Westbrook’s Morris earns gold medal at state track and field meet
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Westbrook Christian earned four medals on the way to a fifth-place finish at the Class 2A boys state track and field meet last weekend in Cullman. Jonah Morris won the Warriors’ lone gold medal, as the senior took the top spot in the boys 3200-meter run with a time […]
Panthers come up short in 5A third round
Photo: Southside catcher Ryan Martin (right) returns the ball following a called strike during the Panthers’ loss to Springville in the third round of the Class 5A state baseball playoffs on May 3 at Southside. (Gary Wells) By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Class 5A No. 4 Southside’s unexpected journey in the state baseball playoffs came to a […]
Hokes Bluff brushes aside Fayette County in 4A quarterfinals
Messenger file photo by Alex Chaney Hokes Bluff’s path to the Class 4A state baseball championship series got little bit shorter last week. The top-ranked Eagles dispatched Fayette County, 5-1 and 2-1 in a doubleheader sweep in the quarterfinal round on May 3 in Fayette. Hokes Bluff (25-3) visits Brooks on Wednesday for a best-of-three […]
Westbrook sweeps past Red Bay in 2A state quarterfinals
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Courtesy of Florence Times-Daily Westbrook Christian scored 25 runs in two games and brothers Samuel and Andrew Dutton limited Red Bay from the mound in an 11-1, 14-1 doubleheader sweep in the quarterfinal round of the Class 2A state playoffs on May 2 in Red Bay. The Warriors (21-12) travel […]