In & around SEC football: Week 8 Previews and Predictions
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Auburn Week 7 recap For the second time in three weeks, Auburn went on the road and earned a significant conference victory over Arkansas at 38-23. Bryan Harsin picked up the first win over a ranked team in his tenure on The Plains, and the Tigers im-proved to 5-2 overall and […]
Legals for 10/22/2021 – 10/28/2021
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF Alabama COUNTY OF ETOWAH Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Kimberly Bolt Wife Dustin Bolt Husband to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as mortgagee, as nominee for Hometown Lenders LLC its successors and assigns dated January […]
Local players, coach named to all-star football rosters
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Three local high school seniors were selected to participate in postseason all-star football games. Gadsden City High School cornerback Rodney Johnson (pictured above) was named to the Alabama roster for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic football game scheduled for December 11 at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. […]
ASWA released Week 8 football poll
Released October 20 Class 7A Team Record Points 1. Thompson 9-0 240 2. Hoover 9-0 179 3. Central-Phenix City 9-0 161 4. Auburn 7-1 131 5. James Clemens 9-0 110 6. Fairhope 7-1 106 7. Theodore 7-1 76 8. Hewitt-Trussville 7-2 72 9. Enterprise 7-2 31 10. Oak Mountain 6-2 24 Others receiving votes: Daphne […]
Glencoe girls, Ashville boys finish runner-up at Wildcat Fall Classic
Photo: Glencoe High’s Katie Giles displays her first-place medal and shirt following her win at the Wildcat Fall Classic 5K last Saturday (Oct. 16) at White Plains. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) The Glencoe girls and Ashville boys cross country teams finished in second place at the Wildcat Fall Classic 5K last Saturday (Oct. 16) at White Plains. […]
Southside boys, girls place second at Oktoberfest 5K
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy The Southside boys and girls’ cross country teams finished runner-up in the Class 4A-7A division at the St. Bernard Oktoberfest Invitational 5K last Saturday (Oct. 16) in Cullman. The boys had three runners finish in the top 10. Jackson Griggs (pictured above) was runner-up with a time of 16:45.61, […]
Titans’ postseason hopes fade with loss to Hewitt-Trussville
Photo: Gadsden City’s C.J. Miller dives for a first down during the Titans’ 35-28 loss to Hewitt-Trussville in high school football on October 15 at GCHS. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) Gadsden City’s hopes for its first playoff berth in five years fizzled out on October 15 at Titan Stadium. With the game tied at 28 after three […]
Lions snap 20-game skid
Messenger file photo courtesy of Bentley Gray Photography By Shannon J. Allen/Sand Mountain Reporter The Sardis High football team broke a 20-game losing streak by beating Crossville 44-22 on October 15 in Class 5A, Region 7 action. The Lions (1-7, 1-4) posted their first victory since a 28-0 win over Crossville on Oct. 18, 2019. […]
Ashville posts big region win over Hanceville
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Dylan Harris returned from an ankle injury in fine fashion on October 15, as Ashville High’s senior quarterback scored three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 42-0 victory over Class 4A, Region 6 rival Hanceville. It was Ashville’s first region win of the season. Harris (pictured above) was 5 for 6 […]