Special to The Messenger Many people who do not live in the South or who did not grow up in Alabama may not get the significance of the following story,...

A trio of local student-athletes was nominated for the Alabama Sports Writers Association Player of the Week award for Week 6 of the high school football...

By Joshua Price/Sports Editor Hannah Gladden insists she is just a “normal student.” The Gadsden City High School sophomore takes “normal student” classes,...

By Chris McCarthy/Editor Powered by a dominant rushing attack that included a pair of 100-yard efforts, Etowah administered a 40-12 beating to Class...

It is no secret that football talent is in abundance in north Alabama, most notably in Etowah County. Six players from three Etowah County schools were...

By Deunte Marshall/Sports Correspondent Westbrook defeated Gaston, 52-12, in a Class 2A, Region 7 game last Friday at Jack Osborne Memorial Stadium in...

By Joshua Price/Sports Editor Since the late 1970’s, Brian Mintz has become a household name for any football fan in Etowah County.  The Southside...

By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent Gadsden City found itself in an all too familiar place last Friday (Oct. 5), trailing host Pell City, 14-0 with...

Snead State Community College recently announced  the appointment of a new head volleyball coach. Dee Ayres accepted the part-time coaching position and...

By Tommy Shields/Sports Correspondent The North Sand Mountain Bisons (5-1, 4-0) stampeded to a 41-12 victory over West End (0-6, 0-3) last Friday (Oct....

The Sardis Lions topped the list on the All-Etowah County football squad for 2011. Lion head coach Gene Hill was named Coach of the Year and junior halfback...