Oxford Smash It Sports Vipers Rookie is Jolly Rogers
Oxford, AL – Smash It Sports Vipers rookie backs up no-hitter with 3-hitter, and Vipers win WPF semifinal opener. Texas Smoke forces Friday’s Game 3. By Joe Medley Ashley Rogers keeps delivering for Oxford’s Smash It Sports Vipers. The rookie pitcher from Tennessee pitched a three-hitter Friday, and the fourth seeded Vipers beat the top-seeded Texas […]
Commentary with White Plains Coach Blake Jennings
White Plains, AL – Starting with a winning look on the helmets, Jennings hopes to plant a winning mindset inside the helmets at White Plains Joe Medley White Plains’ new-look football helmets offer a clue into how the Wildcats’ new head football coach thinks. Starting with a winning look on the helmets, Jennings hopes to plant […]
ASWA Football Poll Highlights Calhoun County Teams
Calhoun County, AL – The preseason Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football rankings with first-place votes, last year’s win-loss record and total poll points: CLASS 7A Team (first-place); 2022 W-L; Pts 1. Thompson (21); 11-3; 261 2. Auburn (1); 12-2; 178 3. Hoover; 11-2; 172 4. Central-Phenix City; 10-3; 170 5. Hewitt-Trussville; 8-4; 132 6. […]
Oxford Smash It Sports All-WPF
Oxford, AL – Oxford Smash It Sports Vipers standouts Smith, Brookshire make all-league team. Smoke’s Jefferson player of year, Pease pitcher of year. Smash It Sports Vipers third baseman/catcher Makena Smith and utility player Suzy Brookshire were at-large selections on the All-Womens Professional Fastpitch team, announced Tuesday night at the league’s banquet at Talladega Superspeedway. […]
Commentary with Donoho’s Coach Jeremy Satcher
Anniston, AL – Donoho made its stand to return to playoffs in 2022, and the Falcons have makings to stand taller in Satcher’s second season at helm Joe Medley Jeremy Satcher was a first-year head football coach on a seminal September Thursday night in 2022, looking for the right words to meet the right moment. His […]
Commentary with Anniston’s Coach Rico Jackson
Anniston, AL – Until Jackson can reward those who gave him a chance, the first-year Anniston coach’s most important superpower is confidence to weather ‘noise’ Joe Medley Months afforded Rico Jackson time to move beyond first impressions with his Anniston players and bosses who hired him. Fans? For those who haven’t had the pleasure, especially those […]
Commentary with Wellborn Coach Jeff Smith
Wellborn, AL – Well into his ‘second wind,” Wellborn’s man in black continues working, hoping to make a difference for young players from his community Team pictures line the office walls of Wellborn’s Ed Deupree Field House, and Jeff Smith points to himself. In Smith’s before-after reality, the smiling, silver-haired guy standing amid players came before. […]
Oxford Viper’s Carda Deals
Oxford, AL – USSSA Pride ace answers Rogers’ no-hitter with a three-hit shutout as Oxford’s Smash It Sports Vipers fall 5-0. Vipers hope to end regular season with series victory. By Joe Medley Ashley Rogers brought Oxford’s Smash It Sports Vipers a smile when she put a no-hitter on the USSSA Pride on Saturday, and the […]
Anniston’s Woodstock 5K
Anniston, AL – Vincent Kiprop overall winner, Esther GItahi top female in RRCA’s 5K national championship. White Plains’ Conn third overall female. By Joe Medley Vincent Kiprop and Esther Gitahi are national 5K champions after Saturday’s 42nd Woodstock 5K. Maddyn Conn looked ready to defender her Class 4A Alabama high school cross country championship. Kiprop was […]
No-no, Win-win for Oxford Vipers
Oxford, AL – Late-arriving rookie Rogers tosses no-hitter as Oxford’s Smash It Sports Vipers down USSSA Pride 1-0 to open final regular-season series The Smash It Sports Vipers are finally starting to feel top draft pick Ashley Rogers’ long-awaited impact. The rookie pitcher from Tennessee pitched a no-hitter Saturday, and the Vipers beat the USSSA […]