PHOTO: Cade Willingham was named the All-DeKalb County Most Valuable Player (MVP) for 2018. (Marla Jones | Southern Torch) By Marla Jones, Sports Editor DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Twenty-seven local athletes were…
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Fyffe Baseball advances to Semifinals
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com FYFFE, Ala.—Fyffe finishes off Gaston in the third game of the Class 2A quarterfinal series , 23-6 to secure their spot in the semifinals of…
Fyffe Baseball headed to quarterfinals
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com SECTION, Ala.—The Fyffe HIgh School Baseball team swept the Section Lions 7-2 and 8-7, over the weekend to advance to the quarterfinals. In the first…
Fyffe sails past Falkville
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com FALKVILLE, Ala.—In the first round of the Class 2A State playoffs, Fyffe defeated Falkville 15-5 and 10-0 in back-to-back games. Fyffe (15-7) defeated the Falkville…
Outwit, outlast, outplay
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Crossville wins County Tournament COLLINSVILLE, Ala.— The Crossville Varsity Lions outwitted, outlasted and outplayed to win the Dekalb County Baseball Tournament Saturday night. It what…
Fyffe sails past Sardis
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Fyffe 17, Sardis 9 FYFFE, Ala.— Fyffe easily defeated Sardis Monday night with a score of 17-9. Brady Carson pitched 3.1 inning for the Devil…
Fyffe sneaks past the Rams
Featured image: Brant Rowell throws the heat against the Rams By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Fyffe 6, Sylvania 5 FYFFE, Ala.—The Fyffe Varsity Boys defeated the Sylvania Rams 6-5 Monday…
Fyffe takes down the Bears
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Fyffe 9, Plainview 7 RAINSVILLE, Ala.—The Fyffe Red Devils defeated the Plainview Bears 9-7 on Saturday. Will Mashburn was the winning pitcher striking out 4…