Nancy Grace Awarded an Honorary Doctorate at Jacksonville State
Jacksonville, AL – The JSU News department shared that during its spring commencement ceremony on Saturday morning, Jacksonville State University awarded an honorary doctorate to victims’ rights advocate and television legal analyst Nancy Grace. Approximately 850 students were awarded degrees during the ceremony on Burgess-Snow Field in JSU Stadium, where Grace served as keynote speaker. A […]
Prep Softball for Calhoun County
Calhoun County, AL – White Plains wins area tourney; Oxford takes second; Piedmont wins three regular-season games; includes scores and pairings for AHSAA area softball tournaments Area tournaments Double elimination Class 1A, Area 11 At Spring Garden May 2 Spring Garden vs. Faith Christian, 4 p.m. Jacksonville Christian vs. Cedar Bluff, 5:30 p.m. May 4 Elimination, […]
Alexandria’s Special Series
Alexandria, AL – No. 4 Arab emerges after three one-run games with top-ranked Alexandria to reach quarterfinals; Valley Cubs finish 30-win season By Joe Medley Top-ranked Alexandria and No. 4 Arab played a championship-level Class 5A playoff series in the second round this weekend. After three one-run games, Arab’s championship chase goes on. Dakota Nesmith’s three-run […]
Sectional Track for Calhoun County
Calhoun County, AL – A list of area athletes with state-qualifying times/distances after completion of this weekend’s AHSAA sectional track meets By Joe Medley AHSAA sectional track meets played out Friday and Saturday. Top-five individual performances and top-three relay performances meeting minimum standards per event class at each of the four sections qualify. Also, the next […]
Piedmont Pops
Piedmont, AL – Bulldogs bust six-run rally to take lead, eight-run rally to retake lead for good in Game 3 victory over Decatur Heritage; Gordo up next After a bad inning, Piedmont summoned its best Saturday and lived to play another playoff series. Max Hanson’s two-run single was the biggest blow as the Bulldogs […]