PREP BASKETBALL: ‘Cherish every moment’: Fairview’s Sadie Smith talks junior season
FAIRVIEW, Ala. -- Fairview junior basketball player Sadie Smith missed last season with an injury but was still able to make plenty of memories and learn several great lessons alongside her teammates and coaches.
"Last season, we faced a lot of adversity with many of...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bulldogs set to host Aggies, local teams preparing for road matchups
There are just three home games on the docket this week
but one of those is a local showdown. Fairview and Hanceville will face off at
Ray Talley Stadium this Friday while Holly Pond and Good Hope prepare to host
Ider and Priceville respectively. Cullman and West...
Area preview- week no. 2
Photo from last week's Holly Pond vs. Coosa Christian game.
Vinemont Eagles (0-0) @ Good Hope Raiders (0-0)
James Shabel Stadium - Good Hope
Thursday, 7 p.m.
LAST WEEK: Vinemont defeated East Lawrence 14-12 in jamboree. Good Hope defeated Susan Moore 19-12 in jamboree.
SERIES: Good Hope leads 29-15.
LAST...
WSCC Athletics: Cross country competes at NJCAA national championships on Saturday; Goodwin finishes runner-up in Dan York Memorial Tourney
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s cross-country teams are gearing up the NJCAA Division II Cross Country Championships to be held at Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Saturday.
Both Wallace State teams are ranked 6th nationally and advanced to nationals after winning the Alabama Community College Conference...
PREP BASKETBALL: No. 4 Hanceville falls to Gardendale 80-69
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Hanceville Bulldogs were home at Lane Horton Gymnasium to host Gardendale Tuesday night but unfortunately for the home crowd, the Rockets were the ones who left with the win. The Bulldogs went back and forth with Gardendale for four quarters,...
Meek Lady Tigers Escape Upset with Last-Second Win Over St. Bernard
ARLEY – Upset alert was intact Tuesday night with the St. Bernard Lady Saints on the verge of stunning the No. 1 seed Meek Lady Tigers in the semifinals of the Class 1A, Area 11 Tournament.
A three-pointer from Ivy Edge with less than a...
Track & Field Sectionals: Day 1 results for 1A-3A, Section 4
CORNER - Cold Springs, St. Bernard and Holly Pond are involved in the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) track and field sectionals at Corner High School. Each is competing in Section 4 of their respective classifications. Their goal is to qualify this weekend,...
Recap: day 1 of the Cullman Umpires’ Association softball tournament
VINEMONT - If you are a fan of high school softball, Vinemont Sports Complex was the place to be Thursday afternoon as eight varsity teams descended on the fields in hopes of being crowned Cullman Umpires' Association Invitational champion.
Corner 11, Fairview 1
Corner jumped on...
PREP SOFTBALL: Area Tournament scoring roundup
Class 3A, Area 12 Tournament @ Carbon Hill:
Oakman 8, Hanceville 2
Carbon Hill 16, Vinemont 1
Hanceville 18, Vinemont 8 (Loser's bracket game)
Carbon Hill 3, Oakman 1
Oakman 15, Hanceville 3 (Loser's bracket game)
Class 5A, Area 12 Tournament @ Hayden:
Hayden 13, Fairview 0
West Point 7, Curry 5
Hayden...
PREP FOOTBALL: West Point’s Baker turns adversity into opportunity
WEST POINT, Ala. -- This high school football season, one that many weren’t sure would happen, was loaded with high expectations for West Point. They have a solid senior class on a team loaded with talent, but after a series of heartbreaking, close losses,...
Week 4 Recap: Hanceville, Holly Pond, West Point gain critical wins in regional play; Addison still undefeated
CULLMAN COUNTY - Hanceville, Holly Pond and West Point found the formula that was needed on Friday night in must-win situations from regional play in week four of the 2016 area football regular season schedule.
Now that the Bulldogs, Broncos and Warriors are 1-1 in...
Sharpe to head Wallace State Women’s Basketball
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College President Vicki Karolewics announced the appointment of Allen Sharpe as head coach for women’s basketball. With the departure of Jessica McBrayer to head up women’s basketball at Cullman High School, Sharpe will now assume the head coaching...
Former Bearcat Kolby Robinson joining All Star Sports Training staff
CULLMAN, Ala. – After
several standout years on the baseball field with the Cullman Bearcats, the
Wallace State Lions and the Alabama Crimson Tide, Kolby Robinson is ready to
help groom a new generation of young players. Robinson is the newest addition
to the All Star Sports Training...
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: Bearcats roll Arab 69-40 to win HP Thanksgiving Tournament
HOLLY POND, Ala. – The 64th annual Holly Pond Thanksgiving Tournament concluded Wednesday night and after handling the Arab Knights 69-40 in the tournament finals, the Cullman Bearcats went home with the hardware. Cold Springs fell to Douglas in the third-place game 53-44 and...
‘Be someone’s safe place’: West Point’s Sydney Carpentier reflects on Warrior years
WEST POINT, Ala. -- In this interview, I talked to West Point senior soccer player and color guard band member, Sydney Carpentier. She made so many great memories during her time playing soccer and being in the band and learned as much as she...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison opens County Tournament with 63-37 win over Lynn
ARLEY, Ala. -- Addison opened the Men's side of the Winston County Tournament Bracket at Meek High School Thursday night with a game against the Lynn Bears. Addison had the very difficult task of trying to defeat the Lynn Bears for a third time this...
PREP BASEBALL: Addison downs Winston County 17-12 to take area series
ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted its neighbors from the west, the Double Springs Yellow Jackets, on a rainy overcast Tuesday afternoon with a chance take the area series. Addison defeated the Jackets on the road Monday night to take the first game of a three-game set and...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope’s Malin lands on North All-Star Roster
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – This year’s North-South All-Star Football Rosters have been announced and Good Hope Quarterback Tanner Malin was among the stars on the North roster. The 63rd AHSAA North-South All-Star Football Game will be played at Mobile’s Hancock Whitney Stadium on Friday, December 17. The...
PREP FOOTBALL: Bearcats running back Jayden Sullins commits to Navy
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman High School’s Jayden Sullins has known for a while that he’d get the chance to play football at the next level, but now he knows where he’ll be doing it. The senior running back announced Saturday he has committed to...
CHS alumnus Jordan Lee 3rd angler to score back-to-back Bassmaster Classic victories
Cullman High School alumnus Jordan Lee, now of Grant, Ala., won the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic at Lake Hartwell with a three-day total of 47 pounds, 1 ounce. This is Lee’s second Classic win in a row. / Joe McElroy
GREENVILLE, S.C. - After three magical days on...
Local teams wrap up regular season in Cullman tournament
CULLMAN - Cullman County Tournament champion Fairview and runner-up Good Hope joined Cullman in the Lady Bearcats' annual pre-area volleyball invitational tournament Saturday.
Nine schools battled it out through round-robin play followed by a tournament bracket with Brewer and Boaz the finalists to play for...
Bulldogs rout Shoals Christian 63-20, advance to 2nd round of playoffs
ADDISON - After finishing the regular season undefeated and clinching home-field advantage through the first two rounds of the playoffs, Addison looked to, once again, put on a show for the crowd in their opening round game against Shoals Christian, and they did that,...
PREP FOOTBALL: Good Hope drops road game at Cherokee County 50-7
CENTRE, Ala. – After collecting wins over county rivals West Point and Vinemont in the first two weeks of the season, the Good Hope Raiders made the trip out to Cherokee County for their region opener Friday night. Unfortunately for the Raider fans on...
Explore, learn and innovate
STEAM Camp 2024 at Wallace State
CULLMAN, Ala. - This summer, Wallace State Community College is set to become a hub of innovation and learning with the return of the highly anticipated STEAM Camp. Designed for students entering grades three through eight in the 2024-2025...
Track & Field Sectionals: Day 2 results for 4A-6A, Sections 2, 3 and 4
Cullman's Ann Carol Braswell, left, and Anna Franklin, right, are 6A, Section 4 pole vault champion and pole vault runner-up, respectively. (Image credit: Coach Kristen Barnett)
CORNER - Numerous athletes from the larger schools in Cullman County reached a goal this weekend in the AHSAA...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison handles Elkmont at home 55-41
ADDISON, Ala. -- Addison hosted the 3A Elkmont Red Devils at Allen Stephenson Gym and came away with a solid 55-41 win. Addison improves to 16-12 on the season.
Elkmont rolled into Addison on Saturday night with high hopes and rolled back up Interstate 65...
‘It was a dream come true:’ Cullman’s Kacie Griffith talks cheer career
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Former Cullman Bearcat Cheerleader Kacie Griffith graduated from Cullman High School in 2018 and her cheer career continued on the plains at Auburn University. Kacie talked about her experience at Cullman, starting with the beginning of her journey with the JV...
North caps off week of domination with volleyball, football wins
Addison's Abbie Chambless, left, next to Geraldine's Karlee Hale, in game 2 of the AHSAA all-star volleyball series. / Johnny Thornton
MONTGOMERY - No one could slow down the North’s victory train at the 21st Alabama High School All-Star Sports Week this week in Montgomery.
The...
Wallace State’s Garrett Suchey serving as staff ace after Tommy John surgery, graduates with engineering technology degree
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State baseball’s Garrett Suchey faced a lot of uncertainty about his career a little more than two years ago. Suchey was seven games into his freshman season at Wallace State in 2014, tossing 21 2/3 innings before experiencing elbow troubles.
Suchey, a...
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 SOCCER: Lady Saints shut out West Limestone 3-0, Saints tie Wildcats 1-1
LESTER, Ala. – The Saint Bernard Prep varsity soccer teams opened their season Friday evening at West Limestone High School in Lester, with the Lady Saints collecting a shutout victory on three goals by Madi Kerber.
“Our girls played very well,” said Coach Will Drake....
PREP BASEBALL: Hanceville tops Vinemont, Falkville at home
HANCEVILLE, Ala. -- Hanceville hosted Vinemont and Falkville Thursday afternoon and the Bulldogs collected wins over both the Eagles and the Blue Devils. A big fourth inning by the Bulldogs helped them pull ahead of Vinemont on the way to a 7-6 win and both local...
Lady Raiders squeak by Holly Pond; Broncos smoke Good Hope
GOOD HOPE - After almost pulling off a major upset against No. 9 West Point to start off 2017, the Good Hope Lady Raiders came home looking to get back on track and break a seven-game losing streak as they took on Holly Pond.
Good...
Corner rallies to take tri-match from St. Bernard, West Point
WEST POINT - Corner found a way to rally from deficits in both of their assignments in the volleyball tri-match at West Point Thursday, stunning the host Lady Warriors in a tiebreaker after they came from behind to defeat St. Bernard Prep.
The Lady Yellow...
West Point Celebrates 50 Years of High School Football
Football, Fundraising and Fun for All Ages
WEST POINT – Last Friday, West Point High School celebrated 50 years of football by honoring the original team of 1964 at the beginning of that night’s football game against Pope John Paul II. The folks in and...
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Campbell’s 3 TDs lift Bulldogs past Fairview for county crown
Zachary Campbell accounted for all three of Hanceville's touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 18-14 win over Fairview Monday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
HANCEVILLE – The Cullman County Middle School Football Championship game was the main event in Hanceville Tuesday night and the two...
PREP FOOTBALL: Northside hands Good Hope 1st loss of season
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Arguably the biggest game of the week in Cullman County was happening in Good Hope between the fourth-ranked Raiders and eighth-ranked Northside Rams, and after a tight first half, the Rams were able to pull away and collect a 41-16...
West Point High sweeps district scholars’ bowl tournament for 8th consecutive year
WEST POINT, Ala. - The West Point High School scholars’
bowl team won in district competition this month at Hanceville without a single
loss, continuing a perfect eight-year run. That’s right: West Point now has not
lost a single match at district in eight years.
West Point took...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs splits area, home opener with Southeastern; Monday scoring recap
BREMEN, Ala. – For
the first time this season, the defending 2A state champion Cold Springs Lady
Eagles were back on their home floor Monday night for a big area matchup against
the Lady Mustangs of Southeastern. Cold Springs routed the Lady Mustangs by a
score of 78-25...
ALL-STATE SOFTBALL: Cullman’ Shannon lands on 6A 1st team; Holly Pond’s Rickman earns 2A 2nd team honors
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Alabama Sports Writers Association has made its selections for this year’s All-State softball teams and a pair of local standouts earned All-State recognitions. Cullman’s Haley Shannon put together an outstanding senior season to earn 6A first team honors and nearby...
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...
PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: Good Hope routs Lady Aggies at home, Diestelow’s no-hitter lifts West Point over Danville, Tuesday night scoring wrap-up
The Lady Raiders huddle up before taking the field during their 11-0 win over Fairview on Tuesday. (Sammy Confer for The Cullman Tribune)
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Fairview traveled to Good Hope Tuesday afternoon for a matchup against the Lady Raiders and the home team...
Auburn loses tough SEC opener
AUBURN - It was a frustrating night for the Auburn offense, amassing 399 total yards but only finding the end zone twice as the Tigers fell to the Texas A&M Aggies 29-16 in the SEC opener for both teams.
Auburn dented the scoreboard first, starting...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison advances to area tournament title game with 62-34 win over Sumiton Christian
ARLEY, Ala. – Addison traveled to Meek High School Tuesday night as the Tigers were the host for the Area 13 tournament. Second place Addison would play third place Shoals Christian in the first game while area champ Meek would host fourth place St. Bernard in...
WSCC ATHLETICS: Bryan wins low medalist as women’s golf captures Jeff State Invite title; Tennis and baseball updates
Wallace State's Women's Golf Team finished in first place at the Jefferson State Invitational and sophomore Michaela Bryan captured her fourth career individual low medalist honor at Wallace State with a 15-over par 159. (photo courtesy of Russell Moore)
HANCEVILLE, ALA. -- Wallace State’s women’s golf team...
PREP BASEBALL: Vinemont tops Cold Springs on the road 9-7; Saturday scoring recap
BREMEN, Ala. -- Vinemont traveled to take on Cold Springs Saturday morning and Vinemont didn't waste any time getting on the scoreboard first. Hayden Robinson hit a leadoff double and moved to third on a wild pitch. An RBI groundout by Jake Hale gave...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Warriors top Hamilton 72-43 to win back to back 5A, Area 14 tournament titles
WEST POINT, Ala. – West
point was aiming for back to bac Class 5A, Area 14 championships Thursday night
when they took on Hamilton in a rematch of last year's title game and the Lady
Warriors easily took care of business. West Point pulled away to win...
PREP FOOTBALL: Cullman falls to undefeated rival Hartselle, 20-7
Bearcat running back Jayden Sullins sprints away from Hartselle defenders during Cullman’s 20-7 loss to the Tigers Friday night. (Aaron Sparks)
HARTSELLE – It was a tough Friday night for the Bearcats, who just couldn’t get the offensive side of the ball moving. Their only...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Cullman topples Corner on senior night 3-1
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Monday night was Senior Night at Cullman High School and the Lady Bearcats hosted Corner. After dropping the first set, Cullman came roaring back in the next three sets as they ended up winning, 3-1.
Corner 25 - Cullman 17 (1st Set)
Corner jumped...
West Point Scholars Bowl team taking quiz competition circuit by storm
WEST POINT, Ala. - The West Point High School (WPHS) Scholars Bowl team has been on a white-hot streak in the quiz world, winning match after match. The students are making a name for themselves in the circuit of the smarts, as a whole...
PREP SPORTS: Thursday scoring roundup
West Point is headed to the 5A State Playoffs for the first time since 2003. (Bill Piper)
Good Hope 6, Dora 1 (BB)
Dora 2, Good Hope 1 (DH)
Raiders 9-13
Next game: Monday @ DAR
West Point 8, Fairview 3 (BB)
West Point 6, Fairview 1 (DH)
Warriors 17-11
Next games:...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs splits season openers against Cordova
BREMEN, Ala. -- Basketball season is underway at Cold Springs High School and the Eagles and Lady Eagles were both home at Jesse George Gymnasium Monday to host Cordova. The Lady Eagles quickly pulled away after a close first quarter and ended up dominating...
PREP BASEBALL: Addison handles Winston County 16-0
ADDISON, Ala. – Addison hosted its archrivals from across the Lake in the Winston County Yellow Jackets Monday night and came away with a 16-0 win after the game was called early due to a power outage.
Addison started Senior Briley Holt on the mound,...
PREP BASKETBALL: Good Hope starts 2021 with area sweep over Curry
GOOD HOPE, Ala. -- After finishing as runners-up in the West Morgan Christmas Classic, both Good Hope squads looked to start 2021 strong as they returned home to host Curry in area play. The Lady Raiders rolled past the Lady Yellow Jackets 60-23 while...
PREP BASKETBALL: Cold Springs’ postseason run ends with 55-49 loss to Sumiton Christian; sub-regionals wrap-up
Cold Springs' Brody Peppers (14) races after a loose ball during the Eagles' 55-49 loss to Sumiton Christian Tuesday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
BREMEN – After more than doubling their win total from a year ago, the season came to an end...
PREP CHEER: ‘You have a second family’: West Point’s Emma Kimbril talks upcoming cheer season
WEST POINT, Ala. -- West Point junior Emma Kimbril will be going into her third year on the varsity cheerleading squad and her first year as co-captain. She's had a blast up on varsity so far and she has learned so much from that...
Auburn to play Maryland in TransPerfect Music City Bowl
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn will play the Maryland Terrapins of the Big Ten Conference in the 26th edition of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl this December 30 at 1 p.m. CST, bowl officials announced.The highly anticipated matchup will take place inside Nissan Stadium in downtown...
PREP SOFTBALL: West Point splits day 1 matchups at Decatur Invitational
DECATUR, Ala. – The West Point Lady Warriors hit the road Friday to compete at this year’s Decatur Invitational and split their pool play matchups on day one. Carlie Wilkins put together four perfect innings in the Lady Warriors’ 3-0 win over Randolph but...
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...
Aiming for fun: CP&R archery camp underway
CULLMAN - Cullman Parks and Recreation’s archery camp got underway this week, with campers learning from head instructor Anthony Parker all the things they need to know to become archers.
The campers are learning a variety of tips and techniques ranging from how to properly...
PREP BASKETBALL: Lady Eagles falls to Hatton 65-46 in NW Regional Semifinals
BREMEN, Ala. – The Cold Springs Lady Eagles returned home Monday night to host Hatton in the Northwest Regional Semifinals, but it was the road team that took control of this one early. The Lady Hornets jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the...
3rd annual Grilled Cheese Festival coming to Hanceville May 27
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – You'd be hard-pressed to find a more classic, comforting sandwich than a grilled cheese. Whether a simple white bread and American single combo has your heart or you're more into "designer" grilled cheeses with sourdough and sharp cheddar, there will be...
Baker’s game-winning layup sends No. 19 Wallace State women into Friday’s ACCC Tournament championship game
HANCEVILLE, ALA.
– Sophomore Jasmine Baker’s layup with 31.3 seconds remaining lifted
Wallace State’s 19th-ranked women’s basketball team to a 59-57
victory over Chattahoochee Valley CC on Thursday at Shelton State’s Umphrey
Center, punching the Lady Lions’ ticket into the Alabama Community College
Conference (ACCC) Tournament championship game for...
