Big innings fuel West Point win over Good Hope, 12-2
WEST POINT - The Warriors had the sticks going early and often versus Good Hope Friday afternoon, taking care of the Raiders in five innings.
After David Doss sat the Raiders down in order to open the game, West Point went to work. Levi Allred...
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...
Week 8 Recap: Cold Springs clinches playoff berth; Addison claims regional title
CULLMAN COUNTY - As far as the scoreboard is concerned, there were no close games on Friday in The Cullman Tribune’s coverage area.
West Point played the closest by margin, falling by 22 points to Mortimer Jordan 42-20 when the Blue Devils scored twice in...
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...
Vinemont Boys Lose a Nail-biter, Girls Fall Big
VINEMONT — It was a hard-fought battle of attrition from the opening tip Tuesday night when the Vinemont Eagles hosted the Good Hope Raiders. The action started out tight, with each team trying to establish control. Matt Cofer of Good Hope got his team...
PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Warriors outrace Fairview 18-7; Thursday scoring recap
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- The West Point Lady Warriors made the trip over to Fairview to take on the Lady Aggies in a county game Thursday afternoon and a huge second inning for the Lady Warriors was key as they ended up rolling past Fairview...
AHSAA to delay Start of Northwest Regional Championships to Tuesday, Feb. 23
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The start of the AHSAA Northwest Regional Basketball Championships at Wallace State-Hanceville has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 23 and will conclude on Friday, Feb. 26, announced AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese Friday morning.
The Northwest Regional Championships were originally scheduled to...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders score in final minute to top Central Florence 27-24
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – After wrapping up another excellent regular season, the Good Hope Raiders were back on their home field Friday night to host Central Florence in the opening round of the 4A State Playoffs. The Raiders got in front 21-14 going into...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders ready for new challenges in 2020
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Football
season is upon us and the Good Hope Raiders are gearing up for another
postseason run. The Raiders are a combined 19-5 in the last two seasons and
fans are excited to see what this year’s team has in store. Head Coach...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Good Hope sweeps tri-match at Holly Pond
HOLLY POND, Ala. -- The Holly Pond Lady Broncos hosted Good Hope and Cold Springs for a tri-match Monday night and the Lady Raiders came away with a sweep of both teams. The Lady Broncos were also able to earn a sweep over the...
PREP CHEER: Cullman, Good Hope shine at UCA Nationals
ORLANDO, Fla. – Both the Cullman and Good Hope High School varsity cheer squads were in Orlando this weekend to compete at this year’s UCA Nationals and both teams advanced through the semifinals and into the finals events Sunday.
The Raiders placed third in the...
PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville, Fairview, Good Hope collect wins at Fairview Tip-Off Classic
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - A trio of local squads participated in this year’s Fairview Tip-Off Classic Saturday afternoon and all three of them left with wins. The opening game saw the Hanceville Lady Bulldogs edge past Decatur Heritage, the Good Hope Lady Raiders then took...
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Vinemont topples Good Hope 30-22 to win County Championship
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...
Good Hope finds redemption, defeats Vinemont in shortened game
GOOD HOPE - Monday afternoon was big for Good Hope Middle School. It was the first time they got a crack at Vinemont since they lost the 2015 county championship game to the Eagles in a stunning upset.
Good Hope started the game with an...
PREP BASKETBALL: Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament wraps up with wins for Bearcats and Broncos
Noah Bussman scored a game-high 24 points in Cullman's 83-53 win over Good Hope Wednesday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
HOLLY POND – The 62nd annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament has come and gone and after three days of games on the hardwood, the Bearcats picked...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders, Lady Raiders split senior night matchups with Mortimer Jordan
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Thursday
night was senior night at Good Hope and both the Raiders and Lady Raiders
welcomed Mortimer Jordan for a pair of varsity matchups before area tournaments
tip next week. The Lady Raiders fought tooth and nail with Mortimer Jordan for
three quarters but...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope wins in defensive affair with Carbon Hill, 20-12
CARBON HILL - Good Hope (4A, Region 5) traveled to Carbon Hill (3A, Region 4) to kick off the 2018 season Friday night, and the Raiders brought home the 20-12 win.
The first drive saw the Raiders go three-and-out. Carbon Hill found the end zone...
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 CHEER: ‘Be role models for our school and our teammates’: Good Hope’s Maycie Nolen talks freshman season
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- Good Hope cheerleader Maycie Nolen is preparing for her second year on the Raiders varsity cheer team, and she's had a blast learning as much as she can from all her teammates and coaches.
"I have absolutely loved being on the...
PREP BASEBALL: Vinemont tops Cold Springs on the road 9-7; Saturday scoring recap
BREMEN, Ala. -- Vinemont traveled to take on Cold Springs Saturday morning and Vinemont didn't waste any time getting on the scoreboard first. Hayden Robinson hit a leadoff double and moved to third on a wild pitch. An RBI groundout by Jake Hale gave...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies, Raiders preparing to host quarterfinals Friday
CULLMAN, Ala. – The first two rounds of the state playoffs are in the books and two local squads remain. The Fairview Aggies and Good Hope Raiders are putting together special seasons and they both plan on keeping things rolling with wins Friday night....
PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders topple Fairview, West Point on the road
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...
Lady Aggies take Good Hope XC Invitational title; Holly Pond’s Chambers individual winner
GOOD HOPE - With the Cullman County Cross Country Meet 12 days away, five of the seven schools used the Good Hope Invitational Saturday as a tune up to get themselves familiar with the course on the Good Hope campus.
The Fairview Lady Aggies had...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Cold Springs’ Edgeworth, Holly Pond’s Barnett earn wins at Chickasaw Trails Invitational
MOULTON, Ala. – Several local schools made the trip over to Moulton for this year’s Chickasaw Trails Invitational and a pair of local runners outpaced their respective fields and returned home with wins. Cold Springs’ Ethan Edgeworth placed first in the large schools’ boys...
PREP BASKETBALL: ‘Put the team first’: Good Hope’s Weston Hancock recaps junior season
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- The Good Hope Raiders are coming off another fantastic season as they finished with a 21-9 record. Junior Weston Hancock talked about that season and what he learned, what it's been like playing with this team so far, and what...
PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope’s season comes to an end with 64-62 heartbreaker on the road
Good Hope's Cole Maddox (2) attacks the basket during the Raiders' 64-62 loss at D.A.R. Tuesday night. (Martha Needham for The Cullman Tribune)
GRANT - Good Hope's boys looked to move on to the Northeast Regional at Jacksonville State when they traveled to Grant to...
Area tournament recap and AHSAA North Regional lineup
CULLMAN COUNTY - Area high school volleyball tournaments have wrapped, and the AHSAA North Regional schedule is set for Thursday and Friday. Here’s where all local teams finished.
Three local squads took their area titles, including Addison, Holly Pond and Good Hope.
The North Regional opens...
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...
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...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders blast West Morgan, R.A. Hubbard on the road
TRINITY, Ala.
-- After collecting three summer victories at Hartselle on Tuesday, Good Hope
played in a pair of games at West Morgan on Wednesday. The Raiders rolled past
the Rebels 78-53 in game one and in game two, they took care of R.A. Hubbard
64-44.
Good Hope 78...
Close games and dominating performances highlight middle school semis
GOOD HOPE - One near upset, two dominant wins and a game gone down to the wire highlighted the semifinal round of the Cullman County Middle School Tournament at Good Hope Thursday evening.
In the girls' division, No. 1 seed Cold Springs survived a big...
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...
AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Lady Raiders rack up 19 hits in blowout win over Ashville, Tuesday scoring wrap-up
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Area
softball tournaments continued across the state on Tuesday and the home-standing
Good Hope Lady Raiders maintained their spot in the winner’s bracket of the 4A
Area 12 tournament after routing Ashville 16-0 in five innings. Sidnie English
tossed the first four innings for...
PREP SPORTS: AHSAA announces 2018-2020 classifications, alignments
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...
Week 10 Recap: Half of Cullman County teams qualify for playoffs after final week of AHSAA regional play
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...
Local anglers win big at Bassmaster High School Southern Open
DAYTON, Tenn. - With a record number of 416 boats, the Bassmaster High School Southern Open was held over the weekend, with local prep anglers making a big impact.
Colton Williams and Chase Taylor of Good Hope earned a second-place finish with a total of...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope takes spring game over Vinemont 19-12
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Vinemont traveled to take on Good Hope in a spring jamboree game Thursday night in what ended up being a very closely contested game. However, the Raiders were able to hang on in the end to defeat the Eagles 19-12...
2016 Coaches’ All-County Middle School Football Team announced
GOOD HOPE - Twenty-eight young men were recognized Thursday night for an outstanding 2016 Cullman County middle school football season.
The coaches' All-County team was announced at halftime of the middle school girls’ basketball semifinal between West Point and Good Hope.
Good Hope Middle School coach...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders, Lady Raiders down Fairview at home
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- Good Hope looked to bounce back after a pair of losses to Cold Springs when Fairview Friday night and both varsity squads were able to do just that. The Lady Raiders pulled away late to defeat the Lady Aggies 62-50...
PREP BASKETBALL: Raiders race past J.B. Pennington 101-58
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — After spending last week playing several games in Destin, the Good Hope Raiders played a little closer to home Tuesday night, taking on J.B. Pennington at Wallace State’s Tom Drake Coliseum. The Raiders got the new year started on a high...
PREP FOOTBALL: 3 local teams gearing up for postseason play Friday
Broncos running back Tyler Simmons runs for a big gain in Holly Pond’s 38-20 win over Vinemont on Oct. 26. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - The 2018 AHSAA State Football Playoffs have arrived, and three Cullman-area teams will be kicking off their...
Local schools gearing up for Friday nights on the gridiron
CULLMAN, Ala. –
Cullman County Schools’ second annual Media Day is in the books and all seven
county schools are gearing up for the start of a new school year and a new season
on the gridiron. Football and cheer coaches along with band directors made
their way...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope tops Dora in 15-14 thriller
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders hosted a massive region game against the Dora Bulldogs Friday night and were able to make just enough plays down the stretch to pull ahead and collect a 15-14 win to stay in the driver’s seat...
All-State Basketball: 7 local players earn All-State honors, West named 2A Coach of the Year, Hill and Crider selected to 1st team
Cold Springs' Camryn Crider and Elizabeth Hill earned first team All-State honors with their performances last season and Lady Eagles' Head Coach Tammy West was named as the 2A Coach of the Year. (Photos by Martha Needham for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN, Ala. - The...
Raiders, Aggies pass it around in 7-on-7 competition
Good Hope QB Bailey Quick looks for receiver vs. Arab. / Johnny Thornton
FAIRVIEW - Good Hope coach Alan Scott and Fairview coach George Redding were pleased with the performances their teams gave Friday in a 7-on-7 passing competition at Dafford Smith Stadium.
Involved in a...
Lady Aggies win, Lady Raiders fall in opening round of Lady Hawks’ Thanksgiving Classic
DANVILLE - Fairview bounced back from their first loss of the season Friday night, taking care of Decatur 54-39 Saturday in the ninth annual Danville Lady Hawks Thanksgiving Classic.
The Lady Aggies and Lady Red Raiders were hard at it as the score showed during...
CULLMAN COUNTY TOURNAMENT: (1) Good Hope blows past (2) West Point 86-68 to earn back to back county titles
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...
COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Good Hope knocks off Fairview 60-51 to advance to County Championship Game
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The first of Friday night’s varsity boys’ semifinal matchups at the Cullman County Tournament was a fast-paced and competitive clash between the Good Hope Raiders and the top-seeded Fairview Aggies. In the end, the Raiders were able to create some separation...
PREP FOOTBALL: 6 local games on tap for Friday night
CULLMAN, Ala. – The halfway point of the regular season is coming up this Friday and as a result, we have several teams taking advantage of a bye week this week to prepare for the remainder of their region matchups coming up. Meek, Vinemont,...
PREP BASKETBALL: ‘I’m always trying to improve my game’: Good Hope’s K’mal Bell recaps junior season
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- This season was another successful one for the Good Hope Raiders as they finished eclipsed the 20-win mark for the fifth consecutive season and junior K'mal Bell talked about what he learned from the Raiders’ latest run.
"I felt this season...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders fall to Etowah in 28-21 OT thriller
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders were back home Friday night hosting a big regional matchup against Etowah and four quarters weren’t enough for these two teams to settle things. The game was tied at 21 at the half and after a...
Fairview Lady Aggies Resume Their Winning Ways
HANCEVILLE — Important business was taken care of by the Fairview Lady Aggies Thursday night in defeating the Hanceville Lady Bulldogs 66-33 at Lane Horton Gymnasium.
The win sends the Lady Aggies into a Friday night encounter against the Holly Pond Lady Broncos with the...
Cold Springs Cross Country again the best in Cullman County
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 BASKETBALL: Raiders, Lady Raiders earn area wins over West Morgan
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – After picking up a pair of area wins at East Lawrence last Friday, the Good Hope Raiders returned home Tuesday night to take on the West Morgan Rebels in two more big area games. The Lady Raiders and Raiders each picked up...
PREP CHEER: ‘Spread God’s word as much as you can’: Good Hope’s Lexi Doss enjoying senior season
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- Good Hope senior Lexi Doss will be heading into her fourth and final year as a varsity cheerleader and has enjoyed every second of this experience so far. She has learned some very important things during this journey and from...
COUNTY VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: Holly Pond, Good Hope, West Point advance on day 1
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Volleyball Tournament tipped off at Hanceville’s Lane Horton Gymnasium Monday night and after day one, the semifinals are now set. On the varsity side of the court, Holly Pond, Good Hope and West Point swept Vinemont, Cold...
ARCHERY: West Point High, Vinemont Middle, East Elementary place 1st at Cullman County Championships; full individual results
East Elementary posted a team score of 3122 to capture the elementary crown at this year's Cullman County Championships. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The 2019 Cullman County Archery Championships wrapped up at Fairview High School Wednesday afternoon and East Elementary...
Cullman Co. Youth Football week 4 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala.
- We're nearing the halfway mark of the 2020 Cullman County Youth Football
season and from now on, every game is critical for some teams who are fighting
to clinch a playoff spot. In today's action, the Cold Springs Eagles traveled
to take on the Outlaws,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope trounces Priceville, 47-14
PRICEVILLE - The Good Hope Raiders (Class 4A, Region 5) traveled to Priceville (Class 4A, Region 7) to take on the Bulldogs Friday night as they looked to start out the season 2-0; the Raiders trounced the Bulldogs, 47-14.
Good Hope jumped out to a...
COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Lady Raiders capture back to back county crowns with 65-29 win over Cold Springs
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Good Hope and Cold Springs, both the top-ranked teams in their respective classifications, clashed in Saturday night’s first varsity championship game and the Lady Raiders left no doubt in a convincing, 65-29 win over the Lady Eagles. With the win, Good...
PREP TRACK & FIELD: Good Hope, Cold Springs collect county championships
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...
Whitwell High School Claims Bassmaster High School Southern Open Title On Lake Guntersville
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — For a while, it looked like a statistical tiebreaker would be necessary to decide the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Southern Open presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors on Lake Guntersville. But as the weigh-in was winding down, Westin...
PREP BASKETBALL: Midseason records and local milestones update
CULLMAN, Ala. -- We are almost two months into the 2021-2022 basketball season and a lot of local teams have gotten off to strong starts so far, while some teams are looking to shift momentum and bounce back in the second half of the...
PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope and Holly Pond split Thursday night matchups
Maddi Ham led the Lady Broncos with 10 points in their 46-38 win over Good Hope Thursday night. (Martha Needham for the Cullman Tribune)
HOLLY POND – Good Hope traveled for a matchup with the Holly Pond Broncos Thursday night and the two teams split...
PREP SOFTBALL: ‘Always be there for my teammates’: Good Hope’s Haley Lay set for sophomore season
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- The Good Hope Lady Raiders posted a record of 12-21 last season and finished as the area runner-up, which earned them a spot in the Regional tournament in Florence. Sophomore Haley Lay talked about that season, what all she learned...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders fall to Rogers in NW Regional Finals 58-41
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – After staging a miraculous comeback over Deshler in the sweet 16 Monday evening, the Good Hope Lady Raiders were back in action Tuesday morning to face Rogers in the 4A Northwest Regional Finals. Good Hope’s matchup was the first of the...
Cullman Co. Youth Football week 1 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. – High
school football kicked off in Cullman County this week and youth football got
its season underway Saturday. The West Point Warriors traveled to Cold Springs
to face the Eagles, The Cullman Cyclones hosted the Good Hope Raiders while the
Outlaws hosted the Bearcats and...
Good Hope senior Taryn Collins signs with Snead State
GOOD HOPE - Good Hope senior Taryn Collins recently signed a golf scholarship with Snead State Community College.
Pictured: Standing is Good Hope Coach Drew Adams and Snead State Coach Shane Marshall. Sitting are parents Andy and Courtney Collins. Center is Taryn Collins. (Photo contributed...
Area preview- week no. 10
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: Good Hope knocks off 4th-ranked Rebels; Lady Raiders handle West Morgan
Good Hope's Drew Maddox drives to the basket past two defenders in the Raiders' 68-65 win over West Morgan Tuesday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
GOOD HOPE – West Morgan traveled to Good Hope for a pair of varsity matchups Tuesday nights and...
Area preview- week no. 6
Cullman Bearcats (2-3) @ Fayette County Tigers (1-3)
John Morgan Brown Stadium - Fayette, Friday 7 p.m.
SERIES: Fayette County leads 3-2
LAST TIME: Cullman won 34-19 in 2015
LAST WEEK: Cullman defeated Fort Payne 34-10, Fayette County was idle.
Bearcats involved in second straight road game. Go from...
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...
Fairview claims back-to-back Cullman County Volleyball titles
The Fairview Lady Aggies celebrate their win. / Bill Piper
HOLLY POND - The Fairview Lady Aggies pulled it out on Tuesday, claiming the Cullman County Volleyball title for the second year in a row. No. 1 seed Fairview defeated the no. 3 seed Good...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bulldogs, Lady Bulldogs sweep Oakman in regional home openers; scoring roundup
HANCEVILLE - Friday night started regional play for Hanceville as the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs faced off against Oakman, and both Hanceville teams ended the night with resounding wins.
Hanceville 69, Oakman 48 (Girls)
Almost every Hanceville player found the scoring column, and they upped their...
PREP BASEBALL: A look back at an exciting 2021 season
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...
Reflecting on this year’s NW Regional: the normal and not so normal
HANCEVILLE - Any time there is a spectacular event like the Alabama High School Athletic Association Northwest Regional basketball tournament gathered for a week at such a great venue as Wallace State's Tom Drake Coliseum, you expect to see a normal and not so...
PREP BASEBALL: Good Hope falls to Cordova in area opener, 5-2
GOOD HOPE - Good Hope took on Cordova Monday in the Raiders’ area opener at home. The fell to the Blue Devils, 5-2.
Good Hope starter Matt Hancock got in trouble with one out when he allowed a single to Nathan Bullock and a double...
Raiders win on late 3; Lady Raiders fall in Swann’s debut
DANVILLE – Even though it is still early, there is something different about the Good Hope Raiders this season. They are more confident and calmer than in years past. They are a more disciplined team. Even though they were in a very tight game...
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...
‘Always be coachable’: Good Hope’s Tyler Cone enjoying sophomore season
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- Last season was another one for the Good Hope Raiders. They finished with a 20-11 record, finished as area runner ups and made another trip to the Sub-Regionals. Sophomore Tyler Cone talked about his first year on varsity and how...
Cullman County Championship Wrap-Up
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 BASEBALL: Hanceville falls to J.B. Pennington 11-9, Thursday scoring recap
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- After picking up a pair of wins against Fultondale on Tuesday, the Hanceville Bulldogs looked to continue that momentum on Thursday afternoon against J.B. Pennington. However, a late rally from the Tigers in the seventh inning proved to be the difference in...
2016 Cullman County Hoops Tournament Gets Underway
HANCEVILLE – Quarterfinal games in the junior varsity and freshmen divisions got the 2016 Cullman County High School Basketball Tournament at Wallace State’s Tom Drake Coliseum off and running Saturday afternoon.
Those who came to the Coliseum early got a chance to see collegiate hoops...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope falls to No. 2 Cherokee County 35-0
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Good Hope Raiders played host to the no. 2 ranked Cherokee County Warriors Friday night in their region opener and Cherokee County left Good Hope with a 35-0 win.
Good Hope went three-and-out on its opening possession, and Cherokee County used the...
ARCHERY: Vinemont Middle School places 2nd in NASP Eastern Nationals & NASP IBO/3D Challenge; Cullman’s Bolzle, Vinemont’s Robinson claim individual titles
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...
PREP SOFTBALL: Regional Tournaments coming up this week for local teams
Five local squads are headed
to regional tournaments this week after their strong showings in their area
tournaments and each one is looking for a spot in Montgomery. Meek, Good Hope
and Holly Pond will head to Tuscaloosa for the West-Central Regional Tournament
while Cullman and West Point...
CULLMAN COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Raiders outlast Fairview 64-54
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Good Hope and Fairview clashed in Wednesday night’s second varsity boys matchup and it was a fast-paced affair from the start. The Raiders were in control for what felt like most of the game but could never quite pull away from...
PREP BASEBALL: Good Hope falls to Danville at home, 12-5
GOOD HOPE - Good Hope looked to make it 4-1 in its last five games when the Raiders hosted Danville at home on Monday. But some sloppy defense and some big innings by Danville proved costly for the Raiders, who fell, 12-5.
Good Hope starter...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Eagles, Lady Eagles win Cullman County Championship
BREMEN, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Championship was held Friday at Cold Springs’ Kudzu Hills trail and the hometown Eagles and Lady Eagles both outpaced the field to win this year’s county crowns. This year’s county championship is the 17th straight for the...
PREP BASEBALL: Fairview edges Good Hope on the road, Saturday scoring recap
Fairview 13 - Good Hope 11 (Baseball)
Good Hope got on the scoreboard first in the bottom of the first inning. They loaded the bases with nobody out, then Carter Rutherford scored on a wild pitch to give the Raiders the early lead. Later on,...
Cullman Co. Youth Football semifinals scoring recap
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...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Good Hope sweeps Oneonta to claim area championship
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – This year’s 4A, Area 12 Tournament tipped off at Good Hope Tuesday night and the hosting Lady Raiders downed Oneonta to claim the area title and punch their ticket to the next round. After Oneonta swept Hanceville in three straight...
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Raiders and Bulldogs preparing to host round-2 playoff bouts
Senior running back Matt Dixon racked up 255 yards and four touchdowns in Good Hope's first-round victory over St. John Paul II on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. (Martha Needham for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - Round two of this year’s AHSAA State Football Playoffs will...
Cullman County Youth Football week 9 scoring recap, playoffs set to begin Oct. 22
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 TRACK & FIELD: Cold Springs Eagles, Lady Eagles earn team titles at Cullman County Championships
BREMEN, Ala.
– Cold Springs High School was the site for this year’s Cullman County
Championship Track Meet and the homestanding Eagles and Lady Eagles both earned
team titles. The boys edged Vinemont by just six points after posting a 161 and
the Lady Eagles finished just ahead...
‘I love the team we have’: Good Hope’s Rudi Derrick ready for senior year
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- The Good Hope Lady Raiders are coming off yet another amazing season. they finished 31-4, won the county and area championship and made their second straight trip to the Elite Eight and one of two seniors on this year's team,...
‘Follow in the Lord’s path’: Good Hope’s Caitlin Nisley talks 8th grade year
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- Last year’s track and cross country season was another good one for Good Hope and eighth grader Caitlin Nisley talked about what all she learned during that season and what it was like being a part of a great team.
"Last...
PREP FOOTBALL: Oneonta pulls away late to top Good Hope 37-19
ONEONTA, Ala. – Good Hope made the trip to Oneonta for a massive region showdown with the Redskins Friday night and found themselves in control in the second half, but Oneonta rallied in the fourth quarter and dominated the final period to come back...
‘You can do anything if you set a goal and stick to it’: Good Hope’s Katie Parrish talks 8th grade year
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – In this interview, I spoke with Good Hope eighth grader Katie Parrish and she shared a lot about what all she has learned this season and what she enjoys most about competing with this team.
"Last season was my first year...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders advance to NW Regional with 77-9 win over Cordova
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – After winning an area tournament title last week, the Good Hope Lady Raiders returned home Monday night to host a Sub-Regional matchup against Cordova. Good Hope scored early and often in a dominant, 77-9 performance against the Lady Blue Devils,...
