Sports

April 22, 2026

Coach Rob inducted into AHSAA Hall of Fame

March 16, 2023

Photo: Longtime Hokes Bluff High School educator and coach Mike Robertson was a member of the Alabama H...

Locals make AHSAA all-state bowling teams

March 16, 2023

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Several local high school bowlers recently postseason recognition. Coaches from...

Westbrook, Coosa play to a draw

March 15, 2023

Messenger photo by Chris McCarthy In the first-ever meeting of the two programs, Westbrook Christian and Coosa Christi...

Lady Titans top Fort Payne in shootout

March 15, 2023

Photo: Gadsden City’s Avery Parker (left) and Holly Swafford (right) defend Fort Payne’s Avery Chadwick duri...

Area softball roundup: Etowah’s Simpson twirls second no-hitter of season

March 15, 2023

Photo courtesy of Average Joe’s Sports Talk Sydney Simpson tossed her second no-hitter of the season in Etowah’s 12-0 win ov...

Sardis wins second straight county baseball title

March 13, 2023

Courtesy of Bentley Gray Photography By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Sardis High baseball team swept its way to a second straight Etowah County Schools To...

Titans clean up at GCHS Meet No. 2

March 13, 2023

Photo: Hokes Bluff’s Haley Kate Wellingham (right) and Gadsden City’s Iyiana Huff compete in the girls...

Southside boys, Ashville girls shine at Lincoln

March 13, 2023

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Southside boys finished third and the Ashville girls placed fourth out of 14 teams at...