By Amy Thrash, Sports Reporter • amy@southerntorch.com PELL CITY, Ala. — The Fort Payne Wildcats were defeated by the Pell City Panthers, 21-17 in the final seconds of the game. To…
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Spotlight on Coaches — Collinsville's Ernie Willingham!
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — The Southern Torch Coach of the Week is Coach James "Ernie" Willingham, Head Coach of the Collinsville Panthers! Willingham is a alumnus of both…
Inside The Huddle with the Collinsville Panthers!
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — On my fifth stop of Inside The Huddle, our crew made the trek to southern DeKalb County to check out what’s going…
Bringing the music back at Collinsville
PHOTO: Faculty and students at Collinsville High School raise funds to bring back the CHS Marching Band. (Tanya Ford | Collinsville High School) By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala.…
Inside the Huddle, Summer review, by Marla Jones
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com For the past nine weeks, I have had the honor to attend football practices at every school in the county. At each school, I was…
Inside the Huddle-A Sneak Peek at the Collinsville Panthers
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala.— I went “Inside the Huddle” with the Collinsville Panthers on the first official day of football practice with helmets. State laws say that…
Inside the Huddle-A Sneak Peek at the Crossville Lions
Featured image: The team prays before practice By Marla Jones Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com CROSSVILLE, Ala,— The Crossville Varsity Football team is no stranger to adversity. This year they received news that their…
Collinsville All-Stars take 9th in Dixie Youth State Tournament
Featured image: (L to R): Back Row: Coaches Nick traffanstedt, Reggie lang, Seth Adams, Brent Killian, and Cody McAteer; 2nd Row: Gavin Lang, Marc Anthony Hernandez, Sam Stewart, Tyde Traffanstedt, Mason McAteer,…