Oxford High School Sports

Alexandria’s Pressley Slaton in the East Alabama Sports Today Class 4A-6A All-Calhoun County player of the year, and Alexandria coach Brian Hess is the coach of the year. Slaton, now a two-time player of the year, batted .427 with a .497 on-base percentage, 14 home runs, 22 doubles and 69 RBIs. In the circle, she finished 22-7 with a 2.305 ERA, 1.256 WHIP, 216 strikeouts and 79 walks in 194 1/3 innings pitched. Hess guided the Valley Cubs to a 41-11-3 record, county and area titles and to the final four of the Class 4A state tournament, doing so against a brutal schedule. (Photos by Joe Medley/East Alabama Sports Today)

All-County Softball

June 1, 2025

Calhoun County, AL – Alexandria’s Slaton, Hess take top honors on the East Alabama Sports Today Class 4A-6A All-Calhoun County softball team. 2024 Class 4A-6A All-Calhoun

Alexandria’s Bray Goode (right) is the East Alabama Sports Today Class 4A-6A All-Calhoun County player of the year for 2025, and Jacksonville’s Jamison Edwards is coach of the year. Goode went 7-2 on the mound with a 1.28 ERA and 111 strikeouts. The University of South Alabama signee also batted .284 with a .417 on-base percentage, 10 doubles and 21 RBIs. Edwards guided Jacksonville to its fourth consecutive area title and second round of the playoffs after reclassification bumped Jacksonville up to Class 5A. (Photos by Joe Medley and B.J. Franklin)

Alexandria’s Bray Goode, Jacksonville’s Jamison Edwards Headline 2025 All-Calhoun County Baseball Honors; Oxford Dominates Selections

May 28, 2025

Calhoun County, AL – Alexandria’s Goode, Jacksonville’s Edwards take top awards in on East Alabama Sports Today’s Class 4A-6A All-Calhoun County team. County champion Oxford leads

Bozeman Signs

May 21, 2025

Hope Christian’s Eli Bozeman will carry on his baseball journey to college, having signed to play for Gadsden State. By Joe Medley OXFORD — Hope

Alexandria’s Pressley Slaton comes out of windup against Plainview during Wednesday’s state-tournament action at Choccolocco Park. (Photo by Joe Medley/East Alabama Sports Today)

State Softball

May 15, 2025

Alexandria, Spring Garden and Woodland all survive their first day of state-tournament action, must fight out of the elimination bracket Thursday. Thursday’s state tourney scoreboard

Spring Garden’s softball team poses for pictures after claiming the Class 1A East Regional title on Wednesday at Albertville’s Sand Mountain Park and clinching another state tournament berth. (Photo by Joe Medley/East Alabama Sports Today)

Regional Softball

May 12, 2025

Spring Garden adds East Regional title, and Woodland advances to state. Oxford, Jacksonville Christian fall on final day of regional. Softball regionals EAST REGIONAL At

Hope Christian players and coaches huddle at the pitcher’s mound at Montgomery’s Paterson Field after Wednesday’s Game 3 of their Class A AISA semifinal series with Patrician. (Photo by Joe Medley/East Alabama Sports Today)

Reason to Hope

April 30, 2025

Errors, Patrician power doom Hope Christian in Game 3 of AISA semifinal series, but deep run in inaugural season makes ‘chasing greatness’ feel more doable

Hope Splits

April 29, 2025

Hope Christian wins opener, falls in Game 2 of its AISA baseball semifinal series with Patrician. Decisive Game 3 is Wednesday. Game 1 HOPE CHRISTIAN

Oxford’s boys’ soccer team celebrates after winning the Calhoun County Tournament. The Yellow Jackets beat Pinson Valley in a first-round playoff match on Thursday. (Photo by Joe Medley/East Alabama Sports Today)

Spring Roundup

April 29, 2025

Oxford, AL – Oxford boys down Pinson Valley for first playoff victory in soccer since 2018. Donoho’s girls in fourth at state tennis. Pleasant Valley,

Hope Christian’s Eli Bozeman watches the flight of his two-run double in the first inning of the Saints’ AISA quarterfinal series with South Choctaw on Tuesday at Oxford’s Big Jack Stovall Sports Complex.

Home Fireworks

April 23, 2025

Oxford, AL – Brooks pays emotional tribute to brother after Hope Christian sweeps South Choctaw in AISA quarterfinal series, gets fireworks sendoff to semifinals in Montgomery.

Weaver’s Ashlyn Coleman hits one of her two home runs against Wellborn on Thursday. She finished with nine RBIs. (Photo by Brad Campbell/sport-shutter.com)

Spring Roundup in Calhoun County

April 18, 2025

Weaver’s Coleman slams two home runs, amasses nine RBIs. Alexandria’s Carr perfect in five innings. Also, softball wins for Pleasant Valley, White Plains, Ohatchee, Oxford,