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    PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders topple Fairview, West Point on the road

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    WEST POINT, Ala. – Both the Fairview Lady Aggies and Good Hope Lady Raiders made their way to West Point Monday night for some varsity matchups and the Lady Raiders managed to go home with wins over both their opponents. Good Hope handled Fairview 9-1 in the...

    Wenonah ends Lady Aggies’ best-ever season 67-46 in Northwest Regional final

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    HANCEVILLE - Not having a healthy Abbi Taylor, along with an ineffective second quarter, was too much for the Fairview Lady Aggies to overcome Wednesday afternoon when they played No. 2 Wenonah for the Class 5A Northwest Regional title. Wenonah went back to Birmingham with...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Aggies top Guntersville 49-48 in OT, Aggies fall to Wildcats 66-45

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- Fairview tipped off area play at home Tuesday night as they hosted Guntersville in a pair of huge games. In a classic back-and-forth contest between both teams, the Lady Aggies ended up taking their game over Guntersville in overtime 49-48 while the fourth...

    PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders blast Ashville 10-0, Thursday night scoring wrap-up

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    Sidnie English (10) allowed just two hits and collected six strikeouts in the Lady Raiders' 10-0 win over Ashville on Thursday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Ashville traveled to Good Hope on Thursday to take on the Lady Raiders in...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies cruise to 42-19 region win at Douglas

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    DOUGLAS, Ala. -- On a cool, crisp September night Fairview wasted no time putting points on the board and collecting a 42-19 region win over the Douglas Eagles.  Fairview, who received the opening kickoff, put together a quick 6 play, 65-yard drive together behind senior...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview’s Martin invited to national QB academy

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. – After racking up big numbers through the air and on the ground for the Aggies last season, junior quarterback Parker Martin has earned an invitation to one of the premier passing academies in the country. Martin was selected to participate in...

    AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Lady Bearcats split with Mortimer Jordan, advance to North Regional

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Lady Bearcats were back in action at the 6A, Area 13 Tournament Thursday night and after punching their ticket to the North Regional Tuesday, the ‘Cats split a pair of area finals games with Mortimer Jordan to finish as area...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Fairview, Cullman, Good Hope compete in Fairview Tip-Off Classic

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- The Fairview Lady Aggies hosted the Tip-Off Classic Saturday and they, along with the Cullman Lady Bearcats and the Good Hope Lady Raiders, were three of the local teams that took part in this year’s event. Cullman and Good Hope dropped their...

    Prep football preview: week 8

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    Hunter Persall (24) and the West Point Warriors took bragging rights last week in the first Brandin’ Iron Bowl, 27-14. / Bill Piper CULLMAN COUNTY - Local high school football teams are heading into week eight, and the play-off picture is starting to take shape...

    Boys’ results: Cullman Co. track & field meet

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    It was a 3-way tie for MVP: L-R, Hunter Appling of West Point, Jared Stanley of Cold Springs, Matt Cahoon of Holly Pond BREMEN - The Cullman County Track and Field Meet was held Thursday at Cold Springs High School. Below are the boys' results. 100-meter...

    Pre- and post-Christmas hoops tournaments around the area

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    CULLMAN COUNTY - Those who enjoy basketball will get plenty of it before and after the Christmas holidays. The week of Dec. 12-16 is the final week students will be in class in the Cullman County and Cullman City school systems. High schools will close out...

    PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Warriors rally to knock off Brewer 11-6

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    WEST POINT, Ala. – After a week soaked in rain across the state, the West Point Lady Warriors were able to get back on the field Friday afternoon to host the Lady Patriots of Brewer for an area matchup. West Point fell behind 6-0 in the second...

    CULLMAN COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Cold Springs edges Fairview 42-41 to advance to JV Girls title game

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    HOLLY POND, Ala. – Fairview and Cold Springs met in Tuesday night’s second JV Girls semifinal bout with a trip to the County Championship Game on the line. In what was the most tightly contested game of the tournament so far, the Cold Springs...

    COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Cold Springs punches ticket to county finals with 49-45 win over Fairview, West collects 700th win

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    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...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview’s Martin signs with Jacksonville State

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The Fairview High School library was full of friends, family, coaches and teammates Thursday to help celebrate a big moment in one Aggie’s athletic career. Parker Martin accepted an offer as a preferred walk-on at Jacksonville State and has now officially...

    PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: Fairview secures playoff spot with win over Ashville, Wednesday scoring wrap-up

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The Aggies hosted Ashville for a pair of area matchups Wednesday and with their 4-1 win in game one, Fairview secured the series victory over the Bulldogs. Jarrett Miller tossed a complete game for the Aggies and allowed just one run on five hits to...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams hitting midseason stretch in week 4

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    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 BASEBALL: West Point opens area play with 5-3 win over Lawrence County, Tuesday night wrap-up

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    Aubry Cleghorn (30) tossed six innings and collected six strikeouts in West Point's 5-3 win over Lawrence County on Tuesday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) WEST POINT, Ala. – Area play began for the West Point Warriors Tuesday night and they opened things up...

    No place like home: Aggies pull out 21-17 victory

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    FAIRVIEW - Seniors Logan Brooks and Ragan Ashley made sure the only varsity football game they ever played at Fairview's Dafford Smith Stadium would not end in heartbreak. Both were superior running the football Friday evening, especially in the fourth quarter as they helped the...

    PREP BASKETBALL: West Point boys, Fairview girls pick up wins

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    West Point’s Austin Dubberly (24), and Fairview’s Cameron Guthrie (22) and Truman Boyd (40) / Bill Piper FAIRVIEW - The West Point boys and Fairview girls picked up wins and momentum Friday night at Joe Shults Gymnasium on the campus of Fairview High School. West Point...

    Fireplugs, wee wees and pee wees throw down in the CCYFA semifinals

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    WEST POINT - The Cullman County Youth Football Association (CCYFA) semifinals took place on Saturday at West Point Stadium. The fireplug, wee wee and pee wee teams came out to play, working within the new playoff format laid out by the CCYFA, in which...

    Prep volleyball season coming soon

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    Photo: 2016 West Point Lady Warriors varsity volleyball team CULLMAN - A lot of changes will be seen when the 2016 local high school volleyball season gets started on Aug. 25. Defending county champion Good Hope has a new leader for the first time in 39...

    Athens pulls it out over Fairview to win Danville Lady Hawks’ Thanksgiving Classic

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    DANVILLE - Athens' Lady Golden Eagles had to reach deep down inside to take home the Danville Lady Hawks’ Thanksgiving Classic championship for the second straight year against the Fairview Lady Aggies. Last year, Athens was in command for much of the contest and won...

    PREP GOLF: Fairview’s Roberts signs with Wallace State

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Fairview’s Brileigh Roberts celebrated the next step of her athletic and academic career at Fairview High School Monday afternoon. Friends, family, coaches and teammates met in the library on campus to see Roberts sign to play golf for Wallace State when...

    PREP FOOTBALL: 6 local teams preparing for road matchups Friday

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    Nearly all of our local teams now have a pair of games under their belt this season and are starting to work out some of their strengths and weaknesses. Most of them will be forced to travel this week to face another test in an unfriendly environment....

    PREP FOOTBALL: Ellis, running game carry Fairview to 31-14 win over West Morgan

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    Fairview Quarterback Dayne Black reaches for the end zone in the Aggies’ 31-14 win over West Morgan. (Gary McGriff for The Cullman Tribune) TRINITY - On the first Friday night of the 2018 football season that actually had weather that felt as fall should feel,...

    Cold Springs Cross Country again the best in Cullman County

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    GOOD HOPE - From the team perspective, no one has been able to dethrone Cold Springs High School from being the best cross country program in Cullman County. The tradition continued on Thursday when the Eagles and Lady Eagles captured the Cullman County Championship titles...

    PREP BASEBALL: Vinemont drops home opener against Brewer, Thursday scoring recap

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    VINEMONT, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles played their first game of the season at Mike Cupp Field Thursday night, looking for a win over Brewer. Unfortunately, the Patriots kept the Eagles’ bats in check and Vinemont dropped its home opener 9-1. Both starters retired the...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Warriors blast Falkville 92-60 in opening round of West Point Christmas Tournament; Thursday scoring recap

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    WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point Warriors hit the floor for their first matchup of the West Point Christmas Tournament Thursday night by taking on Falkville and the Warriors took control from the start as they routed the Blue Devils 92-60. Five different West Point players found the...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville holds off J.B. Pennington 65-54 to advance to area tournament finals; area tournament scoring recap

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Bulldogs returned home Tuesday night to host this year’s Class 3A, Area 12 Tournament and Hanceville is on to the championship game after eliminating J.B. Pennington 65-54 in the opening round. The Bulldogs got off to a 6-2 start early in the game and...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Younger Aggie team focused on winning

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    2018 Fairview Aggie football team, coaches and cheerleaders (Sullivan Photography) FAIRVIEW - After coming up short of where they wanted to be in 2017, the Fairview Aggies have been waiting patiently to get back on the field and right the ship. There will be a...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Holly Pond takes season opener over Fairview 80-63, Lady Aggies win 67-43

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    HOLLY POND, Ala. -- Holly Pond hosted its home opener against Fairview Thursday night and the Broncos split their varsity matchups with the Aggies. After a close first quarter in the girls’ game, he Lady Aggies quickly got the lead and pulled away in...

    One Upset Highlights Quarterfinals of Cullman County Middle School Girls Tournament

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    COLD SPRINGS – Home court advantage for the Cold Springs Lady Eagles didn't last long in the Cullman County Middle School Basketball Tournament Monday night. The No. 4 seed Lady Eagles were eliminated in the quarterfinal round by 5th seed West Point 33-24. West Point...

    COUNTY CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP: Cold Springs sweeps county championship; Holly Pond’s Chambers, Hanceville’s Brown take individual titles

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    The Cold Springs Lady Eagles pose after winning the Cullman County Cross Country Championship Thursday in Bremen. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) BREMEN - The hosting Cold Springs Eagles and Lady Eagles swept the Cullman County Cross Country Championship on Thursday. The Eagles won...

    On Target. East Elementary Takes State Archery Title; Cullman Middle School 4th in MS Division; West Point High 4th in HS Division

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    MONTGOMERY - The East Elementary ‘Cats were at it again Thursday as they ran roughshod over their competition, claiming the elementary division title at the 2016 NASP Alabama State Championship Archery Tournament in Montgomery. EES took down the elementary division, defeating 14 other schools...

    Local teams wrap up regular season in Cullman tournament

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    CULLMAN - Cullman County Tournament champion Fairview and runner-up Good Hope joined Cullman in the Lady Bearcats' annual pre-area volleyball invitational tournament Saturday. Nine schools battled it out through round-robin play followed by a tournament bracket with Brewer and Boaz the finalists to play for...

    Area preview- week no. 10

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    Springville Tigers (1-7, 1-4) @ Fairview Aggies (3-5, 1-4) 5A, Region 6 Dafford Smith Stadium - Fairview Friday 7 p.m. SERIES: First meeting LAST WEEK: Fairview lost to Hayden 50-40, Springville lost to Corner 34-24. Football is back at Fairview High School for the first time in more than two...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Fairview picks up road sweep over Holly Pond

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    HOLLY POND, Ala. – After splitting their games against West Point on Tuesday, Fairview traveled to take on Holly Pond, who swept Brindlee Mountain last Friday night. In the end, it was Fairview who wound up sweeping Holly Pond. The Lady Aggies defeated the Lady Broncos 50-32 while...

    ‘Enjoy every moment’: Fairview’s Emma Garcia ready for senior season

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- Last season was another solid one for the Fairview Lady Aggie basketball team as they finished with an 18-13 record. They clinched the runner-up spot in the area championship game and added another trip to Sub-Regionals to their resume. Emma Garcia is...

    Fairview in the clubhouse with the lead after round 1 of county golf tournament

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    FAIRVIEW - After 18 holes of the Cullman County High School Golf Tournament, the Fairview Aggies are in the clubhouse with the lead. Playing the first round at Chesley Oaks, the Aggies carded a 339 and have a 15-stroke advantage over the Good Hope Raiders....

    PREP BASEBALL: Fairview walks it off twice against Hanceville; Thursday scoring recap

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Fairview hosted Hanceville for a varsity a doubleheader Thursday night in a rematch from Tuesday night’s meeting in Hanceville. Both games were decided in the final inning and both times, the Aggies came up with the wins as they swept the...

    Area preview- week no. 4

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    Vinemont Eagles (1-1, 0-1) @ Hanceville Bulldogs (1-2, 0-1) 3A, Region 6 Ray Talley Stadium - Hanceville, Friday 7 p.m. SERIES: Hanceville leads 17-13 LAST TIME: Hanceville defeated Vinemont 26-20 in 2015 LAST WEEK: Vinemont lost to Locust Fork 35-20, Hanceville lost to Fultondale 59-8. It’s a must-win game for...

    Week 10 Recap: Half of Cullman County teams qualify for playoffs after final week of AHSAA regional play

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    CULLMAN COUNTY - Fairview's 21-17 victory over Springville Friday night had a playoff atmosphere even though neither team is bound for the 2016 Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) postseason. The air was electric because the Aggies were playing at Dafford Smith Stadium for the...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies race past Brewer, 49-16, on the road

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    SOMERVILLE, Ala. - One week after securing a playoff berth, the Fairview Aggies traveled across the Morgan County line to Somerville to take on the Brewer Patriots in a non-region game.  Coach George Redding’s Aggies are ranked no. 10 in AHSAA Class 5A.  The...

    PREP GOLF: Fairview standouts Roberts, Lawson land on North All-Star Golf Roster

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    MONTGOMERY, Ala. – North-South Girls’ and Boys’ Golf All-Star Teams for the 2020 AHSAA North-South All-Star Sports Week were announced Monday by Jamie Lee, Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA). The two 10-member teams comprised of 2021 rising seniors were chosen by a special...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors edge Aggies in thriller to take Brandin’ Iron Bowl

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- On a surprisingly comfortable August evening at Dafford Smith Stadium, the Fairview Aggies faced off against their cross-county rival West Point Warriors. West Point won the toss and deferred to the second half kicking off to the Aggies. Tyvn Ellis bobbled the kick but recovered for a...

    Week 4 Recap: Hanceville, Holly Pond, West Point gain critical wins in regional play; Addison still undefeated

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    CULLMAN COUNTY - Hanceville, Holly Pond and West Point found the formula that was needed on Friday night in must-win situations from regional play in week four of the 2016 area football regular season schedule. Now that the Bulldogs, Broncos and Warriors are 1-1 in...

    AHSAA releases 2023-24 spring sports alignments

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    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 CROSS COUNTRY: Cold Springs boys, girls sweep Kudzu Invitational; Bearcats, Lady Bearcats grab 2nd; Thompson snags first, Chambers 2nd

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    Cullman’s boys took second place during Saturday morning’s Cold Springs Kudzu Hills Invitational. (Photo courtesy of Ed Huddleston) COLD SPRINGS – The Cold Springs boys’ and girls’ cross-country squads claimed first place in the small school division at the Cold Springs Kudzu Hills Invitational over...

    Cullman County Youth Football Semifinals scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- The 2021 Cullman County Youth Football playoffs kicked off Saturday morning at Cullman High School. Six games were on the card for the semifinal round as each team looked to get to their respective championship games. In the fireplug matchups, the top-seeded Cullman...

    COUNTY BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: Vinemont, Hanceville, Fairview earn day 1 wins

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    WEST POINT, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Baseball Tournament is underway, and we had three games at West Point High School on day one to set up the remainder of the bracket. Hanceville put down Good Hope 11-1 in game one to advance...

    CULLMAN CITY-COUNTY CLASSIC: West Point Warriors repeat as Cullman City-County Classic Champions

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Forty-one boats loaded with anglers from across Cullman County hit Smith Lake early Thursday morning and after a day on the water, the 2019 Cullman City-County Classic is in the books. The West Point Warriors defended their title from 2018 and...

    PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Cold Springs claims County Cross Country Championships, Edgeworth, Whitlow win individual titles

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    BREMEN, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Cross Country Championship was hosted at Cold Springs High School Thursday morning and the hometown Eagles claimed both the boys’ and girls’ county titles. Cold Springs’ Ethan Edgeworth (15:18.83) and Paizley Whitlow (19:52.29) placed first in their...

    Fairview, West Point seasons come to an end

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    FAIRVIEW - It was a tough day for the Lady Aggies and the Lady Warriors as they both lost in the first round of the 2016 5A Area 12 Tournament, ending their respective seasons.   CURRY 3, FAIRVIEW 1 The host team, the Fairview Lady Aggies took...

    Good Hope Middle School rolls to easy win; Fairview shuts out Good Hope in JV game

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    GOOD HOPE - Good Hope Middle School has been flat out dominant during the past 26 regular season games. Make it 27 games after blowing out Fairview 48-20 last night to start out 2-0 under new coach Tim Hudson. Fairview was supposed to get...

    SPORTS COLUMN: Looking back at some of the best games of 2021

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    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 -...

    ALL-STATE SOFTBALL: Swann lands on 1st-team, several local players honored as well

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Alabama Sports Writers Association released the all-state softball team for 2019 late Friday night and Good Hope’s Bailey Swann earned a spot on the first team after a stellar senior season. Five other local players earned recognition as well, staring with Swann’s fellow infielder...

    60th Annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament: Day 1

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    HOLLY POND - It is that time of year again. Time to fill up on turkey around the Thanksgiving table then fill up on hoops at the 60th Annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament. The tournament action started off with the Cullman Bearcats taking on the...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Aggies, Lady Aggies sweep Cold Springs on the road; Monday scoring recap

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    BREMEN, Ala. – After a busy tournament slate in the lead up to Thanksgiving last week, local teams returned to the hardwood Monday night and Fairview was on the road to take on the Eagles and Lady Eagles of Cold Springs. The Lady Aggies got off to...

    Cullman County Championship Wrap-Up

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    HANCEVILLE - The Cullman County Basketball Tournament wrapped up tonight at Tom Drake Coliseum on the campus of Wallace State. Girls Cold Spring Lady Eagles- 48 Good Hope Lady Raiders- 44 The Good Hope Lady Raiders and the Cold Springs Lady Eagles started the varsity action Wednesday night...

    PREP FOOTBALL: North Jackson handles Aggies, 78-12

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    STEVENSON - Fairview (Class 4A, Region 7) traveled to Jackson County to take on the North Jackson Chiefs (Class 4A, Region 7) in hopes of keeping their playoff chances alive. After getting off to a quick start, the Aggies quickly fell behind and wound...

    Oktoberfest Invitational: St. Bernard’s Sweeney, Mami; Cullman’s Wilhite, Mangum take top spots

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    CULLMAN - Hundreds of runners descended on the campus of St. Bernard Prep School Saturday morning for the ninth annual Oktoberfest Invitational. Andrew Sweeney and Leahrose Mami of St. Bernard took the top spots in 1A-3A. Cullman’s Eli Wilhite took first in 4A-7A. Adam...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Local rivalries highlight week 4 slate

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    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...

    Pairings set for Cullman County Volleyball Tournament

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    HANCEVILLE - Pairings are set for the 2016 Cullman County Volleyball Tournament, after coaches gathered for a meeting Wednesday evening at A.J.'s Steakhouse. Fairview earned the No. 1 seed in the varsity and junior varsity divisions with West Point having the best record among teams...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Fairview splits senior night matchups against Priceville

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    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...

    COUNTY BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: Good Hope, Fairview, Cold Springs advance on day 1

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    BREMEN, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Baseball Tournament officially began Saturday afternoon at Cold Springs High School and day one was packed with exciting action. Good Hope came from behind late to top Hanceville 8-7 in game one, Fairview handled the Holly Pond...

    PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Bearcats, Lady Bearcats win crowns at North Alabama Twilight Classic

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – There was cross country action at Cross Creek Golf Course in Cullman Monday night and both the Bearcats and Lady Bearcats outpaced the rain and the other teams in the field to take home titles. Cullman’s Bernarda Tizapa posted a time of 17:49.82 to capture...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies best Pirates, 33-21

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. - The Boaz Pirates traveled to Dafford Smith Stadium to take on the Fairview Aggies in an AHSAA Class 5A Region 7 game Friday. Boaz looked to remain undefeated in region play.  Fairview looked to improve its playoff chances and get its...

    Summer play-day series ends for Lady Aggies ad Lady Raiders at Danville

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    DANVILLE - Both the Fairview Lady Aggies and Good Hope Lady Raiders took Thursday's Danville basketball play-day as a learning lesson. The two ball clubs were operating without key personnel which prompted others to step up their performances in the final day of summer basketball...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies defeat Holly Pond on the road 35-8 to finish regular season 8-2

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. - On a clear and cold Friday night in Holly Pond, the Fairview Aggies traveled the short distance to play the Broncos in the final regular season football game for both teams. Fairview is headed to the playoffs as Holly Pond finishes its...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview knocks off No. 9 Russellville to advance to 1st quarterfinals since 1994

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    RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. – Friday night was a special one for the Fairview Aggies. The purple and gold made the trip to Russellville to face the Golden Tigers in round two of the Class 5A State Playoffs and returned home with a 35-21 win and...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview blows past West Point 49-21

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- Fairview hosted the West Point Warriors Friday night for its homecoming game in the latest edition of the Brandin’ Iron Bowl. Despite West Point’s plans to ruin homecoming night, the Aggies took care of business and scored early and often to...

    Prep Basketball: Fairview, Good Hope split Tuesday night matchups

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    Fairview's Katie Ball lines up a three-point shot in the Lady Aggies' 62-39 win at Good Hope. (Sammy Confer for The Cullman Tribune) GOOD HOPE - Fairview and Good Hope faced off in a pair of games Tuesday night and  the Lady Aggies used a...

    Week 3 Recap: tough beginning for local teams in start of regional play

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    CULLMAN - Of the 10 teams The Cullman Tribune/Cullman Sense covers on a regular basis in high school football, only two were able to win on opening night of regional games in the Alabama High School Athletic Association. The quest to make a run toward...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Local squads preparing for critical region games

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    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 CROSS COUNTRY: Eagles, Lady Eagles, Saints capture team crowns at Kudzu Hills

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    BREMEN, Ala. – This year’s edition of the Kudzu Hills Invitational ran at Cold Springs High School Saturday morning and both the Eagles and Lady Eagles captured team wins in the 1A-2A division. Meanwhile, in the 3A-4A race, the St. Bernard Saints took first...

    Cullman wins the Bert McGriff Invitational; Good Hope golfer shoots 3-under

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    Wanting to play a good round of golf a week before the postseason begins, the Cullman Bearcats did that Monday afternoon in claiming the title in the Bert McGriff Invitational at Terri Pines Country Club,   With Connor Stevens and Sylas Elliott shooting close to even...

    Strong 4th quarter propels Fairview girls to first area championship since 1996

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    FAIRVIEW - Fairview won their first county title in 34 years in the last weekend of January in the Cullman County Tournament at Wallace against Cold Springs. They were looking to end another long streak: 21 years since they won an area championship. That...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Fairview earns 79-57 win over West Blocton

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    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...

    Memorable moments from this year’s county tournament

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    HANCEVILLE - Cullman County Schools and Wallace State Community College have had a partnership for more than a quarter of a century. In January 1993, the Hanceville-based college reached an agreement with the schools, allowing the county high school basketball tournament to be played...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams set to kick off region play this week

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – With the first two weeks of football season officially in the books, its time for our local teams to begin region play and there’s a full slate of regional matchups set to kick off Friday night. Cullman will return home to...

    Cullman County Youth Football week 1 scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – High school football kicked off this week and youth teams across the county followed suit on Saturday. The West Point Warriors hosted the Holly Pond Broncos, Hanceville traveled to take on the Cullman Cyclones, the Fairview Aggies and Good Hope Outlaws each hosted the Good...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Aggies knock off Vinemont to advance to semi-finals

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    Morgan Lindsay (20) shoots over a Vinemont defender in the Lady Aggies' win over the Lady Eagles Monday night. (Martha Needham for The Cullman Tribune) HANCEVILLE – In Monday night’s second County Tournament matchup, seventh-seeded Vinemont faced off against the second-seeded Fairview Lady Aggies. The...

    Good Hope takes second straight Cullman Alabama High School Bass Fishing Classic title

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    TRIMBLE -  After claiming the inaugural Cullman Alabama High School Bass Fishing Classic title last year, the Good Hope Raiders had a solid game plan to make sure the team trophy remained on campus for another 365 days. The Raiders did just that on Saturday...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview wins hard-fought game, 32-22, over Hanceville

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    Photo by Sammy Confer FAIRVIEW - Hanceville (Class 3A, Region 5) and Fairview (Class 4A, Region 7) faced off in the Aggies’ home opener Friday night, and the Aggies ended up taking the game, 32-22. The Bulldogs’ first possession started out slowly, but then, on a...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies lose region opener to DAR, 52-15

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    Fairview's Oakley Mullican stands on the sidelines as the Aggies take on the DAR Patriots Friday night. (Hayden Hyatt for The Cullman Tribune) FAIRVIEW - The Fairview Aggies (Class 4A, Region 7) came up short against the visiting DAR Patriots (Class 4A, Region 7) 52-15...

    West Point dominates in county volleyball action

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    WEST POINT - The Lady Warriors had an impressive Thursday afternoon, defeating Fairview and Hanceville in volleyball action. West Point 25-14, 21-25, 25-13, 25-23 over Fairview The West Point Lady Warriors got out to a quick 4-0 start, including an ace by Molly Pendley, to open...

    Cullman County Schools canceled Thursday due to winter weather

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    CULLMAN – Each day this week parents have waited to hear if their children would be attending school on time, on a delayed schedule, or if their child's classes would be canceled altogether, as was the case Thursday, January 19.  “In the interest of doing what...

    Corner edges Good Hope in Umpires’ Association Championship

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    VINEMONT - Good Hope's quest to take home the championship in the 16th annual Cullman Umpires’ Associations Softball Invitational was denied Saturday afternoon when the Lady Raiders suffered a 3-0 loss to the Corner Yellow Jackets at the Vinemont Sports Complex. Good Hope took advantage...

    West Point boys, Fairview girls advance to semis; JV Raiders title-game bound

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    HANCEVILLE - West Point overcame a woeful first half of shooting and scoring to rally and defeat the Good Hope Raiders 43-32 in the quarterfinals of the Cullman County Basketball Tournament at Wallace State's Tom Drake Coliseum Monday night. West Point produced 33 points in...

    Promising future for area AHSAA cross country following outstanding 2016 season

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    CULLMAN COUNTY - Cross country was very good in the area in 2016 and has a very bright future in the years to come. With the St. Bernard Saints winning a state title for the first time while the Cold Springs Eagles and Cullman Bearcats...

    PREP VOLLEYBALL: Day 1 of County Tournament in the books

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Volleyball Tournament officially got underway at Fairview High School Monday night and the tournament opened up with six consecutive sweeps. After Holly Pond and West Point swept Vinemont and Hanceville to get things started, Good Hope downed...

    PREP BASEBALL: Aggies pull away from Hanceville 19-6; Tuesday scoring recap

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Fairview traveled to Hanceville for a Tuesday night showdown with the Bulldogs and hung 19 runs on the scoreboard on the way to a 19-6 road victory. Bryceson Turner got the start and the win on the mound for the Aggies...

    PREP BASEBALL: West Point, Fairview travel for Saturday doubleheaders

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Both the Aggies and Warriors traveled to play doubleheaders on Saturday. Fairview split its matchups with Priceville and Decatur, and West Point dropped a pair of tight games against Winfield. Fairview 12 - Priceville 0 (Game 1) Fairview played its first game of...

    AHSAA basketball area tournament play: Friday scores and sub-regional schedule

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    CULLMAN COUNTY - Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) basketball area tournament play continued tonight. Below are the results of Friday night's games, as well as the boys' and girls' sub-regional championship games schedules for next week. Class 3A, Area 11 @ Holly Pond Holly Pond...

    Fairview Eliminates Good Hope, Advances to County Title Game to Face West Point

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    FAIRVIEW - Three runs in the first inning was enough for the Fairview pitching staff to work with Wednesday afternoon and eliminate Good Hope 4-1 in the Cullman County High School Baseball Tournament. The Aggies placed three doubles into the gaps in the first that...

    4 teams, 5 runners win sectionals; many qualify for state meet

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    The Cold Springs girls took first place in their sectional on Thursday. / Cold Springs Runners Club CULLMAN COUNTY - The weather was the only thing dreary as four local teams and five local runners earned cross country sectional crowns on Thursday. Along with those...

    PREP SOFTBALL: ‘You will always be enough’: Fairview’s Kylie Kovar recaps sophomore season

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- Last season was one of the best seasons that Fairview has had in the past few years, and they were one game away from qualifying for Regionals. Fairview sophomore Kylie Kovar talked about that season, plus what she learned, and some...

    PREP SOFTBALL: Fairview shuts out Cold Springs on the road 5-0, Monday scoring recap

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    Fairview 5 - Cold Springs 0 (Softball) Fairview jumped out to a quick lead to start out the game. A pair of singles and a hit by pitch loaded up the bases with no outs for Ayda Payne, who lined a two-run double to center...

    PREP BASEBALL: Fairview hammers Hanceville on the road 21-2; Tuesday scoring recap

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Fairview made the short trip over to Hanceville to take on the Bulldogs Tuesday night and it was a game the Aggies dominated from start to finish. A big second and third inning was more than enough for Fairview to pull...