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Southside finishes fourth at softball regionals

May 14, 2021

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Southside finished fourth of out eight teams at the Class 6A East Central Regional Tournament i...

Casting on the Coosa: Kudos all around on a great tournament

May 13, 2021

By Marty Dixon/Staff Correspondent It’s been a long week of floods, bass tournaments and a bit of little fishing. I’d like to...

Southside runner headed up north

May 12, 2021

Photo: Southside High senior Will Anglea signed a cross country scholarship with Ripon (Wis.) College on Ap...

Panthers’ Russell signs with UAH

May 12, 2021

Photo: Southside High senior Grayson Russell signed a track and field scholarship with the University of...

Southside’s McBurnett signs with Snead State

May 12, 2021

Photo: Southside High School senior Raeleigh McBurnett signed a softball scholarship with Snead State o...

Springville native wins local Bassmaster Elite Series tournament

May 11, 2021

Photo courtesy of by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S. Wes Logan caught a four-day total of 20 bass weighing 57 pounds, nine o...

Etowah, Sardis win area softball tournaments; Southside, Glencoe, Ashville finish runner-up

May 10, 2021

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Sparked by Sydney Simpson’s complete-game two-hitter, Etowah defeated Ashville,...

Southside falls short in state soccer semifinals

May 7, 2021

Photo: Southside High’s Kinsey Carter (8) runs into Homewood’s Caroline Crimi (14) and Sunn...

Westbrook dispatches DHCA in third round

May 7, 2021

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Westbrook Christian’s onslaught through the Class 2A state baseball playoffs continued last Thu...