In & around SEC basketball

By Cole Frederick/Staff Correspondent NCAA Tournament Weekend 2 Review The Southeastern Conference wasn’t mentioned among the best conferences in college basketball throughout the season, but the league arguably had the best performance of any conference during the NCAA Tournament. The SEC earned five bids, and three of those teams advanced to the second weekend of […]
Titans’ Troup, Conquerors’ Davidson highlight All-Messenger basketball teams

By Chris McCarthy Publisher/Editor Although separated by just a few hundred yards as the crow flies, Gadsden City and Coosa Christian high schools are miles apart in terms of size and student body. What the Titans and Conquerors do have in common, however, are top-notch basketball programs, a fact that is reflected in the 2016-17 […]
Area teams ranked in latest ASWA baseball, softball polls
Released March 30 Baseball Class 7A 1. Hewitt-Trussville 2. McGill-Toolen 3. Buckhorn 4. Oak Mountain 5. Hoover 6. Grissom 7. Theodore 8. Sparkman 9. Spain Park 10. Central-Phenix City Class 6A 1. Cullman 2. Spanish Fort 3. Decatur 4. Helena 5. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 6. Oxford 7. Chelsea 8. Hartselle 9. Saraland 10. Hueytown Class 5A 1. […]