By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won the Iowa caucuses on Monday, upsetting predicted GOP winner Donald Trump who just narrowly edged out Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for second…
Day: February 5, 2016
Back-to-Back County Champs
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Plainview 74-Geraldine 69 RAINSVILLE, Ala.— Anticipation filled the coliseum as the Class 3A, No. 3 Geraldine Bulldogs faced the No. 9 Plainview Bears for the…
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…
The Plainview Bears recently won the Dekalb County Tournament
Pictured (not in order): Coach Robi Coker Jake Slay Caden Millican Phillip Dukes Jeffery Armstrong Cade Willingham Anthony Cooper Koby Tinker Will Kirk Jon Scott
DeKalb Co. All Tournament Team Boys
Joshua Bailey-Crossville Tyler Blakely-Collinsville Hunter Hill-Sylvania Tate Richey-GHS Justin Murphy-GHS Colby Lee Mincey-GHS Cade White-GHS Will Kirk-PHS Cade Millican-PHS Clay Cooper-PHS MVP-Jeffery Armstrong-PHS
Dekalb County Tournament Champions- Fyffe JV Boys
Top row: Coach Heath Thrash, Dakota Dalton, Patrick Johnson, Cole Lyles, Chase Adams, Andrew Dunston, Brody Dobbins, Crimson Long, Ed Pope, Chris Szydlowski Bottom row: Tucker Goolesby, Jon Garrett, Cody Collins,…
Ider Lady Hornets win County Championship
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Ider 81-Sylvania 58 RAINSVILLE, Ala.- The Sylvania Rams (17-7) met the Ider Hornets (15-8) in the Dekalb County Tournament championship game on Thursday, January 28,…
The Dekalb County Basketball Girls trophy is named after Coach Mike Cochran
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com During Cochran’s twenty-eight years of teaching at Fyffe High School, he boost a 627-226 record that contained seven State Championships, including four in a row…