Local spikers set for area tournaments
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy With the close of the regular season, local high school volleyball teams will compete in their respective area tournaments this week. Area winners and runners-up qualify for the North Regional Tournament on Oct. 23-25 at the Finley Center at the Hoover Met Complex in Hoover. The top four teams […]
Artoberfest coming to Gadsden Oct. 17
Gadsden Arts Council paints new portrait for city with Artoberfest By: Katie Bohannon The City of Gadsden is painting a new portrait. With the recent creation of the Gadsden Arts Council – an organization developed to support the immense artistic and cultural talent bustling throughout a myriad of fine art mediums – Gadsden gazes ahead […]
Cross country roundup: Southside sweeps Fairview 5K
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy The Southside boys and girls cross country teams swept the Hay of a Run 5K in the Class 5A-7A division on Oct. 12 at Fairview High School. The Lady Panthers’ point total of 15 was 34 points lower than runner-up Fairview, while the Panthers edged Fairview, 27 to 30. […]
Local volleyball roundup: Glencoe makes to semifinals of Yellow Jacket Invitational
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Glencoe went 4-2 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Glencoe. Ohatchee and St. Clair County won the Gold Bracket Silver Brackets, respectively. In pool play, Glencoe (33-17) lost to Pleasant Valley, 25-27, 19-25 and beat Coosa Christian, 25-8, 25-9, Cedar Bluff 25-23, 25-17 and beat […]
Conquerors clinch first-ever region title
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Coosa Christian clinched the Class 2A Region 8 title while extending its winning streak to seven games with a 49-8 victory over Cold Springs in Class 2A Region 6 action on Friday, Oct. 11 in Gadsden. The Conquerors (7-1, 5-0) limited the Eagles to 74 total yards and 2-for-22 […]
Titans’ region streak ends at Fort Payne
Photo courtesy of Average Joe’s Sports Talk Gadsden City saw its 13-game region winning streak come to an end on Friday, Oct. 11 at Fort Payne, as the Titans fell to the Wildcats by a score 28-18. The loss dropped the Titans to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in Class 6A Region 8, making this Friday’s […]
Playoffs within sight for Panthers after third straight region win
Photo courtesy of Colin Edwards Southside improved to 4-3 overall and 3-1 in Class 6A Region 8 with a 36-21 victory over Buchhorn on Friday, Oct. 11 in New Market. For the Panthers, Koal Garrett had 11 rushes for 91 yards. Jordan Bryan (pictured above) was 2 for 4 in passing for 51 yards and […]
Lions blank Douglas to halt skid
Courtesy of Sand Mountain Reporter Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Sardis ended a five-game losing streak, posted its first shutout in 55 games and earned its first Class 5A Region 8 victory of the season with a 20-0 over Douglas on Friday, Oct. 18 at Douglas. The Lion offense was carried by senior quarterback […]
Patriots notch first win
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy West End earned its first win of the season with a 33-0 victory over Ider on Friday, Oct. 18 at Ider. It was West End’s first shutout since Week 1 of the 2023 season. The Patriots (1-7, 0-4), which scored all of their points in the first half, finished […]