PREP BOWLING: 3 local bowlers earn All-State honors
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The state’s high school bowling coaches conducted a poll amongst themselves to award All-State honors and three local bowlers earned recognition after outstanding seasons. West Point’s Kevin Vance earned first team All-State honors and a spot on the 1A-5A first team....
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview collects 24-19 win over St. John Paul II
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - After Fairview scored 62 points last week against DAR, Aggie fans returned to the home atmosphere of Dafford Smith Stadium wondering if an offensive explosion was on tap again. There weren’t quite as many points on display, but the home-standing Aggies...
60th Annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament: Day 1
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: Lady Aggies eliminate Good Hope 72-45; local area tournament updates
Fairview's Molly McKelvy led all scorers with 20 points in the Lady Aggies' win over Good Hope Monday night. (Martha Needham for The Cullman Tribune)
FAIRVIEW – The Lady Aggies hosted Good Hope Monday night in their opening round matchup of the Class 4A, Area...
COUNTY BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: Vinemont, Hanceville, Fairview earn day 1 wins
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...
Cold Springs Shoots Well to Defeat Fairview In Cullman County Tournament
HANCEVILLE – Knowing a highly anticipated rematch awaited them, the Cold Springs Eagles raise the performance level to an extreme high Monday evening in the quarterfinals of the Cullman County High School Basketball Tournament.
The Eagles shot their way past the Fairview Aggies 72-39 to...
BUFFALO WILD WINGS CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE: Bearcats, Aggies take 2nd place finishes
The Bearcats with their second-place trophy from the "Boneless Bracket" in the Buffalo Wild Wings Christmas Challenge. / Nick Griffin
HANCEVILLE - It was a tale of two halves for the Cullman Bearcats Thursday night in the Buffalo Wild Wings Christmas Challenge "Boneless Bracket" Championship...
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 BASEBALL: Good Hope rolls past Holly Pond 18-1; Thursday scoring recap
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- The Good Hope Raiders hosted Holly Pond in Thursday afternoon baseball action and it was all Good Hope from the start as a couple of big innings helped them build an early lead and roll past the Broncos 18-1.
Holly Pond...
Fairview Lady Aggies Punch Ticket to Danville Tournament Semifinal Round
DANVILLE — It will be Fairview's first appearance in the Danville Lady Hawks Thanksgiving Classic semifinal round following a huge 48-39 victory Wednesday over Decatur in the quarterfinals.
Fairview utilized its quickness in the backcourt with Taylor Yeager, Jada Golden, Abby Schnittker, Lizzie Garrison and McKinna Yearwood...
A look at area basketball teams for the 2017-18 season
West Point PG Rylan Jones attacked the John Carroll defense in a play day game at Falkville June 23. West Point won 61-44. / Johnny Thornton
Editor's note: This is the first of a 2-part series by Tribune Sports Editor Johnny Thornton from his coverage...
ARCHERY: Vinemont High, Vinemont Middle, East Elementary claim county championships
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Archery Championships were held at Fairview High School over the weekend and Vinemont High School, Vinemont Middle School and East Elementary took home this year’s county titles. EES edged Vinemont Elementary with a score of 3092, Vinemont...
Curry wins 8-3 defensive battle against Fairview
JASPER - The Fairview Aggies traveled to Jasper Friday night to face the Curry Yellow Jackets in a regional battle. It was a low-scoring, defensive affair, and the Yellow Jackets came out on top, 8-3.
The Yellow Jackets received the opening kickoff and started at...
4th-quarter play lifts Lady Aggies past Scottsboro
FORT PAYNE - Fairview got control of the game in the final five minutes to get past Scottsboro 49-40 Thursday afternoon in the consolation bracket of the 16th annual Wills Valley Girls' Shootout at Fort Payne High School.
A steal by Jada Golden led to...
Fairview’s Cameron Guthrie signs on with Martin Methodist
Back row, left to right: Ashton Guthrie, Coach Branch Whitlock; front row, left to right: Benny Guthrie, Cameron Guthrie and Robbie Curry (Nick Griffin for The Tribune)
FAIRVIEW - Fairview High School this week celebrated another former basketball standout’s move to the next level when...
PREP BASEBALL: Vinemont drops home opener against Brewer, Thursday scoring recap
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 VOLLEYBALL: Area tournaments set to begin Monday
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Volleyball’s regular season is winding down this weekend and that means area tournaments are right around the corner. Three teams, Addison, Fairview and Holly Pond, will be hosting after winning their area crowns in the regular season and the rest will...
PREP BASKETBALL: Fairview earns 79-57 win over West Blocton
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...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: ‘You can always overcome tough challenges’: Fairview’s Ava Calvarese talks junior season
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Last year’s volleyball season was another solid one for the Lady Aggies and junior Ava Calvarese recapped the year and talked about what she learned. Ava feels blessed to be playing alongside a great group of teammates.
"I think it went pretty...
Cold Springs, Fairview preparing for cross country season
CULLMAN COUNTY - Setting the tone for success in recent years in the sport of cross country have been Cold Springs and Fairview.
The Eagles have claimed consecutive state championships while working their way to the top of the sport in Cullman County.
The Lady Eagles...
PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: Fairview secures playoff spot with win over Ashville, Wednesday scoring wrap-up
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...
Tuesday scoreboard and Wednesday schedule, including Holly Pond and Fairview
Cullman High School's Bearcat News Network covering the action
HANCEVILLE - 2017 Northwest Regional championship play continued today. Below are today's scores and tomorrow's schedule, including the Holly Pond boys at 2:15 p.m. and the Fairview girls at 4 p.m.
Tuesday's scores:
7A G: Hoover 46, Sparkman...
2017 Cullman County Basketball Tournament: Broncos, Cold Springs Lady Eagles nab no. 1 seeds
Chairman Ronnie Barnes of the Cullman County High School Athletic Association talks particulars of the upcoming county tournament.
HANCEVILLE - Going undefeated through the six-game format has placed the Cold Springs Lady Eagles and the Holly Pond Broncos as the top seeds in this year's...
Week 3 Recap: tough beginning for local teams in start of regional play
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 SOFTBALL: West Point falls to No. 1 Springville 7-1, Thursday scoring recap
WEST POINT, Ala. -- The West Point Lady Warriors returned home Thursday afternoon to take on top-ranked Springville. Thursday is World Down Syndrome Awareness Day and before the game got underway, Copper Floyd, Grant Persall and Benny White each threw out the honorary first...
PREP SOFTBALL: Area tournaments beginning this week
CULLMAN, Ala. – With the regular season in the books, area tournaments are right around the corner for local teams. Holly Pond and West Point will host their respective area tournaments Monday while the rest of the local teams will travel.
Class 1A, Area 12...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview knocks off No. 9 Russellville to advance to 1st quarterfinals since 1994
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...
60th Annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament: Day 2
HOLLY POND - After stuffing themselves with a Thanksgiving Day feast, fans of hoops filled the stands at Holly Pond High School for the second day of action in the 60th Annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament.
West Morgan 61, Fairview 52
In the first contest of...
PREP BASKETBALL: Vinemont fends off Fairview 60-50, Lady Eagles collect 44-33 win
VINEMONT, Ala. — The Fairview Aggies made the brief trip over to Vinemont High School for a pair of county matchups Tuesday night and both Eagle squads defended their home court with wins. The Lady Eagles got things started with a 44-33 win over...
PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Aggies hammer Guntersville on the road 17-2; Fairview, Vinemont collect county wins
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. – The Lady Aggies of Fairview traveled to Guntersville for a varsity matchup with the Lady Wildcats and they returned home with a convincing, 17-2 win.
Fairview 17 - Guntersville 2 (Softball)
Fairview's offense exploded in a big way during their game against Guntersville...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: ‘I really loved every single one of them’: Fairview’s Janet Orona recaps freshman season
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- Fairview freshman volleyball player Janet Orona had a good season in her first year on the JV team she and talked about what she learned, plus what it was like playing alongside a great group of teammates.
"My experience on this volleyball...
PREP SOCCER: Several local standouts earn All-State honors
CULLMAN, Ala. – Alabama’s high school soccer coaches have voted on this year’s All-State selections and the teams were announced this week. Several local players earned All-State honors and Cullman standout Abby Morrow led the way, landing on this year’s Super All-State (1A-7A) First...
Varsity girls’ hoops chock full of new coaches and optimism to begin season this week
CULLMAN COUNTY - One thing that will very noticeable when watching a girls’ basketball game with a team from Cullman County will be on the sidelines. Five of the seven schools in the county are now directed by women.
Two changes were made in early...
PREP SOFTBALL: Fairview holds off Hanceville, 11-6; Tuesday night roundup
FAIRVIEW - Fairview and Hanceville faced off in Tuesday night softball action. After jumping out to a big lead, the Lady Aggies held off a late Lady Bulldog rally to take the game, 11-6.
Katie Ball led off the bottom of the first for the...
Fireplugs, wee wees and pee wees throw down in the CCYFA semifinals
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...
AHSAA basketball area tournament play: Tuesday scores and boys’ championship schedule
CULLMAN COUNTY - Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) basketball area tournament play continued tonight. Below are the results of Tuesday night's games, as well as the area boys' championship games schedules (italicized).
1A, Area 12 @ Guin
Marion Co 84, Addison 44
2A, Area 13 @...
PREP BASEBALL: Eagles knock off Danville at home 7-2; Thursday scoring recap
VINEMONT, Ala. – Danville
made the trip to Vinemont High School for a matchup with the Eagles Thursday
night and the Hawks were sent home with a 7-2 loss. Wyatt Thomason got the
start on the mound for Vinemont and earned the win after tossing six innings,...
Upsets Among the First Day of the Cullman Yule Tide Classic
HANCEVILLE — Tournament basketball can present surprises. It did during the first day of the Mitch Smith Yule Tide Classic at Tom Drake Coliseum.
No. 2 Holly Pond experienced misfortune when the Broncos lost to Athens 64-59 in the first quarterfinal in the varsity division....
4 teams, 5 runners win sectionals; many qualify for state meet
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 FOOTBALL: Aggies aiming to continue success in 5A
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – After
putting together an impressive postseason run a season ago and capturing a
region title, the Fairview Aggies are ready to hit the field again this fall to
build on that success going into Class 5A. The Aggies are moving up from 4A and
into...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams set to kick off region play this week
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...
AHSAA play-off picture shaping up for several local teams
CULLMAN COUNTY - With three weeks left to go in the 2017 regular season, the play-off picture is starting to take shape for several high school football teams around Cullman County.
CLASS 1A
The Addison Bulldogs have already assured themselves a spot in the 1A state...
PREP BASKETBALL: A look back at a memorable 2020/21 season
CULLMAN, Ala. -- The 2020-2021 basketball season wasn't your typical season as COVID-19 limited seating at the games and provided distractions across the state, but all things considered, everything went smooth and according to plan. There were some amazing contests that went on during...
Close and not-so-close contests in round 1 of county middle school tournament
GOOD HOPE - One upset, one near upset and two dominant performances highlighted the opening round play in the Cullman County Middle School Girls’ Basketball Tournament Monday night.
Tournament host Good Hope provided the stunner when the No. 6 seed Lady Raiders eliminated No. 3...
Aggies enjoy a sweet shutout of Priceville, 49-0
WEST POINT - The Fairview Aggies (2-3) shut out the Priceville Bulldogs tonight 49-0 as the Aggies hosted at their substitute home field at West Point Stadium.
The Aggies were off to a very quick start at kickoff as the kick sailed past the Bulldogs’...
A great night to be an Aggie: Fairview sweeps Good Hope
FAIRVIEW - Tuesday night was a great night to be an Aggie as Fairview swept Good Hope on senior night at Joe Shults Gymnasium.
Action was back and forth to open the boys’ game. Isaac Yarbrough scored the first basket to put Fairview on top,...
Cullman County Youth Football Week 7 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. – This was the final week of the 2023 Cullman County youth football regular season, and all eyes are now moving to the playoffs set for next Saturday. There were some key games that went on around the local area that determined...
CULLMAN COUNTY BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: Day 1 recap; Hanceville, Vinemont, Fairview advance to semi-finals
Issac Smith (35) went three for five with three RBIs at the plate in Vinemont's 8-4 win over Good Hope. (Martha Needham for The Cullman Tribune)
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The 2019 Cullman County Baseball Tournament got underway at Holly Pond High School Wednesday afternoon...
Cullman County Volleyball Tournament: Day 1 recap
HOLLY POND - Day one of the 2017 Cullman County Volleyball Tournament in Holly Pond saw some exciting action, with defending champion Fairview seeing tough competition in the double-elimination tournament.
West Point (2-0) over Holly Pond
The first game was dominated by the West Point Lady...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Lady Aggies advance to semi-finals at North Super Regional
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – After advancing past area tournaments earlier in the week, West Point, Fairview, Vinemont, Holly Pond and Meek were all in action at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville Thursday for this year’s North Super Regional Tournament. Unfortunately, all but the Lady...
CULLMAN COUNTY TOURNAMENT: JV squads battle it out on day 1
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Basketball
Tournament officially tipped Saturday afternoon at Tom Drake Coliseum and day
one was loaded with junior varsity action. Vinemont knocked off Hanceville
52-38 in the first matchup of the day to advance to the next round, The Cold Springs
Lady...
PREP SOFTBALL: ‘Always have each other’s backs’: Fairview’s Emily Benson talks junior season
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- The Fairview Lady Aggies had a solid 2023 softball season, which saw them get within one game of making it to Regionals. Junior Emily Benson recapped that season and talked about what she learned. She played with some great teammates last...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview rolls past Good Hope 27-6
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Fairview Aggies and the Good Hope Raiders faced off against each other Thursday night at James W. Shabel Stadium for the first time since 2009 and thanks to another dominant rushing performance from Eli Frost, Fairview cruised past Good Hope 27-6...
St. Bernard’s Sweeney, Mami claim top spots at Jesse Owens Classic
OAKVILLE - St. Bernard’s Andrew Sweeney and Leahrose Mami took the top spots in the green division 5,000m runs at Saturday’s Jesse Owens Classic at Oakville Indian Mounds Park. In green division teams, the Cold Springs boys claimed third place, with the Lady Saints...
PREP BASKETBALL: Fairview splits home area matchups with Brewer
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- Fairview played in its first games since last Tuesday when it hosted Brewer in a pair of huge area games. The girls game saw the Lady Aggies roll past the Lady Patriots 60-35 while in the boys’ game, the Aggies fell...
Fairview drops opener in heartbreaking fashion
HIGDON - In a rain drenched opening weekend start to the 2016 high school football season, the Fairview Aggies dropped a heartbreaker the North Sand Mountain Bison, 15-14 in a game that went down to the wire.
“We just gave up way too many plays...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview downs Parker 44-27, advances to semi-finals for 1st time in school history
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The Fairview Aggies were back home at Dafford Smith Stadium Friday night after eliminating Russellville on the road last week and this week, they had to face the Thundering Herd of Parker. Both teams went back and forth trading touchdowns in...
Thanksgiving holiday hoops over; regular season resumes
CULLMAN - Three local basketball teams feasted on the opposition during Thanksgiving week and remain undefeated as December quickly approaches.
Holly Pond was as sharp as a ball club could be three weeks into the new season. The Broncos finished the Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament...
Week 4 Recap: Hanceville, Holly Pond, West Point gain critical wins in regional play; Addison still undefeated
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...
Sub-Regionals: Lady Aggies Lose a Heartbreaker
HUNTSVILLE- On a dreary, chilly, rain-soaked night, Fairview made the hour-plus drive up Interstate 65 to take on Columbia in sub-regional action to see who would head to the Northwest Regional.
Both teams started out ice cold in the first. The Lady Aggies were the...
Plenty at stake in local high school baseball Thursday
CULLMAN COUNTY - Area baseball play comes to a close on Thursday with four local teams involved in hotly contested affairs.
Playoff berths are at stake for the Fairview Aggies, Good Hope Raiders and West Point Warriors while the Cullman Bearcats are looking to sweep...
PREP SOCCER: West Point Warriors, Lady Warriors post wins over Fairview
WEST POINT, Ala. – Both West Point varsity squads returned home for a pair of games against Fairview Thursday night and both teams were able to collect wins over the Aggies. The Lady Warriors shut out Fairview 3-0 to improve to 7-4 on the...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Fairview wins West End Invitational
WALNUT GROVE, Ala. – It
was a busy weekend for Fairview’s volleyball team as the Lady Aggies traveled
to compete in this year’s West End Invitational Volleyball Tournament and returned
home with some hardware. Fairview defeated five opponents to finish on top of the
event and are now...
PREP SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: Lady Warriors fall in Smith Lake Classic Championship Game, Saturday scoring wrap-up
JASPER, Ala. – The Lady Warriors traveled to Jasper this weekend for a packed slate of softball action at this year’s Smith Lake Classic and punched their ticket to Saturday night’s championship game after knocking off Corner and Lamar County on Friday and Gordo,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fairview pulls away from Vinemont 56-28
VINEMONT, Ala. -- The Vinemont Eagles hosted the Fairview Aggies Friday night in their second straight county matchup to open the season. After a very tight first half, 28 unanswered points by the Aggies helped them pull away and claim a 56-28 road victory....
PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope’s Maddox, Cold Springs’ Dickerson earn 1st team All-State honors; Arab’s Kitchens named 5A Coach of the Year
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Sports Writers Association released its All-State awards Sunday morning, and the list was packed with local names. Good Hope and Cold Springs standouts Ivey Maddox and Ella Dickerson both earned spots on this year's 4A and 2A All-State first...
MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Fairview Aggies, Lady Aggies win county tournament titles
VINEMONT, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Middle School Basketball Tournament concluded with a pair of championship games at Vinemont High School Saturday afternoon and Fairview went home with a pair of county titles. The Lady Aggies downed Cold Springs 36-32 to win their...
PREP SOCCER: Fairview celebrates senior night, hosts varsity matchups against Priceville
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Thursday night was a special night for Fairview soccer as 17 seniors were recognized on their home field for their years of time and effort dedicated to the program. Between the Aggies and Lady Aggies’ games against Priceville, the seniors and...
Cullman County Youth Football Week 3 scoring recap
WEST POINT, Ala. – Week three of the youth football season has come and gone and there was another full slate of great games going on Saturday. The West Point Warriors hosted the Hanceville Bulldogs, the Cold Springs Eagles traveled to take on the...
COUNTY TOURNAMENT: West Point, Holly Pond advance on day 1
WEST POINT, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Softball Tournament officially got underway Monday night and after the first six games of competition, we’re a few steps closer to crowning this year’s champion. West Point and Holly Pond each posted wins to advance in...
2020 Cullman County Basketball Tournament tipping off Saturday
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- The 2020 Cullman County Basketball Tournament is upon us and all of the county teams are chasing the same goal; to capture this year’s county championship. West Point's girls and Good Hope's boys will look to repeat as county champions while...
Area preview- week no. 8
Hanceville Bulldogs (2-5, 1-3) @ Holly Pond Broncos (4-2, 1-2)
3A, Region 6
Thomas-Michelfelder Field - Holly Pond
Friday 7 p.m.
SERIES: Hanceville leads 22-11
LAST TIME: Hanceville defeated Holly Pond 60-50 in 2015
LAST WEEK: Hanceville lost to Susan Moore 56-21, Holly Pond lost to Locust Fork 37-31
A victory...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies handle Bulldogs on the road, 41-6
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – After falling at home against West Point to kick off the season last week, the Fairview Aggies bounced back with a dominant performance on the road against the Hanceville Bulldogs. The Aggies were held to just eight points in their loss...
PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders blast Ashville 10-0, Thursday night scoring wrap-up
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 BASEBALL: Fairview falls to Oneonta at home 13-6
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The Aggies were back home at Mark Moore Field Tuesday night to host a matchup with Oneonta and after jumping out to an early lead, a 10-run fifth inning allowed the Redskins to pull ahead with a big lead and eventually...
Cold Springs sweeps Fairview at home
BREMEN - In an early season matchup of two of the top teams in the county, Cold Springs took both the boys’ and girls’ games Friday night at home.
Cold Springs 55, Fairview 50 (Boys)
Twenty-six minutes. That is how long it took Cold Springs to...
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Aggies’ season ends with 52-14 loss to No. 1 Ramsay
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After edging Center Point to collect their first class 5A playoff victory in school history last week, the Fairview Aggies drew the unbeaten, top-ranked Ramsay Rams at Legion Field in round two. Fairview tied things up with the Rams early in...
COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Aggies snag 9th-grade boys title over Vinemont, 43-38
HANCEVILLE - Championship Saturday of the 2018 Cullman County Basketball Tournament kicked off with the Ninth-Grade Boys Championship Game, featuring the top-seeded Fairview Aggies and third-seeded Vinemont Eagles. After a back-and-forth contest, the Aggies came up with the title, 43-38.
Both teams started out strong...
MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Fairview edges Cold Springs 33-30 to claim back to back county titles
BREMEN, Ala. – For the second consecutive season, the Fairview Lady Aggies are Cullman County Tournament Champions. The Lady Aggies fell behind Cold Springs early but put together a dominant second quarter to take a lead into the locker room at halftime and held...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Lady Warriors defeat Fairview to win this year’s Cullman County Tournament
WEST POINT, Ala. – It’s
been 55 years since West Point last held the Cullman County Tournament title,
but that drought ended Tuesday night when this year’s Lady Warriors squad
defeated the top-seeded Fairview Lady Aggies to win the county crown. West
Point actually swept Fairview twice during...
PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Bearcats advance after sweeping Albertville, Fairview and Cold Springs fall on the road
ALBERTVILLE, Ala.
– For the 18th straight season, the Cullman Bearcats are headed to
round two of the AHSAA state baseball playoffs after sweeping the Albertville
Aggies on Saturday. The ‘Cats took game one 4-3 and put the series away with a
6-1 win in game two to...
Fairview routs Vinemont 17-4 on senior night
FAIRVIEW - It was the Kalynn Holcomb show Friday as the Fairview senior went 3-for-3 with two home runs and a single in a 17-4 rout of the Vinemont Lady Eagles on senior night.
Vinemont struck first in the top of the first with two...
PREP BASEBALL: Fairview drops doubleheader with Decatur Heritage
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – After topping Hayden on the road 4-0 Thursday, the Fairview Aggies returned home Saturday to host a pair of matchups against Decatur Heritage. Unfortunately for the home crowd, it was Eagles in both games as they rolled past the Aggies 17-4 and 10-0.
Decatur...
Locals Have Success in Cullman Track Classic
CULLMAN - From a solid performance by the Cullman Bearcats and Lady Bearcats Friday to respectable finishes from the Cold Springs Eagles and St. Bernard Lady Saints Saturday, the Cullman High School Track and Field Classic had a local flavor for success against very...
PREP BASEBALL: Elrod’s walk-off sac fly leads Fairview past Hayden 5-4, Aggies clinch playoff berth
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The Aggies took game one of their area series with Hayden 8-0 on the road Wednesday and they returned home to Mark Moore Field Friday night with a chance to win the series and clinch a postseason berth. The Aggies dropped...
PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope downs Fairview 77-62, Lady Raiders improve to 12-0 with 63-22 win
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...
AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Lady Bearcats split with Mortimer Jordan, advance to North Regional
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 SOFTBALL: Nichols’ walk-off lifts Cold Springs over Fairview 7-6 in extra innings
BREMEN, Ala. – Fairview traveled to Cold Springs High School for a matchup against the Lady Eagles and seven innings weren’t enough to settle things between these local squads. With the score knotted at 4 after seven innings, we went into extras and with...
Cullman County Youth Football Week 3 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. -- It's near the halfway point of the 2023 Cullman County Youth Football season and there were more than a handful of intriguing games going on locally this weekend. The Hanceville Bulldogs hosted the Vinemont Eagles, the West Point Warriors traveled to...
Former Aggie standout Bryson Fletcher earns scholarship at Coastal Alabama
BAY MINETTE, Ala. – There
was big news from the Alabama coast last week for a former Fairview standout. After
his teammates and coaches set up a surprise for him last Thursday, Bryson Fletcher
was awarded an athletic scholarship with the Sun Chiefs of Coastal Alabama
Community College....
PREP GOLF: Lady Aggies win 9th straight County Championship, Good Hope and Fairview win boys’, JV titles
CULLMAN, Ala.
– The 2019 Cullman County Golf Tournament is in the books and for the ninth
consecutive year, the Fairview Lady Aggies are your champions in the girl’s division
after posting a 2-round score of 528 at Chesley Oaks Golf Course and Cross
Creek. On the boys’...
3 Cullman County students named to UWA President’s, Dean’s List
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 Spring 2023 academic semester.
The President’s List gives recognition to undergraduate students with exceptionally high grades for the semester,...
ALL-STATE FOOTBALL: 14 local athletes earn All-State honors; Vinemont’s Dinkle, Fairview’s Martin land on first team
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The 2019 All-State Football teams were released by the Alabama Sports Writers Association Saturday night and there were 14 local athletes that landed spots on this year’s teams. Fairview’s Parker Martin and Vinemont’s Dallin Dinkle each earned first team honors after...
Danville escapes Holly Pond in Lady Hawks’ Classic quarterfinals; Fairview tops West Morgan
DANVILLE - For most of the second half, the Holly Pond Lady Broncos had tournament host Danville on the ropes Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the 9th Annual Danville Lady Hawks' Thanksgiving Classic.
But in the final 28 seconds, the Lady Hawks escaped the...
CULLMAN COUNTY YOUTH FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: 3rd place games decided Monday night
WEST POINT, Ala. – After
the wet weather spoiled the plans to wrap up the Cullman County Youth Football
Playoffs on Saturday, six squads hit the field Monday night to settle this year’s
third-place games. The Good Hope Raiders defeated the Hanceville Bulldogs 16-0
in the Fireplug matchup,...
Fairview romps over J.B. Pennington, 18-0
FAIRVIEW - Truman Boyd was in true form on the mound, getting plenty of run support, as the Fairview Aggies romped to an 18-0 shutout of the J.B. Pennington Tigers Saturday afternoon.
Boyd allowed three hits, hurling a complete game shutout that was called in...
PREP GOLF: Fairview’s Lawson qualifies for State Tournament
GADSDEN, Ala. - The Fairview Lady Aggies were at Silver Lakes Golf Course for the North Sub-State Regional Tournament in Gadsden on Tuesday and after posting an 86, Lauren Lawson is advancing to this year's state tournament in Prattville next week. The sophomore finished...
PREP BASEBALL: Bearcats defeat Sparkman, honor late teammate on senior night; Monday scoring wrap-up
HARTSELLE, Ala. – The Bearcats traveled to Hartselle for a matchup against Sparkman Monday night and after edging the Senators 5-4, Cullman celebrated a very special senior night. Along with this year’s senior class made up of Dylon Wallace, Garrett Evans, Cooper Beck, Cole...
PREP BASKETBALL: Broncos, Lady Broncos topple JB Pennington, Chilton County in Thanksgiving Tournament; Monday scoring recap
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Monday was the first day of the 63rd
annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament and the Lady Broncos were the local
highlight after rallying from a slow first half to defeat Chilton County 37-20.
The Fairview Aggies played earlier in the evening and fell...
Recap and look ahead: half dozen teams off to good start in area play
CULLMAN COUNTY - Having the best record in area play allows high school basketball teams an opportunity to get in extra games at home when the postseason format starts in early February.
From the first weekend of area basketball in the Alabama High School Athletic...
