Alexandria Earns No. 1 Seed for Calhoun County Volleyball Tournament; Oxford No. 2
2025 runner up Alexandria voted top seed in Calhoun County Tournament, defending champion Oxford is No. 2. Seeds (With records vs. county, overall) 1. Alexandria (7-1, 27-14) 2. Oxford (6-1, 24-7) 3. White Plains (8-3, 21-19) 4. Pleasant Valley (10-2, 17-13) 5. Jacksonville (11-7, 18-13) 6. Donoho (7-4, 19-15) 7. Faith Christian (6-3, 13-15) 8. […]
Anniston Flag Football Stays Perfect at 7-0 with Win Over Hope Christian
Anniston ups to 7-0, and 4-5 Hope Christian continues growth against tough competition in first season. ANNISTON — Flag football’s growth in Calhoun County was on display Monday at Anniston. The Bulldogs continued their best season yet, beating Hope Christian, the county’s first-year team, 33-0 at Lott-Mosby Stadium. Anniston improved to 7-0. “I’m feeling like […]
Nix’s Versatility Continues to Pay Off for Jax State
Nix has brought a lot to Jax State, but here’s betting there’s more. (Includes video of Jax State football coach Charles Kelly, defensive lineman Quay Hood and wide receiver Darius Cannon talk Gamecocks’ victory over Georgia Southern, coming CUSA opener against Middle Tennessee State) Joe Medley JACKSONVILLE — Caleb Nix’s game-changing punt return in […]
Area High School Sports Schedule for Sept. 21-26
Sports events for area high schools for the week of Sept. 21-26. Coaches, report schedule changes and results to joe@wrightmediacorp.com. Football FRIDAY, Sept. 25 Alexandria at Piedmont Central-Clay at Scottsoro Cherokee County at Jacksonville Russellville at Coosa Christian Donoho at Gaylesville Glencoe at Ohatchee Handley at Beauregard Hokes Bluff at White Plains Berry at Hope […]
JCA, Faith Christian, Piedmont Score Area Wins; Oxford, Munford, Weaver Sweep
JCA, Faith Christian, Piedmont win area matches. Oxford, Munford, Weaver sweep trimatches. Pleasant Valley splits. Serving and receiving around the area with Monday’s matches: JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN: The Thunder beat Westbrook Christian 25-18, 25-22, 19-25, 25-20 in area play. JCA’s match statistics: — Mollie Mullinax: one ace, 16 kills, three digs, seven blocks. — Audrina Williams: […]
Cleburne County Reaches 5-0 as Alexandria, Piedmont Stay Unbeaten in Week 5 Action
Cleburne County rolls to first 5-0 start since 2007. Alexandria, Piedmont stay unbeaten. Jacksonville tops Central-Clay in Land’s return. Hunter powers Ohatchee to victory, and White Plains gets first win. (Will be updated as information from more games becomes available) THURSDAY, Sept. 17 Jacksonville Christian 34, Victory (Tuscaloosa) 6, FINAL FRIDAY, Sept. 18 Alexandria 47, […]
Wellborn Pulls Away From Pleasant Valley as Traylor Rushes for 313 Yards
Traylor runs for 313 yards, and Panthers dominate up front while prevailing over Pleasant Valley in battle of Class 2A, Region 6 unbeatens. THURSDAY, Sept. 17 Jacksonville Christian 34, Victory (Tuscaloosa) 6, FINAL FRIDAY, Sept. 18 Alexandria 47, Sylacauga 21, FINAL Leeds 61, Anniston 28, FINAL Cherokee County 19, Guntersville 7, FINAL Cleburne County 59, […]
Alabama High School Football Scores: Week of Sept. 19
High school football scores from around Alabama, as gathered by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. Abbeville Chr. 31, Valiant Cross 0 Addison 56, Meek 6 Alabama Chr. 31, Prattville Chr. 14 Alexandria 47, Sylacauga 21 Aliceville 43, Southside-Selma 0 American Chr. 50, St. John Paul II 0 Andalusia 41, Headland 12 Ardmore 15, West Point […]
Creel Carrying Heavy Offensive Load as Jax State Prepares for Georgia Southern
Creel shouldering a bigger load ably for Jax State, but how long can he hold up? (Includes video of Creel and Gamecocks head coach Charles Kelly talking Jax Srate’s loss at Ohio, coming game against Georgia Southern and more). Joe Medley JACKSONVILLE — Nearly a year to the day since Caden Creel became Jax […]
Area Volleyball Roundup: Faith, Donoho, Pleasant Valley and Piedmont Earn Area Wins; Oxford, White Plains Sweep
Faith, Donoho, Pleasant Valley and Piedmont win area matches. Oxford and White Plains sweep trimatches. Alexandria and Munford split trimatches. Jacksonville victorious. Serving and receiving around the area with Tuesday’s matches: FAITH CHRISTIAN: The Lions won an area match against Hope Christian 25-4, 25-16, 25-23. Faith Christian’s statistics for the match: — Anna Daniel: seven […]