New Edgewood football coach Gregg Baker has plenty for his team to work on in the next week. The coach saw some bright spots for the Wildcats in the 33-22 loss.
It had already been a stormy day around Eclectic football, with five-year head coach Kyle Caldwell off the sidelines and placed on administrative leave pending a school board investigation.Â
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.Â
The Elmore County volleyball team might have been the most well-traveled team in the state this summer. Bouncing from play date to play date, hosting some in the process, the team is well-versed in the various levels of competition they’ll face throughout the year.
Wetumpka’s volleyball team is coming into this season with a new mantra and a new drive to win. The Indians are sure to stay humble, stay hungry and always hustle this season, being the best version of themselves each and every day.Â
The Boneyard faithful at Boykin Field didn’t have much to bark about last season as the Holtville High Bulldogs finished 2-8, with wins over Sylacauga and Shelby County.
Every year, the football season promises something different. Last year for Elmore County it culminated in the Panthers’ first second round playoff appearance since 2011 and their first home playoff game since the same year. Although Williams…
Last season, Stanhope Elmore made its first playoff appearance since 2020. It was Hunter Adams’ first since he moved from defensive coordinator to head coach before the 2023 season, marking a turning point in the Mustangs’ recent history.Â
It’s Year 5 of the Woods Era at Wetumpka, and there are several questions the Indians are looking to answer this season. The first and most pressing question is, can Wetumpka finally make a push past the first round of the playoffs?Â
Elmore County’s football program is in the fifth year of the Caldwell era and the Panthers are coming off of their best run since 2011. That means expectations in Eclectic are as high as they’ve been in a long time, but for the Panthers the g…
This year is already shaping up to be different for the Edgewood volleyball team. Plenty of returning starters make their way back to the court, with new faces poised to make their mark; all the while, coach Morgan Harrelson enters her second…
After Holtville finished with its first two-win season since 2017, the Bulldogs are hoping to find the answers to questions that eluded them last season. Offense was a major pain point for Holtville last season, scoring a total of 140 points …
Stanhope Elmore showed major promise after it made its first appearance in the playoffs since 2020. The Mustangs ended the season with a dramatic rivalry win over Wetumpka that pushed them to the No. 3 seed in the region. Although they were o…
Elmore County’s football team is counting down the days to the start of the 2026 season. Now, it’s only three weeks away. At River Region Media Days, the Panthers — represented by linebacker Sam King and receivers Nathan Smith and Donovan Ald…
At the annual River Region Media Days, Holtville’s flag football team — the program’s first iteration — was introduced to the bright lights of attention that will greet it this season. With all the pressure that arrives along with a new seaso…
It’s Bear Woods’s fifth season as Wetumpka’s head football coach, and expectations might be higher than they’ve ever been. Over the last five seasons, Wetumpka has been a perennial playoff team which always seems to make an early first-round …
The summer is long and hot and sometimes frustrating, as it drags on before finally culminating in the football season’s opener at the end of August. Football players and coaches spend December to August waiting, itching to get back to those …
