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Oxford Celebrates Brooks’ 4,000 Career Assists as Teams Split, Glencoe Sweeps, and Jacksonville Rolls

Payton Brooks (second from left) joins father Roby Brooks, mother Melanie Brooks and sister Molly Brooks during Tuesday’s ceremony to mark the senior setter’s recent career milestone. Payton Brooks surpassed 4,000 career assists Sept. 18.

Oxford celebrates Brooks’ career assists milestone before splitting trimatch. Donoho, Pleasant Valley also split. Glencoe sweeps, Weaver splits, and Jacksonville tops SG.   OXFORD — A special recognition preceded Oxford’s home trimatch against Pleasant Valley and Donoho on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets celebrated a major milestone for senior setter Payton Brooks, who surpassed 4,000 career […]

High School Sports Schedule: Sept. 29 – Oct. 4

Oxford’s Ava Thomas goes up to hit as Alexandria’s Kylie Jeffers (10) and Cali Hess (4) move to block Sept. 5 at Oxford. Alexandria is the No. 1 seed and Oxford the No. 2 seed in the Calhoun County Volleyball Tournament, which starts Saturday at Wellborn High School. (Photo by Brad Campbell/sport-shutter.com)

High school sports events involving area teams for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 4. Coaches, report schedule changes and results to joe@wrightmediacorp.com. Football THURSDAY, Oct. 2 Coosa Christian at Cleveland FRIDAY, Oct. 3 Alexandria at Hokes Bluff Cherokee County at Anniston Elmore County at Central-Clay Cleburne County at Tallassee Fayetteville at Donoho Weaver at Glencoe […]

Piedmont, Alexandria, Anniston, Oxford, and More Roll to Week 6 Victories

Piedmont’s Rollie Pinto tries to break a tackle during the Bulldogs’ 61-0 victory at B.B. Comer on Friday. (Photo by Ken Grissom/For East Alabama Sports Today)

Piedmont, Alexandria, Anniston, Oxford, Hokes Bluff, White Plains, Ohatchee, Central-Clay, Cleburne County and Randolph County victorious. This week’s scoreboard THURSDAY, Sept. 25 Cherokee County 28, Shades Valley 13 Wadley 35, Glenwood 21 FRIDAY, Sept. 26 Alexandria 51, Sardis 13, FINAL Anniston 41, Pleasant Grove 13, FINAL Central-Clay 26, Scottsboro 9, FINAL Cleburne County 41, Wellborn […]

Alabama High School Football Scores: Sept. 25–26

Pleasant Valley’s Kayden Vick celebrates one of his three touchdown runs against Woodland on Friday at Pleasant Valley. (Photo by Brad Campbell/sport-shutter.com)

High School football scores from around Alabama, as gathered by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. THURSDAY, Sept. 25 Brooks 38, Lauderdale Co. 21 Carver-Birmingham 36, Jackson-Olin 20 Cherokee Co. 28, Shades Valley 13 Clay-Chalkville 28, Thompson 24 Hartselle 48, Woodlawn 8 Highland Home 28, Brantley 18 Leroy 44, Washington Co. 14 Mary Montgomery 45, Baldwin […]

Salster, Vick Shine as Pleasant Valley Rolls to Homecoming Win

‘It’s all good’

Salster, Vick turn in huge performances as Class 2A No. 8 Pleasant Valley continues strong rebound from loss at Pisgah. By Joe Medley PLEASANT VALLEY — Pleasant Valley entered this season with a shoot-for-the-moon goal for 10-0. Two weeks and a couple of injuries after the Raiders’ first loss, 9-1 remains within reach. Braxton Salster […]

Weaver Coach Set to Return After Administrative Leave

Cofer to return

Weaver head football coach’s administrative leave will carry through Friday’s game at Winterboro, but he’ll return for Oct. 3 game at Glencoe. By Joe Medley ANNISTON — Weaver head football coach Kenneth Cofer will return to the sideline for the Bearcats’ Oct. 3 game at Glencoe after missing two games on administrative leave. The Calhoun […]

Calhoun County Volleyball: Alexandria No. 1 Seed, Oxford Earns No. 2

Donoho’s Ava Michaels digs as Bentlee Pahman backs up the play during Thursday’s trimatch at Weaver. (Photo by Brad Campbell/sport-shutter.com)

Oxford holds off Pleasant Valley in clash of top-three county seeds. Alexandria , Donoho sweep. Faith Christian tops Spring Garden. Glencoe’s Montgomery passes career milestone. PLEASANT VALLEY — Fresh off of being voted the No. 2 seed in the coming Calhoun County Tournament, Oxford beat Pleasant Valley 25-12, 25-8, 21-25, 32-30 Thursday. County coaches voted […]

Faith Christian, Alexandria, Oxford, and Donoho Earn Volleyball Wins

Coaches and players for Donoho and Randolph County hold a moment of silence Monday for long-time volleyball official Vicky Hearn, who died Sunday. (Submitted photo)

Faith Christian rallies from one set down to top White Plains. Alexandria, Donoho pick up area victories while sweep trimatches. Oxford tops Moody.   ANNISTON — Anna Daniel recorded a team-high 26 kills, and Faith Christian rebounded from a first-set loss to beat visiting White Plains on Monday, 13-25, 27-25, 25-22, 25-22. Faith Christian’s top […]