Southside’s Hunter signs with Snead State
2012 Southside High School graduate Karlee Hunter recently signed a softball scholarship with Snead State Community College in Boaz.
Karlee was six years old when she participated in rec league and travel/tournament softball. Her school softball career began when she was in the 7th grade at Rainbow Middle School.
During her freshman year after her junior varsity season
Area volleyball squads kicking off 2012 seasons
By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent
With the advent of high school volleyball season, balls started bouncing for real last Thursday,
While all remains the same for the start of the year, there are some real changes on the horizon for playoff-caliber squads.
Starting this season, the volleyball postseason will resemble that of softball, in that after the area tournaments,
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2012 High School Football Preview: Titans welcome new region neighbors
By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent Gadsden City High fans will get some new looks this year. The Titans, who have competed in regions composed mostly of Birmingham teams for their entire six-year existence, will play in a different region this go-round, playing a few Huntsville teams. Hewitt-Trussville, Clay-Chalkville, Oxford and Pell City are still on […]
2012 High School Football Preview: Numbers-challenged Coosa will be in shape
By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent The talent is there and the desire is there. But are the numbers there? That’s the question that plagues Coosa Christian football coach Van Owens. “It’s the same problem as last year,” he said. “We don’t have much depth, so we worry about injuries because it’s tough to find a […]
2012 High School Football Preview: Hallmark back in the saddle at West End
By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent
With only 21 players on the roster, West End head coach Randy Hallmark is doing his best to get his athletes not only in game shape, but get them in good enough shape to play an entire game.
“There are a lot of them who will have to play on both sides of the
2012 High School Football Preview: Depth a strength for Westbrook
By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent
A couple of things have Westbrook Christian head football coach Tony Osborne smiling this preseason.
One is the depth of the Warriors’ squad – something that is a luxury to most small school coaches.
“There have been a lot of years where we had no depth at all,” Osborne said. “If we had an
2012 High School Football Preview: Bulldogs ready for some AA competition
By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent
There’s a big streak at stake on Shinbone Ridge this year, and no one is more aware of it than head coach Josh Averett.
Gaston has made the playoffs for the past 10 years in a row and a move to Class 2A, Region 7 isn’t going to make the extension any easier.
“We
2012 High School Football Preview: Yellow Jackets buzzing with anticipation
By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent
Normally, the offensive line gets very little mention, but Glencoe High football coach Lee Ozmint said that the trenches should be the Yellow Jackets’ strength, with several “seasoned” linemen returning.
That’s not true of most slots, as graduation took a heavy toll at GHS.
Ozmint will have seniors Scott Bradley, A.T Mitchell, Cameron Lancaster,