Come next season, high school basketball in Alabama will have a new look: A quicker pace, more possessions and possibly more turnovers. Last Wednesday the AHSAA announced it would implement a 35-second shot clock for boys and girls basketball teams starting in the 2026-27 season.Â
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When it comes to the playoffs, a team’s path to the state finals can make or break its postseason aspirations. A clinched area title means a guaranteed home game in the first round of AHSAA soccer playoffs, and a clearer path to the state cha…
The best teams peak at the right time.Â
Every team has a specific game marked on its calendar at the start of the season, whether it be a rivalry game, a tough loss from the previous season that needs to be avenged or an area game that could make or break a team’s playoffs ambitions.Â
For the second season in a row, the Elmore County baseball team is the Class 5A Area 6 champion. After sweeping the Beauregard Hornets, ECHS took on the Valley Rams in an area series. The Panthers swept Valley, winning the first two games of …
Elmore County’s girls soccer team has been heating up right along with the weather this spring. The Panthers posted a strong start to the season, but had a bit of a drop off after the first four weeks of the season and into the first round of area play as fatigue, injuries and frustrations s…
Everybody knows you can’t win a baseball game with one player. It takes a whole team; all nine batters in the lineup, all four infielders, all three outfielders, not to mention a pitcher and a catcher. Every single player has to do their job, and sometimes more, to win a baseball game.Â
The Elmore County Panthers hosted Class 5A Area 6 opponent Beauregard on Tuesday night, beating the Hornets for their first win of area play, 4-3. ECHS followed up Tuesday’s win by sweeping Beauregard in the three-game area series with 6-5 and 13-2 wins over the Hornets on Thursday at Beaure…
With the 2025-26 school year coming to a close, senior student-athletes are making their commitments to continuing their athletic careers at the next level. At Elmore County High School, four student-athletes signed their NLIs.Â
When someone really cares about something, they dedicate themselves to it whether it be a hobby or a career or something else entirely.Â
With area play on the horizon, the Elmore County baseball team refused to lose any momentum to the break as they went out to Oxford to try their luck in a spring break experience tournament. ECHS played four games in two days, winning 3-of-4.Â
The Elmore County Panthers took a leadoff on area play last week, facing Class 5A Area 6 opponent Valley. The Panthers (6-9) faced Valley last Thursday, winning 21-8.Â
The Elmore County baseball team ran the gauntlet last week, with three games against high level opponents. On Thursday, the Panthers faced the Holtville Bulldogs for a rivalry game, winning 7-2 after seven innings of stiff competition.Â
Coaching, like many things, is a calling.Â
The first month of soccer season is now in the rearview and the Elmore County boys soccer team has caught fire. Through seven games, the Panthers are 4-2-1 and beating opponents by 10 goals or more. This is ECHS’ best start since 2020, when t…
After going 1-5 through the first week of the softball season, the Elmore County softball team found the energy and attitude to come back in their second home game against a strong Montgomery Catholic team and get the win, 13-10.Â
It was a long night in Eclectic on Wednesday.Â
This season, the Elmore County Panthers have plans to compete at a high level on the baseball diamond, capitalizing on the experience they’ve returned from last season’s area title win and second-round playoff run. The Panthers (2-4) have had…
After an appearance in the AHSAA Class 5A Regional tournament last season, the Elmore County Panthers are looking to recreate that success this softball season. The Panthers are coached by Meghan Harris, a second-year coach with Elmore County…
