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

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

All-State Baseball

June 1, 2025

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

Friday Tee Times Set for Wilfred Galbraith Invitational on 2025 Calhoun County Golf Tour

May 29, 2025

Calhoun County, AL – Friday tee times for the Wilfred Gailbraith Invitational, the fourth points event on the 2025 Calhoun County Golf Tour. First-round tee times

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

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

May 19, 2025

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

Calhoun County Board of Education Recognizes Student Champions and Approves Strategic Plan

May 16, 2025

ANNISTON, AL – The Calhoun County Board of Education meeting on Thursday evening was filled with celebrations of student achievements and important administrative decisions, drawing

Long-time Wellborn coach Brenda Vinson watches her team huddle during the state volleyball tournament. She’s retiring after 24 years as a varsity head coach, with stints in four different sports. (Submitted photo)

Calhoun County Meet the New Coaches

May 16, 2025

Brown to lead Weaver boys’ wrestling, Welch to lead Ohatchee baseball and Mize to lead Jacksonville soccer among a spate of hirings. Wellborn’s Vinson retiring.

Alexandria seniors Kaden Pritchett (6), Pressley Slaton (24) and Allyssa Hunt comfort each other as head coach Brian Hess speaks following the Valley Cubs’ season-ending loss to Curry on Thursday at Choccolocco Park. (Photo by Joe Medley/East Alabama Sports Today)

Slaton Shines as Alexandria Falls; Spring Garden Stops Woodland, Falls to Kinston

May 16, 2025

Slaton stands out to the last, but fourth-ranked Alexandria’s run against ranked teams ends with 3-2 loss in state tournament. Spring Garden eliminates Woodland, falls

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

State Golf

May 14, 2025

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 —