Tag: Sports
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders hold off Priceville at home, 41-26
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – After getting things started with a 28-9 win over Carbon Hill last week, the Good Hope Raiders were at home...
PREP FOOTBALL: Winston County knocks off Meek, 38-18
DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. – The Meek Tigers were hoping to bounce back with a win this week after falling at home to Cold Springs...
PREP FOOTBALL: Broncos come up short against Ider, 17-2
HOLLY POND, Ala. - The Holly Pond Broncos played at home for the first time this year Friday night to host the Ider Hornets....
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats fall just short at Mortimer Jordan, 20-17
KIMBERLY, Ala. - The Cullman Bearcats looked to get their first win under head coach Oscar Glasscock on Friday as they traveled to Kimberly...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison falls to Piedmont on the road, 28-16
PIEDMONT, Ala. – After crushing the Curry Yellow Jackets 37-0 to open the season a week ago, the Addison Bulldogs traveled in week two...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs falls at Berry, 43-15
BERRY, Ala. – After trouncing the Meek Tigers 25-0 on the road to kick off the season last week, the Cold Springs Eagles hit...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab rallies to defeat West Point, 49-35
ARAB, Ala. – The West Point Warriors were back on the road for their second matchup of the season and while they found some...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies handle Bulldogs on the road, 41-6
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – After falling at home against West Point to kick off the season last week, the Fairview Aggies bounced back with a...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Wallace State cross country teams open season tonight in...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. -- Wallace State’s cross country teams open the 2019 season tonight at Oxford, competing in the Jacksonville State Strut’s Season Opener.
Both...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bulldogs set to host Aggies, local teams preparing for...
There are just three home games on the docket this week
but one of those is a local showdown. Fairview and Hanceville will face off...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Warriors guard Miriam Oldacre commits to Montevallo
WEST POINT, Ala. -- West Point's play-making guard Miriam Oldacre announced Wednesday that she has committed to play for head coach Greg Van...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison, Meek, Cold Springs, Vinemont hitting the road Friday
With the opening week of high school football in the
books, most local squads are preparing to hit the road for game two. The
Addison Bulldogs...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Bearcats split home tri-match with Decatur, Curry
CULLMAN, Ala. –
Volleyball season is upon and after splitting their season-opening tri-match at
Jasper last week, the Cullman Bearcats hosted a tri-match Tuesday night against
area-foe...
Cullman County Youth Football week 1 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. –
High school football kicked off this week and youth teams across the county
followed suit on Saturday. The West Point Warriors hosted the...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Eagles, Lady Eagles open season with wins at...
MOULTON, Ala.
– Cross Country season is officially underway and several local schools got
things started at the Pepsi Challenge in Moulton. It was a good...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont drops jamboree to East Lawrence 10-7
VINEMONT, Ala.
-- Vinemont hosted the East Lawrence Eagles for the opening jamboree game, East
Lawrence came away with a 10-7 victory in a hard-fought game....
PREP FOOTBALL: Joles’ overtime touchdown lifts Hanceville over Sumiton Christian
SUMITON, Ala.
-- The Hanceville Bulldogs traveled to Sumiton to take on the Sumiton Christian
Eagles to kick off the 2019 season Friday night. A tale...
Elliott, Garner, Honeycutt named Wallace State head coaches
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Sylas Elliott and Tim Garner have been elevated to head coaches for the Wallace State Community College men’s golf and tennis...
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors edge Aggies in thriller to take Brandin’ Iron...
FAIRVIEW, Ala.
-- On a surprisingly comfortable August evening at Dafford Smith Stadium, the
Fairview Aggies faced off against their cross-county rival West Point Warriors.
West Point...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cullman falls to Jasper on the road
JASPER, Ala. - The No. 3-ranked Jasper Vikings opened the season with a 21-19 victory over rival Cullman Thursday night at Ki-Ro/Gambrell Field. The...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs opens season with 25-0 road shutout over...
ARLEY, Ala. - It was a perfect night to kick off the High School football season as the Cold Springs Eagles traveled to take...
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors taking things one game at a time in...
WEST POINT, Ala. -- After getting off to a fast start in 2018 and winning their first two games, the West Point Warriors dropped...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies ready to kick things off, get back to...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- After turning around a slow start to the 2018 season and winning three of their last four, the Fairview Aggies built...
PREP FOOTBALL: 4 teams kick off regular season Friday, Vinemont hosting...
High school football season will kick off Thursday
night with several local matchups but there are even more games to gear up for
the following night....
PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville’s Kelly Pickett commits to Shorter University
HANCEVILLE, Ala.
-- Hanceville's play-making point guard Kelly Pickett announced Tuesday that
she has committed to go play for head coach Jared Hughes and Shorter
University, a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers working to get back to postseason in 2019
ARLEY, Ala. -- The Tigers graduated a large class of players in May and as a result, head coach David Norwood and his staff...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Wallace State volleyball ranked 16th in NJCAA Division I...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. -- Wallace State’s volleyball team is ranked 16th in the NJCAA Division I preseason poll. The Lions open the season on Thursday...
PREP FOOTBALL: 3rd annual Brandin’ Iron Bowl headlines Thursday slate of...
Several teams will open the 2019 football season on
Thursday night, including a pair of matchups between local squads. The West
Point Warriors will travel to...
PREP FOOTBALL: Eagles looking to correct mistakes, make playoff push in...
VINEMONT, Ala. -- Head coach Stephen Robinson is entering his third season with the Eagles and in that time, he’s established strong relationships with...
Bo Nix named Auburn starting quarterback
AUBURN, Ala. – Get ready for the Bo Show.
Bo Nix will start at quarterback in Auburn's season opener against Oregon, Gus Malzahn announced Tuesday.
"He did...
PREP FOOTBALL: New and old faces ready to step up for...
HOLLY POND, Ala. - The Holly Pond Broncos are coming off their third consecutive trip to the postseason this fall, but they’ll be looking...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bulldogs ready to bounce back in McCain’s second season
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - With a solid-sized senior class missing from last year’s team, including several that are gearing up to play at the college...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders eyeing another postseason appearance in 2019
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Last year, 2018, was a historic season for Good Hope High School. The Raiders posted a 9-1 record in the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats gearing up for new year with new coach
CULLMAN, Ala. - With more than a dozen seniors missing from last year’s roster, several of whom were impact players on both sides of...
Cullman’s Glasscock speaks at chamber community luncheon
CULLMAN, Ala. –
With football season less than a week away, the Cullman Area Chamber of
Commerce decided to invite the newest local coach to speak...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison preparing for another postseason run
ADDISON, Ala. --2018 was another great season for the Addison Bulldogs. After advancing to the quarterfinals of last year’s AHSAA Football Playoffs and finishing...
CHS Alumni Soccer, Baseball Games coming up this weekend
CULLMAN, Ala.
– Football season is on everyone’s mind right now but there will be a couple of
special events involving some other sports going on...
Andy Burcham named voice of the Auburn Tigers
AUBURN, Ala.—Andy
Burcham, who has been part of Auburn radio broadcasts for the previous 31 years
in various capacities, has been named the lead announcer for...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders wrap up first week of fall camp with...
GOOD HOPE, Ala.
– With the first night of football season just around the corner for Good Hope
and the rest of the state, the Raiders...
Good Hope anglers Arnold, Curington narrowly miss final round of Mossy...
PARIS, Tenn. – Kentucky Lake is the site of this year’s Mossy Oak Fishing High School Championship and a pair of local boats were...
Crimson Tide, Tigers kick off fall camp for 2019 season
Fall is fast approaching and that means one thing in
this Alabama, football season is upon us. Players of all ages hit the practice
field this...
Local schools gearing up for Friday nights on the gridiron
CULLMAN, Ala. –
Cullman County Schools’ second annual Media Day is in the books and all seven
county schools are gearing up for the start of...
Cullman native Kane Ward wins WWA National Championship
MONROE, Wash. – The 2019 Nautique World Wake Association (WWA) Wakeboard National Championships are in the books and this year, there was some local...
2019 EvaBank Midnight Run sees best turnout in years
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CULLMAN, Ala. – Friday night provided great conditions for the 2019 EvaBank Midnight Run 5K and it certainly showed when the crowd of runners...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats running back Jayden Sullins commits to Navy
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman High School’s Jayden Sullins has known for a while that he’d get the chance to play football at the next...
ARCHERY: Vinemont’s Sartin places 1st at NASP Championship; full local results
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –
The 2019 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) season came to an end
with the NASP Championships at the Music City Center...
SWIMMING: Cullman Swim Team competes at State Meet in Opelika
OPELIKA, Ala. – The Alabama Recreation and Parks Association’s (ARPA) final swim meet of the season was held at the Opelika Sportsplex this weekend...
Brontae Harris Named to Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List
BIRMINGHAM - Junior cornerback Brontae Harris has been named to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List, which is presented annually to the...
Runners fill St. Bernard for 6th annual Nicholas Fillinger Memorial Run
CULLMAN, Ala. – With clouds hanging overhead and the temperature in the 70s, Saturday morning provided near-perfect conditions for the sixth annual Nicholas Fillinger...
ALL-STAR WEEK: Gable, Ray, Glasscock represent the North in 60th annual...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. –
There was a big local presence in the Cramton Bowl Thursday night as Addison’s
Hayden Ray joined Cullman’s Seth Gable and Oscar Glasscock...
ALL-STAR WEEK: Addison’s Manley competes in North-South All-Star Volleyball Match
MONTGOMERY, Ala. –
The 23rd annual Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA)
North-South All-Star Sports Week is winding down and Thursday evening’s
activities included this year’s North-South...
ALL-STAR WEEK: Cullman’s Martin competes in inaugural North-South All-Star Tennis competition
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – For the first time ever, tennis was included in the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s (AHSAA) North-South All-Star Week and Cullman’s...
SWIMMING: Tritons place 4th at District Championship
CULLMAN, Ala. –
This year’s District 2 Championship was hosted at the Cullman Wellness and Aquatic
Center and the Tritons were able to put together a...
Local athletes headed to Montgomery for 23rd annual All-Star Sports Week
MONTGOMERY, Ala. –
The AHSAA’s 23rd North-South All-Star Sports Week is on the horizon
and we have nine local athletes and a coach making their way...
Wallace State men’s basketball finishes with top GPA for 2nd straight...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. -- Wallace State’s men’s basketball team is tops in the classroom for the second consecutive year among its counterparts in the National...
SWIMMING: Tritons edge out Jasper to win Cullman Challenge
CULLMAN, Ala. – Jasper, Sheffield and Florence traveled to the Cullman Wellness and Aquatic Center Wednesday night for the Cullman Challenge and the home-standing...
PREP SPORTS: Cullman High School earns AHSAA Sportsmanship School recognition
CULLMAN, Ala. – Ninety-nine Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) member schools were recognized as AHSAA Sportsmanship Schools for the 2018-2019 school year Wednesday...
Record numbers turn out for this year’s Castille Character Camp
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – More than 200 athletes made their way to James W. Shabel Stadium Saturday morning for this year’s Castille Character Camp,...
SWIMMING: Cullman Swim Team hosts Boaz; girls’ team tops Barracudas
CULLMAN, Ala. – Boaz traveled to the Cullman Wellness and Aquatic Center Tuesday night for a matchup against the Cullman Swim Team, and the...
Castille visits Cullman ahead of annual Character Camp
CULLMAN, Ala. - Football season may still be a couple months away but there’s a great opportunity for young athletes to improve their game...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Wallace State baseball’s Easton Kirk named a NJCAA Division...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State baseball’s Easton Kirk has been named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I 3rd-team All-American.
Kirk, who...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders blast West Morgan, R.A. Hubbard on the road
TRINITY, Ala.
-- After collecting three summer victories at Hartselle on Tuesday, Good Hope
played in a pair of games at West Morgan on Wednesday. The...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cullman’s Eastman commits to University of Montevallo
CULLMAN, Ala. –
Cullman standout Anna Katherine Eastman has made her college decision. The rising
senior point guard will be continuing her academic and athletic career...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Wallace State’s Demarkus Lampley named ASWA Community College Athlete...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. -- Wallace State’s Demarkus Lampley has earned another award.
Lampley was recognized Sunday night as the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) Community...
ALL-STATE BASEBALL: Cullman’s Patterson named 6A Coach of the Year, 6...
CULLMAN, Ala. –
2019 was a great season to be a Cullman Baseball fan and accolades continue to
come down the line for the ‘Cats,...
ALL-STATE SOFTBALL: Swann lands on 1st-team, several local players honored as...
CULLMAN, Ala. –
The Alabama Sports Writers Association released the all-state softball team for
2019 late Friday night and Good Hope’s Bailey Swann earned a spot...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders collect 3 Friday night wins in summer play
HANCEVILLE, Ala.
-- After splitting a pair of summer games Thursday night, Good Hope went back
to work on Friday by playing three more games. The...
WSCC athletics: Imari Martin invited to NJCAA All-Star game in July;...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. -- Wallace State’s women’s basketball’s Imari Martin has received an invitation to play in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Women’s...
Cullman Swim Team travels to Madison for Thursday night meet
MADISON, Ala. – After kicking off the 2019 season with wins over Albertville and Decatur earlier in the week, the Cullman Swim Team (CST)...
Good Hope splits Thursday night matchups to open summer play
HANCEVILLE, Ala.
-- Good Hope started out their summer schedule of games in Hanceville on Thursday
as they took on Mortimer Jordan and Central-Florence. The Raiders...
Cullman Shooting Team competes at State AIM Shotgun Tournament
MATHEWS, Ala.
-- Members of the Cullman Shooting team participated in the State AIM shotgun
tournament on May 30th and 31st in Mathews, Alabama at Dixie...
Cullman Swim Team starts 2019 season with wins over Albertville, Decatur
CULLMAN, Ala.
– Swimming season is back for the Cullman Swim Team and they kicked things off by
topping Albertville and Decatur at the Cullman Wellness...
2019 All-County Softball Team honored at Buffalo Wild Wings
CULLMAN, Ala.
– With another season of softball in the books for Cullman County, it’s time to
recognize local standouts for their accomplishments and Buffalo Wild...
Siran Stacy joins field of players at 2nd annual Crimson Ladies...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Thirty-nine golfers made their way to Cross Creek Golf Course Saturday morning for the second annual Crimson Ladies of Cullman Charity...
Young players learn from Good Hope coaches at Raider Basketball Skills...
GOOD HOPE, Al.
-- Good Hope's varsity boys' and girls' basketball coaches along with their staffs
and current varsity players hosted this year’s Raider basketball skills...
PREP SOCCER: Brown out, Hackbarth in as Lady Bearcats Head Coach
CULLMAN, Ala.
– The Lady Bearcats will have a new head coach on the sidelines next season.
Head coach Jacob Brown is leaving the program after...
PREP SOFTBALL: 2019 All-County softball team presentation dinner set for June...
CULLMAN, Ala.
-- Another year of softball is in the books for Cullman County and after a
season full of great games, great teams and great...
Cullman Gymnastics & Cheer Academy’s Warheads and Starbursts finish first at...
PENSACOLA, Fl. – Wednesday night was a historic one for Cullman Gymnastics and Cheer Academy (CGCA). Two of its competitive cheer squads, the Starbursts...
St. Bernard honors athletes at spring awards ceremony
CULLMAN, Ala.
– Athletes at St. Bernard Prep were surrounded by family and friends for an
awards ceremony May 15th as their coaches and athletic boosters
recognized...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Men’s tennis, men’s golf and women’s tennis each finish...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. -- Wallace State’s men’s tennis, men’s golf and women’s golf teams each recently finished the 2019 season in the Top 10 at...
Cullman 4-H Shotgun Team collects medals at state tournament
CHILDERSBURG -
Cullman's 4-H shotgun team competed in the state tournament in Childersburg in April
and several members posted very impressive results. Hayden Faulk, one of...
SPRING FOOTBALL: Vinemont hosts Good Hope, Danville for spring Jamboree
VINEMONT, Ala.
- Danville, Good Hope and Vinemont all competed in spring games at Vinemont
High School Friday night. In the first game, the Raiders shut...
PREP SOCCER: Cullman’s Branham, Bircheat make Super All-State Team, 4 Lady...
CULLMAN, Ala.
– Several Lady Bearcats have earned All-State honors after putting together phenomenal
2019 seasons. Senior Abby Branham and junior Hannah Bircheat earned spots on
the...
PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Bearcats sweep Chelsea to capture fifth state championship...
MONTGOMERY, Ala.
– After playing 40 of their 43 games on the road this season, posting a 30-13
record and sweeping Chelsea in Montgomery, the Cullman...
PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: ‘Cats preparing to take on Chelsea in 6A...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – After spending the regular season on the road, winning three of their four playoff series’ on the road and knocking off...
PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders headed to Montgomery with one goal in...
MONTGOMERY, Ala.
- Good Hope's 2019 softball season up to this point has been nothing short of
incredible under new head coach Tim Tucker, as they...
ARCHERY: Local squads compete in Kentucky at NASP National Tournaments; full...
LOUISVILLE, KY.
– Several local squads were in the field with thousands of other archers for NASP
national tournaments in Louisville over the last few days...
PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders punch their ticket to State Tournament with...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.
– After battling through hours of rain delays and a lightning delay midway through
the regional title game, the Good Hope Lady Raiders made...
PREP CHEER: Holly Pond’s Jacey Wise signs with Wallace State
HOLLY POND, Ala.
– Friday was a big day at Holly Pond High School for senior cheerleader Jacey
Wise along with her friends, family and teammates...
PREP SOFTBALL WRAP-UP: Regional Tournaments stretch late into Thursday night for...
FLORENCE, Ala.
– After waiting through hours of rain delays on Thursday, day one of this year’s
AHSAA Regional softball tournaments is in the books. Four...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Wallace State baseball’s Easton Kirk earns ACCC Triple...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. -- Wallace State sophomore Easton Kirk achieved one of the rarest feats in baseball this season, winning the Alabama Community College Conference...
PREP SOCCER: Cullman’s Branham signs with Birmingham-Southern after record-setting career
CULLMAN, Ala.
– After spending the last six years playing for the Lady Bearcats and filling the
record books, Cullman’s Abby Branham signed an athletic scholarship...
PREP TRACK & FIELD: Cold Springs’ Campbell signs with Montevallo
BREMEN, Ala.
– Family, teammates, friends, coaches and more packed out the library at Cold Springs
High School Thursday afternoon to recognize an Eagle athlete extending...
PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: ‘Cats headed back to Montgomery after sweeping Hueytown...
HUEYTOWN, Ala.
– After sweeping the Golden Gophers on their home field with a 13-11 win in
game one and a 2-0 win in game two,...
PREP GOLF: Fairview’s Lawson qualifies for State Tournament
GADSDEN, Ala. - The Fairview Lady Aggies were at Silver Lakes Golf Course for the North Sub-State Regional Tournament in Gadsden on Tuesday and...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Women’s tennis, baseball and softball updates
HANCEVILLE, ALA. -- Wallace State’s women’s tennis team had three players earn singles victories this week at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division...
PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Bearcats gearing up for semi-final matchup at Hueytown
CULLMAN, Ala.
- It’s May, which means the Cullman Bearcats are deep in the AHSAA State Baseball
Playoffs chasing another state title. For the sixth straight...
PREP SOFTBALL: Regional Tournaments coming up this week for local teams
Five local squads are headed
to regional tournaments this week after their strong showings in their area
tournaments and each one is looking for a spot...
STATE TENNIS RECAP: West Point, St. Bernard, Cullman qualify after sectional...
MONTGOMERY, Ala.
- The St. Bernard Boys Tennis Team recently competed in the Boys 1A/3A state
tournament in Montgomery. The Saints qualified for state after finishing
runners-up...
Arizona’s Dean Rojas wins MLF Bass Pro Tour Stage 5 event...
CULLMAN, Ala.
– The world’s 80 best anglers spent the past week competing on Smith Lake in Major
League Fishing’s (MLF) Bass Pro Tour Stage Five...
