“Especially on the pitching side of things, they really rewrote the record book,” Alexandria baseball coach Zac Welch noted a few days ago. Read the full storyRECORD BREAKERS: Alexandria pitchers set season, career marks on way to 5A state title
The AHSAA is set to begin North-South all-star sports week on Monday, kicking off with the boys' and girls' golf competition. See which local players are participating in every event during the week.
Jacksonville played in an FCA 7-on-7 tournament at Fort McClellan on Tuesday, where the Golden Eagles made the large-schools championship game, falling short to Benjamin Russell in a rematch of their first game of the day.
“This year, we’re wanting to open it up a little bit and throw the ball a little bit with Jake at quarterback," Ohatchee coach Chris Findley said at the FCA 7-on-7 tourney. "We’ve also got some receiving weapons, so it helps us to get back to some of these.”
The Fellowship of Christin Athletes will host its yearly 7-on-7 passing competition Tuesday, July 9, at Anniston’s McClellan Soccer Complex. The field of 16 teams includes 11 high schools from Calhoun and Talladega counties.
Members of the Talladega County Commission honored Munford High School student Dakota Frank during their meeting June 24.
The college life is coming into focus, one day at a time, for Sylacauga native and former B.B. Comer High football star Kamore Harris.
“I thought our guys competed their tails off all day long,” Oxford coach Sam Adams said. “I think we only had maybe three drives on the day where we didn't score a touchdown, and that speaks to the quarterbacks and receivers for just executing at a high level all day long."
Ole Miss running back and former Ohatchee star Domonique Thomas hosted a football camp at Ohatchee High School. See some photos from Saturday night.
“It's always a blessing to come back to your hometown and spend time with the kids and give back,” Oxford alum Kwon Alexander said. “I love to give back and make kids happy and everything; I’m just happy to bless them.”
Anniston’s girls team was one of the many present Thursday at Pete Mathews Coliseum for Jacksonville State’s women’s basketball camp this week. They're working hard to advance to the Class 4A Final Four again.
Anniston and Oxford participated in Jacksonville State's women's basketball team camp on Thursday at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
Oxford's Carter Johnson was named one of 10 prospects to watch at the MLB Draft Combine by MLB.com.
“It was awesome,” Alexandria's Bray Goode said of facing teammate Samuel Henegar in the FCA Home Run Derby championship. “It was fun to see two Alexandria guys battle it out at the end, so that was really cool.”
“We teach character, class, community and life lessons. I’ve watched some boys become men,” said Matt Zedaker, the Lincoln head coach. “We play four quarters of football, and we play with energy.”
Aaron Kelley, who excelled at both Oxford High School and Jacksonville State in basketball, will be inducted into the Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday.
KeShawn Allen is getting ready to jump one of the biggest hurdles of his life.
"There are some scheduling conflicts that currently doesn’t allow our facility to be available on their dates," Jacksonville State athletic director Greg Seitz wrote. "We will continue to keep an open dialogue with the AHSAA regarding the Super 7.”
The Alabama High School Athletic Association announced Wednesday that Alabama and Auburn have been removed from the Super 7 high school football championships host site rotation due to the expanded College Football Playoff field.
Alexandria golfer Nevaeh Foster and coach Craig Kiker were announced as part of the 2024 North-South all-star girls' golf competition Monday.
Hope Christian Academy announced Monday that Roby Brooks will serve as the program's baseball coach. The Wellborn and Jacksonville State alum serves as the Choccolocco Monsters' director of baseball operations.
“Seeing the young women that have come through our program develop into strong women, successful women, successful mothers, that would probably be what I'm most proud of, is just seeing our former players out having successful lives,” Rachel Smith said.
George Hoblitzell, who coached Piedmont High School's football team for 13 years, will be inducted into the Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday.
