Registration open for CP&R tennis, track & field programs
CULLMAN – Cullman Parks and Recreation (CP&R) is pleased to announce it will hold three sessions of summer tennis clinics this summer under Coach Jerry Mason. Registration is open at the Cullman Civic Center or at www.cullmanrecreation.org.
The two-week clinics will be offered in three...
Freshman duo lifts Wallace State men’s basketball past Cleveland State
HANCEVILLE – Four Wallace State men finished with double figures, including freshmen Jaylen McCoy and Nubian Spann, and the Lions wrapped up non-conference action Thursday with a 70-51 victory over Cleveland State Community College at Tom Drake Coliseum.
McCoy poured in 15 points behind five...
Come cheer on the Cullman Hoop Stars!
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Therapeutic Recreation’s (CTR) Cullman Hoop Stars special needs basketball league, formerly known as Miracle League Basketball, is in the fourth week of its season, and things are going great! Eight teams of eight to nine players are playing a seven-week,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Holly Pond drops season opener on the road
NEW HOPE, Ala.
-- The Holly Pond Broncos traveled to the New Hope Indians Friday night for
their first game of the 2019 season and after a 30-minute lightning delay, the
teams took the field. New Hope received the kickoff at their own 29. On the first...
ARCHERY: Vinemont’s Sartin places 1st at NASP Championship; full local results
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –
The 2019 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) season came to an end
with the NASP Championships at the Music City Center in Nashville on Saturday
and several local squads were there to compete. Cullman Middle School, East
Elementary and West Point High School...
Varsity Teams Hit the Court
HANCEVILLE – The Cullman County Basketball Tournament continued Monday night with varsity action for the first time in the tournament.
GIRLS
The Holly Pond Lady Broncos took the court as the No. 2 seed to take on the Vinemont Lady Eagles as the No. 7 seed.
Vinemont...
CCBOE: Cullman County athletic news
New Good Hope volleyball coach Natasha Holcombe (center) at Thursday's meeting of the Cullman County Board of Education. / Johnny Thornton
CULLMAN - In athletic news from Thursday's meeting of the Cullman County Board of Education, the board approved the hiring of Wanda Gilliland to...
West Point has a good night at the Cullman County Basketball Tournament
HANCEVILLE – West Point started Tuesday night at the Cullman County basketball tournament with a 61-36 win in the junior varsity over Cold Springs.
It ended by 8:45 p.m. with the Warriors pulling away from Hanceville 74-56.
That enabled the West Point teams to advance into...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison knocks off Winston County at home, 36-14
ADDISON, Ala. - A packed house watched two longtime rivals, Addison and Winston County, face off at A.G. Hicks Stadium in Addison on Friday night. Addison was facing an undefeated, 2-0, Yellow Jacket team while Addison was coming off a turnover-plagued, close loss at #2...
PREP FOOTBALL: 3rd annual Brandin’ Iron Bowl headlines Thursday slate of opening games
Several teams will open the 2019 football season on
Thursday night, including a pair of matchups between local squads. The West
Point Warriors will travel to Fairview for the third annual Brandin Iron Bowl,
Meek will host the Cold Springs Eagles and the Cullman Bearcats will be...
Glory days: CHS baseball alumni day
CULLMAN - Cullman's current baseball team stepped aside last weekend to allow former Bearcats to relive their glory days in the second annual Alumni Day at Bill Shelton Field.
The activities featured a home run derby then a game between former Bearcat players. The odd...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cullman’s Hughey, Sullins invited to 2020 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl
CULLMAN, Ala. –
The first half of the season has gone well for Cullman’s running back duo and
it just got a little better this week. Bearcat runners Jaylen Hughey and Jayden
Sullins each earned an invitation to the upcoming Offense-Defense All-American
Bowl. There will be two regional...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point drops region opener to Hamilton on the road
HAMILTON, Ala. – West Point is on the road for the third straight week of the early season and fell to the Hamilton Aggies Friday night to start region play 0-1. The defense was the most glaring issue last week and this week against...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Cold Springs’ boys, Holly Pond’s Chambers win at Chickasaw Trails Invitational
OAKVILLE, Ala. –
Several local squads were in the field at Saturday’s Chickasaw Trails and there
was some hardware to bring home for teams and individuals. Cold Springs’ boys
placed first in the small schools division while the Lady Eagles finished third.
The St. Bernard Saints collected a...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Holly Pond’s Chambers wins at Fairview Invitational; full local results
FAIRVIEW, Ala. –
We’re getting into the thick of the 2019 cross country season as several local
teams made their way to Fairview for this year’s Fairview Invitational. It was
yet another good day for Holly Pond’s Camilla Chambers as she posted a 19:16.58
to win the small...
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...
Holly Pond, Cold Springs girls advance to earn County Title rematch
HANCEVILLE – For the third consecutive year, the Cullman County High School girls' basketball championship will be a battle between Holly Pond and Cold Springs.
That took form Thursday night in which both teams had to fight off slow starts and finish with a flurry...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: West Point wins Bronze Bracket at Labor Day Classic
FOLEY, Ala. –
The West Point Lady Warriors made the trip to Foley for this year’s Labor Day
Classic over the weekend and after two days of pool and bracket play, the Lady
Warriors finished as champions of the tournament’s bronze bracket. West Point
defeated UMS Wright in...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs opens season with 25-0 road shutout over Meek
ARLEY, Ala. - It was a perfect night to kick off the High School football season as the Cold Springs Eagles traveled to take on the Meek Tigers. Cold Springs looked sharp on offense and defense all night long as they got a convincing...
Cullman County Youth Football week 7 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala.
- The youth football regular season is winding down and some teams from each
division have either clinched playoff spots or were looking to get in the
playoff race ain some huge games going on around the area. The Good Hope
Raiders traveled to take on...
12U Area 1 Tournament: Vinemont undefeated after Monday; games going on now in Holly Pond
Cullman's Ben Washburn swings at a pitch from Vinemont's Colby Miller Monday night. / Johnny Thornton
Tonight's schedule:
Holly Pond vs. Japser playing now on field 1
Cullman vs. Winston County playing now on field 2
Vinemont vs. Rock Creek 8 p.m. on field 1
Elimination game 8 p.m. ...
YOUTH FOOTBALL: Week 6 scoring roundup
CULLMAN - Week six of Cullman County youth football is in the books. Here’s how the games played out.
Good Hope Raiders 42 (5-1), Cold Springs 0 (2-4) (Fireplug)
Good Hope dominated on both sides of the ball from start to finish in its shutout victory...
PREP FOOTBALL: Aggies ready to kick things off, get back to postseason in 2019
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- After turning around a slow start to the 2018 season and winning three of their last four, the Fairview Aggies built some momentum going into the offseason and now they’re ready to ride that wave into this fall. Head Coach George...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders collect 27-14 region win at Cordova
CORDOVA, Ala. – After starting the season 2-0 with wins over Carbon Hill and Priceville, the Raiders traveled to take on the Cordova Blue Devils Friday night and get region play underway.
Good hope won the toss and deferred to the second half and Cordova...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison headed to Vinemont Friday; Bulldogs, Broncos hitting the road
The Aggies, Raiders and Warriors are all off this week
but there is still one battle coming up between two local squads Friday night.
The Vinemont Eagles will host the Addison Bulldogs Friday night in a non-region
matchup that has been played every season since 2014 and...
Springtime brings youth ball season
CULLMAN, Ala. - High school softball and baseball are headed into playoff season, but youth ball is just kicking off for leagues around Cullman County.
The City of Good Hope recently opened its 2019 youth T-ball, baseball and softball season. Decked out in their new...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs edges Southeastern 34-33 in region opener
BREMEN, Ala. – After taking a tough loss at Berry last week, the Cold Springs Eagles returned home Friday night to open up region play against Southeastern. The Eagles and Mustangs went back and forth throughout the game but in the end, it was...
Bearcats Outstandingly Shut Out Russellville for Senior Night Win
CULLMAN - The Cullman Bearcats (5-5) had an explosive victory over the Russellville Tigers (8-2) after a series of losses for the Bearcats. No matter how hard Russellville’s offense tried to move the ball down the field and their defense tried to contain the...
Prep Teams Getting Ready for 2015 Football Season
CULLMAN – Anticipation of success for prep football teams in Cullman County is at a high atmosphere for the 2015 season.
Three teams last season reached the Alabama High School Athletic Association playoffs. Three teams that had been postseason bound on a regular basis didn't...
Cullman Parks and Recreation’s Archery Camp Teaches Children Tips and Tricks
We learned the eleven steps to archery. I like shooting a lot and I usually do pretty good.”
Willa Smith, Archery Camper
CULLMAN – Cullman Parks and Recreation held their first Archery Camp for the summer on June 29, 30, and June 1 for boys and...
‘Cullman Challenge’ cut short due to weather
Swimmers from Cullman, Jasper, Sheffield and Florence swim teams race for the best time during the Cullman Challenge Swim Meet at the Cullman Wellness & Aquatic Center. (Hayden Hyatt for The Tribune)
CULLMAN – The Cullman Swim Team hosted Jasper, Sheffield and Florence swim teams...
Dizzy Dean 12U Area 1 Tournament: Vinemont takes 3rd place
Vinemont's Toby Hill (4) drives in a run with a base hit against Jasper. / Johnny Thornton
HOLLY POND - Vinemont took third place in the Dizzy Dean 12U Area 1 tournament Wednesday at Lion's Club Park.
Jasper posted a 15-1 victory, moving on to the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Raiders wrap up first week of fall camp with preseason scrimmage
GOOD HOPE, Ala.
– With the first night of football season just around the corner for Good Hope
and the rest of the state, the Raiders wrapped up their first week of fall camp
with a controlled Red-White scrimmage in James W. Shabel Stadium. The public
was invited...
PREP FOOTBALL: Miller to Miller touchdown lifts Eagles over Locust Fork in final seconds
VINEMONT, Ala. - It was homecoming night for the Vinemont Eagles, who hosted the Hornets of Locust Fork, and the Eagles came out on top in a thrilling back-and-forth affair. It was also a huge region victory for Vinemont.
Both teams went three-and-out to begin...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fultondale comes from behind to defeat Vinemont 36-22
FULTONDALE, Ala. - Vinemont traveled to Fultondale in what turned out to be a tale of two halves for the Eagles that saw Fultondale come away with a 36-22 homecoming victory.
Vinemont got the ball to start the game and pounded the ball resulting in...
AHSAA Central Board approves new spring sports alignments
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The
Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board has approved spring
sports’ alignments for the upcoming 2020-21 and 2021-21 classification period.
The action was taken Thursday during a special called teleconference meeting. Sports
alignments for the next classification period for baseball, softball, boys’ and
girls’ soccer,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek drops region matchup at Brilliant 30-6
BRILLIANT, Ala. – After suffering a tough loss on the road at Sumiton Christian a week ago, the Tigers were back on the road this week to take on Brilliant and try to pick up their first win of the season. Unfortunately for Meek...
CP&R hosting Christmas break archery tournament
CULLMAN – Cullman City Parks and Recreation (CP&R) will host a 3D and National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) archery tournament on Thursday, Dec. 29 at the Cullman Civic Center. This fun shoot is open to archers of all ages. Registration will take...
Cullman County Youth Football week 6 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Al.
- Week six of the youth football season is officially in the books and with two
weeks left to go in the season, every team will either look to get into the
playoffs or finish off their respective seasons strong. Cold Springs traveled
to take on...
Technical Foul on Oneonta Coach Saves the Game for Cold Springs Lady Eagles
DANVILLE - Victory for the Cold Springs Lady Eagles in the quarterfinal round of the 7th annual Danville Thanksgiving Tournament Wednesday night got locked up in the final seconds because of a technical foul on Oneonta coach David Elrod.
The Oneonta coach received a technical...
Late-inning comeback gives Cullman Dizzy Dean 12U district title
No. 5 Hunter Moore bats in the top of the first for the Cullman All Stars. / Johnny Thornton
VINEMONT - Cullman's 12-under All Stars put together a comeback in the final two innings to overtake Winston County's All Stars 7-4 and win the Dizzy...
Cullman Co. Youth Football kicking off Aug. 22
CULLMAN, Ala.
- Despite the spread of coronavirus putting sports at all levels and seemingly everything
else around the world in jeopardy, there will be a youth football season in Cullman
County kicking off Aug. 22. Hanceville is the only squad that will not be
playing this year...
PREP FOOTBALL: Dominant 2nd half performance lifts Cullman over Decatur, 41-17
CULLMAN, Ala. - After hitting the road for their first two games of the season, the Cullman Bearcats hosted Decatur in their home opener Friday night and opened region play with a 41-17 win over the Red Raiders. Cullman trailed 17-7 at the half...