BASEBALL

CECIL – Armed with a day’s rest and a full arsenal of pitchers, Macon East Academy won the 2019 Macon East Baseball Tournament with an 8-4 victory over Lowndes Academy on Saturday night.

Prattville Christian Academy used excellent pitching and some big bats to win its own tournament over a very cold and windy weekend. The 16 team tournament was played at Mill Creek Park in Millbrook. The Panthers defeated Brew Tech, 1-0; Oak Mountain 6-0; Dallas County 13-2; Wicksburg 3-2 an…

Playing without its #1 player, Montgomery Academy defeated Trinity and Pike Road in a three-way match Thursday at Lagoon Park. Team scores were MA 325, Trinity 342 and Pike Road 436.

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When Drew Castillow took over as Trinity’s new softball coach, the first thing he wanted to implement were ideas to build the numbers in a softball program that has struggled for depth the last three years.

Perhaps it was fitting that Alex Whisenhunt was at the plate in the bottom of the eighth with the bases loaded.

BASEBALL

Always a contender, never a pretender. That’s a good way of describing the Montgomery Academy girl’s tennis program. This year looks to be no different than others. Thus far, the Eagles have compiled a 7-0 record with ease. They have defeated Charles Henderson, Valley, Saint James, Jasper, T…

It was a game the Knights needed to win, and they were facing a top level opponent. Visiting Catholic engaged defending 3A state champ Prattville Christian Academy (PCA) Thursday in what turned out to be a defensive struggle and extra inning affair. In the eighth inning starting Catholic pit…

Skipper Jones had spent 16 years as an assistant baseball coach at Jacksonville State for the legendary Rudy Abbott and nearly the same amount of time as a head coach at Pell City High when he elected to retire to his home in Prattville.

SOFTBALL

BIRMINGHAM – Montgomery Academy had committed 31 turnovers, had not played well on the offensive end and had two of its starters in foul trouble.

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Aubrey Blackwell stepped onto the surface of Paterson Field Wednesday just prior to Catholic’s game with Prattville Christian Academy. It was the first time Blackwell set foot on Paterson Field in 19 years. “The last time I was on this field is when we beat Jeff Davis in the first round of t…

When does a loss turn into a win three innings later?

G.W. Carver 62, Muscle Shoals 47

Catholic won its second baseball game of the season Wednesday by defeating Prattville Christian Academy (PCA) 14-6. Colby Zaleski was the winning pitcher in relief for the Knights striking out three and surrendering only one run. Trip Carter got the save with two innings of work and a pair o…

BIRMINGHAM – Prattville Christian Academy coach Jason Roberson knew the task in front of him.

BIRMINGHAM – Pisgah turned up the pressure in the second quarter to grab a halftime lead over Prattville Christian, then exploded in the third quarter for a 63-47 victory and its third consecutive trip to the state finals.

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BIRMINGHAM -- At halftime, Montgomery Academy trailed Winfield by just four points, but it could have been a lot worse.

Marbury put together a pair of two-out singles against Trace Bright in the first inning of Monday’s game but couldn’t push across a run.

Catholic officials announced on Monday the hiring of Edgewood Academy volleyball coach Sellers Dubberley as the Knights’ new volleyball coach for the upcoming 2019 season.

The Arizona men’s tennis team and the Oklahoma State Cowgirls finished on top in the annual Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic, sweeping Ole Miss and Wake Forest, respectively, in singles action on Saturday at Lagoon Park Tennis Center.

Morgan Academy’s Gunnar Henderson scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half to help the West all-stars defeat the East 83-78 in the Alabama Independent School Association’s annual all-star game at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl on Friday night.

Mississippi State signee and St. James senior Collin Duncan is among the 37 seniors named to the 60th annual North-South all-star football team for the upcoming Alabama All-Stars Sports Week, released on Friday by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association.

Workers are putting the finishing touches on renovations to the Lagoon Park tennis complex before the annual Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic kicks off this weekend in the Capital City.

AHSAA State Basketball Championships

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2019 AHSAA REGION BASKETBALL PAIRINGS/RESULTS

Robert E. Lee High has a storied tradition in football, wrestling and track. It even has a baseball state championship.

2019 AHSAA REGION BASKETBALL PAIRINGS/RESULTS

A year ago, Childersburg managed just 28 points in its regional debut.

After trailing Slocomb for much of the contest, Pike Road forged ahead in the final four minutes of Saturday’s Southeast Regional matchup with the Red Tops, leading by eight points with just over two minutes remaining.

A flurry of turnovers and poor shots had Straughn trailing Pike Road by as many as 17 points late in the first half of Saturday’s Southeast Regional matchup at Garrett Coliseum.

AISA STATE TOURAMENT RESULTS

Evangel Christian Academy coach Kerwin Washington didn’t set any lofty goals for this year’s team.

It was not the best of beginnings for Montgomery Academy. But in the end superiority prevailed and the Eagles soundly defeated Geneva in the first round of the Southeast Regionals at Garrett Coliseum Saturday, 42-28.