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2024 C Spire Spring Football Classic Schedule
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The schedule for the annual C Spire Spring Football Classic in Troy has been released, which will take place March 9-11. This year’s spring football games will once again take place at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy. The festivities will kickoff with Charles Henderson Middle School facing off against Floyd Magnet Middle School at 4 p.m. on May 9 followed by Charles Henderson High School facing off against Class 7A Johnson Abernathy Graetz (JAG) High School at 7 p.m. later that night.JAG is coming off an 0-10 season in 2023, while Charles Henderson went 7-4 and made it to the second round of the 5A Playoffs.
Softball teams gear up for Area Tournaments
The high school softball season is nearing the end and the schools in The Messenger’s coverage area are getting set for Area Tournaments next week. All Area Softball Tournaments are double elimination tournaments. The Class 2A No. 3-ranked Zion Chapel Lady Rebels will play host to the 2A, Area...
Troy Football announces T-Day Format
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Troy Football’s annual T-Day spring game will take place this Saturday, April 27, at 2 p.m. and this week the team announced a unique format for this year’s game. T-Day will have four quarters with a 20-minute running clock for each quarter....
Troy tight end Deyunkrea Lewis enters NCAA transfer portal
Troy tight end Deyunkrea Lewis has entered the NCAA transfer portal, he announced Wednesday. Lewis, a Montgomery native, has one season of eligibility remaining (plus a redshirt season, if needed). He was limited to six games by injury in 2023. Lewis posted a screenshot of his NCAA transfer portal notification...
Troy’s 9-city ‘Trojan Tour’ coaches caravan resumes May 6, runs through mid-June
Troy’s 12th annual spring “Trojan Tour” coaches caravan resumes on May 6 with stops in Ozark and Dothan as part of a nine-city tour throughout Alabama and northwest Florida. Among those featured on “Trojan Tour” are athletics director Brent Jones, football coach Gerad Parker, men’s basketball coach...
Wicksburg and Ariton baseball set to face off in round two of the AHSAA playoffs
ARITON, Ala (WDHN) — The AHSAA state baseball playoffs enter round two tomorrow as the defending 2A champion Ariton Purple Cats prepare to host the Wicksburg Panthers. Having faced off earlier in the season, the Panthers secured a victory over Ariton, setting the stage for a rematch between the familiar foes. Despite the setback, the Purple Cats remain undeterred, fully aware of the target on their backs.
Former Troy running back BJ Smith signs with upstart IFA league
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On Wednesday, it was announced that former Troy running back BJ Smith has signed a contract to play for the Alabama Beavers of the upstart International Football Alliance (IFA). The IFA is a professional football league that plans to kickoff in 2025 with 10...
Pike Lib, Ariton prepare for tough second round series
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Pike Liberal Arts Patriots and Ariton Purple Cats swept their way to a first round win in the Class 2A State Baseball Playoffs last week but things will get even tougher this week for both programs. Pike Lib, coming off a sweep of...
Pike Lib names new offensive line coach Kerry Coston
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On Monday, Pike Liberal Arts School announced that it has added new run game coordinator and offensive line coach Kerry Coston to its football staff. Coston is a Thomasville native who graduated from Troy University in 2021. Coston started his coaching career as an...
Former Troy defensive end Zach Edwards headed to Conference USA school
Former Troy defensive end Zach Edwards is headed to Western Kentucky, he announced on Monday. The 6-foot-3, 280-pound Edwards totaled 18 tackles and a sack in a part-time role for the Trojans in 2023. The Starkville, Miss., native spent the first four seasons of his career at Louisville, playing in a total of 11 games.
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