Alexander City Horse Riding Club held a fall fun show Saturday at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex. Horse riding events included costume class, lead line class, foot races, walk-trot, ride-a-buck and more.
Both the girls and the boys basketball teams for Dadeville bring back a lot from last year, but while the girls will still be underclassmen-heavy, the boys will be loaded with a group of returning seniors and juniors with a ton of experience.
The spectacle that was the Cleveland Browns versus Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night was a disaster.
The Horseshoe Bend boys and girls basketball teams took the court for the first time this season welcoming the Elmore County Panthers. Both games ended in close losses with the boys in particular coming down to the final 11/2 seconds.
Auburn hosts Georgia at Jordan-Hare.
In such a tight football game — a playoff one at that — it’s hard to pinpoint just one moment that made the difference.
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It was a nip-and-tuck affair Thursday night and Benjamin Russell showed it’s made some clear improvements on the boys basketball team. But it wasn’t quite enough to overcome Childersburg in a 53-49 loss to start the season.
Former Benjamin Russell and current Central Alabama Community College golfer Dylan Moncus, seated center, officially signed his National Letter of Intent to play at Samford University next year.
It probably has not taken long for anyone who reads my writing to know I prefer basketball to football. And yes, I know football season is still kicking with some major games but with the season starting on the hardwood this week, I thought it would be a good time to encourage all high schoo…
Offense was undoubtedly going to be the biggest problem for Benjamin Russell’s girls basketball coming into the season, and it learned just how tough it might be Thursday night in the season opener against Childersburg.
What seems most notable about J.U. Blacksher is the sheer number of points it puts up. The Bulldogs are averaging more than 36 points per game and have scored at least 38 in seven of their 11 games thus far.
Neither Horseshoe Bend’s girls or boys basketball teams had exactly the season they were hoping for a year ago, but with virtually all their starters returning, the bars should be set even higher this season.
Benjamin Russell returned to the friendly confines of Lake Martin on Saturday in the third tournament of the Three River Throwdown, and the Wildcats used their home lake to their advantage. BRHS took four of the top-10 positions to dominate the competition and win the team title at this week…
The LSU Tigers took a big step Saturday toward proving they are the class of the Southeastern Conference by beating Alabama 46-41 in Tuscaloosa.
Central Coosa’s boys and girls basketball teams couldn’t have had more opposite seasons last year.
Sadly, we are at the halfway point of the NFL season and there are several teams in both conferences fighting for that coveted first overall seed and a bye week the first round of the playoffs along with home-field advantage throughout the postseason
It’s arguable Benjamin Russell lost the two best girls basketball players in the county from last year’s squad.
Jeremy Freeman had a relatively simple plan for the Central Coosa boys basketball team, and he took it to the state championship a year ago.
Alabama came up just short in a back-and-forth affair with No. 2 LSU, 46-41, on Saturday.
With football season coming to a close any week — and certainly within the next five weeks — Inside the Lines Podcast will slowly start shifting its focus to the winter sports season. Basketball season begins this week and wrestling follows shortly behind.
It's time for the second round of the football playoffs so Caleb and Lizi preview each local game including Wetumpka's rematch with Spanish Fort (14:56) and Reeltown's long trip to J.U. Blacksher (23:12).
With basketball season officially starting this week, Caleb and Lizi put together a special episode to discuss some of the expectations for the hardwood.
In case you haven’t heard, there was a high school coach in New York who was suspended for his team defeating an opponent, 61-13.
For the most part, football season has ended around Tallapoosa and Coosa counties. But don’t expect Friday nights for the area athletes to free up any time soon as basketball season officially kick starts next week.
When a team finishes with a .500 record, it’s hard to say it had a bad season. But Benjamin Russell certainly didn’t have the season it wanted or expected, and the Wildcats aren’t often sitting at home during the first round of the postseason.
When Jeremy Phillips got hired as the football coach at Horseshoe Bend, he didn’t expect to win overnight. He knew it was going to be a process to build up the program, especially with such a young team.
The Cleveland Browns’ season has not gone according to plan. The team is a 2-6 disaster and the end doesn’t seem to be in sight. Prior to the 2019 NFL season the Cleveland Browns did a complete 180 as a franchise, trading and signing supreme talent to their roster with names like Odell Beckh…
By the time the first practice rolls around, Central Coosa’s football team is already behind the eight ball. The Cougars usually have very little — if any at all — spring practice and they’re extremely limited during the summer due to the sheer number of participants.
Throughout the season, Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown has been turning heads in the SEC but now he’s on the national stage.
For the past two seasons, Benjamin Russell coach Michael Ransaw has been working with the Wildcats to put the wrestling program back on the map. If placing high in two state tournaments in a row wasn’t enough, the proof is in the pudding this season as Benjamin Russell was recognized by coac…
Some roads come to an end but memories of football coach Richard White and his Dadeville Tiger career will run on and on.
I spend most of my life in the sports world whether covering football, playing basketball or watching soccer. And as much as I love sports, there are some instances in all that time that can make me cringe.
Things seemed to be going so well for Dadeville’s football team early on.
The eighth-annual Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association Big Buck Photo Contest is now underway with a muzzleloader, scope and gun case awaiting the winner. The contest will be open until the close of deer season on Feb.10, 2020.
Now is when it really counts.
Caleb and Lizi open the show with a quick recap of the final week of the regular season (1:36) with their best moments of Week 10.
Just because a defensive touchdown gets called back due to a penalty doesn’t mean it’s any less important for a team.
The Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football rankings, the last of the season, with first-place votes, win-loss record and total poll points:
Many people would agree their years in high school were some of the best years of their lives — particularly those individuals who were members of a sports team or participated in other activities such as the marching band or debate team.
I spent the better part of my column last week detailing how the Auburn offense has routinely put up big numbers against mediocre and subpar teams in the SEC over the last five years.
Tuesday has to be the least respected and appreciated day of the week. Mondays signal new beginnings, Wednesdays let you know you are halfway home, Thursdays have the best TV programming, Fridays usher in the weekend, Saturdays are all for football and Sundays are made for chilling.
Despite local cross country teams having some small roster numbers, they are still managing to do big things this season. Benjamin Russell, Dadeville and Horseshoe Bend will all have representatives at Saturday’s AHSAA Cross Country Championships in Oakville.
With archery season underway and the opening day of the gun deer season on the horizon, the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division is traveling the state to give hunters and the general public updates on chronic wasting disease (CWD) that affects members of the deer family.
