Area Sports
Area teams advance to playoffs
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard In the Alabama High School Athletic Association football Class 2A Semi-Finals the (12-1) Luverne Tigers travel to Highland Home to face the (13-1) Squadron. These two teams met during regular season play with Highland Home emerging the victor 31–28 at Luverne. Highland Home’s only loss was the first…
Read MoreTigers take down Rams, advance to semis
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Greenville High School Tigers traveled to Birmingham and fought through the adversity of inclement weather and officiating to take down the Ramsay Rams 27-13 last Friday night in the Alabama High School Athletic Association football Class 5A quarterfinals. The Tigers who are now 11-2 on the year…
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BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard The playoffs are under way for the Alabama High School Athletic Association. The Alabama Independent School Association finished this past Friday in Troy. State champs were 3A Monroe, 2A Autauga, and 1A Chambers. The first time the four Butler County teams played in the playoffs their…
Read MoreThe Iron Bowl: ‘A New Holiday’
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard By the authority vested in me for the citizens of the Great State of Alabama, Tide and Tiger fans the world over, I have declared Thursday through Saturday of the Iron Bowl weekend as an Official Alabama State Holiday. The holiday will officially begin Thursday prior to…
Read More4-year-old Landon Luckie bags his first buck
Landon Luckie, who is four years old, bagged his first buck on Nov. 11 during Alabama’s youth hunt weekend. The buck had four points. Landon was on his very first hunt with his father Wayne Luckie in Bolling.
Read MoreGeorgiana’s playoffs hopes end
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard Friday night lights shined brightly over Georgiana’s Harmon Field for the second round of Alabama High School Athletic Association 1A playoffs. The 10-1 Georgiana Panthers took on the 9-1 Red Devils of Maplesville. Georgiana seemed very optimistic judging from the banner that hung on their sideline fence…
Read MoreTigers headed to quarter finals
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Greenville High School Tigers continued their playoff contention by advancing to the quarter finals of the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 5A football playoffs after defeating the Bibb County Choctaws 41-16. The Choctaws rolled into Greenville High Football Stadium with high hopes but it was not…
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BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard Today I will talk about my memories of Fort Dale Academy (FDA) high school football from the fall of 1973. On Sept. 1, the season opened with FDA playing at South Butler Academy in Georgiana. There were high expectations for Fort Dale. It was a dogfight…
Read MoreG’ana and GHS advance to second round
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Both Greenville High School (GHS) and Georgiana School (GS) took care of business in the first round of AHSAA playoff completion this past Friday night. Greenville won convincingly over the Fairfield Tigers, 44-12. The score was tied in the first quarter 6-6, but in the second quarter, the…
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