The series between Tallassee and Wetumpka is closer now. After the Indians 42-16 win over the Tigers the series now has Tallassee leading by just one game at 35-34-2.
The Tallassee High Tigers 2026 campaign didn’t quite get off to the raucous start the faithful had hoped for, falling 34-7 to Montgomery Academy Friday night.
Every year, in every sport, rivalry games stand out on the schedule. At whatever level of sports, from high school onto professional, rivalry games are pivotal, season-defining encounters. The best ones may even decide a particular team’s fate.
It’s a new era for Tallassee football, and that means a clean slate. Last season was full of hype and expectations, as the community expected to see more of what it did in 2024.
Tallassee’s flag football team now heads into its third season after finding immense success through the first two years of the program. Year 1 was in the fall of 2024, when the Tiger cruised to the quarterfinals in Class 1A-5A, losing only o…
Tallassee is under new leadership this season, and that means that fans should expect the unexpected this season. Expectations and projections will be tough to make until after the start of the season when the Tigers finally take the field. E…
In the grand scheme of things, the high school baseball season is very, very short. It might as well be a blip compared to the rest of the year, or even the travel baseball season which can continue through the entire year in some cases.
It’s safe to say John Mask, Tallassee’s longtime wrestling coach, is a legend in Tallassee and the broader community. Mask has led the Tigers to several state championships in the sport, producing some of the most dominant wrestlers in the state. That trend continues this year as Mask was na…
Most people tend to believe a school like Tallassee will have its work cut out for itself this football season. As the school with the lowest enrollment in the new Class 4A, with a brand new head coach after a disappointing end to the season last year, most people might take that to mean Tal…
Before you know it, more Tallassee natives might be making their mark on the national stage. Tallassee’s former soccer coach Matt Tarpley took on the job of starting up Tuskegee University’s men’s soccer program, marking the introduction of the growing sport to the historic university. Tarpl…
In the wake of the newly created Gulf State Independent Athletic Association, GSIAA, the questions surrounding the league have found their way to AHSAA director Heath Harmon and AISA director Roddie Beck.
Over the last few seasons, Tallassee’s girls basketball team has struggled to make it past area competition and into the playoffs. This season the Tigers will take on that challenge once again, this time with a new coach and within a new area. Their new coach, Daniel Byrd, is a recent hire t…
Tallassee’s two-time defending state champion, Thomas Patterson, is on track to be one of the most decorated wrestlers in the history of the stories program. Patterson, now a rising senior, attended another national tournament for high school wrestlers this summer in New Jersey and went unde…
Before you know it, more Tallassee natives might be making their mark on the national stage. Tallassee’s former soccer coach Matt Tarpley took on the job of starting up Tuskegee University’s men’s soccer program, marking the introduction of t…
It’s late in the summer and every high school football player in the state is rearing and ready for Alabama’s iconic Friday night lights. Before Friday nights can become a reality, players and coaches have to endure the remainder of summer ca…
For most rising seniors in the state of Alabama, the AHSAA North-South All-Star game is a big deal. When you’re already a big deal — like Tallassee’s Brue Milner, committed to Georgia Tech since last summer — North-South is something that can…
Over the course of the last few seasons, Tallassee’s boys basketball program has been in flux. With three head coaches arriving and departing in two seasons, change has been the norm. Tallassee has not seen the playoffs since 2023, but the Ti…
Tallassee’s Brue Milner is on his way to becoming a household name in the world of baseball. The rising senior already inked his commitment to Georgia Tech last summer, and this summer he’s taking his talents to the national stage.
On a hot and sunny Saturday morning in Tallassee, more than 200 kids from ages 5 to 14 flooded J.E. “Hot” O’Brien Stadium, bringing high energy, enthusiasm and a competitive spirit to the annual youth football and skills camp hosted by Tallas…
Football season is full of ups and downs — good weeks, bad weeks, injuries, setbacks and victories. Winning a championship means navigating those ups and downs while continuing the push towards greatness, pushing through exhaustion or sorenes…
On Friday night, Wetumpka hosted its fourth annual Battle for the County 7-on-7 tournament. It was a mid-summer preview of what Friday nights will look like this fall, and the Wetumpka Sports Complex became a place where fans from all five E…
When he took the job of football coach and athletic director, Eric Folmar knew he’d have to make some changes to Tallassee’s athletic department and its facilities to show the community he is dedicated to making sure the Tigers can continue t…
Year after year, John Mask and the Tallassee Tigers prove a winning culture is built — and maintained — by athletes who remember and strive for what was previously accomplished. Mask hosted a wrestling camp for current and prospective wrestle…
For 35 years, Will Solomon has been at Reeltown. Odds are you’ve seen him coaching in some capacity, whether it be in his role as the secondary coach for the football team or his stint as the Reeltown basketball coach, where he still assists …
