golf Tournament at TP Country Club. The charity tournament will benefit Children’s of Alabama and Cullman Caring for Kids.
The event, scheduled to...
Field of Dreams
CULLMAN - April 4 marked Opening Day for Major League Baseball, and for some very special local athletes, it marked Opening Day of the Miracle League at the Field of Miracles.
“It has been around since 2007 when the Field of Miracles complex was opened...
Miracle League Baseball Ready for Home Runs and Loads of Fun
CULLMAN - On Monday, April 4, Spring Miracle League Baseball will begin another season of giving those with disabilities the opportunity to play a sport.
Miracle League Baseball is managed by the Cullman City Parks and Recreation Department and has been “around for about, well,...
East Elementary Hosts Archery Tournament
Today I was shooting and I realized it was important to take your time. The more you take your time, the more you will hit the bull’s-eye and get good shots.”
Kathleen Davis, third-grade student from Welti Elementary
Photo shows Kathleen Davis.
CULLMAN - On Saturday, Feb....
Eighth Grader Anchors Good Hope Lady Raiders Quarterfinal Win in the Cullman County Tournament
HANCEVILLE – Kelly Pickett might be an eighth grader by the roster, but the starting point guard for the Good Hope Lady Raiders played like a seasoned veteran Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Cullman County Tournament against Hanceville.
With others struggling on offense, Pickett...
Varsity Teams Shine on Tuesday
HANCEVILLE – The West Point Lady Warriors found the basket first, a three-point bucket by Jeri Beasley, but after the Cold Springs Lady Eagles answered with a three of their own from Bailey West, both teams were off to the races. Each squad traded three-point...
Cold Springs Shoots Well to Defeat Fairview In Cullman County Tournament
HANCEVILLE – Knowing a highly anticipated rematch awaited them, the Cold Springs Eagles raise the performance level to an extreme high Monday evening in the quarterfinals of the Cullman County High School Basketball Tournament.
The Eagles shot their way past the Fairview Aggies 72-39 to...
Varsity Teams Hit the Court
HANCEVILLE – The Cullman County Basketball Tournament continued Monday night with varsity action for the first time in the tournament.
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The Holly Pond Lady Broncos took the court as the No. 2 seed to take on the Vinemont Lady Eagles as the No. 7 seed.
Vinemont...
2016 Cullman County Hoops Tournament Gets Underway
HANCEVILLE – Quarterfinal games in the junior varsity and freshmen divisions got the 2016 Cullman County High School Basketball Tournament at Wallace State’s Tom Drake Coliseum off and running Saturday afternoon.
Those who came to the Coliseum early got a chance to see collegiate hoops...
Wallace State men’s basketball coasts past Southern Union; Lady Lions fall late to Lady Bison
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s men’s basketball team collected its second convincing conference victory in three days, coasting to a 73-48 triumph over Southern Union on Thursday night at Tom Drake Coliseum.
Sophomore guard Marcus Barham scored a game-high 15 points, Immanuel King had 14 and...
Wallace State Community College Athletics to Reintroduce Co-ed Tennis Teams in August 2016
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College is reintroducing its men’s and women’s tennis programs beginning with the 2016 fall season, Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics has announced.
Before the tennis programs were discontinued in 2004, they accounted for four of the seven NJCAA national...
Freshman duo lifts Wallace State men’s basketball past Cleveland State
HANCEVILLE – Four Wallace State men finished with double figures, including freshmen Jaylen McCoy and Nubian Spann, and the Lions wrapped up non-conference action Thursday with a 70-51 victory over Cleveland State Community College at Tom Drake Coliseum.
McCoy poured in 15 points behind five...
Wallace State women’s basketball tunes up for ACCC play with convincing win over Columbia State
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s women’s basketball team posted its most dominant effort of the season on Tuesday, rolling past Columbia State 71-45 at Tom Drake Coliseum.
The Lady Lions marched out to a 20-2 cushion at the end of the first quarter and didn’t yield...
Cullman Christian Lions Win First ACEAA State Championship
MILLBROOK — Friday night, the Cullman Christian School Lions defeated Victory Baptist School Eagles in the ACEAA Varsity Football State Championship 54-6.
Some may see the win as revenge for the Lions after they were shutout in last year’s championship game to the Eagles, but...
Eagles Go Down to Defeat in Round One of 2A AHSAA Playoffs
SULLIGENT — An explosive offense by the Sulligent Blue Devils broke open a close AHSAA Class 2A playoff game with the Cold Springs Eagles Thursday night.
The Blue Devils ran off 28 unanswered points in the 2nd quarter and eliminated the Eagles from the postseason...
Prep Teams Getting Ready for 2015 Football Season
CULLMAN – Anticipation of success for prep football teams in Cullman County is at a high atmosphere for the 2015 season.
Three teams last season reached the Alabama High School Athletic Association playoffs. Three teams that had been postseason bound on a regular basis didn't...
Wallace State’s Inaugural Women’s Golf Team Begins First Practices, Preparing for Fall Season
HANCEVILLE – Abbi Yeager was scrolling through Twitter one day and noticed Wallace State was adding a women’s golf team to its athletics programs.
“I knew I had to look into it,” said Yeager, a sophomore and 2014 Fairview graduate. “I’m now fortunate enough and excited...
Cullman Parks and Recreation’s Archery Camp Teaches Children Tips and Tricks
We learned the eleven steps to archery. I like shooting a lot and I usually do pretty good.”
Willa Smith, Archery Camper
CULLMAN – Cullman Parks and Recreation held their first Archery Camp for the summer on June 29, 30, and June 1 for boys and...
Adding Character to the Mix: Castille Character Camp Merges Virtue and Football
CULLMAN – Last Saturday at Heritage Park, Jeremiah Castille led the second day of his annual Character Camp. Castille, who has been the chaplain of the University of Alabama’s football team for 14 years, infuses the football camp that he runs with an emphasis on...
Former Wallace State Student-Athlete Marcus Johnson Recognized by Alabama State Board of Education as Student Success Story
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Community College alumnus Marcus Johnson was celebrated as a community college success story during the April work session of the State of Alabama Board of Education.
Wallace State President Vicki Hawsey Karolewics provided an introduction for Johnson, a former star of the...
A Three-peat takes place for The Holly Pond Lady Broncos
HANCEVILLE – Never before had the Holly Pond Lady Broncos captured three consecutive Cullman County High School basketball championships.
That became reality Saturday night thanks to a 14-7 rally in the fourth quarter with the Lady Broncos getting past Cold Springs 46-42 at Wallace State's...
Wallace State’s baseball family mourns the death of Donald Jones, the longtime voice of the Lions
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State baseball lost one of its biggest fans and family members on Thursday as Donald Jones died at the age of 76 after a long battle with cancer.
Jones served as the Wallace State baseball public address announcer since the late...
Championship Saturday set for Cullman County Tournament
HANCEVILLE – They are no strangers to facing one another in big time games. It will happen Saturday night in the championship of the 2015 Cullman County High School Basketball Tournament.
A pair of No. 1's in their respective classification via the state prep poll...
Holly Pond, Cold Springs girls advance to earn County Title rematch
HANCEVILLE – For the third consecutive year, the Cullman County High School girls' basketball championship will be a battle between Holly Pond and Cold Springs.
That took form Thursday night in which both teams had to fight off slow starts and finish with a flurry...
West Point has a good night at the Cullman County Basketball Tournament
HANCEVILLE – West Point started Tuesday night at the Cullman County basketball tournament with a 61-36 win in the junior varsity over Cold Springs.
It ended by 8:45 p.m. with the Warriors pulling away from Hanceville 74-56.
That enabled the West Point teams to advance into...
Wallace State men edge Southern Union on Mills’ game-winning layup
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State freshman guard Xavier Mills scored the game-winning shot with 9 seconds remaining Sunday afternoon, sending the Lions to a slim 41-39 conference victory over Southern Union and capping a strong day for the basketball teams at Tom Drake Coliseum.
Mills and...
One-sided wins highlight first day of Cullman County Tournament
HANCEVILLE - Winning and winning by a huge margin began the 2015 Cullman County Basketball Tournament at Wallace State's Tom Drake Coliseum Saturday.
With the junior varsity in the spotlight along with one freshman contest, five of the six games were decided by a margin...
Raiders struggle, Lady Raiders cruise
GOOD HOPE - Tyler Yearwood of Fairview showed just how dominating a big man can be inside on Monday night when he scored eight of the Aggies first 17 versus Good Hope. Thanks to the play of Yearwood inside and the great shooting outside...
Wallace State softball’s Brooke Kinsey, Kaitlyn Whitehead sign with Blue Mountain College
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State softball sophomores Brooke Kinsey and Kaitlyn Whitehead signed with the Blue Mountain (Miss.) College Lady Toppers on Monday.
Kinsey, a first baseman from Monticello, Fla., had five homers and 14 RBIs in 44 at bats last season for Wallace State.
“I’m excited...
Technical Foul on Oneonta Coach Saves the Game for Cold Springs Lady Eagles
DANVILLE - Victory for the Cold Springs Lady Eagles in the quarterfinal round of the 7th annual Danville Thanksgiving Tournament Wednesday night got locked up in the final seconds because of a technical foul on Oneonta coach David Elrod.
The Oneonta coach received a technical...
J.B. Pennington Holds Off Hard Charging St. Bernard
CULLMAN – J.B. Pennington claimed two victories on the hardwood this week over St. Bernard. The first was Monday night in Blountsville, with it being rather easy in a 72-28 Tiger runaway.
That was not the same story Friday night at St. Bernard's Fazi-Richard Athletic...
Cold Springs Survives Vinemont Challenge in Home Opener
COLD SPRINGS - Putting up 28 points in the second quarter to break a tie was the determining factor for the Cold Springs Eagles to hold off Vinemont Thursday night 69-63.
In playing for the first time under a newly designed floor at Jesse George...
Cold Springs Basketball Teams Score 68 Points Each to Open the Season in defeating Walker
JASPER - Agreeing to play in front of the student body along with an entertaining pep band, the Cold Springs Eagles never showed signs of either getting the best of them Tuesday afternoon.
The defending Cullman County tournament champion used the play of veterans Josh...
Wallace State baseball has three sophomores ink with four-year institutions during early signing period
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s baseball team recently had three sophomores officially commit to play with four-year institutions during the early signing period.
Sophomore pitcher Chad Smith signed with Ole Miss, infielder Chris Blakey inked with UNA and pitcher Landon Hughes signed with Georgia Southern.
Smith becomes...
Two-time national champion Wallace State softball ready to host USSSA Pride professional team at Heritage Park on Tuesday night
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State softball is ready to be the first ever junior college team to host the USSSA Florida Pride professional team. The Lions, who have won a pair of NJCAA Division I national championships, play the USSSA Pride on Tuesday at 7...
JV GIRLS: Hartselle doubles up West Point, Cold Springs tops Holly Pond in close contest
WEST POINT - In a double dip of junior varsity girls action, Hartselle and West Point tangled in game one and was followed by Cold Springs and Holly Pond.
Both Hartselle and West Point got off to a sluggish start in the first quarter with...
Bearcats Outstandingly Shut Out Russellville for Senior Night Win
CULLMAN - The Cullman Bearcats (5-5) had an explosive victory over the Russellville Tigers (8-2) after a series of losses for the Bearcats. No matter how hard Russellville’s offense tried to move the ball down the field and their defense tried to contain the...
Wallace State’s volleyball team captures 6th consecutive ACCC tournament championship
HANCEVILLE – No conference opponent was able to beat Wallace State’s volleyball team in a single game this season, let alone a match. Nothing changed in the Alabama Community College Conference/District 0 & P tournament.
Top-seeded Wallace State cruised to three convincing victories and earned...
