Tag: Sports
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek’s defense, Gabe Jones pound out 14-13 win over...
Meek running back Gabe Jones fights off defenders on a run during Friday night's 14-13 win over Winston County. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Lady Bearcats sweep home-opening matches against Winfield, Austin
Cullman’s Caroline Hollingsworth winds up for a kill during Tuesday night’s win over Winfield. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN – After splitting their...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Lady Aggies top Cold Springs and Vinemont in tri-match
Fairview's Daisy Manasco (25) spikes the ball past Cold Springs defenders Aubrey Negron (25) and Hayden Goodwin (20) Tuesday in Fairview. (Nick Griffin for...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: St. Bernard girls, Cold Springs boys, Holly Pond’s...
The Cold Springs Eagles came in first in the 5K run for small schools on Saturday in Moulton at the Pepsi XC Challenge. (Photo...
YOUTH FOOTBALL: Opening day scoring roundup
The Good Hope Raiders take the field Saturday. (Hayden Hyatt for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN COUNTY - Saturday saw the start of the Cullman County...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope wins in defensive affair with Carbon Hill,...
CARBON HILL - Good Hope (4A, Region 5) traveled to Carbon Hill (3A, Region 4) to kick off the 2018 season Friday night, and...
PREP FOOTBALL: Broncos stampede over New Hope, 26-13
Holly Pond Head Coach Mike Bates, center, speaks to Holly Pond and New Hope players after Friday night's game. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman...
PREP FOOTBALL: Defense carries Vinemont to 29-18 win over East Lawrence
TRINITY - It was a battle of the Eagles Friday night, but it was the visiting Vinemont Eagles (3A, Region 5) who pulled out...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison Bulldogs hang on to beat Curry, 20-12
Addison running back Weston Smith runs the ball Friday night at Curry High School. (Hayden Hyatt for The Cullman Tribune)
JASPER - The Addison Bulldogs...
PREP FOOTBALL: McCain Era starts with a bang with Bulldogs’ 48-14...
Hanceville running back RJ Evans sprints down the sideline for a big gain in Friday night's 48-14 win over Sumiton Christian. (Nick Griffin for...
No. 16 Wallace State volleyball, 9-time defending ACCC champion, opens 2018...
Members of Wallace State’s volleyball team are, front row, from left, Lexie Riggins, Maya Jones, Katie Edwards, Alex Wiggins, assistant coach Kheala Roberts, head...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point outplays Fairview, 55-27, in 2nd annual Brandin’...
West Point’s Landon Ray (8) looks on as Rylan Jones (5) hoists Steven Rodriguez (23) in the air during Thursday night’s game against Fairview....
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats win heart-stopper, 28-27, over rival Jasper Vikings
First-year Bearcats Head Coach Matt Plunkett celebrates with Jayden Sullins during Thursday night's 28-27 win over Jasper. (Joe McElroy for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN -...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs keeps pressure on, beats Meek, 34-20
Cold Springs running back Ayden Alexander (middle) navigates a sea of Meek players during Thursday night’s game at Cold Springs High School. (Hayden Hyatt...
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors eyeing 5th straight playoff appearance
2018 West Point Warrior football team, coaches and cheerleaders (RiverCat Photography)
WEST POINT - Football season has arrived and that means the West Point Warriors...
PREP FOOTBALL: Younger Aggie team focused on winning
2018 Fairview Aggie football team, coaches and cheerleaders (Sullivan Photography)
FAIRVIEW - After coming up short of where they wanted to be in 2017, the...
Building on tradition: Hanceville’s Bulldog Wall of Fame to debut Friday...
Local artist Jack Tupper works on the Bulldog Wall of Fame at Hanceville High School. The inaugural Bulldog Wall of Fame induction ceremony will...
Inaugural Cullman County Schools Media Day held ahead of start of...
Each high school in the Cullman County Schools system had players, coaches, band directors, band members, cheer coaches and cheer captains in front of...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek Tigers aiming for back-to-back playoff appearances
2018 Meek Tigers football team and coaches (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
ARLEY - After posting a 7-4 record and making it to the postseason...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs Eagles looking to bounce back in 2018
2018 Cold Springs Eagles football team, coaches and cheerleaders (McEachern Photography)
BREMEN - The 2017 season was one that the Cold Springs Eagles would like...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison Bulldogs hungry for another playoff run
2018 Addison Bulldog football team, cheerleaders and coaches (Bill Miller Photography)
ADDISON - Football is back, and in Addison and that means it’s time for...
PREP FOOTBALL: Younger Bearcat squad, Plunkett have top 10 aspirations
2018 Cullman Bearcat football team and cheerleaders (Lifetouch Photography)
CULLMAN - This fall will bring a lot of changes for the Cullman Bearcats as they...
Plunkett, McCain headline community luncheon
Hanceville High School Head Football Coach Cody McCain speaks to community members during the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce’s August Community Luncheon Friday at...
PREP FOOTBALL: Hanceville, McCain hungry to hit the field
2018 Hanceville High School football team and coaches (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
HANCEVILLE - Last season was a disappointing one for the Hanceville Bulldogs...
PREP FOOTBALL: Broncos eyeing a home playoff experience
2018 Holly Pond Bronco football team and coaches (Sullivan Photography)
HOLLY POND - After posting a 7-4 record in 2017 and taking another trip to...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont Eagles have something to prove
2018 Vinemont Eagle football team with coaches and cheerleaders (Sullivan Photography)
VINEMONT - This fall will be a big one for the Vinemont Eagles. Coming...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope Raiders return with experience, determination
2018 Good Hope Raider football team with coaches (Joe McEachern Photography)
GOOD HOPE - The Good Hope Raiders are gearing up for a playoff run...
Gearing up for the gridiron: 10 Cullman area teams ready for...
L-R: Hanceville OL Colin Long, Good Hope RB Matt Dixon, Vinemont WR Hudson Wood, Addison LB Gage Gilliland, Cullman OL Jordan Ray, Cold Springs...
Bearcats old and new turn out for alumni soccer games
Friday night’s games saw players, coaches and fans from years past come out to re-connect and compete for bragging rights. (Nick Griffin for The...
Inaugural Hannah Bates Memorial Bass Fishing Tournament sees huge turnout
Organizers and a few of the participants pose for a photo at Saturday’s inaugural Hannah Bates Memorial Bass Fishing Tournament at Smith Lake Park....
Future still bright for Vinemont 12U team after falling in day...
The Vinemont 12U softball team and coaches made it all the way to the Dizzy Dean Fastpitch World Series this month. (Photo courtesy of...
Hanceville’s Wakefield stepping down after 13 seasons to take HMS principal...
Coach Daniel Wakefield looks on during Hanceville's game against Lauderdale County in the Northwest Regional on Feb. 21, 2018. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
HANCEVILLE...
Former Bearcat Thompson shines on mound in Birmingham
Former Bearcat Keegan Thompson was on the mound in Birmingham Tuesday night for the Tennessee Smokies, facing off against the Birmingham Barons. (Nick Griffin...
16U Shockwave softball team finishes 2nd at USSSA National Championship
The 16U Shockwave softball team poses with its second-place trophy at the USSSA C-Class National Championship in Gulf Shores last week.
Bottom row, left to...
PREP SOFTBALL: CHS hires Lawayne Morton to head Lady Bearcat softball...
Cullman High School's Lady Bearcat softball team has a new coach. Lawayne Morton will take over this season. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
CULLMAN –...
8U West Point Warriors place 5th in state
The West Point Warriors 8U baseball team brought home a top five finish from the Alabama Dizzy Dean State Tournament in Scottsboro last week....
Forum focuses on flag football
Former NFL and Arena Football League player, Devin “Big Machine” Wyman, and Cullman High School head football coach, Matt Plunkett, spoke to parents and...
Cullman’s Joel Sanchez represents CHS on AHSAA North All-Star soccer team
Joel Sanchez with coach Casey Harbin in Montgomery (photo courtesy of Mark Stephens)
MONTGOMERY - Cullman High School’s Joel Sanchez started for this year’s North...
Cullman’s Axel Ward, 5, competing in national motocross championship; Chad Ward...
Axel Ward (courtesy of Crystal Ward)
CULLMAN – Five-year-old Cullman dirt bike racer Axel Ward has qualified for the largest amateur motocross race in the...
Youth NFL Flag Football forum this Monday
Image courtesy of https://nflflag.com
CULLMAN - Youth NFL Flag Football is coming to Cullman Parks, Recreation, & Sports Tourism (CPRST), and CPRST has announced a...
Vinemont 12U softball team headed to Dizzy Dean Fastpitch World Series
The Vinemont 12U softball team and coaches are headed to the Dizzy Dean Fastpitch World Series next week. (Photo courtesy of Cathy Evans Johnson)
VINEMONT...
Wallace State’s men’s basketball team named NJCAA Academic Team of the...
Wallace State’s men’s basketball team is the 2017-2018 NJCAA Academic Team of the Year for earning a 3.48 GPA.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s men’s basketball...
Wallace State has school-record 51 student-athletes recognized by NJCAA for academic...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State athletics had a school-record 51 student-athletes recognized recently for their academic achievements during the 2017-2018 year in list released by...
Cullman Swim Team easily puts away Albertville, 490-230
Swimmers take flight at Tuesday's swim meet at the Cullman Wellness & Aquatic Center, where the Cullman Swim Team took on Albertville. (Hayden Hyatt...
12U Cullman Cats win world series title; players look to be...
The 12U Cullman Cats won the 2018 Playmaker World Series in Hoover last weekend. (Photos courtesy of Cresha Bradley)
CULLMAN - The 12U Cullman Cats...
CULLMAN SWIM TEAM: Tritons bring home several 1st-place finishes
GUNTERSVILLE - The Cullman Swim Team had several first-place finishers at its meet in Guntersville on Thursday.
Individual events
Madeline Dowdy- (8 and Under) 100 yard...
CITY-COUNTY CLASSIC: Student anglers honor late peer, Jackson Lambert
Cullman High School anglers had special “In Memory of Jackson Lambert” messages on the backs of their shirts at Saturday’s City-County Classic High School...
Wallace State baseball’s Blake Rivera named a NJCAA 2nd-team All-American
Former Wallace State pitcher Blake Rivera is a NJCAA 2nd-team All-American for his impressive work during the 2018 season.
HANCEVILLE – Former Wallace State pitcher...
CULLMAN SWIM TEAM: Tritons trounce Decatur
Image courtesy of CST parent Joey Duncan
CULLMAN - The Cullman Swim Team, the Tritons, won handily over Decatur Tuesday at home. The Cullman boys...
Hitting the mark on the world stage: East Elementary, Bolzle, Ray,...
The East Elementary archery team finished in third-place in the Bullseye shoot at the NASP World Tournament in Louisville over the week. (Photo courtesy...
Annual Bow-Up Against Breast Cancer event draws crowd for a good...
An archer takes aim at his target at this year’s Bow-Up Against Breast Cancer tournament in Cullman. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - Bowhunters...
More than 100 turn out for Jeremiah Castille, Character Camp
Alabama Football’s Elisha Shaw leads a group of athletes at Saturday’s Castille Character Camp at Cullman High School. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
CULLMAN -...
Cullman Swim Team nabs victory from Arab on the road
CULLMAN - The Cullman Swim Team (CST), the Tritons, came away with the win Thursday over Arab. The final meet score was Cullman, 493...
Mills, Fairview’s Hartline making the move to Cullman High
Nina Mills, left, and Mary Hartline, right, are joining the basketball coaching staff at Cullman High School. (Photo courtesy of Amber Hembree)
CULLMAN - Cullman High...
Cullman Swim Team off to strong start
Swimmers prepare for a race on Tuesday in Jasper (Photo courtesy of team parent Joey Duncan)
JASPER - The Cullman Swim Team (CST) had several...
Jessica McBrayer promoted to Wallace State’s new women’s basketball coach
Jessica McBrayer, 29, has been named Wallace State’s women’s basketball coach this week. McBrayer led the Lady Lions to a 23-8 record and to...
Wallace State baseball’s Blake Rivera drafted in 4th round by San...
Blake Rivera was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft on...
WSCC women’s basketball’s Sadler, Hill sign with Middle Georgia; Osteen signs...
(Left) Wallace State’s Joy Sadler, left, and Gabby Hill are both set to join the Middle Georgia program next season; (Right) Alexis Osteen signed...
SPRING FOOTBALL: Good Hope brings home 21-0 win over Cleburne County
JACKSONVILLE - The Good Hope Raiders drove about two hours away to Jacksonville State University to take on Cleburne County in a spring game...
SPRING FOOTBALL: Broncos and Warriors battle to 21-21 tie
The West Point Warriors and Holly Pond Broncos played to a 21-21 tie in their spring football game Friday. (Bill Piper)
WEST POINT - Holly...
WSCC softball season ends after late Southern Idaho rally at national...
Wallace State players await Charlee West at home plate after her 14th homer of the season in the game v. Lake Land College.
ST. GEORGE,...
2018 AHSAA 1A STATE SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Sweet Water ends Addison’s season,...
MONTGOMERY - Addison took on Sweet Water in a must-win game Thursday in the Class 1A State Baseball Playoffs. The Lady Bulldogs found hard,...
Fairview’s Cameron Guthrie signs on with Martin Methodist
Back row, left to right: Ashton Guthrie, Coach Branch Whitlock; front row, left to right: Benny Guthrie, Cameron Guthrie and Robbie Curry (Nick Griffin...
WSCC baseball ACCC Tournament runner-up; golf, tennis, softball competing at nationals
Wallace State’s baseball team finished the season with a 48-10 record and won the ACCC North Division championship.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State baseball’s impressive season...
AHSAA 1A STATE SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: Addison still in the running after...
MONTGOMERY - It was a long day Wednesday for the Addison Lady Bulldogs. After defeating Waterloo 10-6, they faced off against Sumiton Christian, coming...
FULL RESULTS: On the mark: local archers compete in national tournaments;...
The East Elementary School Archery Team has won first place in the 2018 NASP Eastern National IBO 3D Challenge. (Courtesy of East Elementary)
LOUISVILLE, Ky....
AHSAA 6A STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Bearcats’ season ends with 6-1 loss...
Cooper Beck (7) rolls a double play for the ‘Cats in Saturday's 6-1 loss to Hazel Green. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
We all want...
PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Bearcats split pair with Hazel Green; game 3...
Michael Myers (17) went seven innings for the Bearcats in game one against Hazel Green Friday, allowing two runs on six hits and collecting...
PREP SOFTBALL REGIONALS: Addison advances to the 1A state championship; Holly...
TUSCALOOSA - The Addison Lady Bulldogs took on no. 2 South Lamar Friday in the AHSAA North Central Regional in Tuscaloosa, looking to advance...
AYSO, CFC merge to form Cullman United Soccer Club; registration happening...
Soccer in Cullman – What’s old is new
Most folks in the area aren’t aware that around 700 children play soccer in Cullman County. Or...
STATE FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP: Raiders come in 2nd; Good Hope’s Williams, Taylor...
The Good Hope Raiders fishing team finished in second place in the 2018 Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association State Championship on Smith Lake...
PREP SOFTBALL REGIONALS: Seasons end for Cold Springs, West Point; Addison...
Cold Springs' Lacy Rice shares a moment with a coach in Thursday's North Regional in Huntsville. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
North Regional Class 2A...
Local athletes shine in state track and field meets
Pictured left to right are medalists from the AHSAA 4A-7A State Track and Field meet, which took place in Gulf Shores last weekend: Cullman's...
State Champion!
West Point High School’s Hunter Appling won the gold in the 5A boys’ 110-meter hurdles at the AHSAA State Track and Field 4A-7A Championship...
State champ!
Cullman High School’s Caroline Hollingsworth won the gold in the 6A girls’ high jump at the AHSAA State Track and Field 4A-7A Championship in...
AHSAA 6A STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Bearcats sweep Homewood to advance to...
Bearcat Peyton Colvard (2) with Coach Brent Patterson (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
HOMEWOOD - The Cullman Bearcats swept Homewood on the road Friday night...
PREP SOFTBALL AREA TOURNAMENTS: Cullman, Fairview fall; West Point, Holly Pond...
Class 5A, Area 12 Tournament
Curry 7, Fairview 3 (Loser's bracket game)
West Point 12, Curry 2 (Loser's bracket game)
Hayden 17, West Point 5 (Championship Game)
West...
PREP BASKETBALL: Fairview’s Bryson Fletcher to walk on at Coastal Alabama...
Back Row: L-R: Austin Fletcher (brother), Branch Whitlock; Front Row: L-R: Jimmy Fletcher (father), Bryson Fletcher and Misty Fletcher (mother) (Nick Griffin for The...
PREP SOCCER: Lady Bearcats lose heartbreaker, 2-1, to Hartselle in round...
Cullman's Jorryn Barnette races Hartselle to the ball in Tuesday night's 2-1 loss. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
HARTSELLE - The Cullman girls’ soccer team...
PREP SOFTBALL: Area Tournament scoring roundup
Class 3A, Area 12 Tournament @ Carbon Hill:
Oakman 8, Hanceville 2
Carbon Hill 16, Vinemont 1
Hanceville 18, Vinemont 8 (Loser's bracket game)
Carbon Hill 3, Oakman...
PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Eagles clinch back-to-back 2A Area 13 titles
BREMEN - The Cold Springs Lady Eagles hosted the Class 2A, Area 13 Tournament Tuesday, taking home back-to-back area championships.
Cold Springs 10, Winston County...
Wallace State softball captures 4th consecutive ACCC/Region 22 Tournament championship and...
Wallace State’s players hold up the ACCC Tournament championship trophy.
ALABASTER – Keeli Bobbitt has jump-started Wallace State softball’s offense from the leadoff spot all...
PREP SOCCER: Cullman boys disqualified from remainder of AHSAA playoffs
Updated 4-30-18 at 5:40 p.m.
CULLMAN - The Cullman High School boys' soccer team has been disqualified from the remainder of the Alabama High School...
PREP SOFTBALL: Area tournament match-ups
Here’s a look at this week’s area tournament match-ups in softball.
Class 1A, Area 12 Tournament @ Meek:
No. 2 Addison v. No. 3 Lynn- Monday...
PREP BASEBALL: Mortimer Jordan ends West Point’s play-off run, 13-5
A run comes in to score for Mortimer Jordan during the seventh inning of West Point's 13-5 loss to the Blue Devils. (Nick Griffin...
PREP BASEBALL: Warriors split a pair with Mortimer Jordan, Bearcats sweep...
Matthew McDonald hits a solo homerun to put West Point up 8-0 in its game one win over Mortimer Jordan Friday. (Nick Griffin for...
PREP SOCCER: Bearcats shut out Oxford, 2-0, in first round of...
CULLMAN - Cullman took on Oxford at home in the first round of the 2018 AHSAA Boys Soccer Class 6A State Playoffs Friday night,...
PREP SOCCER: Lady Bearcats take down Lady Wildcats 4-0 in first...
Abby Branham nets the first of four goals as the Lady Bearcats defeat the Ft. Payne Lady Wildcats 4-0 to advance to the second...
PREP SOFTBALL: Cold Springs, West Point win; Fairview falls on the...
Cold Springs 11, Shades Valley 1
Cold Springs got another pitching gem from Drew Sanders and continuing to build some momentum going into its...
PREP SOFTBALL: West Point falls in extra innings; Cullman rolls past...
Danville 16, West Point 14
WEST POINT - After going 2-2 in the Lincoln County Border Battle Tournament in Tennessee over the weekend, West Point...
Phenom! Vinemont Middle School 7th-grader Savannah Mann finishes 1st out of...
Left to right: Vinemont Archery Coach Davey Friedrich, Savannah Mann and Head Coach Doug Webb pose for a photo on Monday, April 23, 2018....
PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Cullman Classic 1A-7A meet
CULLMAN - Several local squads entered last weekend’s Cullman Classic 1A-7A track and field meet at Oliver Woodard Stadium. Cullman High School’s boys finished...
Phenom! Vinemont Middle School’s Mann finishes 1st out of 527 in...
Left to right: Vinemont Archery Coach Davey Friedrich, Savannah Mann and Head Coach Doug Webb (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
VINEMONT - Earlier this month,...
PREP BASEBALL: Bearcats, Warriors move on to round 2 of AHSAA...
Grayson Taylor hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth to give Cullman a 3-0 lead in game one of Friday's...
Wallace State’s men’s basketball forward Jonathan Andre signs with Northern Arizona
Wallace State’s Jonathan Andre signed with Northern Arizona University this week after averaging 12.9 points and 5.9 rebounds in his one season with the...
PREP SPORTS: Lady Bearcats drop final regular season soccer game 5-1;...
Cullman's Ninfa Moreno Rodriguez (10) (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Lady Bearcats’ soccer team dropped their final matchup of the regular season...
WSCC women’s golf wins 2nd consecutive ACCC Tournament championship; Bryan earns...
Wallace State’s women’s golf team won its second straight ACCC Tournament championship! Pictured are, from left, Anna Williams, Dalys Mullican, Annalee Stephens, Anna Seahorn...
PREP SPORTS: Tuesday features and scoring roundup
PREP BASEBALL: Big fourth inning propels Fairview to 12-2 rout of Decatur Heritage
FAIRVIEW - Fairview took on Decatur Heritage at home in its final...
COUNTY TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP: Aggies, Cold Springs Lady Eagles take...
West Point’s Hunter Appling was named an MVP at Tuesday’s county championship meet. (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
FAIRVIEW - Fairview’s boys and Cold Springs’...
PREP SOCCER: Hat trick from Rodriguez helps lead Cullman past Russellville;...
CULLMAN - Cullman looked to continue to build momentum toward the playoffs as the Bearcats took on Russellville at home Monday night. After a...
