PREP BASKETBALL: West Point falls to Cordova at Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament, Broncos, Knights collect wins
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The 66th annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament tipped off at Felton Easterwood Gymnasium Monday afternoon and several local teams are competing in this year’s field. West Point tipped things off with a tight game against Cordova, Arab followed with a...
PREP FOOTBALL: No. 7 Arab falls in 2OT thriller at No. 3 Pleasant Grove 41-38
PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. – The Arabian Knights were on the road Friday night to face Pleasant Grove in the third round of the Class 5A State Playoffs and four quarters were not enough for these two teams to settle things. After trailing 28-14 at...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab pulls away to top Moody 42-20, advances to 3rd round for 1st time in school history
ARAB, Ala. – The Arabian Knights cruised past East Limestone in round one to advance last week and they returned home Friday night looking to make history in a round two matchup against Moody. The Knights led the Blue Devils 21-14 at halftime and...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab hammers East Limestone 54-14 to advance
ARAB, Ala. – The first round of the AHSAA Football playoffs got underway on Friday night for the Arabian Knights as they hosted the East Limestone Indians. Arab got off to a quick start offensively and thanks in large part to big nights from Drew Puccio...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Arab falls to Westminster Christian in 5A State Finals
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Arabian Knights were back under the lights inside Bill Harris Arena Wednesday morning, seeking their first ever state title against the defending champion Westminster Christian Wildcats. After Westminster took the first two sets by a combined four points (25-23, 26-24),...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab hammers Hazel Green at home 49-21
ARAB, Ala. – After collecting a massive win over Guntersville last week and securing this year’s region title, the Arabian Knights were back home Friday night to finish their regular season slate against Hazel Green. Arab got off to a bit of a slow...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Addison, Meek, Arab advance at North Regional, Lady Raiders fall to New Hope
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Several local squads will be in Huntsville this week competing in this year’s North Regional at the Von Braun Center and a few of them were in action on Wednesday. Good Hope, Meek, Addison and Arab all got their North Regional...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab tops Guntersville 34-20 for 1st win over Wildcats since 2012
ARAB, Ala. – After hammering Boaz on the road last week, the Arabian Knights returned home for a massive regional matchup with the Guntersville Wildcats Friday night. The Knights haven’t defeated the Wildcats since 2012 but they made up for lost time Friday night,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab dominates regional matchup at Boaz 56-17
BOAZ, Ala. – The Arabian Knights bounced back with an impressive win at Crossville last week and they stayed on the road Friday night to face Boaz in another regional matchup and the Knights brought some fireworks with them. Arab racked up 49 points...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab bounces back with 48-7 win at Crossville
CROSSVILLE, Ala. – After suffering their first loss of the season to Fort Payne last week, the Arabian Knights looked to bounce back on the road against Crossville Friday night. The Knights took care of business, pummeling the Lions 48-7 to get back in...
99-year-old veteran James Carson honored at Arab’s homecoming
ARAB, Ala. – Friday night was homecoming for the Arabian Knights but before they kicked things off, both crowds were in for a special treat. There was a very special guest who joined the team captains and officials at the coin toss: 99-year-old Army veteran...
PREP FOOTBALL: No. 8 Arab falls to Fort Payne 21-0
ARAB, Ala. – The eighth-ranked, undefeated Arab Knights looked to keep their perfect record intact against the Fort Payne Wildcats on homecoming night. Unfortunately for the Arab faithful, it was the Wildcats that would get the win as they ended up shutting out the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab takes region matchup over Scottsboro 28-7
ARAB, Ala. – After cruising to a 42-0 win at Sardis last week, the Arabian Knights returned home Friday night for a huge regional matchup against Scottsboro. The Wildcats took a 7-0 lead over the Knights to start the game, but Arab responded with...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab improves to 4-0 with 42-0 win at Sardis
BOAZ, Ala. – Most local teams played their week three matchups Thursday night to avoid the potential wet weather Friday night, but the Arabian Knights braved the rain and traveled to Sardis for another big regional matchup. Arab took control of the game in...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab handles Douglas at home 40-6
ARAB, Ala. – The Arabian Knights cruised past Albertville and Brewer on the road in the first two weeks to start the season 2-0 and they finally came home to host a regional matchup against Douglas. The kept the momentum rolling Friday night with...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab rolls past Brewer 35-0
SOMERVILLE, Ala. – After handling Albertville on the road 47-14 in week one, the Arabian Knights traveled once again Friday night and once again they returned home with an impressive win. This time it was Brewer welcoming in the Knights and Arab left James...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab kicks off season with 47-14 win at Albertville
ALBERTVILLE, Ala. – The Arabian Knights kicked off the 2022 season at Albertville Thursday night and they got things started with a dominant performance against the Aggies. Arab’s defense smothered Albertville most of the night and the Knights put up big numbers on the...
AHSAA releases 2023-24 spring sports alignments
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama High School Athletic Association’s (AHSAA) Central Board of Control (CBC) approved new spring sports area alignments Tuesday afternoon and there are plenty of local teams shuffling around. The CBC’s unanimous action came at the Spring Sports Classification meeting which...
PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Local teams ready to hit the road for round 1
CULLMAN, Ala. – With the regular season wrapping up, the playoffs are upon us once again and we have eight local squads preparing to hit the road for round one. Meek will travel to take one Lindsay Lane, Addison will head to Westbrook Christian,...
PREP SOFTBALL: Vinemont defeats Fairview on the road 11-4, Aggies fall to Brewer in final frame 4-3
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Vinemont traveled to Fairview for a varsity matchup with the Lady Aggies Monday night and the Lady Eagles pulled ahead early to secure an 11-4 win. Nearby at the baseball field, the Aggies took on Brewer in their area opener and...
PREP BASEBALL: Arab downs West Point on the road 12-3
WEST POINT, Ala. – Arab traveled to West Point for a matchup against the Warriors and after building a big lead in the first two innings, the Knights pulled away to collect a 12-3 win.
Arab took a 2-0 lead in the top of the...
PREP SOFTBALL: Arab tops Holly Pond on the road 5-2
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The Holly Pond Lady Broncos returned home Tuesday night to take on Arab, but the Lady Knights were able to leave with a 5-2 win. The score was knotted at 2 after five innings but Arab pulled away with three...
PREP WRESTLING: Arab, Gardendale rank 1-2 after 1st day of AHSAA Class 5A/6A State Wrestling Meet
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Arab High School took a slim 3.5-point lead over two-time defending state champion Gardendale after the first day concluded at the AHSAA 67th State Wrestling Championships underway at the Von Braun Center here.
The Knights posted 60 points in the first day’s...
SPORTS COLUMN: Looking back at some of the best games of 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. -- 2021 featured more than a handful of thrilling high school sports matchups that had us all on the edge of our seats. From walk-offs to overtime thrillers, here are the best games that I covered during the year 2021.
Jan. 15 -...
PREP BASKETBALL: Arab downs Lincoln County 76-64 to win 65th Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Four local squads returned to Felton Easterwood Gymnasium Wednesday for the final day of the 65th annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament and the Arabian Knights clashed with Lincoln County in this year’s championship game. The Knights and Falcons were neck-and-neck...
PREP BASKETBALL: Arab, Holly Pond, Fairview collect wins at Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Four local squads were back in action at this year’s Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament Tuesday night after competing on day one Monday. The Aggies got the afternoon started by pulling away from Lawrence County to collect a 67-49 win, The...
PREP FOOTBALL: Knights fall to Homewood in opening round 42-14
ARAB, Ala. -- The Arabian Knights were back home to host the Homewood Patriots Friday night in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs but unfortunately for the Arab fans in the crowd, it was all Homewood from the start and the Knights'...
PREP FOOTBALL: 6 local teams preparing for opening round of state playoffs
CULLMAN, Ala. -- The 2021 regular season has come to an end and now its playoff time. Six local teams are in this year’s postseason field and each team will need to be on point in order to move on to the next round....
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab hammers Boaz 45-14 on the road in regular season finale
BOAZ, Ala. – After shutting out Springville at home last week, the Arabian Knights hit the road Friday night for a wet, rainy matchup at Boaz to cap off the regular season. Arab came out of the gates hot and built an early lead...
PREP FOOTBALL: 8 local teams wrapping up regular season Friday night
CULLMAN, Ala. – The final week of this year’s regular season is upon, and some local squads are preparing for their final games of the year Friday night. Cullman, Addison and Good Hope wrapped up their regular seasons last week but everyone else still...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab shuts out Springville 27-0
ARAB, Ala. – After enjoying a bye week last week, the Arabian Knights were back in action on their home field Friday night and after starting the game a little slow, they pulled away to shut out the Springville Tigers 27-0. Arab took advantage...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Addison advances to state tournament; Cullman, Arab fall at North Super Regional
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Three local squads were in Huntsville for this year’s North Super Regional Volleyball Tournament Wednesday and one of them is advancing to next week’s state tournament in Birmingham. The Addison Lady Bulldogs dominated Altamont (25-11, 25-8, 25-11) and Athens Bible (25-11,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams preparing for region finales this week
CULLMAN, Ala. – This year’s regular season is coming to a close and the playoff picture is becoming a little clearer with each passing week. Several local squads have already secured postseason berths and are playing to improve their position while others are looking...
PREP FOOTBALL: Late field goal lifts Oxford over Arab 26-24
ARAB, Ala. -- The Arab Knights are one of the hottest teams in Class 6A as they looked to not only extend its winning streak to six straight games, but also looked to clinch the no. 1 seed in Class 6A, Region 8, at...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams ramping up for week 7 region games
CULLMAN, Ala. – Most of the regular season is behind us now and the importance of each remaining game is going up each and every week as the postseason approaches. Several teams are in great shape in their respective regions while others need some...
PREP FOOTBALL: Knights hang on to defeat Pell City 17-6
ARAB, Ala. – After handline Brewer last week, Arab returned to its home field Friday night for regional showdown against Pell City. An early safety gave the Knights an edge over early and their performance on the defensive side of the ball kept the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local squads preparing for critical region games
CULLMAN, Ala. – With the first half of the regular season behind us, every game becomes more important each week and this week is loaded with important regional matchups for all of our local teams. Fairview, Good Hope, Addison and Vinemont will be on...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab picks up 49-13 homecoming win over Brewer
ARAB, Ala. -- It was homecoming night for the Arab Knights as they looked to extend their winning streak to four against the visiting Brewer Patriots. The Knights forced three turnovers and their offense was firing on all cylinders, leading to a 49-13 win...
PREP FOOTBALL: 6 local games on tap for Friday night
CULLMAN, Ala. – The halfway point of the regular season is coming up this Friday and as a result, we have several teams taking advantage of a bye week this week to prepare for the remainder of their region matchups coming up. Meek, Vinemont,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Knights earn 24-7 region win at Southside-Gadsden
GADSDEN, Ala. – Arab made the trip to Gadsden for a regional battle with the Southside Panthers Friday night and left with a convincing, 24-7 win to improve to 4-1 on the season.
The Knights took an early lead when they connected on a 55-yard...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams hitting midseason stretch in week 4
CULLMAN, Ala. – With nearly half of the high school football season behind us, local teams are hitting the midseason stretch and preparing for some big-time regional contests this week. This week’s slate includes a pair of local rivalry games as well. Hanceville will...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab shuts out Scottsboro 35-0 at home
ARAB, Ala. -- After picking up a road win in their region opener against Fort Payne last Friday, Arab looked to make it 2-0 in the region as they welcomed Scottsboro to town in search of their first win over the Wildcats since 2014....
PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams preparing for road trips in week 3
CULLMAN, Ala. – High school football season is well underway at this point and teams across the state are starting to find their identity. Most of our local teams will have a big test this week as they hit the road for critical regional...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab picks up 20-7 region win at Fort Payne
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – After dropping a tight game on the road against Guntersville last week, Arab was back on the road Friday night looking to bounce back with a region win at Fort Payne. The Knights were able to do just that, putting...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab drops nail-biter at Guntersville 29-21
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. – After hammering Albertville in their season opener last week, the Arab Knights hit the road for one of their biggest tests of the season this week. It was a neck-and-neck contest most of the way, but the Wildcats were able to...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab kicks off season with 35-0 win over Albertville
ARAB, Ala. -- The Arab Knights hosted the Albertville Aggies to start off the 2021 high school football season. It was senior night for Arab and they dominated from start to finish as they ended up shutting out Albertville 35-0.
Arab's defense allowed one first...
Satisfy your sweet tooth at Arab’s 2nd annual SugarFest!
ARAB, Ala. - After an overwhelmingly successful inaugural celebration in 2019, residents of Arab were looking forward to the next iteration of the Arab SugarFest. Unfortunately, health and safety concerns during 2020 led to the cancellation of the second attempt. However, the City of...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats roll Arab 69-40 to win HP Thanksgiving Tournament
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The 64th annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament concluded Wednesday night and after handling the Arab Knights 69-40 in the tournament finals, the Cullman Bearcats went home with the hardware. Cold Springs fell to Douglas in the third-place game 53-44 and...
PREP BASKETBALL: HP Thanksgiving Tournament day 1 recap
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The 64th annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament tipped off Monday afternoon and there were local squads involved in all of day one’s matchups. The Fairview Aggies fell to Arab in the first game of the day and in the next...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: St. Bernard Saints, Cold Springs Lady Eagles capture state crowns
DANVILLE, Ala. – For the second time in three years, the Cold Springs Lady Eagles are the class 1A-2A state champions. Meanwhile in class 3A, the St. Bernard Saints outpaced the rest of the field to bring home their first blue map since 2016....
PREP FOOTBALL: Pinson Valley eliminates Arab in opening round 45-0
PINSON VALLEY, Ala. – Arab hit the road for the opening round of the 6A state playoffs Friday night and the Knights ran into a very strong Pinson Valley team. After falling behind the Indians early, Arab was never able to bounce back and...
PREP FOOTBALL: 7 local teams gearing up for state playoffs Friday night
CULLMAN, Ala. - The regular season has come to an end for high school football in Alabama and there are seven local teams preparing for the opening round of the state playoffs Friday night. Cullman, Addison, Fairview and Good Hope will host first round...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab closes regular season with 27-8 win over Boaz
ARAB, Ala.- The Arab Knights were looking to build some much needed-momentum going into the playoffs next week when they hosted Boaz in its regular season finale Friday night. Arab leaned on its defense and they got big-time performances from Aidan Cox and Mathew...
PREP FOOTBALL: Regular season winding down this week
CULLMAN, Ala. – The regular season is coming to an end this week and who would’ve thought in June that most local teams would be preparing to play their 10th games this week and begin hosting the playoffs a week from now. We’ve certainly...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab loses nail-biter at Springville 35-34
SPRINGVILLE, Ala. – The Arabian Knights made the trip over to Springville to face the Tigers Friday night and after a slow start for both offenses, the scoreboard lit up in the second half but it was the Tigers that managed to come out...
PREP FOOTBALL: Several region finales on tap for week 9
CULLMAN, Ala. – The regular season is winding down and local teams are almost done hammering out the playoff picture for this year. Several teams are already locked into a postseason position and working to improve their standing within the region this week with...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab falls at Oxford 42-14
OXFORD, Ala. – Arab made the long trip to Oxford to face the Yellow Jackets in an important region matchup Thursday night and even though the Knights had generated some momentum coming into this week’s matchup, it wasn’t enough to overcome Oxford and they...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams begin home stretch of regular season in week 7
CULLMAN, Ala. – We’re hitting the home stretch of the regular season this week and thanks to a wave of rain coming into the area at the end of this week, local teams will have to be ready to play Thursday night. Some teams,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Several local teams locked in heated region battles
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Several local teams are in the middle of some heated region battles and with only four weeks remaining in the regular season, every region game is huge. Whether they’re playing to earn home field advantage or fighting to make it to...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab rolls past Locust Fork on homecoming night, 49-27
ARAB, Ala. - The Arab Knights took on Locust Fork in a "no record" game Friday night for homecoming due to a forfeit win over Pell City. A huge first half by the Knights saw them taking the game over the Hornets, 49-27.
The Knights'...
PREP FOOTBALL: Knights smother Patriots, 42-7
SOMERVILLE, Ala. - Coach Lee Ozmint and his Arab Knights traveled to nearby Somerville to take on Coach Geoff Walters and his Brewer Patriots at James R. Tucker Stadium. The Knights were looking to build on their exciting win against Southside the week before...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Saints finish runners up at Fairview Invitational
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Several local teams were in the field at Randall Shedd Community Park Saturday morning for this year’s Fairview Invitational and the St. Bernard Saints went home with a little hardware. St. Bernard finished just one point behind Pleasant Valley to take...
PREP FOOTBALL: Knights outlast Panthers, 28-27, at home
ARAB, Ala. - On a perfect night for football Southside of Gadsden traveled to Arab for an AHSAA Class 6A Region 7 matchup. The Knights of Arab held off a late-game surge by the Panthers to win by a score of 28-27.
Southside took the opening...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local rivalries highlight week 4 slate
CULLMAN, Ala. – We’re approaching the halfway mark of the 2020 high school football season here in Alabama and who would’ve guessed back in the summer that we would be here. There have been some teams around the state impacted more significantly by COVID-19...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab drops tight one at Scottsboro 7-3
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. – Arab hit the road for an important regional matchup Friday night and dropped a tight, low-scoring game to the Scottsboro Wildcats 7-3.
Scottsboro found the end zone and got on the board in the opening quarter to take a 7-0 lead, but...
PREP FOOTBALL: Knights fall to Wildcats at home 28-7
ARAB, Ala. – After
falling to Guntersville in their home opener last week, the Arab Knights
returned home Friday night hoping to bounce back with a big region win.
Unfortunately for the home crowd, there wasn’t a lot celebrate after senior
night festivities were over. The Wildcats built...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams kicking off region play in week 2
Last week’s slate of games was packed with matchups
between local teams and now its time to get region play underway. Every local
squad with the exception of West Point are preparing for region openers and
many of them will be on the road. The Warriors will...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab drops home opener to Guntersville 35-9
ARAB, Ala. – After
knocking off Albertville on the road 13-6 last week in the season opener, the
Arab Knights returned home to host the hated Wildcats of Guntersville Thursday
night. The score was knotted at 7 early in the second quarter but some costly
turnovers and explosive...
PREP FOOTBALL: Weather moving most week 1 matchups to Thursday
CULLMAN, Ala. – With
some rainy weather on its way to hit us toward the end of the week, most of our
local matchups will be played Thursday night. Several local teams collected
wins in their first contests during week zero but now they’ll have a short
turnaround...
PREP FOOTBALL: Arab kicks off season with 13-6 win at Albertville
ALBERTVILLE, Ala.-
The 2020 high school football is underway, and the Arab Knights traveled to
Marshall County to take on the Albertville Aggies Friday night for a game was
postponed due to weather Thursday. In a defensive affair, the Knights came out
victorious on the road over the...
