Tuesday Baseball in Calhoun County
Calhoun County, AL – Oxford gets one-hit shutout against Gadsden City; Smith gets it done on mound, at plate for Piedmont; Jacksonville, Cleburne County victorious in 4A, Area 9 play Hayes Harrison and Eli Bozeman combined to pitch a one-hitter, and Oxford rolled to a 10-0 victory over Gadsden City on Tuesday in Class 6A, Area […]
Jacksonville’s Ogle Finds ‘Home’
Jacksonville, AL – Rising senior Jacksonville quarterback commits to Troy; chose Trojans over UAB, North Alabama, Samford and New Mexico By Joe Medley Jim Ogle is bound for Troy. Jacksonville’s rising senior quarterback announced his commitment via Twitter on Wednesday morning, his one-word tweet calling the Sun Belt Conference school “Home.” The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Ogle, son of […]
Tuesday Softball in Calhoun County
Calhoun County, AL – Ward hits two of PV’s four homers; Ohatchee ties it in seventh and ninth innings, wins in 10th; Piedmont walks it off again; Slaton stars for Alexandria; Weaver, Munford win Led by Gracee Ward’s two home runs, the Raiders hit four en route to victory. Sydney Beason and Lily Henry also […]
‘Good win. Good job’ for Anniston’s Donoho
Anniston, AL – Gendron’s father, recovering from a stroke in Florida, keeps texts coming as son’s Donoho team rallies from 10-run deficit to beat Pleasant Valley By Joe Medley It’s one thing to get text messages from dad while coaching a baseball game. Steve Gendron’s dad had a stroke within the last week, so those texts […]
Monday Preps for Calhoun County
Calhoun County, AL – Alexandria’s Allen throws no-hitter, and Thunder rolls in baseball; Oxford wins in eight innings, and Piedmont walks it off in softball; Saks soccer goes to PKs to beat Collinsville Andrew Allen came two hit batsmen short of a perfect game, and Alexandria beat Piedmont 4-0 in a showdown of Calhoun County baseball […]
This Week’s Calhoun County Schedule
Calhoun County, AL – Here is the high school sports schedule for teams in and around Calhoun County for the week of April 10-15; includes county championships in softball, soccer, track and golf: Baseball April 10 Jacksonville at Cherokee County Randolph County at Weaver April 11 Anniston at Jacksonville Gadsden City at Oxford Jacksonville Christian at […]
Crook Invitational: Calhoun County Championship
Oxford, AL – Big save by Goad, goals from Downey and Johnson lift Donoho to victory over Oxford for de facto Calhoun County championship By Joe Medley On a night when Donoho’s boys devoted themselves to stopping Oxford striker Tristen Koontz, the biggest play belonged to the keeper who made the most spectacular play for the […]
Make it Six for Anniston’s Donoho
Anniston, AL – No. 2 seed Donoho girls upset top seed Oxford 3-0 to win sixth consecutive county title; Wakefield most valuable player By Brant Locklier Calhoun County girls soccer has been ruled by the Donoho Falcons since its inception six years back. Thus, the Falcon soccer team was surprised when they were seeded No. 2 […]
ASWA Hoops Awards Shines Light on Calhoun County Athletes
Montgomery, AL – Spring Garden’s Austin, Ohatchee’s Crook, Jacksonville’s Broom and Piedmont’s Odam come away with player-of-year awards; three voted Super All-State By Joe Medley Ohatchee’s Jorda Cook, Spring Garden’s Ace Austin, Jacksonville’s John Broom and Piedmont’s Alex Odam walked away with top Alabama Sports Writers Association awards for basketball Thursday. They were among seven area […]
Well Done Piedmont
Jacksonville, AL – Piedmont wins three games on final day to complete historic Calhoun County softball title, forcing Smith to keep her promise of steak dinner By Joe Medley Rachel Smith made a promise after her Piedmont team fell into the Calhoun County softball tournaments elimination bracket Wednesday. After the Bulldogs emerged to win their program’s […]