Wallace State softball keeps pace atop ACCC North standings with sweep of Southern Union
Photo: Wallace State sophomore Olivia Royal (14) is obstructed by Southern Union shortstop Carly Alderman as Royal attempts a steal in the second game of their doubleheader on Tuesday night.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s softball team swept Southern Union at Bobby McCracken Stadium on Tuesday...
Wallace State baseball splits doubleheader against Snead State, remaining at top of ACCC North standings
Photo: Wallace State shortstop Johnny Sklopan loads up to record an out at first in the Lions’ game against Snead State.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State baseball continues its weekend series against Snead State in Boaz on Sunday after splitting a doubleheader against the Parsons at...
Wallace State’s men’s golf team finishes 3rd at Glen Lakes Invitational
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s men’s golf team finished third Tuesday at the Glen Lakes Invitational in Foley, shooting a 13-over par 877.
The Lions have finished third in three of their last four tournaments this spring, sandwiched around a runner-up finish at the Stonebridge Invitational...
Wallace State softball sweeps Gadsden State, extending ACCC winning streak to 10 games
Photo: Wallace State third baseman Taylor Beshears throws across the diamond to record an out as pitcher Brittany Ledbetter looks on in the first game Wednesday.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s softball team continued its perfect run through the conference on Wednesday, sweeping Gadsden State at...
Wallace State baseball sweeps Calhoun in 4-game set; WSCC softball remains perfect in ACCC play
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s baseball team opened Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) play in impressive fashion, sweeping Calhoun in a four-game series over the weekend.
The Lions (19-9, 4-0 ACCC) won a pair of games in Decatur last Thursday and capped the sweep with two...
Wallace State baseball splits DH with Northeast Mississippi; WSCC softball extends winning streak to 11
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s baseball team split a doubleheader with Northeast Mississippi Community College at James C. Bailey Stadium on Wednesday, winning the nightcap 4-1. The Lions (14-9) dropped the opener 7-2 in a pair of seven-inning games.
With the first conference series looming next...
No. 12 Wallace State softball extends winning streak to 9 games; WSCC baseball and golf updates
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s 12th-ranked softball team is on a roll. The Lady Lions swept Lansing (Michigan) College in a doubleheader in their home opener on Sunday, winning 3-0 and 10-2.
Wallace State (15-15) has won nine consecutive games after a slow start to the...
Wallace State Lady Lions’ postseason surge ends in ACCC/Region 22 title game
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s women’s basketball postseason surge ended in the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/Region 22 title game on Friday, falling to top-seeded Shelton State 88-41 at Tom Drake Coliseum.
Shelton State, the 5th-ranked team in the nation, won its 18th straight game behind...
Light lifts Wallace State baseball in DH split with Columbia State
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State freshman pitcher Braxton Light struck out nine Columbia State batters, including five looking, in five innings Wednesday night, propelling the Lions to a 6-2 victory and doubleheader split at James C. Bailey Stadium.
Light, a righty from Southside-Gadsden, was dominant from...
No. 19 Wallace State men race past Alabama Southern in ACCC Tournament quarterfinals
HANCEVILLE - Four Wallace State players finished with double figures, and the top-seeded Lions overcame a slow start in a 77-60 victory over Alabama Southern in the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/Region 22 quarterfinals Wednesday afternoon at Tom Drake Coliseum.
Wallace State, ranked 19th nationally...
Wallace State hosting the women’s and men’s Alabama Community College Conference/NJCAA Region XXII tournaments on March 1-4
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Community College is set to host the women’s and men’s Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/NJCAA Region XXII tournaments at Tom Drake Coliseum on March 1-4.
The ACCC postseason began over the weekend with first-round games played at host sites in both...
No. 15 Wallace State men’s basketball has won multiple ways as ACCC regular season champs
This team has been a lot of fun to coach. We have a lot of enjoyable guys to be around, and they’ve taken pride in being the best they can be since the first day of practice."
Coach John Meeks
Photo shows sophomore Immanuel King.
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No. 12 WSCC softball has perfect weekend in Gulf Shores; WSCC baseball wins three games in Mississippi
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s 12th-ranked softball team was perfect at the Sun Chief Classic tournament over the weekend, reeling off five victories in Gulf Shores.
The Lady Lions (13-15) collected wins over Georgia Highlands, Walters State, Baton Rouge Community College, 8th-ranked Chattanooga State and Pearl...
WSCC softball finishes strong on Texas road trip; WSCC men’s golf places 3rd at Faulkner State Invitational
Photo: Wallace State freshman Maison Goodwin is congratulated by his teammates after his walk-off RBI against Wabash Valley in the series opener.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s softball team wrapped up a nine-game swing through Texas on Monday, winning three of their final four games.
The Lady...
No. 17 Wallace State men outlast No. 16 Marion Military Institute in battle of nationally-ranked teams
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s men’s basketball outlasted Marion Military Institute in their nationally-ranked showdown Thursday night, gutting out a 49-46 victory at Tom Drake Coliseum.
Marcus Barham scored 14 points and Xavier Mills added 11 for the 17th-ranked Lions, who avenged their lone conference loss...
Marion Military Institute & Wallace State’s men’s programs set for nationally-ranked showdown on Thursday
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State men’s basketball coach John Meeks has led the Lions to a pair of Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) titles and subsequent national tournament appearances, yet he perceives Thursday night’s ACCC North Division showdown with Marion Military Institute as one of...
Wallace State baseball wins weekend series against Volunteer State
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s baseball team prevailed in its weekend series against Volunteer State, winning three games at James C. Bailey Stadium.
The Lions (3-2) swept a pair of games on Saturday, winning 2-1 and 7-4, and split the final two games on Sunday, earning...
Wallace State baseball drops season opener; WSCC basketball teams record ACCC road sweep
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s baseball team lost its season opener Friday, falling to Motlow (Tennessee) State, 4-2, at James C. Bailey Stadium.
Wallace State freshman Cole Collins was 2 for 4 in his collegiate debut, scoring a run in the first inning for the Lions.
Wallace...
Wallace State baseball opens 2016 season Friday, featuring experienced roster
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State baseball was a win shy last season of claiming its first conference title since 2006, finishing as the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) runner-up for the second time in four years.
Coach Randy Putman and the Lions hope last season’s late...
No. 12 WSCC softball collects three wins over weekend; 2nd WSCC Sports Hall of Fame class inducted
Pictured are, from left, Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics, Johnny Thornton (WSCC contributor), Cindy Mallard (athlete), Larry Slater (coach), Buddy Jones, WSCC golf coach Dan York and WSCC Vice President Dr. Tomesa Smith.
Buddy Jones accepted the award on behalf of his son, Trey...
Wallace State basketball teams sweep Snead State as college inducts second HOF class
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s basketball teams capped a memorable Sunday at Tom Drake Coliseum with a sweep of Snead State.
Playing in front of one of the largest crowds in recent Wallace State basketball history, the Lady Lions earned an impressive 77-67 victory in the...
Wallace State Basketball Teams Sweep Lawson State in Conference Doubleheader
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s basketball teams completed a sweep over conference foe Lawson State at Tom Drake Coliseum on Thursday night.
The Wallace State Lady Lions opened the doubleheader with their first conference win of season, rolling past the Lady Cougars 60-40.
Wallace State’s men followed with a...
Wallace State softball, ranked 12th in NJCAA preseason poll, opens 2016 season Friday
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s softball team opens the 2016 season on Friday, ranked 12th in the country and with their sights ultimately set on earning their 10th Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) title and contending nationally.
The Lady Lions, who return 11 sophomores this season,...
Clint Watson, a Cullman grad, becomes first Wallace State men’s tennis signee
Clint Watson, center, recently became the first Wallace State men’s tennis recruit to sign a letter of intent. Watson was a premier tennis player at Cullman, winning a state title as early as eighth grade. He is joined by his parents Art, far left,...
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 Lady Lions outlast Chattahoochee Valley behind new-look starting lineup
HANCEVILLE – A new-look starting lineup yielded profitable results for the Wallace State Lady Lions in a 72-66 victory over Chattahoochee Valley Community College at Tom Drake Coliseum on Saturday.
Sophomore guard Hannah Vest, who nailed five 3-pointers, finished with 18 points for Wallace State,...
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...
Cullman County Basketball Tournament Set to Start Saturday
HANCEVILLE - A prize event in Cullman County High School athletics is ready to go for its latest edition.
The 2016 Cullman County Basketball Tournament begins this Saturday at Wallace State’s Tom Drake Coliseum. This has been the site for the tournament since 1993, making...
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...
Barham’s career night propels Wallace State men in conference opener; Lady Lions fall to Gadsden State
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State men’s sophomore guard Marcus Barham registered a career-high 30 points and the Lions rolled to a 79-62 triumph over Gadsden State in their conference opener Tuesday night.
Barham entered the game as Wallace State’s leading scorer and more than doubled his...
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...
WSCC’s Coach John Meeks Lands 100th Career Victory; Lady Lions Lose to West Alabama in Exhibition Game
HANCEVILLE — Wallace State men’s basketball coach John Meeks earned his 100th career victory with the Lions over the weekend.
Meeks’ milestone victory came in a 71-61 triumph over Brunswick Community College in the Roger Taylor Classic at Louisburg, N.C.
The 32-year-old Meeks, a North Carolina...
