By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PICTURED: The Plainview Lady Bears defeated Sand Rock, 12-2, to win the Cherokee County Invitational Tournament on Saturday, March 20. (Submitted Photo) DeKALB COUNTY,…
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Baseball Round-Up
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Kristy Gallagher | AHSAA) DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Baseball season is in full swing across DeKalb County! • The Ider Hornets defeated the Gaston…
FP Girls Dominate in Track
By C.M. Samford, Sports Contributor FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The Fort Payne Girls track team competed Saturday in the Vestavia King of the Hill Meet in Birmingham. The field hosted 25…
Fort Payne Kicks Off Track Season
Submitted by C.M. Sanford FORT PAYNE, Ala. – The Fort Payne Boys track team had a promising showing Saturday at Rome. Many members of the boys team were competing in their…
Rams Receive Red Trophy
By Josh Bean, AHSAA Reporter BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Prattville Christian jumped out to a comfortable lead in the Class 3A girls’ basketball state tourney finals Friday, but then had to withstand…
Heart of Champions
By Josh Bean, AHSAA Reporter BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Fyffe High school rode the inside-outside combination of Parker Godwin and Brody Dalton to the Red Devil’ first-ever AHSAA state basketball championship beating…
Sylvania Makes History with Win Over T.R. Miller
Submitted by Josh Bean, AHSAA Reporter BIRMINGHAM – Sylvania High School’s girls’ basketball team will play for the school’s first girls basketball state championship. The Rams (27-8) turned a smothering defensive…
Fyffe Dominates Cottage Hill Christian in Semifinals
Submitted by Josh Bean, AHSAA Reporter BIRMINGHAM – Fyffe High School senior Parker Godwin sprinted coast-to-coast to score a hanging, left-handed layup at the first-quarter buzzer. At the time, it appeared…