Sports

July 24, 2026

No. 5 Lady Panthers open new year with win over Glencoe

January 3, 2024

Photo courtesy of Average Joe’s Sports Talk Class 5A No. 5 Southside improved to 15-3 with a 55-18 win over Glencoe...

Sardis at 14-2 after holiday tournament

January 2, 2024

Photo: Sardis High’s Luke Martin goes in for a layup during the Lions’ 73-48 victory over Locust Fork a...

Local football player finalist for state award

January 2, 2024

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Clete O’Bryant recently received an additional accolade for the 2023 football season. Fresh...

Titans make all-region football

January 2, 2024

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Several members of the Gadsden City High School football team were recently na...

Coosa’s O’Bryant cream of the crop for All-Messenger football

December 28, 2023

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy: Clete O’Bryant (center) competes against Leroy in the Class...

Local gridders make all-state football

December 28, 2023

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy: Gadsden City’s Dre Kirkpatrick, Jr. (4) returns an interception this...

West End's Battles highlights All-Messenger girls cross country

December 21, 2023

Photo by Alex Chaney By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Paten Battles made quite an impression during her first season running high school cross co...

Southside's Christopher leads off All-Messenger boys cross country

December 21, 2023

Photo by Alex Chaney By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor While gaining a name for himself in high school cross country circles following his sophomo...

Area teams affected by AHSAA reclassification

December 20, 2023

Messenger file photo by Colin Edwards By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control’s bi-annual re-clas...