Featured image: Jake Wells and Alec Edmondson competing in the Georgia High School State Championship. By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.— Many young boys and girls have played cowboys…
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Fyffe falls to Mobile Christian in State Championship
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Mobile Christian 6, Fyffe 0 MONTGOMERY, Ala.—In the 2016 AHSAA Class 2A State Baseball Championship at Montgomery’s RiverWalk Stadium, the Fyffe Red Devils were defeated by…
Two Local Golfers Advance to State
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— Two local golfers represented Dekalb County at the State Golf Championship. Elle Kate Patterson, of Fort Payne, placed 9th out of 19 girls…
Collinsville suffers loss in Playoffs
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala.— The Collinsville Panthers Soccer Team fell to Altamont 2-0 in the second round of the varsity boys 1A-3A Soccer State Tournament. The team…
The Dekalb County Basketball Boys trophy is named after the late, Coach L.D. Dobbins
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Dobbins was a 1954 graduate and All-State basketball player at DeKalb County High School. He coached basketball for 29 years and amassed a career record…
Coming Home–Coach Jeremy Pruitt returns to the Heart of Dixie
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— Following the complex shakeup, departure and redeployment of some of the biggest names in SEC coaching, a DeKalb County native is officially coming home.…
Fyffe tames the Tigers
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Fyffe 20-Randolph County 17 Fyffe, AL— Fyffe Red Devils faced Randolph County in the semi-finals of the AHSAA Class 2A Football State Playoffs, Friday night.…
Gameday Report, with Marla Jones
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com State Championship Game: Fyffe vs Elba Hey, Football Fans!! Fyffe has made it to the 2A State Championship for the second year in a row...and…