Area Sports
FDA recent hoops action
The Fort Dale Academy Eagles varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball teams recently started action on the court. The boys are 2-0 with wins over Sparta on Dec. 5, 67-35 and Escambia on Dec. 8, 49-43. Pictured is Eagle Max Fossett laying up the ball against Escambia. The Eagle girls are 1-3. They lost to Wilcox…
Read MoreAHSAA SUPER 7
The Alabama High School Athletic Association Super 7 football championships are over. The final teams from each of Alabama’s seven classifications 1A through 7A have been crowned as the new state champions. The 7A big boys featured the 11 – 3 Thompson Warriors of Alabaster who are no stranger to the championship facing the 10…
Read MoreThis day in sports history
BY COLIN MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard I’m back in the saddle again. Today The 12 team playoff was announced for college football today. Despite losing 28-7 to Georgia, Alabama is in at number nine. The Tide will have a rematch with number eight Oklahoma at Norman. Alabama got in over Notre Dame who just…
Read MoreThe Fabulous Five
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard I was invited to attend a basketball game in Evergreen between the Sparta Warriors and Fort Dale Eagles Friday night. All four teams, the boys JV, girls JV, and both girls and boys varsity teams play the same night. JV girls kicked it off first as they…
Read MoreASHOF announces Class of 2026 (cont)
The Board of Directors of the State of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the Class of 2026 to be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on May 9, 2026. The Class was selected by ballot through a statewide selection committee; votes were tabulated by the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers.…
Read MoreASHOF announces Class of 2026
The Board of Directors of the State of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the Class of 2026 to be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on May 9, 2026. The Class was selected by ballot through a statewide selection committee; votes were tabulated by the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers.…
Read MoreArea HS Football Recap
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard Well, another football season has come and gone for Butler County High Schools and just to recap we will start with the Greenville Tigers. The Tigers, bless their hearts, had a rough one this year going 3-7 overall and 0-6 in 5A Region 2 finishing 7th. Greenville’s…
Read MoreMcKenzie Tigers season closes
BY SHEA ODOM The Greenville Standard The McKenzie Tigers, now 12-1, hosted the Leroy Bears, now 13-0, Friday night in round three of the Alabama High School Athletic Association Playoffs at Williams-Vickery Stadium. The Tigers entered the field with grit and focus but ultimately fell to the Bears 60-38. McKenzie entered the 2025 football…
Read MoreALBBAA buck photo contest announced
Alabama’s Black Belt has earned a reputation as one of America’s premiere deer hunting destinations, and the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) wants to showcase your best buck again this year. ALBBAA is sponsoring its Big Buck Photo Contest for the 14th consecutive year, and the winner will be determined by online voting. “We…
Read MoreMcKenzie takes out Generals
BY SHEA ODOM The Greenville Standard This past Friday, the McKenzie Tigers at 11-0 hosted the gold and grey Autauga Academy Generals (7-4) at Williams-Vickery Stadium for the Alabama Athletic High School Association (AHSAA) Round Two 1A playoffs. In a game defined by momentum-shifting defensive plays and explosive scoring runs, the Tigers stormed past…
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