The softball season is underway and Elmore County is the heir apparent, leading the way with a 6-1 record; but the Wetumpka Indians have made early progress with five early season wins themselves.
It’s uncommon to have a player knock down 30 points in a game, it’s uncommon to have any high schooler drain 40; but it’s very rare for a player to notch 52 points and keep his team’s postseason hopes alive.
Wetumpka placed third overall in the Class 5A/6A AHSAA State Wrestling Championships behind champions Gardendale High School and runner-ups Arab.
The Tallassee Tigers marched into Sweet 16 with a home win over Talladega Wednesday.
Four high schools will compete in area championship games this weekend.
A number of wrestlers from Elmore County schools will be traveling to Huntsville next weekend to compete in the 5A-6A state wrestling championships.
The Tallassee Tigers boys basketball team moved on to the finals of the 5A Area 5 tournament by forfeit on Tuesday.
The events of the last year have played havoc on almost all scholastic sports and wrestling was certainly no exception.
The Tallassee Tigers split a series of boys’ and girls’ basketball games with the Brewbaker Tech Rams Tuesday.
The Tallassee Tigers split a set of varsity basketball games with the Beauregard Hornets during senior night Friday.
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Basketball rankings from the Alabama Sports Writers Association released Wednesday evening with numerous programs making moves along the girls and boys lines.
The the Alabama High School Athletic Association announced the Board of Control approved the AHSAA’s “Return to Play Best Practices” recommended guidelines for spring sports Wednesday.
The Tallassee High program finds their week on hold as their games against Beauregard and Brew Tech have been canceled, affecting both girls’ and boys’ programs.
The Tallassee girls basketball program will be starting area play with a 0-1 record before even getting on the court. The Tigers will not to play Friday night's game against Pike Road after two suspensions were handed down by the AHSAA because of Thursday night's fight that broke out between…
There may have been a limited crowd in Tallassee’s gym Thursday night but that did not slow down any of the hype as the Tigers hosted reigning Class 2A state champion Calhoun featuring Alabama signee and the state’s top recruit JD Davison.
Tallassee was hoping to leave the trend of canceling games in 2020 but it is starting to feel more and more like the new normal for the Tigers. Tallassee was scheduled to being competition in Class 5A Area 6 on Tuesday night at Brewbaker Tech but due to COVID-19 issues within the Rams progra…
After spending two years as champions of the Elmore County Tournament, the Tallassee boys basketball team was finally knocked off in Friday’s semifinal matchup with Wetumpka. The Tigers led for most of the night but after seeing two starting guards foul out early in the fourth quarter, they …
There have been several big basketball tournaments across the state forced to cancel this year and the annual Elmore County Tournament was in danger of joining them.
There were some high expectations for Holtville running back Drew Pickett entering the 2020 season. Even as just a sophomore, he had already proven himself worthy of the starting role after taking over halfway through his first year on varsity.
The Tallassee wrestling program knew it was in store for a long break between matches with the school shutting down extracurricular activities over the holiday break but that pause on the season was extended even further Thursday. The Tigers were set to host Reeltown, Stanhope Elmore and Bre…
Tuesday was supposed to be one of the most exciting days of the season for the Tallassee boys basketball program as the Tigers were set to host Calhoun and the state’s top recruit in JD Davison. Instead, Tuesday brought some bad news for the team as coach Keiven Mixson confirmed all activiti…
In this year’s first meeting on the hardwood between Reeltown and Tallassee, the Rebels had a lead for all of 24 seconds before Jamicah Humphery showed up and helped put away the visitors early on. Humphery made three 3-points and scored 11 points in the game’s first two minutes to build a d…
Midway through the first quarter of Thursday night’s rivalry game between Tallassee and Reeltown, Jy McKinnon knocked down a 3-pointer to score her first points of the game, giving the Tigers a two-point lead. The Rebels never got back in front as McKinnon scored a career-high 32 points to h…
Sydney Johnson, Edgewood senior
There was a limited number of teams gathered at the annual Tallassee Duals tournament the week of Thanksgiving but there was still plenty of competition. The Tigers grabbed their first team win of the season and split its two matches against Saint James and Stanhope Elmore.
Sydney Johnson, Edgewood senior
There was a limited number of teams gathered at the annual Tallassee Duals tournament the week of Thanksgiving but there was still plenty of competition. The Tigers grabbed their first team win of the season and split its two matches against Saint James and Stanhope Elmore.
Lindsey Brown had already made a name for herself on the basketball court before she even made it to high school after being named the Elmore County Player of the Year as just an eighth grader last season. With her second varsity season beginning this year, Brown knew there would be more att…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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 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…
Tallassee took a step outside region play into a matchup with Pike Road for the first time at the Patriots’ new stadium.
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…
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…
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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