Southside slides past Curry in 5A playoffs
By Chris McCarthy Publisher/Editor The Yellow Jackets from Walker County didn’t have much sting on Apr. 20. Solid pitching sparked Southside to a sweep over Curry in a best-of-three Class 5A first round state playoff series at Southside. Game 1 starter Alex Pondick overcame a shaky start to post a six-hit, 11-strikeout performance in a […]
Westbrook blasts North Sand Mountain
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor Westbrook Christian High School wasted no time disposing visiting North Sand Mountain High School from the Class 2A baseball playoffs. The fourth-ranked Warriors defeated the Thundering Herd, 10-0, in a doubleheader at the newly christened “William Stewart Field” in Rainbow City. The first game lasted only five innings and the second […]
Hokes Bluff falls to White Plains
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The opening line of Charles Dickens’ novel could have easily described the Class 3A varsity baseball state playoff matchup between Hokes Bluff High School and White Plains High School.
White Plains was a team on a mission in the rubber game of the opening round of…