She’s a three-year starter at point guard for the Wildcats, but there are times when Trinity coach Blake Smith has to remind himself that Emma Kate Smith isn’t old enough to drive a car yet.

Alabama softball coach Patrick Murphy admitted he was “pretty bored” before launching into a teleconference with the media on Monday morning, providing some insight into the effects of the coronavirus pandemic that has disrupted sports at the professional, collegiate and high school ranks th…

Kentucky Derby. Run for the roses. First Saturday in May. The most exciting two minutes in sports.

Games have been canceled, schools have been closed, a state of emergency has been declared and grocery stores are running out of bread and toilet paper as the coronavirus pandemic sets in.

BASEBALL

There is no acclimation period necessary for Montgomery Academy’s new athletic director and football coach.

Coronavirus? It was in the back of a lot of minds at Friday’s St. James-Pike Road baseball series.

BASEBALL

The Montgomery Biscuits held their inaugural press conference of the 2020 season on Tuesday morning to discuss this year’s promotions and to kick off the sale of single-game tickets.

It is one of the most prestigious high school/junior golf tournaments in the state, and the Blue Gray still draws the finest high school talent Alabama has to offer.

From the military to starting over, from the YMCA to high school hoops, there’s nothing normal about the path Kerwin Washington took in becoming one of the state’s best high school boys’ basketball coaches.

BASEBALL

The clash between the two presumed heavyweights of Class 3A Area 5 baseball lived up to all expectations. Due to inclement weather during the week Saint James hosted the initial game of the series on Friday instead of the scheduled Thursday opener. The action then moved to Montgomery Academy…

With the Competitive Balance Factor now a major component in private school classification, the Alabama High School Athletic Association waited for the schools to complete the seasonal sports – fall, winter and spring – before implementing the 2020-22 classification process.

A week full of rain canceled three days of the 27th Jason Armstrong Memorial Baseball Tournament, but it couldn’t keep LAMP players from heading to their indoor practice facility to work on hitting.

BASEBALL

Aniya Jackson held a signing ceremony at Alabama Christian Academy on Wednesday to celebrate her scholarship offer from Coastal Alabama Community College in Brewton.

As the world moves past the hurricane that was Wilder-Fury II, more heavyweight fights are on the horizon. PBC’s fight card in Brooklyn Saturday March 7th is the biggest on the schedule with lauded prospect Adam “Babyface” Kownacki (20-0, 15 KOs) taking on Finland’s Robert “The Nordic Nightm…

One team was learning from its changes, another was about to make some.

Macon East Academy recently held a signing ceremony in the school gym for two seniors signing with local universities in different sports.

BASEBALL

It may not have been raining Thursday afternoon, for a change, but Trojan Field was still fairly wet. And it was still cold. Not the best weather for baseball but that did not stop Catholic and Saint James from putting on a very good show. In the end it was a pair of mighty blows from the Kn…

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.