Lela Ann Hall is 18 years old and will graduate from Elmore County High School this spring. Hall recently signed a letter of intent to Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri, with an academic and athletic scholarship. Hall will be a member of the university’s cheer/stunt team. Hal…
Everyone knows of the challenges COVID-19 is bringing to the world of sports this season and with those challenges still at the forefront of everyone’s mind, it has been easy to push aside the changes that come with this year’s wrestling season. Of course, that has not been easy to do for Cl…
Teams from around the state converged on Oakville Indian Mounds Park in Danville to compete in the 2020 AHSAA Cross Country State Championships on Saturday.
Down 22-14 in at halftime, the Panthers went on a second-half surge that saw Elmore County’s Kelly Green shoot free throws in the final seconds to secure the comeback win, 40-36.
Elmore County came out firing on all cylinders Friday night, draining corner threes and out rebounding Horseshoe Bend to win, 59-30.
The Tallassee girls basketball program has seen a steady decline in the number of victories over the past three seasons, culminating in a disappointing three-win season last year. While excitement continues to swirl around the success from the boys team, the girls program was seemingly being…
There was no hiding the disappointment that came with the end of Tallassee’s basketball season last year. The Tigers made it to the regional tournament and was one of the final 16 teams standing in Class 5A and while that was a success in its own right, it was not enough to satisfy the playe…
It could be easy to get swept up in the negativity surrounding the Elmore County football program this season. The Panthers won just two games for the third time in the last four years and saw their losing streak in region games climb to 13 games, continuing the school’s longest playoff drou…
For the first time since 1995, Tallassee has now gone three years without making a postseason appearance but this season certainly had a different feel to it than the last two. The Tigers somehow shook off the program’s slowest start in nearly two decades and were seemingly in great position…
Reeltown proved it had no quit with its 22-0 win over Holtville on Friday night.
It was far from a perfect game. But for an Elmore County football team that hadn’t tasted victory since mid August, for a corps of seniors who got to finish their football years on a high note, the Panthers’ last-second, come-from-behind win was pretty sweet.
In the record books, Tallassee’s 2020 campaign ended with a 1-0 victory over Carroll High and finished the year a disappointing 3-7. To some, that’s all they will ever know about this year’s Tigers. Those who were there for the good, the bad and the ugly will know Tallassee ended the 2020 se…
After missing two crucial weeks of region play due to COVID-19, Tallassee was already looking at a shortened season. Now with last week’s loss to Clay Central, the Tigers’ year was cut even more with the postseason out of the picture.
It was already a big week for Stanhope Elmore with Wetumpka on the schedule for the region finale but senior William Whitlow Jr. added even more to his to-do list last week. Just one day before the big rivalry showdown, Whitlow Jr. announced his commitment to play for Memphis next season.
Talladega clinched a playoff berth with a 66-29 win over Elmore County on Friday night at Mary Dumas Stadium. With the win, Talladega clinched the fourth seed in Class 5A Region 7.
Although there was plenty of excitement surrounding Tallassee’s return to competition this week, the Tigers knew it was not going to be an easy task as they had just two days of practice to prepare for Class 5A No. 4 and Region 4 champion Clay Central. The Volunteers shut down any signs of a…
For the ninth consecutive season, the postseason is out of reach for Elmore County but that is not stopping the Panthers from trying to cap off their season on a positive note. The final game of region play is this week as Elmore County travels to play Talladega in search of its first region…
After two weeks away from competition, Elmore County returned to Burt-Haynie Field for a region matchup with Beauregard last Friday night. The Panthers knew it would be challenging to return to game speed after so much time away from the football field but after a short week of practice, the…
It was just another regular Saturday in Montgomery as Tallassee’s Woodrow Dean found himself well out ahead of the rest of the pack. The Tigers took to Gateway Park for the annual Trinity CoEd Championship and put together several strong individual performances to help the team finish second…
It was all going really well for the Elmore County Panthers — at first.
Points were at a premium Friday night at the 55th meeting between Dadeville and Reeltown with the Tigers ultimately coming away with a 7-6 win over the Rebels.
Dadeville spoiled homecoming for Reeltown 7-6.
The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control approved approved Fall Sports Championship changes at its annual fall meeting Thursday. The action was taken at its annual summer meeting in Montgomery.
At the midway point of regular season play in Class 5A Area 6, the Elmore County volleyball team was forced to shut down due to COVID-19. In order to complete its schedule and get to compete in postseason play, the Panthers had to have three straight days with area matches just a week before…
The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control approved approved Fall Sports Championship changes at its annual fall meeting Thursday. The action was taken at its annual summer meeting in Montgomery.
At the midway point of regular season play in Class 5A Area 6, the Elmore County volleyball team was forced to shut down due to COVID-19. In order to complete its schedule and get to compete in postseason play, the Panthers had to have three straight days with area matches just a week before…
After having to shut down all football activities two weeks ago due to COVID-19, Elmore County is finally set to get back to competition as it continues its search to end the team’s six-game losing streak. The Panthers will dive right back into region play this week as they are set to host B…
Tallassee was back together to compete as a team over the weekend as the Tigers traveled to Smiths Station for the annual Panther XC Invitational. It was a wet and rainy morning for the athletes but that did not stop the Tigers from having a big day.
A strong performance by the Reeltown running game and special teams paved the way for the Rebels’ fourth win of 2020.
A player within the Tallassee varsity football program has tested positive for COVID-19, according to coach Mike Battles. The positive case has forced the Tigers to cancel Thursday's trip to Talladega just six hours before kickoff was scheduled.
Tallassee junior Woodrow Dean continues to set a higher standard for himself with each passing race.
Note: This game has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday night due to the potential of severe weather Friday.
The Tallassee Tigers kept their composure and their pedal to the metal in running past the Beauregard Hornets in a 57-20 win for their second triumph in three games.
The first half of the regular season has not gone exactly how Tallassee would have hoped but the season is far from over for the Tigers. With just two region games falling in the first five games, Tallassee is set to start a crucial stretch of four straight weeks with region battles that wil…
When Holtville jumped out to an early lead in the annual Bulldog Brawl on Friday night, Marbury was forced to get out of its comfort zone on offense, putting the ball in the air more often than most of its other games this season. Holtville was prepared for it though and some key turnovers a…
Elmore County High School has suspended varsity football for one week due to COVID-19.
Tallassee took a step outside region play into a matchup with Pike Road for the first time at the Patriots’ new stadium.
The Wildcats of White Plains High blasted off like a rocket Friday night, and the Elmore County Panthers never managed to get off the pad, losing 21-0 in a major homecoming disappointment.
It has not been the easiest few days in Eclectic for fans of Elmore County. The Panthers are coming off their fifth straight defeat to rival Tallassee and fourth consecutive loss this season. Elmore County (1-4) is hoping to respond with a big victory when it hosts White Plains this Friday n…
Despite starting the season with losses in its first three games, Tallassee continued to stay positive because of the improvements it saw after playing some tough competition. The Tigers got to see those improvements come together last week when they grabbed their first win of the season and…
Elmore County High School has suspended varsity volleyball activities for two weeks due to COVID-19, according to a release from the Elmore County Board of Education on Monday.
In its first three games of the season, Tallassee’s offense became more and more reliant on Jalyn Daniels and that continued into Friday’s game against Elmore County. He was the go-to back in the first half and scored his second touchdown of the night just before halftime to give the Tigers a lead.
Elmore County entered this year’s ECHS Block Party tournament on the back of Thursday’s defeat to Wetumpka in a five-set thriller. The Panthers knew they wanted a rematch and they did what they needed to do to make that happen, winning their first four matches to set up a meeting with Wetump…
As it entered Burt-Haynie Field on Friday night, Tallassee was desperate for a victory after starting the season with three straight losses. By the time the Tigers walked off the field, they had a victory in hand along with some bragging rights as they defeated Elmore County, 49-21, in the C…
Reeltown’s run game has been driving force for the Rebels under coach Matt Johnson and it catapulted the Rebels to a 34-13 victory over region foe Goshen.
While the last two meetings between Elmore County and Tallassee still had bragging rights on the line, there was not much else putting pressure on the teams. They met in the regular season finales with neither team preparing for a playoff game but now, with the two teams moving into Class 5A…
When the high school track season was shut down in March, Tallassee’s Woodrow Dean lost another chance to compete for a likely spot on the medal stand at the state meet. Instead of sitting back and thinking of the lost opportunity, Dean immediately started to put work in to prepare for his n…
Tallassee’s 2020 senior night can be summed up thusly: A Series of Unfortunate Events.
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