PHOTO: (Marla Jones | Southern Torch) By Marla Jones, Sports Editor CROSSVILLE, Ala. — William Arthur Ward said, “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” It’s this mentality that encompasses everything…
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Xplosion Wins World Series!
Featured image: Coaches: Head coach Keith Pettis, Assistant coaches: Todd Dismuke, Paul Ellis. 2 Lilly Rowell- Geraldine, 04 Haley Lisenbee- Sandrock, 9 Mia Tidmore- Plainview, 10 Riley Jones- Crossville, 11 Jaden Dismuke-…
Explosion felt across the state
Featured image: Pictured L to R, back row: Lydia West, Geraldine, Jaden Dismuke, Crossville, Emily Ellis, Fort Payne, Hannah Buffington, Fort Payne Middle row: Lilly Rowell, Geraldine, Livia Cowart, Fyffe, Bella…
Setting State Records
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com GULF SHORES, Ala.—Nick Walls, a sophomore at Crossville High School set State Records at the AHSAA 4A Outdoor Track and Field Competition held recently at…
One Pool, Two Dips
By Dr. John E. Morgan Pastor–Collinsville Baptist Church Thanksgiving. Gulf Shores. My family alternated years celebrating Thanksgiving in north Alabama one year and in south Alabama where one of my sisters…