Montgomery Academy unveiled a new offensive alignment for its Area 5 game with St. James on Friday and the decision to move guard Leighton Robertson into the post proved quite effective against the Trojans.

Catholic boys win with off night

The passes aren’t as crisp as most you’ll see in high school, often resulting in turnovers. Occasionally, there are passes to no one and blocking out for rebounds is an art they haven’t mastered yet.

Montgomery Academy and St. James will meet in the 2020 season opener at Huntingdon College.

Barry Loyal met with his Trinity football team on Monday afternoon and informed them he would no longer be the Wildcats’ football coach.

Indy photographer Eddie Olazewski was on hand at the Evangel Christian and Macon East games Tuesday night and submitted this gallery

Pike Road boys downed Montgomery Academy Tuesday night 76-64. The Patriots outscored the Eagles by 10 points in the second quarter which proved to be the difference in the game. MA got close in the second half but couldn’t overtake the Pats down the stretch.

CECIL – It wasn’t the kind of tuneup Lincoln Glass was looking for, but it was understandable if his Macon East Academy players weren’t in the right mindset for Monday’s game with Valiant Cross.

He’s taken a step forward in each of his three seasons at Trinity, but apparently that level of improvement wasn’t fast enough.

After a relatively light 2019 where he fought twice, Tuscaloosa’s Deon “The Equalizer” Nicholson will be moving up in class and visibility in 2020. His first fight of the year will be against Earl “The Flash” Newman (10-2-1, 7 KOs) of Brooklyn, NY in an eight-round cruiserweight match. The f…

Friday’s game between St. James and LAMP followed a familiar script for both teams.

Eddie Olszewski was among those in the packed house for the MA-Trinity games and provided this photo gallery.

Despite an excellent record the MA girls have not been on their game for quite some time. In the first half against Trinity Friday night the Eagles remained lackluster while the Wildcats played well. As a result Trinity held a 21-17 lead at halftime.

It looked like a repeat of the championship game of the Trinity Tournament in December – for the first half. Then MA reversed the trend with a big second half to defeat Trinity 75-68 Friday night.

PIKE ROAD -- After 17 games on the road, the Pike Road basketball teams are finally getting to play a game at home.

Who said an old dog can’t learn new tricks?

CECIL -- Emi Lott had her heart set on attending Troy University. That is, until she received an offer to play volleyball at Mississippi University for Women.

It was a good start for Catholic. For the first half of the first quarter the Knights went toe-to-toe with the Wildcats and even owned the lead once or twice.

Pike Road coach Robb McGaughey might have been a little uncertain about what he would face in Tuesday’s 3A Area 5 opener in the St. James gym.

A pay increase for officials was long overdue and no one is second-guessing the decision by the Alabama High School Athletic Association and the Alabama Independent School Association to increase the pay scale for officiating.

Not once, but twice.

It’s a growing rivalry in boys basketball and the battles are getting tougher. Montgomery Academy (MA) slipped past rival Prattville Christian Academy (PCA) Saturday night 53-51, but a young PCA team showed significant signs of improvement after its sluggish season start. “I’m pleased. I don…

Michael Thornton wasn’t prepared for Friday’s finish.

Mike Curry was just looking for a little respect.

After losing a trio of hard-fought contests in 2018, Catholic coach Aubrey Blackwell went back to the chalkboard to tweak his offense a little in hopes of making it more competitive against good competition in 2019.

The Montgomery Academy (MA) varsity boys and girls won their respective divisions in the Coach Larry Chapman Foundation Tournament held at MA. The boys faced LAMP in the championship game Saturday afternoon and trailed most of the contest, but the difference came in the fourth quarter when t…

Simultaneous Tweets from Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury Friday morning officially announced what has been planned for months: Wilder-Fury II will take place on February 22nd. It will no doubt be the most anticipated fight of 2020.

Britton Kohn’s 3-pointer with 1:28 left completed a late rally by Montgomery Academy and propelled the Eagles to a 55-49 win over Autaugaville in the 2019 Coach Larry Chapman Foundation Tournament in the Montgomery Academy gym on Friday afternoon.

Catholic and Pike Road will play each other in the 15th annual AHSAA Kickoff Classic at Cramton Bowl on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 at Cramton Bowl.

The Jack Schweers Capital City Classic (often referred to as the Trinity Tournament) is named for the late and long serving coach of the Trinity boys basketball team. This marks the first time the Wildcats have won the Tournament since Coach Schweers passed away.

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Eddie Olszewski was on hand for the second day of action in the Trinity Tournament and provided these photos to The Montgomery Independent

In the girls division Trinity (11-4) defeated Saint James (8-4) 49-35 and will advance to the championship round. Maddie Smith led the Wildcats with 15 points. Emma Kate Smith tallied 12 points. Kaylee Peevy chipped in seven points and Mary Alice Sasser scored six points. Trinity will face P…

MONTGOMERY - It’s not often you can learn from two different Heisman Trophy contenders at the same time.

Chase Little knew he could play football at the collegiate level.

Updated 10:58 pm CST December 19, 2019

St. James coach Jimmy Perry was watching the Alabama High School Athletic Association-produced broadcast of the 2020-22 classification release when he noticed something that didn’t look quite right.

The Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Central Board of Control approved new classification numbers for its member schools at a Tuesday morning meeting.

The Montgomery Public Middle Schools Baseball/Softball Initiative moved its second forum to the MPS administrative office on Monday, getting a boost from superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore in its quest to sign up all the middle school programs for participation in softball and baseball this season.