By Marla Jones , Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com LYNCHBURG, Va. — Proving that girls can compete any sport, Shay Nix, a sophomore at Plainview High School competed in the Taekwondo competition at…
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Inside the Huddle with the Fyffe Red Devils
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FYFFE, Ala. — On my fourth stop of this season’s Inside the Huddle, I visited with the State Championship-winning Fyffe Red Devils! Since I…
Spotlight on Coaches with Fyffe's Paul Benefield
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FYFFE, Ala. — This week's Spotlight on Coaches is shining on Paul Benefield, Head Coach for the Fyffe Red Devils Varsity Football Team! Coach…
Ninja Princess
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com Lynchburg, Va. — In May, when Aubriella Hairston left the sixth grade at Plainview, she was a All-American girl. When she walks into school…
Inside The Huddle with the Fort Payne Wildcats
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — For my third stop of Inside the Huddle, I visited the Class 6A Fort Payne Varsity Wildcats. As the players…
Local Coaches Honored at AHSAA Banquet
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At the 23rd Annual Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Championship Coaches' Awards Banquet, 113 State Championship coaches, among others, who led…
Inside The Huddle with the Crossville Lions
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com CROSSVILLE, Ala. — For our second stop on this season of Inside The Huddle, we stopped in to see the Crossville Lions. The Crossville Lions’…
Spotlight on Coaches with Crossville's Dusty Darnell!
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com CROSSVILLE, Ala. — The Southern Torch Coach of the Week is Dusty Darnell, Head Coach of the Crossville Lions! Darnell is an alumnus of…