The days of teams holding the ball for minutes on end have come to an end in Alabama. On Wednesday, the Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control, in its April CBOC meeting, voted to approve the mandate of a 35-second shot clock for the 2026-2027 basketball season.
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After defeating Calera, the Benjamin Russell baseball team secured homefield advantage for the first round of the Class 6A baseball playoffs. And early on, coach Ricky Brooks knows it's going to be a tough match up against Brookwood (18-13).
A new year, a similar region and a plethora of new opponents on the horizon — that's the recipe for the Reeltown football team with the unveiling of its schedule heading into 2026.Â
It certainly was a busy week for the Reeltown baseball team last week — fitting in five games from Tuesday through Saturday. And by the end of it, Reeltown walked out with a 4-1 record, including two wins over area opponent Loachapoka in a se…
In what could be the last Tallapoosa County softball tournament, with the imminent changes in the area set to take place, the Reeltown softball team traveled to New Site to face off against two inter-county rivals.
It was a front-loaded week for the Reeltown baseball team, facing off against Lanett in an area doubleheader, then showcasing some Southern Hospitality to Dublin Jerome out of Ohio.Â
After back-to-back second-place finishes at the Class 1A-4A state tournament, Reeltown sophomore Drake Wood knew he was close.
On Friday, the Alabama High School Athletic Association announced the realignment for winter and spring sports following the massive division that split public and private schools from one another.
Player of the Year: Ami Edwards, Benjamin Russell senior
The Reeltown softball team got itself into some high scoring slugfest last week; however, none of which resulted in wins.
Last week was extremely jam-packed for the Reeltown baseball team, getting in four games from Tuesday through Saturday — and unfortunately, the Rebels fell in all three.
The Reeltown softball team kicked off its 2026 season with a gauntlet to start with.
Things got a little dicey for the Reeltown baseball team on Friday night.
For quite a while, Reeltown’s Matt Johnson has held multiple hats going through the athletic calendar. In the fall, he’s leading the football team to the playoffs as the head coach. In the winter, he serves the role of Reeltown’s athletics di…
From start to finish, Reeltown showed no signs of slowing down.
To put it simply, history was made for Reeltown at the AHSAA Wrestling Championships.
History was made for the Reeltown wrestling team this past weekend. In total, the team sent four wrestlers to the state with some of the expected names amongst the bunch — Drake Wood, Justin Thomas and Brodie Jones. But for the first time in …
It would not be as fun if there weren’t some theatrics involved.Â
On Saturday, Reeltown assistant coach Patrick Henderson was recognized as the Alabama Football Coaches Association Class 2A Assistant Coach of the Year.
When you throw 96 miles-per-hour on the mound and can flick a football 70-yards down the field with ease — you’re going to be on someone’s radar.Â
