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Wenonah knocks West Point out of 5A state playoffs, 42-8
BIRMINGHAM - Wenonah capitalized on two West Point turnovers in a span of 1:48 in the second quarter, allowing the Dragons to break open...
Cullman wins 6A cross country sectional; Aggies, Lady Bearcats also qualify for state
The Bearcats posed after their win today in Scottsboro. Photo credit: Cullman High School Principal Kim Hall on Twitter
SCOTTSBORO - The Bearcats claimed the...
Cold Springs, St. Bernard take titles in 1A/2A AHSAA Cross Country sectionals
The Saint Bernard Lady Saints pose after winning the 1A/2A Section 3 meet today in Good Hope. Image credit: Saint Bernard Prep School on...
Area preview- playoffs round 1
Shoals Christian Flame (3-7) @ Addison Bulldogs (10-0)
Class 1A
A.G. Hicks Stadium - Addison
Friday 7 p.m.
SERIES: Addison leads 6-1
LAST WEEK: Addison defeated Winston County 57-28.
Bulldogs...
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...
Intense ending to CCYFA championships, as Cullman Cyclones, Good Hope Raiders and Cullman Bearcats...
WEST POINT - An intense rivalry had an intense ending Saturday evening to conclude the Cullman County Youth Football Association championships at West Point...
Sports Profile: Addison’s volleyball dynasty
BIRMINGHAM - When it comes to Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) volleyball, two Bama schools have dominated the court for more than a...
STATE CHAMPS! Addison claims 4th straight state volleyball title
Image Credit: Mark Almond, AL.com- Click here to see more of Mark's photos on AL.com.
BIRMINGHAM - Addison was taken to the brink Thursday night,...
Addison headed to AHSAA 1A state championship series
BIRMINGHAM - A loss in the North Super Regional volleyball finals to Decatur Heritage got the attention of the Addison Lady Bulldogs.
In their appearance...
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...
Lady Aggies win Elkmont Invitational, Aggies place 2nd; Cold Springs and West Point preparing...
ELKMONT - Fairview ended their regular cross country season on Tuesday in the Elkmont Invitational. The Lady Aggies ran their way to a first-place...
Community leaders and citizens turn out to honor Mayor Townson
Cullman Mayor Max A. Townson and his wife, Kay Townson, at today's reception
CULLMAN - Max Townson has spent the last eight years as mayor...
Week 10 Recap: Half of Cullman County teams qualify for playoffs after final week...
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...
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...
Decatur Heritage upsets Addison in North Super Regional Finals
HUNTSVILLE - For the North Super Regional championship, No. 2 Decatur Heritage got the best of No. 1 ranked Addison Friday night at the...
No place like home: Aggies pull out 21-17 victory
FAIRVIEW - Seniors Logan Brooks and Ragan Ashley made sure the only varsity football game they ever played at Fairview's Dafford Smith Stadium would...
St. Bernard teams win Athens Bible XC Invitational to end regular season
Image: Coach Stephen Calvert, Casey Guthery, Coach William Calvert and Leah Rose Mami
ATHENS - The rain had no effect on the performance of 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...
Addison moves on to semifinals; Holly Pond falls in 5-game opening set
HUNTSVILLE - Addison has qualified for the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) volleyball state tournament next week in Birmingham.
But on Friday, the Lady...
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...
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...
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...
COUNTY CHAMPS! Good Hope’s 38-8 victory gives Raiders 4th middle school title in 5...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Aggies are coming home
FAIRVIEW - After a little more than two long years, the Fairview Aggies are coming home. A state building inspector this morning approved the...
CCBOE Oct. meeting notes
CULLMAN - The Cullman County School Board held their October meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 11, where several items were discussed and approved.
Approved request from...
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...
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...
Former Good Hope standouts enjoying ACCC volleyball life
Photo: Hannah Smith (5), left, plays for Snead State, while Kaylee Maddox (5), right, plays for Wallace State.
HANCEVILLE - They will be friends forever....
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...
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...
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...
J.B. Pennington blanks Vinemont 41-0, clinching 3A, region 6 playoff berth
VINEMONT - J.B. Pennington was able to overcome an ankle injury to senior running back Trey Griffin by putting the football into many different...
Fairview defeats Cold Springs to win county JV volleyball tournament
HANCEVILLE - Fairview got a very good test from Cold Springs in the Cullman County junior varsity volleyball championship Thursday at Lane Horton Gymnasium,...
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...
Crunch time approaches for Cullman County youth football
CULLMAN - Two weeks remain in the 2016 regular season for Cullman County youth football, and playoff hopes are extremely high in each division.
These...
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...
Middle School Bearcats dominate Guntersville to cap off perfect season
CULLMAN - For the second time under current coach Gerald Turner, the Cullman Middle School teams put together an undefeated season of football.
It happened...
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...
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,...
Close finish for 3rd annual Smith Lake Park Bass Fest
Photo: Bruce Holcombe and Gary Holcombe came out on top with 16.98 pounds.
TRIMBLE - After three years in operation, the Smith Lake Park...
Saints’ Guthery takes title in Jesse Owens XC Classic
Photo shows St. Bernard varsity boys' cross country team.
DANVILLE - St. Bernard's Casey Guthery claimed his second straight title at the 18th Annual...
Running game keys West Point to homecoming victory over Fairview
WEST POINT - No one will ever forget what Kobe Smith meant to the West Point football team by setting a single-season county record...
Addison Bulldogs hold off Decatur Heritage 26-21, remain undefeated
TRINITY - Chandler Cookenmaster had a performance Thursday night that he and the Addison Bulldogs will not forget for a very long time.
The senior...
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...
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...
7th and 8th grade Bearcats remain undefeated
CULLMAN - Another assignment, another victory for the Cullman Middle School football teams.
Cullman's seventh grade took care of Arab 24-6 and the eighth graders...
CHS to participate in USA Baseball National High School Baseball Invitational in 2017
CULLMAN - A special meeting of the Cullman City School Board was held Tuesday morning, when Cullman High School was given permission to contract...
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...
Lady Saints and Eagles claim team titles in Kudzu Hills Invitational
BREMEN - A warm Saturday morning greeted more than 1,100 runners in the 12th annual Cold Springs Kudzu Hills Cross Country Invitational.
The humid conditions...
Clements Colts upset Hanceville Bulldogs 10-7
HANCEVILLE - A 70-yard punt return for a touchdown by James Malone right before halftime turned out to be the game winner for the...
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...
7th-grade Bearcats top Oak Park 20-0; 8th-grade Bearcats remain perfect on season
Photo shows the Cullman Middle School marching band at tonight's games.
7th-grade Bearcats top Oak Park 20-0
CULLMAN - Three touchdowns on their first four possessions...
West Point downs St. Bernard in Wednesday afternoon volleyball
CULLMAN - The West Point Lady Warriors volleyball team has found another venue besides Jim Boyd Gymnasium where they enjoy playing.
It's the Fazi-Richard Athletic...
Recognitions highlight city school board meeting
CULLMAN - The Cullman City School Board’s meeting for September took place Tuesday evening in the central office boardroom.
Recognitions were the highlight of the...
Cullman falls in close tri-match battle to Guntersville and Geraldine
CULLMAN - No. 8 ranked Geraldine from Class 3A visited Cullman High School Tuesday for a tri-match with Guntersville and Cullman.
The Lady Bulldogs lost...
Spectacular comeback for St. Bernard vs. Vinemont
VINEMONT - St. Bernard shook off mistakes and watched Ashley Duke put on a serving clinic in the tiebreaker of a 5-game set with...
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...
West Point claims victory in 5th annual St. Bernard volleyball invitational
CULLMAN - West Point played its best volleyball of the season this week. A 9-1 record was capped off by posting six victories on...
Rivals battle it out for supremacy in Fairview XC Invitational
FAIRVIEW - A cross country rivalry between Cold Springs High School and St. Bernard Prep School continued on Saturday in the Fairview Invitational.
Two of...
J.B. Pennington remains undefeated, outscores Hanceville 44-30
HANCEVILLE - J.B. Pennington running back Trey Griffin took matters into his own hands in the fourth quarter when the Hanceville Bulldogs were on...
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...
Lady Bearcats gain a split in tri-match assignment at home
CULLMAN - Cullman had to make adjustments on the floor tonight to accommodate for the absence of sophomore libero Bailey Swann, who was recovering...
St. Bernard Lady Saints earn first victory of the volleyball season
CULLMAN - Victory was very satisfying for the St. Bernard Prep School Lady Saints Tuesday evening.
Playing at the Fazi-Richard Athletic Center for the first...
CRMC Foundation’s 25th Annual Million Dollar Hole-In-One Golf Extravaganza raises $80,000
Photo: CRMC Foundation Executive Director Maria Stanford congratulates Danny Adams, right, who was the winner of the Million Dollar Hole-in-One Shootout. No one actually...
Week 4 Recap: Hanceville, Holly Pond, West Point gain critical wins in regional play;...
CULLMAN COUNTY - Hanceville, Holly Pond and West Point found the formula that was needed on Friday night in must-win situations from regional play...
70 anglers hit Smith Lake for 3rd annual Fishing for a Cure 4ALS Tournament...
TRIMBLE - Thirty-five boats took to Smith Lake Saturday for the third annual Fishing for a Cure 4ALS Tournament. Conditions at sunrise were cloudy,...
Hanceville pulls out a thriller over Vinemont, 28-22
HANCEVILLE - Making plays on both sides of the football in the fourth quarter was the key to carry the Hanceville Bulldogs to a...
CCBOE members recognized for academic achievements
CULLMAN - Members of the Cullman County Board of Education were recognized and honored at the regular board meeting Thursday evening.
All board members participate...
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...
Cullman romps past North Jefferson
CULLMAN - Cullman's seventh- and eighth-grade football teams were superior on the turf at Oliver Woodard Stadium Thursday night.
The two squads dominated North Jefferson...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Cullman varsity, Arab junior high winners at Bearcat 2-mile run
Photo: Cullman High School Varsity Girls and Boys
CULLMAN - Oliver Woodard Stadium took on a different look than normal Saturday morning with the Cullman...
Wild 4th quarter propels Locust Fork by Vinemont 35-20
VINEMONT - It was a wild fourth quarter in the 3A, Region 6 opener between undefeated Locust Fork and unbeaten Vinemont Friday evening at...
Corner rallies to take tri-match from St. Bernard, West Point
WEST POINT - Corner found a way to rally from deficits in both of their assignments in the volleyball tri-match at West Point Thursday,...
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...
Fairview has good day at Brooks XC invitational
FLORENCE - A busy week for Fairview High School on the cross country course started Tuesday with the Aggies claiming first place and the...
CCBOE calls special meeting, suspends employee for 10 days
CULLMAN - In a special called meeting of the Cullman County School Board Tuesday afternoon, the lead topic was the recommendation by Superintendent Shane...
Good Hope claims 28-0 win over Holly Pond in season opener
Good Hope Middle School football team photo courtesy of Good Hope Middle School on Facebook
GOOD HOPE - No one has been able to take...
St. Bernard teams victorious in Twilight Classic
MONTEVALLO - St. Bernard Prep School took its cross country teams to the University of Montevallo Early Bird Twilight Classic on Friday evening, and...
Week 2 recap: dominating the game and the scoreboard
CULLMAN COUNTY - Winning by large margins and domination on the field plus the scoreboard were the trends for area prep football in the...
Cold Springs boys and girls finish 2nd in Pepsi Cross Country Invitational
MOULTON - Expected to challenge from the start of the cross country season, the Cold Springs Eagles did just that Saturday morning in the...
Addison Bulldogs superior in 2nd half, down Hanceville 46-20
HANCEVILLE - For the first half, the Hanceville Bulldogs went toe to toe with the Addison Bulldogs in coach Craig Flanigan's debut at Ray...
Emotional day for Vinemont volleyball as Hughes welcomed home and Cotton remembered
VINEMONT - Emotions were high Thursday as Vinemont High School opened the volleyball season, hosting St. Bernard Prep School. The game marked the debut...
Cold Springs, Fairview preparing for cross country season
CULLMAN COUNTY - Setting the tone for success in recent years in the sport of cross country have been Cold Springs and Fairview.
The Eagles...
Area preview- week no. 2
Photo from last week's Holly Pond vs. Coosa Christian game.
Vinemont Eagles (0-0) @ Good Hope Raiders (0-0)
James Shabel Stadium - Good Hope
Thursday, 7 p.m.
LAST...
Hartselle downs Cullman 28-3
CULLMAN - Three days after the Hartselle varsity defeated Cullman 27-17 at J.P. Cain Stadium, the Tigers' junior varsity came to Oliver Woodard Stadium...
Week 1 highlights: the thrill of victory; the agony of defeat
CULLMAN - Legendary ABC sportscaster Jim McCay described the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat during the program "Wide World of Sports,"...
Wet, but fun, weekend for Cullman County Youth Football jamboree
Photo: Good Hope Outlaws Youth Football
CULLMAN - Wet weather has done what it can to interfere with local sporting events this summer. On the...
Hamilton pulls off late upset over West Point
WEST POINT - A potential victory turned into a heartbreaking defeat for the West Point Warriors in the season opener Friday evening with the...
City School Board holds meeting 2 days before public forum
Photo: Vicki Miller, a fifth-grade science teacher at West Elementary School, was recognized by the board as one of three Alabama finalists for the...
Preview: Area prep football, week No. 1
Photo: 2016 Holly Pond Broncos varsity football team, coaches and cheerleaders
Cullman Bearcats @ Hartselle Tigers
J.P. Cain Stadium - Hartselle 7 p.m.
SERIES: Tied 45-45-4
LAST MEETING:...
Prep volleyball season coming soon
Photo: 2016 West Point Lady Warriors varsity volleyball team
CULLMAN - A lot of changes will be seen when the 2016 local high school volleyball...
