One of the most impressive things about Dadeville’s boys basketball team is its ability to win no matter the situation.
Being a student-athlete is never easy. There’s the task of balancing practice with workouts and games with academics plus trying to have a social life as a teenager somewhere in between.
Last year left a bitter taste in Dadeville’s mouth.
As Reeltown’s softball team continues to try to develop a standout pitcher, it’s going to have to have another onslaught of offense. But that should be no problem for the Rebels who batted nearly .400 as a team last year and returns nearly all their heavy hitters.
The Alabama basketball team may have turned the corner — again.
When guys like Saxon Coker and Nyshaad Hannon — or even Pokey Norris and Bobby Charsha -— lost a bout at the AHSAA Class 6A Wrestling Championships, it would’ve been easy for them to pack in it in.
It took 12 minutes for Dadeville to make its first basket inside the paint against Providence Christian in the Class 3A Southeast Regional semifinal Saturday. That did not stop the Tigers’ offense from getting things done as their first 18 points came from beyond the arc.
Benjamin Russell started the 2020 baseball season on a positive note, getting timely hits and solid pitching to defeat Wetumpka, 5-3, Saturday.
It’s no secret Central Coosa’s softball team has had a rough go of it the last few years. The Cougars have been through a handful of coaches and haven’t won a game since 2018.
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Although Benjamin Russell walked away from the Purple and Gold softball tournament in Tallassee without a victory, the Wildcats still had some things to be proud of.
Central Alabama Community College’s baseball team came through in the clutch in the first game of a doubleheader with Bishop State on Monday. After being tied heading into extra innings, the Trojans exploded for five runs in the top of the 10th then held off Bishop State for a 5-2 victory. A…
Last Friday, Benjamin Russell’s Brooklyn Edwards officially signed her National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at Southern Union State Community College.
One game does not a season make.
With the NBA All-Star game coming up this weekend, it’s time for one of my favorite things of the year: The Dunk Contest.
Chock full of youngsters, Horseshoe Bend’s baseball team is going to need its returners to step up early and lead the way as those underclassmen get acclimated to playing on the varsity level.
After 10 minutes of play in the Class 3A Southeast Regional Final, Dadeville had yet to make a 2-point shot. That was not a problem for the Tigers though as their first 18 points came from beyond the arc and they finished the half with seven 3-pointers, securing the lead for good.
When a team is coming off a quarterfinal appearance, that comes with a lot of pressure. But Benjamin Russell’s baseball team has put last year behind it.
Two Benjamin Russell wrestlers have guaranteed at least a silver medal at the AHSAA Class 6A Wrestling Championships, but they’re both wanting more. Sandlin Pike and Hezekiah Hunter will both go for the gold Saturday in the finals at 106 and 170 pounds, respectively.
Although there were clearly some first-game jitters for both Benjamin Russell and Dadeville’s softball teams during the season opener Thursday night, the Wildcats seemed to handle those better.
After graduating only two starters from last year’s squad, Reeltown’s baseball team is ready to once again be competitive in Class 2A Area 7. But the Rebels don’t want to just be competitive this year; they want to win it.
It’s always tough to go into a game not knowing much about the opponent, especially in a game that means so much, but that’s the nature of the postseason.
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have had more success in a 20-year span than any other team in the NFL’s 100-year history. Super Bowl trophies, MVP honors, AFC Championships — what hasn’t the Bill Belichick and Brady combination accomplished?
Benjamin Russell took 11 to the AHSAA Class 6A Wrestling Championships, which began Thursday in Huntsville, and all 11 Wildcats are still alive after the first day.
With Alexander City being virtually underwater for the better part of a week, a lot of questions are still surrounding the Benjamin Russell softball team.
Most softball coaches will say having a solid pitcher is probably the most important thing to making up a good softball team. So it certainly never hurts to have a multitude of reliable pitchers.
Of course Benjamin Russell wants to collect a slew of individual gold medals at the AHSAA Class 6A Wrestling Championships, which begin today in Huntsville. But even if the Wildcats can’t get everyone to the top of the podium, that doesn’t mean the guys who didn’t place first aren’t just as …
It was only three weeks ago the Auburn Tigers appeared to have hit a wall.
In 2018, Dadeville’s boys basketball team fell just short of winning an area championship.
It’s rare to find a high school player who really studies his or her sport these days. With so much else consuming young people’s attention, finding time to watch a sport can be tough.
It’s been three years in the making for Reeltown and it seems like the third year is the charm for the Rebel wrestling program. Both Carson Baker and Labrian Ponds earned spots at the AHSAA Class 1A-5A Wrestling Championships, putting the Rebels into the state championships for the first tim…
Going into the AHSAA Class 1A-3A Indoor Track and Field Championships, Dadeville’s Jamauri Chislom knew it was going to be virtually impossible to bring home a gold medal in the shot put.
The idea of repeating as state champions ended for the Central Coosa Cougars Tuesday night. The Ariton Purple Cats fought back in the final quarter to steal a 53-50 road win in a Class 2A Southeast Sub-Regional.
I’m certainly not going to advocate for a 106-6 victory.
Despite being two weight classes short of a full lineup, Benjamin Russell took to Garrett Coliseum with plenty of confidence and let it show on the mats. The Wildcats had five wrestlers make it to individual finals and the team racked up 199.5 points to finish second in the Class 6A South Su…
History was not lost upon Reeltown girls basketball coach Will Solomon coming into Monday’s game against Abbeville.
Central Alabama Community College’s softball team reeled off another victory at the Visit Dothan Invitational this weekend. Although the Trojans were defeated by Salt Lake Community College, 8-2, they picked up victories over Chattanooga State, 5-4; College of Southern Idaho, 8-3; and Thomas…
With such a young girls basketball team, Dadeville knew it was going to see some growing pains this year. But the Tigers made some great strides and even upset Beulah to win the Class 3A Area 8 championship.
Every year after National Signing Day, I like to put together a list of superlatives for Alabama’s recruiting class. Below are those superlatives.
The Dadeville boys basketball team had its hands full for the first half of play against Randolph County but came out in the second half ready to win as they secured the Class 3A Area 7 championship title Thursday night.
Despite losing to Beulah twice during the regular season, Dadeville’s girls basketball team had nothing to fear Wednesday night during the Class 3A Area 7 championship.
For the last few years, Benjamin Russell’s girls soccer team has been a squad full of a lot of youngsters. Although the Wildcats have found quite a bit of success, they haven’t quite been able to overcome the hump of winning a section title.
Dadeville’s boys will be hunting down a slew of medals this weekend at the AHSAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which begin today.
Central Coosa used a big run in the third quarter coupled with a huge scoring night from Noel Jones and Dequalon Thomas to pull away from the Thorsby Rebels to earn a 69-57 win to take the Class 2A Area 8 title Thursday night.
The Kansas City Chiefs stunned the sports world when they came back from a 20-10 deficit in the fourth quarter over the San Francisco 49ers. For the first time in half a century, the Chiefs are world champs and for the city and for Andy Reid, a huge weight has been lifted — no pun intended.
Any time a team graduates a player who could virtually always be relied upon for a quick goal, it’s going to have to rethink how it’s doing things. Benjamin Russell will be looking to replace Luke Harvey this season, but the Wildcats aren’t going to be doing it with just one player.
I am not sure how many times it has to be written about for people to start changing what they say but until I see those changes happen, I am going to keep writing about it. It used to just be a lazy way to insult someone and you could brush it off as a one-time thing but at this point, it’s…
Huntingdon College is about to get a heavy dose of Tallapoosa County.
Statistics don’t always tell the full story.
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