‘You cannot give up’: Former Alabama running back Siran Stacy speaks to Cullman County students
HOLLY POND, Ala. – All Cullman County Schools students in grades 8-12 are being treated to a special guest speaker this week as former All-American Crimson Tide running back Siran Stacy makes his way to each school to share his story.
Stacy was born and...
Holly Pond hits triple digits (again) to claim 3A, Area 11 title
HOLLY POND - For the 29th time this year, the Holly Pond Broncos did what they do best- win. The Broncos defeated the Locust Fork Hornets by a final of 101-49 to win the 3A, Area 11 Championship and earn the right to host...
PREP BASKETBALL: Brackets set for 2023 Cullman County Basketball Tournament
CULLMAN, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Basketball Tournament is fast approaching, and the county head coaches gathered at the Cullman County Schools Central Office Wednesday afternoon to determine the seeding. Both the Raiders and Lady Raiders of Good Hope finished 6-0 in county...
PREP SOFTBALL: Cold Springs, West Point win; Fairview falls on the road
Cold Springs 11, Shades Valley 1
Cold Springs got another pitching gem from Drew Sanders and continuing to build some momentum going into its area tournament, rolling past Shades Valley, 11-1, after six innings on Wednesday.
Hayden Goodwin led off the bottom of the first...
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...
Fall football practices start Monday in the AHSAA
Photo: The West Point Warriors will face off against Hamilton on Aug. 19.
CULLMAN - Preparation for the 2016 football season begins Monday when the first day of fall practice is allowed by the Alabama High School Athletic Association.
Six of the eight teams in Cullman...
Broncos roll, Lady Broncos fall
HOLLY POND - It was a tale of two games for Holly Pond Tuesday night as the Broncos took care of business against the West Point Warriors, while the Lady Broncos faltered against the Lady Warriors.
Holly Pond 85, West Point 64 (Boys)
Holly Pond head...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs topples Holly Pond on the road 29-14
HOLLY POND, Ala. -- Cold Springs traveled to Holly Pond to face the Broncos and the Eagles used their power running game to pulled away from the Broncos early, allowing them to pull away and pick up a 29-14 win. The Broncos drop to...
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...
COUNTY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Good Hope pulls away to top Holly Pond 38-27, advances to JV Girls finals
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Good Hope Lady Raiders squared off against the Lady Broncos of Holly Pond in the JV Girls semifinals Thursday night and after three tight quarters, the top-seeded Lady Raiders pulled away from Holly Pond in the final frame to secure...
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:Chaney’s record-setting night leads Holly Pond past Vinemont 93-83, Lady Broncos handle Lady Eagles 55-31
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Holly
Pond and Vinemont faced off against each other in a pair of area matchups as
both teams looked to get back on track after getting swept by Oneonta and
Hanceville, respectively. Holly Pond wound up taking both games from Vinemont.
The Lady Broncos...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bulldogs stomp J.B. Pennington to win area crown, Lady Bulldogs dominate Lady Tigers; Friday scoring recap
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Friday
night was homecoming at Hanceville High School and both the Bulldogs and Lady
Bulldogs put on a show for an excited home crowd. Victoria Stanley lit up J.B.
Pennington for 27 points with seven made three-pointers in Hanceville’s 75-21
rout and after dropping 25...
Holly Pond Rips the Cords in Area Win at Vinemont
VINEMONT — Between the second quarter and the third quarter, the Holly Pond Broncos could not be slowed down scoring wise by the Vinemont Eagles.
In this span, a total of 51 points were scored by the Broncos with Holly Pond running away from Vinemont Tuesday night...
PREP BASKETBALL: West Point sweeps Holly Pond on Senior Night; Friday night scoring wrap-up
Mackenzie Carter attacks the basket during West Point's win over Holly Pond Friday night. (Bill Piper for The Cullman Tribune)
WEST POINT – Friday night was senior night in West Point and there was a very special moment to start out the girl’s game. Both...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs handles Holly Pond 42-7
BREMEN, Ala. – The Holly Pond Broncos traveled across the county to face the Eagles of Cold Springs Friday night and with the rain coming down, the Eagles flew to an impressive, 42-7 win over the Broncos.
Cold Springs received the opening kickoff and moved...
PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville holds off J.B. Pennington 65-54 to advance to area tournament finals; area tournament scoring recap
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The
Bulldogs returned home Tuesday night to host this year’s Class 3A, Area 12
Tournament and Hanceville is on to the championship game after eliminating J.B.
Pennington 65-54 in the opening round.
The Bulldogs got off to a 6-2 start early in the game
and...
Cullman County Sports Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2023
CULLMAN, Ala. – Local sports legends gathered with family and friends at Stone Bridge Farms Saturday night to celebrate one of Cullman County’s most important sporting traditions. 12 new members were inducted into the Cullman County Sports Hall of Fame and the Class of...
AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: Holly Pond advances to North Regional with runner-up finish, Lady Bearcats advance with win over Muscle Shoals
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The Lady Broncos played their way to the 3A, Area 13 Championship Game Thursday night with a win over Susan Moore in the loser’s bracket final but unfortunately for the home crowd, they couldn’t keep the bats going in the...
PREP SOFTBALL: Cold Springs handles Falkville 12-2, Monday scoring recap
Cold Springs 12 - Falkville 2 (Softball)
Cold Springs' Peyton Kennedy retired Falkville on just nine pitches to start out the game. The offense gave her some early run support in their half. Brooklyn Ingram hit a one-out single, then Ciara Calvert drew a walk....
Memorable moments from this year’s county tournament
HANCEVILLE - Cullman County Schools and Wallace State Community College have had a partnership for more than a quarter of a century. In January 1993, the Hanceville-based college reached an agreement with the schools, allowing the county high school basketball tournament to be played...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: St. Bernard Saints, Cold Springs Lady Eagles capture state crowns
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 BASKETBALL: Brown’s 37 leads Holly Pond past J.B. Pennington 64-60, Lady Broncos earn 52-31 win
HOLLY POND, Ala. — The Broncos and Lady Broncos returned home after the Thanksgiving holiday to host J.B. Pennington Tuesday night and both Holly Pond squads collected wins over the Tigers. The Lady Broncos smothered J.B. Pennington to earn a 52-31 win and the...
PREP TRACK & FIELD: Vinemont Lady Eagles place 1st at Fairview Meet, Lady Broncos, Hanceville finish runners-up
FAIRVIEW, Ala.
– Several local squads were in the field at this year’s second Fairview Meet and
the Vinemont Lady Eagles took home first place with a score of 122.25, edging Holly
Pond who finished second with a 96.25. In the boys’ division, the Hanceville
Bulldogs finished just...
PREP BASKETBALL: Scores from around the area
Section 52, Cold Springs 50 (Girls)
Cold Springs looked to end the DAR Christmas Tournament on a winning note against Section, but fell just short at the end, losing by two points. The Lady Eagles (8-8) look to end their three-game skid next Thursday at...
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...
Holly Pond’s Cora Hogeland earns state Farm-City award
Winners honored during Farm-City Awards, including state's 2024 Farm of Distinction
AUBURN, Ala. - Agritourism was on display during the annual Farm-City Awards Program April 11 in Auburn.
Detailed activity reports, bright posters, well-worded essays and vibrant videos showcased hours of hard work and dedication by...
PREP SOFTBALL: Cullman’s Clemmons fans 15 in 4-1 win at Decatur; Tuesday scoring recap
DECATUR, Ala. -- Cullman got another spectacular pitching performance from Chalea Clemmons as she struck out 15 Decatur batters and the Lady Bearcats picked up a huge 4-1 area win on the road.
After a scoreless first inning, Cullman got on the scoreboard in the...
PREP BASKETBALL: 61st annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament: Day 2
Good Hope's Michael Lowe (4), Garrett Bagwell (30) and Kallen Sharpton (35) during a break in Thursday's action. / Josh McBrayer
HOLLY POND - The 61st annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament continued on Thursday, with the Good Hope Raiders and Cullman Bearcats coming out on...
PREP BASKETBALL: Brackets determined for 2019 Cullman County Basketball Tournament
Ronnie Barnes speaks to area basketball coaches during Wednesday's meeting to draw pairings for the 2019 Cullman County Basketball Tournament. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
FAIRVIEW – The pairings for this year’s Cullman County Basketball Tournament were drawn at Fairview High School Wednesday afternoon,...
Holly Pond Town Council considers concerns about new recycling facility
HOLLY POND, Ala. – At the Holly Pond Town Council meeting Monday evening, Councilwoman Julie Ray raised concerns about the town’s new metal recycling facility BNF metals. The facility received its business license on June 6, 2023 and officially opened on June 16, a month...
Special guests have a ball at Holly Pond- West Point game
WEST POINT - West Point High School rolled out the welcome mat to members of the Cullman County Center for the Developmentally Disabled (CCCDD) Friday night, in between senior night and the varsity basketball games featuring the Warriors against the Holly Pond Broncos.
Many of...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local rivalries highlight week 1 slate
CULLMAN, Ala. – With week zero in the books, our local squads are turning their attention to this week’s approaching matchups. Friday night’s slate is highlighted by several local rivalries including West Point v. Good Hope, Cold Springs v. Holly Pond and Vinemont v....
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 -...
Cullman Co. Youth Football week 9 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Saturday marked the end of the 2020 Cullman County Youth Football regular season and four teams from each division clinched their spots in the playoffs. Next week will begin the postseason and each team only has one thing on their minds...
Fairview, Cold Springs, Holly Pond victors in day 1 of JV county softball tournament
GOOD HOPE - With the varsity division of the Cullman County Softball Tournament now in the record books, the junior varsity stepped on center stage Wednesday at Good Hope High School with one-sided domination and a pair of close encounters.
No upsets took place in...
Lady Aggies and Cold Springs Lady Eagles advance to title game; JV Lady Warriors stun Cold Springs
HANCEVILLE - A version of March Madness invaded Tom Drake Coliseum during the semifinals of the Cullman County Basketball Tournament Thursday night.
The evening began with an upset as the No. 4 West Point Lady Warriors stunned the top seed Cold Springs Lady Eagles 35-31...
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: Rickard’s late free throws lead Holly Pond past Decatur 66-64, West Point falls to Susan Moore
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Day two of the 66th annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament got underway Tuesday afternoon and a pair of local teams were back in action. It was a tale of two halves for West Point as they ended up dropping their game...
PREP BASKETBALL: Arab downs Lincoln County 76-64 to win 65th Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Four local squads returned to Felton Easterwood Gymnasium Wednesday for the final day of the 65th annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament and the Arabian Knights clashed with Lincoln County in this year’s championship game. The Knights and Falcons were neck-and-neck...
PREP BASKETBALL: Holly Pond handles Addison 69-18 at Wallace State Thanksgiving Classic
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Holly Pond Lady Broncos hit the court at Wallace State’s Tom Drake Coliseum Tuesday morning for a matchup against the Lady Bulldogs of Addison and Holly Pond dominated the game from start to finish. The Lady Broncos built a 37-3...
Week 7 Recap: September ends with memorable comeback victories; Addison clinches playoff berth
CULLMAN COUNTY - Nothing can be more satisfying than a comeback victory on the football field.
In week seven of the area regular season schedule, all four local teams who were victorious did just that, coming from behind to close out an entertaining final Friday...
Cold Springs Eagles, Lady Broncos shoot well in quarterfinal wins; West Point and Fairview freshmen move on to title game
HANCEVILLE - Thanks to a 23-3 run in the second quarter, the Cold Springs Eagles shook off a sluggish first period, going on to eliminate the Vinemont Eagles 64-29 Wednesday night in the Cullman County Basketball Tournament.
Point guard Jesse Lee woke up from a...
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...
Despite controversy, Chainbreaker’s Ministries celebrates opening of Frierson House in Holly Pond
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Local nonprofit Chainbreaker’s Ministries on Saturday, April 6, cut the ribbon and welcomed visitors to the grand opening of the Frierson House addiction recovery/transition center in Holly Pond. Founders/Directors Doug and Cassandra Canter introduced volunteers and the men living there,...
COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Bulldogs advance with 61-45 win over Holly Pond
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – One more varsity battle was on tap at the Cullman County Tournament Tuesday night, and it was another intense clash between the Broncos and Bulldogs. Hanceville and Holly Pond met with a spot in the semifinals on the line and after...
PREP BASKETBALL: Shot of the game: Shaw lifts Broncos over Knights, 59-56
HOLLY POND - The Holly Pond Broncos hosted the Arab Knights Tuesday night for several matchups on the hardwood, starting with the Junior Varsity Girls.
JV Girls: Holly Pond 40, Arab 23
The youngest group of Lady Broncos was in control of Tuesday evening’s first game...
PREP BASEBALL: Aggies fall to Danville at home 4-0; local scoring recap
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – After a wet and rainy week across the state, the Fairview Aggies were able to get back on their home diamond Saturday to host the Danville Hawks. Unfortunately for the home crowd, the Aggies weren’t able to generate much offense at...
PREP FOOTBALL: Broncos blast Brindlee Mountain 53-0 in season opener
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Holly Pond opened up the 2021 season on its home field Friday night and got things started with a dominant performance. The Broncos hammered Brindlee Mountain 53-0, limiting the Lions to -22 yards of total offense and racking up 270...
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 SOFTBALL: 2019 Cullman County Softball Tournament gets underway next week
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The 2019 Cullman County Softball Tournament will be here Monday and day one will be packed with interesting matchups. The double elimination tournament will be held at Holly Pond and get underway at 2 p.m. when Cold Springs takes on...
One Upset Highlights Quarterfinals of Cullman County Middle School Girls Tournament
COLD SPRINGS – Home court advantage for the Cold Springs Lady Eagles didn't last long in the Cullman County Middle School Basketball Tournament Monday night.
The No. 4 seed Lady Eagles were eliminated in the quarterfinal round by 5th seed West Point 33-24. West Point...
PREP FOOBALL: Playoff picture beginning to take shape in week 8
CULLMAN, Ala. – There are just three more weeks remaining in the regular season and we have several local teams that are either playing to earn home field advantage in the postseason or fighting to get into the postseason at all. Cullman, Fairview, Good...
Prep football preview: week 8
Hunter Persall (24) and the West Point Warriors took bragging rights last week in the first Brandin’ Iron Bowl, 27-14. / Bill Piper
CULLMAN COUNTY - Local high school football teams are heading into week eight, and the play-off picture is starting to take shape...
AHSAA releases 2023-24 spring sports alignments
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama High School Athletic Association’s (AHSAA) Central Board of Control (CBC) approved new spring sports area alignments Tuesday afternoon and there are plenty of local teams shuffling around. The CBC’s unanimous action came at the Spring Sports Classification meeting which...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs and Cullman pick up home sweeps over Holly Pond and Jasper
Hannah Hoffman drives to the basket for two points in the Lady Bearcats' 60-21 win over Jasper. (Joe McElroy for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Jasper Vikings made the trip to Cullman High School Friday night and the Bearcats sent both Viking squads home...
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...
Sports Column: ‘Best games I’ve ever covered’ vol. 2
CULLMAN, Ala. -- COVID-19
has forced the cancellation of spring sports and during this unprecedented
time, I’ve compiled a list of some of the best games I’ve seen in my years with
The Cullman Tribune. I’ve seen a lot of exciting games so far that had us...
Area preview- week no. 3
Cullman Bearcats (1-1, 0-0) @ Albertville Aggies (2-0, 0-0)
6A, Region 7 opener
McFord Field - Albertville, Friday 7 p.m.
SERIES: Albertville leads 19-16-3
LAST TIME: Cullman defeated Albertville 58-21 in 2011
LAST WEEK: Cullman defeated North Jackson 45-14, Albertville defeated Arab 45-7.
This will be the first regular season...
PREP BASKETBALL: Local teams tipping off sub-regionals tonight
CULLMAN, Ala.-
Sub-regionals are here and several local teams are looking to keep their
respective seasons alive. Everyone is in "win or go home" mode from
now on. On the girls’ side, Addison, Cold Springs, Cullman and West Point will
host their games while Fairview, Hanceville and Holly...
PREP BASKETBALL: Holly Pond collects home sweep of Brindlee Mountain
Tyler Boatright shoots from the free-throw line in Holly Pond's 80-60 win over Brindlee Mountain Friday night. (Sammy Confer for The Cullman Tribune)
HOLLY POND – The Broncos took on Brindlee Mountain in a pair of region games at home and wound up taking both...
COUNTY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Vinemont takes 41-38 thriller over Holly Pond to advance to semifinals
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Holly Pond and Vinemont battled it out in Wednesday night’s first varsity matchup at the county tournament and it came down to the final shot. The Lady Eagles held onto a 26-19 lead after the first half and withstood a big...
AHSAA basketball area tournament play: Thursday scores and sub-regional schedule
CULLMAN COUNTY - Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) basketball area tournament play continued tonight. Below are the results of Thursday night's games, as well as the boys' and girls' sub-regional championship games schedules for next week.
1A, Area 12 Girls
Marion County 51, Addison 45
2A,...
PREP FOOTBALL: A look back at the 2019 season
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...
County baseball tournament to be played Thursday, Friday
GOOD HOPE - Potential weather issues had the Cullman County Baseball Tournament go on a revised schedule for Wednesday and Thursday. However, a wet Tuesday forced the tournament to go back to a Thursday schedule and to be completed on Friday. This year's tournament...
Shake up by the AHSAA
CULLMAN - Wednesday was a highly anticipated day around the high school sports world, especially here in Cullman, with the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) issuing reclassifications and realignments for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 seasons.
The only area school to move classifications was...
Cullman Co. Youth Football week 5 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala.-- We are now halfway through the 2020 youth football season and some teams have inched closer to playoff berths while some are looking to fight their way into postseason contention. The Raiders traveled to take on Vinemont while the Outlaws hosted the...
PREP BASKETBALL: ‘This season was one I’ll never forget’: Holly Pond’s Kollin Brown recaps junior year
HOLLY POND, Ala. -- Last season saw Holly Pond have one of their best seasons that they've had in a long time as they collected over 20 wins, won their area, and hosted their Sub-Regional game. Junior Kollin Brown recapped that season and talked...
PREP BASKETBALL: Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament Day 2 Recap
Good Hope's Cole Maddox goes up strong for two points in the Raiders' 93-71 win over Holly Pond Tuesday night. (Nick Griffin for the Cullman Tribune)
HOLLY POND – Day two of the 62nd annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament is in the books and today’s action...
PREP SOFTBALL: Looking back at a fun 2021 season
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...
Quality scoring on display at Chesley Oaks Classic
FAIRVIEW - Plenty of good prep golf was on display Tuesday in the annual Chesley Oaks Classic, hosted by Fairview High School.
Two individuals handled the course very well, with scores under par, while three others shot even par and there was a playoff between...
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...
Track & Field Sectionals: Day 1 results
CORNER - Cold Springs, St. Bernard and Holly Pond are involved in the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) track and field sectionals at Corner High School. Each is competing in Section 4 of their respective classifications. Their goal is to qualify this weekend,...
Road to state title goes through Holly Pond: Broncos destroy Carbon Hill, 123-50
HOLLY POND - It was a banner night for the Holly Pond Broncos as seniors Dawson Foust, Matt Cahoon, Drew Jones, Tanner Duke, Jacob Jones, Andrew Shaw, Michael Lambert and Bailey Smith took the floor at the Pond for the last time as Broncos,...
Cullman County Youth Football playoffs kicking off Saturday
CULLMAN, Ala. - The 2020 Cullman County Youth Football playoffs are here and Saturday at Vinemont, 12 teams will begin vying for the ultimate prize, the youth football championship. Three teams, one from each division, go into the playoffs undefeated, but they will be...
CULLMAN COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Lady Raiders race past Holly Pond 71-36
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Cullman County Tournament action resumed at its traditional home inside Wallace State’s Tom Drake Coliseum Monday with three varsity girls’ matchups on tap. The first of the night featured a showdown between the fourth-seeded Good Hope Lady Raiders and the fifth-seeded...
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...
COUNTY VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: Good Hope tops Holly Pond to claim back to back county titles
GOOD HOOPE, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Volleyball Tournament wrapped up at Good Hope High School Tuesday night and for the second year in a row, the Lady Raiders are county champions. Good Hope knocked off Holly Pond in its first match of...
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...
PREP TRACK/FIELD: Cullman Girls, Boys finish 2nd, 4th respectively at Cullman Invitational
Cullman's Cannon Trimble and St. Bernard's Joseph Arriaga comepte in the 1600-Meter Run at the Cullman Invitational Saturday morning. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman’s girls and boys track teams placed second and fourth respectively at this year’s Cullman Invitational after...
Broncos cap near-perfect regular season; Lady Warriors win 21st victory
WEST POINT - Holly Pond completed a near perfect regular season Friday night; The Broncos, ranked second in Class 3A, won 68-46 over the West Point Warriors at Jim Boyd Gymnasium.
Holly Pond finished the regular schedule at 27-1 and will go into the playoffs...
PREP BASEBALL: Hanceville knocks off Danville, Fairview on the road; Saturday scoring recap
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- Fairview welcomed Danville and Hanceville to their place for some Saturday baseball action and the Bulldogs went home with a pair of wins. The Aggies took the first game of the day over the Hawks 18-10 while the Bulldogs got a...
Saints take state 1A/2A title in cross country, Guthery takes 1st place; Bearcats claim 6A runner-up
OAKVILLE - Cold Springs' quest to three-peat as the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) 1A/2A cross country state champs was denied Saturday by local rival, St. Bernard Prep School. On a sunny afternoon at Oakville Indian Mounds Park & Museum, the Saints edged...
PREP FOOTBALL: Oakman bruises Broncos, 40-16
OAKMAN, Ala. - The Holly Pond Broncos traveled to Walker County to square off against the Oakman Wildcats Friday night, and the Broncos got bruised, 40-16.
Holly Pond received the opening kickoff, starting on its own 30, but facing a strong Wildcat defense, the Broncos...
PREP FOOTBALL: 4 local games on tap to close out regular season
Good Hope quarterback Bailey Quick (2) fires a pass down field during the Raiders’ 43-24 win over Cordova on Sept. 7, 2018. Good Hope will host county rival Hanceville this Friday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - The 2018 regular season ended...
COUNTY SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: West Point downs Holly Pond 14-8 to capture 9th consecutive county crown
VINEMONT, Ala. – After topping Vinemont and Good Hope Monday night to secure a spot in the county title game, the West Point Lady Warriors squared off against Holly Pond Tuesday night with this year’s county championship on the line. The Lady Broncos jumped...
PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: Warriors split area matchups against Hamilton, Friday scoring wrap-up
WEST POINT, Ala.
– Hamilton traveled to West Point Friday afternoon for a pair of area matchups with
the Warriors and after taking game one 5-2, West Point bounced back and won
game two 11-0 in five innings.
The Aggies scored a pair
of runs in the top...
SUB REGIONALS: Holly Pond outworks Colbert Heights, 87-69
HOLLY POND - The Holly Pond Broncos eliminated Colbert Heights Tuesday night, 87-69, behind a barrage of 3-point shots to punch their ticket to Tom Drake Coliseum and an appearance in the Sweet 16.
The Broncos knocked down 14 shots from beyond the arc, five...
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...
Eagles out, Broncos clinch play-off spot
VINEMONT - The Vinemont Eagles hosted the Broncos of Holly Pond on a cool and windy night for a pivotal Region 6 matchup in class 3A. It was senior night for the Eagles, but there was a lot of meaning for the Broncos in...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams preparing for region finales this week
CULLMAN, Ala. – This year’s regular season is coming to a close and the playoff picture is becoming a little clearer with each passing week. Several local squads have already secured postseason berths and are playing to improve their position while others are looking...
PREP SOFTBALL: Fairview plates 4 in the 7th to top Cold Springs, Monday scoring recap
BREMEN, Ala. – Fairview traveled to Cold Springs to take on the Lady Eagles Monday night and after falling behind 3-0 in the third inning, the Lady Aggies plated four runs in the top of the seventh inning to come from behind and earn...
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...
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...
Holly Pond community sending local team to World Series
HOLLY POND, Ala. -- Holly Pond's 12-and-under baseball team is heading to the Dizzy Dean Baseball World Series in Southaven, Mississippi. The Broncos qualified for the state tournament after making it through the Dizzy Dean Baseball Tournament but were eliminated early on. The state...
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...
PREP FOOTBALL: Weather moving most week 1 matchups to Thursday
CULLMAN, Ala. – With
some rainy weather on its way to hit us toward the end of the week, most of our
local matchups will be played Thursday night. Several local teams collected
wins in their first contests during week zero but now they’ll have a short
turnaround...
Cold Springs sweeps Cullman County Cross Country Championship
The Cold Springs Eagles celebrate their win in Thursday's Cullman County Cross Country Championship. / Josh McBrayer
HANCEVILLE- Cold Springs swept the Cullman County Cross Country Championship on Thursday at Ray Talley Stadium on the campus of Hanceville High School. The Eagles claimed their 14th...
PREP BASKETBALL: Holly Pond falls to Westminster Christian 70-44 in Northwest Regional
Holly Pond's Levi Boatright (34) drives to the basket during the Broncos' loss to Westminster Christian Saturday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Holly Pond faced the second-ranked ranked Westminster Christian Academy Wildcats in the Sweet 16 round of the Northwest...
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...
