Lady Titans hand Anniston first loss
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
Jeremy Brooks described his team’s game against Anniston last Monday (Dec. 17) as a tale of two halves.
“We didn’t execute well in the first half; we got down by 10-12 points and had to fight our way back in it,” said the Gadsden City girls head basketball coach.
The second half was all Lady Titans (9-2), as
Titans cruise to 31-point victory
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
Gadsden City improved its record to 6-5 last Monday (Dec. 17) with a 79-48 win over Anniston at GCHS.
All 13 GCHS 13 players scored.
Titan head coach Reginald Huff, who earned his 402nd career victory, was pleased with his team’s overall performance.
“We played well at times but we’re still looking to find the chemistry to return to championship
Cardinals sign Pirate spiker
By Shannon J. Allen/Sand Mountain Reporter
The Boaz High School volleyball program reached elite status over the past four seasons, and the performance of senior Hannah Liverett was one of the main reasons for that success.
The Lady Pirates won four area tournament championships, one regional title and advanced to the state tournament twice during Liverett’s outstanding career.
A 5-foot-10 hitter, Liverett recently
Bill Clark named JSU football coach
Bill Clark was named head football coach at Jacksonville State University earlier this week. He was formally introduced during a press conference on Wednesday (Dec. 19).
Clark has more than 20 years of coaching experience and has spent the last five years as the defensive coordinator at the University of South Alabama after serving as one of the most successful
ASWA releases Super 25 poll
By Paul Beaudry/For ASWA
In the 11 polls during the 2012 football season, Hoover received every possible first-place vote except for one – after the second week of play.
Now that the season is over, the Bucs picked up every first-place vote but one in the Alabama Sports Writers Association Super 25 poll.
The ASWA’s second Super 25 postseason poll weighs a team’s
Betty Kelly: A famous international singer from Attalla
Betty Kelly, who later became a well-known American singer, was born Sept. 16, 1944 in Attalla, .Her family moved to Detroit, Mich,. when she was a child. Like many children growing up in the city, Kelly found herself aspiring to a career in music.
In 1961, she joined Motown singing group The Velvelettes. Kelly was not part of the group when
The universal Christmas gift
The holidays are a time for giving. We give gifts to our friends, families and co-workers. We give money and other donations to charities like Toys for Tots, the Salvation Army or a local food bank. But money and presents are the only gifts we can give, and sometimes are not the gifts that are most needed.
One thing we all
County Task Force will look at security
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
While events of Dec. 14 kept many people glued to the news over the weekend – or making an effort to avoid it – those in charge of Etowah County’s schools and keeping them safe did more than follow the story. They met and discussed ways to improve the safety of students and staff in county schools.
Etowah
Healthy focus pays off for Hokes Bluff Middle School
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The staff at Hokes Bluff Middle School – from the children nutrition program employees to the teachers – embraced the “Fuel Up to Play 60” program this year, and it has paid off.
“Fuel Up to Play 60” is a national program founded by the National Dairy Council and the National Football League in collaboration with the USDA.