Since former Holtville baseball coach Scott Tubbs announced he would step down from the role in December 2025 and assistant Michael Graffman took on the mantle as interim in early January, the Bulldogs’ baseball team has evolved.
After qualifying six wrestlers for the AHSAA Class 5A state tournament in Huntsville last weekend, the Holtville Bulldogs wrestled hard with the hopes to reach a podium finish. Holtville had one wrestler, sophomore AJ Reeves at heavyweight, p…
With the tumultuous events of the AHSAA’s reclassification in the rearview mirror, Holtville officially announced its upcoming football schedule on Thursday, and it features a mixture of historic rivalries, some familiar non-region foes and n…
Wrestling has been a highly competitive sport in Elmore County for a while and the Holtville Bulldogs are stepping into the competition. The Bulldogs competed at the AHSAA Class 5A South Sectionals last week, finishing in fourth place as a te…
When the Alabama High School Athletic Association pushed back its reclassification announcement from Dec. 15, 2025 to Jan. 23, 2026 coaches and athletic directors expected major changes to take place – what those changes would be, however, we…
As we head into the new year, it’s time to look back at football season and celebrate all the incredible athletes that made their mark this season. Five of the six county schools made their way into the playoffs, with Elmore County advancing to the second round for the first time in 14 years.
Girls wrestling has been an AHSAA sanctioned sport since only 2024. It is still fairly unique, but it’s spread like wildfire throughout the state. Holtville is the newest school that has added it to its repertoire, with coach Connor Blakely t…
Volleyball has been part of Emma Crawley’s life in some form or fashion since she was about 9 years old, although it wasn’t until she was around 15 when she realized it would be something that she could continue into college.
After making sub-regionals in boys basketball for the first time since 1997, the Holtville Bulldogs are focused on maintaining that standard on the hardwood.
Like an old familiar song, Holtville’s final game of the 2025 season against rival Tallassee started on a high note and ended on a low note. The Tallassee Tigers beat the hometown Bulldogs, 24-8, in a chippy, emotional rivalry showdown on Thu…
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It’s the last week of the regular season, and the Tallassee Tigers are getting ready to travel across the county to take on the Holtville Bulldogs in a rivalry faceoff.
The Holtville Bulldogs took the field Friday night playing for pride against rival Marbury in the annual Bulldog Brawl. But pride doesn’t equal points, as Marbury left Slapout with both the trophy and a 21-14 victory.
The Holtville Bulldogs haven’t won a game since Week 3 of the season. This week, they face a dangerous Valley team that just last week beat Elmore County on a last-second go-ahead touchdown to earn the No. 2 spot in AHSAA Class 5A Region 4.
Heading into Friday night’s game, the Holtville Bulldogs knew it was going to be tough sledding against the scorching hot Clay Central Volunteers. And they got all they could handle in a 42-0 loss in Class 5A Region 4 football action.