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Calhoun County 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

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

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All-State baseball

All-State Baseball

The Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State baseball teams and honorable mentions. Mr. Baseball and the Super All-State teams to be named June 8 at the

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Alexandria’s latest mass signing group (from left): volleyball’s Shelby Morris, cross country’s Trinity Pope, football’s Cleat Forrest, track’s Jaylen Henderson and cross country’s Kylie Davis. (Photo by Joe Medley/East Alabama Sports Today)

Alexandria Signings

Valley Cubs Forrest, Pope, Davis, Morris and Henderson celebrate chances to continue sports in college. By Joe Medley ALEXANDRIA — Alexandria is making mass signing

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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

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

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State golf

State Golf

Westbrook Christian boys take second in Class 4A, and Piedmont’s girls finish third in 1A-3A. Piedmont’s Wood finishes tied for 14th in 3A. BIRMINGHAM —

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