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JSU athletics announces new playing field, renovated north side at Burgess-Snow Field at AmFirst Stadium
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (WBRC) - After the announcement of a new name for JSU’s football stadium (Burgess-Snow Field at AmFirst Stadium), the athletics department also announced that players and fans will see many changes when they return to the stadium this fall. According to JSU athletics, new turf will be...
AHSAA honors Making a Difference Recipients at Coaches Awards Banquet
MONTGOMERY – Seven individuals who have dedicated their lives to helping mold the students and co-workers that work with daily through their careers as educators were recognized Thursday night as the 2024 AHSAA ‘Making a Difference’ award recipients at the annual Championship /Coaches Awards banquet. One individual...
SHANNON FAGAN: Blanchard made a positive impact in many people’s lives
Cancer has taken another life way too soon. Former Piedmont baseball head coach and football defensive coordinator James Blanchard passed away on Friday morning. He was 59. “We lost a great man today, but the impact and the influence he’s had on kids will be felt for a long time,” friend and former Piedmont/current Westbrook Christian head coach Steve Smith said. “I ask that we keep the Blanchard family in our prayers. It’s obviously a tough time.”
Jacksonville State University reaches agreement with AmFirst on football stadium naming rights agreement
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (WBRC) - For the first time in history, Jacksonville State will have an official corporate naming sponsor for what has been known as ‘Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium.’. In what the university calls an ‘unprecedented partnership’, the stadium will now be known as AmFirst Stadium in a...
Jacksonville State football to travel to Auburn in 2026 for first meeting as FBS foes
Jacksonville State football is heading to the Plains. The Gamecocks announced on Saturday that Jax State and Auburn agreed to a game for the 2026 season at Jordan Hare Stadium. The Gamecocks announced the game will be on Sept. 26. "We're very excited about the opportunity to return to the Plains and...
Oxford Monster’s Hanging Tough
Atlanta, GA – Walker homers twice, and Campbell gets another solid start as the Choccolocco Monsters beat the Atlanta Blues on the road to stay tied atop the Sunbelt League. Mason Walker homered twice and drove in three runs as the Choccolocco Monsters beat the Atlanta Blues 9-3 on the road in Wednesday’s Sunbelt League action. […] The post Oxford Monster’s Hanging Tough appeared first on Calhoun Journal.
Early 2024 Preview: Liberty vs Jacksonville State
We have begun our series of an early look ahead to the teams on Liberty’s 2024 schedule. We will give a quick preview of all 12 teams that stand in the Flames’ way of a second straight unbeaten season as second-year head coach Jamey Chadwell prepares his team to defend its 2023 CUSA title.
Name games: Luke Balaskiewicz, Emmett Kuhlenkamp share Jacksonville Amateur lead at 4-under
Luke Balaskiewicz and Emmett Kuhlenkamp have something in common besides both being rising high school seniors with long surnames (for Scrabble fans, Balaskiewicz tops Kuhlenkamp 29-24 if proper names were allowed). They’re also in their first Jacksonville Amateur Championship and they never looked like nervous rookies in Thursday’s first round at the Jacksonville Golf...
Alabama Baseball lands Jacksonville State transfer Brennen Norton
The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program added some firepower to its roster on Wednesday. Jacksonville State transfer Brennen Norton announced that he was transferring to Alabama via social media. Norton spent three seasons at Jacksonville State. Over the course of his three-year career with the Gamecocks, Norton played primarily third...
Bucs, Jags compete in AHSAA All-Star Week
Spain Park’s Charlee Bennett (16) tags the Daphne base runner out at second during the AHSAA state softball tournament at Choccolocco Park in Oxford on Monday, May 13, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney. The Alabama High School Athletic Association held its annual All-Star week in Montgomery this past...
Anthony Silkwood Promoted to Jax State’s Pitching Coach – Coaching Successes and Background Highlighted
Silkwood, previously Director of Baseball Operations and Player Development at Jacksonville State, has been promoted to assistant coach overseeing the pitching staff. With a strong background in coaching, particularly working with pitchers, Silkwood's experience includes successful stints at Parkland College and University of Illinois Springfield, contributing to player development and MLB draft selections.
ETSU men’s basketball to play Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville IN 2024-25
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (July 18, 2024) – The ETSU men’s basketball team will play a pair of ASUN teams this upcoming 2024-25 season, as the Southern Conference and ASUN announced a two-year scheduling alliance on Thursday. Each SoCon team will play two games against ASUN opponents through this alliance with games taking place in early November and […]
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