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PREP SPORTS: ‘The community will always have your back’: Cold Springs’ Josh Winfrey reflects on Eagle years
BREMEN, Ala. — Cold Springs’ senior Josh Winfrey played multiple sports in high school and had a great career. He talked about one of his favorite memories, plus some of his favorite awards. He had a blast playing with so many great players and learned some important things from a couple of them. “My favorite memory playing sports is winning area last baseball season. We were the first team in thirty years at Cold Springs to win area. My favorite awards during my time playing sports were being All-County four times in three different sports,” Winfrey said. “During my career, I...
PREP SPORTS: ‘I will cherish the memories and friends I made from these sports forever’: Dakota Overton recaps Raider years
GOOD HOPE, Ala. — Good Hope senior Dakota Overton is preparing to graduate later this month and in this interview he discussed his stellar career on the basketball court and the baseball field during his years at Good Hope High School. “One of my favorite memories was during my 11th grade year, when we went to the mountains for a Christmas tournament. We shot at a local gym for our team practice, and then, on the way back to our cabin, we were snowed in the car. After waiting for the roads to get better, we decided that we would all...
West Point Scholars Bowl team headed back to national championship
WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point High School Scholars Bowl team will attend the National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ High School National Championship Tournament in Atlanta this weekend, qualifying with its victory at the Cullman County High School Scholar Bowl Tournament, and following its best-ever second place finish at the 2024 NAQT Small School National Championship. West Point will step into a 320-team field on Friday, May 24, 2024, including other Alabama teams from Arab, Decatur and Madison. This will be West Point’s eighth trip to the national tournament. Jeff Hoppes, NAQT vice president for communications, wrote, “Quiz bowl is a competitive,...
‘It means a lot to play where my daddy did’: Good Hope’s Kylee and Kyle Smith share bond on the field
GOOD HOPE, Ala. – At the Smith household, playing for the Good Hope Raiders has become something of a family tradition and just one season into her varsity career, Good Hope’s Kylee Smith is putting together impressive performances that remind us of another Raider standout. Kylee’s father, Kyle, last faced the West Point Warriors in the 2009 Cullman County Baseball Tournament when he pitched a complete game shutout, racking up 12 strikeouts and allowing just two hits to lead the Raiders to a 1-0 win. This season, Kylee faced the Warriors in the JV Cullman County Softball Tournament Finals and...
PREP SOFTBALL: Vinemont splits East Regional matchups with Hokes Bluff, Geraldine
ALBERTVILLE, Ala. – The Vinemont Eagles hit the road to begin their run at this year’s 3A East Regional Tournament at Sand Mountain Park in Albertville and after dropping their first game of the day to Hokes Bluff, they bounced back with a win over Geraldine to keep their season alive. Vinemont will be back on the field at 9 a.m. Thursday for an elimination game against Glencoe or Plainview. Hokes Bluff 15 – Vinemont 5 (Game One) Hokes Bluff took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first but after Katelyn Evans and Maci Smith led off the top of...
PREP SOFTBALL: Meek splits North Regional games with Belgreen, Marion County
FLORENCE, Ala. – After winning the Area 14 championship last week, the Meek Tigers were back in action at the 1A North Regional Tournament in Florence Tuesday. After dropping their first game of the day to Belgreen 12-0, the Tigers kept their season alive with a 7-1 win over Marion County in game two. Belgreen 12 – Meek 0 (Game One) Belgreen struck first in their opening at-bats against Meek. An error and a ground ball helped them take a 2-0 lead. The score remained the same until the top of the third inning, as an RBI single and a three-run home...
AHSAA track: Cold Springs star Ethan Edgeworth sets all-time state record in 1,600
Springs senior Ethan Edgeworth saved his best for last on Friday at Cullman High School’s Oliver Woodard Stadium on the opening day of the AHSAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships for Class 1A, 2A and 3A. The University of Tennessee-bound distance runner, who is closing out his final season...
STATE TRACK MEET: Edgeworth sets state 1600-Meter record; Locals earn medals in Cullman, Gulf Shores
CULLMAN, Ala. – This year’s state track meets are underway in Cullman and Gulf Shores and our local athletes have already collected an impressive number of medals as well as a new state record. Cold Springs standout Ethan Edgeworth has been posting stellar times all season and he put together another dominant performance in the 2A Boys 1600-Meter Friday. Edgeworth earned the gold medal after running a 4:03.96, the state’s fastest time 1600-Meter time ever recorded. Edgeworth was also part of the Eagles’ 4×800 Meter Relay Team that won gold later in the day with a time of 8:28.77. Other local...
‘To say I’m proud is an understatement’
WPHS Scholars Bowl team finishes 2nd in nation at national small school championship WEST POINT, Ala. — The West Point High School Scholars Bowl team on Sunday, April 28, 2024, placed No. 2 in the nation at the National Academic Quiz Tournament LLC’s 2024 Small School National Championship Tournament, with Brodie Henry taking the second highest individual honors. “The kids and I knew that we were ‘in the conversation’ for the National Championship all year,” said coach Lee Henry. “That’s an awkward place to be. The expectations are just so high and the stress gets to you. We went into every game...
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