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    PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Saints finish runners up at Fairview Invitational

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Several local teams were in the field at Randall Shedd Community Park Saturday morning for this year’s Fairview Invitational and the St. Bernard Saints went home with a little hardware. St. Bernard finished just one point behind Pleasant Valley to take...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders knock off Hanceville 52-48 in OT, Raiders topple Bulldogs 72-61; Tuesday scoring recap

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – After dropping a pair of home matchups Monday night, Hanceville hit the road Tuesday for a big showdown with the Good Hope Raiders and Lady Raiders. Four quarters wasn’t enough to settle things in the varsity girls meeting between Good Hope and Hanceville and...

    Cullman County Youth Football week 2 scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- The week two slate of the Cullman County Youth Football season has come and gone, and Saturday was packed with more great games. The Vinemont Eagles hosted the Fairview Aggies, the Cullman Bearcats traveled to take on the Holly Pond Broncos, the...

    PREP FOOTBALL: 6 local teams preparing for opening round of state playoffs

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- The 2021 regular season has come to an end and now its playoff time. Six local teams are in this year’s postseason field and each team will need to be on point in order to move on to the next round....

    Cullman County Youth Football week 5 scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – We’ve reached the halfway point of the Cullman County Youth Football season and everyone’s teams are beginning to take better shape with the postseason just around the corner. The Cullman Bearcats traveled to Holly Pond Saturday, Vinemont hosted the Good Hope Raiders while the Cullman...

    Good Hope City Council approves pair of new annexations

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope City Council gathered for its first May meeting Monday night and approved a pair of new land annexations on County Road 222. The annexation of the Allen-owned property was divided into two different ordinances, one accounting for...

    9 local schools earn 2020-21 AHSAA Sportsmanship Award

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    MONTGOMERY, Ala. – This year’s AHSAA Sportsmanship Schools were recognized at the 14th annual AHSAA Sportsmanship Luncheon in Montgomery Friday and nine local schools were among this year’s winners. Cullman, West Point, Fairview, Good Hope, Vinemont, Holly Pond, Cold Springs and Meek High Schools...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Maddox passes Aycock to become Good Hope’s all-time leading scorer

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Raider history was made during last week’s 4A, Area 12 Tournament. During Good Hope’s matchup with Oneonta in the tournament title game, senior guard Cole Maddox passed former Raiders standout Kyle Aycock to become the all-time leading scorer in Good Hope High School’s history....

    Cullman County Youth Football week 9 scoring recap, playoffs set to begin Oct. 22

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- The final week of the 2022 Cullman County Youth Football regular season is now complete and there were several huge games going on around the local area that helped determine the playoff seeding for next week's youth football playoffs. The Fairview Aggies...

    PREP BASKETBALL: No. 1 Good Hope drops 63-60 nailbiter to No. 2 Deshler in Northwest Regional Semifinals

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The top two teams in Class 4A clashed in a physical Northwest Regional Semifinals matchup Monday afternoon and it was another classic battle between Deshler and the Lady Raiders of Good Hope. The Lady Raiders trailed by as many as 18...

    (Updated) Good Hope finishes first at Cullman County Cheer Competition

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    CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - Good Hope High School hosted the third annual Cullman County Cheer Competition on November 6 where Good Hope Varsity finished with the title.  Good Hope Head Coach of the Varsity,  JV and Middle School cheer teams Brandy Lowe, along with Sydney...

    Cullman County Youth Football Week 9 scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The final Saturday of the youth football regular season featured some huge games that helped determine which teams will clinch a spot in this year’s playoffs. The Holly Pond Broncos traveled to take on the Cullman Cyclones, the West Point Warriors...

    Cullman County Youth Football Week 3 scoring recap

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    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...

    PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Chambers, Guthery, Thompson win at Kudzu Hills Invitational; Cold Springs, Cullman capture team titles

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    BREMEN, Ala. – This year’s Kudzu Hills Invitational is in the books and after a special presentation in which the course was dedicated in honor of former Cold Springs Cross-Country Coach Claborn Campbell, the 1A-3A Girls race officially kicked things off. As usual, Holly Pond’s Camilla Chambers was...

    Cullman County Youth Football Week 7 scoring recap

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    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...

    PREP SPORTS: AHSAA announces 2018-2020 classifications, alignments

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    CULLMAN - The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) on Thursday announced its updated classifications and alignments for the next three years.  Notable changes affecting schools in The Tribune’s coverage area are marked below in bold. Football Meek will stay in Class 1A and move to...

    Cullman County Youth Football Week 5 scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- Week five of the youth football season is now in the books and the playoff picture is slowly starting to take shape. There were some huge games with several teams looking to clinch some playoff spots Saturday. The Vinemont Eagles hosted...

    Good Hope City Council approves new road, talks Back-to-School Bash

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope City Council gathered for its regularly scheduled meeting Monday night, and they went over a handful of new agenda items including the upcoming Back-to-School Bash, a fundraiser being organized by the Good Hope Sizzlin’ Seniors and a...

    PREP BASKETBALL: No. 10 Good Hope rolls past Cold Springs 72-41, top-ranked Lady Eagles pull away from Lady Raiders 47-29; Thursday scoring recap

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Both the Eagles and top-ranked Lady Eagles of Cold Springs traveled to Good Hope for a pair of varsity matchups Thursday night and split the road trip with the 10th ranked Raiders and Lady Raiders. The Lady Eagles smothered Good Hope defensively to collect...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders eyeing another postseason appearance in 2019

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Last year, 2018, was a historic season for Good Hope High School. The Raiders posted a 9-1 record in the regular season and knocked off top-ranked, undefeated Jacksonville at home to advance to the third round of the AHSAA State...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders top Fairview 77-66, Lady Aggies hold off Good Hope 42-31; Tuesday scoring recap

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. – After sweeping Cold Springs on the road Monday night, the Fairview Aggies and Lady Aggies returned home to host Good Hope in a pair of varsity showdowns. The Lady Aggies fought out a 42-31 win over Good Hope while the Raiders edged the Aggies 77-66....

    STATE CHEERLEADING: Bearcats win 4th consecutive 6A State Title

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – There was a familiar sight at the end of Saturday’s AHSAA State Cheer Competition, the Cullman Bearcats claiming the Class 6A State Championship. This year’s title makes four in a row for the Bearcats and there was another local squad in the field as well....

    Cullman County Youth Football week 6 scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- The end of the regular season is getting close, and a lot of teams were looking to make huge statements and clinch playoff berths in the process, while other teams were looking to play spoiler. The Holly Pond Broncos hosted the...

    ARCHERY: Vinemont Middle School places 2nd in NASP Eastern Nationals & NASP IBO/3D Challenge; Cullman’s Bolzle, Vinemont’s Robinson claim individual titles

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    LOUISVILLE, KY. – Several local schools were busy at the NASP Eastern Nationals in Louisville this weekend and they brought home a lot of hardware. Vinemont Middle School placed second in the NASP Eastern Nationals, finishing just behind Benton Middle School with a score...

    ARCHERY: East Elementary, Vinemont Middle capture State Championships

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    MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Our local teams traveled to Montgomery for this year’s NASP State Championship this week and they returned home with a lot of hardware. East Elementary took home the Elementary title with a score of 3076 and Vinemont Middle School was the...

    Cullman County Youth Football Week 3 scoring recap

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    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...

    Cullman County Youth Football Week 5 scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- We are now at the halfway point of the youth football season and some teams are looking to clinch some playoff spots, while others are looking to play their way back into postseason contention. The Cyclones and the Bearcats faced off...

    ALL-STATE BOYS BASKETBALL: Holly Pond’s Chaney earns 1st Team honors, Hanceville’s Chandler wins 3A Coach of the Year

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    MONTGOMERY, Al. – This year’s All-State selections on the boys side have been released by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and there is another first teamer and coach of the year representing Cullman County. Holly Pond’s Kyler Chaney landed on this year’s class 3A First Team after earning...

    MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Vinemont topples Good Hope 30-22 to win County Championship

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – This year’s county middle school football season is in the books and after edging the Good Hope Raiders 30-22 in Tuesday night’s championship game, the Vinemont Eagles are your Cullman County Champions. The Eagles secured the win after Kayden Henderson...

    PREP SPORTS: Local seniors reflect on their favorite games, moments from their careers

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    The spread of COVID-19 has brought an abrupt and unsatisfying end to the careers of senior athletes all over the state. This time of year should be full of sporting events to attend ranging from track meets and baseball games to archery tournaments and soccer and everything...

    ARCHERY: Cullman High, Cullman Middle, Vinemont Elementary win titles at Alabama State 3D/IBO Tournament

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    Cullman High School finished in first place at this weekend's Alabama State 3D/IBO Tournament with a score of 1662. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Civic Center hosted this year’s Alabama State 3D/IBO Tournament and several local squads were in...

    PREP TRACK & FIELD: Hanceville, Good Hope capture County Championships

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The rain couldn’t hold off this year’s Cullman County Track & Field Championship at Good Hope High School Monday and by the end of the day we had a new set of county champions. On the boys’ side, the Hanceville...

    PREP SOFTBALL: Area tournaments beginning this week

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    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 SPORTS: Looking back at some of the best games of 2022

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    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...

    Raiders claim county middle school football title

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    GOOD HOPE - The Good Hope Raiders hosted the Hanceville Bulldogs Tuesday night for the Cullman County Middle School Football Championship game. Both teams earned their way in after strong regular seasons, but the night belonged to the Raiders, who put up a dominant...

    PREP TRACK & FIELD: Cold Springs Eagles, Lady Eagles take team titles at Cullman County Championship

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Championship got underway at Fairview High School Monday morning and by the afternoon, two new champions were crowned. Both the Eagles and Lady Eagles of Cold Springs took home team titles at this year’s meet and Cold...

    PREP SOFTBALL: Fairview pulls away to win area-opener at Good Hope 10-2

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – After splitting a pair of games Saturday, Fairview traveled to take on Good Hope in its area opener. A pitcher’s duel through five innings quickly turned into an offensive outburst from the Lady Aggies as they pulled away late to defeat the Lady Raiders...

    MIDDLE SCHOOL/JV FOOTBALL: Good Hope MS, JV teams pick up road wins over West Point, 34-12, 24-6

    Sammy Confer for The Cullman Tribune
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    Tuesday night football (Sammy Confer for The Cullman Tribune) Good Hope 34, West Point 12 (MS) The Raiders’ running game, led by Russ Wooten, Konner Stevens, Jed Clements and Charlie O’Neil, started out strong, wearing down the Warrior defense early, with Clements finishing the drive with...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope’s Maddox, Cold Springs’ Dickerson earn 1st team All-State honors; Arab’s Kitchens named 5A Coach of the Year

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    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...

    STATE TRACK MEET: Cold Springs Eagles, Lady Eagles capture 2A State Championships; locals shine in Cullman, Gulf Shores

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Another state track meet is in the books and this year the Cold Springs Eagles and Lady Eagles are your Class 2A state champions. The Eagles outpaced Sand Rock by 45 points to claim their state title and the Lady Eagles...

    CULLMAN COUNTY TOURNAMENT: (1) West Point pulls away from (2) Good Hope 47-20 to capture JV Girls title

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Good Hope and West Point tipped off championship Saturday at Tom Drake Coliseum with the JV Girls finals and after a slow start in the first quarter, the Lady Warriors were able to methodically pull away and defeat the Lady Raiders...

    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...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville blows by Glencoe 73-41 to win 3A, Area 12 tournament title; Friday area tournament scoring recap

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala – The Bulldogs returned to Lane Horton Gymnasium after knocking off J.B. Pennington earlier this week and this time, they were facing Glencoe for this year’s 3A, Area 12 tournament championship. Hanceville set the tone right out of the gate and handled the Yellow Jackets 73-41...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Bulldogs, Lady Bulldogs sweep Holly Pond at home; Thursday scoring recap

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Hanceville hosted Holly Pond in Thursday night hoops action and the Lady Bulldogs and Bulldogs each picked up big home wins. Hanceville's girls rolled past Holly Pond 65-33 while the Bulldogs held off a late Bronco comeback to take the game 67-57 and extend their...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope takes 50-48 thriller over Oneonta to win 4A, Area 11 Championship

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – After splitting their first two meetings in the regular season, Good Hope and Oneonta clashed once again Friday night but this time, the 4A, Area 11 championship was on the line. The road team has won each of this season’s...

    Cullman County Youth Football Week 6 scoring recap

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    BREMEN, Ala. -- There are now three weeks left to go in the regular season, and there were some huge games going on around the local area regarding who will get in the playoffs. The Cold Springs Eagles hosted the Fairview Aggies, the West...

    Cullman County Youth Football week 1 scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- Saturday marked the beginning of the 2021 youth football season and there was a great slate of games to enjoy across the county, but several games were unfortunately canceled due to COVID-19. The Cold Springs at Fairview Fireplug matchup and the Cullman...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope’s Malin earns invite to Top Gun Showcase

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- After earning the opportunity to start under center for the Good Hope Raiders in 2019, Tanner Malin put up huge numbers through the air and on the ground as he helped lead the Raiders to an 8-2 record and another trip to the...

    PREP TRACK & FIELD: Local teams put together strong weekend at sectional meets; full sectional results

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    Sectionals are in the books for local track and field squads and several athletes will be moving on to their respective state meets in May. Several teams collected top three finishes over the weekend, starting with Cold Springs’ boys who placed first at the 4A Section 4 meet...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Campbell’s last-second free throws push Hanceville past Locust Fork in OT and back to Northeast Regional

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Hanceville is heading back to Jacksonville State for the Northeast Regional after taking down Locust Fork in a thrilling, sub-regional showdown that couldn’t be decided in four quarters. Bulldogs guard Tyson Bellmon drilled a three-pointer from the left wing at the buzzer to tie the...

    PREP BASEBALL: Bearcats defeat Sparkman, honor late teammate on senior night; Monday scoring wrap-up

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    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 FOOTBALL: A look back at the 2019 season

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- The 2019 high school football season has come to an end and it saw a handful of local teams make the postseason. Addison, Cold Springs, Cullman, Fairview and Good Hope earned postseason bids after great seasons while the other teams across the county came up...

    PREP BASKETBALL: 5 local squads ranked in 1st ASWA poll

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – This season’s first Alabama Sports Writers Association poll is out, and five local teams earned a spot in the rankings. On the girls’ side, the Good Hope Lady Raiders (7-2) are ranked second in Class 4A, The Fairview Lady Aggies (9-0)...

    Good Hope Raiders, Fairview Lady Aggies enjoy 3-0 start for 1st week of area high school hoops

    Johnny Thornton
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    CULLMAN COUNTY - Good Hope's new basketball coach Drew Adams must be thinking he is in a dream and will not want to wake up from it. Taking over the Raiders' program, the youngest coach in the Cullman County school system watched his ball club...

    West Point takes Cullman County Middle School volleyball crown

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    HOLLY POND - It was a thrilling day for the West Point Middle School volleyball team; the Lady Warriors did not drop a single set on their way to laying claim to the title of Cullman County Middle School Volleyball Champion. The Lady Warriors faced...

    ARCHERY: Vinemont Elementary, Cullman Middle win North Alabama Pre-Regional Warm-Up; Marshall County Tournament recap

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    A huge field of local archery squads competed at this weekend's North Alabama Pre-Regional Warm-Up at Cullman High School. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN, Ala. – A field packed with local archery squads fought through the rain to compete at this year’s North...

    Good Hope defeats Susan Moore in sloppy jamboree game

    Good Hope High School
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    Photo shows Good Hope High School's 2016 football team, coaches and cheerleaders. BLOUNTSVILLE - It was a really sloppy game tonight between Good Hope and Susan Moore. They combined for 10 turnovers. But the Raiders made enough big plays in the game to defeat...

    PREP FOOTBALL: 7 local teams preparing for 1st round of state playoffs

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The regular season is now officially in the books, and we have seven local teams that are now turning their attention to the postseason. Meek, Fairview, Arab and Addison earned home field advantage for the opening round of the state playoffs...

    PREP SOCCER: Aggies, Lady Aggies capture inaugural Cullman County Cup Championships

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    The Aggies and Lady Aggies knocked off Good Hope and West Point respectively to win Saturday's inaugural Cullman County Cup. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN, Ala. – Heritage Park was the site for this year’s inaugural Cullman County Cup and the field was...

    PREP TRACK & FIELD: Good Hope, Cold Springs collect county championships

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    BREMEN, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Track & Field Championship was hosted at Cold Springs High School Monday and two new county champions were crowned. The Cold Springs Eagles reclaimed the top prize in the boys’ division and on the girls’ side, the...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Broncos, Lady Broncos drop area matchups against New Hope; Friday scoring recap

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    HOLLY POND, Ala. – After splitting a pair of varsity matchups at Vinemont earlier this week, Holly Pond returned home Friday night to host New Hope for a big area showdown. Unfortunately for the home crowd, the Broncos and Lady Broncos both came up short against the Indians...

    PREP CROSS COUNTRY: St. Bernard Saints, Cold Springs Lady Eagles capture state crowns

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    DANVILLE, Ala. – For the second time in three years, the Cold Springs Lady Eagles are the class 1A-2A state champions. Meanwhile in class 3A, the St. Bernard Saints outpaced the rest of the field to bring home their first blue map since 2016....

    Prep volleyball season coming soon

    West Point High School
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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...

    PREP SOFTBALL: Where do local teams stand during the hiatus?

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – With schools shut down across the state, high school sports are in the middle of an unprecedented hiatus. As of now, a return to normal school operations and local sports could still be on the horizon. In case play resumes later this spring, here is...

    REGIONAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: Holly Pond advances with 2-1 win over East Lawrence

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    FLORENCE, Ala. – Holly Pond traveled to Florence to compete in this year's Class 3A North Regional Friday and faced off against East Lawrence in their first game of the day. The Lady Broncos relied on a stellar pitching performance from Lexie Smith as well...

    PREP BASEBALL: Eagles hold on to top Good Hope 16-12; Monday scoring recap

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    BREMEN, Ala. – It’s spring break for local schools across Cullman County but there was still some county baseball action on tap Monday when the Good Hope Raiders traveled to face the Eagles of Cold Springs. The Raiders took a quick 2-0 lead in...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Big 4th quarter lifts Lady Warriors over Muscle Shoals, Warriors fall to Trojans 69-57; Friday scoring recap

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    WEST POINT, Ala. – The Muscle Shoals Trojans made their way down Hwy. 157 Friday night for a pair of varsity matchups and the Lady Warriors used a dominant fourth quarter to pull away from the Lady Trojans 66-54. The Warriors followed in the varsity boys matchup...

    Cullman Co. Youth Football semifinals scoring recap

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    VINEMONT, Ala. - The 2020 Cullman County Youth Football playoffs kicked off at Vinemont Saturday and six teams punched their tickets to next Saturday’s championship games. In the Fireplug games, the Cullman Cyclones edged the Good Hope Raiders, while the Cullman Bearcats outpaced the...

    Cullman County Youth Football week 7 scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- With only two weeks remaining in the regular season, the games keep getting bigger and bigger for some local teams that are looking to get in the playoffs. The West Point Warriors traveled to take on the Cullman Cyclones, the Cold...

    ‘Good Hope is such a special place’: Tanner Malin reflects on his Raider career

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- In this interview, I talked to Good Hope football and basketball star Tanner Malin, who will be going to Millsaps College to continue his athletic career on the football field and on the hardwood. Tanner talked about what some of his...

    Cullman County Youth Football Week 8 scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- The end of the regular season is getting closer and there were some key games going around the local area regarding playoff seeding and who will get in the postseason. The Cullman Bearcats hosted the Vinemont Eagles, the Good Hope Raiders...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders dominate season opener 58-25, Lady Raiders fall to Susan Moore

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Susan Moore made the trip to Good Hope High School Friday night for some hoops action and for the Raiders, it was their first game of the season. In their season debut, the Raiders routed the Bulldogs 58-25 to tip...

    PREP BASEBALL: Addison opens season with 2-1 win over Good Hope

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    ADDISON, Ala. – After cancellations delayed the start of the season, the Addison Bulldogs got their 2020 campaign underway against the Good Hope Raiders Saturday. Addison's imposing senior right-hander Luke Waldrep opened the season on the mound for the Bulldogs, sophomore Braxton Marshal got the start for Good...

    ALL-STATE FOOTBALL: 14 local athletes earn All-State honors; Vinemont’s Dinkle, Fairview’s Martin land on first team

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    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...

    PREP TRACK & FIELD: Cold Springs Eagles, Lady Eagles place 1st, 2nd at Cold Springs Invitational

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    BREMEN, Ala. – Cold Springs High School hosted this year’s Cold Springs Invitational Saturday and both the Eagles and Lady Eagles posted impressive performances. The Eagles finished ahead of Holly Pond and Hanceville to win the boys’ division and the Lady Eagles finished just...

    CULLMAN COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Raiders, Warriors JV Boys advance to semifinals

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    WEST POINT, Ala. -- Day one of the 2021 Cullman County Basketball Tournament concluded with a pair of JV boys matchups at West Point High School Saturday night. In the first game, the third-seeded West Point Warriors, dominated no. 6 Vinemont 43-13 and the...

    PREP VOLLEYBALL: Addison, Meek, Arab advance at North Regional, Lady Raiders fall to New Hope

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    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Several local squads will be in Huntsville this week competing in this year’s North Regional at the Von Braun Center and a few of them were in action on Wednesday. Good Hope, Meek, Addison and Arab all got their North Regional...

    Cullman County Youth Football week 4 scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- Week four of the youth football season is now over and there were more great games played all over the county Saturday. The Aggies-Bulldogs games got postponed and will be played on a later date. The Good Hope Raiders hosted the Vinemont...

    Cullman County Youth Football Week 7 scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- There are now only two more weeks left to go in the regular season and the playoff picture is getting more and more clear with each passing week. Saturday was packed with key games going around the local area. The Good...

    PREP BASEBALL: A look back at an exciting 2021 season

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- Another high school baseball season has come to a close and several local teams had some big seasons. We saw a handful of local squads play their way into the postseason and others still working to take that next step but...

    AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Lady Bearcats advance to Area Championship game with 13-1 win over Pinson Valley; Tuesday scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Lady Bearcats returned home to host this year’s 6A, Area 13 Tournament Tuesday night and after dropping their first game with Mortimer Jordan, the ‘Cats bounced back to win their next matchup against Pinson Valley to advance to Thursday’s...

    ARCHERY: Vinemont High, Vinemont Middle, East Elementary claim county championships

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    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...

    Good Hope City Council discusses new speed zone, utilities expansion

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Good Hope’s City Council held its first regularly scheduled meeting of the month at Good Hope City Hall Monday had a pair of readings for upcoming city ordinances. Before the council got to the readings, they discussed potential plans for...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Local teams tipping off Regional Tournament games Friday night

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – We’re now in the thick of postseason basketball and only five local teams remain in the field to chase a state title. The defending 2A state champion Lady Eagles of Cold Springs will tip things off in the Northwest Regional at Wallace State’s Tom Drake...

    PREP SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: Ball’s walk-off homer lifts Fairview over Ashville; Tuesday scoring wrap-up

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Ashville traveled to Fairview to take on the Lady Aggies in Tuesday afternoon area softball action and the story from this game was Katie Ball’s walk-off three-run home run that lifted Fairview over the Lady Bulldogs 7-6. Ashville started the game out strong witht an RBI...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders run over Redskins 34-7

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – For the first time in school history, the Good Hope Raiders are victorious over the Oneonta Redskins and they did it in convincing fashion. The Raiders racked up over 500 yards on the ground and had three separate rushers with...

    PREP FOOTBALL: 7 local teams gearing up for state playoffs Friday night

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The regular season has come to an end for high school football in Alabama and there are seven local teams preparing for the opening round of the state playoffs Friday night. Cullman, Addison, Fairview and Good Hope will host first round...

    6 teams advance to Cullman County Youth Football Championship Games

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The semifinal round of this year’ s Cullman County Youth Football playoffs were hosted at Good Hope’s James W. Shabel Stadium Saturday and after six hard-fought games, next week's championship matchups are now set. In the Fireplug games, the Vinemont Eagles took...

    PREP FOOTBALL: West Point rallies from behind to topple Good Hope 49-32

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders welcomed West Point to James W. Shabel Stadium Friday night for a high-scoring, high-temperature battle and after falling behind in the opening period, the Warriors rallied and raced past Good Hope to earn a 49-32, season-opening...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams begin home stretch of regular season in week 7

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – We’re hitting the home stretch of the regular season this week and thanks to a wave of rain coming into the area at the end of this week, local teams will have to be ready to play Thursday night. Some teams,...

    Local schools gather for Cullman County Media Day

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – All seven Cullman County schools were represented by cheerleaders, football players, volleyball players, band members, cross country runners and their coaches at Cullman County Media Day Monday morning and it was a great chance for the community to get to know...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope Raiders return with experience, determination

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    2018 Good Hope Raider football team with coaches (Joe McEachern Photography) GOOD HOPE - The Good Hope Raiders are gearing up for a playoff run this fall. After finishing 4-6 last season and coming up short of a playoff spot, the Raiders are anxious to...

    PREP BASEBALL: Cullman County Tournament postponed to April 10-11

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    Updated: 3/5/20 - 1:56 p.m. VINEMONT, Ala. –- This year’s Cullman County Baseball Tournament is moving to April. The tournament was originally scheduled to begin earlier this week before it was pushed back to Friday and Saturday but with the rain continuing to fall, coaches...

    PREP VOLLEYBALL: Holly Pond sweeps tri-match at Good Hope; Lady Raiders collect area win over Ashville

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    GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope Lady Raiders were in action at home Tuesday night to take on Ashville in an area matchup and later faced Holly Pond to close out the tri-match. Good Hope toppled Ashville 3-1 to pick up the area and after the...

    PREP SOFTBALL: Looking back at a fun 2021 season

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The 2021 season was an eventful and memorable one for several local teams. Holly Pond, Cullman, Cold Springs, Good Hope and West Point all advanced to the Regional Tournament stage of the postseason and for the teams that didn’t make it...

    West Point takes 1st place in county middle school volleyball tournament

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    HANCEVILLE - No. 1 seed West Point went through the Cullman County Middle School volleyball tournament Tuesday without losing a set, taking the tournament championship. The Lady Warriors started their quest of being the best in tournament play, eliminating No. 8 seed Good Hope in...

    PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Warriors tie Priceville, rout Columbia to open season; Friday scoring recap

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    WEST POINT, Ala. – West Point’s Warrior Battle Tournament got underway Friday afternoon and it was opening day for the Lady Warriors. West Point was home for their tournament matchups Friday night, tying Priceville 3-3 and blasting Columbia 16-0, while Cullman’s baseball and softball teams were competing in...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope’s postseason run ends in sweet 16 with 66-58 loss to Anniston

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    JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- The Good Hope Raiders were on the court for a Regional Tournament game for the first time since 2008 this morning and it was at Jacksonville State University’s Pete Matthews Coliseum to face the Anniston Bulldogs. The Raiders overcame a slow start and a big...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Addison, Cold Springs, West Point, Good Hope hitting the road for region matchups

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    With over half of the regular season in the books this football season, its time to start thinking about the postseason and we have several local teams still very much in the playoff hunt. Addison will try to follow up a huge win over Colbert County on...

    CULLMAN COUNTY TOURNAMENT: (1) Good Hope blows past (2) West Point 86-68 to earn back to back county titles

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Good Hope and West Point met as the top two seeds in this year’s county tournament but once they hit the floor, the Raiders didn’t let off the gas and thanks in large part a 25-point explosion from Cole Maddox, they toppled the Warriors...