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High school baseball: John Stowers of Alabama, Addy Scott of Florida top national home run leaderboard
According to statistics submitted to MaxPreps, John Stowers of St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile, Ala.) and Addy Scott of Seffner Christian (Seffner, Fla.) are high school baseball's national home run leaders. Stowers is hitting .416 on the season and has hit five home runs in his past five games. The sophomore...
Player of the Week: MGM's Grayden Newell
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Rich’s Car Wash Player of the Week is Grayden Newell. He’s a very talented sophomore golfer out of Mary G. Montgomery. Newell leads his team in both scoring and stroke average. MGM head coach Adam Binkley says Newell is always the first one out on the course and the last one to go home. He’s putting in the extra hours to be the best player he can be, and it translates to his performance during matches.
Southern Super Series Prepares For Gulf Coast Doubleheader Weekend
The first look at the entry list for the ASA Southern Super Series has been released for this weekend's Gulf Coast Doubleheader at Five Flags Speedway and Mobile International Speedway. A total of 25 cars will compete under the Southern Super Series banner over the course of the weekend. The...
Ryan Morvant of Baker High School
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — This week, we honor Ryan Morvant as the WKRG News 5 Scholar Athlete of the Week. Morvant is a senior at Baker High School where he has been on the bowling team for four years. His best bowling score is 233. Morvant is the drum major in the marching band and […]
St. Paul’s tennis gearing up for the state tournament
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The state tennis tournament kicks off later this week at the Mobile Tennis Center. One local boys and girls team is ready to take the court after a great performance at sectionals. The St. Paul’s girls went undefeated at sectionals with a 9-0 record and finishing...
South Alabama lands first football commitment for 2025 class from Florida prep linebacker
South Alabama landed its first public commitment for the 2025 recruiting class on Monday, from Florida high school linebacker Byron Jackson. Jackson, from Gadsden County High School just north of Tallahassee, also had scholarship offers from Southern Miss, Troy, South Florida and Maryland, among other schools. He announced his commitment via X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter:
Raiders tennis takes state title for fifth time since 2018
MOBILE, Ala (WDHN) — The Houston Academy boys tennis team has claimed the state title a year after finishing state runners-up. The Raiders took their fifth title since 2018 today t the AHSAA Class 4A-5A state championship held at the Mobile Tennis Center. With three individual champions and two...
South Alabama safety Keith Gallmon to enter NCAA transfer portal
If Keith Gallmon is to play a seventh season of college football, it won’t be at South Alabama. Gallmon, a former Mobile Christian School standout, announced Wednesday he is entering the NCAA transfer portal. He was a three-year starter for the Jaguars before injuries marred his 2022 and 2023 seasons.
Lions Club Double Tunnel Vision Run takes runners through the Bankhead Tunnel twice
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The Lions Club of Mobile Double Tunnel Vision Run, May 4, 2024 is a certified 5k course and will begin near Canal Street between Washington Avenue and Broad Street. The race will finish at Oyster City Brewing Company on Government Street. Participants will have the unique opportunity of running through the Bankhead Tunnel twice during the race.
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