Story by Heath Hambrick After traveling to Stevenson on Tuesday, the Bears hosted the North Jackson Chiefs on Thursday for game two of the Class-4A Area 16 series. Bears took the…
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SPORTS NOTES: Pisgah alum Tinker selected first-team All-ACCC
Story by Jason Bowen Pisgah alum and former three-time all-state player Kallie Tinker has been honored for her play during the 2024-25 college basketball season. The Wallace State-Hanceville sophomore guard was…
2024 ASWA All-State Baseball Team
Eight local players honored for their outstanding performances By SHANNON J. ALLEN The Reporter Eight players from The Reporter’s coverage area earned recognition on the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s All-State Baseball Team for…
Negro Leagues History Vital to Alabama
Story by Mark Everett Kelly mark@southerntorch.com While most everyone knows that Jackie Robinson first integrated Major League Baseball n 1947 when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, the history of the Negro…
Sardis sweeps Boaz in top-10 matchup, wins Class 5A, Area 13 championship
STAFF REPORTS The Reporter • Photo by Bentley Gray Photography Sardis senior right-hander Blaze Gerhart hurled a no-hitter in game one of the Class 5A, Area 13 series against archrival Boaz. He…
Whitaker Pitches No-Hitter
Photo: Cheryl Boydston |Southern Torch Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com IDER- Keegan Whitaker, led the Ider Hornets from the pitcher’s mound Monday, throwing a no-hitter to defeat the Pisgah Eagles 5-0.…
Baseball Team Gives Back
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com IDER, Ala.-- Each year the Ider Baseball Team hosts a Dinner Auction as part of their fundraising program. At this year's dinner auction, J.A. Bates won…
FINALLY: A Baseball Field for Valley Head School
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on May 27, 2021. The meeting was the last meeting Dr. Jason Barnett…