Blue Devils rally past Southside for area championship
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
Halftime can make all the difference in the world.
Just ask Etowah High’s boys basketball team.
The Blue Devils (21-3) came back from a 24-14 halftime deficit to take a 58-48 victory over Southside (17-5) in the Class 5A, Area 10 tournament championship game.
“I told the kids (at halftime) that we hadn’t played that bad
Gadsden City tops Cougars for area title
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Gadsden City boys head basketball coach Reginald Huff let it be known on Monday (Feb. 10) that the Class 6A, Area 9 Tournament championship was merely one step toward the Titans’ ultimate goal for the 2013-14 season.
“These guys are on a mission, and they don’t want to stop right here. Our goal is to win
Gadsden City tops Cougars for area titl2
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Gadsden City boys head basketball coach Reginald Huff let it be known on Monday (Feb. 10) that the Class 6A, Area 9 Tournament championship was merely one step toward the Titans’ ultimate goal for the 2013-14 season.
“These guys are on a mission, and they don’t want to stop right here. Our goal is to win
Lady Titans fall to Clay-Chalkville in area tournament championship
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
For the first time in five years, the Gadsden City High girls basketball team will hit the road for the subregional round.
Hampered by early turnovers and off-target shooting, the No. 9 Lady Titans fell to Clay-Chalkville, 61-49, in the Class 6A, Area 9 Tournament championship on Monday (Feb. 10) at GCHS.
Gadsden City (19-4) travels
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Auburn Week 4 Recap
After losing six straight games to open conference play, Auburn won three in a row last week, including a 74-55 blowout over state rival Alabama in Auburn last Thursday (Jan. 30). The game was originally supposed to be played on Wednesday, but weather pushed the game back a day. Auburn also picked up victories over Georgia and
Glencoe’s Johnson signs with Gamecocks
By Chris McCarthy/ Publisher/Editor
Big Country is headed to a new landscape.
Glencoe High School senior Tyler Johnson signed a football scholarship with Jacksonville State University on National Signing Day on Wednesday (Feb. 5).
The 6’6”, 320-pound offensive lineman decided to join the Gamecocks soon after meeting with new JSU head coach John Grass during his official visit in late January.
“That whole weekend
Titans’ McElderry, Posey headed to college gridiron
By Chris McCarthy/ Publisher/Editor
A pair of Gadsden City High football players will try their skills on the college gridiron this fall.
Senior defensive end Chris McElderry signed with Tennessee Tech on Wednesday (Feb. 5). Linebacker T.J. Posey, who graduated in December, is already at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
“People judged me by my height and weight and said that I would never
Lady Cardinals taking new angle this season
By Chris McCarthy/ Publisher/Editor
There’s a new look to Gadsden State women’s basketball team.
The 2013-14 Lady Cardinals feature a triangle offense that is tops in the Alabama Community College Conference in scoring at 78.7 points per game.
“We evaluated what we recruited and what was best for who we had,” said head coach Butts. “The bi-ggest thing you need (for the triangle
Gadsden State softball set to go
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
For the first time since Gadsden State Community College was thought to be losing its softball program, the Cardinals will have a lot of experience for the 2014 season with 14 sophomores.
“When they told us we could be shut down, it killed recruiting,” coach Jeanne Kerr said. “Girls would say they had heard we were going to