RECLASSIFICATION: AHSAA releases new fall classifications; Addison, Holly Pond on the move
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...
AHSAA releases 2024-26 fall sports classifications
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...
STATE TRACK MEET: ‘Blessed is an understatement’: Cold Springs wins back to back 2A State Championships; Local results from Cullman, Gulf Shores
CULLMAN, Ala. – After a great showing on Friday, the Cold Springs Eagles continued their dominant run at this year’s AHSAA State Track Meet Saturday, pulling away to beat Reeltown by 34 points and claiming their second consecutive 2A State Championship. Eagles runner Ethan...
PREP BASEBALL: 2020 season recap; COVID-19 brings early end to spring sports
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...
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: 7 local teams preparing to kick off round 1
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...
Meek advances to semifinals in state volleyball tournament
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...
PREP BASKETBALL: 4 local teams preparing for Northwest Regional
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...
PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers preparing for special year on the gridiron
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...
Sports Column: ‘The best games I’ve ever covered’ vol. 1
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...
Winston County JV Basketball Tournament: Winston County, Addison take home 2 titles in girls’, boys’ action
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...
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 TRACK & FIELD: Bearcats edge Hartselle to win Cullman Invitational
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...
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’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...
PREP BASKETBALL: St. Bernard Saints, Lady Saints split home opener against Meek
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 BASKETBALL: Vinemont Eagles, Lady Eagles capture St. Bernard Christmas Tournament titles; Friday scoring recap
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 VOLLEYBALL: Addison, Meek, Arab advance at North Regional, Lady Raiders fall to New Hope
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 BASKETBALL: Bearcats collect 69-50 area win over Decatur, Lady Bearcats rout Lady Red Raiders 61-24; Tuesday scoring recap
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 SPORTS: Looking back at some of the best games of 2022
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 FOOTBALL: 7 local teams preparing for 1st round of state playoffs
CULLMAN, Ala. – The regular season is now officially in the books, and we have seven local teams that are now turning their attention to the postseason. Meek, Fairview, Arab and Addison earned home field advantage for the opening round of the state playoffs...
PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Local teams ready to hit the road for round 1
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,...
PREP BASEBALL: Bearcats win 9th straight area title with dramatic 10-8 win at Hartselle; Thursday night scoring wrap-up
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 SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: Lady Warriors fall in Smith Lake Classic Championship Game, Saturday scoring wrap-up
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 FOOTBALL: Eagles, Bulldogs, Tigers, Aggies traveling this week as postseason approaches
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: Area tournaments tipping off Monday
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)...
STATE TRACK MEET: Edgeworth sets state 1600-Meter record; Locals earn medals in Cullman, Gulf Shores
CULLMAN, Ala. – This year’s state track meets are underway in Cullman and Gulf Shores and our local athletes have already collected an impressive number of medals as well as a new state record. Cold Springs standout Ethan Edgeworth has been posting stellar times...
PREP SOFTBALL: Good Hope pulls away to top Holly Pond 8-6; Tuesday scoring recap
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Good Hope hosted a varsity matchup with their county rivals from Holly Pond Tuesday night and the Lady Raiders fended off a late push from the Broncos to secure an 8-6 win. Holly Pond plated four runs in the top...
Meek hires David Norwood as new football coach; other coaching news
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 FOOTBALL: Meek rolls past Cold Springs 40-6 in season opener
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: Bulldogs rout Meek in Thanksgiving Tournament; Tuesday scoring recap
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: Eagles down West End 65-34, Lady Eagles roll past Lady Patriots 61-15; Friday scoring recap
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 BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders fall to Oneonta in OT, Lady Aggies crush Ashville to advance to Area 12 Tournament finals; area tournament scoring recap
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...
PREP BASKETBALL: Area tournaments tipping off next week
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...
PREP BASEBALL: Arteaga walks it off in the 9th to secure 4-3 win over Good Hope, playoff berth for Hanceville
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – After dropping game one at Good Hope 11-2 Friday, the Bulldogs bounced back Saturday with a walk-off win over the Raiders Saturday, securing a postseason berth. After a scoreless eighth inning, Nelson Arteaga ended things for the Bulldogs with an RBI...
9 local schools earn 2020-21 AHSAA Sportsmanship Award
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 SOFTBALL: Meek downs Addison at home 6-4
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 SOFTBALL: West Point fends off Fairview 5-4, Monday scoring recap
West Point 5 - Fairview 4 (Softball)
A solo home run off the bat of Brinlee Phillips gave West Point an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Fairview tied the game up at one in the top of the second on a...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek Tigers aiming for back-to-back playoff appearances
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 FOOTBALL: 6 local teams preparing for opening round of state playoffs
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....
Meek High School’s Stuart Waldrep awarded Coaches’ Children Scholarship
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: Addison splits road matchups at Meek
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 VOLLEYBALL: West Point, Addison advancing to State Finals
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 FOOTBALL: No. 8 Meek remains unbeaten with 44-24 win over Addison
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 BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders knock off Hanceville 52-48 in OT, Raiders topple Bulldogs 72-61; Tuesday scoring recap
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 BASEBALL: Vinemont sweeps doubleheader against Meek
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 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,...
AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Lady Bearcats advance to Area Championship game with 13-1 win over Pinson Valley; Tuesday scoring recap
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...
Gearing up for the gridiron: 10 Cullman area teams ready for some football
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...
AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Good Hope eliminates Hanceville, Meek wins area championship
PRICEVILLE, Ala. – Good Hope and Hanceville traveled to Priceville for this year’s 4A, Area 13 Tournament Saturday and after falling in their opening matchups, the county rivals ended up meeting in an elimination game to wrap up day one. Hanceville dropped a tight...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison splits area battles with Meek
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...
PREP TRACK & FIELD: Local teams put together strong weekend at sectional meets; full sectional results
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 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...
PREP BASKETBALL: Top-ranked Lady Eagles handle Phillips 78-52, Eagles thrash Bears 77-25
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 BASEBALL: Bearcats defeat Sparkman, honor late teammate on senior night; Monday scoring wrap-up
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 BASKETBALL: Raiders top Fairview 77-66, Lady Aggies hold off Good Hope 42-31; Tuesday scoring recap
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 SOFTBALL: Area tournaments beginning this week
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 BASKETBALL: Meek edges Addison 71-64 to claim area title
ARLEY, Ala. – Addison traveled to Meek to take on the Area 13 Regular season champs and to see if they could knock them off for the first time in four tries. Addison came up a bit short as the Tigers controlled the second half...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison Bulldogs, Lady Bulldogs collect area wins over Meek
ADDISON, Ala. – Addison hosted the Meek Tigers, who just happen to be their closest rivals being just ten miles south of them and the night was good for both the home girls' and boys' teams. The girls came away with a dominant 58-42 win. ...
Meek High School cheer team competes in 2022 Winston County All County Cheerleaders
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: No. 10 Good Hope rolls past Cold Springs 72-41, top-ranked Lady Eagles pull away from Lady Raiders 47-29; Thursday scoring recap
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 Varsity Cheerleaders to host exhibition event for North Regional Championship
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 SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: Cold Springs walks it off against Holly Pond in 9 innings, Monday night scoring wrap-up
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 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...
PREP BASEBALL: Eagles hold on to top Good Hope 16-12; Monday scoring recap
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 VOLLEYBALL: Addison, Meek punch tickets to State Tournament at North Regional
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...
‘Meek allowed me to be myself’: Ephram Milne remembers his time as a Tiger
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...
Good Hope Raiders, Fairview Lady Aggies enjoy 3-0 start for 1st week of area high school hoops
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...
ICE BREAKER INVITATIONAL: local results
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 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...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: State Volleyball Tournament tips off Tuesday
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: 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 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...
PREP BASKETBALL: Bulldogs, Lady Bulldogs sweep Holly Pond at home; Thursday scoring recap
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Hanceville
hosted Holly Pond in Thursday night hoops action and the Lady Bulldogs and
Bulldogs each picked up big home wins. Hanceville's girls rolled past Holly
Pond 65-33 while the Bulldogs held off a late Bronco comeback to take the game
67-57 and extend their...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Addison sweeps tri-match against Meek, Cold Springs
ARLEY, Ala. -- The Addison Lady Bulldogs traveled about ten miles south to participate in a volleyball tri-meet hosted by the number 5 team in 1A Meek Lady Tigers and the Cold Springs Lady Eagles. It just so happens that Addison is the number...
PREP BASKETBALL: Big 4th quarter lifts Lady Warriors over Muscle Shoals, Warriors fall to Trojans 69-57; Friday scoring recap
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...
Addison Lady Bulldogs dominate, claim 1A, Area 12 title
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 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 BASKETBALL: Addison sweeps varsity matchups against Meek
ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted the Meek Tigers for a pair of varsity matchups Friday and both the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs collected a pair of wins. The Lady Dawgs crushed the Lady Tigers 63-18 in the night’s opening contest and the men's game was...
PREP SOFTBALL: Where do local teams stand during the hiatus?
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 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...
PREP BASKETBALL: Broncos, Lady Broncos drop area matchups against New Hope; Friday scoring recap
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 SOFTBALL: Addison downs Meek at home 11-3
ADDISON, Ala. – The Addison Lady Bulldogs hosted the Meek Lady Tigers at Alexander Park in Addison Friday night and came away with a 11-3 victory. Addison improves to 6-6 (2-0 area) on the young season.
The Lady Bulldogs got the first inning off to...
STATE TRACK MEETS: Saints, Lady Saints finish as 1A runners-up, state track & field wrap-up
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 VOLLEYBALL: Lady Broncos win Area Tournament title; Area Tournament scoring wrap-up
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: Big 5th inning propels West Point to 15-4 win over Fairview, Monday scoring recap
West Point 15 - Fairview 4 (Softball)
West Point got on the scoreboard in their opening at-bats. Three walks loaded the bases for Katie Beth Yovino. She ended up drawing one of her own to give the Lady Warriors a 1-0 lead. West Point added...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison collects Saturday night sweep of Meek
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...
AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Holly Pond splits with Cleveland, West End; Monday scoring recap
Holly Pond 11 – Cleveland 6 (2A, Area 10)
The Lady Broncos jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first and after making it 4-0 in the bottom of the second, they racked up six more runs in the third to...
PREP FOOTBALL: Regular season winding down this week
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 VOLLEYBALL: Addison sweeps tri-match with Meek, Good Hope
ADDISON, Ala. -- The Addison Lady Bulldogs hosted a tri-meet with area foe Meek Lady Tigers and the Good Hope Lady Raiders. Addison swept the Lady Raiders 25-13, 25-16, the Lady Tigers 25-13, 25-18, 25-20 and Good Hope knocked off Meek 25-9, 25-17.
Addison started off the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Local teams begin home stretch of regular season in week 7
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 FOOTBALL: Local teams preparing for road trips in week 3
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...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek collects 46-26 region win over Brilliant
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: Tigers working to get back to postseason in 2019
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 FOOTBALL: Local teams fighting for playoff position in week 8
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: Meek edges Lynn 34-32 to earn 1st win of season
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...
CROSS COUNTRY SECTIONALS: Lady Eagles, Bearcats, Saints, Lady Saints claim section titles
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 SOFTBALL: Local teams collect wins at 20th annual Cullman Pre-State Blowout
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: Tigers fall at Hubbertville, 48-24
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 BASKETBALL: Lady Eagles remain unbeaten with 61-23 win over Meek, Eagles fall to Tigers 57-29
BREMEN, Ala. -- The Cold Springs Eagles hosted the Meek Tigers for a pair of varsity matchups Monday night and the Lady Eagles took care of Meek 61-23 to improve to 11-0 on the season. However, the boys’ game didn’t go as well for Cold Springs...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs holds off weather, Meek to win season opener 43-40
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...
