In & around SEC basketball
Alabama Week 6 Review
Alabama won a thrilling 63-62 contest over 15th ranked Texas A&M on Wednesday (Feb. 11) at Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide led by double digits late in the se-cond half but the Aggies made a comeback in the last three minutes of the game. Anthony Collins, a 93-percent free throw shooter entering the game, missed
Yellow Jackets rally past Ohatchee in area tournament
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
Pace Ozmint scored a game-high 18 points to lead Glencoe High to a 70-62, come-from-behind win over Ohatchee on Tuesday (Feb. 11) in the Class 3A, Area 11 Tournament semifinals in Rainbow City.
The Yellow Jacket (16-12) face Westbrook Christian in Thursday’s championship game.
Glencoe head coach Jason Gilley was proud to get this game
Westbrook torches Ashville in area tournament
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
Westbrook Christian shot a blazing 53 percent from the floor, including 44 percent from the 3-point arch, as the Warriors pounded Ashville, 87-51, on Tuesday (Feb. 9) in the semifinals of the Class 3A, Area 11 boys basketball tournament in Rainbow City.
Westbrook (28-3) will play Glencoe for the area championship on Thursday (Feb. 11).
Lady Jackets edged out of area tournament
By Chris McCarthy/Editor The Glencoe High girls basketball team’s season ended in heartbreaking fashion in the Class 3A, Area 11 Tournament semifinals on Monday in Rainbow City. Trailing Ohatchee by six points entering the fourth quarter, the Lady Yellow Jackets fought back to take a 40-39 lead on a pair of Breia Little free throws […]
Lady Warriors beat Ashville in area tournament semifinals
By Chris McCarthy/Editor Westbrook Christian outscored Ashville 16 to 3 in the fourth quarter to post a 56-36 victory in the Class 3A, Area 11 Tournament semifinals in girls basketball on Monday in Rainbow City. The Lady Warriors (20-6) led 39-30 at halftime before Ashville pulled within 40-33 after three quarters. “We started out slow […]
Westbrook’s Lockridge reaches milestone
By Chris McCarthy/Editor Abby Lockridge recently joined select company in girls high school basketball. The Westbrook Christian senior shooting guard scored her 2,000th career point on Jan. 26 in a home game against Walter Wellborn. Lockridge, who has been a member of Westbrook’s varsity since the seventh grade and a starter since the eighth grade, […]
Panther’ Nails wins two medals at state meet
Southside High junior Hunter Nails captured a pair of gold medals at the AHSAA Class 6A Indoor Track & Field state meet in Birmingham this past weekend. On Feb. 5, Nails won the 800-meter run event with a time of 1:58.51. On Feb. 6, he placed first in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:26.07. This past November, Nails
YMCA to host Father/Daughter Sweetheart Dance
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
On Sunday, February 21, the YMCA of Coosa Valley will continue a new family tradition with its Father/Daughter Sweetheart Dance. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. at 210 at the Tracks in Gadsden.
The cost is $20 a ticket for father and daughter. Tickets for additional daughters are $15 each.
The YMCA held the first
Sugarman the Pony hits the shelves in Gadsden
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
“Sugarman the Pony, A Messenger of Love” recently hit shelves at Blooms on Broad and Alabama Gift Company in Gadsden.
The author, Brenda Powell, is an Alabama native who works in marketing. She had an idea for a book based on the real Sugarman pony, an old cookie recipe and God’s love. The book was written