MONTGOMERY - The Alabama High School Athletic Association has announced region standing through Oct. 6. Teams in the coverage area for the Alabamian include:
Class 1A, Region 6
South Lamar
Hubbertville
Pickens County
Marion County
Lynn
Meek
Berry
Brilliant
Class 1A, Region 8
Waterloo
Mars Hill Bible
Phillips
Cherokee
Hackleburg
Shoals Christian
Vina
LYNN - It was a vicious game of swap licks that lasted four quarters, but back-to-back scores from the Bears late in the game allowed them to come away with a 35-28 win over the visiting Hubbertville Lions.
LYNN - The Lynn Bears Back-To-School 5K run and 1 Mile Walk were conducted recently.
The winners of the event were reported as follows:
Male Overall:
Austin Dodd
Time: 25.46
Female Overall:
Jessica Montgomery
Time: 33.09
12&Under Male:
Logan Madison
Time: 43.11
13-19 Female:
Taylor Horton
Time: 33.38
30-39 Male:
Jonathan Frederick
Time: 32.08
30-39 Female:
Lane King
Time: 34.47
40-49 Male:
Darrell Mote
Time: 25.50
The Pickens County Tornadoes hosted the Meek Tigers Friday night in a 1A, Region 6 contest. The Tornadoes scored early and often en route to a 67-20 thumping of the Tigers.
HACKLEBURG - Hackleburg suffered its second-straight loss with Phillips defeating the Panthers 38-8 on Friday night, Oct. 12.
HALEYVILLE - The Haleyville Park & Recreation will be conducting youth basketball registration Oct. 15-26.
Registration hours are. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Youth basketball is for boys and girls ages 5-12. The age of your child is determined by his or her age as of Sept. 1, 2018.
The registration cost is $35. Credit/debit cards are now accepted at the Neighborhood Facilities Building, located on Highway 13 South. There’s a multi child discount.
ADDISON - The supercharged Addison Bulldogs overpowered the Rattlers of Tanner, for a 43-18 key regional victory, one that meant the Bulldogs are in a tie with Red Bay and Colbert County for the Region7 championship.
The win puts the Bulldogs 6-2 on the season with their only losses to Colbert County and Piedmont.
COLD SPRINGS - The Winston County Yellow Jackets ruined homecoming for Cold Springs High School, swooping in for a 40-8 victory and a key region win Friday night.
COLBERT COUNTY - The Addison Bulldogs came up on the losing end of a battle of the unbeatens in 2A, Region 7 action Friday night, losing to Colbert County on the road 35-8. The loss dropped Addison to a 5-2 record, the loss to Colbert County the Dawgs’ only loss in region play.
BEAR CREEK - The Phillips Bears took the field by storm on Friday, Oct. 5, at the James E. Glass Stadium. They won the home conference game by the pounding score of 54-12 against the Shoals Christian Flame.
ARLEY - The Meek High School homecoming festivities Friday night, Oct. 5, were even sweeter in a Tiger vs. Tiger matchup, when Meek rolled over Brilliant 36-14.
BEAR CREEK - The Phillips Lady Bears put down Covenant Christian and Dora in straight games on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 at Phillips High School.
PHS won over Covenant Christian 25-10, 25-9 and 25-9. Baily Bishop had 12 kills, 1 dig, 3 aces; Lexie Dishner - 26 assists, 7 digs, 2 kills,6 aces; Gracie Hallman-10 assists, 5 digs, 7 kills, 2 aces; Lani Clayton-3 kills; Amber Markham-11 kills, 4 digs; Ally McCollum-4 kills, 1 block; Mary Ashton Hyde-5 digs, 4 kills, 3 aces; Jill Gillum-1 dig; Autumn Edwards-1.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Following a defensive battle during the first half of their matchup, Aliceville used a strong third quarter to pull away from the Winston County Yellow Jackets and claim a 22-8 win during their Class 2A, Region 5 contest.
CURRY - The Haleyville Lions (2-4, 1-2) dropped a hard fought region loss to the Curry Yellow Jackets (4-2, 2-1) Friday, Oct. 5, losing 27-13. The Lions had key guys out Friday with injuries, as well as hurt by penalties.
The Berry Wildcats faced the Lynn Bears in front of a packed house in homecoming. Big offensive plays by the Bears was too much for the Wildcats to overcome as Lynn won the game 44-20.
RUSSELLVILLE —The RCS Education Foundation 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run will take place Saturday, Oct. 13, on and around the RCS campus. This is the third year the Foundation has hosted this event, and Foundation President Mike Mayfield said they are hoping this will be their best turnout yet.
All funds raised during the event will go toward the Foundation's main goal of awarding scholarships to RHS seniors and grants to teachers for instructional learning in their classrooms.
HALEYVILLE - Bryant Newell, a former Haleyville resident, is conducting a three-point shoot at the Neighborhood Facilities Building in Haleyville on Saturday, Oct. 20, to benefit a local leukemia patient.
Bryant Lay, 8, of Haleyville, has been diagnosed with the disease and Newell will conduct the shoot for 12 hours to raise money for Lay and his family.
Newell is asking everyone to donate one penny per shot or a one time donation.
Nine games are slated to use instant replay Oct. 12, with eight more schools participating for the first time – bringing the total by week eight to 60, as the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s DVSport Instant Replay program completed its sixth week of the 2018 season.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - It was a rematch from the week before with 2A top ranked Addison and #2 ranked Winston County on Thursday, Oct. 4. The matches were played this time at Winston County High School, with Tharptown in the tri-match.
The Winston County Lady Yellow Jackets defeated Tharptown in the first match of the night in three straight - 25-10, 25-14 and 25-17.
The Addison Lady Bulldogs then put the Lady Wildcats down, 25-4, 25-16 and 25-13. Tessa Alvis served 15 straight points for Addison in the first game.
The Alabamian’s sports coverage area includes Addison, Haleyville, Lynn, Meek, Phillips and Winston County schools. Of the six schools, four of those volleyball teams are currently ranked in the Top Five, with three in the Top 3 in the AOL.com rankings.
Recently released rankings include in class 2A: Addison #1 and Winston County #2. Others in the Top 10 listed in order are: Altamont, Sand Rock, Ariton, G.W. long, Hatton, Decatur Heritage, Cold Springs, Horseshoe Bend.
Addison High School’s 2018 homecoming queen Brie Ory, is escorted by Donna and Jeff Gunnin, the parents of the late Will Gunnin, who would have been a senior this year. Crowning Ory is the 2017 homecoming queen Allie Chambless, who was escorted by her father, Billy Chambless.
ADDISON - It was an emotional homecoming in Addison Friday, as the Bulldogs channeled their love and remembrance for a fallen teammate into a 38-12 victory over the Vinemont Eagles.
HALEYVILLE - The 4A Haleyville Lions ( 2-3-0, 1-1) knew they were facing a challenge against the undefeated 5A Russellville Tigers (5-0-0, 3-0) Friday, Sept. 28, at Herman “Bubba” Scott Field. The Tigers won 35-19.
LYNN - The Lynn Bears suffered their third loss of the season on Friday night, dropping a hard fought matchup to the Cougars of Waterloo High School 10-8. The low-scoring, non-regional affair, dropped the Bears to 2-3 on the season.
LYNN - Meek, ranked fifth in the 1A volleyball classification, defeated the Lynn Bears three of four matches Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, at Lynn High School.
HUNTSVILLE - The Haleyville Cross Country teams participated in the Randolph Classic Mud Run at the University of Alabama-Huntsville recently.
The girls finished fifth out of 15 teams and boys finished ninth out of 22 team.
BEAR CREEK - The anticipated rivalry between the Phillips Bears and Phil Campbell Bobcats came to an end, with Phillips the victor Friday, Sept. 28, at the James E. Glass stadium.
DOUBLE SPRINGS -The game was emotional and both sides were intense, but the Meek Tigers came out on top 20-12 over the Sumiton Christian Eagles Friday, night, Sept. 28--a win to build the Tigers confidence and momentum.
ADDISON - The titans of Class 2A Alabama high school volleyball went head-to-head Thursday, Sept. 27, at Addison High School, playing a tri-match with Sulligent.
Addison easily defeated Sulligent in three straight, 25-6, 25-11 and 25-8. In the second game, libero Destiny Walker served 14 straight points for the Lady Bulldogs.
Winston County then took three straight from Sulligent, 25-10, 25-9, and 25-8.
No. 1 Addison defeated No. 2 Winston County three games to 1 in the final match of the night.
JASPER - The Haleyville Lady Lions had a rough night Tuesday, Sept. 25, dropping losses to Dora and area opponent Curry at Curry High School. The Curry Lady Yellow Jackets won the first two games, 25-20, 25-17. Haleyville captured the third, 25-23, and the Lady Jackets won the fourth 25-23.
In action against Dora, the Lady Bulldogs won 25-23 in the first game, Lady Lions 25-23 in the second and the Lady Bulldogs 15-8 in the third set.
HALEYVILLE - It took five games, but the Lady Blue Devils of Cordova narrowly claimed a 4A area victory over the Haleyville Lady Lions and then defeated 5A Russville Lady Tigers Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the HHS gymnasium in a tri-match.
The Lady Lions defeated the Lady Blue Devils in the first two sets, 25-18 and 25-15. Cordova came back to win three straight, 25-22, 27-25 and 15-11.
In action against the Russellville Lady Tigers, Haleyville defeated them two straight, 25-17, 25-19.
Addison Bulldogs (4-1-0, 2-0) put a 42-7 whipping on the Sheffield Bulldogs(3-2-0, 2-1) Friday, Sept. 21, at Walton B. Wright Stadium, in Sheffield.
BRILLIANT - Brilliant suffered its first shutout of the season at the hands of Lynn in a 44-0 contest on Friday, Sept. 21.
The loss dropped the Tigers to 1-3 overall and 0-3 in Class 1A, Region 6. The victory improved Lynn’s overall record to 2-2 and its region record to 1-2 while snapping a two-game losing streak.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - It took a whole swarm of stingers, but the Winston County Yellow Jackets got their first region win on the season Friday night against Sulligent, in a game where the final outcome was not truly decided until literally the last minute.
