WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point Lady Warriors tipped off the Class 5A, Area 15 tournament against Russellville Tuesday night and after a close first half, West Point got things going in the second half. A big third quarter allowed the Lady Warriors create separation and they ended up knocking off the Lady Golden Tigers 61-45 to advance...
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The Holly Pond Broncos tipped off the 2A, Area 13 Tournament on their home court Tuesday night and after a slow start in the opening period against West End, the Broncos began to heat up in the second and rode that momentum to a 57-31 win over the Patriots. With the win, Holly Pond has...
ADDISON, Ala. – The Addison Lady Bulldogs hosted the state area 13 tournament, being they were the area champs. The first game saw the Saint Bernard Lady Saints put up a game effort but fall short to the Sumiton Christian Lady Eagles 40-33. Addison took care of business in routine fashion as they easily advanced 55-21, over a scrappy...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The top-ranked Good Hope Lady Raiders hosted this year’s 4A, Area 13 Tournament and tipped off their postseason run with a matchup against East Lawrence. The Lady Raiders smothered East Lawrence on the defensive end of the floor on their way to a 57-12 win and one of the many highlights on the offensive end...
BREMEN, Ala. -- The Cold Springs Lady Eagles tipped off the 2A, Area 11 Tournament at home Monday night and punched their ticket to the area championship game with a 77-30 win over Cleveland. The Lady Eagles have secured a spot in next week’s sub-regional round. Cold Springs led by 13 at the half but outscored Cleveland 41-7 in...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- The Good Hope Raiders baseball team are preparing to hit the diamond once again and the only senior on this year's team, Russell Wooten, is looking forward to building on his experience from last year this spring.
"I felt that last season went well, and I learned a lot. Baseball is an amazing sport. I actually...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – It was Senior Night at Lane Horton Gymnasium and Hanceville’s Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs faced off against Cold Springs in their final regular season games. In the girls' game, the Lady Bulldogs erased a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to take the lead, but the Lady Eagles ended up pulling away late to barely get...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Brackets for next week’s area tournaments have been released and most of our local teams will tip off their postseason campaigns at home Monday night. On the girls’ side, the Good Hope Lady Raiders, the Addison Lady Bulldogs, the Cold Springs Lady Eagles and the West Point Lady Warriors earned top seeds for their area tournaments...
BREMEN, Ala. – It was Senior Night inside Jesse George Gymnasium at Cold Springs High School Tuesday night and the Eagles and Lady Eagles both celebrated with wins over West Point in their final home games of the regular season. A big second half from the Lady Eagles allowed them to get past the Lady Warriors 58-44 and in...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. –The Good Hope Raiders and Lady Raiders returned home to D.E. Ryan Gymnasium Tuesday night after competing in last week’s Cullman County Tournament and they celebrated senior night with a pair of matchups against Susan Moore. The Lady Raiders dropped to 28-1 after suffering their first loss of the season to the second-ranked 3A Lady Bulldogs...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- Monday night was Senior Night inside Joe Shults Gymnasium as Fairview took on Priceville and the Aggies ended up splitting their games with the Bulldogs. In the varsity girls' game, Fairview ended up fell Priceville 70-31 and in the boys’ game, the Aggies pulled away in the second half as they knocked off the Bulldogs 66-53.
Fairview 66...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – We capped off Championship Saturday at the Cullman County Tournament with the varsity boys’ finals and it was another good one between Good Hope and Hanceville. The regular season matchup between the Raiders and Bulldogs went down to the wire and their meeting in the county championship game was no different. It took more than four...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Good Hope and Cold Springs, both the top-ranked teams in their respective classifications, clashed in Saturday night’s first varsity championship game and the Lady Raiders left no doubt in a convincing, 65-29 win over the Lady Eagles. With the win, Good Hope captured its second consecutive Cullman County Tournament Championship.
Rudi Derrick put in a layup and...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Our second championship game from the Cullman County Tournament Saturday afternoon was another JV matchup and this one featured the West Point Warriors and the Aggies of Fairview. The Aggies led by 10 at halftime but the Warriors stormed back in the second half to tie the game late in the final frame. However, just before...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – We tipped off the first of our four county championship games at the Cullman County Tournament Saturday with the JV Girls title match between Holly Pond and Fairview and after toppling top-seeded Good Hope on Thursday, the Lady Broncos downed Fairview 38-29 to capture the county title.
The first period was a defensive one as both teams...
ADDISON, Ala. -- It was Senior Night at Addison on Friday, as they hosted the men and women's teams from Saint Bernard, and it turned out very well for the two home teams. St. Bernard's girls' team, populated by mainly underclassman, was handled 61-27 by the Lady Bulldogs. The men's game was even worse as the Saints only had...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders secured their place in Saturday’s county championship game with a win over Fairview Friday night and Holly Pond and Hanceville battled it out in our second game of the night to see who would be facing them. It took 16 lead changes to for them to settle things but after four tight...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Both spots in this year’s County Championship Game were up for grabs Friday night and the Good Hope Raiders claimed the first one after fending off Fairview in a back and forth, 70-64 thriller. With the win, the defending champs have earned a trip back to the county title game Saturday.
Good Hope got off to a...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Our nightcap at the Cullman County Tournament Thursday night was another varsity girls semifinal matchup. Cold Springs squared off against Fairview with a spot in the county title game on the line and after a slow start for both teams in the first half, the Lady Aggies rallied from a 10-point deficit at the start of...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Thursday night’s first varsity matchup at the Cullman County Tournament featured the top-seeded Good Hope Lady Raiders and the West Point Lady Warriors. West Point battled for four quarters but was overwhelmed by the Lady Raiders and Good Hope punched its ticket to Saturday’s county championship game with a 72-38 win.
Bailey Tetro knocked down a three...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Thursday night’s first Cullman County Tournament matchup was a JV Girls semifinal battle between the Lady Broncos of Holly Pond and the top-seeded Good Hope Lady Raiders. The Lady Broncos got off to a fast start and the Lady Raiders didn’t get their first points on the board until the four-minute mark of the second quarter....
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. – Two stops at Cullman County senior centers on Tuesday gave a bird’s eye view of why our community is special – we care for each other. Whether it be at the Colony Senior Center, where First Federal Mortgage Branch Manager Misti Easter and her team called bingo games and provided prizes for the local elders,...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Our second Cullman County Tournament contest Wednesday night was another varsity matchup and this time it was the Holly Pond Broncos squaring off against the Vinemont Eagles. The first quarter featured seven lead changes, but Holly Pond began to take control midway through the second and continued pulling away in the second half to secure a...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The first matchup of our Wednesday night doubleheader was an opening round battle between the West Point Lady Warriors and the Vinemont Lady Eagles. Points were hard to come by in the first half, but the Lady Warriors were able to build a 10-point lead by halftime and maintained that advantage through most of the second...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Hanceville and Cold Springs clashed in Tuesday’s nightcap at the Cullman County Tournament and the Bulldogs led wire to wire on their way to an impressive, 67-28 win over the Eagles. With the win, Hanceville advances to the varsity boys’ semifinals Friday night where the Bulldogs will face either Vinemont or Holly Pond.
Hanceville started out strong...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Our first varsity battle at the Cullman County Tournament Tuesday night featured the Fairview Lady Aggies and the Lady Broncos of Holly Pond. After a tight first half, the Lady Aggies outscored Holly Pond 18-8 in the third quarter to begin pulling away and held off the Lady Broncos in the final eight minutes to wrap...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – We tipped off Tuesday night’s Cullman County Tournament action with a JV Boys semifinal matchup between West Point and Good Hope and it did not disappoint. After 15 lead changes and five ties over the course of four quarters, the Warriors got one more go-ahead basket from Brier Taylor with 20 seconds on the clock and...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Fairview Aggies squared off against the West Point Warriors in Monday’s nightcap at the Cullman County Tournament and after battling it out for three tight quarters, the Aggies were able to take control of the momentum in the fourth and outscored the Warriors 21-7 in the final eight minutes to pull away and collect a...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Our first varsity matchup of this year’s Cullman County Basketball Tournament was a battle between the Cold Springs Lady Eagles and the Lady Bulldogs of Hanceville Monday night. The Lady Bulldogs took an early lead but the Lady Eagles, led by Ella Dickerson with 26 points, were able to pull away in the second half and...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Basketball Tournament resumed at Tom Drake Coliseum Monday night and we tipped things off with another JV Boys matchup. This time it was the top-seeded Fairview Aggies facing off against Vinemont. The Eagles advanced with a 54-51 win over Holly Pond Saturday but they couldn’t by the Aggies Monday night. Fairview led...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Deborah Stam recently announced the success of the Hope Food Pantry, located in Hanceville on Bangor Street behind the library and next to the Hanceville storm shelter. That success speaks to the great need for the food pantry in the community and the bigger issue of food insecurity that is felt locally, nationally and globally.
Four local...
CORDOVA, Ala. – Local archery squads were on the road competing this weekend and several of them returned home with some hardware. Vinemont Elementary, Vinemont Middle and Vinemont High School each won their respective team titles at the NASP Winter Warm Up in Cordova Saturday and in Guntersville Friday, East Elementary and Cullman Middle School captured wins at the...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Volunteer Donna Ruttkay of the Cullman County Animal Shelter shares this week’s Cullman Tribune Pet of the Week: Uriah.
Uriah, a 4-year-old German Shepherd, cannot wait to be lying in a heap at your feet, as he loves to be your best buddy hanging out by your side.
A sensitive boy who appreciates personal space and understands leash...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Saturday’s nightcap from the opening day of the Cullman County Basketball Tournament featured a battle between Good Hope and Hanceville’s JV Boys squads and like most of the games on day one, it came down to the final shot. Both teams traded leads throughout the game but in the end, it was the Raiders that were...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The second of Saturday’s JV Girls matchups featured Fairview and Cold Springs and it was another nailbiter at Tom Drake Coliseum. The Lady Aggies led by 11 at the half but needed a pair of free throws from Peyton Defoor in the final 25 seconds of the game to edge out the Lady Eagles 41-38 and...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Cullman County Tournament action continued with a matchup between Holly Pond and Vinemont’s JV Boys Saturday afternoon and their battle came down to the wire. The Eagles led by as many as 19 at one point but had to withstand a big second half from the Broncos to squeak out a thrilling, 54-51 win and advance...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Basketball Tournament officially tipped off at Tom Drake Coliseum Saturday afternoon and we got things started with the opening round of the JV Girls Brackets. (4) Holly Pond faced off against (5) West Point and after taking an imposing, 23-1 lead in the first half, the Lady Broncos had to hold off...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – It was a battle of the Bulldogs on homecoming night at Lane Horton Gymnasium as Hanceville faced off against Ashville in their final area games of the season. Hanceville ended up splitting their games against Ashville. Hanceville's varsity girls held the lead after three quarters, but a huge push by Ashville in the final frame allowed...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- Thursday night was homecoming at Good Hope High School and the Raiders celebrated on the court with a pair of wins over the Fultondale Wildcats. The top-ranked Lady Raiders improved to 25-0 with a dominant, 91-26 performance against Fultondale and the fourth-ranked Raiders lit up the scoreboard in their own 89-71 win over Fultondale.
Good Hope 91...
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Bearcats were back home at Bearcat Arena to host a familiar opponent Thursday night but this time around, the results were a little different. After falling to Paul W. Bryant 48-46 earlier this season, the ‘Cats ramped up the pressure on the defensive end in the rematch and raced past the Stampede on their...
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Cullman City Schools is pleased to announce its elementary and secondary teachers of the year for 2023-2024.
This year’s honored educators are Cullman City Primary School first grade teacher Amanda Stidham, and seventh grade Cullman Middle School English teacher Katie McGee.
The two teachers will now be in consideration for the District 6 Teacher of the Year and...
BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. – Gordon "Country Boy Eddie" Burns’ passing on Friday, Jan. 13, at age 92 left many reminiscing about early mornings spent getting ready for school while he sang to us from the television set. Despite his celebrity, Burns remained down to earth, spending his years at home in Warrior.
As a young man, Burns served in the...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The Fairview Aggies hosted the West Blocton Tigers for a Wednesday night hoops matchup and after getting off to a strong start, the Aggies kept things rolling in the second half to pull away and collect a 79-57 win over the Tigers.
Antonio Gambrill hit Fairview's first basket of the game, then Kobe Payne drilled a three from the...
HOLLY POND, Ala. – No. 2 Holly Pond returned home to host No. 3 Decatur Heritage Tuesday night and the Broncos collected an impressive win over the highly ranked Eagles. Holly Pond trailed Decatur Heritage early but dominated the second half on the way to a 63-26 win. In the girls’ game, the Lady Broncos trailed by just four...
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Cullman High School has found its new varsity head football coach. Danny Stiff, who brings high school and college coaching experience to the position, has officially been hired to lead the Bearcats on the gridiron this season.
Stiff most recently coached at Hoover High School, and previously coached at Hueytown High School, Spain Park High School and...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – This year’s MLK Day Classic at Wallace State’s Tom Drake Coliseum featured three ranked, local teams and all three of them collected big wins. The top-ranked 4A Lady Raiders improved to 23-0 with a 57-41 win over Clements, the eighth-ranked Raiders pulled away to top Decatur and No. 2 in Class 6A, Cullman, capped things off...
LIVINGSTON, Ala. -- The University of West Alabama has announced nearly 700 outstanding undergraduate students named to the President’s List and the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 academic semester.
Cullman County students include:
Jade Fitzgerald – President’s List
Elijah Guyton – President’s List
Kelsey Talley – President’s List
Samantha Jackson – Dean’s List
Keitha Scalf – Dean’s List
The President’s List gives recognition to undergraduate students with exceptionally...
CULLMAN, Ala. – 2022 has come and gone and it was another year packed with great games all over Cullman County. Here I list some of the most memorable games I covered in 2022.
Jan. 4: Good Hope 37 - Fairview 32 (Varsity Girls)
Fairview couldn't have asked for a better start to the game as five points by Sadie Smith...
DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. – Addison traveled west on Friday to take on their archrival, the Winston County Yellow Jackets for a pair of varsity matchups and the Bulldogs returned home with a pair of wins. The Addison Ladies came up with a solid 40-34 victory and the men's game came down to a final shot which fell short and Addison was able...
WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point Warriors took on the Brewer Patriots in a big pair of area matchups at Jim Boyd Gymnasium Friday night and West Point ended up splitting their games. The Lady Warriors rolled past the Lady Patriots 67-30 but in the boys’ game, a late comeback attempt by West Point fell just short and the...
CULLMAN, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Basketball Tournament is fast approaching, and the county head coaches gathered at the Cullman County Schools Central Office Wednesday afternoon to determine the seeding. Both the Raiders and Lady Raiders of Good Hope finished 6-0 in county play to earn the top seeds in the varsity girls’ and boys’ tournaments while in...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Hanceville faced off against Etowah in a pair of big area games at Lane Horton Gymnasium Tuesday night and Etowah ended up taking both games from the Bulldogs. In the girls' game, the Lady Bulldogs dropped their game to the Lady Blue Devils 42-32 and in the boys' game, a wild back-and-forth affair in the fourth quarter ended...
ADDISON, Ala. – Addison hosted area foe Sumiton Christian Eagles for a pair of varsity matchups Tuesday night and came away with a sweep. The Bulldogs took down the Eagles 82-49 while the Addison Lady Bulldogs won their contest 57-26.
Addison 82 – Sumiton Christian 49 (Varsity Boys)
The Addison men played first this evening and got off to a quick start. Addison...
CULLMAN, Ala. – After spending several days and nights at Catoma Animal Clinic, Cullman Florist shop cat Daisy is happily back home at the flower and gift shop. Daisy suffered several seizures last week, which led to her hospitalization.
After the tornadoes came through Cullman in April 2011, Cullman Florist was forced to close shop and move to the Warehouse...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope City Council hosted its first meeting of 2023 Monday night and there was a small crowd of residents at Good Hope City Hall to comment on a proposed rezoning ordinance. The meeting began with a public hearing in which residents who wished to speak were each given three minutes to share their...
HOLLY POND, Ala. – All Cullman County Schools students in grades 8-12 are being treated to a special guest speaker this week as former All-American Crimson Tide running back Siran Stacy makes his way to each school to share his story.
Stacy was born and raised in Southeast Alabama. His accomplishments include being a Hall of Fame running back inductee...
ADDISON, Ala. – Addison hosted area and county foe Meek at comfortable Allen Stephenson Gymnasium Friday night and the hometown Bulldogs were only able to come away with a split. The Addison Ladies dominated the visitors from Meek 61-23, while the Meek men hammered the Bulldogs 72-44.
Addison 61 – Meek 23 (Varsity Girls)
The ladies from Addison opened up the first...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders and Lady Raiders were back home at D.E. Ryan Gymnasium to host a pair of area matchups against East Lawrence and both Good Hope squads were able to put together dominant, area wins over the Eagles. The Lady Raiders got things started by cruising past East Lawrence 69-27 to improve to...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman returned home to Bearcat Arena Friday night to host a fast, physical area battle against the Hartselle Tigers and after trailing for most of the first three quarters, the ‘Cats outscored the Tigers 18-6 in the final frame to come back and win it 57-49. Cullman trailed 43-39 at the end of the third and...
HOLLY POND, Ala. – West Point made the short trip over to Felton Easterwood Gymnasium to take on Holly Pond in a pair of varsity matchups Tuesday night and they ended up splitting their games with the Broncos. In the girls' game, a strong start by West Point helped propel the Lady Warriors to a 67-40 win over Holly Pond...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Cold Springs made the trip to D.E. Ryan Gymnasium for a pair of varsity matchups with the Raiders and Lady Raiders Tuesday night and both home squads were able to successfully defend their home court. In the girls’ game, the top-ranked, undefeated 4A Lady Raiders squared off against the top-ranked, undefeated 2A Lady Eagles...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders and Lady Raiders were on the court at Wallace State’s Tom Drake Coliseum Monday night to battle it out with Lauderdale County and they split their matchups against the Tigers. The Lady Raiders collected a 61-52 win, but the Raiders dropped a tough one to Lauderdale County 64-58.
Good Hope 61 - Lauderdale...
CULLMAN, Ala. – The North Alabama Agriplex will ring in the new year with a month full of programming for adults and children. Below are the programs and descriptions of upcoming learning opportunities.
Veteran and Beginning Farmer
Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 6 p.m.
Is there free money to farm?
Learn about financial resources available to beginning and veteran farmers with agriculture representatives.
The free...
WEST POINT, Ala. – This year’s West Point Christmas Tournament wrapped up at Jim Boyd Gymnasium Thursday night and both Holly Pond Broncos and West Point Warriors were able to wrap up their tournament appearances with wins. The Broncos pulled away to top Cold Springs 56-46 and the Warriors handled Hatton 55-48.
Holly Pond 56 - Cold Springs 46 (Game...
WEST POINT, Ala. – This year’s West Point Christmas Tournament resumed at Jim Boyd Gymnasium Wednesday night and all three of our local teams dropped nailbiters. Holly Pond fell in a tight one to Decatur 59-58, Curry pulled away to hold off Cold Springs 62-52 and West Point narrowly fell to Winston County 58-57.
Cold Springs and Holly Pond will...
WEST POINT, Ala. – This year’s West Point Christmas Tournament officially tipped off at West Point High School Tuesday afternoon and three local teams were there to compete. Holly Pond got things started against Hatton and after the Broncos took the lead in the final two seconds, the Hornets knocked down a game-winner at the buzzer to top Holly...
ADDISON, Ala. -- The Addison Lady Bulldogs captured yet another State Volleyball Championship this fall and for senior Lydia Ergle, it was a perfect ending to an amazing volleyball career. She moved up to varsity her sophomore year and helped the team win three state titles and she feels so blessed to have accomplished that with an amazing group...
BREMEN, Ala. -- This season was another successful one for Cold Springs’ cross country teams. The Lady Eagles finished second in the state, and it was a great season for freshman Paizley Whitlow. Whitlow finished first at the county meet, second at sectionals and second at the state meet.
"I feel like our team did outstanding this year even though...
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The Holly Pond Broncos and Hanceville Bulldogs squared off for the second time this season and just like last time, both Holly Pond squads came away with a pair of wins. A huge second half by the Lady Broncos helped propel them to a 61-28 win over the Lady Bulldogs while the Broncos capped off...
WEST POINT, Ala. – With icy conditions coming to town later tonight, the Good Hope Raiders and West Point Warriors battled it out a little earlier at Jim Boyd Gymnasium Thursday afternoon and both of Good Hope’s varsity squads returned home early with wins over their county rivals. The top-ranked Lady Raiders handled West Point 64-30 to remain unbeaten...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported December 22, 2022. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure to appear
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Incidents
December 19
theft of property; CR 216harassment; CR 1603unlawful possession of marijuana; CR 1545domestic violence; CR 234domestic violence; CR 420burglary; CR 216theft of property; CR 768distribute private image with intent to...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders and Lady Raiders returned home to D.E. Ryan Gymnasium Tuesday night to host the Aggies of Fairview and both Good Hope squads were able to collect wins on their home court. The top-ranked Lady Raiders cruised past the Lady Aggies 63-22 to improve to 12-0 and in the boys’ game, Good...
VINEMONT, Ala. – West Point made the short trip over to Vinemont High School Monday night to battle the Eagles in a pair of varsity matchups and both the Warriors and Lady Warriors returned home with wins. The Lady Warriors pulled away in the final frame to top Vinemont 55-44 and the Kolten Perry and Jay Lamar poured in...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope City Council hosted its final December meeting at Good Hope City Hall Monday night and the council held a public hearing for a new resolution. The resolution was approved and authorizes the execution of an economic development agreement between the City of Hope and Love’s Travel Stop for a new location coming...
WEST POINT, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Middle School Basketball Tournament has been raging throughout the week and culminated with a pair of county championship games at West Point High School Saturday afternoon. The Fairview Aggies and Lady Aggies were both there to take on Vinemont and Hanceville, respectively and both were able to return home with county...
ADDISON, Ala. – Addison traveled 10 miles south and took on the Meek Tigers for two games Friday night. The 10th ranked Addison Ladies came away with a 72-47 victory while Meek's fourth ranked men's team took a 58-48 win.
The Addison Ladies, ranked 10th in this week's 1A state poll, played a scrappy but over matched Meek Lady Tiger team and came away...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders made the short trip over to Hanceville’s Lane Horton Gymnasium for a pair of county battles Friday night and both Good Hope squads returned home with big wins. The top-ranked Lady Raiders rolled past Hanceville 80-13 and in the nightcap, the Raiders knocked off No. 5 Hanceville 73-67 to add an impressive...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- Last season was another one for the Good Hope Raiders. They finished with a 20-11 record, finished as area runner ups and made another trip to the Sub-Regionals. Sophomore Tyler Cone talked about his first year on varsity and how much he has learned from his teammates and coaches.
"The season started out very slow for...
VINEMONT, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles and Lady Eagles were both back home to host the Alabama School of Cyber Technology & Engineering (ASCTE) Thursday night and both home teams were able to collect wins. The Lady Eagles dominated their matchup 73-11 and in the boys’ game, the Eagles pulled away in the second half to top the Sentinels...
WEST POINT, Ala. – In this interview, I talked to West Point junior Kolten Perry about the current basketball season and the experience he gained last year. Perry also he talked about how the summer play-day games went and what all he took away from those games coming into his junior season.
"It went good. It took us some time...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders and Lady Raiders were back home at D.E. Ryan Gymnasium Tuesday night to host a pair of matchups with the high-powered Priceville Bulldogs and both home teams came away with big wins. The Lady Raiders led Priceville by just three at halftime but pulled away in the second half to collect...
ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted the Lynn Bears for a pair of varsity matchups, and it was a good night for the home teams. The Addison Ladies cruised to a 61-27 victory while the men took a 74-48 win.
Addison 61 – Lynn 27 (Varsity Girls)
The Addison Lady Bulldogs hosted the Lady Bears from Lynn, and it wasn't pretty. Lynn only...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Wallace State Community College baseball coach Randy Putman was recognized Friday, Dec. 9, for having reached 1,000 wins in his career. Putman was one of seven coaches receiving the 1,000th Career Win Club plaque, which was presented during the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association’s (AlaBCA) Annual Coaches Convention held at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham.
“I’m very appreciative of...
BREMEN, Ala. -- The Cold Springs Eagles hosted the Meek Tigers for a pair of varsity matchups Monday night and the Lady Eagles took care of Meek 61-23 to improve to 11-0 on the season. However, the boys’ game didn’t go as well for Cold Springs and the Tigers were able to defeat the Eagles 57-29.
Cold Springs 61 - Meek 23...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope City Council held its first December meeting at Good Hope City Hall Monday night and was happy to report a successful Christmas celebration over the weekend. The city hosted its annual Christmas event Saturday afternoon starting with the Good Hope Christmas Parade and wrapping up with Christmas in the Park. Council Members...
ADDISON, Ala. – Addison hosted its archrival, the Winston County High Yellow Jackets for a pair of varsity games Friday night and the packed house left happy, if you were a Bulldog supporter. The Ladies from Addison took the opener 63-43 and the boys took the nightcap, 77-71.
Addison 63 – Winston County 43 (Varsity Girls)
The ladies from Addison opened up...
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The Fairview Aggies returned home Friday night to host Scottsboro for a pair of area matchups and unfortunately for the home crowd, both the Aggies and Lady Aggies fell to the Wildcats. After a close first half, a huge second half by the Lady Wildcats was key as they pulled away to defeat the Lady Aggies...
WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point Warriors and Lady Warriors hosted the Hayden Wildcats at Jim Boyd Gymnasium for some Thursday night hoops actions and West Point ended up splitting the varsity battles. The Lady Warriors edged the Lady Wildcats 52-51 but the Warriors were unable to keep up with Hayden in the second half and ended up dropping their...
HOLLY POND, Ala. -- The Holly Pond Lady Broncos finished 12-17 last season and finished as runner ups in Class 3A, Area 13. They added yet another trip to Sub-Regionals to their resume and senior Bai Widner talked about what all she learned during that season and the positives that she took away from the experience.
"We had some good...
CARBON HILL, Ala. – Carbon Hill hosted the Addison Tuesday night, and it wasn't a good trip for the vising Bulldogs. Addison dropped the ladies' game 61-57. Carbon Hill finished the game with 39 free throw attempts to Addison’s nine, making it difficult for the Lady Bulldogs to keep pace on the road. The men lost 79-67 and were outscored 23-8...
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders tipped off area play Tuesday night against the West Morgan Rebels. The girls' game saw the Lady Raiders shoot lights out from behind the three-point line en route to a 62-14 win over the Lady Rebels but in the boys' game, the Raiders fell just short in a tight game 63-53.
Good...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Both the Bearcats and Lady Bearcats of Cullman returned home to Bearcat Arena to host Decatur Heritage Tuesday night and both black & gold squads collected wins over the Eagles. The Bearcats led by 22 after the opening period and cruised to a 77-49 win but in the girls’ game, Cullman and Decatur Heritage were tied...
CULLMAN, Ala. -- In this interview, I talked former Cullman basketball standout Jaden Winfrey. Jaden is now playing for the Wallace State Lions but had so many great memories to recall that she made both on and off the court during her time at Cullman.
"My favorite sports memories were winning area my sophomore year and getting to cut the...
AUBURN, Ala. – Cullman High School’s Swim Team competed at this year’s AHSAA State Championship Swim Meet at Auburn University over the weekend and among the 10 qualifying Bearcats, all 10 were able to advance to Saturday evening’s finals in at least one event in the 6A/7A division.
During the meet, each Cullman swimmer was able to secure season-best times in their events,...
CULLMAN, Ala. – After four seasons on the sidelines at his alma mater, Cullman High School Head Football Coach Oscar Glasscock has decided to retire. Glasscock led the Bearcats to four straight playoff appearances after taking over in 2019, compiling a record of 28-17.
“For me, it really just came down to a gut feel. It’s time. It really is...
ARLEY, Ala. – This football season at Meek High School was one for the record books and the Tigers still have more hardware coming their way. This weekend, Head Coach Houston Powell was selected as the Alabama Football Coaches Association Class 1A Coach of the Year after leading the Tigers to their first 10-0 regular season in school history...
ADDISON, Ala. – Addison hosted the Falkville Blue Devils for two games Friday night and both Bulldog squads came away with wins. The Addison ladies took two overtimes before they put away the Lady Devils 64-59 and the Addison men broke open a close game in the second half and won going away 80-58.
Addison 64 – Falkvile 59 (2OT) (Varsity Girls)
The...
VINEMONT, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles hosted the J.B. Pennington Tigers in Friday night hoops action. Vinemont's varsity girls cruised past J.B. Pennington 54-17 but in the boys' game, a late comeback effort by the Eagles came up just short and the Tigers were able to edge Vinemont 57-54.
Vinemont 54 - J.B. Pennington 17 (Varsity Girls)
Neither team scored for the first...
WEST POINT, Ala. – Thursday was a special day at West Point High School as friends, family, teammates and coaches filled the library to help one Warrior standout celebrate the next step in their athletic and academic career. West Point’s Colton McCoy officially signed his letter of intent to continue his playing career at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky....
WEST POINT, Ala. -- The Fairview Aggies traveled to West Point to take on the Warriors in a pair of varsity games. The Lady Aggies held a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter and had to hold off a furious comeback from the Lady Warriors to win their game 65-60. The varsity boys’ game was the same way as...
