Baseball

The 27th Jason Armstrong Memorial Baseball Tournament kicks off today at Paterson Field, bringing in 20 teams for 28 games over a 10-day period.

It had the look of a baseball game, but hardly the feel.

SOFTBALL

BIRMINGHAM – Using a strong first-half performance from Justin Bufford, the Catholic Knights battled evenly with defending state champion Talladega for a half. But without all of its weapons, the Knights were no match for the Tigers.

Softball

All things big usually start small. And so it is true of the Hoops League.

PCA senior Ginny Gunn will continue her track and field career at Troy University this fall. She also received the Scholars Award, the highest academic scholarship given at Troy University.

Auburn rallied from a 17-point deficit on Saturday to defeat Tennessee, dealing the Volunteers’ NCAA Tournament hopes a serious blow while keeping alive the Tigers’ hopes of a Southeastern Conference championship.

Catholic captured the championship of the Brew Tech Tournament at Lagoon Park Softball Complex on Saturday, beating the Rams 9-1 in the championship game.

More than an hour after every other team and virtually every fan had departed the Lagoon Park Tennis Center, two warriors stood on opposite ends of a court and battled in front of their teammates for the championship of the 72nd Blue-Gray Tennis Classic.

Much was made of the officials chosen for Saturday night’s contest between Deontay Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs) and Tyson Fury (29-0-1, 20 KOs). The three judges as well as the referee appointed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission were all Americans. The 2018 bout saw a different flavor, as t…

Off to a good start at a new place.

Alabama’s men and Auburn’s women won in impressive fashion in the 72nd Blue-Gray Tennis Classic on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the tournament today at Lagoon Park Tennis Center.

If one thought the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury fight could not get bigger, they were wrong, by about 35 pounds. Both men came into the packed MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Friday afternoon heavier than in their previous fight in December 2018.

The 72nd Blue-Gray Tennis Classic kicks off today at Lagoon Park Tennis Center and O’Connor Tennis Center with one of the most competitive men’s tennis draws in the history of the tournament.

Catholic (30-4) defeated Montevallo 50-34 for the southeast regional championship and will go to the Class 4A Final Four in Birmingham

On Wednesday, upon recommendation by Executive Director Bob Bennett, the Nevada State Athletic Commission appointed the final participant in the ring for Deontay Wilder versus Tyson Fury as Kenny Bayless was appointed as the bout’s referee. Three judges were also given the assignment: Glenn …

Pike Road defeated Montgomery Academy 43-33 in the Regional finals at Garrett Coliseum. Pike Road, now 26-4, will head to Birmingham for the Class 3A Final Four. MA ends its season at 24-8.

It didn’t take long for Catholic’s players to see their shots weren’t falling.

The game plan had been brilliant for a half, but a rash of turnovers and a pair of 3-pointers by Aaliyah Manora ended Montgomery Academy’s dream of returning to the state tournament.

The games have been scheduled and the dates for postseason tournaments have been set.

AHSAA BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

For much of the 2019-20 season, Justin Bufford’s shooting has carried the Catholic basketball team to a very successful season.

Mosquitos.

LAMP coach Marcus Townsend knew his team would have its hands full with the inside threat of JaBrian Sullens and Jamarius Carter. He never counted on Michael Jones being the difference in Monday’s matchup at Garrett Coliseum.

Montgomery Catholic boys advanced to the regional final with a 63-52 win over BTW - Tusgekee. The Knights will face Montevallo in the regional final Wednesday night

The Trinity girls played well against a very good Handley team but were defeated 47-41 in the Southeast Regional Semi-Final.

Cobi Keel was offered two options to continue his athletic career at Faulkner University.

TUSCALOOSA -- Fifty years after becoming the first, Wendell Hudson relived that distinction on Saturday.

The return engagement was in doubt. But now, it’s on.

When Chambers Academy scored five consecutive points early in the second half, Evangel Christian Academy found itself trailing for the first time in the state tournament.

For a few minutes, Lee-Scott Academy struggled to find its outside shooting touch.

Perhaps the best high school baseball rivalry in the area was renewed Friday as Saint James (3A) hosted Trinity (4A). The Wildcats fell behind early but came back to take the game 6-3. The Trojans scored a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the second inning but eventually fell victim to…

Macon East Academy got behind early in its semifinal matchup with Tuscaloosa Academy, but the Knights kept fighting back.

Pike Road had six wrestlers qualify for the Alabama High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament by finishing in the top eight of their respective classes at the South Super Section wrestling tournament at Garrett Coliseum.

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