Caleb Turrentine

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 failed to find any other answers as Wetumpka erased its deficit and scored 20 fourth-quarter points from the foul line to secure a 68-63 win and a spot in Saturday’s championship game.

Award season continues on for some high school football players in the state as the Alabama Sports Writers Association released the winners of the Back and Lineman of the Year awards for each classification on Tuesday night. The list of 16 winners includes five players already signed with SEC programs for next season and several others with offers from some of the top collegiate programs in the country.

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The sudden ending to the last year’s spring season will not be forgotten any time soon but some of those programs took a big step on the road to recovery Monday as the Alabama High School Athletics Association officially started its throwing period for baseball and softball teams.

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