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South Alabama’s Major Applewhite on portal recruiting: ‘We need to get better everywhere’
There are roughly three weeks remaining before South Alabama begins summer football workouts, but there are still several holes to fill on the Jaguars’ 2024 roster. After the transfer portal closed for new entries on May 1, South Alabama had approximately 10 scholarship spots available for 2024. Two of those have since been filled, but there is still work to be done.
Andrew Allen, No. 1 Alexandria edge No. 9 Mobile Christian in Class 5A opener
Top-ranked Alexandria scored single runs in the first and second innings Monday in Game 1 of the Class 5A championship series, and Andrew Allen made them stand up. The senior Arkansas State signee allowed just three hits and struck out 11 as the Valley Cubs edged No. 9 Mobile Christian 2-1 at Jim Case Stadium in Jacksonville to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series.
South Alabama softball’s Lackie, Brasher named first-team All-Sun Belt
South Alabama pitcher Olivia Lackie and center fielder Mackenzie Brasher were named to the 2024 All-Sun Belt Conference first team, in voting announced Tuesday. Lackie, a senior from Walker, La., is the first four-time first-team selection in Jaguars program history. The right-hander is 22-7 this season with a 1.38 ERA and two saves, with a league-best 204 strikeouts in 207.1 innings.
Class 4A Boys: Bayside Academy shuts out Mars Hill for 5th straight state soccer title
Make it five straight state titles for the Bayside Academy boys soccer team. Junior midfielder Luke Ferguson scored a pair of goals and assisted on the other as the Admirals pulled away from Mars Hill Bible 3-0 in the second half Friday to claim the Class 4A state title at Loretta P. Spencer Sports Complex and John Hunt Park.
South Alabama adds former Mississippi State safety through transfer portal
South Alabama has added its second transfer portal recruit of the 2024 spring cycle, with former Mississippi State safety Trent Singleton set to join the Jaguars’ program this summer. Singleton did not play in a game for the Bulldogs in 2023 after redshirting as a true freshman the previous...
Former South Alabama coach Joey Jones returning to high school sidelines: ‘It’s a lot of fun’
Former South Alabama head coach Joey Jones didn’t necessarily expect to be coaching football again this fall. Then Thompson High head coach Mark Freeman started calling him. “I had no idea,” he said. “I really thought I was done. When I came back (to the Birmingham area), Mark started calling me. I just felt like it was the right thing to do.”
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