Lady Panthers win area basketball title
By Ricky Smith/For Sand Mountain Reporter
Southside outscored Boaz 7-2 in the second overtime period for a 57-52 victory, earning the Lad Panthers the Class 5A, Area 10 Tournament title on Saturday (Feb. 9) at Boaz.
Southside (19-6) hosts Columbia (13-17) in the 5A subregional round on Thursday.
Southside led 14-9 after one quarter and 26-23 at halftime before
Williams steps up in Lady Titans’ area championship
By Matthew Martin/Sports Correspondent Dajia Williams is playing her best basketball of the season, and her Gadsden City High teammates and coaches could not be happier. The Titans kept feeding her the ball last Saturday (Feb. 9), and each time the junior post player would put the ball in the basket, leading Gadsden City to […]
Cherokee County edges Lady Eagles in area title game
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent Cherokee County High School needed a big second half and some outstanding coaching to post a 30-29 win over Hokes Bluff in the Class 4A, Area 11 Tournament basketball championship last Saturday (Feb. 9) in Centre. Both teams will compete in the subregional round on Thursday (Feb. 14). In the tournament […]
Sand Rock boards up Lady Bulldogs
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
Sand Rock knew exactly what it had to do last Saturday (Feb. 9) in the Class 2A, Area 11 Tournament championship game – clear the glass more times that Gaston did.
The ninth-ranked Lady Wildcats accomplished that goal on the way to a 43-30 victory.
“We lost the game on the boards and at the
In & around SEC basketball
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent
Alabama women Week 5 recap
Alabama dropped two games last week to Georgia and Florida, falling to 12-10 overall and 2-7 in SEC play. The Crimson Tide has lost three straight games since defeating Auburn two weeks ago. Coach Wendell Hudson’s team will face Arkansas on Sunday (Feb. 10) before traveling to face Auburn on Feb.
Noles named Etowah High football coach
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
There are two words that keep coming into play when talking about Drew Noles – community and character.
“(In the interview process), he said he doesn’t want to teach the kids only football skills but also teach them to be quality young men and leaders in the community,” Etowah High principal John Serafini said. “It
Seven Titans sign football scholarships
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
Four Bulldogs, a Cardinal, an Eagle and a Tiger now populate the halls of Gadsden City High – in conjunction with National Signing Day for college football.
In what has become an annual ritual for the Titan gridiron program, seven athletes signed scholarships on Wednesday (Feb. 6).
The biggest schools represented, football wise, were Mississippi
Sardis’ Pee signs with Gamecocks
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
After setting numerous northeast Alabama high school football fields on fire over the past few years, Toby Pee will showcase his high-octane game in Gamecock country for the next four years.
Sardis High’s record-setting senior running back signed a football scholarship with Jacksonville State University on Wednesday (Feb. 6).
Pee produced arguably the best all-round season
Southside’s Lister signs with Kansas junior college
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Patrick Lister will spend the next two years in the land of the Jawhawks.
The Southside High senior signed a football scholarship with Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College on Wednesday (Feb. 6).
A starter at quarterback since midway through his sophomore year, Lister felt that he was a good fit for the Blue Dragon program that last