By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — The Collinsville Panthers started out the 2018 season with a shocking 13-0 shutout of the Plainview Bears on Thursday night. The…
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Friday Football Fever
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Soon the stands will be filled with expectant fans ready for their team to take on the field for the first…
Spotlight on Coaches — Collinsville's Ernie Willingham!
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — The Southern Torch Coach of the Week is Coach James "Ernie" Willingham, Head Coach of the Collinsville Panthers! Willingham is a alumnus of both…
Inside The Huddle with the Collinsville Panthers!
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — On my fifth stop of Inside The Huddle, our crew made the trek to southern DeKalb County to check out what’s going…
The Diamond Picks, week of 4/22/16
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com The Dekalb County Softball Tournament is finally here! A great chance for all the ladies to showcase their talent! This year the tournament will be…
Famed area coach Bobby Beckett passes away
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com CENTRE, Ala.— Northeast Alabama lost a high school coaching legend late Tuesday night. Bobby Beckett passed away at his residence in Centre, Alabama late on April 12.…
BREAKING NEWS: DeKalb BOE overturns 2014 dismissal of Fyffe Coach Neal Thrash!!
By: Joseph M. Morgan RAINSVILLE, Ala.—After two years of waiting Coach Neal Thrash tonight finally received a hearing regarding his dismissal as the head coach at Fyffe High School. The DeKalb…
Lady Lions bring down the Panthers
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Crossville 61-Collinsville 50 COLLINSVILLE, Ala.— The Crossville Lady Lions defeated the Collinsville Panthers Thursday night in a crosstown rivalry game. The first quarter was evenly…