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Cherokee County softball team shuts out Oak Grove
MONTGOMERY – Cherokee County senior pitcher Tori Davis tossed her fifth shutout in the past week Thursday morning, a 4-0 Lady Warrior victory over Oak Grove in the opening round of the Class 4A sta...
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Cedar Bluff softball coach Shane McFry went 61-61 in four seasons, inclduing back-to-back North Regional appearances.
McFry leaves Cedar Bluff softball
CEDAR BLUFF – The sad emotions of their season coming to an end Saturday in the North Regional Softball Tournament in Huntsville weren’t the only ones the Cedar Bluff Lady Tigers had. Head coach Sh...
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Collinsville senior basketball point guard Brittney Tidmore signed an athletic scholarship with Oglethorpe University of Atlanta on Tuesday. Sitting from left is Tracy Tidmore (mother), Brittney Tidmore and Jon Tidmore (father). Standing from left is Adam Lawrence, Robert Gray, Tyler Tidmore, Diane Simpson (grandmother), Betty Tidmore (grandmother), Butch Tidmore (grandfather), Donny Jones and Jason Barnett (Collinsville principals).
Collinsville’s Tidmore signs basketball scholarship with Oglethorpe University
COLLINSVILLE – For Collinsville senior point guard Brittney Tidmore, her visit to Oglethorpe University in Atlanta was love at first sight. She toured the school the week of the NCAA Final Four, an...
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The Centre Blue Sox are a semi-pro baseball team competing in the Fred Horn Industrial League. Team members are JoJo Bynum, Justice Covington, Jayde Boatfield, Nico McElrath, Tommy Worthy, Darius Rudolph, Shawn Covington, Jacob Croft, Dillion Cordes, Myles Cordell, Kenny Akin, Marcus Reese, Malcolm Brooks, Kevin Covington, Brennen Auerbach, Keon Rucker, Allen Davidson, Ryan Fowlkes. Romondo Williams, Austin Lee, Colton Clifton, Travis Stancil, Patrick Devault, Kyle Jeter, Corey Collum, Junior Grey and Mike McCrary. Co-managers are Wally Covington and JoJo Bynum. Photo by Cherokee County Herald Correspondent J.P. Kelsey.
Blue Sox baseball back in Centre
CENTRE – The Centre Blue Sox semi-pro baseball team had their opening day game May 11 against Gadsden’s Hit Squad. The Blue Sox hosted the Gadsden team at the Centre Babe Ruth Field and came away w...
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Shannon Fagan: Spring Garden trio selected to play in East-West All-Star baseball games
Spring Garden’s baseball season may have come to an end, but three Panther players were able to continue playing in the East-West All-Star baseball series. The first two games were held at Glencoe ...
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JSU softball team headed to Tuscaloosa Regional to face Alabama
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State softball team will play Alabama on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional, the Gamecocks learned during the NCAA's Softball Championship Sel...
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Sand Rock second baseman Megan McCullough makes a diving stop against Lexington on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Nick Johnston of The Gadsden Times.
Lexington ends Sand Rock's softball season in heartbreak again
HUNTSVILLE - The Sand Rock Lady Wildcats thought they had finally gotten the monkey off their back with their victory against Lexington on Friday. But with the way things transpired in the North So...
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Late-inning rally falls short for Collinsville in season-ending softball loss to Athens Bible
by Shannon Fagan
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HUNTSVILLE - The Collinsville Lady Panthers are only left to wonder 'what ifs' following their season-ending softball loss to No. 7 Athens Bible in the North Softball Regional in Huntsville on Satu...
Falkville rallies past Cedar Bluff in Class 1A North Softball Regional
by Shannon Fagan
May 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
HUNTSVILLE - Coming off being no-hit by Decatur Heritage in the North Softball Regional on Friday, Cedar Bluff coach Shane McFry still felt pretty good about the Lady Tigers' chances of rebounding ...
Cherokee County blanks Sardis 1-0, returns to state softball tournament
by Staff Reports
May 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
TUSCALOOSA - The Cherokee County Lady Warriors began Friday's North Central Softball Regional in Tuscaloosa with a one-run victory over Crossville. They made one run stand against Class 4A, No. 4 S...
Shoals Christian rallies to end Cedar Bluff's baseball season
by Bryan App, The Florence Times Daily
May 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
FLORENCE — Saturday's elimination game didn't unfold exactly as both Cedar Bluff and Shoals Christian had planned. With one out into the bottom of the first inning, Cedar Bluff had taken advantage ...
Collinsville claims first soccer state title
by Staff Reports
May 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
HUNTSVILLE - Collinsville scored three goals in the second period to break a 1-1 halftime tie and claimed the school’s first state soccer championship with a 4-1 victory over Westminster of Oak Mou...
Sand Rock one win away from state softball tournament
by Shannon Fagan
May 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Cedar Bluff, Collinsville split in North Softball Regional
  • Davis tosses 1-hit shutout, leads Cherokee County softball to 1-0 North Central Regional victory
    by Staff Reports
    05.11.13 - 01:10 am
  • Cedar Bluff splits state baseball semifinal doubleheader at Shoals Christian
    by Bryan App, The Florence Times-Daily
    05.11.13 - 01:03 am
  • Cedar Bluff-Shoals Christian baseball playoff game times moved
    by Staff Reports
    05.09.13 - 02:24 pm
  • Piedmont baseball team falls short against fourth-ranked Mars Hill
    by Shannon Fagan
    05.07.13 - 11:22 pm
  • Piedmont boys take Class 3A state track title
    by Staff Reports
    05.05.13 - 03:04 pm
  • Cedar Bluff's state track and field championship streak ends
    by Staff Reports
    05.05.13 - 03:02 pm
  • Sand Rock's Mabry ties for third in Class 2A state high jump
    by Staff Reports
    05.05.13 - 03:00 pm
  • Bland, Green, Perry lead Warrior track and field teams in Gulf Shores
    by Staff Reports
    05.05.13 - 02:59 pm
  • Seventh-ranked Cedar Bluff sweeps at Addison
    by Staff Reports
    05.03.13 - 11:42 pm
  • Piedmont earns split with Mars Hill
    by Staff Reports
    05.03.13 - 11:07 pm
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