The Benjamin Russell girls basketball team storms to a 60-15 win against Elmore County.
Samuel Higgs
Sports Editor
The Benjamin Russell girls basketball team storms to a 60-15 win against Elmore County.
Sports Editor
The Reeltown wrestling team had a near-perfect day at the Class 1A-4A Region 2 Duals on Friday.
Was there ever really a doubt that Tallassee wrestling would not sit atop the totem pole in Region 2?
It has not been a pretty start to the season for the Reeltown boys basketball team by any stretch of the imagination. On Friday, the Rebels were handed their sixth straight loss to open the year, falling to Dadeville 59-43.
There is always a benefit to having that “next man up mentality” amongst a team, because you never know what can transpire over the course of four quarters.
The Alabama Sports Writers Association released its annual all-state team for each classification. Six football players from in and around Elmore County were represented among the best of the best of Alabama.
Some people have the formula for success written into their DNA. It’s impossible to recreate and always manifests in a unique way.
When the Tallassee Tigers put the ball in athlete Jaiden Gordon’s hands, they knew they’d get an explosive, momentum-building play in return. After last season, Tallassee coach Lawrence “L.A.” O’Neal challenged Gordon to take the next step, to be the leader the team needed and show the grit …
Back in 1910, President Theodore Roosevelt gave a speech that contains one of the most famous and inspiring quotes in American history. It is often referred to as “The Man in the Arena.”
There are many types of leaders — those who lead by example, those who lead by speaking up and everyone in between.
As we head into the new year, it’s time to look back at football season and celebrate all the incredible athletes that made their mark this season. Five of the six county schools made their way into the playoffs, with Elmore County advancing to the second round for the first time in 14 years.
Last season, the Elmore County Panthers made school history by winning their first-ever playoff dual in wrestling. This season, they’re on track for that once again.
Elmore County traveled to Millbrook to play the Stanhope Elmore Mustangs in a game that saw the Mustangs win by 20 for a final score of 57-37.
Stanhope Elmore’s girls basketball team hosted a hampered Elmore County squad in Millbrook which ended, 87-32, in favor of Stanhope Elmore.
While Beulah came into the game with seven games under its belt — the Reeltown girls basketball team was running off three days of practice.
Sometimes the first-game jitters get the best of you, and that might be the best way to describe the Reeltown boys basketball team’s season opener against Beulah on Thursday.
To build a program, you have to start young — and that’s exactly what Reeltown is doing.
After a tough loss to Prattville on Thursday night, the Wetumpka boys basketball team bounced back with a dominant 67-39 non-area win at Tallassee on Friday.
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Every team needs an identity, a formula it determines will help it win games, or at least come close. Nearing the midpoint in the boys basketball season, the Elmore County Panthers have yet to answer that question for themselves.
After losing the last six games, the Stanhope Elmore’s boys basketball team finally got back in the win column, beating Tallassee 61-41 on Thursday night.
The Reeltown girls basketball team opened the season with a 35-32 victory over Beulah on Thursday night.
When Reeltown entered the season a year ago, it was battling youth. And the same can be said for the Rebels entering into this season — but this time with more experience under their belt.
Things will look a little different for the Reeltown boys basketball team, but coach Jonathan Gardner is ready for it.
In their first game of the season, the Tallassee Tigers went out to play Wetumpka, a girls basketball team with nine games already under its belt. And the experience proved too much to handle as they suffered a big loss, 60-37.
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