A dominating first half is what allowed Benjamin Russell to squeeze out a narrow 60-56 victory over Smiths Station on Tuesday night in boys basketball action. The win snapped a five-game losing skid for the Wildcats.
The Dadeville boys basketball team didn’t hold back Friday night at home versus Benjamin Russell, as it came out on top, 57-42.
The Benjamin Russell girls basketball team lost in a close heartbreaker to the Dadeville Tigers, 43-40 Friday night.
Despite holding a two-point lead at halftime, Benjamin Russell’s boys basketball team couldn’t keep up its momentum Tuesday night and it ended in a 64-52 loss against Sylacauga.
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The postseason talk rolls on as Caleb and Lizi quickly recap the second round (1:55) before diving into Friday night's quarterfinal between Reeltown and G.W. Long (11:53).
Forcing turnovers was the name of the game for Dadeville’s girls basketball team in its season opener Monday night. Despite being matched up against Class 4A Elmore County, the Tigers used a high-potent, aggressive defense to force turnover after turnover.
Despite losing by a rather lopsided score, there wasn’t much that was lopsided in Monday night’s boys basketball game between Elmore County and Dadeville.
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Injuries have plagued Timirian Tinsley’s softball career at Dadeville, but she hasn’t let a single one stop her. She worked her way through a torn meniscus and a dislocated shoulder to be a standout for the Tigers.
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.
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.
With basketball season officially starting this week, Caleb and Lizi put together a special episode to discuss some of the expectations for the hardwood.
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.
Some roads come to an end but memories of football coach Richard White and his Dadeville Tiger career will run on and on.
Things seemed to be going so well for Dadeville’s football team early on.
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.
Any time a coach leaves after 20 years at the helm, it’s a tough job to be his or her predecessor.
Benjamin Russell’s wrestling team will host its inaugural alumni wrestling challenge Saturday, Nov. 16.
It's time to wrap up the regular season as Caleb and Lizi quickly discuss the big coaching news out of Dadeville last week (5:48) before diving into the Game of the Week between Tallassee and Elmore County (9:00).
It was a cold, windy and somewhat dreary day for fishing last Saturday but that didn’t stop the local high school teams from taking to Lake Jordan for the second tournament of the Three River Throwdown.
Richard White has a tough exterior.
When a head coach has been at a school for 20 years, the idea of finding his replacement can be especially daunting.
There was no question the Dadeville volleyball team would be in for its biggest test of the season when the Tigers traveled to Montgomery for Thursday’s Class 3A South Super Regional. After one set on the court, it was clear Dadeville was not going to be advancing to the next round but that …
Dadeville’s football team showed up to play in back-to-back games for the first time all year as the Tigers came out hot from last week’s victory, firing on all cylinders to beat Prattville Christian, 45-14, in Class 3A Region 3 action. It couldn’t have been a better way for 20-year head coa…
Dadeville coach Richard White announced Friday night he is officially retiring after 20 years at the helm of the Tiger football team.
The football season is rapidly coming to a close for Dadeville’s football team.
It’s been a rough stretch for Horseshoe Bend’s football team over the last few seasons.
The fall sports calendar is starting to come to an end but not before Caleb and Lizi dive into the latest news from the football field to the volleyball court.
When a season starts to go south, it’s important for a football team not to lose itself. Even when playoffs are out of the question, the team has to find something to play for and find some motivation to win.
I am very rarely one to blame the refs.
Although Central Coosa won the right to host the Class 2A Area 8 volleyball tournament Tuesday, there is no time to take anyone lightly. The Cougars will start off with Thorsby, which it swept in the regular season but went to four sets in both matches, then it’ll have the winner of Reeltown…
They say it’s not how you start but how you finish, and Dadeville’s football team proved that against Beulah when it rallied from a quick deficit to win 35-14 in a Class 3A Region 3 game.
The football season hasn’t gone the way Dadeville hoped.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is symbolized by the color pink.
Benjamin Russell’s offense may have finally found its footing.
With limited region games remaining, Caleb and Lizi dive into the local playoff picture (13:15) before shifting the focus to Week 8.
Dadeville traveled to Pike County on Friday to take on the Patriots for Pike’s very first home game in its new football stadium. It was a high-energy atmosphere for the Patriots who left with a 42-0 shut out of the Tigers, who will be looking to find some positives to close out the season.
There were a lot of positives to take from Dadeville’s 8-2 loss last week against Montgomery Academy. The Tigers felt like they played one of their best defensive games of the season, but tonight, they’re going to need to have an even better showing if they hope to come away with a victory.
Any time a team can hold an opposing offense to just eight points in a football game, it should be winning the contest.
The playoff picture is becoming more clear each week as region play continues.
The final home game at Dadeville this season was a slugfest from start to finish.
Despite everything that’s gone wrong for Dadeville’s football team this season, there still seems to be hope.
For two seasons now, Benjamin Russell’s football team has struggled to find its footing with its run game. The Wildcats have tried different formations, different running backs and different quarterbacks, but nothing has quite worked.
It's rivalry week in Elmore County as Caleb and Lizi discuss Friday's big showdown between Stanhope Elmore and Wetumpka (11:53).
With Elmore County winless on the season and Dadeville sitting at a disappointing 1-4, Friday night was destined to be a scene of agony and ecstasy at Tiger Stadium. It was in only the final minute of the Panthers and Tigers’ tilt the two roles were assigned.
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