2 late interceptions lift Decatur Heritage past Meek, 26-21
ARLEY - The Meek Tigers welcomed the Decatur Heritage Eagles to Arley Friday night, where the Eagles upset the Tigers 26-21 at homecoming.
The Tigers received the opening kickoff, and on their first possession went three-and-out. Just when it looked like the Eagles would do...
PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: West Point edges Springville in extra innings, Good Hope tops Brewer at home, Wednesday night scoring wrap-up
Rylan Jones (5) recorded three of West Point's five hits during its win over Springville Wednesday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
WEST POINT, Ala. – The Springville Tigers made the trip to West Point Wednesday night for a matchup with the Warriors and...
AHSAA releases new fall sports classifications for 2020-2022, Hanceville and Fairview moving up
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The
Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Central Board approved fall sport reclassifications
for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons Tuesday morning and a pair of local teams
are making a move. Hanceville High School made the move from class 3A to class
4A and Fairview High...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison, Meek, Cold Springs, Vinemont hitting the road Friday
With the opening week of high school football in the
books, most local squads are preparing to hit the road for game two. The
Addison Bulldogs thrashed Curry 37-0 at home last week to start things 1-0 and
Cold Springs produced a similar result at Meek last...
PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: Dyer’s 14 strikeouts lift Hanceville over Locust Fork, Monday night scoring wrap-up
LOCUST FORK, Ala. – The Hanceville Bulldogs were on the road Monday night for a matchup with the Locust Fork Hornets and Mark Dyer had one of the best nights of his career on the mound. Dyer tossed all seven innings for the Bulldogs...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek’s season ends 3-7 with 20-16 loss to Lynn
Ryan Guthery for The Cullman Tribune
LYNN - The Lynn Bears hosted the Meek Tigers in a critical region game Friday night and the Bears came out victorious, 20-16, in a back-and-forth, tightly contested game.
Meek was stopped on fourth down on the opening drive of...
PREP SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders punch their ticket to State Tournament with walk-off win, Regional Tournament wrap-up
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.
– After battling through hours of rain delays and a lightning delay midway through
the regional title game, the Good Hope Lady Raiders made their way through the
West Central Regional Tournament unscathed to advance to the 4A State
Tournament in Montgomery. After Sidnie English led...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison splits county matchups at Meek
ARLEY, Ala. – Addison traveled a few miles south to take on a big county rival in the Meek Tigers. The Lady Bulldogs dropped the opener in a closer game than the final score would indicate, 59-38. The Addison men came away with a 64-48 win...
Meek overpowered by Sumiton Christian, 52-32
SUMITON - The Meek Tigers ran into a buzz saw Friday night in Sumiton as they took on the Sumiton Christian Eagles. The Tigers were 5-4 heading into the game looking to end their season on a positive note while Sumiton Christian was 6-2...
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: Area tournament action kicks off next week for local teams
Holly Pond's Devyn Tankersley (14) (Martha Needham for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN COUNTY - Postseason basketball is right around the corner, but first, area tournaments have to be settled next week. Several local squads will be the top seeds in their respective brackets and playing...
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 FOOTBALL: Local teams set to kick off region play this week
CULLMAN, Ala. – With the first two weeks of football season officially in the books, its time for our local teams to begin region play and there’s a full slate of regional matchups set to kick off Friday night. Cullman will return home to...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek edges South Lamar on the road 32-26
MILLPORT, Ala. – The Meek Tigers were back on the road Friday night for another regional showdown and this time it was against the Stallions of South Lamar. Neither team was able to build more than a 1-possession lead in the game and it...
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...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek’s playoff run ends with 21-14 loss to Woodland
ARLEY, Ala. – After hammering R.A. Hubbard on the road last week and advancing to the second round of the state playoffs for the first time in 18 years, Meek’s postseason run came to an end Friday night with a 21-14 loss to Woodland....
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek collects 52-14 region win over Waterloo
ARLEY, Ala. – Meek returned home to Tiger Stadium Friday night to host a regional matchup with Waterloo and the Tigers dominated the Cougars from start to finish on their way to a 52-14 win.
A 12-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion by Cam Deaver...
Area kickoff inching closer
Image from Cullman vs. Brewer game in November 2016 / Joe McElroy
CULLMAN COUNTY - Now that the month of July is upon us, chatter is increasing about high school football.
In one month, high school teams will head to the practice fields, where they’ll have...
PREP FOOTBALL: Addison fends off Meek for big, 12-0 region win
ADDISON, Ala. – Addison hosted the Meek Tigers for what was for all intents and purposes a battle for second place in 1A Region 8. Both schools have already lost to region leader, Hackleburg, this season and this game should decide who finishes second...
Meek soars, Vinemont goes 0-2 in play day series
VINEMONT - Meek could not have asked for a better start on their first play day at Vinemont. They beat the Eagles, 57-31, in the first game, and won, 41-35, in their next game against Tarrant. Vinemont was on the other side of the...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Area tournaments set to begin Monday
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Volleyball’s regular season is winding down this weekend and that means area tournaments are right around the corner. Three teams, Addison, Fairview and Holly Pond, will be hosting after winning their area crowns in the regular season and the rest will...
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...
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...
STATE VOLLEYBALL: Addison advances to state final match; Fairview, Meek eliminated
The Addison Lady Bulldogs celebrate after knocking off G.W. Long in straight sets to advance to the AHSAA State Volleyball 2A final against Winston County Thursday at 8 a.m. (Gary McGriff for The Cullman Tribune)
BIRMINGHAM – Three Cullman area squads were in contention at...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek remains unbeaten with 24-17 win over Colbert Heights
ARLEY, Ala. – After taking care of Waterloo on the road last week to improve to 3-0, the Tigers returned home Thursday night to test their record against the Wildcats of Colbert Heights. Meek fell behind 17-16 late in the fourth quarter but the...
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 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...
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 CROSS COUNTRY: Cold Springs boys, girls sweep Kudzu Invitational; Bearcats, Lady Bearcats grab 2nd; Thompson snags first, Chambers 2nd
Cullman’s boys took second place during Saturday morning’s Cold Springs Kudzu Hills Invitational. (Photo courtesy of Ed Huddleston)
COLD SPRINGS – The Cold Springs boys’ and girls’ cross-country squads claimed first place in the small school division at the Cold Springs Kudzu Hills Invitational over...
AHSAA playoffs: 5 area teams in round 1 this week
Cullman's Hayden Henderson (2) and Miguel Tizapa (88) last Friday night, Nov. 3, against Chelsea. The Bearcats will face Ramsay this week in the first round of the playoffs. / Joe McElroy
CULLMAN COUNTY - It is hard to believe that another regular season of...
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 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 SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: West Point handles Curry at home 6-2, Monday night scoring wrap-up
Gracie Abbott (3) went 2-for-4 with two RBIs at the plate in West Point's 6-2 win over Curry on Monday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
WEST POINT, Ala. – Curry made the trip up to West Point Monday afternoon to take on the Lady...
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....
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 BASEBALL: Fairview’s Miller racks up 15 strikeouts in win over Good Hope, Thursday night scoring wrap-up
Jarrett Miller (19) allowed just 2 hits and racked up 15 strikeouts in Fairview's 2-0 win at Good Hope on Thursday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The Aggies traveled to Good Hope Thursday night for a pair of area matchups...
Tigers claw Red Devils, 47-14
VINA - It was all Meek Tigers Friday night when they made the three-plus hour trip to Vina and came away 47-14 winners.
Meek quarterback Payton Key got the Meek offense on the board first with a 1-yard quarterback keeper. After the PAT, Meek took...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek kicks off season with 36-12 win over Maplesville
ARLEY, Ala. – The Tigers of Meek got the 2022 season started on their home field Friday night and they kicked things off with a win. Maplesville traveled to Arley to face off against the Tigers after winning 11 games a season ago, but...
PREP FOOTBALL: Pickens County blows by Meek, 67-20
REFORM – The Meek Tigers had a long road trip to deal with this week when they hit the road for a regional matchup against the Tornadoes of Pickens County. Meek fell behind early and wasn’t able to chip into the Tornadoes’ lead until...
PREP FOOTBALL: Deaver scores on final play to lift Meek over Sumiton Christian 22-20
ARLEY, Ala. – The Meek Tigers returned to their home field Friday night to wrap up the regular season against Sumiton Christian and it was an instant classic with the Eagles. Both teams traded the lead throughout the night before the Tigers put together...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Addison, Fairview, Meek headed to state tournament
HUNTSVILLE – Eight local squads made the trip to the Von Braun Center in Huntsville to compete in the North Super Regional Tournament this week, but unfortunately, most of them were sent home early.
As usual, the Addison Lady Bulldogs have punched their ticket to...
Area preview- week no. 11
Cold Springs Eagles (5-4) @ Danville Hawks (4-5)
Smith/Owens Stadium - Danville
Friday 7 p.m.
SERIES: Cold Springs leads 8-5
LAST TIME: Danville defeated Cold Springs 21-20 in 2015.
LAST WEEK: Cold Springs lost to Cleveland 28-0; Danville defeated Priceville 51-7.
Playoff bound, Cold Springs wants to get plenty of...
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: Meek pulls away to top Berry 28-7
ARLEY, Ala. – The Meek Tigers looked to finish out region play strong as they hosted the Berry Wildcats in their final region game of the season. A solid running game and a stingy defense was key for the Tigers as they pulled away...
PREP FOOTBALL: Holly Pond, Hanceville preparing to renew county rivalry; Bearcats, Eagles, Tigers facing region foes
With three weeks of high school football in the books,
we’re starting to get into the thick of region play and seeing potential
playoff teams take shape while others are in danger of falling out of
postseason contention in the coming weeks. The Cullman Bearcats will travel...
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...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek improves to 5-0 with 40-6 win at Phillips
BEAR CREEK, Ala. – After picking up a 24-17 win over Colbert Heights at home last week, Meek was back on the road Friday night for a regional matchup at Phillips. The Tigers’ ground game was dominant once again this week and they rode...
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: 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...
Cullman County Sports Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2022
CULLMAN, Ala. – A big crowd of local family members, friends, former players, teammates and coaches gathered at Stone Bridge Farms Saturday night to honor the newest class of Cullman County Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The Class of 2022 included Robin Cummings, Emory...
PREP SOFTBALL: Regional Tournaments coming up this week for local teams
Five local squads are headed
to regional tournaments this week after their strong showings in their area
tournaments and each one is looking for a spot in Montgomery. Meek, Good Hope
and Holly Pond will head to Tuscaloosa for the West-Central Regional Tournament
while Cullman and West Point...
PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers drop region matchup against Pickens County
ARLEY, Ala. – After dropping last week’s matchup on the road against Brilliant, Meek returned home Friday night to host the Tornadoes of Pickens County. The Tigers were hoping to bounce back after falling to Pickens County last season, but the Tornadoes were just...
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 FOOTBALL: Meek collects 34-14 win at Hackleburg
HACKLEBURG, Ala. – After collecting a 36-12 win over Maplesville at home last week, the Tigers hit the road Friday night to take on the Panthers of Hackleburg. Just like in week one, Meek leaned on a powerful running game to put points on...
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 FOOTBALL: Meek falls to Hubbertville in region matchup, 57-28
ARLEY, Ala. - Meek looked to pick up its first win of the season at home in a region game against Hubbertville on homecoming night Friday. A first-half deficit proved to be too much for the Tigers, who fell to the Lions, 57-28.
Hubbertville found...
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 FOOTBALL: Meek picks up 36-14 homecoming win over Brilliant
Bradley Vickery (63) and Meek teammates line up for the coin toss before their 36-14 victory over the Brilliant Tigers. (Ryan Guthery for The Cullman Tribune)
ARLEY - It was a battle of the Tigers as Meek hosted Brilliant Friday night, but it was Meek...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek falls to Winston County in OT 28-22
DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. -- Ryker Morgan scored from 10 yard out on Winston County’s first play of overtime to give the Yellow Jackets a thrilling 28-22 overtime win over Meek at Malcolm-Blake Stadium in Double Springs on Friday night.
Meek forced overtime with a Cam Deaver touchdown...
AHSAA to delay Start of Northwest Regional Championships to Tuesday, Feb. 23
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The start of the AHSAA Northwest Regional Basketball Championships at Wallace State-Hanceville has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 23 and will conclude on Friday, Feb. 26, announced AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese Friday morning.
The Northwest Regional Championships were originally scheduled to...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs, Cullman hosting Friday night; Tigers headed to Sumiton Christian
We’re halfway through the 2019 high school football
season in Alabama and we have a few local teams hitting a bye this week. (3-2)
Fairview, (2-3) West Point and (5-0) Good Hope will be off this week but there
are still several important matchups coming up for...
PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers fall at Sumiton Christian 28-6
SUMITON, Ala. – After
falling in a nail-biter against Berry that went down to the final seconds, Meek
hit the road to take on the Eagles of Sumiton Christian in a non-region
showdown. The Tigers took a 6-0 lead early, but the Eagles tore off 28 unanswered
points...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Addison sweeps Brilliant and Meek in three straight; Meek takes care of Brilliant
ADDISON - Addison, Meek and Brilliant volleyball enjoyed some tri-match action on Thursday, with sweeps for Addison and Meek.
Addison (3-0) over Brilliant
No. 1 ranked Addison (13-2) overcame a slow start to pull away late from Brilliant in game one, 25-11. After Brilliant stayed with...
PREP SOFTBALL WRAP-UP: Regional Tournaments stretch late into Thursday night for local teams
FLORENCE, Ala.
– After waiting through hours of rain delays on Thursday, day one of this year’s
AHSAA Regional softball tournaments is in the books. Four local teams were in
action for Regionals yesterday, two of which were in the North Regional at Florence’s
Coffee O’Neal Park and...
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...
AHSAA basketball area tournament play: Monday scores and girls’ championship schedule
CULLMAN COUNTY - Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) basketball area tournament play began tonight. Below are the results of Monday night's games, as well as the area girls' championship games schedules (italicized).
1A, Area 12 @ Addison
Addison 74, Meek 59
Thursday: Addison vs. Marion County...
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...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek falls to Lynn 35-12 in regular season finale
ARLEY, Ala. -- The
Meek Tigers looked to win their regular season finale at home against the Lynn
Bears Friday night, but Lynn was too much and pulled away in the second half to
take the game 35-12.
The Bears struck first on their opening series as
their running...
PREP SPORTS: A look back at some highlights from 2018
Matthew McDonald hits a solo homerun to put West Point up 8-0 in its game one win over Mortimer Jordan in round two of the AHSAA Baseball 5A State Playoffs. (Nick Griffin for the Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - 2018 provided some big seasons and a...
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Meek drops round 1 matchup at South Lamar 32-14
MILLPORT, Ala. – The Tigers of Meek traveled to Millport to face South Lamar Friday night and after taking an early lead, the Stallions rallied from behind to defeat the Tigers 32-14 and advance to round two.
The first score of the game came on...
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 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 FOOTBALL: No. 8 Meek caps off undefeated season with 48-22 win at Oakman
OAKMAN, Ala. – The Tigers hit the road looking to make history at Oakman Friday night and they did just that, defeating the Wildcats 48-22 to complete the first 10-0 regular season in school history. Meek’s last undefeated season was in 1958 when the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek’s Powell selected as ALFCA 1A Coach of the Year
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 BASEBALL: Cullman tops Loganville 14-6, Good Hope wins Umpire’s Tournament, Saturday scoring wrap-up
HOOVER, Ala. Cullman wrapped up its games in the Perfect Game High School Showdown in Hoover Saturday afternoon with a 14-6 win over Loganville. The lead traded hands several times in the first few innings but the Bearcats put up seven runs in the...
AHSAA basketball area tournament play begins Monday
CULLMAN COUNTY- Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) basketball area tournament play begins tomorrow. Below is the schedule for the week.
Monday:
1A, Area 12 (G) @ Addison
Addison vs. Meek/Lynn winner 6:30 p.m.
2A, Area 12 (G) @ Cold Springs
St. Bernard vs. Winston Co 5:30 p.m.
Cold Springs...
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 FOOTBALL: Meek downs R.A. Hubbard 52-20 to earn 1st playoff win since 2003
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: Raiders, Aggies, Tigers ready for round 2 matchups
CULLMAN, Ala. – With one round of the state playoffs in the books, only three local teams remain in the postseason hunt, and they all have big challenges to face Friday night. The Fairview Aggies will be on the road to take on Russellville,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek falls to South Lamar at home 30-16
ARLEY, Ala. – The Tigers of Meek returned home this week after suffering a tough loss on the road to Brilliant last week, and Friday night’s meeting with South Lamar resulted in another loss for the Tigers. The Stallions built an early lead and...
Abercrombie’s 5 TDs drive Meek’s 43-28 win over R.A. Hubbard
COURTLAND - It was homecoming for the R.A. Hubbard Chiefs as they hosted the Tigers of Meek, but it was Meek who came away with the victory, 43-28
Meek didn’t take any time getting the offense clicking. On the first play from scrimmage, John Mark...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek downs Marion County at home 34-14
ARLEY, Ala. – Meek had last week off to prepare for Friday night’s regional matchup with Marion County and the Tigers didn’t disappoint. Meek jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the opening quarter and after taking a 20-8 lead into the half, pulled...
Addison wins 5th-straight Class 1A state volleyball title
1A State Champion Addison Lady Bulldogs / Josh McBrayer
BIRMINGHAM - The 2017 1A AHSAA volleyball state tournament championship at Birmingham’s Bill Harris Arena was everything it was billed to be and more. Back and forth action, edge of your seat moments and extended set...
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 FOOTBALL: Local teams kicking off region play in week 2
Last week’s slate of games was packed with matchups
between local teams and now its time to get region play underway. Every local
squad with the exception of West Point are preparing for region openers and
many of them will be on the road. The Warriors will...
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...
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 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...
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 FOOTBALL: Tigers topple Cherokee on the road 26-12
CHEROKEE, Ala. – The Meek Tigers were back on the road Friday night for a region matchup at Cherokee and thanks in large part to a three-touchdown performance from running back Cam Deaver, they were able to leave Cherokee with a 26-12 win.
The Indians...
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...
PREP FOOTBALL: Meek picks up 46-15 region win at Lynn
LYNN, Ala. – After collecting a big region win over Marion County at home last week, Meek hit the road Friday night for another important regional matchup against Lynn. The Tigers stayed hot this week and were in control for the majority of their...
PREP FOOTBALL: Tigers drop regular season finale to Oakman 69-26
ARLEY, Ala. – After collecting a road win over Cherokee last week,Meek returned home to Tiger Stadium Friday night to host its regular season finale against Oakman. Unfortunately for the home crowd, the Wildcats put together one of their best performances of the season...
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 FOOTBALL: Meek Tigers fall 28-6 to Marion County in penalty-laden game
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...
