Oxford High School Sports
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NFHS Awards Shine on Oxford and Anniston
Calhoun County, AL – Former Oxford coach Brooks, Anniston’s Howard-Holland and Spring Garden’s Austin receive awards for 2022-23 school year. Former Oxford High baseball
![Donoho’s Blair Kitchen is the 2024 East Alabama Sports Today All-Calhoun County player of the year for girls’ tennis, and Oxford’s Kai McEwen takes top honors on the boys’ side. Both won their courts at the Red Wilder Invitational, the de facto county tournament. Kitchen went unbeaten during the regular season and sectional, her lone loss coming in the state Class 4A-5A No. 2 singles final. McEwen was 9-1 in singles and 5-3 in doubles matches in the regular season and won the No. 1 singles court in the Class 6A, Section 3.](https://calhounjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/24-All-County-Tennis-300x180.jpg)
’24 All-County Tennis
Calhoun County, AL – Donoho’s Kitchen, Alderman and Oxford’s McEwen take top honors in 2024 East Alabama Sports Today All-Calhoun County tennis team. Editor’s note: Reflects
![Alexandria’s Bray Goode (left) won the second annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Home Run Derby on Monday at Choccolocco Park, and Alexandria teammate Samuel Henegar finished second. (Photo by Joe Medley)](https://calhounjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Home-Run-Derby-300x180.jpg)
Home Run Derby in Oxford
Oxford, AL – Alexandria’s 2024 glories continue as Goode takes first, Henegar seconds in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ second annual home run derby. By Joe
![Monsters general manager Roby Brooks talks with Choccolocco Park director Billy Thompson before the team’s home opener on Friday. Brooks will also serve as Hope Christian Academy’s first head baseball coach next spring. (Photo by Joe Medley)](https://calhounjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/New-Hope-300x180.jpg)
New Hope in Oxford
Oxford , AL – With athletics offerings expanding in school’s second year, Hope Christian hires Top Gun owner, Monsters’ GM Brooks to lead baseball program. By
![New AHSAA executive director Heath Harmon talks during Wednesday’s news conference to announce his hiring. (Photo by Joe Medley)](https://calhounjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Harmon-tapped-300x180.jpg)
AHSAA Names Oxford Principal Heath Harmon as New Executive Director
AHSAA announces hiring of Oxford principal Harmon as sixth executive director, replaces retiring Briggs. By Joe Medley Heath Harmon, current principal for Oxford High School,
![Alexandria coach Zac Welch and Oxford shortstop/pitcher Carter Johnson take top honors on the 2024 East Alabama Sports Today Class 4A-6A All-Calhoun County baseball team,. Welch guided Alexandria to a 32-9 record and its first state baseball title, all in his second season as the Valley Cubs’ head coach. Johnson batted .364 with a .546 on-base percentage in his senior season and had notable pitching outings, including his key seven-inning relief appearance in Game 3 of Oxford’s 6A quarterfinal series against Mountain Brook. (Photos by Joe Medley)](https://calhounjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BASEBALL-300x180.jpg)
Welch and Johnson Take Top Honors for 2024 All-Calhoun County Baseball Team for Oxford and Alexandria
Calhoun County, AL – Welch 4A-6A All-Calhoun County coach of the year after adding baseball to Alexandria’s ‘blue map’ sports. Oxford’s Johnson player of year.
![Oxford’s Tristen Koontz (left) is the 2024 East Alabama Sports Today All-Calhoun County boys’ soccer player of the year, and Donoho’s Erin Turley takes top honors among girls. Koontz finished 2024 with a team-high 20 goals to go with 15 assists. Turley scored 31 goals and 30 assists, running her career totals to 147 goals and a state-record 115 assists. Oxford’s Haili Vinson is coach of the year for boys, guiding Oxford to its first county title since 2021, and Tim Melton is coach of the year for girls after guiding Donoho to a county title and state runner-up finish. (Photos by Joe Medley)](https://calhounjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Soccer-300x180.jpg)
Oxford’s Koontz and Vinson, Donoho’s Turley and Melton Take Top Honors for 2024 All-Calhoun County Soccer Teams
Calhoun County, AL – Oxford’s Koontz and Vinson, Donoho’s Turley and Melton take top honors for 2024 All-Calhoun County soccer teams. 2024 Girls’ All-Calhoun County Soccer
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State Softball in Oxford
Oxford, AL – Oxford, in Class 6A, and Spring Garden, in Class 1A, took to the Choccolocco Park softball fields for state tournament action on
![Oxford players embrace after the Yellow Jackets fell to Hartselle 4-1 in Game 3 of their Class 6A state final series Thursday on Rudy Abbott Field. (Photo by Joe Medley)](https://calhounjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tough-ending-300x180.jpg)
Tough Ending for Oxford
Jacksonville, AL – op-ranked Hartselle holds second-ranked Oxford to two hits, and two run-scoring errors prove costly as Yellow Jackets fall in Game 3 of their
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Calhoun County Shines in State Track
Calhoun County, AL – Faith Christian boys take second. Donoho’s Connell, Cherokee County’s Johnson, Munford’s Frank, Handley’s Askew among multiple-event winners. Weaver’s boys dominate hurdles. Led