THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: Lot of wins, firsts, an all-star game in history

Archives / The Outlook Players from 13 teams converged on Alexander City on May 18, 1975, for the Colonial Lions All-Star game.

Just two short years ago, Benjamin Russell football coach Kevin Smith was getting his first look at his new team in an intrasquad scrimmage back in 2018. Since then, Smith has become a staple at the helm of the Wildcats, and he isn’t the only first-year head coach who got a taste of success this week in history.

On May 16, 2008, Horseshoe Bend went into its spring game versus Woodland having not won a football game in New Site since 2005. The Generals didn’t exactly seem like they’d change their fate that night as they trailed 20-6 in the third quarter.

Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor at Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.