Local teams ranked in April 7 baseball, softball polls
CLASS 7A
1. Vestavia Hills
2. Sparkman
3. Auburn
4. Bob Jones
5. Central-Phenix City
6. Smiths Station
7. Hoover
8. Theodore
9. Hewitt-Trussville
10. McGill-Toolen
CLASS 6A
1. Florence
2. Hartselle
3. Muscle Shoals
4. Decatur
5. Cullman
6. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa
7. Spanish Fort
8. Oxford
9. Opelika
10. Southside
CLASS 5A
1. Russellville
2.
Local sports hall of fame to induct Class of 2016
The Etowah County Sports Hall of Fame 2016 Induction Banquet will be held on Saturday, Apr. 9 at 6 p.m. at Convention Hall in Gadsden. A meet-and-greet session begins at 5 p.m.
The Class of 2016 includes Gadsden High graduate Danny Carlisle, Emma Sansom High graduate Gene Jelks, Southside High graduate Jerry Jones and Hokes Bluff High graduate Mike
In & around SEC baseball
Auburn Week 3 Review
The Tigers dropped a weekend home series to LSU despite winning the opening game, 8-5. Auburn has struggled to start conference play and currently resides at the bottom of the SEC West Division standings. At 13-15 overall and 2-7 in league play, the Tigers would currently miss the SEC tournament in head coach Butch Thompson’s
Titans’ Johnson, Troup attend ASWA awards banquet
By Chris McCarthy
Publisher/Editor
and ASWA
A pair of Gadsden City High School student-athletes were recognized on Wednesday (Apr. 6) in Montgomery.
Senior guard Kalin Johnson and junior guard Haley Troup were among 42 players honored by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as finalists for 2015-16 Player of the Year honors for the 2015-16 basketball season.
Jeff Davis’ Jasmine