Spring Roundup for Calhoun and Cleburne Counties
Calhoun County, AL – Piedmont baseball snaps out of skid in big way in Spring Experience. Cherokee County, Lincoln sweep to win area series. White Plains, Munford and Ranburne victorious. In softball, Munford, Handley, Glencoe and Spring Garden roll. Donoho girls’ soccer leaps closer to school goals record. Thursday’s scoreboard BASEBALL Piedmont 3, Westbrook Christian 0 […]
Jacksonville State University History
Atlanta, GA – Jax State men down Georgia Tech in first-ever NIT game, gain program’s third Division I postseason victory and first since 2018 CBI. Conference USA player of the year Jaron Pierre Jr. poured in 30 points, and Jacksonville State’s men’s basketball team made program history. Playing in their first National Invitation Tournament game, […]
ASWA Finalists
Montgomery, AL – Finalists for the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s major high school basketball player-of-the-year awards: Editor’s note: Players of the year and Mr. and Miss Basketball to be named at a luncheon banquet April 17 at the Montgomery Renaissance. CLASS 7A GIRLS Sarah Gordon, Vestavia Hills Jabria Lindsey, Central-Phenix City Lani Smallwood, Albertville CLASS 6A […]
Spring Roundup for Calhoun and Cleburne Counties
Calhoun County, AL – Alexandria goes 1-1 in Gulf Shores Classic tournament, and Pleasant Valley falls to Silverdale Baptist. In baseball, Oxford wins two, and WP downs Brew Tech. Piedmont falls in extra innings, and Alexandria falls 2-0. GULF SHORES — After going 3-0-1 in pool play, Alexandria went 1-1 in the Gulf Coast Classic […]
ASWA Rankings
Calhoun County, AL – This week’s Alabama Sports Writers Association high school baseball and softball rankings, the first of the season: SOFTBALL CLASS 7A 1. Thompson (22-2) 2. Central-Phenix City (15-2) 3. Daphne (12-2) 4. Tuscaloosa Co. (21-3) 5. Hewitt-Trussville (12-9) 6. Enterprise (12-3) 7. Huntsville (14-8-1) 8. Austin (15-8-1) 9. Auburn (10-2) 10. Sparkman (16-6-1) […]
Calhoun County Spring Round Up
Oxford, AL – Ohatchee tops Wellborn in Spring Experience. Hope sweeps. Ranburne and Woodland win. In softball, Alexandria and Pleasant Valley win two apiece in Gulf Coast Classic. SG wins 15-0. Weaver, Woodland and Randolph County victorious. Ohatchee got two RBIs apiece from Brayden Collins, Drake Kay, Ethan Jones, Jake Roberson and Josh Hulbert […]
This Week’s Calhoun County Schedule
Calhoun County, AL – High school sports events for area teams for the week of March 17-22. Coaches, report schedules/results to 256-452-4240 or joe@wrightmediacorp.com. Spring Experience baseball Other baseball MONDAY, March 17 Vincent at Ranburne (DH) Randolph County at Woodland Central-Coosa at Wadley Reeltown at Munford Glencoe at North Sand Mountain TUESDAY, March 18 Donoho at […]
Calhoun County Spring Roundup
CHILDERSBURG, AL – Munford wins third consecutive Talladega County softball title, completes softball-baseball sweep. Also, wins for Jacksonville, Oxford and Weaver. Alexandria wins, ties in Hoover, and WP splits. Handley wins one, loses one. In baseball, Jacksonville, Oxford, Lincoln, Cleburne County and SG victorious. Hope splits. Munford beat Childersburg 8-0 and Lincoln 18-6 on […]
ASWA All-State Basketball
The Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State high school basketball teams, honorable mentions and coaches of the year: CLASS 7A GIRLS FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE Aaliyah Blanchard, Hoover, Jr., G, 5-11 Sarah Gordon, Vestavia Hills, Sr., G, 5-11 Jabria Lindsey, Central-Phenix City, Jr., G, 5-9 Blakeley Nixon, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Jr., G, 5-8 Lani Smallwood, Albertville, Jr., G, 5-8 SECOND-TEAM […]
Driving Home
Pleasent Valley, AL – After three years of commuting to B.B. Comer, Herbert will get to coach in Calhoun County again, as Pleasant Valley’s boys’ head basketball coach. By Joe Medley Marcus Herbert commuted an hour one way to work every day while coaching at B.B. Comer. Now, he can just drive to Pleasant Valley. The […]