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‘Senior Night’ Success
WRESTLING: Scottsboro closes regular season with dominant win over SJPIII Story By...
NSM dedicates ‘Glen Hicks Gymnasium’ in honor of former head coach
Story By Jason Bowen Glen Hicks stood in the pathway between the...
Wildcats win in Double OT on Senior Night
Story By Heath Hambrick On Monday night, the Fort Payne Wildcats had...

Lady Lions Finish Undefeated in Area Play

Lady Lions Finish Undefeated in Area Play

Story By Druw Giamalva The Sardis Lady Lions wrapped up area play on Friday night as they defeated the Boaz Lady Pirates…
Scottsboro wins Class 1A-5A Girls North Bowling Regional title

Scottsboro wins Class 1A-5A Girls North Bowling Regional title

SHS boys post runner-up regional finish Story By Jason Bowen Defending AHSAA Class 1A-5A Girls Bowling state champion Scottsboro is headed back…
TopCat is Wise

TopCat is Wise

Story By Heath Hambrick Wise! Wise! Wise! Fort Payne freshman Naomi Wise led the Lady Wildcats to a 65-56 victory in the…
Sardis hires Tidwell as next head football coach

Sardis hires Tidwell as next head football coach

Story By Druw Giamalva Sardis has found their next head football coach and his name is Wes Tidwell. Tidwell coached the Ragland…
BEAR TRILOGY

BEAR TRILOGY

Story By Heath Hambrick  The varsity girls championship game of the 2026 DeKalb County Tournament featured part three of a trilogy between…
BEARS RULE

BEARS RULE

Story By Heath Hambrick Friday night at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum, the Plainview Bears defeated the Geraldine Bulldogs 70-42 to win…
JACKSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Top seeds NSM, Pisgah girls set for finals rematch

JACKSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Top seeds NSM, Pisgah girls set for finals rematch

Story By Jason Bowen The top seeds in the Jackson County Tournament’s varsity boys division will play for the championship. Top-seeded Section…
The Trilogy: Battle of No.1 teams

The Trilogy: Battle of No.1 teams

Story By Sports Editor Heath The most famous trilogy of all time is perhaps Ali vs. Frazier, which took place from 1971…
AHSAA RECLASSIFICATION RELEASE

AHSAA RECLASSIFICATION RELEASE

Story By Heath Hambrick The AHSAA Central Board of Control has voted to split championship play between public and private schools. The…

Lady Aggies Claim County Title

Story By John Mann The Albertville Lady Aggies basketball team finished out the Marshall County Tournament in a big way on Saturday,…
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