In & around SEC baseball
Florida’s spectacular season came to an unceremonious conclusion earlier this week at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. The Gators were upset, 2-1, by Coastal Carolina in the tournament’s opening game. It was the Chanticleers’ first-ever CWS victory. Florida then played Texas Tech in an elimination game, and the Red Raiders knocked the Gators […]
YMCA summer campers receive dose of reality
By Chris McCarthy/Editor Local youngsters recently learned life lessons on doing their best and not giving up, courtesy of a pair of reality television participants. Jo Jo Bynum and Eddy Stewart, Alabama residents who currently are competing in the NBC series American Ninja Warrior, spoke to Coosa YMCA summer day campers on Monday (June 20). […]
Local track team competes at state meet
The Gadsden-area More Than Runners track and field club competed in the state meet on June 18 and19 in Selma. The team, which competes in four age groups, qualified to for the regional meet held at Louisiana State University next month. First place winners were Kenedy Wright in the 100 and 200-meter dashes; Christopher Miller and […]