Weekend Spring Sports
Calhoun County, AL –Munford gives Lincoln lots to Ponder in baseball; Pleasant Valley softball ends weekend against 6A, 7A competition in Hoover with victory over Smiths Station LINCOLN — Jonathan Ponder hit a grand slam and drove in six runs on the day, and Munford downed Lincoln 16-3 in Saturday’s high school baseball action. […]
Piedmont Invitational
Piedmont, AL – On a day when everybody went 2-2, Arnold led White Plains to the championship on a tiebreaker of fewest runs allowed; Piedmont rebounded to beat Etowah, White Plains Piedmont Invitational Saturday Results/schedule White Plains 8 Munford 4 Munford 4, Etowah 2 Etowah 5, White Plains 2 Handley 5, Piedmont 2 Munford 6, Piedmont […]
SWA All-State Basketball
Calhoun County, AL – State champions Jacksonville, Spring Garden lead the way in selections from EASportsToday.com coverage area; eight make first team By Joe Medley State champions Jacksonville boys and Spring Garden girls led the East Alabama Sports Today coverage area on the 2023 Alabama Sports Writers Association’s all-state basketball team. For Jacksoville’s boys, senior guard John […]
Calhoun County Spring Sports
Calhoun County, AL – Oxford and Ohatchee win, and Piedmont, Donoho and Saks sweep in baseball; Oxford, Alexandria, Piedmont, JCA and Lincoln victorious in softball Fresh off of winning Wednesday’s Calhoun County final, Oxford got a combined four-hitter from Eli Bozeman, Peyton Watts and Carter Johnson and beat Hewitt-Trussville 4-2 on Thursday on Choccolocco Park’s […]
Turley Hits 100
Anniston, AL – After frustrating first half against a top-shelf keeper in Johannson, Donoho’s two-time county player of year gets milestone goal By Joe Medley Erin Turley was like a wet noodle on the bench at halftime of Donoho’s area girls’ soccer game with Weaver. She sat slouched down, her weary head hanging back over the […]
Hayes in a Blaze at Calhoun County Baseball Final
Jacksonville, AL – Fast-paced Harrison pitches a 92-minute gem, and top seed Oxford repeats as Calhoun County baseball champion with 5-1 victory over Alexandria By Joe Medley Blink and risk missing a Hayes Harrison-pitched inning. Two blinks, and one might’ve missed his 92-minute outing in Wednesday’s Calhoun County baseball final. Harrison pitched a two-hitter, and Oxford repeated as […]
Circle of Life
Oxford, AL – Oxford’s McGrue follows in Oxford-grad mother’s footsteps, signs to play basketball in college; will play for Snead State Community College By Joe Medley La’Mya McGrue’s mom provided more than coaching and an example of an Oxford basketball player who took her game to college. Above all, mom gave daughter a lifetime of motherly […]
Tuesday Spring Sports
Calhoun County, AL – Piedmont, Saks, Alexandria, Ohatchee and Ragland victorious in baseball; Oxford, Piedmont and White Plains pile up runs in softball; Saks girls win in soccer Kale Austin went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, and McClane Mohon went 2-for-3 with a homer, two runs and two RBIs as Piedmont beat Weaver […]
Monday Spring Sports
Calhoun County, AL – Garcia scored two goals as Saks girls roll past Cleburne County in soccer; White Plains, Piedmont and Ohatchee score victories in softball Eighth-grader Layla Garcia scored two goals, and Saks’ girls beat Cleburne County 5-0 in high school soccer action. Senior Daniela Escandon, sophomore Loany Martinez and sophomore Alonna Crews each scored […]
Sports Commentary
Piedmont, AL – Piedmont’s coach finders showed quite an eye the last time, and Miller has filled their eyes with reasons to believe he can do the job It was 2006, late George W. Bush administration, and Piedmont showed an eye for finding a football coach. The guy they hired from 24 miles north of campus had […]