Southside wins 14th straight county tournament
Photo: The Southside High volleyball team gathers for a photo following the Lady Panthers’ championship match win over Sardis in the Etowah County Schools volleyball tournament on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Hokes Bluff. Pictured, kneeling, from left: manager Ava Ramsey, Sarakate Yancey, Mallory Brooks, Jovi Marble, Lexie Graham, Kathryn Webb. Standing, from left: Peyton Burrell, […]
Gadsden State runner sets school 8K record, named ACCC Player of the Week
Photo: Gadsden State’s Ashton Vann (53) Lane Griffin (second from left) and Jonah Medders (51) compete in the Mountainside Stride 8K run on Sept. 30 in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Courtesy of Gadsden State) Gadsden State cross country freshman Lane Griffin set a school record on the men’s 8,000-meter run at the Mountainside Stride on Sept. 30 […]
Southside runners shine at Paul Bryant Invitational
Submitted photo The Southside girls cross country team placed first and the boys finished second at the Paul Bryant Invitational 5K on Sept. 30 in Tuscaloosa. Counting the two junior varsity races, the Panthers won three of the four events. The SHS girls had five of the top 10 finishers. Marlee Tucker led the way […]
Lady Patriots finish runner-up at Kudzu Invitational
Photo courtesy of Needle on the Run Photography The West End girls cross country team placed three runners in the top 10 and five in the top 15 out of 67 participants on the way to a runner-up finish at the Kudzu Invitational 5K on Saturday, Sept. 30 in Bremen. Paten Battles paced the Lady […]
Locals place in top 10 at Black & Gold 5K
Photo courtesy of Jason Bowen/Jackson County Sentinel A trio of local runners finished in the top 10 at the Black & Gold Classic 5K on Saturday, Sept. 30 in Scottsboro. In the boys’ race of 124 competitors, Hokes Bluff’s Ethan Patterson placed fourth with a time of 16:59.07. In the girls’ run of 74 runners, […]
Southside rallies past Boaz in OT
Photo: Boaz’s Jacob Gareri (3) zeroes in on Southside’s Mason Teague during the Panthers’ 48-45 win in overtime on Friday, Sept. 29 at Barney Hood Stadium. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Ricky Smith/For Sand Mountain Reporter Down 14 points early in the fourth quarter, Southside rallied for a 48-45 win in overtime over Boaz on Friday, Sept. […]
Sardis rallies past Brewer in homecoming
Photo: Sardis High’s Blaze Gerhart runs through a tackle attempt by Brewer’s Landen Alexander (on ground) and Dawson Clanton (right) during the Lions’ 21-14 victory in high school football on Sept. 29 in Sardis City. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Taylor Beck/For Sand Mountain Reporter Trailing A.P. Brewer 14-7 after two quarters, Sardis rallied in the second […]
Yellow Jackets drain Holly Pond
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Brady Kitchens passed for over 200 yards, Aaron Mann rushed for over 150 yards and Conner Montgomery had 100 receiving yards in Glencoe’s 49-18 victory over Holly Pond on Sept. 29. The Yellow Jackets (2-3, 0-3) led 13-7 after one quarter thanks to a pair of touchdown passes from […]
Patriots dispatch Sand Rock on homecoming
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy With the game tied at 13 late in the third quarter, West End scored a pair of touchdowns over the final 14 minutes to give the Patriots a 27-13 win over Sand Rock on Sept. 29 in West End’s homecoming. Rock Sainsbury’s 12-yard touchdown run and Jace Golden’s PAT […]