Beaird reaches milestone in Gaston win
By Deunte Marshall Sports Correspondent Gaston High senior Morgan Beaird scored 31 points Feb. 9 and became the fourth female basketball player to net 2,000 points in Etowah County history. Beaird’s milestone helped the Lady Bulldogs post a 77-28 victory over Coosa Christian in the semifinals of the Class 1A, Area 11 basketball tournament at […]
Ashville downs Glencoe, will face Hokes Bluff
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor Glencoe fell to Ashville, 69-41, in Class 3A, Area 10 tournament action on Feb. 9 at Hokes Bluff. The Lady Bulldogs (21-7) advanced to Saturday’s championship game against Hokes Bluff. Glencoe head coach John Blackwell said that Ashville won the low-post game. “They were big and strong and hard to jump […]
Lady Jackets fall to Ashville
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor
Glencoe fell to Ashville, 69-41, in Class 3A, Area 10 tournament action on Feb. 9 at Hokes Bluff.
The “run-and-gun” Bulldogs jumped to quick lead and led 20-7 at the end of the first quarter and never looked back.
The Lady Jackets narrowed the score gap to 33-18 at intermission.
Ashville poured in bucket after bucket in the second half.
The…
Lady Jackets fall to Ashville
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor
Glencoe fell to Ashville, 69-41, in Class 3A, Area 10 tournament action on Feb. 9 at Hokes Bluff.
The “run-and-gun” Bulldogs jumped to quick lead and led 20-7 at the end of the first quarter and never looked back.
The Lady Jackets narrowed the score gap to 33-18 at intermission.
Ashville poured in bucket after bucket in the second half.
The…
Bluff gals whip Susan Moore, advance to finals
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor Hokes Bluff overcame a flat second half to defeat Susan Moore, 58-40, in Class 3A, Area 10 girls basketball tournament action on Feb. 9. The No. 19 Lady Eagles (25-4) face Ashville in Saturday’s championship game at 6 p.m. The Lady Bulldogs defeated Glencoe in Thursday’s other semifinal contest. The Lady […]
Promises are good things and must be kept
By Craig Ford We are taught from a very early age that a promise is a promise. Alabama made a promise to teachers, nurses, prison guards, sheriff deputies, child-protection workers, and others serving in the public interest that they could have a decent retirement. Seventy years ago, the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) was created […]
A Brief History of Etowah County
By Danny Crownover This was taken out of an old book called Northern Alabama, 1888. In it is much about Gadsden and Etowah County. Let’s begin our story for the week. The county of Etowah is situated in the northeastern part of the State, just above the thirty-fourth parallel of north latitude, and is nearly […]
High School basketball rankings
ASWA Final Prep Basketball Rankings
BOYS
CLASS 6A
1. Carver-Montgomery (22-3)
2. Bob Jones (27-1)
3. Gadsden City (24-4)
4. Baker (26-4)
5. Hoover (26-4)
6. Austin (19-7)
7. McGill-Toolen (21-6)
8. Sparkman (20-10)
9. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (21-6)
10. Jeff Davis (23-6)
Others nominated: Baldwin County (19-11), Benjamin Russell (17-8), Central-Phenix City (21-9), Enterprise (20-6), Florence (21-7), Huntsville (20-10), Murphy (21-5), Sidney Lanier (19-7), Smiths Station (23-5), Spain Park (21-9), Thompson (19-9).
CLASS 5A
1. Wenonah…