Ashville girls finish first, boys second at sectionals

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Ashville High track and field teams put on quite a display at the Class 4A, Section 2 meet last weekend in Beauregard. The AHS girls edged Montgomery Academy, 128 to 127, to win its first sectional meet in four years, while the boys’ point total […]
Westbrook wins sectional meet

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Westbrook Christian boys track and field team won three events and medaled in sixth other to win the Class 2A, Section 4 Meet on April 23-24 at Guntersville. The Warriors earned 97 points, 21 more than runner-up Cleveland. Westbrook will compete in the AHSAA state […]
Sardis finishes runner-up at sectional meet

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Sardis High boys finished second overall and the girls placed fourth out of 15 teams at the Class 5A Section 4 Meet on Apr. 23-24) at Guntersville. The Lions finished only five points behind first-place Russellville and were helped by four gold medals, including three […]
Eagles’ Green breaks 3200 mark at sectionals

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Hokes Bluff girls took second place and the boys finished third at the Class 3A Section 3 track and field meet on April 24 at Fort Payne. Both teams will compete at the Class 3A state meet this Friday and Saturday (Apr. 30-May 1) at […]
Local teams compete at sectional meets

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Coosa Christian boys finished fourth out of 12 teams at the Class 1A Section 4 track and field meet on April 23-24 at Fort Payne Senior Evan Delp earned a pair of gold medals, one in the boys 100-meter dash with a time of 11.40 and another […]
Eagles, Blue Devils fall short in baseball first round

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Hokes Bluff lost to Winfield, 13-9, in the deciding third game last Saturday (Apr. 24) of a best-of-three Class 4A first round state baseball playoff series at WHS. Payton Lemons hit a grand slam and Drake Rainey (pictured above) homered to help give as the Eagles (15-9) a 9-8 […]
Southside, Westbrook win first round soccer games

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Southside defeated Cullman, 3-2, in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs last Friday (Apr. 23) at SHS. John Doster, Caleb Ogle and Saïd Toumiba each scored a goal for the Panthers, while Doster and Brandon Ayala both had an assist. Jake Bell had five saves in […]