It’s the first week of June. There’s social distancing. Face masks. And football practice.

It wasn’t your typical senior season for Robert Willis.

Dennis Barnett only worked at Catholic as an assistant football coach for four years, but his work in developing players for college football and for life in general convinced Huntingdon College coach Mike Turk he needed Barnett on his coaching staff.

PRATTVILLE – The 23rd annual Kevin Turner Golf Tournament will be played on Sept. 1 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill, Prattville YMCA officials announced.

Hooper Academy athletic director Tom Pinkston figured a head coaching position was part of the long-range plans for Marty Baker when Baker arrived on campus last fall.

Former Robert E. Lee High standout Quentin Riggins, like most disciples of Pat Dye, remembered the Auburn football coach for his ability to get the most out of ordinary people.

Allen Ponder figures his Pike Liberal Arts baseball team would have had a good shot at winning a state championship in 2020 had the season not been interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Success Unlimited Academy athletic director Bill Granger only got to see Jamari Smith’s athletic career for one year, but the veteran coach knew when he saw Smith for the first time in a hall outside of his office that he was looking at a unique talent.

Six local soccer players, and 17 overall, are among the juniors selected to represent the state in the spring sports in the annual All-Star Sports Week held annually in Montgomery in mid-July.

Barry Fencher called it one of the toughest days of his life.

The 2020 season opener between St. James and Montgomery Academy has been moved back to campus sites in 2020 and 2021.

While the coronavirus pandemic has brought to a halt many of the River Region’s sports programs, that hasn’t been the case at Pike Road High School, where the departure and resignation of several high profile coaches has caused a turnover in the coaching staff.

Pike Road football coach Patrick Browning added three new members to his coaching staff, including former head coaches Barry Loyal and Mike Atkins and former Montgomery Academy defensive coordinator Jacob King.

No players. No bats. No balls. No umpires. No fans.

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Alabama Independent School Association officials have announced plans to allow high school teams to resume on-campus conditioning drills beginning June 1.

An update provided by the Alabama High School Athletic Association noted that planning committees for summer activities and fall sports have met on three occasions to map out options as the organization awaits directives from the state Department of Education and the Department of Public Health.