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Glencoe High School has played football for 101 years but only one of those years have ended in the promise land. It's been 50 years since the 1973 team finished 13-0, still the only undefeated season in school history. This Friday the school is honoring the team ahead of its game. There were plenty of firsts that year: the first playoff appearance for Glencoe, and Etowah County, first playoff wins and first (and only) state title. ...

Photo: Gadsden City Zion Gibson (right) zeroes in on Fort Payne’s Nolan Fowler during the Titans’ 63-41 victory in high school football on Sept. 15 at GCHS. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) Courtesy of Southern Torch Media. In a shootout involving arguably the top two teams in Class 6A, Region 8,...

The high school football season is turning to Week 4 in the Gadsden area and it's time to predict three games from the area. Max went 4-0 last week, making him 11-2 on the season and giving him back-to-back undefeated weeks. TOP TEN: Gadsden area football rankings: How did last week's clashes shake up...

Southside improved to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in Class 5A Region 6 action with a 35-21 win over Springville on Sept. 15 at Barney Hood Stadium. Southside travels to Odenville on Sept. 22 against region rival St. Clair County. Etowah dropped to 1-3 overall and 1-1 in Class 4A Region...

Here are the all-class power rankings ahead of week five of the high school football season in the Gadsden area. All 27 teams, regardless of class, in the Gadsden Times coverage zone are eligible to be ranked. ONEONTA KICKER:Alabama high school football: Oneonta one-armed kicker Gus Sokira inspires his team...

Preview the September 23 college football matchup between the Jacksonville State Gamecocks and Eastern Michigan Eagles with predictions, odds, betting lines and more.

JACKSONVILLE — Zion Webb has started for a pair of conference champions at Jacksonville State, but Logan Smothers has compiled nearly as many yards in total offense this year. So, which one will start at quarterback in Jacksonville State's home game Saturday against Eastern Michigan?. At Jax State head...

Ashley Burgess is just eager to play. An Edgewood Academy senior who transferred this summer from Wetumpka, Burgess recently committed to play college softball at Gadsden State Community College. The recruiting process was stressful for Burgess, but she found the perfect place for herself. When she took her visit, she...

SAND ROCK – Sand Rock swept area rival Collinsville on senior night in volleyball action on Tuesday. The scores were 25-13, 25-15 and 25-20. Rylin St.Clair posted 25 assists, two blocks and three aces for Sand Rock (18-10). Zoey Handy contributed nine kills and two blocks. Chloe Stephens posted 15 digs. Katelyn St.Clair collected 13 kills, seven digs and three aces. Bethany Davis finished with five kills and two aces.

GADSDEN — The Cherokee County Lady Warriors went 4-0 to win the Dig in the City Tournament hosted by Gadsden City on Saturday. In pool play, the Lady Warriors defeated Clay-Chalkville 25-18, 25-10 and Ohatchee 27-25, 25-21. Cherokee County then defeated Moody in the tournament semifinals 25-22, 25-19. In...

The Gadsden State cross country teams competed in the JSU Southern Showcase on Sept. 15 in Huntsville. Pacing the men’s team in the 8,000-meters was Lane Griffin (pictured above), who finished 237 out of 303 runners with a time of 28:56.60. Jordan Clark led the GSCC women in the 5,000 meters with a time of 21:37.20.

ALEXANDRIA — Eryn Spradley has more than embraced her excited spirit on the volleyball court. In fact, she’s accepted that it’s a huge part of her play style. As she celebrated a service ace that finalized Alexandria’s sweep of Southside, Spradley’s excitement with her teammates was as fiery as jumping in excitement from the bench as her fellow Valley Cubs lit into Southside’s defense.

If this season’s Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football rankings so far prove to be correct, then a Class 4A state championship rematch is looming between defending state champion Andalusia (4-0) and runner-up Cherokee County (4-0) this December in Tuscaloosa. The two teams continue to be ranked 1-2...

The high school football scene is ramping up again ahead of Friday night games in the Gadsden area. Week two marks the start of region play for a majority of the teams in the area. Fort Payne and Coosa Christian started with big wins on Thursday, both showing how potent their offenses can get. ...

Jacksonville State is coming off an open date, and has one more “regular” week before the schedule takes an unprecedented turn. The Gamecocks (2-1) host Eastern Michigan (2-1) at 4 p.m. Saturday at Burgess-Snow Stadium in their third of four non-conference games. After that, JSU plays five straight mid-week games (two on Tuesday, two on Wednesday and one on Thursday) as part of Conference USA’s new broadcast deal with ESPN.

Here are the Gadsden area top performers for high school football, volleyball and cross country for the week ending on Sept. 15: Football Boaz's Tristan Childers ran for 91 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries in a 35-21 win against Cleburne County. ...

Calhoun County, AL – Wellborn wins its SlamFest. Oxford second at Husky Challenge, and Pleasant Valley goes 2-2. Alexandria 3-1 at Hartselle. Munford takes silver bracket at Donoho Classic. Cherokee County champion at Gadsden City. Wellborn swept through it’s SlamFest tournament on Saturday to improve to 17-4 overall. The Panthers beat Piedmont 25-21, 25-21, Ranburne 25-8, […]

Searching for how to watch high school football games in Etowah County, Alabama this week? We've got you covered. Follow High School Football this season on the NFHS Network! Keep tabs on your family or alma mater and tune in!. Etowah County, Alabama High School Football Games This Week. Fort...

CENTRE – Despite being predominantly sophomore and freshmen based, the Cherokee County Lady Warriors are proving to be quite competitive this volleyball season. Head coach Tiffany Rieger is looking for that breakthrough match where they defeat a team they might not should on paper. They had two golden opportunities to do just that on Monday at home against Class 5A Southside of Gadsden and Sand Rock, but the growing pains are still there.

RUSTON – The Louisiana Tech Soccer team is set to play three of its next four matches at Robert Mack Caruthers Field, starting on Thursday night with a Conference USA matchup versus Jacksonville State. MATCH INFORMATION. Date/Time: Thursday, Sept. 21 | 7 p.m. CT. Location: Robert Mack Caruthers Field...