Sports

March 16, 2026

Sardis girls win first-ever county tournament

January 24, 2022

Photo: The Sardis High girls basketball team celebrates after winning the program’s first-ever Et...

The Alley to host AHSAA state bowling tournament

January 20, 2022

Photo: The Alley manager Emily Gibbs is readying the facility for the state bowling tournament January 27-28...

Casting on the Coosa - Uncooperative fish and a lack of good fortune

January 20, 2022

By Marty Dixon/Staff correspondent Author’s note: This week’s column contains little or no valuable fishing information. Continu...

Local basketball roundup

January 20, 2022

Photo by Chris McCarthy/Messenger Girls basketball Nine players scored for Sardis in the Lady Lions’ 61-16 Victory over Gaston last Wednesd...

Area basketball teams ranked in latest ASWA poll

January 20, 2022

GIRLS Class 7A 1. Hoover 2. Davidson 3. Vestavia Hills 4. Hewitt-Trussville 5. Bob Jones 6. Sparkman 7. Fairhope 8. Theodore 9. Auburn 10. Foley Class 6A 1. Haze...

Local runners compete at MLK meet

January 20, 2022

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Several area athletes turned in top 10 performances at the Martin Luther King Jr. Track...

Casting on the Coosa - Under the weather

January 13, 2022

By Marty Dixon/Staff correspondent It has been a week or two since you last heard from me, and I can honestly say that I h...

Area teams ranked in latest ASWA basketball poll

January 13, 2022

Released January 13 GIRLS Class 7A 1. Hoover 2. Hewitt-Trussville 3. Davidson 4. Vestavia Hills 5. Bob Jones 6. Sparkman 7. Fairhope 8. Theodore 9. Auburn 10. Foley...