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.
One game does not a season make.
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.
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.
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.
I’m certainly not going to advocate for a 106-6 victory.
History was not lost upon Reeltown girls basketball coach Will Solomon coming into Monday’s game against Abbeville.
Huntingdon College is about to get a heavy dose of Tallapoosa County.
Reeltown prides itself on having its athletes play their best when the game is on the line. Wednesday’s Class 2A Area 8 championship fling against Thorsby saw that mindset in motion as Reeltown outlasted their opponents en route to a 2A Area 8 championship.
After having to battle back from a large deficit against Beauregard last week, the Reeltown girls basketball team learned its lesson about slow starts. Although the Rebels escaped with a narrow victory against the Hornets, they saw just how much tougher a victory becomes after coming out of …
In a boys basketball contest that featured five lead changes and a pair of ties, it really felt like what a Class 2A Area 8 semifinal should be all about.
Reeltown’s girls basketball team headed into the Class 2A Area 8 with all kinds of momentum after ending the regular season with a victory over Beulah on Friday night.
Mentally toughness and physical toughness are two things Reeltown’s football team is always working on.
Although local baseball and softball teams have technically been together for more than three weeks during the AHSAA’s allotted throwing period, there was a new excitement in the air Monday, which was the first official day of practice.
It all goes out the window now.
Despite what Reeltown girls basketball coach Will Solomon called a sluggish start, the Rebels picked up the pace in spurts to earn a Class 2A Area 8 victory over Central Coosa on Tuesday night.
After playing some of its best basketball of the season, Reeltown absolutely fell flat in the second half.
For the second year in a row, Reeltown’s girls basketball team will be hosting the Class 2A Area 8 tournament.
Of course it’s important for all young people to take precautions about their health.
Although Benjamin Russell’s boys basketball team officially finished the Class 6A Area 6 schedule winless after a loss to Opelika on Tuesday night, the Wildcats aren’t necessarily discouraged about their postseason hopes.
There’s no question Reeltown coach Matt Johnson loves football.
It’s clear when Cameron Faison makes up his mind to do something, he’s going to make it happen. And fortunately, the Reeltown senior had a great support system with his football team this season.
“Scary” is probably the best word to describe Reeltown’s Eric Shaw.
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Reeltown knew it was going to have its hands full in a boys basketball matchup against Tallassee on Monday night.
After a really strong second quarter, Reeltown’s girls basketball seemed to get out of its game plan. Holding a double-digit lead, the Rebels started to slow the pace of Monday night’s game against Tallassee and although that seems like a smart strategy in most cases, it just didn’t work for…
It was recently brought to my attention someone overheard a fan say “Girls don’t count” when a local wrestler pinned a female during a match last week.
After five straight losses, a victory was just what the doctor ordered for Reeltown’s boys basketball team. And the Rebels delivered as Eric Shaw dropped in 41 points en route to a 71-61 victory over Beulah on Wednesday night.
Reeltown is hunting down its second straight Class 2A Area 8 girls basketball championship and with the meat of area play now under their belts, the Rebels seem to be off to a great start.
Despite taking a big step up in competition level by moving from Class 2A to Class 3A Region 4, Reeltown’s football team wasn’t looking to take it easy by any means.
Although Reeltown and Tallapoosa County Schools are under scrutiny from the Freedom From Religion Foundation for a baptism that took place at Nix-Webster-O’Neal Stadium, superintendent Joe Windle is defending the event in question.
So far, 2020 has been kind to Reeltown’s girls basketball team.
We’ve all heard the cliché, “Nothing is guaranteed.”
Successful spring is in the air at BRHS
All season long, Eric Shaw was a standout on both sides of the ball for Reeltown’s football team. So it wasn’t a huge surprise when the South Carolina commit was named a finalist for the Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 2A Lineman of the Year.
Although Reeltown senior Eric Shaw has been committed to South Carolina for several months now, it became official last week as he signed his National Letter of Intent alongside classmate Cameron Faison, who will continue his football career at Dodge City (Kansas) Community College.
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Reeltown had its most successful football season in recent memory, making it all the way to the Class 2A state championship, and the Rebels were recognized for their effort with five making the cut to all-state.
In a game of runs and momentum swings, Reeltown’s girls basketball team came up just short.
Defense was the name of the game for Reeltown’s boys basketball team in its host tournament consolation game Friday afternoon.
With a new reclassification schedule for the AHSAA, the local volleyball teams also got a bit of shakeup in their area alignments and it seems like there could be some new rivalries brewing.
After dominating Homewood to the tune of 57-12 on Tuesday night, Benjamin Russell’s wrestling team met its match against Helena. The Wildcats’ perfect start to the dual season came to an end as the Huskies earned a 43-30 victory.
For the first time ever, the Dadeville-Reeltown rivalry is about to mean a whole lot more.
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