For most athletes, the summertime is a time to work hard and get better. For others, it’s the time to showcase the skills they’ve already built and honed. For Wetumpka’s Mya Richardson, this summer has been both.Â
As the football season inches closer, Edgewood Academy’s fans and players will have one more thing to look forward to: a renewed rivalry game against Autauga Academy on October 16. Last week news broke that Autauga would be rejoining the AISA…
After leading Edgewood Academy to the state championship in his first season as head coach, Justin Chandler was named the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s AISA baseball Coach of the Year.Â
Debates over whether or not cheerleading should be considered a sport are pervasive, and have been for years. At Edgewood Academy, however, there’s no question. Cheerleaders attend events for almost every sport throughout the season, especial…
Confidence is vitally important to success in any sport, but especially football. When you’ve got 11 guys on the field at any given time, and each of them has to compete with the confidence that the guy to their left and to their right will b…
Wetumpka has had hundreds of incredible athletes pass through its halls over the years. Right now, one of those athletes is seeing his stock rise quickly. Pitcher Jaxon Shineflew, a 2023 graduate of Wetumpka, announced he would be transferrin…
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 Elmore County teams could celebrate. The tournament…
At this point in the offseason, the only goal is to improve day-in and day-out. As much as Stanhope Elmore’s football team prides itself on winning, 7-on-7 tournaments are far more about building the skills that will win football games later this fall.Â
In the new age of college football, where NIL and the transfer portal underlie each decision made, high school athletes and coaches are navigating a constantly changing landscape. At Wetumpka, however, athletic director and football coach Bear Woods has things down to a science: email blasts…
Each summer after the end of the high school baseball season, the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association selects some of the top rising stars in the state to represent their school at a multi-team showcase. The goal is to create exposure for these rising stars, giving them the opportunity to b…
Wetumpka’s Lalah Culpepper has made a name for herself on the softball field all year, leading the Indians back to the state tournament and back into the mix of top programs in the state. Culpepper is the epitome of a triple threat: Wetumpka’…
Since football coach and athletic director Cory Lee took over the program back in 2023, he’s worn several hats: head football coach, athletic director and defensive coordinator. That will no longer be the case for Lee this coming season, as h…
Last week the Alabama Sports Writers Association announced its softball all-state teams as well as its players and coaches of the year for each classification in the AHSAA. Six players from Elmore County earned recognition as the best in thei…
For the last several years, Stanhope Elmore’s baseball team has been in the mix of the best of the best programs in Class 6A. Since 2022, the Mustangs have claimed four area titles and made deep runs into the playoffs which culminated in one …
After baseball teams in Elmore County made playoff runs and staged upsets through the postseason, four players’ seasons culminated in recognition from the Alabama Sports Writers Association.Â
Edgewood Academy will have a new face in its athletic department come next season. The school announced the hiring of former Lowndes Academy baseball coach Colton Mathis to head up its softball program.Â
Edgewood Academy’s baseball team has been operating under a new motto this season: life is bigger than baseball. It means that everything the team does is for a higher purpose, it means becoming great men, great fathers and great husbands.Â
Edgewood Academy’s football team suffered a tumultuous season last year, ending in a less-than-ideal result: a first-round exit from the playoffs. This season, the Wildcats will have new faces on the sidelines, including their new head coach,…
Youth sports are often overlooked in wider discussions of athletics, but the truth is without a healthy youth sports landscape high school, college and professional athletics wouldn’t exist. Regardless of whether a child is interested in purs…
