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…
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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,…
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 an…
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…
After its deepest playoff run in the history of the program last season, Elmore County’s girls soccer team is back on the pitch this season and it is already off to a stellar start. The Panthers have claimed their area every year since 2022, …
Success is delicate; it requires balance, the correct environment, hard work and attention to detail.Â
After the AHSAA announced its 2026-2028 reclassification on Jan. 23, Alabama high school football was shaken up in more ways than one. For Elmore County, the change is not as substantial as it is for some teams.Â
When the Elmore County Panthers started this boys basketball season, the goal was clearly set: win a first-round playoff game. The Panthers have made it out of the area tournament and even hosted the sub-regional round, but they hadn’t made i…
When the Elmore County Panthers began this wrestling season, they knew it would be a long road to victory but also that they were completely capable of achieving their goals which was recreating and improving on last season’s successes.Â
As the Elmore County Panthers closed the final week of the boys basketball season before area tournaments, they hosted the Stanhope Elmore Mustangs for a penultimate inter-county battle. Unfortunately, it did not go the Panthers’ way, as they…
Elmore County’s wrestling team hasn’t lifted the blue map since 2005; this season’s wrestlers are dedicated to changing that and to bringing back a wrestling state title to Eclectic for the first time in more than 20 years.Â
