Glencoe tops White Plains, faces Piedmont in second round
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent Daniel Otwell was a combined 1-for-7 after the first two Class 3A state playoff games between Glencoe and White Plains last Saturday (Apr. 20). Thanks in large part to Otwell’s efforts, chances are that the White Plains pitching staff will have nightmares of the Yellow Jacket shortstop after Monday’s rubber game. […]
Sardis wins county softball title
Sardis High capitalized on its home-field advantage to win the Etowah County Schools softball tournament last Saturday at Carlisle Elementary School.
The Class 4A, No. 5 Lady Lions (28-10-2) defeated a pair of ranked opponents en route to their second tournament championship in three years.
Sardis claimed the first-place trophy by defeating Class 3A, No. 2 Glencoe, 7-1, in
Westbrook hammers Fyffe in first round
By Matthew Martin/Sports Correspondent
It is rare to have a huge mismatch in the state playoffs, but Westbrook faced such a situation in the first round of the postseason.
The Warriors blasted Fyffe in the opening series of the Class 2A state high school baseball playoffs last weekend, defeating the Red Devils, 10-0 and 11-0, in the best-of-three series.
Southside slams Scottsboro in first round
By Chris McCarthy/Editor The Wildcats probably still don’t know what hit them last Friday (Apr. 19) in the first round of the Class 5A state baseball playoffs. No. 4 ranked Southside scorched the Scottsboro pitching staff for 25 hits en route to an 8-0. 18-1 first round sweep at Danny League Field. Both games ended […]