Woodland’s path through the 2026 softball regional is shaping up to be very similar to the path they took in 2025. Just like a year ago, the Lady Bobcats won their first game in the Class 1A Central Regional in convincing, run-rule fashion. And just like last year they fell in the second game to…
When RCHS hired Pat Prestridge to be its football coach before the 2001 season, they hired a man who had graduated from RCHS, played football for Ron Watters, and had coached elsewhere for a few years before coming home. Now that Prestridge is retiring, RCHS is hoping that the second time is the charm with…
The Handley Lady Tigers found themselves on both ends of lopsided scores in their first two games at the Class 4A Central Regional in Montgomery Monday, and as a result the team will live to play in the second day of the tournament Tuesday. Handley dropped its opener 13-3 to Prattville Christian in five innings…
For the second straight season the Woodland Lady Bobcats will enter regional play as the 1A, Area 8 champions after they went 3-0 in area tournament play Monday and Tuesday. Woodland closed out the area title with a crushing 18-3 win over Fayetteville in four innings after the two teams had played three tight contests…
The Randolph County Lady Tigers won their third straight area championship with an 11-8 win over Weaver Saturday in Wedowee. RCHS led the tournament championship game 6-1, but briefly fell behind as Weaver scored six runs in the top of the fourth inning to take a 7-6 lead. But RCHS responded immediately with four runs…
Former Woodland head football coach Kevin Smith didn’t take long to find his next coaching job, and it’s in a familiar place. Smith will return to Handley as a football assistant on coach Chris White’s staff. Smith spent 17 years from 2003-2020 at Handley in multiple roles, including as a head baseball and girls basketball…
Over 40 county athletes have qualified to compete in the state track meets coming up this weekend in Gulf Shores and Cullman. Handley will compete in 4A in Gulf Shores April 30-May 2, while RCHS, Woodland and Wadley will travel to Cullman May 1-2 to compete in 3A, 1A and 1A, respectively. Multiple athletes have…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats and the RCHS Lady Tigers will host their respective softball area tournaments when postseason play begins in early May. Handley’s area tournament will be at Munford, and Wadley and Woodland play in the same area, so Wadley will be in Woodland for its area tournament. The top two teams from each…
As Woodland’s baseball team prepares for its first-round playoff series against Autauga Academy Friday, it does so knowing that those could be the final games at the school for head coach Kevin Smith, whose primary role was as the school’s head football coach. Smith was informed last week by Woodland administration that he would not…
RCHS head football coach Pat Prestridge has been talking about and hinting at and joking around about his retirement for years. One year in the not-so-distant past a reporter at the annual preseason media day started to ask a question by saying, “Coach, I’m going to put you on the spot,” and before the subsequent…