Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell
Andy’s Homemade Chili, Easy White Chili and Mother’s Coconut Pie Pumpkins piled high in roadside stands and supermarkets signal the coming of fall in the South. Summer may be over but you can still have a taste of the season. My mind floods with the beauty of the vegetables that I have in my freezer […]
Lady Panthers go 3-2 at Guntersville Invitational
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Southside went 3-2 at Guntersville Invitational Tournament last Saturday (Oct. 19). The Class 5A No. 6 Lady Panthers (45-13), opened with a 25-17, 25-15 win over Hayden and a 25-11, 25-12 victory over Fyffe. Southside lost to Danville, 23-25, 25-23, 12-15 before beating Donoho, 25-27, 25-23, 15-9. The Lady […]
Local runners medal at Anniston, Cullman 5Ks
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Several area high school cross country finished in the top 10 in two 5K events last Saturday (Oct. 19). At the Wildcat Fall Classic in Anniston, Glencoe High’s Katie Giles (pictured above) finished as the girls’ event runner-up with a time of 21:36.59, just 22 seconds behind the winning […]
Eagles in state playoffs after double OT win over Cherokee County
Photo: Hokes Bluff’s Brody Lumpkin (obscured) and Hunter Burke (30) stop Cherokee County’s Damien Ramsey short of the goal line in a two-point conversion attempt that would have won the game in overtime during the Eagles’ 28-27 victory in Class 4A, Region 6 action last Friday (Oct. 18). (Alex Chaney) It took two overtime periods, […]
Blue Devils win third straight region title
Photo: Etowah High’s Jaylon Billingsley tackles Alexandria’s C.J. Orr for a loss during the Blue Devils’ 34-10 Class 5A, Region 6 victory last Friday (Oct. 18) in Attalla. (Travis Greene) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Seventh-ranked Etowah weathered a tight first 18 minutes against No. 6 Alexandria last Friday (Oct. 18) in Attalla before pulling away for […]
Patriots upend Gaston, 46-28
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent West End submitted one of its best offensive performances of the season in a 46-28 victory over Gaston in Class 2A, Region 6 action on Friday (Oct. 18) at Captain Bill Boyd Field in Gadsden. The Patriots (2-6, 1-4) scored on five of their first six half possessions and led 46-14 […]
Southside falls out of postseason picture with loss to Boaz
Photo: Southside High’s Aulden Battles (right) catches a pass in front of Boaz’s Carson Chamblee during the Panthers’ 24-14 loss last Friday (Oct. 18). (Gary Wells) By Ricky Smith/For Sand Mountain Reporter Boaz secured a Class 5A state playoff berth with a 24-14 win over Southside at Barney Hood Stadium last Friday (Oct. 18). The […]
Sardis shuts out Crossville on homecoming
Messenger file photo by Gary Wells Courtesy of Sand Mountain Reporter The Sardis High football team celebrated homecoming by shutting out Crossville, 28-0, last Friday (Oct. 18) in a Class 5A, Region 6 matchup in Sardis City. The Lions improved to 5-3 overall and finished 4-2 in the Region 6 standings. They clinched the region’s […]
Warriors notch playoff berth
Messenger file photo by Colin Edwards Westbrook Christian clinched a berth in the state playoffs with a 45-14 victory over Class 2A, Region 6 opponent Woodland last Friday (Oct. 18). The Warriors (6-2, 5-2) host Cleveland this Friday (Oct. 25) to determine the region’s third and fourth playoff seeds. For Westbrook, Will Noles was 4-of-5 […]