Sports

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GCHS boys, Ashville’s Knight excel at Gadsden City Meet No. 3

March 20, 2023

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Gadsden City boys and girls track and field teams took home 33 medals in 34 events, i...

Local teams ranked in ASWA baseball, softball polls

March 16, 2023

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Released March 16 Softball Class 7A 1. Thompson 2. Fairhope 3. Hewitt-Trussville 4. Spain Park 5. Hoover 6. Central-Phenix City 7. Vesta...

Dozier does it all at Gadsden State

March 16, 2023

Photo: Pictured is Gadsden State sophomore Kintavious Dozier competing against Enterprise State in an A...

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...