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July 5, 2019

By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent For years, teams from the Southeastern Conference have excelled in virtually every NCAA spor...

Several intra-county football games on tap for 2019 season

July 5, 2019

Photo: Coosa Christian and Westbrook Christian kick off the local high school football season on Aug. 22 in...

In & around SEC baseball - College World Series recap

June 28, 2019

By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent College World Series recap For the second time in school history and second time since 2014, Vanderbilt is the college b...

Veteran local coach moves to Coosa Christian

June 28, 2019

Photo: Jim Bogle (pictured at center) speaks to members of the 2019 Coosa Christian volleyball team followin...

Sardis' Hopper commits to South Alabama

June 28, 2019

Photo: Sardis High rising senior Jacob Hopper, pictured scoring a touchdown against Hokes Bluff last se...

In & around SEC baseball - College World Series Week 1 recap

June 21, 2019

By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent The first six games of the College World Series all were decided by two runs or less. On...

Westbrook’s Dutton earns POY honors for All-Messenger baseball team

June 21, 2019

Photo by Chris McCarthy/Messenger By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Saying that opposing hitters fared poorly against Westbrook Christian’s Samuel Dutton this p...