Vinemont finishes 3rd in Dizzy Dean state tournament
VINEMONT - Momentum gained by Vinemont in beating Vincent 16-6 in the Dizzy Dean 14-under state tournament was not maintained Sunday evening.
The host of this age group fell in the loser's bracket final to Marbury 13-3. Vinemont completed a two-day assignment at Mike Cupp...
Rogers’ pitching plus timely hits keep Vinemont in Dizzy Dean state tournament
VINEMONT - Clay Rogers was given the assignment to keep the Vinemont 14-under baseball team in contention Saturday afternoon in the Dizzy Dean state tournament at Mike Cupp Field.
After they were sent to the loser's bracket earlier in the day by a 10-2 defeat...
Good Hope takes second straight Cullman Alabama High School Bass Fishing Classic title
TRIMBLE - After claiming the inaugural Cullman Alabama High School Bass Fishing Classic title last year, the Good Hope Raiders had a solid game plan to make sure the team trophy remained on campus for another 365 days.
The Raiders did just that on Saturday...
West Point posts 31-8 Spring Jamboree win over Vinemont
WEST POINT - Spring football ended Friday evening for the West Point Warriors and Vinemont Eagles with a jamboree matchup.
Vinemont gained an 8-7 halftime lead, but West Point adjusted during the second half by pulling away from the Eagles 31-8.
West Point had a slight...
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...
Cullman County High School Softball Tournament Recap
FAIRVIEW - Here is a look back at the Cullman County High School Softball Tournament prior to Wednesday's Championship Title game.
West Point 14, Cold Springs 9 (championship)
West Point fought back from an 8-3 deficit in the sixth, scoring eight runs on two outs with...
Bulldogs Bite Vinemont
VINEMONT - On a beautiful but windswept diamond, the Vinemont Eagles welcomed the Hanceville Bulldogs to Mike Cupp Field Tuesday afternoon for a cross-county contest.
Not a team to start slow, Hanceville got the sticks going early and put Vinemont in a deep hole before...
Rough second inning dooms Lady Eagles
CLEVELAND - It was a rough Friday afternoon for the Vinemont Lady Eagles as they fell in three innings to the Cleveland Lady Panthers. Following one, two, three innings from Vinemont that saw the Lady Eagles strike out three times, the Lady Panthers went...
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...
Good Hope, Cold Springs Stay Alive in County Baseball Tournament
FAIRVIEW - Something will take place Thursday when the Cullman County High School Baseball Tournament gets wrapped up at Fairview High School- a new champion will take home the hardware. That became possible on Monday night when the reigning champions (from 2014), the Hanceville...
INTERVIEW: Cullman County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2016 Inductee Bobby Meyer
CULLMAN - Compared to the majority of my colleagues in the wonderful world of sports writing, I admittedly have less experience than most, holding my position for a mere five years. However, in that short span of time, I have seen some great games,...
3A Area 10 Tournament Action
HOLLY POND - Four win and in games were on tap in the 3A Area 10 tournament Wednesday night at the Pond. Here is a breakdown of all the action.
Hanceville 68, Susan Moore 71 (Girls)
The Lady Bulldogs of Susan Moore started their win and...
Aggies Take Momentum into Postseason After Fourth Straight Victory
VINEMONT – No county team is playing better basketball since the Cullman County Tournament ended than the Fairview Aggies. After getting ousted in the first round by Cold Springs on Jan.18, the Aggies have become a different ball club with the opposition getting to...
Cullman County Championship Wrap-Up
HANCEVILLE - The Cullman County Basketball Tournament wrapped up tonight at Tom Drake Coliseum on the campus of Wallace State.
Girls
Cold Spring Lady Eagles- 48
Good Hope Lady Raiders- 44
The Good Hope Lady Raiders and the Cold Springs Lady Eagles started the varsity action Wednesday night...
Shake up by the AHSAA
CULLMAN - Wednesday was a highly anticipated day around the high school sports world, especially here in Cullman, with the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) issuing reclassifications and realignments for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 seasons.
The only area school to move classifications was...
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...
Varsity Teams Hit the Court
HANCEVILLE – The Cullman County Basketball Tournament continued Monday night with varsity action for the first time in the tournament.
GIRLS
The Holly Pond Lady Broncos took the court as the No. 2 seed to take on the Vinemont Lady Eagles as the No. 7 seed.
Vinemont...
2016 Cullman County Hoops Tournament Gets Underway
HANCEVILLE – Quarterfinal games in the junior varsity and freshmen divisions got the 2016 Cullman County High School Basketball Tournament at Wallace State’s Tom Drake Coliseum off and running Saturday afternoon.
Those who came to the Coliseum early got a chance to see collegiate hoops...
Cullman County Basketball Tournament Set to Start Saturday
HANCEVILLE - A prize event in Cullman County High School athletics is ready to go for its latest edition.
The 2016 Cullman County Basketball Tournament begins this Saturday at Wallace State’s Tom Drake Coliseum. This has been the site for the tournament since 1993, making...
Upsets Among the First Day of the Cullman Yule Tide Classic
HANCEVILLE — Tournament basketball can present surprises. It did during the first day of the Mitch Smith Yule Tide Classic at Tom Drake Coliseum.
No. 2 Holly Pond experienced misfortune when the Broncos lost to Athens 64-59 in the first quarterfinal in the varsity division....
Cofer Gets Season High 30 in Raiders’ Victory Over Vinemont
GOOD HOPE — Junior forward Matt Cofer forgot about a tough performance on Monday night in a 60-25 Good Hope Raiders' loss to No. 5 Cold Springs and came back with his best game of the season Thursday evening in a 53-42 triumph over Vinemont at D.E. Ryan...
Chambers Delivers in Cold Springs Win over Mortimer Jordan at Hanceville Tournament
HANCEVILLE – Triston Chambers was pleased to pull off an individual feat in becoming the leading scorer in Cullman County High School basketball history.
That took place Tuesday night with 33 points the Cold Springs Eagle senior sharpshooter delivered in the first round of the Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament.
But what was...
Vinemont Boys Lose a Nail-biter, Girls Fall Big
VINEMONT — It was a hard-fought battle of attrition from the opening tip Tuesday night when the Vinemont Eagles hosted the Good Hope Raiders. The action started out tight, with each team trying to establish control. Matt Cofer of Good Hope got his team...
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...
Cullman City/County Schools close Thursday, among other agencies
CULLMAN – Both Cullman City and County Schools will be closed on Thursday due to the immense amount of snowfall. Both Dr. Doreen Griffeth (City School superintendent) and Dr. Craig Ross (County School superintendent) said no classes will be held Thursday, Feb. 26.
Warming Shelter:...
Cullman County Schools canceled Thursday due to winter weather
CULLMAN – Each day this week parents have waited to hear if their children would be attending school on time, on a delayed schedule, or if their child's classes would be canceled altogether, as was the case Thursday, January 19.
“In the interest of doing what...
Holly Pond claims County Basketball Title for first time since 2002
HANCEVILLE – In the highest scoring Cullman County championship game ever played at Wallace State's Tom Drake Coliseum, the Holly Pond Broncos took home the hardware for the first time in 13 years.
With four starters shooting lights out and the offense getting 48 points...
Championship Saturday set for Cullman County Tournament
HANCEVILLE – They are no strangers to facing one another in big time games. It will happen Saturday night in the championship of the 2015 Cullman County High School Basketball Tournament.
A pair of No. 1's in their respective classification via the state prep poll...
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...
West Point has a good night at the Cullman County Basketball Tournament
HANCEVILLE – West Point started Tuesday night at the Cullman County basketball tournament with a 61-36 win in the junior varsity over Cold Springs.
It ended by 8:45 p.m. with the Warriors pulling away from Hanceville 74-56.
That enabled the West Point teams to advance into...
Individual performances stand out at Monday’s Cullman County Tournament
HANCEVILLE – Very good individual performances set the tone for the winners Monday night as the Cullman County Basketball Tournament resumed at Wallace State Community College.
The Holly Pond junior varsity, Cold Springs Lady Eagles and Vinemont Eagles had one player that stole the show...
One-sided wins highlight first day of Cullman County Tournament
HANCEVILLE - Winning and winning by a huge margin began the 2015 Cullman County Basketball Tournament at Wallace State's Tom Drake Coliseum Saturday.
With the junior varsity in the spotlight along with one freshman contest, five of the six games were decided by a margin...
One Upset Highlights Quarterfinals of Cullman County Middle School Girls Tournament
COLD SPRINGS – Home court advantage for the Cold Springs Lady Eagles didn't last long in the Cullman County Middle School Basketball Tournament Monday night.
The No. 4 seed Lady Eagles were eliminated in the quarterfinal round by 5th seed West Point 33-24. West Point...
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...
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...
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...
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Cold Springs takes two at West Point
WEST POINT – No. 4 ranked Cold Springs got tested Tuesday in a volleyball tri-match at Jim Boyd Gymnasium on the West Point campus. The Lady Eagles were taken into a tiebreaking set with Fairview and West Point, coming through when it was necessary.
Cold...
PREP FOOTBALL: Eagles Overtake Hawks in Homecoming Victory
DANVILLE – The Vinemont Eagles had an explosive game against the Danville Hawks Friday night at Mark Smothers Stadium as the Eagles led their school to a 45-26 homecoming victory.
Danville’s offense slacked in the first quarter of the game when their quarterback fumbled the...
PREP FOOTBALL: Fumbles plague Eagles, Addison victorious
ADDISON – It has been said many times before that football is a game of inches. Unfortunately for the Vinemont Eagles, they found this out first-hand when they rolled into A.G. Hicks on the campus of Addison High School to face the Bulldogs. Addison...
PREP FOOTBALL – Vinemont Eagles outscore Good Hope 40-35 in jamboree
VINEMONT – Under very humid conditions to play a jamboree game, long time rivals Vinemont and Good Hope had the scoreboard operator at Mark Smothers Stadium staying busy in one of the wildest encounters these two have ever experienced.
Vinemont pulled it out 40-35 thanks...
Prep Football is Here
CULLMAN – High School football gets back into competition with the beginning of the 2014 regular season this week.
Under a new format by the Alabama High School Athletic Association, teams can kick off the season this week if they decided too following the addition...
Prep Football is Here
CULLMAN – High School football gets back into competition with the beginning of the 2014 regular season this week.
Under a new format by the Alabama High School Athletic Association, teams can kick off the season this week if they decided too following the addition...
Breaking a losing streak is on the mind of Vinemont Eagles
VINEMONT – Seven consecutive losses to end the 2013 season didn't sit well with the Vinemont Eagles after they began the season 3-0.
Injuries changed the Eagles in which they were never able to recover.
Now as Allen Scott enters his fourth season leading Vinemont, the...
West Point, Cold Springs, and Vinemont take to the field for 7-on-7
Passing camps very important during summer workouts
WEST POINT – Throwing the football will be part of the game plan in the upcoming season for the West Point Warriors, Cold Springs Eagles and Vinemont Eagles.
But all three local teams will likely keep the passing game...
Vinemont Eagles claim victory over East Lawrence, Brewer, and Meek
DANVILLE – Good things came from the Vinemont Eagles Monday in their time at the Danville High School Team Camp.
But coach Todd Johnson knows his squad has some ways to go in order to make it two consecutive years of qualifying for the AHSAA...
West Point wins County Softball Title for first time since 2008
WEST POINT – Wanting to take home the county championship for the first time since 2008, West Point regrouped after the Lady Warriors allowed Cold Springs five runs in the last of the first on four hits. The Lady Warriors finished off the Lady Eagles...
