Anniston Rallies Past Lincoln for First Win of 2026 Football Season
Anniston keeps rallying after early stumbles, gets first victory in season of ‘ups and downs and distractions left and right’ Area scoreboard THURSDAY, Oct. 15 Hokes Bluff 49, Hanceville 8, FINAL Hope Christian 48, Ellwood Christian 0, FINAL FRIDAY, Oct. 16 Leeds 23, Alexandria 14, FINAL Anniston 22, Lincoln 17, FINAL Central-Clay 48, Sylacauga 20, […]
White Plains Ends 32-Year Playoff Drought as Cleburne County Clinches Region Title in Week 9 Football Action
White Plains rolls to fifth consecutive victory, clinches end to 32-year playoff drought. Cleburne County clinches first region title since 2015. Leeds tops Alexandria in battle for region title. Jacksonville, Central-Clay, Piedmont, Pleasant Valley, Ohatchee and Ranburne victorious. THURSDAY, Oct. 15 Hokes Bluff 49, Hanceville 8, FINAL Hope Christian 48, Ellwood Christian 0, FINAL FRIDAY, […]
Faith Christian and Glencoe Capture Area Volleyball Championships, Advance to Subregional Play
Third seed Faith Christian wins three matches, claims Private A, Area 6 title. Donoho also clinches spot in subregional. ANNISTON — Faith Christian won the Private Class A, Area 6 title on Thursday, beating host Donoho in the final. Both teams advance to Monday’s subregional round, with Faith playing at home and Donoho on the […]
Alabama High School Football: Statewide Scores for Thursday, October 15
Thursday’s high school football scores from around Alabama, as gathered by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. THURSDAY, Oct. 15 Deshler 44, Brooks 7 Fairview 41, Crossville 6 G.W. Long 21, Houston County 0 Hackleburg 48, Cherokee 0 Hokes Bluff 49, Hanceville 8 Hope-Oxford 48, Ellwood 0 Huntsville 28, Bob Jones 17 Kinston 59, Abbeville 34 […]
Jacksonville State Opens Conference USA Play 3-0 as Kelly Emphasizes Focus Ahead of Upcoming Schedule
Jax State seems to have settled into a winning formula with a 3-0 start to CUSA play, but Kelly wants to keep the ‘rat poison’ away over what amounts to a second fall camp ahead. JACKSONVILLE — Rat poison used to mean something in Alabama. It used to be the thing your landlord handed you, […]
Pleasant Valley, Oxford, Alexandria and Munford Claim Area Volleyball Championships
MVP Patterson powers Pleasant Valley, Thomas slams Oxford, and Lange leads Alexandria to area championships. Munford adds fifth consecutive ara title. Rounding up Tuesday’s area volleyball tournament action: PLEASANT VALLEY: The Raiders beat Piedmont 25-13, 25-23, 25-18 to win the Class 2A, Area 11 championship. Both teams advanced to Monday’s subregional round against opponents to […]
Pleasant Valley and Piedmont Advance to Class 2A, Area 11 Volleyball Championship
Pleasant Valley tops Saks, and Piedmont overcomes Ohatchee to advance to Class 2A, Area 11 championship match. Rounding up Monday’s area volleyball tournament action: PLEASANT VALLEY: After Saks eliminated Wellborn 25-19, 25-19, 25-19, the Raiders beat Saks 25-11, 25-6, 25-5 to advance to Tuesday’s Class 2A, Area 11 championship match against Piedmont. Pleasant Valley’s statistics: […]
High School Sports: Weekly Schedule | OCT. 12–17
High school sports events for area high schools for the week of Oct. 12-Oct. 17. Coaches, report schedule changes and results to joe@wrightmediacorp.com. Football FRIDAY, Oct. 16 Alexandria at Leeds Lincoln at Anniston Sylacauga at Central-Clay Good Hope at Cherokee County Munford at Cleburne County Coosa Christian at Lindsey Lane Victory Christian at Donoho Vinemont […]
Jacksonville State’s Charles Kelly Uses Unusual Book Report Assignment to Help Kicker Regain Confidence
After Rippa’s rare clutch miss at Ohio, Kelly righted his kicker by having him write a book report, and Rippa hasn’t missed since. JACKSONVILLE — Charles Kelly is a Nick Saban disciple, through and through. One could lose oneself playing a drinking game every time the Jacksonville State coach channels Sabanism. Kelly talked about players […]
Friday Night Football: Oxford Celebrates Milestone Win, Cleburne County Clinches Region Title
Oxford gives Adams 100th career victory. Top-ranked Westbrook Christian stays unbeaten. Cleburne County rolls to region title. Alexandria, Central-Clay, Hokes Bluff, JCA, Piedmont, Ranburne, Wellborn and White Plains victorious. This week’s area scores THURSDAY, Oct. 8 Pell City 27, Southside 12, FINAL FRIDAY, Oct. 9 Alexandria 44, Anniston 22, FINAL Central-Clay 26, Lincoln 6. FINAL […]