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The Hartselle Tigers bounced back from a difficult week with three victories at the Marx Optical Thanksgiving Tournament at Priceville this past week. The Tigers picked up wins over John Carroll, Madison County and Priceville to improve to 4-2 on the season. Hartselle 51, John Carroll 47. The Tigers battled...

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BREMEN, Ala. — The Cold Springs Eagles were back home in their newly-built gymnasium Friday night battling their county rivals from Fairview and the Aggies and Eagles split their varsity matchups. The Lady Eagles overcame a slow start and held off a late push from the Lady Aggies to collect a 35-26 win and improve to 10-0 this season. In the boys’ game, Fairview outscored Cold Springs 29-12 in the third quarter to pull away from the Eagles and return home with a 77-46 win.

Dawson Fowler, Falkville: Fowler scored 50 points, had 23 rebounds, 10 steals and nine assists in three games. Rylan Smothers, Hartselle: Smothers scored 44 points, 26 rebounds, eight steals and one double-double in three games. Sammie Holmes, Priceville: Holmes scored 49 points and had 17 rebounds in three games. Jackson...

HOLLY POND, Ala. — The Holly Pond Broncos hosted the Good Hope Raiders in a couple of big county games on Friday night. The Lady Raiders picked up a 65-30 win over the Lady Broncos, while a big second half by the Raiders was key as they pulled away from the Broncos 79-44. Good Hope 65 – Holly Pond 30 (Varsity Girls) It was a defensive battle to start out the game for both teams. Ava Thomas knocked down a shot to put Holly Pond on the scoreboard first, but Heather Tetro put in a floater to tie the game up at two early...

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ADDISON, Ala. – Addison hosted their neighbors to the East, the Vinemont Eagles, in a boys and girls’ matchup on the hardwood Monday night. Addison’s Ladies fell 64-24 to the Lady Eagles while the Addison Boys took a nice 56-45 victory to open their season. Vinemont 64 – Addison 24 (Varsity Girls) The ladies from Addison are an extremely young bunch with only one senior on the roster, PG Hadley Butler, and she was out with an injured foot on this night. The game didn’t start out well for the Lady Dawgs as the Lady Eagles jumped on them for a 14-2 lead after...

VINEMONT, Ala. — The Good Hope Raiders made the short trip over to Vinemont to take on the Eagles Tuesday night. Both the Lady Raiders and Raiders left with wins over Vinemont, 81-35, and 78-57 respectively. Good Hope 81 – Vinemont 35 (Varsity Girls) It was a dominant...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State’s and Volleyball Cross Country Cross Country teams each ended their seasons with a lot to be proud of as the volleyball team advanced in the national tournament further than they ever have before and runners on both the men’s and women’s squads set new team records. Volleyball advances further in NJCAA tournament The Wallace State Volleyball team kept advancing in the NJCAA Division II Volleyball Championships held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa until a final loss to eventual third-place team Johnson County. The Lions kicked off the tournament with a 3-0 win against Harford before falling to Parkland 3-0....

HOLLY POND, Ala. — The Broncos and Lady Broncos returned home after the Thanksgiving holiday to host J.B. Pennington Tuesday night and both Holly Pond squads collected wins over the Tigers. The Lady Broncos smothered J.B. Pennington to earn a 52-31 win and the Broncos pulled ahead late to edge the Tigers 64-60. Holly Pond 52 – J.B. Pennington 31 (varsity girls) Kamryn Tankersley knocked down a three-pointer and Ava Thomas split a pair of free throws to give the Lady Broncos an early, 4-2 lead. Maggie Nail turned a steal into an easy bucket to make it a 6-2 game and...

Despite the program being only in its second year, the esports team at Hartselle High School has one of the top 10 teams in Rocket League this year, and their coach said the sport is building confidence within the team and motivating them to succeed in the classroom. The Hartselle...

The Falkville boys’ and girls’ basketball teams picked wins this past week. The boys defeated Ardmore in the Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament, while the girls defeated Cullman Christian. Boys. Falkville 61, Ardmore 57. On the final day of the Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament, Falkville (1-4) earned their first win of...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman was back on the court at Bearcat Arena Wednesday night to battle the unbeaten Albertville Aggies Wednesday night and the ‘Cats handed the Aggies their first loss of the season to claim this year’s Mike Dean Turkey Shootout championship. The Bearcats led 38-30 at the halftime break and outscored Albertville 35-26 in the second half to wrap up a 73-56 win. Cullman Head Coach Stu Stuedeman is pleased with the way his team is playing on the offensive end right now but wants to see the ‘Cats maintain their consistency on the defensive end of the...

PRICEVILLE — The Hartselle Tigers finished undefeated in the annual Marx Optical Thanksgiving tournament held at Priceville High School.

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – This year’s Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament resumed at Lane Horton Gymnasium Tuesday and to get the day started, Vinemont knocked off Ardmore and Cold Springs took care of business against Falkville. To close out the night, Dora was able to edge Hanceville in a tight game 54-49. Dora 54 – Hanceville 49 (Varsity Boys) Dora drilled a three to get their scoring started, but Braxton Broad hit one of his own from long-range to tie the game up at three. Broad put in a pair of free throws to give Hanceville a 5-3 lead with 5:17 remaining in the first...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Good Hope Lady Raiders were back in action Tuesday afternoon competing at this year’s Wallace State Thanksgiving Classic and after taking a tough loss at Clements Monday night, Good Hope bounced back with a 67-22 win over Dora. The Lady Raiders led 40-9 at the halftime break and cruised to a 67-22 victory in the second half. A three-pointer from Heather Tetro gave the Lady Raiders an early, 3-2 lead and Good Hope’s next seven points came from Jolee McHan, stretching the lead to 10-4 midway through the opening period. Ivey Maddox followed her up with three...

CULLMAN, Ala. — This year’s Coach Mike Dean Turkey Shootout tipped off at Cullman High School’s Bearcat Arena Monday night and both the Good Hope Raiders and the hosting Bearcats earned wins in the opening round. The Raiders raced past Curry 77-36 to secure a spot in the semifinals and Cullman advanced with a convincing, 89-44 win over Lawrence County. Good Hope 77 – Curry 36 (varsity boys)  The Raiders got off to a fast start in the opening period, moving ahead 12-4 with a three-pointer from Tyler Byrd. A three by Dakota Overton and a quick basket from Weston Hancock extended...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Holly Pond Lady Broncos hit the court at Wallace State’s Tom Drake Coliseum Tuesday morning for a matchup against the Lady Bulldogs of Addison and Holly Pond dominated the game from start to finish. The Lady Broncos built a 37-3 lead in the first half and continued pulling away in the second half, eventually defeating the Lady Bulldogs 69-18. Kamryn Tankersley laid one in to score the first points of the game and knocked down a three-pointer on the next possession to give Holly Pond a 5-0 lead. A basket from Ava Thomas and a three by...

Photo: Gadsden City’s Kerrell Yow (27) avoids Hartselle’s Jakaleb Goodwin during the Titans’ 22-15 victory in the second round of the Class 6A state football playoffs on Friday, Nov. 17 at GCHS. (Courtesy of Aveage Joe’s Sports Talk) For the first time in seven years, the...