By Nathan Cavitt nathan@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.— When former Fort Payne Head Basketball Coach Danny Anderson chose to leave for Hazel Green this offseason, the decision was not so much about…
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Setting the bar high
Featured image: Members of the Fort Payne Wildcat weightlifting team are as follows: Top row, from left, Michael Shaddix, Austin Weldon, Jordan Walls, Gladston Patterson, Marcus Chaney, Colton Blevins, Victor Lyles, Jonathan…
Fort Payne Tennis dominates Dade County
Featured image: Marcus Chaney returns a ball to the net against Dade County. By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.— Fort Payne swep the Boys and Girls double and…
Aggies take down the Wildcats
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Albertville 56-Fort Payne 35 ALBERTVILLE, Ala.— The Fort Payne Wildcats lost to the Albertville Aggies Friday night in the Class 6A, Area 13 Championship game…
Fort Payne loses a heartbreaker
By Marla Jones marla@southerntorch.com Oxford 53-Fort Payne 52 FORT PAYNE, Ala.—The Oxford Yellow Jackets and the Fort Payne Wildcats met Monday night in what will go down as one of the…
Fort Payne wins big over Etowah
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Fort Payne 68-Etowah 35 FORT PAYNE, Ala.— Fort Payne easily took down Etowah, Tuesday night. In the first quarter, they obtained a 20-8 lead. Going…
Fort Payne loses to Briarwood
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Briarwood 30-Fort Payne 26 Fort Payne’s dream season came to an end Friday night. They lost the first round of the playoffs against Briarwood Christian. …
Fort Payne wins a nailbiter
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Fort Payne 27-Anniston 26 Fort Payne traveled to Anniston for the last game of the regular season. It was a game to keep fans on…