2020-21 season

Elite 8: Eight area basketball players selected on ASWA All-State Teams

Although there were no area teams fortunate to make this year’s state tournament in Birmingham, it was a memorable high…

3 years ago

Looking Sharpe: Sand Rock senior guard claims county boys basketball MVP

SAND ROCK – Given the choice between a crowd-wowing dunk, sinking a 3-pointer, or connecting on a mid-range jumper to…

3 years ago

Youth has its day: Spring Garden’s Ace Austin leads All-Cherokee County Girls Basketball Team

SPRING GARDEN – There have been all sorts of Spring Garden girls basketball players to earn All-Cherokee County Most Valuable…

3 years ago

Team-first concept serves Sand Rock boys basketball team well

SAND ROCK – In some respects, basketball is a lot like the military. They’re both competitive. They both teach an…

3 years ago

Sand Rock Cheerleaders take state title

BIRMINGHAM - Sand Rock’s varsity cheerleaders won a state championship in Class 2A traditional and 1A-2A Gameday on Feb. 4…

3 years ago

Sand Rock boys hang tough, but top-ranked Midfield hangs on

JACKSONVILLE - The Sand Rock Wildcats were on the cusp of clinching their first state basketball tournament trip to Birmingham…

3 years ago

Spring Garden girls fall short to Pisgah in overtime

JACKSONVILLE - The Class 2A girls basketball showdown between top-ranked Spring Garden and No. 2 Pisgah that everyone in Northeast…

3 years ago

Austin eclipses 1,000 points, leads top-ranked Spring Garden girls back to Jacksonville

Staff Reports BIRMINGHAM - Throughout its girls basketball history, Spring Garden has had all sorts of history makers. Eighth grade…

3 years ago

Sand Rock boys overcome Westminster’s slower pace, advance to first regional final since 2011

Staff Reports BIRMINGHAM - The Westminster of Oak Mountain Knights tried to prevent fourth-ranked Sand Rock from playing its style…

3 years ago

Fyffe ends another Piedmont team’s season

By Glendon Poe, Fort Payne Times-Journal FYFFE – Another Piedmont team's season came to an end at the hands of…

3 years ago