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    RECLASSIFICATION: AHSAA releases new fall classifications; Addison, Holly Pond on the move

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    MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) released its reclassification numbers for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years Tuesday morning and there are a pair of local schools making a move. Holly Pond High School and Addison High School are each...

    PREP BASEBALL: 2020 season recap; COVID-19 brings early end to spring sports

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – With Gov. Ivey and State Superintendent of Education Dr. Eric Mackey’s announcement about students staying home for the rest of the school year coming Thursday afternoon, that puts a lid on spring sports for 2020. As a result, this year’s baseball season is now officially...

    Winston County JV Basketball Tournament: Winston County, Addison take home 2 titles in girls’, boys’ action

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    WINSTON COUNTY – Last night wrapped up the Winston County Tournament. There were some exciting games that went down to the wire and one dominating performance by Winston County in the last game of the night. Winston County 38, Meek 30 (JV Girls) It was a...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers preparing for special year on the gridiron

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    ARLEY, Ala. – High school football season has returned in Alabama and that means its nearly time for the Meek Tigers to take the field once again. Houston Powell is entering his second season as the Tigers’ Head Coach and after helping lead the...

    Meek advances to semifinals in state volleyball tournament

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    BIRMINGHAM - Meek defeated Sumiton Christian Wednesday afternoon in the 1A bracket of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) state volleyball tournament at the Birmingham Crossplex. The straight set win sent the Lady Tigers to the semifinals to face Decatur Heritage, which is...

    AHSAA releases 2024-26 fall sports classifications

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    MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The AHSAA’s Central Board met Monday morning to hash out the fall sports classifications for the 2024-26 school years and after a long deliberation, the board released new regional, sectional and area maps for fall sports. A couple of notable moves...

    PREP TRACK & FIELD: Bearcats edge Hartselle to win Cullman Invitational

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Teams from all over the area made their way to Oliver Woodard Stadium at Cullman High School Saturday to compete in this year’s Cullman Invitational and the hometown Bearcats finished just six points ahead of the Hartselle Tigers to win the boys title. Fort Payne...

    Sports Column: ‘The best games I’ve ever covered’ vol. 1

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    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...

    AHSAA Central Board approves new spring sports alignments

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    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 SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: Lady Warriors fall in Smith Lake Classic Championship Game, Saturday scoring wrap-up

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    JASPER, Ala. – The Lady Warriors traveled to Jasper this weekend for a packed slate of softball action at this year’s Smith Lake Classic and punched their ticket to Saturday night’s championship game after knocking off Corner and Lamar County on Friday and Gordo,...

    PREP BASEBALL: Bearcats win 9th straight area title with dramatic 10-8 win at Hartselle; Thursday night scoring wrap-up

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    HARTSELLE, Ala. – Thursday’s first matchup between the Bearcats and the Tigers was just another typical Cullman v. Hartselle game in which the ‘Cats built an 8-1 advantage by the bottom of the seventh, the Tigers plated seven runs in the final frame to...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Vinemont Eagles, Lady Eagles capture St. Bernard Christmas Tournament titles; Friday scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Both the Vinemont Eagles and Lady Eagles were in Friday night’s championship games at this year’s St. Bernard Christmas Tournament and they each went home with first place finishes. The Lady Eagles collected their hardware first with a 48-37 win over JB Pennington and the...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Bearcats collect 69-50 area win over Decatur, Lady Bearcats rout Lady Red Raiders 61-24; Tuesday scoring recap

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – After the Lady Bearcats edged Hartselle in a double overtime thriller on the road last week and the Bearcats lost a tough one to the Tigers late, Cullman returned home Tuesday to host an areas showdown against Decatur. The Lady Bearcats got things started by...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Meek rolls past Cold Springs 40-6 in season opener

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    ARLEY, Ala. -- Cold Springs traveled to Arley to take on Meek in the season opener for both teams Friday night and behind a strong running game and a stout defense, the Tigers rolled to a 40-6 win over the Eagles. Cold Springs got the...

    PREP BASKETBALL: St. Bernard Saints, Lady Saints split home opener against Meek

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Meek Tigers made their way to St. Bernard Thursday night for their first games of the season and for the Saints and Lady Saints, this was the first home matchup of the year. Both games were lopsided with the Lady Tigers knocking off...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Meek Tigers aiming for back-to-back playoff appearances

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    2018 Meek Tigers football team and coaches (Nick Griffin for The Tribune) ARLEY - After posting a 7-4 record and making it to the postseason in 2017, the Meek Tigers have back-to-back playoff trips on their minds this time around. Head Coach David Norwood is...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Bulldogs rout Meek in Thanksgiving Tournament; Tuesday scoring recap

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville Bulldogs took on the Meek Tigers in Tuesday night’s final Thanksgiving Tournament game. Hanceville jumped out to a quick 15-5 lead to start out the contest before Raiden Morgan, Kainon Moore and Ephram Milne dominated down low as part of a 10-2 run...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Area tournaments tipping off Monday

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Area tournaments have arrived and its now time to win or go home for local teams traveling and hosting their respective tournaments. The winners and runners-up of the area tournaments will automatically advance to the sub-regionals on Feb. 10 and 11.  Class 1A, Area 13 (varsity girls)...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Eagles, Bulldogs, Tigers, Aggies traveling this week as postseason approaches

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    Postseason football is right around the corner and this year we’ll have a host of local teams in the state playoff field, some of which are preparing to hit the road for region matchups this week. Vinemont will travel to J.B. Pennington, Fairview will head to Randolph,...

    PREP BASKETBALL: 4 local teams preparing for Northwest Regional

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Regional stage of the basketball postseason is upon us, and we have four local squads still in the hunt for a trip to Birmingham. Both the Lady Raiders of Good Hope and the Addison Lady Bulldogs are alive in the...

    Meek hires David Norwood as new football coach; other coaching news

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    David Norwood/ The Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle   ARLEY - Meek High School has hired David Norwood as its new football coach, replacing Lance Archer who recently resigned. Norwood spent the last couple of years as defensive coordinator at Cordova High in Walker County. Norwood has been a...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Midseason records and local milestones update

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    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: Eagles down West End 65-34, Lady Eagles roll past Lady Patriots 61-15; Friday scoring recap

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    BREMEN, Ala. – After splitting a pair of matchups at Southeastern earlier in the week, Cold Springs returned home Friday night to host an area showdown with West End. The Lady Eagles smothered West End defensively to collect a convincing, 61-15 area win and the Eagles put up...

    PREP VOLLEYBALL: West Point, Addison advancing to State Finals

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    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Four local squads were on the floor at the Birmingham Crossplex Tuesday and two of them will be back in action with state titles on the line tomorrow. Addison swept past Horseshoe Bend in the elite eight and Spring Garden in...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Area tournaments tipping off next week

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – With this year’s Cullman County Basketball Tournament in the books, the next step for local teams will be area tournaments next week. Several local squads will be hosting their respective area tournaments with hopes of capturing area titles and advancing to...

    Gearing up for the gridiron: 10 Cullman area teams ready for some football

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    L-R: Hanceville OL Colin Long, Good Hope RB Matt Dixon, Vinemont WR Hudson Wood, Addison LB Gage Gilliland, Cullman OL Jordan Ray, Cold Springs TE Francisco Ayala, Meek WR Caleb Aaron, West Point QB Rylan Jones, Fairview QB Dayne Black. Not Pictured: Holly Pond...

    PREP SOFTBALL: Meek downs Addison at home 6-4

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    ARLEY, Ala. -- Addison traveled 10 miles south to take on Meek Tuesday night and the Lady Tigers were not gracious hosts. Meek defeated the young Lady Bulldogs 6-4. Addison opened up the game facing Lady Tiger Pitcher Marlee Mosley who put the Dawgs down in...

    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...

    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....

    PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders fall to Oneonta in OT, Lady Aggies crush Ashville to advance to Area 12 Tournament finals; area tournament scoring recap

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    FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Both the Lady Raiders and Lady Aggies were on the court at Fairview High School Monday night for the opening round of the class 4A, Area 12 Tournament and split their respective matchups with Oneonta and Ashville. The Lady Redskins edged Good Hope 47-41 in...

    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 BASEBALL: Vinemont sweeps doubleheader against Meek

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    VINEMONT, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles returned home Monday night to host a varsity doubleheader against Meek and they were able to defend their home territory and collect a pair of wins over the Tigers. Vinemont edged Meek in game one 9-8 after withstanding...

    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...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Top-ranked Lady Eagles handle Phillips 78-52, Eagles thrash Bears 77-25

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    BREMEN, Ala. – After splitting a pair of varsity matchups at Fairview Tuesday night, Cold Springs returned home Thursday to host Phillips and both the Eagles and Lady Eagles posted impressive wins against the Bears. The Lady Bears came in as the defending 1A state champion and left...

    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...

    Meek High School’s Stuart Waldrep awarded Coaches’ Children Scholarship

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    MONTGOMERY, Ala. –Ten Coaches’ Children Scholarship winners for the 2019-20 school year have been selected by the Scholarship Committee of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA), announced Director Jamie Lee Wednesday. One of this year’s selections includes Meek High School’s Stuart Waldrep, son of Coach...

    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....

    PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs opens season with 25-0 road shutout over Meek

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    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...

    PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: 7 local teams preparing to kick off round 1

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- The 2023 AHSAA State football playoffs are here, and we have seven local teams preparing to compete in round one. Addison vs. Pickens County (Class 1A) The Addison Bulldogs split their first four games of the regular season, but then racked up six...

    PREP SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: Cold Springs walks it off against Holly Pond in 9 innings, Monday night scoring wrap-up

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    BREMEN, Ala. – It took nine innings to settle things between Cold Springs and Holly Pond on Monday and it was a Crimson Gann single that drove in the winning run and sealed the walk-off win for the Lady Eagles. AK Voce got the...

    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 VOLLEYBALL: Addison, Meek punch tickets to State Tournament at North Regional

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    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Three local squads were on the floor at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville Wednesday and two of them punched their tickets to the state tournament in Birmingham next week. Both the Lady Bulldogs of Addison and the Meek Lady Tigers...

    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...

    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...

    ICE BREAKER INVITATIONAL: local results

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    West Point High School’s Hunter Appling placed first in the 60-meter hurdles and fourth in 60-meter dash. / Courtesy of Heith Yearwood BIRMINGHAM - The Ice Breaker Invitational indoor track meet was held over the weekend at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Below are results from local...

    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...

    Meek Varsity Cheerleaders to host exhibition event for North Regional Championship

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    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Meek High School Varsity Cheerleaders will be competing in the AHSAA North Regional Cheer Event on Monday, November 1. The event will take place at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville and is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. The varsity...

    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 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...

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

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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...

    PREP FOOBALL: Playoff picture beginning to take shape in week 8

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    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 VOLLEYBALL: State Volleyball Tournament tips off Tuesday

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    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – This year’s AHSAA State Volleyball Tournament is upon us and there are four local teams in the mix this time around. Addison plowed its way through the Area and North Regional Tournaments to get back to familiar surroundings at the 2A...

    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...

    Meek High School cheer team competes in 2022 Winston County All County Cheerleaders

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    ARLEY, Ala. - Meek High School hosted the 2022 Winston County Cheerleading Championship January 9 in the high school gymnasium. The schools participating were Meek, Winston County, Addison and Lynn High School. The judges of the competition were contracted through UCA. After the squads...

    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 BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Local teams ready to hit the road for round 1

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – With the regular season wrapping up, the playoffs are upon us once again and we have eight local squads preparing to hit the road for round one. Meek will travel to take one Lindsay Lane, Addison will head to Westbrook Christian,...

    Addison Lady Bulldogs dominate, claim 1A, Area 12 title

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    ADDISON - It was just another day at the office Monday afternoon as the defending 2A (now in 1A) state volleyball champions, the Addison Lady Bulldogs, dropped the Brilliant Lady Tigers in straight sets and last year’s 1A state champions, the Meek Lady Tigers,...

    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...

    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...

    ‘Meek allowed me to be myself’: Ephram Milne remembers his time as a Tiger

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    ARLEY, Ala. -- In this interview, I talked to former basketball and baseball player at Meek High School, Ephram Milne. He had some amazing memories in his years at Meek both on and off the playing field.  "My favorite basketball memories were winning area and...

    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...

    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...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers working to get back to postseason in 2019

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    ARLEY, Ala. -- The Tigers graduated a large class of players in May and as a result, head coach David Norwood and his staff have a lot of bodies to replace on the field this fall. Norwood is happy with how his team has...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Addison collects Saturday night sweep of Meek

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    ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted its neighbors to the south, Meek High School, Saturday night for a pair of games that mean a lot towards the road to the Winston County championship. The Lady Bulldogs won the first game 45-36 to avenge an earlier loss...

    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,...

    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...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Regular season winding down this week

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The regular season is coming to an end this week and who would’ve thought in June that most local teams would be preparing to play their 10th games this week and begin hosting the playoffs a week from now. We’ve certainly...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs holds off weather, Meek to win season opener 43-40

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    BREMEN, Ala. – Cold Springs and Meek kicked off the 2020 season at Cold Springs High School Friday night and each had to overcome the weather as well as their opponent. After getting most of the first quarter in the books, a 45-minute lightning delay sent both teams...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Weather moving most week 1 matchups to Thursday

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    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...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Meek edges Lynn 34-32 to earn 1st win of season

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    ARLEY, Ala. – It’s been a long time coming, but the Meek Tigers are finally back in the win column. The Tigers scored with less than a minute remaining in the game to go on top 34-32 and held on to win it over...

    PREP VOLLEYBALL: Lady Broncos win Area Tournament title; Area Tournament scoring wrap-up

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    HOLLY POND, Ala. – Vinemont and East Lawrence traveled to Holly Pond on a rainy Monday night for this year’s Class 3A Area 13 Tournament and it was the hosting Lady Broncos that finished the night as tournament champions. After Vinemont edged past East Lawrence in four very...

    PREP SOFTBALL: Regional Tournaments coming up this week for local teams

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    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...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Local teams tipping off sub-regionals tonight

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    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 FOOTBALL: Tigers kicking off new era under Powell

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    ARLEY, Ala. – A new season is here for the Meek Tigers and after a tough season in 2019, they’re ready to flip the script with a new head coach at the helm. Houston Powell is stepping in as the Tigers Head Coach this fall, and he...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers fall at Hubbertville, 48-24

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    ELDRIDGE, Ala. – After suffering a tough loss at home against South Lamar a week ago, the Meek Tigers looked to regroup and bounce back this week at Hubbertville, but the home-standing Lions had other plans. Hubbertville built a 20-point lead by the half...

    PREP FOOTBALL: No. 8 Meek remains unbeaten with 44-24 win over Addison

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    ARLEY, Ala. – In a huge region matchup, (5-1) Addison rolled into Arley to take on (5-0) Meek to decide who would take a commanding lead in the region. It didn't take long for the Meek Tigers to show that they were not going to...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Meek collects 46-26 region win over Brilliant

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    ARLEY, Ala. – After dropping a nail-biter in double overtime at Winston County last week, Meek returned home Friday night to open up region play against the Tigers of Brilliant. Meek dropped last year’s meeting with Brilliant 55-30, but this year was a different...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Massive region matchups coming in week 6

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Local teams are preparing to kick off the second half of the regular season this week and there are some critical region showdowns coming up with the postseason right around the corner. Cullman, West Point, Hanceville and Meek will be on...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers fall to Marion County on the road 43-16

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    GUIN, Ala. – After using last week’s bye week to rest up and refocus for the latter half of the season, the Meek Tigers hit the road Friday night to face the Marion County Red Raiders in a big regional matchup. The Red Raiders...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville holds off J.B. Pennington 65-54 to advance to area tournament finals; area tournament scoring recap

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    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...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams fighting for playoff position in week 8

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – With the 2021 AHSAA State Playoffs right around the corner, each game remaining on the schedule becomes more important with each passing week. A few teams like Cullman, Arab, Meek, Good Hope and Fairview have already secured a spot in the...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams preparing for road trips in week 3

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – High school football season is well underway at this point and teams across the state are starting to find their identity. Most of our local teams will have a big test this week as they hit the road for critical regional...

    STATE TRACK MEETS: Saints, Lady Saints finish as 1A runners-up, state track & field wrap-up

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – They had to work through a quick schedule to dodge the rain but when this year’s 1A-3A State track meet was over, St. Bernard’s boys and girls were both holding red maps. The Lady Saints finished behind Falkville after scoring 74 points and the boys...

    PREP BASKETBALL: A look back at a memorable 2020/21 season

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- The 2020-2021 basketball season wasn't your typical season as COVID-19 limited seating at the games and provided distractions across the state, but all things considered, everything went smooth and according to plan. There were some amazing contests that went on during...

    CROSS COUNTRY SECTIONALS: Lady Eagles, Bearcats, Saints, Lady Saints claim section titles

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    The Cold Springs Lady Eagles finished as section champions in Tuscaloosa Friday after posting a total time of 1:48:59.79 and 24 points. (contributed) CULLMAN - It was a busy weekend for cross country squads across the Cullman area as inclement weather pushed several sectional meets...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Addison splits road matchups at Meek

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    ADDISON, Ala. – Addison traveled 10 miles south and took on the Meek Tigers for two games Friday night. The 10th ranked Addison Ladies came away with a 72-47 victory while Meek's fourth ranked men's team took a 58-48 win. The Addison Ladies, ranked 10th in this week's 1A...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Meek falls to No. 4 Covenant Christian in NW Regional semifinal 62-34

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. – After falling in the Sub-Regional last season, the Meek Tigers have played their way back to the Northwest Regional and they hit the hardwood at Tom Drake Coliseum Monday morning to take on No. 4 Covenant Christian. The Tigers overcame a...

    PREP TRACK/FIELD: Cullman Girls, Boys finish 2nd, 4th respectively at Cullman Invitational

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    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...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Meek Tigers fall 28-6 to Marion County in penalty-laden game

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    Meek's Nelson Martin rips off a big gain during the Tigers' 28-6 loss to Marion County Friday night (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune) ARLEY – The Tigers came up short at home Friday night, in a physical, scrappy game with Marion County that, for...

    PREP SOFTBALL: Local teams collect wins at 20th annual Cullman Pre-State Blowout

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The 20th annual Cullman Pre-State Blowout Tournament kicked off with pool play Friday night and several local teams (Cullman, West Point, Holly Pond and Cold Springs) each earned wins to help set themselves in good shape for Saturday’s bracket games. Cullman 10...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams hitting midseason stretch in week 4

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – With nearly half of the high school football season behind us, local teams are hitting the midseason stretch and preparing for some big-time regional contests this week. This week’s slate includes a pair of local rivalry games as well. Hanceville will...

    AHSAA to delay Start of Northwest Regional Championships to Tuesday, Feb. 23

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    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: Meek downs R.A. Hubbard 52-20 to earn 1st playoff win since 2003

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    COURTLAND, Ala. – The Meek Tigers were on the road to face R.A. Hubbard in the opening round of the 1A State Playoffs Friday night and after falling behind early in the first quarter, the Tigers rallied, took control of the game, and raced...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Local squads preparing for critical region games

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – With the first half of the regular season behind us, every game becomes more important each week and this week is loaded with important regional matchups for all of our local teams. Fairview, Good Hope, Addison and Vinemont will be on...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Meek’s Powell selected as ALFCA 1A Coach of the Year

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    ARLEY, Ala. – This football season at Meek High School was one for the record books and the Tigers still have more hardware coming their way. This weekend, Head Coach Houston Powell was selected as the Alabama Football Coaches Association Class 1A Coach of...

    PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers drop season finale at Sumiton Christian 24-22

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    SUMITON, Ala. – Meek wrapped up its regular season on the road Friday night and after the Tigers built a big lead early, Sumiton Christian came from behind to win it 24-22 and send Meek home with a loss to end the season. A pair...

    PREP BASKETBALL: Addison splits area battles with Meek

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    ADDISON, Ala. – Addison hosted area and county foe Meek at comfortable Allen Stephenson Gymnasium Friday night and the hometown Bulldogs were only able to come away with a split. The Addison Ladies dominated the visitors from Meek 61-23, while the Meek men hammered the...