Sports

August 20, 2026

In & around SEC football: Week 5 Previews and Predictions

September 26, 2024

By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Auburn Week 4 Review Turnovers and inconsistent quarterback play doomed Auburn for the second time this season as...

Gadsden State softball back in town after eight-year gap

September 26, 2024

Photo: Gadsden State’s Ally Croy (6) scores a first inning run during the Lady Cardinals 11-2 win over Mari...

Three local teams ranked in latest ASWA high school football poll

September 25, 2024

Photo: Gadsden City’s Keyshawn Curry (11) runs after a catch as Hazel Green’s Levi Ward (21) and Elijah Sh...

Hokes Bluff at 4-0 after big region win at Anniston

September 23, 2024

Photo: Hokes Bluff’s Bryce Whitaker runs over Anniston’s Kyree Leis on the way to a second quarter touch...

Conquerors pitch second straight shutout

September 23, 2024

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Coosa Christian won its fourth consecutive game while notching its second straig...

Etowah, GCHS win; Sardis, Ashville come up short

September 23, 2024

Photo: Ashville’s Jaden Harris fights off Etowah’s Cash Hayes (9) and Conner Dingler (13) during Etowa...

Westbrook, West End, Gaston fall short

September 23, 2024

Photo: Westbrook Christian’s Jack Larkin (63) battles against Piedmont’s Elijah Young during the Warriors’...

Local volleyball roundup: Glencoe undefeated in area play

September 20, 2024

Photo: Hokes Bluff’s Sophia Jackson (20) lays down a spike as Coosa Christian’s Lexi Reeves defends durin...

Westbrook, West End ranked in latest al.com volleyball poll

September 20, 2024

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Released September 19 Class 7A 1. McGill-Toolen Catholic 2. Bob Jones 3. Hoover 4. Auburn 5. Huntsville 6. Vestav...