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Football

Jacksonville head football coach Clint Smith talks during Wednesday’s National Signing Day ceremony to honor Ky’dric Fisher (left) and Maddie Holt. (Photo by Joe Medley)

Something Bigger in Jacksonville

Jacksonville, AL – Jacksonville’s Fisher looks ahead to opportunities to come at, and because of, Dartmouth. Holt channels sixth-grade self to explain opportunity she never saw

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Former Alexandria standout Ronnie Royal makes a one-handed interception to help Gulf Shores beat Ramsay in the Class 5A state title game at Tuscaloosa. Royal is a finalist for Class 5A back of the year. (Photo by Will Carter/Pure Game/AHSAA photos)

ASWA Football Finalists

Calhoun County, AL – Finalists for 2023 back- and lineman-of-the-year awards by classification, as voted by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. Editor’s note: Winners, Super All-State

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Jacksonville quarterback Jim Ogle scrambles against Catholic-Montgomery in their Class 4A semifinal game. The Alabama Sports Writers Association voted him first-team all-state quarterback for Class 4A. (Photo by Greg Warren/For East Alabama Sports Today)

ASWA All-State Team

The Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State high school football teams, honorable mentions and coaches of the year: CLASS 7A FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Andrew Alford,

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Volleyball

Faith Christian’s Ally Folsom participates in Friday’s ceremony to mark her signing to play volleyball for Gadsden State Community College. (Submitted photo)

Folsom Hits On at Gadsden

Anniston, AL – Faith Christian senior and standout on state-tournament volleyball team signs to play on, at Gadsden State Community College. By Joe Medley Ally

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Pleasant Valley’s Allie Bryant on Tuesday celebrates her signing to play volleyball for Gadsden State Community College. (Photo by Joe Medley)

Family Tradition

Pleasant Valley, AL – Fresh off helping Pleasant Valley win a state volleyball title, Bryant becomes the latest in her family to take her game to

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Alexandria’s Kailey Dickerson is the East Alabama Sports Today 2023 Class 4A-6A All-Calhoun County player of the year, and Alexandria’s Whitney Welch is coach of the year after the Valley Cubs won 52 matches and their first-ever North Super Regional title en route to the Class 5A state semifinals. Pleasant Valley’s Maddie Schwabe is the 1A-3A All-County player of the year and Dana Bryant the coach of the year after the Raiders won the Calhoun County, Class 2A North Super Regional and state championships, ending their season with 20 consecutive victories. (Krista Larkin/For East Alabama Sports Today and submitted photos)

All Calhoun County Volleyball

Calhoun County, AL – Pleasant Valley’s Bryant, Schwabe and Alexandria’s Welch, Dickerson take top honors on the 2023 East Alabama Sports Today All-Calhoun County volleyball teams.

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Spring Garden and Faith Christian face off in a Class 1A quarterfinal match on Wednesday at Birmingham CrossPlex. (Photo by Joe Medley)

State Volleyball

Birmingham, AL – Spring Garden sweeps Faith Christian and Addison to reach 1A final, and Cherokee County falls in 4A quarterfinals. Editor’s note: For coverage of

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Track/Cross Country

Jacksonville head football coach Clint Smith talks during Wednesday’s National Signing Day ceremony to honor Ky’dric Fisher (left) and Maddie Holt. (Photo by Joe Medley)

Something Bigger in Jacksonville

Jacksonville, AL – Jacksonville’s Fisher looks ahead to opportunities to come at, and because of, Dartmouth. Holt channels sixth-grade self to explain opportunity she never saw

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White Plains’ Maddyn Conn receives two more state-championship rings Friday, at the Wildcats’ basketball game, then posted second- and third-place finishes at the state indoor track championships Saturday. (Photo by Joe Medley)

Calhoun County Indoor Track

Birmingham, AL – Munford’s Frank, Cherokee County’s Johnson bring home state titles. White Plains’ Conn takes second- and third-place finishes. By East Alabama Sports Today

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Defending Class 4A state champion Maddyn Conn (Bib 436) hopes to repeat while leading White Plains’ girls to a team state title Saturday in Moulton. (Submitted photo)

Calhoun County Cross County

Calhoun County, AL – Munford’s Frank, White Plains’ Conn look to repeat as Class 4A champions. White Plains’ boys, girls projected leaders among area teams contending

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Basketball

ASWA All-State team

ASWA All-State team

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 Syriah Daniels, Auburn,

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Anniston’s Tykeria Smith catches a pass from Serena Hardy during Anniston’s 44-40 victory over New Hope in Monday’s Class 4A Northeast Regional semifinals. (Photo by Joe Medley)

Eddie Factor for Anniston

Jacksonville, AL – Veteran coach simulates New Hope star guard in practice, helps Anniston find the formula to get back to the Northeast Regional final. By

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This week’s schedule

Calhoun County Sports Schedule

Calhoun County, AL – Prep sports events involving area teams for the week of Feb. 19-Feb. 24. Coaches, to have your schedule included, email hayden.medley@gmail.com.  

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Regional pairings

Regional Pairings

Calhoun County, AL – Northeast and Central Regional pairings for East Alabama Sports Today coverage-area teams. (Updated with times, championship game days/times) Girls CLASS 1A

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On to The Pete

On to The Pete in Jacksonville

Jacksonville, AL – Anniston’s boys and girls, Piedmont’s boys, Faith Christian’s boys and B.B. Comer’s boys advance to regional play. (Includes links to regional pairings and

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Updated Subregional results

Updated Subregional Results

Calhoun County, AL – Results from AHSAA subregional games involving East Alabama Sports Today coverage-area teams. Most girls teams played Friday, and most boys teams

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Subregional pairings

Updated Subregional Pairings

Calhoun County, AL – Regional pairings for East Alabama Sports Today coverage-area teams plus potential regional-final opponents. (Will be updated after Saturday’s subregional games.) Girls CLASS

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Oxford Photo Gallery

Oxford Photo Gallery

Oxford, AL – Oxford’s boys play host to Huffman in a Class 6A, Northeast subregional game. Winner advances to the Northeast Regional. Photos by Joe Medley

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Oxford’s Jordyn McRae (left) and JaMea Gaston bring pressure during the Yellow Jackets’ 79-52 victory over Gardendale in Friday’s Class 6A Northeast subregional at Oxford. (Photo by Joe Medley)

Oxford Regional Trim

Oxford, AL – After season of developing new talent, Oxford’s girls show dominant look in 79-52 victory in subregional to secure fourth consecutive Northeast Regional

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Pleasant Valley, the 2024 Class 2A, Area 9 champion. (Photo by Joe Medley)

Pleasant Valley Strong

Pleasant Valley, AL – In another promising turn for Pleasant Valley boys’ sports, the Raiders become back-to-back area basketball champions … this time at home.

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Subregional pairings

Subregional Pairings

Calhoun County, AL – Pairings for AHSAA subregional games involving area teams. Unless otherwise noted, girls play Friday at 6 p.m., and boys play Saturday at

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B.B. Comer coach Marcus Herbert leads the Tigers during the 2022 Larry & Connie Davidson Classic at Oxford. (File photo)

Comer Coming

Sylacauga, AL – With Weaver grad Herbert at the helm, B.B. Comer takes down Central Coosa for area title, advances to subregional play.   Marcus Herbert

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Wrestling

State wrestling

State Wrestling

Huntsville, AL – Weaver leads after day one, gets five wrestlers through to championship semifinals. (Includes rundown of wrestlers still active for area teams)   Top-ranked

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Updated Sectional wrestling

Updated Sectional Wrestling

Birmingham, AL – Weaver adds North Super Sectional title to its season resume, qualifies wrestlers in all weight classes for state. Alexandria, Southside and Cleburne County

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Baseball

White Plains’ girls won the Twin Bridges Kickoff Classic on Saturday. (Submitted photo)

Spring Roundup For Calhoun County

Gadsden, AL – Rogers, White Plains girls victorious at Twin Bridges. Reports from White Plains, Handley, Piedmont and Pleasant Valley softball. Also, reports from Alexandria, Jacksonville,

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Alexandria’s girls won the Coosa River Invitational on Thursday at Silver Lakes. (Submitted photo)

Calhoun County Spring Roundup

Silver Lakes, AL – Alexandria girls win Coosa River Invitational. Big day for Donoho soccer, tennis and baseball. Piedmont baseball sweeps, and softball wins at Wellborn.

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White Plains’ boys won the Fairview Invitational on Monday. (From left) Medalist Sawyer Edwards, Ryder Hudgins, Wyatt Cotney, Cam Hurst, Ethan McCareeth and Wildcats’ head coach Chris Randall. (Submitted photo)

Calhoun County Spring Roundup

Hanceville, AL – Edwards medalist, and McCareeth comes through in playoff as White Plains boys win Fairview Invitational. Anniston baseball, softball victorious. Munford, Lincoln, Spring

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Spring roundup

Calhoun County Spring Roundup

Calhoun County, AL – Pike, Piedmont walk it off against Ashville. Sewell pitches gem, but Donoho suffers area-series loss. Sparks, Parris homer as Alexandria softball gets

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Softball

White Plains’ girls won the Twin Bridges Kickoff Classic on Saturday. (Submitted photo)

Spring Roundup For Calhoun County

Gadsden, AL – Rogers, White Plains girls victorious at Twin Bridges. Reports from White Plains, Handley, Piedmont and Pleasant Valley softball. Also, reports from Alexandria, Jacksonville,

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Alexandria’s girls won the Coosa River Invitational on Thursday at Silver Lakes. (Submitted photo)

Calhoun County Spring Roundup

Silver Lakes, AL – Alexandria girls win Coosa River Invitational. Big day for Donoho soccer, tennis and baseball. Piedmont baseball sweeps, and softball wins at Wellborn.

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White Plains’ Leighton Arnold follows through with a two-run triple at Jacksonville on Tuesday. (Photo by Joe Medley)

White Plains Breakout

Jacksonville, AL – White Plains’ Arnold hits her third homer of the season, accounts for six RBIs as Wildcats down Jacksonville in 4A, Area 10

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White Plains’ boys won the Fairview Invitational on Monday. (From left) Medalist Sawyer Edwards, Ryder Hudgins, Wyatt Cotney, Cam Hurst, Ethan McCareeth and Wildcats’ head coach Chris Randall. (Submitted photo)

Calhoun County Spring Roundup

Hanceville, AL – Edwards medalist, and McCareeth comes through in playoff as White Plains boys win Fairview Invitational. Anniston baseball, softball victorious. Munford, Lincoln, Spring

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Spring roundup

Calhoun County Spring Roundup

Calhoun County, AL – Pike, Piedmont walk it off against Ashville. Sewell pitches gem, but Donoho suffers area-series loss. Sparks, Parris homer as Alexandria softball gets

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Golf

White Plains’ girls won the Twin Bridges Kickoff Classic on Saturday. (Submitted photo)

Spring Roundup For Calhoun County

Gadsden, AL – Rogers, White Plains girls victorious at Twin Bridges. Reports from White Plains, Handley, Piedmont and Pleasant Valley softball. Also, reports from Alexandria, Jacksonville,

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White Plains’ boys won the Fairview Invitational on Monday. (From left) Medalist Sawyer Edwards, Ryder Hudgins, Wyatt Cotney, Cam Hurst, Ethan McCareeth and Wildcats’ head coach Chris Randall. (Submitted photo)

Calhoun County Spring Roundup

Hanceville, AL – Edwards medalist, and McCareeth comes through in playoff as White Plains boys win Fairview Invitational. Anniston baseball, softball victorious. Munford, Lincoln, Spring

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County Match Play

Calhoun County Match Play

Calhoun County, AL – McGatha, defending champions Wigington, Rollins and Brooks sweep through to semifinals as top four seeds advance to Sunday.   Chalk was the

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Extra sweet

Extra Sweet

Calhoun County, AL – A year after coming up short in marathon playoff, Bussey-Montenegro win Sunny King Charity Classic in regulation … by a lip Cover

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Soccer

Alexandria’s girls won the Coosa River Invitational on Thursday at Silver Lakes. (Submitted photo)

Calhoun County Spring Roundup

Silver Lakes, AL – Alexandria girls win Coosa River Invitational. Big day for Donoho soccer, tennis and baseball. Piedmont baseball sweeps, and softball wins at Wellborn.

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Spring roundup

Calhoun County Spring Roundup

Calhoun County, AL – Pike, Piedmont walk it off against Ashville. Sewell pitches gem, but Donoho suffers area-series loss. Sparks, Parris homer as Alexandria softball gets

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Spring roundup

Spring Roundup for Calhoun County

Calhoun County, AL – Brunner’s bomb, Patterson’s no-no highlight big day for Alexandria baseball. Pleasant Valley’s hot hitting continues. Oxford improves to 5-1. Alexandria softball walks

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Other Sports

Alexandria’s girls won the Coosa River Invitational on Thursday at Silver Lakes. (Submitted photo)

Calhoun County Spring Roundup

Silver Lakes, AL – Alexandria girls win Coosa River Invitational. Big day for Donoho soccer, tennis and baseball. Piedmont baseball sweeps, and softball wins at Wellborn.

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Donoho’s Rory Parks signs during Thursday’s ceremony in Donoho’s library on Friday. (Photo by Joe Medley)

Prime Opportunity

Anniston, AL – Having excelled at soccer and track, Donoho’s Parks will ride equestrian eventing opportunity to college at Transylvania. By Joe Medley A track athlete

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County’s best

County’s Best

Anniston, AL – Donoho boys, girls come out on top in abbreviated Red Wilder tennis tournament. Oxford takes boys’, girls’ No. 1 singles   Donoho’s boys

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Faith Christian’s Eli Mitchell holds the championship plaque while posing with teammates after the Lions won their Class 1A-3A sectional in April. Mitchell won the No. 1 singles court at the Red Wilder Invitational. He also teamed with Joshua Goode to win No. 1 doubles at sectional and reach the Class 1A-3A No. 1 doubles final at the state tournament. Mitchell is East Alabama Sports Today’s boys’ All-Calhoun County player o the year. (Submitted photo)

All Calhoun County Tennis

Calhoun County, AL – Faith Christian’s Mitchell, Goode take top honors on East Alabama Sports Today’s 2023 boys’ All-Calhoun County tennis team 2023 Boys’ All-Calhoun County

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Donoho’s girls’ tennis team hoists another AHSAA ‘red map’ trophy after taking runner up in the Class 4A-5A division in the state tournament in Mobile. (Submitted photo)

Talons (Still) Out for Donoho

Anniston, AL – Donoho girls bring home another AHSAA ‘red map’ after dramatic jump in classification because of competitive-balance rule   Donoho’s girls’ tennis team withstood

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Kyle Busch celebrates after his car runs out of gas following Sunday’s GEIGO 500 at Talladega Super Speedway. (Photo by Joe Medley)

Talladega Commentary

Talladega, AL – Another Talladega race, a very Talladega finish, and yet another show to remind fans that drivers run out of gas, but ‘Dega drama

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GEICO 500

GEICO 500 in Talladega

Talladega, AL – The GEICO 500 starts at 2 p.m. at Talladega Super Speedway, with Denny Hamlin on the pole and Aric Almirola on the outside;

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Faith Christian’s boys’ tennis team holds the prize for winning the Class 1A-3A Section 3 tournament Monday in Huntsville. (Submitted photo)

Tuesday Calhoun County Preps

Calhoun County, AL – Faith Christian boys win sectional tennis title; Jacksonville, Oxford, Piedmont, White Plain win in softball; Donoho, Ohatchee and Ragland win in baseball

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College Sports

JSU football slate

JSU Football Slate

Gamecocks’ 2024 football schedule. Home games in all capital letters. Times and television to be determined. Season tickets can be purchased at this link. Sat.,

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