By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, Ala. — For my third stop of Inside The Huddle, I went to Valley Head to watch the Tigers in action under…
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Spotlight on Coaches — Plainview's Nick Ledbetter!
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — This week’s Spotlight on Coaches is shining on Nick Ledbetter, Head Coach for the Plainview Bears Varsity Football Team. Ledbetter is…
Ledbetter Comes Home
PHOTO: (Sonya Elrod Photography) By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — At this week's DeKalb County Board of Education meeting, Nick "Rudy" Ledbetter was named as the new Head Football Coach…
Pruitt Named Head Coach at Pisgah
PHOTO: Pruitt pictured with his new Jackson County family. (Submitted Photo) By Marla Jones, Sports Editor PISGAH, Ala. — Rainsville native Luke Pruitt was named Head Coach for the Pisgah Eagles earlier…
Ellis accepts new position
PHOTO: Fort Payne Head Coach Paul Ellis has accepted a new coaching position in Georgia. By Marla Jones, Sports Editor FORT PAYNE, Ala. – According to Fort Payne High School Principal Brian Jett,…
Fyffe Fishing Team is off to a Successful Start
PHOTO: Pictured above (Front Row L-R): Cade Underwood, Evan Chandler, Hunter Machen, Jesse Matthews, Hunter Willingham, Carson Walston. (Back Row L-R): Eli Hilley, Evan Woodall, Lee Ayers, Toby Bowen, William Hill, and…
TOO MUCH BLUE: Plainview's Last Second Finish
PHOTO: In the last second of overtime play, the Plainview Bears pulled off a state championship victory, defeating the Hillcrest-Evergreen Jaguars, 78-75. (Kristy Gallagher | Southern Torch) By Marla Jones, Sports Editor BIRMINGHAM,…
Unfinished Business: Plainview Punches Ticket to State
PHOTO: Senior Bailey Dukes takes it to the hoop against the American Christian Academy Patriots in the Class 3A State Semifinals. (Kristy Gallagher | Southern Torch) By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com…