Tag: Prep Basketball
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs splits season openers against Cordova
BREMEN, Ala. -- Basketball season is underway at Cold Springs High School and the Eagles and Lady Eagles were both home at Jesse George...
PREP BASKETBALL: Holly Pond takes season opener over Fairview 80-63, Lady...
HOLLY POND, Ala. -- Holly Pond hosted its home opener against Fairview Thursday night and the Broncos split their varsity matchups with the Aggies....
PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville opens season with 75-30 win over Asbury, Lady...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville Bulldogs tipped off their season against Asbury at Lane Horton Gymnasium Tuesday night and got things started with an...
‘We want to win, and we want to put a number...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- The Hanceville Lady Bulldogs finished with a 6-18 record last season in and junior Kate Sterling plans to bring all she...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cullman tips off season with 90-37 win over Calera,...
CULLMAN, Ala. – The defending 6A state champion Cullman Bearcats tipped off their season at home in Bearcat Arena Monday night and they’re off...
PREP BASKETBALL: East Lawrence comes from behind to top Vinemont 41-39
VINEMONT, Ala. – This year’s Vinemont Tip-Off Classic concluded with Vinemont facing off against East Lawrence. The Lady Eagles held a lead late in...
PREP BASKETBALL: Vinemont tops Elkmont 64-61, Hanceville falls to East Lawrence...
VINEMONT, Ala. – The first of this year’s varsity basketball action got started at Vinemont High School Thursday night with this year’s Vinemont Tip-Off...
‘I’ve loved growing with this group of girls’: Vinemont’s Carley Stephens...
VINEMONT, Ala. – Last season was a huge step in the right direction for the Vinemont Lady Eagles basketball team as they reached double-digits...
‘I love the team we have’: Good Hope’s Rudi Derrick ready...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- The Good Hope Lady Raiders are coming off yet another amazing season. they finished 31-4, won the county and area...
PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville’s Bellmon stepping down as Lady Bulldogs Head Coach
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – After serving the past two seasons on the sidelines for the Hanceville Lady Bulldogs, Head Coach Tim Bellmon is stepping down....
‘Put in the work’: Cold Springs’ Ella Bruer looking forward to...
BREMEN, Ala. -- The summer play-day games for local basketball teams have come to an end and the Cold Springs Lady Eagles finished off...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders, Lady Raiders host summer games at Good Hope
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Good Hope's varsity boys and girls each played in a pair of summer play-day games Tuesday at Good Hope High School. The...
PREP BASKETBALL: Jonathan Hayes returns to lead CHS varsity girls basketball
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Cullman High School is turning to a proven commodity with the hire for the new varsity girls basketball coach.Former coach Jonathan...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cullman’s Gambrill, Good Hope’s Maddox earn 1st Team All-State...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) officially released this year’s All-State teams Sunday morning, and the list was crowded with local...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cullman’s Stuedeman named 6A Coach of the Year
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Bearcats collected a lot of hardware throughout this past season on the hardwood, but they aren’t quite done yet. The...
PREP BASKETBALL: STATE CHAMPS! Cullman claims 1st state title in school...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – “There’s no other way to describe it except as a dream come true.”
Bearcat Forward Max Gambrill was nearly speechless following Cullman’s...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats set to battle Huffman for 6A State title
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The story of this year’s Cullman Bearcats is one that will be remembered in this community forever, but the final chapter...
PREP BASKETBALL: ‘This is the stuff we dream about’, Cullman advances...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the first time in nearly a century, the Cullman Bearcats were competing in the Final 4 of AHSAA State Basketball...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats ready for Final 4 clash with Park Crossing
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – This season on the hardwood has been one for the history books at Cullman High School. The Bearcats (27-3) are headed...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cullman’s Winfrey signs with Wallace State
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman High School’s Tillman Hall was packed with friends, family, teammates and coaches Thursday afternoon to help a Bearcat standout celebrate...
PREP BASKETBALL: No. 2 Good Hope falls to No. 1 Deshler...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Good Hope Lady Raiders were back in the Northwest Regional Championship Game Wednesday for the second straight season, looking to...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cullman pulls away to top Scottsboro 75-58 and advance...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – It’s been nearly a century since their last trip, but after pulling away to beat Scottsboro 75-58 in Tuesday’s Northwest Regional...
PREP BASKETBALL: Meek falls to No. 4 Covenant Christian in NW...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – After falling in the Sub-Regional last season, the Meek Tigers have played their way back to the Northwest Regional and they...
PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope slides past Rogers 48-42 to advance to...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Good Hope Lady Raiders are back at the Northwest Regional once again and in their opening matchup Saturday, they faced...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison’s postseason run ends with 43-33 loss to Hatton
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – For the first time in 15 years, the Addison Lady Bulldogs were competing at the Northwest Regional Friday night. Addison faced...
PREP BASKETBALL: ‘Cats rally to top Hazel Green 57-48, advance to...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Cullman Bearcats were back in action Friday afternoon at Tom Drake Coliseum, battling Hazel Green for a spot in the...
PREP BASKETBALL: 4 local teams preparing for Northwest Regional
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Regional stage of the basketball postseason is upon us, and we have four local squads still in the hunt for...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs falls to Aliceville in Sub-Regional 53-50
BREMEN, Ala. – After topping Addison to take the area title last week, the Cold Springs Eagles were back home Tuesday night to host...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cullman punches ticket to NW Regional with 68-50 win...
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Bearcats were back on their home court for the final time this season Tuesday night, hosting the Cougars of...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison handles Aliceville 47-35 to advance to NW Regional...
ADDISON, Ala. – The Addison Lady Bulldogs were back home to host the Sub-Regional round Monday night and they collected a 47-35 win over...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders top Haleyville 69-33 in Sub-Regional to advance...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The postseason is heating up for high school basketball all across the state and one of Monday night’s 4A Sub-Regional...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders fall in area finals at Oneonta 73-60
ONEONTA, Ala. – The red-hot Good Hope Raiders made the trip over to Oneonta for an area championship battle with the Redskins Friday night...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs tops Addison 62-40 to capture area championship
BREMEN, Ala. – The Cold Springs Eagles clashed with the Addison Bulldogs at Jesse George Gymnasium Friday night and the hometown Eagles were able...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats fend off Hartselle 64-48 to win area title
CULLMAN, Ala. – After defeating Decatur Tuesday night, the Bearcats returned home Friday night to host the Hartselle Tigers in this year’s 6A, Area...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison topples Winston County 60-45 to capture area championship
DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. – The Addison Lady Bulldogs made the trip to Winston County High School Thursday night to face the Lady Yellow Jackets...
PREP BASKETBALL: West Point falls to Lawrence County in area title...
WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point Lady Warriors were home at Jim Boyd Gymnasium for this year’s 5A, Area 15 Championship Game and...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders race past Oneonta 67-37 to claim back...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – After eliminating Hanceville in the opening round Monday night, the Good Hope Lady Raiders were back on their home court...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison edges Falkville 42-41, advances to area finals for...
BREMEN, Ala. – The Addison Bulldogs made the trip to Bremen to tip off the 2A, Area 13 Tournament at Cold Springs High School...
PREP BASKETBALL: Big 4th quarter lifts Russellville over West Point 58-45
WEST POINT, Ala. – West Point hosted the Golden Tigers of Russellville for the opening round of the 5A, Area 15 Tournament Tuesday night...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats down Decatur 66-35 to advance to area championship
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Bearcats returned to their home court Tuesday night to host this year’s 6A, Area 14 Tournament and after a...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders dominate Hanceville 63-14, advance to area finals
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- The Good Hope Lady Raiders tipped off the Class 4A, Area 11 tournament at home against Hanceville Monday night and...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison advances to area finals with 44-16 win over...
DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. -- Addison traveled to Double Springs to take on the Cold Springs Lady Eagles in the first round of its area...
PREP BASKETBALL: Fairview Aggies, Lady Aggies handle Brewer to advance to...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Both the Aggies and Lady Aggies of Fairview tipped off their area tournaments on their home court at Joe Shults Gymnasium...
PREP BASKETBALL: Area tournaments tipping off Monday
CULLMAN, Ala. – With the regular season finally in the books, its time for postseason basketball and this week will be packed with area...
PREP BASKETBALL: No. 9 Cullman collects 85-63 senior night win over...
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Bearcats were back home Friday night for their regular season finale against Gardendale and after celebrating senior night, the...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs sweeps regular season finale against Hanceville
BREMEN, Ala. – The Cold Springs Eagles and Lady Eagles were back home at Jesse George Gymnasium Thursday night and both teams collected wins...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison downs 4A Dora at home 60-53
ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted the 4A Dora Bulldogs on a rainy night at Allen Stephenson Gym and came away with a hard fought,...
PREP BASKETBALL: No. 7 Cullman pulls away from Austin 64-38, Lady...
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Bearcats and Lady Bearcats were back on their home court Tuesday night, hosting a pair of matchups against Austin...
PREP BASKETBALL: No. 2 Good Hope bests No. 6 Priceville 58-41,...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – After collecting a pair of County Championships over the weekend, Good Hope returned home Monday night to host a pair...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison handles Elkmont at home 55-41
ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted the 3A Elkmont Red Devils at Allen Stephenson Gym and came away with a solid 55-41 win. Addison improves...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bulldogs come from behind to topple No. 4 Decatur...
ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted two very good basketball teams from Decatur Heritage Christian Academy at Allen Stephenson Gym Thursday night and came away...
COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Warriors hold off Fairview 55-44, advance to JV Boys...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Several local teams were back at Wallace State’s Tom Drake Coliseum Tuesday night to resume this year’s Cullman County Tournament and...
COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Good Hope takes 66-63 thriller over West Point to...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The first of this year’s varsity boys county tournament matchups tipped off at Tom Drake Coliseum Monday night and it was...
COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Lady Warriors pull away to top Vinemont 52-28 &...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The West Point Lady Warriors and Vinemont Lady Eagles tipped off varsity girls’ competition at this year’s Cullman County Basketball Tournament...
COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Good Hope races past Vinemont 53-20 to advance to...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Cullman County Tournament action resumed at Tom Drake Coliseum Monday night with a battle in the JV Boys Bracket. The top-seeded...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison tops Meek 53-41 to capture back to back...
ARLEY, Ala. -- Meek High School hosted the Winston County Championship games Saturday night and Addison High was lucky enough to be in both...
COUNTY TOURNAMENT: 4 JV matchups tip things off on day 1
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Basketball Tournament is upon us, and the action tipped off with four junior varsity battles at Wallace...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders rally to top Cold Springs 51-46, Lady Raiders...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Friday night was homecoming at Good Hope High School and both the Raiders and Lady Raiders were in action on...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison tops Meek 64-23 to advance to county championship...
ARLEY, Ala. -- The Addison Lady Bulldogs took on the hosting Meek Lady Tigers in the first round of the Winston County Basketball Tournament...
PREP BASKETBALL: Holly Pond edges Fairview 52-49, Lady Aggies top Lady...
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The Holly Pond Broncos clashed with the Fairview Aggies at Felton Easterwood Gymnasium Thursday night and the county squads split...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison opens County Tournament with 63-37 win over Lynn
ARLEY, Ala. -- Addison opened the Men's side of the Winston County Tournament Bracket at Meek High School Thursday night with a game against...
PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope handles Hanceville 75-39, Lady Raiders down Lady...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders and Lady Raiders made the trip over to Hanceville’s Lane Horton Gymnasium Thursday night for a pair...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs picks up senior night wins over Vinemont
BREMEN, Ala. – The Cold Springs Eagles hosted the Eagles of Vinemont at Jesse George Gymnasium Tuesday night and on top of celebrating senior...
PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope, Lady Bearcats collect wins at MLK Classic
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Several local squads were in the field competing at this year’ MLK Day Classic at Wallace State’s Tom Drake Coliseum early...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison dominates county matchups against Lynn
ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted their county rivals the Lynn Bears in what could have been trap games for both teams. Both the men's and...
PREP BASKETBALL: Wheeler’s late free throws lift Warriors over Tigers 66-64,...
WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point Warriors and Lady Warriors were back home at Jim Boyd Gymnasium for a pair of huge area...
PREP BASKETBALL: No. 2 Good Hope downs Oneonta 53-39 to clinch...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Both of the Good Hope varsity squads were on their home court at D.E. Ryan Gymnasium Friday night, and both...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison topples No. 4 Winston County 54-48, Bulldogs down...
DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. – Addison traveled to take on their arch-rival county foes, the Winston County Yellow Jackets Thursday night and came away with...
PREP BASKETBALL: Broncos, Lady Broncos split home matchups with Locust Fork
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The Holly Pond Broncos and Lady Broncos hit the court at Felton Easterwood Gymnasium Thursday night to host a pair...
PREP BASKETBALL: Brackets set for 2022 Cullman County Tournament
CULLMAN, Ala. – We’re a couple weeks into the new year and that means it’s almost time to tip off this year’s Cullman County...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison splits tight area battles against Falkville
ADDISON, Ala. – After collecting a pair of road wins over Lynn Saturday, the Addison Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs returned home Tuesday night for...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cullman bounces back with area wins over Decatur
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Bearcats and Lady Bearcats returned home Tuesday night after their trip to Hartselle over the weekend and bounced back with...
PREP BASKETBALL: Vinemont splits county matchups against Fairview
VINEMONT, Ala. -- Fairview made the short trip over to Vinemont Saturday night to face off against the Lady Eagles and Eagles in a...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats, Lady Bearcats fall in area matchups at Hartselle
HARTSELLE, Ala. – The Cullman Bearcats made the quick trip North to face Hartselle Saturday night but unfortunately for the traveling black and gold...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs sweeps area matchups with Falkville
BREMEN, Ala. – Cold Springs hosted a pair of big area showdowns against Falkville Friday night and both Eagles squads earned hard-fought wins. The...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bulldogs fend off Raider rally to earn 66-60 win,...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Hanceville Bulldogs made the short trip over to Good Hope High School Friday night for a pair of varsity...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders down Fairview 37-32, Aggies topple Good Hope...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders and Lady Raiders traveled to Fairview for a pair of varsity matchups Tuesday night but only one...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison Bulldogs, Lady Bulldogs earn wins at Cold Springs
BREMEN, Ala. – Addison traveled to Jesse George Gymnasium to take on area foe Cold Springs Tuesday night and both Bulldogs teams left with...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats blow past Trojans in area opener 72-43, Lady...
CULLMAN, Ala. – For the first time of the new year, the Bearcats and Lady Bearcats were back home to take on Muscle Shoals...
PREP BASKETBALL: West Point splits varsity matchups with Priceville
WEST POINT, Ala. – West Point returned home to Jim Boyd Gymnasium Monday for to host their first varsity matchups of the new year...
PREP BASKETBALL: West Point falls short against Priceville in Christmas Tournament...
WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point Warriors were back home at Jim Boyd Gymnasium to compete in their Christmas Tournament Championship Game Wednesday...
PREP BASKETBALL: Warriors down Falkville 59-55, advance to Christmas Tournament finals
WEST POINT, Ala. -- After defeating Hatton in the opening round of the West Point Christmas Tournament Monday night, the Warriors faced Falkville Tuesday night with...
PREP BASKETBALL: No. 4 Hanceville falls to Gardendale 80-69
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville Bulldogs were home at Lane Horton Gymnasium to host Gardendale Tuesday night but unfortunately for the home crowd, the...
PREP BASKETBALL: Warriors rally in 2nd half to top Hatton 62-49,...
WEST POINT, Ala. – This year’s West Point Christmas Tournament tipped off at West Point High School Monday afternoon and a pair of local...
PREP BASKETBALL: Midseason records and local milestones update
CULLMAN, Ala. -- We are almost two months into the 2021-2022 basketball season and a lot of local teams have gotten off to strong...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs collects varsity wins over Jasper
BREMEN, Ala. – The Eagles and Lady Eagles returned home to Jesse George Gymnasium to host a pair of varsity matchups against Jasper Thursday...
Good Hope falls to Demopolis in Wallace State Christmas Classic
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- The Good Hope Raiders were back in action at Tom Drake Coliseum Wednesday afternoon as they took on the Demopolis Tigers in the...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders, Lady Raiders take county matchups over West Point
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The West Point Warriors and Lady Warriors traveled to Good Hope for a pair of county matchups Tuesday night, but...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats down Demopolis 54-33; improve to 12-0
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Cullman Bearcats hit the floor at Tom Drake Coliseum Tuesday afternoon to compete in this year’s Wallace State Christmas Classic...
PREP BASKETBALL: West Point sweeps varsity matchups with Vinemont
WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point hosted Vinemont in a pair of county games Monday night and both Warriors teams were able to pick...
PREP BASKETBALL: Aggies, Lady Aggies earn county wins at Cold Springs
BREMEN, Ala. – The Aggies and Lady Aggies of Fairview made the trip to Bremen for a pair of varsity matchups with Cold Springs...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Warriors best Lawrence County 66-47 in area opener
WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point Lady Warriors returned home to Jim Boyd Gymnasium Thursday night to open area play against Lawrence County...
PREP BASKETBALL: No. 6 Hanceville downs Oneonta 64-62 in OT, Lady...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville Bulldogs returned home to Lane Horton Gymnasium Tuesday night for a pair of big area matchups against Oneonta and...
PREP BASKETBALL: No. 9 Cullman handles Carver Birmingham 65-42 to remain...
CULLMAN, Ala. – The ninth-ranked Cullman Bearcats returned home to host Carver Birmingham at Cullman High School Tuesday night and the ‘Cats built a...
PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope collects big road wins at Holly Pond
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Good Hope hit the road to take on Holly Pond in some Monday night hoops action and both the Raiders...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison splits varsity matchups against Danville
ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted the 3A Danville Hawks for a pair of varsity games at Allen Stephenson Gym on Monday night and came away with...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Warriors edge Fairview 45-44 in 2OT, Aggies pull...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The West Point Warriors and Lady Warriors traveled to Fairview for a pair of varsity matchups Friday night and both games...
PREP BASKETBALL: Vinemont rallies to top East Lawrence 54-50 in OT,...
VINEMONT, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles and Lady Eagles hosted East Lawrence for a pair of area matchups Friday night and the Lady Eagles...
PREP BASKETBALL: 5 local squads ranked in 1st ASWA poll
CULLMAN, Ala. – This season’s first Alabama Sports Writers Association poll is out, and five local teams earned a spot in the rankings. On...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Aggies top Guntersville 49-48 in OT, Aggies fall...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- Fairview tipped off area play at home Tuesday night as they hosted Guntersville in a pair of huge games. In a classic back-and-forth...