Sports

March 14, 2026

Pair of all-day soccer events set for Saturday in Rainbow City

June 14, 2023

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy This Saturday, June 17, at the Sportsplex Rainbow City, the local Alabama Rush...

Local players, coaches make all-state baseball

June 12, 2023

Photo: Etowah High’s Caleb Freeman delivers a pitch during the Blue Devils’ Class 4A state championship...

Glencoe slugger highlights All-Messenger softball team

June 8, 2023

Photo: Glencoe High junior Abi Bunt dives to tag out a runner at first base as pitcher Emma Hyfield looks...

Area players make all-state softball teams

June 8, 2023

Photo courtesy of Average Joe’s Sports Talk By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Eight area high school softball pla-yers were recently selected to the Ala-bama Sports Writ...

Sardis’ Lacks signs with Snead State

June 8, 2023

Photo: Sardis High School senior (sitting at right) Jayda Lacks recently signed a softball scholarship w...

Cardinals make All-ACCC Honor Roll

June 8, 2023

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy A number of Gadsden State student-athletes and teams were recently named to the...

Pratt, Ayala, Cornutt highlight All-Greater Gadsden Area boys soccer team

June 1, 2023

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Talk about a good problem to have. It speaks volumes to the high level of local high schoo...

Westbrook’s Keene takes top honor on All-Greater Gadsden Area girls soccer team

June 1, 2023

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor It’s been quite a successful run over the past two seasons for the Westbrook Christian gir...