A glimmer of hope has emerged for the sports-starved landscape in Alabama after state superintendent of education Eric Mackey laid out a tentative timeline for how schools might allow athletes to return to the field. Read more

One of the most sought-after football recruits to ever come out of Randolph County has made his decision on where he will play college football. Read more

The abrupt end to the 2020 high school sports season in early March left thousands of players and coaches (and media members) throughout the state with a dissatisfying finish to what was shaping up to be an intriguing season. Read more

When you look at Taylor Marcum’s application for the Bryant-Jordan scholarship it’s hard to believe it’s not made up. (Spoiler alert: It’s not.) Read more

In my final game as a high school athlete 25 years ago our baseball team won the third game of a state championship series to win our third straight state championship. Read more

The storms that swept through the northern half of the county Tuesday left two of the county’s high school football facilities in need of repair Read more

If Woodland’s season doesn’t resume due to the coronavirus-induced shutdown of high school sports, they’ll have a sweet final memory of the 2020 season. Read more

Handley got a complete-game victory from sophomore Jordan Whaley and scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh to claim a 2-1 win over Valley in game on of Monday’s doubleheader between the two teams. Read more

J.D. Till and Payne Stitcher combined for a three-hit shutout, and RCHS won its fifth straight game with a 6-0 victory over Ranburne Friday in Wedowee. Read more

Handley got its first two wins of the season and started to get its bats warm in the process. Read more

Katie Pike’s two-run single in the top of the seventh broke a 2-2 tie and sent RCHS to a 4-2 win over Dadeville in the first area contest of the season for the Lady Tigers Tuesday. Read more

The Southern Union women were underdogs coming into the ACCC basketball tournament, but they were unable use that status to their advantage as they lost their tournament opener 76-66 to Wallace-Selma Friday at Shelton State. Read more

Amy Smith and Leah Williamson did the heavy lifting at the plate, and Josie Cross allowed just two hits in a complete-game victory as Woodland opened its softball season with an emphatic 10-1 win over Valley last Thursday. Read more

Blaine Caldwell struck out 15 Horseshoe Bend batters, and Jacob Marable drove home two runs with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate as Wadley picked up its first win of the season, 5-2 over the Generals Friday in Wedowee. Read more

RCHS won all three of its games last week, including a pair of blowout victories over Horseshoe Bend and Woodland. The Tigers have now won four straight after opening the season with a loss to Woodland. Read more

Southern Union split a four-game series with Lincoln Trail out of Illinois Saturday and Sunday. The Bison won both games Saturday before losing a pair of one-run contests Sunday in a series that was evenly matched throughout. Read more

The Woodland Bobcats displayed some potent offense in a doubleheader sweep of Faith Christian and Cornerstone Saturday. Read more

The Woodland Bobcats got their season underway Monday with a 5-4 victory against the RCHS Tigers. The win for the Bobcats prevented the RCHS Tigers from winning their fifth straight season opening game.  Read more

The Southern Union Lady Bison are assured of a spot in the postseason for the second straight season, despite losing their only conference game of the past week. Read more

Handley’s two-man fishing team of Kyle Knoll and Evan Pike finished first place at the Alabama BassNation Regional Tournament in Eufaula on Saturday with a weight of 19.9 pounds. Read more

The Handley Lady Tigers are one win away from the state final four. Read more

When the Handley Lady Tigers step onto the court against Trinity in the Southeast Regional semifinals on Monday in Montgomery, they’ll have something that none of the players who took that same court a year ago had – experience. Read more

There’s nothing on Devontae Houston’s recruiting profile that tells you he should be a star on the college level. Read more

The Southern Union softball team continued its rapid compilation of victories to start the season as they won four of five games in Dothan last weekend to raise their record to 8-1. Read more

Over the past two seasons Talladega has gone 47-13, won a state championship and is among the top contenders to win it all again in 2020. Read more