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Locals compete at Last Chance Invitational

Photo: Ashville’s Wyatt Knight (right) and Southside’s Luke Holcombe compete in the boys 800-meter run event at the Last Chance Invitational track and field meet last Saturday (Jan. 29) at the Birmingham CrossPlex. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor One local student-athlete medaled and several others posted top 10 performances at the Last Chance Invitational […]

Etowah bowlers finish runner-up at state

Photo: Member of the Etowah boys bowling team celebrate a strike by Tyler Dobbs (right) during the AHSAA Class 1A-5A boys state tournament last Friday (January 28) at The Alley at the Gadsden Mall. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor If the Etowah High boys bowling team was a relatively unknown quantity entering the postseason, […]

Southside bowlers finish third at state

Photo: Southside High’s Cora Lee Clontz competes during the AHSAA Class 6A/7A girls state bowling tournament last Friday (January 28) at The Alley at the Gadsden Mall. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor If not for an occasional missed spare, the Southside High girls bowling team might well have been playing for a fifth state […]

Lady Blue Devils finish as state semifinalists

Photo: Etowah High’s Anna Jones competes during the AHSAA Class 1A-5A girls state bowling tournament last Friday (January 28) at The Alley at the Gadsden Mall. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Etowah High School girls bowling team put forth a fine showing last Friday (Jan. 28) at the AHSAA Class 1A-5A state tournament […]