SPORTS

The No. 2 Thompson Warriors and four-time defending Class 7A State Champions will take on top-ranked Central-Phenix City this Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Tuscaloosa for this year's title. We take a deep look at what to watch and give our predictions on this preview show. The post Thompson vs. Central-Phenix State Championship Preview Show appeared first on Shelby County Reporter.

DALTON, GA – 13 turned out to be the Thompson Warriors’ lucky number on Saturday, Dec. 2 as the Warriors claimed 13 top-three finishes at the Dalton Carpet Classic in Dalton, Georgia. Of those 13, four Thompson wrestlers claimed division wins, as Will Atkinson, Jordan Weltzin, Wyatt Massey...

By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor Chilton County High School’s Demarcus Riddick and Marvin Morton were both selected to play and coach, respectively, in the 2024 All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on Jan. 6. The class of 2024 Auburn University commit will play in the 24th installment of the game that […] The post Riddick, Morton earn All-American Bowl selections appeared first on The Clanton Advertiser.

Clear your schedule for the high school basketball action happening in Shelby County, Alabama today. For a comprehensive list of the local high school games and how to watch them, keep scrolling. Follow high school basketball this season on the NFHS Network! Keep tabs on your family or alma mater...

CALERA, Ala. (WBMA) — The city of Calera announced Tuesday the development of what it described as three state-of-the-art pickleball courts and a dedicated parking lot at Rolling Hills. The city said the development is the result of an acquisition of a grant from the Shelby County Commission Park...

The following are the varsity girls’ and varsity boys’ basketball schedules for each Chilton County area team for the week of Dec. 2-8. Dec. 4: @ Jemison at 7 p.m. Dec. 5: @ Elmore County at 7 p.m. Dec. 8: @ Opelika at 7 p.m. Chilton County High...

CHELSEA – The Chelsea Hornets became the first county team to reach 10 wins on the season as they continued their remarkable start with a 63-39 win over the Thompson Warriors at home on Friday, Dec. 1. Just like in many of Chelsea’s games this season, the trio of...

Gabe Hixenbaugh has accomplished a lot during his wrestling career, with wins against some of the top wrestlers in the country and success on the biggest stages in Alabama and the entire nation. But he has never done one thing: wrestle collegiately in front of his hometown fans. Now thanks...

These two teams know each other all too well. When Friday night’s AHSAA Class 2A football semifinal kicks off, Reeltown will be in the same stadium in Sylacauga facing the same team it lost to in the postseason last year. Coming off a win at Cottonwood, the Rebels will...

HUNTSVILLE – While the goal for every wrestler in Alabama is to make it to Huntsville for the state championship meet, the Oak Mountain Eagles, Chelsea Hornets and Indian Springs got a taste of success up north at the Huntsville Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 2. Oak Mountain’s Jameson Thomas...

OXFORD, Miss. — Oak Grove High School took home the 7A MHSAA title after defeating Starkville, 33-28, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Saturday. Despite the outcome, the reason I attended the game was to get a look at 2024 wide receiver Braylon “Stonka” Burnside, an Ole Miss target who competed furiously.

With a single second left on the clock, Gaines Tapley lined up for a field goal. Tapley had not attempted a field goal, or a point after, all game against B.B. Comer on Friday night but banked his try from 24 yards out off the upright. Tapley’s kick secured Reeltown a 31-28 victory in the AHSAA Class 2A semifinals.

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Reeltown’s Gaines Tapley kicked a 24-yard field goal on the game’s final play at Legion Field in Sylacauga, lifting the Rebels to a 31-28 victory over B.B. Comer in the Class 2A semifinals. It appeared time ran out and the game was headed to overtime, but officials put...

The Cutoff News Sports coverage brought to you by American Cheerleading Centers Home Of The Bama All Starz, Wallace Optometry Associates, Lawson State Community College, Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, & McDonald’s, Owned by Black Family Restaurants with the following locations Hueytown, Academy Drive, Morgan Road, Hoover Galleria, Helena, Montevallo, Valleydale, Hwy 280, Chelsea and Forestdale.

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – Just a few hours before kickoff between B.B. Comer and Reeltown, a former Auburn starting linebacker, Eltoro Freeman, stopped by to motivate the Tigers. Freeman, a member of the 2010 Auburn Tigers that went on to win the BCS National Championship, delivered an inspirational message before the pregame meal Friday afternoon.

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – In a thrilling moment for Sylacauga High School’s tennis program, standout player Zac Hope signed a letter of intent on Wednesday, Nov. 29, to join the tennis team at Coastal Alabama Community College. The signing ceremony took place at 2:00 p.m. in the SHS Media...

This is the game that the Thompson Warriors have worked towards all season. One more game to accomplish their goal of a state championship, and one more game to make history as the first Alabama school to win five straight state championships. To do that, however, they will need to...

MONTEVALLO, Ala. (WBRC) - After impressive play on the court that has led to a 4-1 start to the season, the Montevallo Falcons women’s basketball team is ranked in the NCAA D2 CSC South Region poll for the first time in over two years!. The Falcons are coming off...

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – Check out the newest episode of Giddens’ Gameday Grub, where yours truly highlights a place to eat on Fridays before the big game. If you’re amped up for tomorrow’s Semifinal showdown between B.B. Comer and Reeltown, steal a seat before the game and get yourself a meal at Bandits Bar & Grill.