Stovall released by Braves, picked up by Royals
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor Former Hokes Bluff baseball star Tyler Stovall was released by the Atlanta Braves organization in October 2011. The left-handed pitcher was picked up by the Kansas City Royals organization three days after being released by the Braves. Stovall was drafted by Atlanta in 2008 (#64 overall) and pitched for the Rome […]
Westbrook splits in season opener
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor Westbrook Christian High School opened its 2012 baseball season on Feb. 20, splitting a doubleheader at Boaz High School in the Sand Mountain Tournament. The Warriors dropped the opener to Class 6A Pell City, 5-3. John Mayfield pitched three innings in the opener against the Panthers, giving up five runs. Matthew […]
Etowah falls in ’12 opener
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor
Etowah High School dropped its 2012 baseball season opener to Guntersville on Feb. 20, 4-2.
Chris Steele scored in the first inning to give the Blue Devils a 1-0 lead.
Etowah starting pitcher Josh Bobo blanked the Wildcats the first three innings.
Guntersville loaded the bases in the fourth inning with no outs. The Blue Devils managed two outs without…
Wadley, Peterson head All-Messenger team
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor
*originally published in The Messenger on January 13, 2012*
Football has produced many famous offensive tandems. Bradshaw-Swann, Montana-Rice and Namath-Maynard are just a few of the famous partnerships the gridiron has produced in the past 30 years. On a more local scale, fans remember the likes of Patrick Nix-Toderick Malone or Brodie Croyle-Brandon Greer.
The duo from Etowah High…
Westbrook senior signs soccer scholarship
By Chris McCarthy/Publisher
Westbrook Christian senior Ali Collins recently signed a soccer scholarship with Columbia (S.C.) College.
Collins led the Lady Warriors in scoring from her sophomore though her senior year.
Collins is one of the top soccer players in Etowah County, and received All-State and All-Area honors numerous past seasons.
Collins also played for the Fusion ’94 club team, as well as participating…
Ledbetter leads Etowah Bees in opener
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor
Caleb Ledbetter batted 3-for-3 with a run and a stolen base as Etowah’s junior varsity defeated Springville, 8-2, in the 2012 season opener on Feb. 20. The game was the first of a doubleheader at Attalla’s Larry Foster Field.
Ledbetter slapped hits in the first, third and fourth innings. Braxton Woods scored two runs for the Blue Devils.
Right hander…
Cassidy, Tinker lead Glencoe to Regionals
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
Chance Cassidy scored 25 points to lead Glencoe over White Plains in Northeast Sub-regional boys basketball action on Feb. 17, 71-61.
Cassidy and White Plains’ Jaylen Hill engaged in a fourth quarter shootout, with each netting 12 and ten points, respectively.
When White Plains was forced to foul, it was Cassidy who stepped up for the Yellow Jackets. The…
Hokes Bluff softball gets check
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor State Representative Craig Ford (D-Gadsden) recently secured funds for the Hokes Bluff girls softball team’s general fund. Representative Ford presented the check to the school at a halftime ceremony during the Class 3A, Area 10 basketball semi-finals game on Feb. 9.
Old book about early Gadsden, Part 2
By Danny Crownover This article was taken out of an old book called Northern Alabama, 1888. In it is much about Gadsden and Etowah County. Let’s continue our story for the week. “Gadsden is situated on a large plateau, 700 feet above the level of the sea, about fifty feet above the highest water, with […]