Area Sports

The Fort Dale varsity boys’ soccer team beat Southern Prep at home on March 31 by a score of 3-2 with goals from Blake Slagely (1) and Matthew Carter (2). Goalie Bryant Ballew had five saves. Both soccer teams travelled to play Wiregrass on Thursday, April 2. The varsity girls won 4-1 with goals by…

  Fort Dale Golf hosted a tournament at the Greenville Country Club on April 2. The boys low medalist was junior Harrison Scott who shot a 70. This outing was his first competitive round since returning from a wrist injury and qualifies him for state competition. (Kathy Pickens | The Standard)

The Fort Dale varsity baseball team defeated Monroe 12-0 in three innings on April 2. Jaxon Albert was the winning pitcher and struck out six batters while walking none. Center fielder Hays Ellis hit two for three. Left fielder Cooper De Le Ree went one for two with two RB’s. Pictured is first baseman Ryan De Le…

The Fort Dale Lady Eagles spent the last day of their spring break defeating the Morgan Lady Senators 12-11 in seven innings. Junior Natalie Skipper pitched six innings with sophomore Ella Ealum finishing off the last one.Freshman first baseman Allie Newton (pictured) went four for four at the plate with a pair of doubles, five…

The Fort Dale Eagles hosted the Morgan Senators on March 27 at home. After a rough first inning saw the Senators tally up seven runs, the Eagles fought back hard but came up short, falling 9-6. Junior catcher Braxton Hartley (#2) looks on as the first of two teammates steals home during his at-bat. Sophomore…

This is the season when longbeards fan their tails, puff their feathers and strut into history-making moments. And for the 14th straight year, the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) is turning those unforgettable hunts into prize-winning memories with the annual Big Gobbler Photo Contest. Hunters who harvest a gobbler in Alabama’s famed 23-county Black…

The Fort Dale Lady Eagles defeated the Abbeville Lady Generals 5-2 and 7-3 in a double header at home on Tuesday, March 17. Natalie Skipper pitched all five innings of the first game and the first two of the second.  Ella Ealum was on the mound to close out the three remaining innings. At the…

KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard   The Fort Dale boys’ soccer team defeated Wiregrass (Dothan) 12-3 on Tuesday March 17. Scoring abounded including three goals by Graham McCormick, two apiece by Blake Slagley and Ryan Adams, and one each for Branson Alford, Rehan Patel, Matthew Carter, and Costner Simmons. Goalie Tavio Zacchini logged four saves.…

Coach Marshall Watts and the Fort Dale varsity baseball team head into spring break with a record of nine wins and four losses after defeating the Abbeville Generals at home 6-4 on Tuesday, March 17. Sophomore Dalton Newton (pictured) was the winning pitcher. Junior catcher Braxton Hartley went three for four at the plate with…

The Fort Dale boys and girls tennis teams shut out Trinity Christian (Opelika) 7-0 and 7-0 at their home match on Tuesday, March 17. Pictured is sophomore and number two seed Jase Butts. Butts bested his singles opponent 6-1 and 6-0 and defeated his doubles opponents 8-7 along with partner Sam Judah McLendon. (Kathy Pickens…