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Beyond the Game: Fountain City Classic Volunteer Daniel Williams Reflects on Tradition, Education and Giving Back

For Daniel Williams, the Fountain City Classic represents far more than an annual football rivalry between Fort Valley State University and Albany State University. It is a celebration of education, friendship, community pride and a commitment to giving back. A proud graduate of Fort Valley State University and a retired...

Columbus, GA · 7d
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Bainbridge rolls past Hardaway for fifth region win

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Bainbridge Bearcats continued their late-season surge Friday night, overwhelming the Hardaway Hawks 42-14 to secure their fifth Region 1 victory of the season and build momentum heading into the “Border Battle: with the Cairo Syrupmakers. Under head coach Jamey DuBose, Bainbridge wasted...

Bainbridge, GA · 6d
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Calvary Christian School officials announce new athletics director and director of creative media

The video above is from a previous story. COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Officials with Calvary Christian School announced on Monday the appointment of Myles Ivory as its new athletics director and director of creative media. Ivory will lead and oversee the school’s athletic programs while also expanding Calvary’s creative media efforts. These creative efforts will […]

Columbus, GA · 7d

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Lady Jackets heading to Columbus

Jeff Davis High’s softball team stunned Cook County Monday on the Lady Hornets’ home field, sweeping the 2nd round best-of-3 playoff series 6-5 and 10-7. The wins came in exciting fashion as Ava Bohannon hit a 2-run homer in the top of the 7th for the 6-5 come-from-behind win in the opener, and Savanna Robinette blasted a 3-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the 7th to end the 2-game sweep.

Hazlehurst, GA · 6d

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Shelton State’s Flag Football Scoring Spree; Sets Single Game Scoring Record

TUSCALOOSA - The Shelton State flag football team scored 111 points in wins of Chattahoochee Valley Community College and Calhoun Community College at Roy Johnson Stadium Sunday. Shelton State defeated Chattahoochee Valley 65-0 in the opener, setting the program record for most points in a single game. The previous record...

Phenix City, AL · 7d

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Columbus State’s Promise Idiaru returns to the court after battling stage 4 cancer

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) -At 6-foot-10, Columbus State basketball player Promise Idiaru has the size to make an impact on the court. But after being diagnosed with stage 4 B-cell lymphoma, his biggest battle had nothing to do with basketball. “I thought I was going to die. I thought it was...

Columbus, GA · 8d

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Malone powers Glenwood past Loachapoka

SMITHS STATION — Glenwood School rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Loachapoka High School 27-21 in overtime Oct. 29, giving the Gators (5-5) a win on senior night in their final guaranteed game at Sammy Howard Field. Trey Claridy scored on a keeper with 26 seconds remaining to...

Loachapoka, AL · 7d

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Loyd Late Catches and Opportunistic Rams Overtake Panthers

ATLANTA, Ga. – Sometimes you need a special day from an unlikely source and Saturday on the Panther Stadium red turf was one of those. Cameran Loyd made his presence felt with three acrobatic catches including a one-handed game-winning touchdown catch along with opportunistic Albany State special teams and a trio of interceptions in a 21-17 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football victory over Clark Atlanta.

Atlanta, GA · 9d

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Three area softball teams finish as State Runners-Up

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTOC) -We entered the week with 12 area schools in the fight and entered Championship Saturday with six local teams remaining for a GHSA softball state title. In 6A, South Effingham beat Lassiter 11-7 to advance to the Championship game, a rematch from last season’s title game with Creekview awaited. The Lady Stangs led most of the game 3-1, gave up the lead in the bottom of the 7th. Needed an extra frame when South Effingham regained a 4-3 advantage before Creekview walked-off the Lady Stangs 5-4. South Effingham State Runners-Up in class 6A. “Never giving an inch after losing the first game,” said Coach Newland. “Incredibly proud of them and I’m filled with gratitude to have been here to be part of it.”

Columbus, GA · 9d

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Trion Lady Bulldogs Capture Class A State Softball Championship

The Trion Lady Bulldogs claimed the 2026 Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class A State Softball Championship Saturday, defeating Wheeler County 6-2 at the South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus. Coached by Trent Stamey, Trion won four consecutive games during the Elite Eight competition to secure the state title and...

Columbus, GA · 8d

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Former Tuberville player joins Doug Jones on campaign trail in Auburn

AUBURN —  Former Auburn University football player Victor Horn joined Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones at a campaign stop in Lee County, his opponent’s home county.  More than 300 people attended the rally as Jones drew comparisons between himself and U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Republican nominee. Jones played clips of Tuberville’s speeches on the […]

Auburn, AL · 11d

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East Alabama Reworks Track Ahead Of National 100

Drivers attending this weekend’s National 100 at East Alabama Motor Speedway will be greeted by a new surface and redefined layout at the 3/8-mile Phenix City oval. Promoters are hopeful the work done over the past three weeks will somewhat slow down lap times to improve side-by-side racing and allow for multigroove racing during a three-day weekend that includes Friday’s $10,000-to-win Super Late Model opener and Saturday’s $25,000-to-win finale. Watch Live 2026 National 100 at East Alabama Motor Speedway The track hired Opelika, Ala.-based Evergreen Siteworks to help with the project that brought in more than 180 truckloads of clay from a site an hour north near Alexander City, Ala. The firm also used modern methods to get a better baseline on the layout of the track that had previously been manicured with “human-operated tractor and with the human eye,” operations manager Dalton Antley said. “Over the years we've taken feedback from drivers about certain dishes or bowls or grooves that just become too dominant and doesn't really allow for the best racing all night long,” Antley said. “So we had it surveyed from a professional dirtworks company we have here in town, we partnered with them on some geothermal

Phenix City, AL · 11d

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WATCH: Clay-Chalkville vs. Phenix City LIVE

Clay-Chalkville and Central Phenix City are set to go at it in a marquee high school football matchup on Friday. Touchdown Alabama will stream the game LIVE for free at 7 p.m. Christian Gilbert of Unlock Your Game will serve as the play-by-play commentator, and Touchdown Alabama’s Justin Smith will be the color commentator.

Phenix City, AL · 11d

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Albany State Overtake Clark-Atlanta

ATLANTA, Ga. – Sometimes you need a special day from an unlikely source and Saturday on the Panther Stadium red turf was one of those. Cameran Loyd made his presence felt with three acrobatic catches including a one-handed game-winning touchdown catch along with opportunistic Albany State special teams and a trio of interceptions in a 21-17 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football victory over Clark Atlanta.

Atlanta, GA · 9d

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Lady Canes Walk Off North Oconee at State Tournament

The Cartersville Lady Canes defeated North Oconee 5-4 on a walk-off hit Thursday afternoon, improving to 2-0 in the GHSA Class 5A State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament in Columbus. Carder Brock delivered the decisive blow. With one out in the bottom of the seventh, Sophia Harper singled, and Sam Porter...

Cartersville, GA · 11d

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Brookwood softball suffers 1st loss in Columbus

COLUMBUS — Brookwood’s journey in the Class AAAAAAA state fastpitch softball tournament got more challenging after an 8-5 loss to Harrison on Thursday. The Broncos (28-4) were tied 2-2 before Harrison (33-2) scored three runs in the fourth inning and three more in the fifth for an 8-2 lead. They rallied back with three runs but couldn’t overcome the deficit. Brookwood must work its way back through the loser’s bracket, beginning Friday at 1:15 p.m. against North Paulding. If it wins that game, it will take on the Buford-Lambert winner in another elimination game at 5:45 p.m. Friday.

Snellville, GA · 11d

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Buford softball opens Elite Eight with win over Richmond Hill, falls to Northgate in high-scoring battle

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Buford High School’s varsity softball team opened the GHSA Class 6A Elite Eight state tournament with a commanding 14-6 victory over Richmond Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 28, before falling to Northgate 18-15 in a high-scoring contest Thursday, Oct. 29, at South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus.

Buford, GA · 10d

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Does Auburn have a coaching or a talent issue on defense?

Can Auburn's defensive issues be boiled down to one issue?

Auburn, AL · 12d

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Rewinding what Alex Golesh said to recap Auburn’s blowout loss to Ole Miss

Keep up with everything Golesh said after Auburn's blowout loss in Oxford

Auburn, AL · 9d