PREP VOLLEYBALL: Lady Warriors edge Fairview in thriller to win back to back county titles
BREMEN, Ala. – It took three matches to settle things between Fairview and West Point Tuesday night but after three back and forth, thrilling showdowns, the Lady Warriors fought off the Lady Aggies to capture back to back Cullman County Tournament championships. Neither team...
PREP FOOTBALL: 8 local teams wrapping up regular season Friday night
CULLMAN, Ala. – The final week of this year’s regular season is upon, and some local squads are preparing for their final games of the year Friday night. Cullman, Addison and Good Hope wrapped up their regular seasons last week but everyone else still...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Bearcats, Lady Bearcats win crowns at North Alabama Twilight Classic
CULLMAN, Ala. – There
was cross country action at Cross Creek Golf Course in Cullman Monday night and
both the Bearcats and Lady Bearcats outpaced the rain and the other teams in
the field to take home titles. Cullman’s Bernarda Tizapa posted a time of
17:49.82 to capture...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Pair of Lady Eagles fall to Winston County in tri-match, Cold Springs defeats Vinemont
Kylon Hamby sends one back over the net against Vinemont in Cold Springs' Thursday win. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
BREMEN – Winston County and Vinemont both traveled to Cold Springs Thursday night for a tri- match, and both sets of Lady Eagles came...
PREP BASKETBALL: Vinemont falls to Susan Moore 56-51 in OT
VINEMONT, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles hosted the Susan Moore Bulldogs in this year’s Class 3A, Area 13 championship game Tuesday night and four quarters weren’t enough to decide this one. However, overtime was dominated by Susan Moore and the Bulldogs toppled the Eagles 56-51 to...
PREP BASKETBALL: Addison tops Vinemont 56-45, Lady Eagles earn 64-24 win
ADDISON, Ala. – Addison hosted their neighbors to the East, the Vinemont Eagles, in a boys and girls' matchup on the hardwood Monday night. Addison's Ladies fell 64-24 to the Lady Eagles while the Addison Boys took a nice 56-45 victory to open their season.
Vinemont...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont drops road game to Locust Fork, 38-32
The Vinemont Eagles came up short on the road in Locust Fork Friday night. (Ryan Guthery for The Cullman Tribune)
LOCUST FORK - It was homecoming for the Locust Fork Hornets as they welcomed the Vinemont Eagles for a regional showdown. The Hornets came away...
COUNTY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Fairview advances to JV Boys finals with 47-34 win over Vinemont
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Day four at the Cullman County Tournament tipped off with a JV Boys semifinal matchup between Fairview and Vinemont. The Aggies went into the locker room leading the Eagles 25-12 at halftime and maintained that lead throughout the second half to...
PREP BASEBALL: West Point opens area play with 5-3 win over Lawrence County, Tuesday night wrap-up
Aubry Cleghorn (30) tossed six innings and collected six strikeouts in West Point's 5-3 win over Lawrence County on Tuesday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
WEST POINT, Ala. – Area play began for the West Point Warriors Tuesday night and they opened things up...
Fairview Girls and Cold Springs Earn Titles in Cullman County Meet
COLD SPRINGS - A decade of dominating the Cullman County Track & Field event by Cold Springs ended in a dramatic comeback by the Fairview Lady Aggies today.
With four events remaining, the Lady Aggies were down 172 points to 144 against the Lady Eagles.
Fairview...
PREP BASEBALL: Vinemont, Hanceville split doubleheader; Cold Springs edges Holly Pond 3-2
VINEMONT, Ala. -- Hanceville took a short trip over to Vinemont to face the Eagles in a Friday afternoon doubleheader and the two squads split both games. Elsewhere in the county, Cold Springs edged the Holly Pond Broncos 3-2.
Hanceville 16 - Vinemont 4 (Baseball) (Game One)
Hanceville...
Cullman Co. Youth Football semifinals scoring recap
VINEMONT, Ala. - The 2020 Cullman County Youth Football playoffs kicked off at Vinemont Saturday and six teams punched their tickets to next Saturday’s championship games. In the Fireplug games, the Cullman Cyclones edged the Good Hope Raiders, while the Cullman Bearcats outpaced the...
MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Lady Raiders cap off season by winning Middle School Volleyball Championship
FAIRVIEW – Coming in as the No. 1 seed in the middle school division, the Good Hope Lady Raiders capped off a fine 2014 campaign by winning the Cullman County Tournament Monday evening without dropping a set in three assignments.
Good Hope downed Vinemont in...
Fairview, Cold Springs, Holly Pond victors in day 1 of JV county softball tournament
GOOD HOPE - With the varsity division of the Cullman County Softball Tournament now in the record books, the junior varsity stepped on center stage Wednesday at Good Hope High School with one-sided domination and a pair of close encounters.
No upsets took place in...
Vinemont falls to Susan Moore, 55-21
BLOUNTSVILLE - It was a tough night for the Vinemont Eagles (now 2-6, 1-4 in 3A Region 6) as they traveled to Susan Moore but could not come back home with a victory, falling to the Bulldogs, 55-21.
Susan Moore was firing on all cylinders....
PREP CHEER: ‘We are all in this together’: Vinemont’s Ashton Kelley recaps junior year
VINEMONT, Ala. -- Vinemont senior cheerleader Ashton Kelley has been cheering on the varsity squad for her entire high school career. She talked about last season and what all she learned and why she feels blessed to get to cheer alongside some great girls.
"I...
‘Practice makes perfect’: Vinemont’s Kimberly Wilt remembers Eagle years
VINEMONT, Ala. -- I talked to Vinemont senior Kimberly Wilt in this interview and she talked about being a part of some great clubs, plus getting to know some great people in those clubs and in the band.
"It was a great experience being able...
Umpire’s Tournament Rained Out
GOOD HOPE - The gravel parking lot behind Good Hope Town Hall was packed full of cars, trucks and school buses in anticipation of a long afternoon of varsity softball action, but Mother Nature had a different idea.
Not even an hour into the annual...
Holly Pond escapes Vinemont 27-22, secures spot in the playoffs for first time since 2011
HOLLY POND - After last week's loss to Fultondale, tensions were high in the Holly Pond stadium as the Broncos faced their last chance to secure a spot in the playoffs. The Broncos played against the Vinemont Eagles, and their dreams of going to...
Vinemont defeats St. Bernard in straight sets
CULLMAN - Vinemont walked onto St. Bernard's court Thursday afternoon with victory on its mind. The Lady Eagles accomplished their goal, sweeping the Lady Saints in straight sets.
The Lady Eagles got off to a strong start with set number one. They went on a...
Holly Pond, Cold Springs girls advance to earn County Title rematch
HANCEVILLE – For the third consecutive year, the Cullman County High School girls' basketball championship will be a battle between Holly Pond and Cold Springs.
That took form Thursday night in which both teams had to fight off slow starts and finish with a flurry...
PREP BASEBALL: Fairview blanks Dora 13-0, Vinemont splits doubleheader
DORA, Ala. – The Fairview Aggies traveled to Dora for a varsity matchup Saturday afternoon, and they only needed five innings to handle the Bulldogs. The Aggies plated five runs in the second inning to take an early lead and after adding to their...
Vinemont Eagles Baseball Team to Hold 1st Annual Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction
VINEMONT – The Vinemont Eagles Baseball team will host their 1st Annual Pancake Breakfast & Silent Auction Saturday, March 14 in the school lunchroom. Plates are $7 and carry outs are available as well. The breakfast will be from 8-11 a.m., with the auction...
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 GOLF: Lady Aggies win 9th straight County Championship, Good Hope and Fairview win boys’, JV titles
CULLMAN, Ala.
– The 2019 Cullman County Golf Tournament is in the books and for the ninth
consecutive year, the Fairview Lady Aggies are your champions in the girl’s division
after posting a 2-round score of 528 at Chesley Oaks Golf Course and Cross
Creek. On the boys’...
CULLMAN COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Bulldogs survive 63-62 thriller against Vinemont
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Varsity boys action in this year’s Cullman County Basketball Tournament officially tipped Wednesday night and things got started with the Hanceville Bulldogs and the Vinemont Eagles. After a very tight three quarters, the Bulldogs began to pull away in the fourth...
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Cold Springs’ Edgeworth, Cullman’s Barnett place 1st in Scottsboro, Moulton
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. – Cold Springs and Cullman both hit the road Saturday morning to compete in this year’s Scottsboro Invitational and Pepsi XC Challenge respectively and both of them returned home with winners. Cold Springs’ Ethan Edgeworth cooked the rest of the large schools’...
PREP SOFTBALL: West Point tops Cullman 11-1, Tuesday night wrap-up
Carlie Wilkins (00) tossed five innings, collected eight strikeouts and went 2-for-4 with three RBIs at the plate in West Point's 11-1 win over Cullman on Tuesday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
WEST POINT, Ala. – The Lady Warriors hosted the Lady Bearcats on...
PREP FOOTBALL: 4 local games on tap to close out regular season
Good Hope quarterback Bailey Quick (2) fires a pass down field during the Raiders’ 43-24 win over Cordova on Sept. 7, 2018. Good Hope will host county rival Hanceville this Friday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - The 2018 regular season ended...
Inaugural Cullman County Schools Media Day held ahead of start of football season
Each high school in the Cullman County Schools system had players, coaches, band directors, band members, cheer coaches and cheer captains in front of a microphone Tuesday morning for the inaugural Cullman County Schools Media Day. See below for single group photos.
CULLMAN -...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont races past Holly Pond 41-6
VINEMONT, Ala. -- The Vinemont Eagles hosted their cross country rivals the Holly Pond Broncos in their region finale Friday night and the Eagles came away with a big 41-6 victory on their home field.
Vinemont got started quickly as the Broncos got the ball...
PREP SOFTBALL: Fairview tops Vinemont at home 7-5, Friday night scoring wrap-up
Fairview's Anna Scott led the Lady Aggies with 2 RBIs in their win over Vinemont on Friday. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The Lady Aggies hosted Vinemont Friday afternoon and despite having the go-ahead run at the plate in the top...
AHSAA basketball area tournament play: Tuesday scores and boys’ championship schedule
CULLMAN COUNTY - Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) basketball area tournament play continued tonight. Below are the results of Tuesday night's games, as well as the area boys' championship games schedules (italicized).
1A, Area 12 @ Guin
Marion Co 84, Addison 44
2A, Area 13 @...
PREP CHEER: ‘Always give 100% effort’: Vinemont’s Makenna Howard recaps freshman season
VINEMONT, Ala. -- Vinemont’s Makenna Howard cheered on varsity as a freshman last season, and she learned so much from that experience. She got to cheer alongside some great cheerleaders last year and soaked up as much as she could from them to prepare...
PREP SPORTS: ‘It’s like one big family’: Vinemont’s Anna Kline looks back on Eagle years
VINEMONT, Ala. – In this interview, I talked to Vinemont’s Anna Kline about some of her favorite memories during her time playing sports for the Eagles.
"Softball helped me and my sister have a closer bond. I've played basketball my whole life and made many...
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...
Area preview- week no. 9
Holly Pond Broncos (5-2, 2-2) @ Fultondale Wildcats (6-1, 4-0)
3A, Region 6
Wildcats Stadium - Fultondale
Thursday 7 p.m.
SERIES: 1st meeting
LAST WEEK: Holly Pond defeated Hanceville 40-16, Fultondale defeated Susan Moore 62-14.
Broncos are coming off a big victory in the region against county rival Hanceville that...
Cullman Co. Youth Football week 7 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. - The end of the regular season is drawing closer and with two weeks left to go, some teams have clinched playoff spots while others are looking to keep their postseason hopes alive. Vinemont traveled to take on Cold Springs, the Bearcats...
CULLMAN COUNTY TOURNAMENT: (3) Cold Springs rolls past (6) Vinemont 55-31 to advance to semifinal round
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Tuesday’s
nightcap from the Cullman County Basketball Tournament featured a battle of the
Eagles as Vinemont and Cold Springs hit the floor to battle for a spot in
Friday’s semifinal games.
An Adam Hill basket gave Cold Springs an early 3-0
lead over Vinemont and...
South Vinemont approves new accounting software, Transportation Plan
SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. – The South Vinemont Town Council on Tuesday evening approved the purchase of new accounting software, as well as the Town’s Rebuild Alabama Transportation Plan for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
The council approved the purchase of software from CSA Software Solutions for...
PREP TRACK & FIELD: Hanceville, Good Hope capture County Championships
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The rain couldn’t hold off this year’s Cullman County Track & Field Championship at Good Hope High School Monday and by the end of the day we had a new set of county champions. On the boys’ side, the Hanceville...
COUNTY BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: Good Hope, Fairview, Cold Springs advance on day 1
BREMEN, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Baseball Tournament officially began Saturday afternoon at Cold Springs High School and day one was packed with exciting action. Good Hope came from behind late to top Hanceville 8-7 in game one, Fairview handled the Holly Pond...
AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Lady Raiders rack up 19 hits in blowout win over Ashville, Tuesday scoring wrap-up
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Area
softball tournaments continued across the state on Tuesday and the home-standing
Good Hope Lady Raiders maintained their spot in the winner’s bracket of the 4A
Area 12 tournament after routing Ashville 16-0 in five innings. Sidnie English
tossed the first four innings for...
PREP BASKETBALL: Campbell’s last-second free throws push Hanceville past Locust Fork in OT and back to Northeast Regional
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Hanceville
is heading back to Jacksonville State for the Northeast Regional after taking
down Locust Fork in a thrilling, sub-regional showdown that couldn’t be decided
in four quarters. Bulldogs guard Tyson Bellmon drilled a three-pointer from the
left wing at the buzzer to tie the...
Cold Springs Shoots Well to Defeat Fairview In Cullman County Tournament
HANCEVILLE – Knowing a highly anticipated rematch awaited them, the Cold Springs Eagles raise the performance level to an extreme high Monday evening in the quarterfinals of the Cullman County High School Basketball Tournament.
The Eagles shot their way past the Fairview Aggies 72-39 to...
PREP BASKETBALL: Eagles, Lady Eagles down Vinemont at home
BREMEN, Ala. – Both the Vinemont Eagles and Lady Eagles traveled to Jesse George Gymnasium for a pair of varsity matchups with Cold Springs and it was the Eagles in blue that managed to come away with a pair of victories. The Cold Springs...
PREP FOOTBALL: Several region finales on tap for week 9
CULLMAN, Ala. – The regular season is winding down and local teams are almost done hammering out the playoff picture for this year. Several teams are already locked into a postseason position and working to improve their standing within the region this week with...
ARCHERY: Vinemont Elementary, Cullman Middle win North Alabama Pre-Regional Warm-Up; Marshall County Tournament recap
A huge field of local archery squads competed at this weekend's North Alabama Pre-Regional Warm-Up at Cullman High School. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN, Ala. – A field packed with local archery squads fought through the rain to compete at this year’s North...
PREP BASEBALL: West Point sweeps Priceville at home; Saturday scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. – After
a week of pouring rain, Saturday brought great weather and a day packed with
local softball and baseball action across the state. Some local softball teams were
competing in this year’s Wallace State High School Tournament, the Cullman Bearcats
finished up their stint at...
PREP BASKETBALL: Holly Pond downs Vinemont on the road 61-53, Lady Eagles pick up 64-53 win
VINEMONT, Ala. – Holly Pond made the trip to Vinemont Thursday night for a pair of varsity matchups against the Eagles and the Broncos ended up splitting their road games. In the girls' matchup, Vinemont held a double-digit lead at the half but had...
COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Lady Warriors advance to semifinals with 52-33 win over Vinemont
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The first matchup of our Wednesday night doubleheader was an opening round battle between the West Point Lady Warriors and the Vinemont Lady Eagles. Points were hard to come by in the first half, but the Lady Warriors were able to...
PREP BASKETBALL: Vinemont knocks off Cold Springs to advance to next round of junior varsity tournament
Vinemont's Caleb Sharpe (30) led the Eagles with 13 points in their 44-29 win over Cold Springs Saturday afternoon. (Martha Needham for The Cullman Tribune)
HANCEVILLE – In Saturday’s second helping of County Tournament action, the junior varsity boys opened up their bracket with a...
Cold Springs continues its dominance in Cullman County Cross Country
COLD SPRINGS – For a decade, the sport of cross country running from the high school perspective in Cullman County has been controlled by Cold Springs.
In showing their strength when it comes to the county championship meet, the Lady Eagles and Eagles continued their...
ARCHERY: Vinemont’s Sartin places 1st at NASP Championship; full local results
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –
The 2019 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) season came to an end
with the NASP Championships at the Music City Center in Nashville on Saturday
and several local squads were there to compete. Cullman Middle School, East
Elementary and West Point High School...
Cold Springs Survives Vinemont Challenge in Home Opener
COLD SPRINGS - Putting up 28 points in the second quarter to break a tie was the determining factor for the Cold Springs Eagles to hold off Vinemont Thursday night 69-63.
In playing for the first time under a newly designed floor at Jesse George...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Cullman County Volleyball Tournament Day 1 recap; West Point, Fairview stay in winner’s bracket
WEST POINT, Ala. – This
year’s Cullman County Volleyball Tournament officially got underway at West
Point High School Monday afternoon and day one was full of sweeps. None of Monday’s
six matches required more than two sets to settle and the Lady Aggies and Lady
Warriors got through...
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Good Hope edges Vinemont on the road 18-16
VINEMONT, Ala.
-- The Good Hope Raiders traveled to play county rival Vinemont Tuesday night
after the contest was rained out Monday and after a close, muddy matchup, the
Raiders left with an 18-16 win. Good Hope started the game with a pooch kick
that was recovered by...
Cold Springs Eagles, Lady Broncos shoot well in quarterfinal wins; West Point and Fairview freshmen move on to title game
HANCEVILLE - Thanks to a 23-3 run in the second quarter, the Cold Springs Eagles shook off a sluggish first period, going on to eliminate the Vinemont Eagles 64-29 Wednesday night in the Cullman County Basketball Tournament.
Point guard Jesse Lee woke up from a...
Cullman County Youth Football Week 7 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. – This was the final week of the 2023 Cullman County youth football regular season, and all eyes are now moving to the playoffs set for next Saturday. There were some key games that went on around the local area that determined...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Day 1 of County Tournament in the books
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – This year’s Cullman County Volleyball Tournament officially got underway at Fairview High School Monday night and the tournament opened up with six consecutive sweeps. After Holly Pond and West Point swept Vinemont and Hanceville to get things started, Good Hope downed...
PREP TRACK & FIELD: Vinemont Lady Eagles place 1st at Fairview Meet, Lady Broncos, Hanceville finish runners-up
FAIRVIEW, Ala.
– Several local squads were in the field at this year’s second Fairview Meet and
the Vinemont Lady Eagles took home first place with a score of 122.25, edging Holly
Pond who finished second with a 96.25. In the boys’ division, the Hanceville
Bulldogs finished just...
PREP BASKETBALL: Hanceville holds off J.B. Pennington 65-54 to advance to area tournament finals; area tournament scoring recap
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...
Regional showdown goes down to the wire; Vinemont over Hanceville, 21-20
VINEMONT - It was a regional showdown in Vinemont Friday night, with the Eagles hosting the Hanceville Bulldogs. Vinemont eked out the win, 21-20.
Vinemont won the toss and took the ball on its own 40-yard line. The Eagles went three-and-out. Hanceville answered by putting...
2017 Cullman County Basketball Tournament: Broncos, Cold Springs Lady Eagles nab no. 1 seeds
Chairman Ronnie Barnes of the Cullman County High School Athletic Association talks particulars of the upcoming county tournament.
HANCEVILLE - Going undefeated through the six-game format has placed the Cold Springs Lady Eagles and the Holly Pond Broncos as the top seeds in this year's...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont races past Holly Pond 42-22
HOLLY POND, Ala. – Vinemont traveled to take on the Holly Pond Broncos in their regular season finale and the Eagles came away victorious 42-22.
Vinemont received the opening kick-off, and a steady dose off the ground game put Vinemont up 6-0 when Rush Sandlin...
West Point holds off Vinemont 38-32 to capture JV Boys’ Championship
West Point's Elvis Arroyo (5) lays one in during the Warriors' 38-32 win over Vinemont Saturday evening. (Bill Piper for The Cullman Tribune)
HANCEVILLE – A pair of lower-seeded squads duked it out for the junior varsity boys’ crown Saturday afternoon as the (3) West...
PREP BASKETBALL: Brackets determined for 2019 Cullman County Basketball Tournament
Ronnie Barnes speaks to area basketball coaches during Wednesday's meeting to draw pairings for the 2019 Cullman County Basketball Tournament. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
FAIRVIEW – The pairings for this year’s Cullman County Basketball Tournament were drawn at Fairview High School Wednesday afternoon,...
PREP CHEER: ‘Put the Lord before anything’: Vinemont’s Krimson Gingrich excited for cheer season
VINEMONT, Ala. -- Vinemont sophomore cheerleader Krimson Gingrich is cheering on the Eagles varsity squad for the first time this year and has had an amazing experience so far.
"My experience has been great. I love how everyone on the team encourages each other all...
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 BASEBALL: West Point secures 4th straight County Championship with 10-0 win over Fairview
WEST POINT, Ala. – After a rainy weekend canceled games Saturday, this year’s Cullman County Baseball Tournament resumed Monday night and the West Point Warriors took down Hanceville in the semifinals and Fairview in the title game to claim their fourth consecutive county championship....
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont edges Hanceville 31-30 in season-opener
VINEMONT, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles hosted the Hanceville Bulldogs on the opening night of the 2020 AHSAA football season Thursday night and got the season started on the right foot. The Eagles edged the Bulldogs to come away victorious 31-30 in an entertaining,...
Cullman County Youth Football week 1 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Saturday marked the start of the 2022 Cullman County Youth Football season and there were several good matchups to enjoy across the county but unfortunately a couple of games got cancelled due to rain. The Cold Springs Eagles hosted the Holly Pond Broncos,...
2016 All-County Football Team recognized
HANCEVILLE - The 2016 All-County Football Team, voted on by all of the Cullman County Schools' head football coaches, was recognized last night at halftime of the first varsity girls' semifinal game of the 2017 Cullman County Basketball Tournament.
OFFENSE:
QB Ragan Ashley - Fairview
RB Caleb...
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 FOOTBALL: Vinemont pulls away to top Holly Pond 40-24
VINEMONT, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles were back home Friday night to wrap up the regular season against the rival Holly Pond Broncos and it took a pair of late scores for the Eagles to pull away for good and defeat the Broncos on...
Cullman County Youth Football week 2 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. -- The week two slate of the Cullman County Youth Football season has come and gone, and Saturday was packed with more great games. The Vinemont Eagles hosted the Fairview Aggies, the Cullman Bearcats traveled to take on the Holly Pond Broncos, the...
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 FOOTBALL: Vinemont falls at Winfield 41-8
WINFIELD, Ala. -- The Vinemont Eagles traveled to take on the Winfield Pirates in a region matchup Friday night but unfortunately for Eagles fans, The Pirates came away victorious 41-8 on homecoming.
Winfield received the opening kickoff and after allowing one first down, the Eagles’...
STATE TRACK MEET: Cold Springs Eagles, Lady Eagles capture 2A State Championships; locals shine in Cullman, Gulf Shores
CULLMAN, Ala. – Another state track meet is in the books and this year the Cold Springs Eagles and Lady Eagles are your Class 2A state champions. The Eagles outpaced Sand Rock by 45 points to claim their state title and the Lady Eagles...
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 FOOTBALL: Eagles comeback effort against Winfield falls short, 28-18
VINEMONT, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles hosted the Pirates of Winfield for homecoming after being off for the last two weeks. In my opinion, the Eagles played their best game of the season, but they came up short 28-18 to a strong Winfield team.
Vinemont...
Recap and look ahead: half dozen teams off to good start in area play
CULLMAN COUNTY - Having the best record in area play allows high school basketball teams an opportunity to get in extra games at home when the postseason format starts in early February.
From the first weekend of area basketball in the Alabama High School Athletic...
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 FOOTBALL: Good Hope takes spring game over Vinemont 19-12
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – Vinemont traveled to take on Good Hope in a spring jamboree game Thursday night in what ended up being a very closely contested game. However, the Raiders were able to hang on in the end to defeat the Eagles 19-12...
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...
PREP FOOTBALL: Vinemont working to ‘finish games’ in 2020
VINEMONT, Ala. – After coming up just short of a playoff berth last fall, the Vinemont Eagles are preparing to bounce back and make another run at the postseason in 2020. The Eagles are losing a lot of production from last year’s squad in...
Good Hope finds redemption, defeats Vinemont in shortened game
GOOD HOPE - Monday afternoon was big for Good Hope Middle School. It was the first time they got a crack at Vinemont since they lost the 2015 county championship game to the Eagles in a stunning upset.
Good Hope started the game with an...
PREP TRACK & FIELD: Cold Springs Eagles, Lady Eagles place 1st, 2nd at Cold Springs Invitational
BREMEN, Ala. – Cold Springs High School hosted this year’s Cold Springs Invitational Saturday and both the Eagles and Lady Eagles posted impressive performances. The Eagles finished ahead of Holly Pond and Hanceville to win the boys’ division and the Lady Eagles finished just...
Vinemont wins jamboree game, 21-15, over East Lawrence
EAST LAWRENCE - Vinemont took on East Lawrence in a battle of the Eagles in a jamboree game Friday night. Vinemont jumped out to a quick lead in the first half and came out victorious, 21-15, over East Lawrence.
After forcing East Lawrence to punt...
SPRING FOOTBALL: Vinemont hosts Good Hope, Danville for spring Jamboree
VINEMONT, Ala.
- Danville, Good Hope and Vinemont all competed in spring games at Vinemont
High School Friday night. In the first game, the Raiders shut out the Hawks
21-0, the Eagles won the second game, defeating Danville 28-0, and in the
nightcap, the Eagles edged out the...
YOUTH FOOTBALL: Cyclones take Pee-Wee, Fireplug championships, Vinemont wins Wee-Wee title
CULLMAN, Ala. - Saturday marked the end of the 2020 Cullman County Youth Football season and what a way to end it. Six games were on slate for today, including a trio of championship games that had everyone on the edge of their seats....
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 BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Bearcats split round 1 matchups with Hazel Green; playoff scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. – It’s playoff time and that means the stands were packed with fans at Bill Shelton Field Friday night to see the Bearcats take on Hazel Green in the opening round of the AHSAA state playoffs. Cullman took game one 12-1 to...
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...
Vinemont seniors enjoy Christmas meal, cookie contest
VINEMONT, Ala. - On Monday, Dec. 18, the senior residents of Vinemont gathered at the Vinemont Community Center for their monthly meal, hosted by the South Vinemont Town Council.
As guests joined the party, they were invited to snag one of the various handmade Christmas...
4th-inning surge lifts New Hope past Vinemont, 9-6
VINEMONT - It was tough sledding at Mike Cupp Field Friday afternoon as the Vinemont Eagles welcomed the New Hope Indians to town.
Vinemont looked as if they were going to put the game away early; Clay Rogers was dynamite on the mound and he...
Cullman Co. Youth Football week 1 scoring recap
CULLMAN, Ala. – High
school football kicked off in Cullman County this week and youth football got
its season underway Saturday. The West Point Warriors traveled to Cold Springs
to face the Eagles, The Cullman Cyclones hosted the Good Hope Raiders while the
Outlaws hosted the Bearcats and...
PREP FOOTBALL: Miller to Miller touchdown lifts Eagles over Locust Fork in final seconds
VINEMONT, Ala. - It was homecoming night for the Vinemont Eagles, who hosted the Hornets of Locust Fork, and the Eagles came out on top in a thrilling back-and-forth affair. It was also a huge region victory for Vinemont.
Both teams went three-and-out to begin...
STATE TRACK MEET: Edgeworth, Lemons post new state records in 3200-meter
CULLMAN, Ala. – Day two of this year’s 1A-3A AHSAA State Track Meet got underway at Oliver Woodard Stadium Saturday morning and after collecting a pair of gold medals yesterday, two local runners picked up two more Saturday morning along with two new state...
PREP SOFTBALL: Fairview shuts out Cold Springs on the road 5-0, Monday scoring recap
Fairview 5 - Cold Springs 0 (Softball)
Fairview jumped out to a quick lead to start out the game. A pair of singles and a hit by pitch loaded up the bases with no outs for Ayda Payne, who lined a two-run double to center...