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January 4, 2018

By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent College Bowl Recap The SEC’s performance during bowl season overall was less than ideal, but the conference’s bowl record wi...

Hokes Bluff native wraps up Auburn football career

January 4, 2018

Photo: Pictured is 2008 Hokes Bluff High graduate Tyler Stovall during the Eagles’ 2007 football season. (Alex...

Westbrook breaks down Purple Devils

January 4, 2018

By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Class 2A No. 9 Westbrook Christian parlayed a dominant second quarter into a 73-31 blowo...

Late run pushes Lady Warriors past Ragland

January 4, 2018

By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent A 14-0 fourth quarter run helped the Westbrook Christian Lady Warriors pull away from...

In & around SEC football

December 28, 2017

By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Bowl Previews and Predictions III Season record: 89-23 Friday, Dec. 29 Belk Bowl Wake Forest vs. T...

Local players make ASWA all-state football teams

December 28, 2017

Photo: Hokes Bluff’s Darrian Meads (pictured), Etowah’s Jerrin Wright and Westbrook’s Court Coley were fi...

In & around SEC football

December 21, 2017

By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Bowl previews and predictions, Part II Sunday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl Fresno State vs. Houston (-2.5)....

Brown leads Conquerors past St. John Paul II

December 21, 2017

Photo: Coosa Christian’s India Brown (53) boxes out against St. John Paul II’s Hannah Hall during the La...

Local sports, civic standout Fred Sington, Jr., passes

December 21, 2017

Photo: Fred Sington, Jr., passed away on Dec. 19 at the age of 82. (Sarrah Peters/Messenger) By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent A hero comes in all...