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NCAA Tournament Review
Kentucky is only two games away from becoming the first team in NCAA history to finish the year at 40-0. The Wildcats currently are 38-0, and are the first team to ever achieve that feat.
Kentucky’s undefeated season nearly came to an end in the Elite Eight against Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish led for most
Southside baseball, softball teams ranked in state poll
Listed below are the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s high school baseball and softball polls released April 2.
BASEBALL
CLASS 7A
1. Mountain Brook
2. Vestavia Hills
3. Hewitt-Trussville
4. Spain Park
5. Auburn
6. Thompson
7. Theodore
8. Hoover
9. Central-Phenix City
10. Grissom
CLASS 6A
1. Cullman
2. Pelham
3. Opelika
4. Homewood
5. Spanish Fort
6. Southside
Yellow Jackets top Hokes Bluff in rain-shortened game
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
“Well, a win is a win,” said Glencoe High head coach Charlie Robertson following his team’s 4-3 come from behind win over cross-county rival Hokes Bluff in a weather shortened six-inning game on Tuesday (Mar. 31) at GHS. “It’s been a struggle to get the games in this year, so we’ll take them any way
Grant’s RBI double lifts Patriots past Gaston
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
West End High head baseball coach Joe Payne described last Monday’s 6-5 Class 2A, Area 12 win over Gaston in succinct fashion.
“It was a good game with both teams making mistakes, our pitching kept us in it and we came through in the end. We also got seven strong innings from Corey Willingham and
Gadsden cyclist in perpetual motion
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
While many 57 year-olds use the golf course as an outlet for their competitive nature, Randy Kerr prefers something a little more physically challenging.
In between running a full-time lawn care business, the Gadsden resident competes in not one but three cycling disciplines – Cyclocross, road and mountain bike racing. For Kerr, his daily cycling routine