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The inaugural Fishing Rodeo held at Camp Tukabatchee, the boy scouts camp in Prattville, hosted the event where over 50 kids and their families attended with smiles and mostly sunshine. The first ever Autauga County Fishing Rodeo was hosted in Partnership with the Autauga County Sheriff’s department and YMCA Field of Dreams.

Wetumpka pitchers Mya Holt and Ella Watson take on sports editors Dalton Middleton and Henry Zimmer.

With the completion of another successful soccer season in Shelby County, the contributions of many players were honored with the recent release of the 2024 boys soccer All-State Team. The post Area players named to All-State boys soccer teams appeared first on Shelby County Reporter.

The 2024 high school baseball season is complete. Only a couple of teams from Coastal Alabama reached the state finals (Mobile Christian in 5A, Thomasville in 3A and Sweet Water in 1A) and only Thomasville brought home a state championship. However, that doesn’t take away from the fact that there...

Alabama High School Athletic Association baseball teams from The Huntsville Times coverage area completed an outstanding 2024 season last week with one state champion and one runner-up. At least 11 teams in the region won 20 or more games this season. Three won at least 30 and Bob Jones, the...

Jaxon Shineflew’s last start of his freshman season was an award winning one. Shineflew, a 2023 Wetumpka graduate and South Alabama baseball player, was named the Sun Belt’s Pitcher of the Week after his win over Louisiana on Friday. In just his second career collegiate start, Shineflew pitched...

A number of local players were recently named to the Alabama High School Athletic Association All-State teams by AHSAA boys soccer coaches, who selected a Super All-State squad named regardless of classification along with Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A and 1A/3A. Making the Super All-State team were junior forward Camren...

A golf ball had the best seat in the house for graduation last week. The idea presents two questions. What does a golf ball have to do with a high school graduation and how can a golf ball have the best seat?. I saw it done with my own two...

The Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) hosted the 3rd Annual Sporting Clays Tournament Friday morning at the Lower Wetumpka Shotgun Sports Club. Lowndes Academy tagged the championship averaging 89.25. In second place, Fort Dale Academy gained the runner-up title averaging 86.5. Individual Champions were Cooper Dansby (94) and Kasen Dismukes (94) from Lowndes Academy. Making […] The post Rebels tag state clay shooting championship appeared first on The Greenville Advocate.

We've closed the book another successful high school spring and before we flip the page to the summer, our staff has updated and expanded the Class of 2025 Player Rankings. Our staff has been out in full-force covering games throughout the spring with nearly 200 games attended and over 100 teams seen during the high school season. Many prospects have boosted their stock over the course of the last few months and some new names have popped onto the recruiting scene.

Prattville, AL, May 19, 2024 – Tommy Pegues III from Montgomery, Alabama, triumphed in the American Fishing Tour District 24 Divisional Two-Day championship, organized by American Bass Anglers. Pegues secured the win with a two-day total weight of 27.55 pounds, including the Big Bass for Day 2 at 4.12 pounds. His victory earned him $850, plus an additional $65 for the Big Bass.

Jordan Lee knows he needs a sweet run in his home state of Alabama to have any chance of adding a coveted Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year title to his impressive resume. After five events, the two-time Bassmaster Classic champ stands second in the yearlong points race. With four...

Jackson High defensive back Jamarrion Gordon, who committed to Alabama over the weekend, is one of 11 in-state players ranked in On3′s newly released top 300 players in the nation for the Class of 2026. Gordon comes in at No. 9 in the state and No. 205 in the...

MILLBROOK – The Chelsea Hornets capped off a stretch of spring football practices by making the trip down Interstate 65 to Millbrook to face the Stanhope Elmore Mustangs on Thursday, May 16 for a spring game. While neither team kept score during the controlled scrimmage, the game still provided...

Mark, Lee, and Michael took the show on the road this week and took a visit right down the block to Tobias & Comer Law to wrap up the Road to the Alabama High School State Championships. They talked trash on Tuesday’s Battle for the Nappie basketball matchup between the...

The Stanhope Elmore Football team faced off against the Chelsea Hornets at Foshee-Henderson Stadium on Thursday night to conclude their 2024 spring training. The matchup was not a traditional game, but consisted of several different scripted situations, such as 8-play drives, red-zone possessions, and goal line possessions. Speedy Zack Holcomb...

We recently had the honor of recognizing our student-athletes who will continue their athletic careers at the next level! Congratulations, Panthers! 💜. Payson Hanson: Softball at Coastal Alabama Community College. Kendall Jordan: Soccer at Faulkner University. Cooper Osborne: Golf at Faulkner University. Avery Rogers: Cross Country and Basketball at Faulkner...

The SEC Baseball Tournament returns to Alabama this week, where 17 games will decide which team is the best in the conference. Here's what you need to know. The tournament is Tuesday, May 21, through Sunday, May 26. Where is it happening?. The SEC Tournament will be played at the...

By SAM LANCE INDIANAPOLIS — Class of 2025 five-star small forward Will Riley is eyeing visits to Kentucky and Alabama in June, he said in an exclusive interview with ZAGSBLOG.com. Riley — the 6-foot-8, 180-pound forward from The Phelps School (PA) and the UPlay Canada Nike EYBL AAU program — had a very impressive weekend during the EYBL Indianapolis live period, averaging 25.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. On Friday to kick off the tournament against Team Durant, Riley poured in 42 points on 15-of-16 shooting from the field and 5-of-5 shooting from 3-point range. For the tournament, the forward shot a very efficient 69.1% from the field and made 9-of-15 attempts from deep. Riley recently said he was focusing on five options: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Kentucky and the NBL. In Indianapolis, Riley confirmed that is still his top five. Here is his break down of each option: Alabama: “I’ve been talking to basically the whole coaching staff. I’m trying to set up a visit soon.” Kentucky: “I’ve been talking to the head coach. A little bit of the assistant. I’m trying to set up a visit with them. We’ve [Mark Pope and I] talked briefly, but he’s been talking to my manager a lot.” Arizona: “I’ve been talking to them for a while. I’ve been on a visit with them. It was very fun, great coaching staff. I have a good relationship with Tommy [Lloyd]. He loves my family, I met his family. We’re pretty close.” Arkansas: [John Calipari] reached out to me at Kentucky, but he transferred over to Arkansas, so I’ve kind of been talking to them for a while.” NBL: “I’ve been on a Zoom call with them. We just talked briefly about the living style, and all of that. They’re a great program. They set up young guys who have potential and they send them to the league. So it’s good.” Riley plans on taking the Alabama and Kentucky visits in June, but he does not have specific dates yet. When taking visits, Riley is looking for a school that matches his play style. “I don’t want to be put in positions I’m like not used to,” Riley said. “I could always adjust to that, but it would just be better to get put in the right spots, the right scenarios. Also a coach that sees my potential and knows where I want to get to. I have goals in mind. I talk to them about my goals and hopefully they can help me get there.” All the head coaches from the four schools on Riley’s final list traveled to Indianapolis to watch him in action. The forward is ranked the No. 16 player in the class of 2025 by 247Sports and the No. 2 player in Pennsylvania. Riley describes himself as a versatile forward. “I’m positionless and I can shoot, pass,” Riley said. “People underlook my passing a lot but I feel like I’ve worked on it enough to show I’m a pretty good passer. Often high-rated prospects can only just score. But I feel like I can make my team better. Communicating with them, passing to them, putting them in the right positions to succeed. I don’t just want myself to win, I want my whole team to win. I want my whole team to be in a great position.” Riley’s parents both played sports in high school, as his dad ran track and his mom played hockey. The forward loves Manu Ginóbili’s game and his favorite NBA team is the Boston Celtics. Follow Sam Lance on Twitter Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter Follow ZAGSBLOGHoops on Instagram And Like ZAGS on Facebook.