Tag: Sports
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison narrowly falls at Midfield 30-28
MIDFIELD, Ala. -- The number 7 ranked 2A Addison Bulldogs traveled to Midfield to take on the Patriots in what turned out to be...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope handles Haleyville 48-20 on the road
HALEYVILLE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders made the trip over to Haleyville for a regional matchup Friday night and their high-powered offense led...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies cruise to 42-19 region win at Douglas
DOUGLAS, Ala. -- On a cool, crisp September night Fairview wasted no time putting points on the board and collecting a 42-19 region win...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont collects 30-28 region win at Carbon Hill
CARBON HILL, Ala. -- The Vinemont Eagles traveled to Walker County to take on the Carbon Hill in a region matchup and defeated the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek edges South Lamar on the road 32-26
MILLPORT, Ala. – The Meek Tigers were back on the road Friday night for another regional showdown and this time it was against the...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point drops region tilt at Boaz 49-7
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- With their football field getting their new turf put in, the Boaz Pirates hosted the West Point Warriors at Jacksonville State...
PREP FOOTBALL: Holly Pond falls at J.B. Pennington 49-6
BLOUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Holly Pond made the trip to Blountsville for a region showdown with J.B. Pennington but unfortunately for the Bronco fans in...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab shuts out Scottsboro 35-0 at home
ARAB, Ala. -- After picking up a road win in their region opener against Fort Payne last Friday, Arab looked to make it 2-0...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats blast Bucks 35-0 on the road
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Bearcats hit the road for another regional clash Friday night and came home with a comfortable, 35-0 win over Buckhorn...
PREP FOOTBALL: Hanceville drops region game to Dora 28-0
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville Bulldogs returned home to Ray Talley Stadium Friday night to take on another region foe and unfortunately for the...
PREP SWIMMING: Cullman girls, boys finish 1st at Triple Dual Meet
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman High School’s Swim Team kicked off its season at home Thursday night against North League rivals Athens, Westminster Christian, Hartselle,...
Stamps, Ellis named ACCC Runners of Week; WSCC cross country travels...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s cross country teams compete at Huntingdon College on Saturday after each finished 7th respectively in the 16th annual Foothills Invitational hosted by Jacksonville...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams preparing for road trips in week 3
CULLMAN, Ala. – High school football season is well underway at this point and teams across the state are starting to find their identity....
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Vinemont sweeps area match against East Lawrence
VINEMONT, Ala. -- After splitting their matchups with Colbert Heights and Falkville last Thursday, the Vinemont Lady Eagles returned home Tuesday night to face...
Cullman County Youth Football week 2 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Week two of the Cullman County Youth Football season is now in the books and there were a full slate of...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek collects 46-26 region win over Brilliant
ARLEY, Ala. – After dropping a nail-biter in double overtime at Winston County last week, Meek returned home Friday night to open up region...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs drops region game at Sulligent 53-14
SULLIGENT, Ala. – After falling to local rivals Meek and Holly Pond in their first two games of the season, the Cold Springs Eagles...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison edges Aliceville 19-18 in region opener
ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted Area 5 region foe and 2A power Aliceville at beautiful A.G. Hicks stadium on Friday night. Addison came away with a hard...
PREP FOOTBALL: 2nd half surge leads Guntersville past Fairview 34-19
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- In what could prove to be the battle for first place in the region Fairview ran out of gas in a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope hammers Ashville 40-7 in region opener
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – After last week’s game was canceled due to Covid-19 cases, the Good Hope Raiders were able to get back on...
PREP FOOTBALL: Holly Pond drops region opener to Oakman 45-0
HOLLY POND, Ala. -- After winning their first two games by a combined score of 84-0, the Holly Pond Broncos looked to keep it...
PREP FOOTBALL: Hanceville falls in shootout at Fultondale 44-36
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – After knocking off Vinemont in the season opener, Hanceville took the week off last week to gear up for Friday night’s...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point downs Lawrence County 14-7 on the road
MOULTON, Ala. -- On a warm and muggy night, the West Point Warriors traveled north on state route 157 to take on the Lawrence...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont drops region tilt with J.B. Pennington 49-6
VINEMONT, Ala. -- An injury plagued Vinemont Eagles team hosted the JB Pennington Tigers to open region play Friday night and unfortunately for Eagles...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab picks up 20-7 region win at Fort Payne
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – After dropping a tight game on the road against Guntersville last week, Arab was back on the road Friday night...
PREP FOOTBALL: Hartselle pulls away to defeat Cullman 35-14
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Bearcats were back home under the lights at Oliver Woodard Stadium to host another big rival Friday night. The...
Editorial: The 2021 Paralympic Games – inspiration in the midst of...
Over the past two weeks, it seems every news story has brought more and more sad news. With Afghanistan, Hurricane Ida, COVID-19 and wildfires...
Wallace State’s cross-country teams, both 3-time defending ACCC champs, begin season...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s cross-country teams open the season today in the 16th annual Foothills Cross Country Invitational, hosted by Jacksonville State University Oxford’s Choccolocco Park...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Lady Raiders sweep area match against Hanceville
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- After sweeping Hanceville in three straight sets Monday, Good Hope returned home Thursday afternoon to host another area match with...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams set to kick off region play this...
CULLMAN, Ala. – With the first two weeks of football season officially in the books, its time for our local teams to begin region...
Cullman County Youth Football week 1 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Saturday marked the beginning of the 2021 youth football season and there was a great slate of games to enjoy across the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek falls to Winston County in OT 28-22
DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. -- Ryker Morgan scored from 10 yard out on Winston County’s first play of overtime to give the Yellow Jackets a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab drops nail-biter at Guntersville 29-21
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. – After hammering Albertville in their season opener last week, the Arab Knights hit the road for one of their biggest tests...
PREP FOOTBALL: Holly Pond handles Cold Springs on the road 31-0
BREMEN, Ala. -- Tonight was Senior Night for the Cold Springs Eagles as they hosted the Holly Pond Broncos in their home opener. The...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison collects 28-0 win at Lynn
LYNN, Ala. -- The Addison Bulldogs traveled to the far western corner of Winston County to take on the 1A Lynn Bears in a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview pulls away from Vinemont 56-28
VINEMONT, Ala. -- The Vinemont Eagles hosted the Fairview Aggies Friday night in their second straight county matchup to open the season. After a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Late score lifts Jasper over Cullman 20-16
JASPER, Ala. – After shutting out Grissom at home in their season opener, the Cullman Bearcats hit the road Friday night to travel to...
No. 18 Wallace State volleyball notches ACCC road win, hosts Diggin’...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State’s 18th-ranked volleyball team registered its second conference victory on the young season Wednesday night, sweeping Bevill State (25-9, 25-16, 25-10) on...
5 Cullman County Schools to temporarily transition to remote learning
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Cullman County Schools continues to monitor COVID-19 numbers at our 29 campuses and make appropriate adjustments as needed to protect students,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local rivalries highlight week 1 slate
CULLMAN, Ala. – With week zero in the books, our local squads are turning their attention to this week’s approaching matchups. Friday night’s slate...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point JV collects 14-8 win over Haleyville
WEST POINT, Ala. -- The West Point Warriors opened up their 2021 JV season at home Monday night as they welcomed the Haleyville Lions....
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison downs 4A Haleyville 29-27 in season opener
ADDISON, Ala. -- On a warm, muggy night in A.G. Hicks Stadium in beautiful Addison, Alabama, the 2A Addison Bulldogs hosted the county rival...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies sprint past D.A.R. 48-21 in season opener
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- If you’ve never seen the lightning shooting monster King Ghidorah from the Godzilla movies then you have a chance to see...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek rolls past Cold Springs 40-6 in season opener
ARLEY, Ala. -- Cold Springs traveled to Arley to take on Meek in the season opener for both teams Friday night and behind a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Broncos blast Brindlee Mountain 53-0 in season opener
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Holly Pond opened up the 2021 season on its home field Friday night and got things started with a dominant...
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors take jamboree over Priceville 19-14
WEST POINT, Ala. -- On a warm and humid night, the Priceville Bulldogs led by head coach Chris Foster made the trip down I-65...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab kicks off season with 35-0 win over Albertville
ARAB, Ala. -- The Arab Knights hosted the Albertville Aggies to start off the 2021 high school football season. It was senior night for...
PREP FOOTBALL: Hanceville topples Vinemont 28-16 in season opener
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Coach Ryan Brewer and the Hanceville Bulldogs hosted the Vinemont Eagles to kick off the 2021 season Thursday night and got...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Morgan scores late to edge Good Hope 34-28
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Thursday night was a wet and muggy one at James W. Shabel Stadium but there was a tight, competitive game...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats handle Grissom 23-0 in season opener
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Bearcats kicked off the 2021 season at Oliver Woodard Stadium Thursday night and are off to a 1-0 start after...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders preparing for another playoff push
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – It’s that time of year again and that means it’s time for the Good Hope Raiders to hit the field....
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors looking to stack the win column this fall
WEST POINT, Ala. – The 2020 season for the West Point Warriors was defined by the mid-season turn that began with a big win...
PREP FOOTBALL: Brewer excited to build culture at Hanceville
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Fall is upon us and that means it’s time for the Hanceville Bulldogs to get back under the lights once again....
Cullman County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020 inducted
CULLMAN, Ala. – After last year’s induction ceremony was postponed, The Cullman County Sports Hall of Fame finally got the opportunity to recognize its...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview ready to keep things rolling this fall
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The last couple of years have been a great time to be a fan of Aggie football and the excitement and...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont aiming for a fast start in 2021
VINEMONT, Ala. – Its almost time for the Vinemont Eagles to hit the field once again and they’ll be eyeing a return to the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Broncos aiming to bounce back in 2021
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Football season has arrived, and the Holly Pond Broncos have been preparing to hit the field with a new purpose...
PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers preparing for special year on the gridiron
ARLEY, Ala. – High school football season has returned in Alabama and that means its nearly time for the Meek Tigers to take the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats chasing postseason return in 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Football season has returned and at Cullman High School that means it’s time once again for the Bearcats to hit the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs ‘ready to win’ under the lights this...
BREMEN, Ala. -- Cold Springs came just short of making it to the postseason under first-year head coach Justin Cornelius, finishing 4-6 in a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison hungry for another playoff run in 2021
ADDISON, Ala. -- The Addison Bulldogs finished the 2020 season with a 7-5 record and a second-place finish in 2A Region 5. Most coaches would...
Editorial: How the Olympics inspired me
In 1977, my kindergarten teacher asked each of us what we wanted to be when we grew up. Overwhelmingly, the answer was an Olympian....
Brittley Humphrey, Trey Cunningham host track camp at Cold Springs
BREMEN, Ala. -- Several runners from different schools took part in a two-day summer track camp on July 29th and 30th at Cold Springs...
‘I am so proud of Quanesha that I don’t know what...
HARTSELLE, Ala. - As the temperatures and humidity soared last Friday, James Evans continued to detail cars as the sweat poured down his face....
CST places 2nd at ARPA State Championship
ALBERTVILLE, Ala. – The Cullman Swim Team traveled to Sound Mountain Park in Albertville last weekend to compete at this year’s Alabama Recreation &...
‘From gold arches to gold medals’: Hartselle’s Quanesha Burks’ amazing journey...
HARTSELLE, Ala. -- The Olympics is an amazing event full of some of the world's most elite athletes who will do whatever it takes...
9 local schools earn 2020-21 AHSAA Sportsmanship Award
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – This year’s AHSAA Sportsmanship Schools were recognized at the 14th annual AHSAA Sportsmanship Luncheon in Montgomery Friday and nine local schools...
WSCC women’s basketball players Payton Golden & Tatyanna Davis, assistant coach...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State Community College’s rising women’s basketball’s sophomores Payton Golden and Tatyanna Davis and Lady Lions’ assistant coach Hannah Nichols have...
4 CSA swimmers compete at Southeastern Long Course Championship
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Four members of this year’s Cullman Swim Association team were in Nashville last weekend to compete at the 2021 Southeastern Long...
North Boys’ and Girls’ All-Star Teams sweep AHSAA All-Star Tennis Competition
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The North boys and the North girls each posted 7-2 victories Tuesday at Montgomery’s Lagoon Park Tennis Complex to win the...
Local schools gather for Cullman County Media Day
CULLMAN, Ala. – All seven Cullman County schools were represented by cheerleaders, football players, volleyball players, band members, cross country runners and their coaches...
Kayak Championship angler Joe McElroy donates prize to child with rare...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After finishing second at the 2021 Bassmaster B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series National Championship powered by TourneyX on Texas’ Possum Kingdom Lake,...
Cullman Swim Team places 2nd at ARPA District 2 Championship
BOAZ, Ala. – The Alabama Recreation & Parks Association’s swimming season is in full swing and one local team put on a show at...
Former Cullman, Hanceville standout Brontae Harris hosts community cleanup, football camp...
COLONY, Ala. – It’s been an exciting summer for Brontae Harris. After finishing up stellar college career at UAB with the Blazers, the former...
‘I wanted to accomplish something I thought was impossible’ Cullman’s Gingrich...
GAFFNEY, SC. -- 78 runners competed in the Last Annual Heart of the South Marathon in June and one of those runners was 64...
Former Cullman standout Kolby Robinson opening 256 Sports Academy in Florence
FLORENCE, Ala. – There’s a new athletic training facility opening soon in Florence and participants will have the opportunity to learn firsthand from a...
‘We want to serve these kids’ Day 1 of Stu Stuedeman...
CULLMAN, Ala. – This year’s Stu Stuedeman Basketball Camp at Cullman High School officially tipped off Monday morning and over 50 kids turned out...
Young Warriors participate in West Point boys & girls basketball camp
WEST POINT, Ala. – Basketball season is still a few months away for local schools, but the summertime is always a great opportunity for...
PREP BASKETBALL: West Point downs Cold Springs 29-25 at Falkville
FALKVILLE, Ala. -- The Cold Springs Lady Eagles and West Point Warriors traveled to Falkville Friday to play in their final two play-day games...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs, West Point compete in summer play day...
CULLMAN, Ala. -- The West Point Lady Warriors and the Cold Springs Lady Eagles took part in a pair of summer play-day games at...
Carter Goodwin named NJCAA Division I PING Honorable Mention All-American for...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State men’s golfer Carter Goodwin has been named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I PING Honorable Mention...
PREP BASKETBALL: Warriors, Raiders compete in summer play day at Good...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Both the Good Hope Raiders and West Point Warriors participated in a summer play day at Good Hope High School...
PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville, Vinemont compete in summer play day at Wallace...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- The Vinemont Eagles and Hanceville Bulldogs each took part in a few play-day games at Wallace State Community College. The Eagles...
54 WSCC student-athletes named to ACCC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State Community College had 54 student-athletes, including 25 from the softball team, earn a spot on the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)...
PREP BASEBALL: Cullman’s Brennen Norton named Collegiate Baseball High School All-American
CULLMAN, Ala. – The accolades continue to roll in for Cullman standout Brennen Norton. The senior Bearcat shortstop and Jacksonville State signee earned first...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Bearcats rally to defeat Handley 51-47
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Cullman Lady Bearcats took on Handley in their third and final game of the day at Wallace State and after...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders handle Winston County, Danville at home
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope Lady Raiders returned home Thursday night for a pair of varsity matchups with Winston County and Danville,...
PREP BASKETBALL: Warriors, Raiders compete in summer play day at Good...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – West Point and Good Hope’s varsity teams tipped off action at Thursday’s summer play day at Good Hope High School....
Wallace State’s Blackwood, Chambers lead at Bassmaster College Series event on...
BANGOR CHARTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Despite a three-hour run and a slow start to the day, the Wallace State Community College team of Clent...
Wallace State softball has three players named NJCAA Division I All-Americans:...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Three Wallace State softball players were recently selected as National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I All-Americans.
Haylee Folds was named a 2nd-team...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders, Lady Raiders pick up summer wins at home
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Tuesday was packed with more summer games for several local teams and both the Good Hope Raiders and Lady Raiders...
PREP BASEBALL: Cullman’s Norton wins 6A Player of the Year
CULLMAN, Ala. – Another year of high school baseball is in the books and the Alabama Sports Writers Association has made its all-state selections...
Cullman’s Thomas becomes newest Sprint Feature winner at Gas City I-69...
GAS CITY, Ind., June 12 – Last year Michael “Buddy” Kofoid finished second in the Indiana Midget Week USAC NOS Energy Drink national midget race at...
Cullman’s Hopper and Franks get redemption in High School Classic
FORT WORTH, Texas — Implementing a two-stage game plan, Brody Hopper and Landon Franks of Alabama’s Cullman High School caught a five-bass limit of...
PREP BASKETBALL: Local squads compete in summer play day at Cullman
CULLMAN, Ala. – Friday was loaded with summer basketball at Cullman High School and West Point, Cold Springs and the Lady Bearcats were all...
PREP FOOTBALL: Brewer excited to take the reins at Hanceville
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The search for the next Head Coach of the Hanceville Bulldogs ended Thursday night and Ryan Brewer is excited to step...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders collect summer play day wins over West Point,...
HARTSELLE, Ala. – Several local squads made the short trip to Hartselle Tuesday for a day of summer competition on the hardwood and the...
Young players turn out for Bearcat baseball camp
CULLMAN, Ala. – Summer has arrived and that means its camp season for young local athletes all over the area and more than 50...
Warriors host West Point youth baseball camp
WEST POINT, Ala. – They had to fight off a light rain shower Wednesday morning, but the Warriors were out on the field with...
Raiders, Lady Raiders lead 2nd annual basketball skills camp
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Both the varsity boys' and girls' basketball coaches and players at Good Hope High School hosted the second annual Raider...
