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Top NAIA tennis players across the country to visit Mobile schools: City
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Some of the top collegiate athletes competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ Tennis National Championships will be visiting schools across Mobile this week, according to a release from the city. The Mobile Tennis Center and the NAIA are coming together to host “Teaming Up for Character” school visits on […]
UNMATCHED: Bayside Academy soccer wins 5th straight title, Ferguson named MVP
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WKRG) — The dynasty continues for Bayside Academy boys soccer! The admirals captured a fifth straight state championship with a 3-0 victory over Mars Hill Bible. Bayside junior Luke Ferguson was named MVP after scoring two goals and assisting on the final goal to lead the Admirals to the blue map. The win […]
AhKeela Honeycutt’s walk-off single lifts No. 1 Hewitt-Trussville over Daphne for 4th state title
Everybody was due for a hit in a scoreless struggle heading into the ninth inning but Hewitt-Trussville’s AhKeela Honeycutt was the one to break a stalemate of epic proportions. With a title, or an extra game, on the line, Honeycutt bided her time for the correct pitch and sent...
South Alabama adds former Florida Atlantic edge rusher Courtney McBride for 2024
South Alabama has picked up a transfer portal commitment from former Florida Atlantic outside linebacker/defensive end Courtney McBride. McBride played in 29 games the last three seasons for the Owls, totaling 57 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, six quarterback hurries and five sacks. A 3-star recruit in the 2021 signing class out of Heritage High School in Conyers, Ga., he has one season of eligibility remaining.
South Alabama basketball lands guard from NAIA champ Freed-Hardeman
South Alabama added a second basketball transfer of the day on Wednesday, as guard J.J. Wheat of Freed-Hardeman committed to the Jaguars. The 6-foot Wheat averaged 13.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game in 2023-24 for the Lions, who went 32-4 and won the NAIA national championship. A Clarksville, Tenn., native, Wheat has two years of eligibility remaining.
Mobile Sports Hall of Fame to induct Carvel ‘Bama’ Rowell
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — He was a player, a soldier and an inspiration. Now, 30 years after his death, Carvel “Bama” Rowell is entering the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame. Born in 1916 in Citronelle, Rowell left LSU where he was on a football scholarship to sign a professional baseball contract. In 1939, at age […]
Mobile Sports Hall of Fame to induct Kelli Ogden Hillier
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — It’s not often that someone wins a state championship as an athlete and then as a coach at the same school. Kelli Ogden Hillier has done that. For her accomplishments as an athlete and coach, Hillier will be inducted into the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame. At St Paul’s Episcopal School, […]
South Alabama’s baseball season ends with 3-2 loss to Old Dominion in Sun Belt tournament
South Alabama got the clutch pitching it needed from three left-handers on Tuesday night, but Old Dominion’s lefty outshined them all. Jacob Gomez pitched 4 2/3 shutout innings of relief as the Monarchs beat the Jaguars 3-2 in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery. The loss eliminates South Alabama and ends its season at 31-25.
South Alabama transfer LB Khalil Jacobs recaps Alabama visit, updates commitment timeline
It may have taken longer than expected but Khalil Jacobs made his way to Alabama over the weekend. The South Alabama linebacker transfer reunited with his former head coach and current Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack. Jacobs also spent a bunch of time with Kalen DeBoer and many others during the one-day trip.
South Alabama softball earns at-large NCAA regional bid
South Alabama is back in the NCAA softball tournament and back in Gainesville. The Jaguars earned the No. 2 seed for the NCAA Gainesville Regional on Sunday, their first trip to the tournament since 2021 when they also played on the University of Florida campus in the postseason. South Alabama (32-18-1) will face No. 3 seed Florida Atlantic (41-14) at 1:30 p.m. on Friday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
No. 1 Alexandria rallies to sweep Mobile Christian, claim Class 5A state baseball title
Alexandria coach Zac Welch wasn’t in the dugout when his team won its first state baseball title Tuesday evening. But it didn’t take him long to get to the dogpile. Welch was ejected with his team trailing Mobile Christian 3-1 in the third inning, but the top-ranked Valley Cubs rallied for an 8-4 victory in Game 2 at Jim Case Stadium in Jacksonville to sweep the Class 5A championship series.
Florida softball live score updates form NCAA Gainesville Regional finals against South Alabama
Florida softball got plenty of time off its feet before its matchup with South Alabama in 2024 NCAA Gainesville Regional Finals on Sunday. Florida will get a rematch with South Alabama in the regional finals after the Jaguars, powered by two home runs from catcher Sasha Willems, beat Florida Gulf Coast University 5-1 late Saturday night.
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