Sports

June 21, 2026

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...

Former GCHS standout leaving her mark at Mizzou

March 9, 2023

Photo: 2017 Gadsden City High graduate Haley Troup played a program-record 145th career game for the Unive...

Southside track and field off to a good start

March 9, 2023

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Southside High track and field team opened the 2023 season with a solid performance l...

Southside soccer is top of the class

March 8, 2023

Messenger file photo by C his McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor As far as high school boys’ soccer is concerned, Southside is currently the cream of the...