Westbrook falls in Class 2A championship series

By Chris McCarthy/Editor After outscoring the opposition 85-15 over the first four rounds of the high school baseball postseason, Westbrook Christian finally ran into a pitching staff capable of holding the Warrior offense in check. Westbrook suffered a sweep at the hands of G.W. Long in the best-of-three Class 2A state championship series in Montgomery, […]
In & around SEC baseball

Week 9 review
Auburn
The Tigers traveled to Gainesville last weekend and picked up a huge series win over Florida. Auburn won two out of three games, improving to 31-21 overall and 11-16 in conference play. The Tigers’ chances to make the 12-team SEC tournament field improved drastically over the weekend. Auburn closes out the regular season at home versus Arkansas.
Alabama
The Crimson
Westbrook’s Perkins signs with BSC

By Chris McCarthy/ Publisher/Editor
Alex Perkins’ focus on the present is helping Westbrook Christian win a state baseball championship this week as the team’s starting shortstop, but the Warrior senior recently looked a bit into the future.
Perkins signed a letter-of-intent on Tuesday (May 14) to play basketball at Birmingham Southern College.
A four-year starter at point guard, Perkins last season averaged 11.1
Glencoe’s Hancock signs with BSC

By Chris McCarthy/ Publisher/Editor
Austin Hancock is taking his cage skills to the Magic City.
On Monday (May 13), the Glencoe High senior guard signed a letter-of-intent to play for Birmingham Southern College.
Hancock, who also lettered in football and track, last season helped the Yellow Jacket basketball team post a 19-11 record and make it to the substate round of
U13 Fusion girls win state title

The Gadsden-area U13 00 Premier Lady Fusion girls soccer team won the Alabama State Championship on May 11 in Decatur. The team went undefeated in the tournament in two weekends of competition, posting victories over the Decatur Raptors, 3-1; Trussville, 4-0; the Lady Ambassadors Gold, 3-0; USC 00, 2-0; and Vestavia Attack 00 White, 2-1 in overtime. The Lady Fusion will
A visit to Keener, Alabama

A few years back, the Vagabond along with the late Jerry Jones went up to the little community of Keener, Alabama.
This little community is located a few miles Northeast of Attalla. Located between Attalla and Keener is the town of Reece City and a long-forgotten mining town community of Crudup.
Keener long ago was once known as Greenwood, and it is
Republicans in Montgomery take one last jab at public education

For the past three years, the Alabama legislature, under the leadership of the Republican Supermajority, has waged a war on public education in Alabama.
It started with cutting educators’ take-home pay. Next, the Republicans “dropped the DROP program,” though they waited until they could get their payout from it first.
This year, it started with the Accountability Act. Plenty has been said
Riverfest features local talent, vendors

By Donna Thornton/News Editor
While 2013 Riverfest will bring in the big acts from well out of town, it also will give a hometown feel, with local performers and local merchants bringing their talents and trade to the banks of the Coosa May 31 and June 1.
Alabama Entertainers’ “Harmonics” have been added to the list of Riverfest performers. The quartet, made
Work underway to bring down Noojin Building

By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Work was underway this week to tear down the long-vacant Noojin Building in the 500 block of Chestnut Street.
For several years, the building has been vacant, and the last efforts of a developer to renovate the building fell through after he purchased it in 2010.
The City of Gadsden bought the building, with an eye toward removing the