Ashville’s Stevens bests 169 runners, one tree to win state championship
Photo: Ashville High’s Joe Stevens passes the three-mile mark en route to winning the Class 4A boys cross country championship last Saturday (Nov. 6) in Oakville. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Rather than 169 fellow competitors, it was a tree that turned out to be Joe Stevens’ stiffest competition last Saturday (Nov. 6) at […]
Local runners show out at state XC meet
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Several area runners finished at the head of the pack at the AHSAA state cross country meet last Saturday (Nov. 6) at Oakville. The top 15 in each classification made the all-state team. Not including Ashville’s Joe Stevens’ Class 4A state title, top 10 performers […]
Blue Devils come up short against Priceville
Photo: Etowah’s Andrew Pierce (11) and Tyler Dobbs (28) converge on Priceville’s Mason Cartee during the Blue Devils’ 31-13 loss in the first round of the Class 4A state football playoffs on November 5 in Decatur. (Jeronimo Nisa/Decatur Daily) Etowah lost to Priceville, 31-14, in the first round of the Class 4A state football playoffs […]
Southside falls to Mountain Brook in first round
Photo: Southside’s Cody Roberts stretches for yardage during the Panthers’ 63-0 loss to Mountain Brook in the first round of the Class 6A state football playoffs on November 5. (Mark Almond/preps@al.com) Southside fell to Mountain Brook, 63-0, in the first round of the Class 6A state football playoffs on November 5. The Panthers finished the […]