Lady Warriors fall short in state semifinals
Photo: Westbrook Christian’s Ashton Zemo (41) fends off Westminster’s Gabriella Dean during the Lady Warriors’ 5-0 loss in the Class 4A state soccer semifinals on Friday, May 12 in Huntsville. (Courtesy of Average Joe’s Sports Talk) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Westbrook Christian girls soccer team’s season ended in the Class 4A state semifinals on […]
Sardis to play for state title after sweeping Boaz in semifinals
Photo: The Sardis High baseball team congratulates Russ Wiggs (15) following his game-ending and series-clinching strikeout in the Lions’ 7-5 win over Boaz in the Class 5A state semifinals on May 12 in Sardis City. (Courtesy of Bentley Gray Photography) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Sardis High baseball team’s postseason has officially reached the final round. […]
Sardis comes up short at East Regionals
Photo: Sardis’ Maddie Harris delivers a pitch during the Lady Lions’ loss to Moody in the Class 5A East Regional softball tournament on May 12 in Albertville. (Courtesy of Average Joe’s Sports Talk) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Sardis exited the Class 5A East Regional softball tournament in heartbreaking fashion on Friday, May 12 in Albertville. Battling […]
Southside falls short at regionals
Photo: Southside’s Bailey Houston connects for a hit during the Lady Panthers’ 1-0 loss to Scottsboro in the Class 5A East Regional softball tournament on May 11 in Albertville. (Courtesy of Average Joe’s Sports Talk) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor A pair of tough one-run losses hastened the Southside High softball team’s departure from this week’s Class […]
Etowah goes 0-2 at softball regionals
Photo: Etowah’s Kylee Wilder takes a cut during the Lady Blue Devils’ loss to White Plains in the Class 4A East Regional softball tournament on May 11 at Albertville. (Courtesy of Average Joe’s Sports Talk ) Etowah went 0-2 at the Class 4A East Regional softball tournament on May 11 at Albertville. The Lady Blue […]
Lady Jackets fall just shy of state tournament
Photo courtesy of Average Joe’s Sports Talk By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Glencoe finished a game shy of qualifying the Class 3A state softball tournament this past week at Sand Mountain Park in Albertville. Competing in the East Regionals, the Lady Yellow Jackets reached the playback bracket finals, where Glencoe fell to Piedmont, 2-0. “We actually hit […]
Blue Devils headed back to state championship series after semifinal sweep
Photo: Etowah High’s Trace Thompson watches the flight of his three-run triple during the Blue Devils’ 9-3 victory over St. John Paul II Catholic in the Class 4A state baseball semifinals on Thursday, May 11, in Huntsville. (Courtesy of Anna Townsend) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Etowah High baseball team earned the opportunity to take care […]
Glencoe seniors sign college scholarships
Photo: Seven Glencoe High School seniors signed college athletic scholarships on May 10. Pictured, from left: Conner Cothran (cross country, Northeast Alabama Community College), Kinslee Gray (volleyball, Gadsden State), McKinley Kay (cross country, Gadsden State), Hailey Hanners (softball, Gadsden State), Jaxon Sizemore (basketball, Gadsden State), Katie Giles (cross country, South Alabama), Conner Strawn (cross country, […]
Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell – Mother’s Day favorites
By Andy Bedwell Happy Mother’s Day to all of our sweet mothers! Perhaps one of the most comforting sights that I loved to experience was walking in my mother’s kitchen after school seeing a tall, beautiful pound cake under a glass dome. In my opinion, that is a true mother’s love for her family. Andy’s […]