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BEAR CREEK - With 1:22 left in the basketball game, the Phillips High School She Bears had come back from a 25 points deficit at halftime against the Deshler Lady Tigers to be within five points of the lead on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Lady Bears lost 58-69. The Phillips High School Bears lost by a score of 55-99 at home.
Ally McCollum led the Lady Bears scoring with 20 points, followed by Gracie Hallman, 15; Lexie Dishner, 7, Caitlin Martin, 6, Baily Bishop and Amber Markham with 5 each.

From the Celebration Bowl on Dec. 15, to the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 7, here's a look at the 2018-19 college football bowl lineup and playoff schedule.
Saturday, Dec. 15

Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
North Carolina A&T
vs. Alcorn State
11 A.M. CST, ABC
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
 Atlanta

New Mexico Bowl
North Texas vs. Utah State
1 p.m. SCT, ESPN
Branch Field at
Dreamstyle Stadium
Albuquerque,
New Mexico

ADDISON - Addison tried  valiantly to carry on toward  its fourth state championship, but lost their goal in the rain Friday, Nov. 23, when they took on the Aliceville Yellow Jackets, losing 38-22 in a hard-fought battle.  This was the first meeting between the two teams.

HALEYVILLE - Haleyville split with Hamilton Monday, Nov. 19, with Haleyville girls winning 62-59 and the Haleyville boys losing 41-55.
Alli Temple lead the girls in scoring with 29 points.
Ben Lowman had 17 points for the HHS boys.

ADDISON   -  It was literally a dog fight, Bulldog against Bulldog, in a tough, griddy matchup where Addison advanced to the quarter finals after defeating Ranburne 26-15 on home turf Friday night, Nov. 16.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County High School boys and girls varsity basketball teams captured wins Friday, Nov. 16, hosting St. Bernard Prep.
The varsity boys, won by a score of 71-44, with scoring by quarter as follows: 14-8; 30-21; 50-35; and 71-44.
Stats were not available by press time for the boys game.

HALEYVILLE - Haleyville High School senior Blake Bennett made it official Wednesday, Nov. 14, by signing on the dotted line.  Bennett received a scholarship to play baseball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
A scholarship signing ceremony was held in the HHS gymnasium  attended by a large gathering of family and friends, including his parents, Jonathan and Belinda, and brother, Brett.

Pride 16/18U will be having tryouts Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Haleyville Sports Complex at 3 p.m. All positions are open. This team will play exposure and open class tournaments. Private tryouts are also available. Contact Chris Riddle or PM.

BIRMINGHAM  - It was a fight to the finish Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Bill Harris Arena at the Crossplex in Birmingham. The Addison Lady Bulldogs made it six state volleyball championships in a row. The Winston County Lady Yellow Jackets took it to the fifth set, at one point leading two sets to one. Last year, Addison defeated Meek in the finals in 1A.

LYNN - “A close game” was the thought on everyone’s mind as the game was underway as the Winston County Yellow Jackets took on the Lynn Bears at the David Posey Memorial Stadium Friday, Nov. 2. It was homecoming for Lynn, but they lost by one point.

BIRMINGHAM - The Meek Lady Tigers traveled to the Crossplex in Birmingham Wednesday, Oct. 31, to face Pleasant Home in the opening round of the 1A state volleyball championships.
The Pleasant Home Lady Eagles, from Andalusia, defeated Meek three sets to one. No other team took at set from the Lady Eagles except Meek. The Lady Eagles beat Lyndsey Lane and Athens Bible in three straight to capture the 1A state championship.
Stats for the Lady Tigers include:

HUBBERTVILLE - Hubbertville closed out regular season play by hosting the Phillips High Bears on Friday night. Winning the coin toss, the Lions elected to receive the opening kick to get the much anticipated game underway. Gage Key received the ball at the 20-yard line advancing to the 41-yard line and four plays later, he rambled his way down the right side line into end zone for the opening drive score. The PAT kick by Zach Hubbert was good and the Lions were on the scoreboard with 9:42 remaining in the first quarter.  

HAMILTON - The Hamilton Aggies put together a solid game plan in their final outing of the 2018 campaign and it produced a big and memorable 31-8 victory, for it came  on senior night over their long-time rival, the Haleyville Lions.

The Haleyville boys cross country team finished third in sectionals this past week, while the girls finished in second place in the 4A classification. The teams will be traveling the Oakville Indian Mounds, in Moulton, Saturday for state competition.
Results for the ladies division were:
1. Bijou Phillips, Good Hope-21:04.84
2. Theresa Billman, American Christian, 21:11.20
3. Isabella Lovvorn, American Christian, 21:12.66
4. Kaytee Beth Boyles, Haleyville, 22:21.52
5. Madison Isbell, American Christian, 22:42.93

HUNTSVILLE - The Addison Lady Bulldogs (60-12) will be seeking their sixth state volleyball championship in a row, starting today at the Crossplex in Birmingham. They will face Fayetteville at 11 a.m.
The Lady Bulldogs won the northern regional title Friday, Oct. 26, defeating their county rivals the Winston County Yellow Jackets (31-14) at the Von Braun Center, in Huntsville. The Lady Jackets took the regional runners-up slot. AHS also captured the 2A Area 14 title over  WCHS.
Winston County will play at 8 a.m. against Goshen High School.

HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville Lions were firing on all cylinders Friday, Oct. 26, as they mauled the Cordova Blue Devils to the tune of a 39-20 senior night win.

ADDISON - The 2A Area 13 tournament was a rematch of the Winston County Championship between #1 Addison and #2 Winston County High School.
Winston County took the county championship on Oct. 13, but Addison returned the favor and captured the area title Monday, Oct. 22.

ADDISON     - A 50-8 defeat of the Hatton Hornets clinched the region for the Addison Bulldogs Friday night, Oct. 26, as they are looking to host the first round of the 1A state playoffs in just a few short weeks.

LYNN - The Lynn Bears took on the Meek Tigers at the David Posey Memorial Field Friday, Oct. 26, with LHS winning 20-16

ARLEY - The two Winston County teams in 1A Area 12 earned the honor of area champs and runners-up in the tournament held Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Meek High School in Arley.
Meek captured the top prize by defeating Brilliant 25-16, 25-20 and 25-12 in straight sets in the opening match of the night.
The Lady Tigers then defeated the Lynn Lady Bears in straight in the championship match by scores of 25-23, 25-6 and 25-12.
The Lady Bears, as area runners-up, beat Marion County in a five set match, where both teams left it all on the floor.

BEAR CREEK - Ranked third in the state 1A volleyball and a season record of 35-8, the Phillips Lady Bears won the 1A Area 14 tournament.
All-Tournament players were Lexie Dishner, Amber Markham and Baily Bishop.

LYNN - It has been seven years since Winston County High School has won the county volleyball tournament.
Currently ranked #2 in the state in 2A, the Lady Yellow Jackets captured the Winston County championship on Saturday, Oct. 13, hosted by Lynn High School.
WCHS defeated Meek in the semi-finals 18-25, 25-16, 26-24 and 25-11.
The Lady Yellow Jackets defeated the #1 ranked team in the state in 2A in the championship round.

DOUBLE SPRINGS – Spirits were high Friday night, Oct. 19, when the Winston County Yellow Jackets took on the Southeastern Mustangs for homecoming at Malcolm Blake Stadium, bringing home a 26-0 shutout regional win.

A Haleyville High School Lady Lions hosted the 2A, #2 ranked in the state,  Winston County Lady Jackets in volleyball action Monday, Oct. 15. WCHS captured the Winston County tournament title on Saturday, Oct. 13, hosted by Lynn High School.
Haleyville’s only senior, Allison Watkins, was recognized prior to the start of the match.
The Lady Jackets won by scores of 25-21, 25-13, 22-25, and 25-18 in three out of four sets.
Stats for Haleyville include: kills-Alli Temple, 21; Ashton McCullar, 7; Allison Watkins, 6; Madison Caine, 6;

ARLEY - Marion County pulled away in the fourth quarter against Meek on the back of three fourth-quarter interceptions to earn the 28-6 Red Raider victory on Friday, Oct. 19.

ADDISON - It was all Addison, all night long as the Bulldogs traveled to Tharptown High School for a Thursday night matchup against the Wildcats.  The Dawgs dominated the entire game and came out with a 44-0 region win.

BEAR CREEK - With the victory over the Lynn Bears Thursday, Oct. 18, the Phillips Lady Bears won three straight sets and ended the regular season with a 32-7 record. They are currently ranked third in the state in 1A high school volleyball.
Seniors were recognized for Phillips following the match. They are Bailey Bishop, Lexie Dishner, Amber Markham and Caitlin Martin.
The PHS Lady Bears won 25-21, 25-13 and 25-12.
Stats for Phillips were:
Lexie Dishner, 27 assists, 16 digs, 2 saves, 7 kills;
Bailey Bishop, 14 kills, 1 block, 4 digs, 3 aces;

HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville Lions (2-6-0, 1-4) lost a region contest Friday night against the Fayette County Tigers (7-1-0, 5-0). The Tigers won by a score of 33-14.

HALEYVILLE - Students in the All American Tang Soo Do class in Haleyville  traveled to Foley Sept. 21-22 to compete in the Region 6 Championship Tournament, bringing back a lot of hardware from the event.

HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville Lady Lions volleyball team, dres-sed in pink jerseys in recognition of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, defeated Hamilton Thursday, Oct. 9,  in two straight games, 25-20, 25-11, but fell to Carbon Hill 25-7, 25-18. Carbon Hill also beat Hamilton in the tri-match.  The Lady Lions hosted the matches.
Haleyville also hos-ted Curry on Thursday, Oct. 11, defeating the Lady Jackets 25-22, 25-17 and 25-23. The Lady Yellow Jackets won one game 25-16.

CULLMAN - The Haleyville Lions (2-5-0, 1-3) fell to region opponent Good Hope (6-1-0, 3-1) Friday, Oct. 12, at the James Shabel Stadium at Good Hope High School, in Cullman.