March 30, 2006 RSS feed / Sports

Abston and Peavy take top spot at Miller's Ferry

Chris Abston and Keith Peavy brought in a five-fish limit of bass weighing 16.37 pounds anchored by a 6.26 lunker to capture the 2006 Miller%27s Ferry Open Championship out of Ellis More...

Bears blast Bayside and Bulldogs

Leroy defeated Bayside 6-1 in Leroy on Tuesday. It was Bayside%27s first area loss. More...

Wildcats improve record to 4-9

Despite losing their first game of the week to Citronelle, the Millry Wildcats picked up three big wins and most importantly an area win over Fruitdale to improve their record to 4-9. More...

Lady Aggies struggle after strong start

After starting out 7-0, the Lady Aggies of Jackson have fallen to 10-9 after playing in the Dothan Tournament with teams such as St. Pauls and Flomaton. More...

LHS Lady Bears get win over Southern Choctaw

The Leroy Lady Bears softball team went 1-1 this past week with a big win over area opponent Southern Choctaw and falling to county rival Millry. More...

Allen kills first gobbler

J.P. Allen killed his first turkey, a 19-pound gobbler, with a 10 1/4 inch beard and 1 1/2 inch spurs. More...

Help identify paw print

Angela Sims of Sunflower took this photo of a paw print on a sandbar at the Claiborne Lock and Dam and wants help identifying it. Anyone who knows what kind of animal may have made the print is asked to contact More...

Lady Wildcats boasts 18-3 record

Despite starting week before last with a loss to arch-rival Washington County, the Lady Wildcat softball team rebounded nicely and won their next three games against Sweet Water, J.U. Blacksher and Clarke County. More...

Sports Chatter

George Mason University shocks basketball nation

In the past, the NCAA tournament committee has been able to at least come up with a guess as to who was going to be in the Final Four, but this year it has been different. More...

Correction

These players were incorrectly identified in last week%27s edition. We apologize for the error. More...

JHS tennis team has busy season so far

The Jackson tennis team has been very busy as of late. The boys have played three of the top teams in the state, St. Paul, UMS-Wright and McGillToolen. Both the boys and girls traveled to Selma to play the Saints of Selma High School. More...

Four defending state champs to take part in Champions Challenge'

Four of the defending state football champions of 2005 will play against each other in the inaugural Champions Challenge next Aug. 26 to kickoff the 2006 season, the Alabama High School Athletic Association announced Monday. More...

Lady Eagles go 1-3 in Marengo tourney

The Lady Eagles went 1-3 in the Marengo Tournament following Bailey Pringle%27s perfect game masterpiece on March 10. She pitched six innings of no-hit and no-walk ball. She struck out seven of the 18 batters that she faced. More...

Voodoo turkey hunter

Randall Bradford killed a turkey on the first day of turkey season. The 28-pound bird was said to be killed when Bradford called it up using a horn off of a 1993 Mazda truck. It is believed he killed the gobbler behind High Acres subdivision. More...