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.
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 …
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…
Just like the start of every new season, the 2026 football season promises new opportunities to right wrongs from previous seasons. That’s especially true for the Holtville Bulldogs, as they look forward to retaking wins against certain oppon…
In the wake of the newly created Gulf State Independent Athletic Association, GSIAA, the questions surrounding the league have found their way to AHSAA director Heath Harmon and AISA director Roddie Beck.Â
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…
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 he defers those responsibilities to Jeff Corley. Ho…
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 their classification.
After wrapping its historic run to the state tournament this season, Holtville softball is closing one chapter and opening another. The Bulldogs will say goodbye to their coach, Reese Claybrook, as he moves on from the program while welcoming…
The last time the Holtville softball team won a game at the AHSAA State Tournament was back in 2012. To put that into perspective, coach Reese Claybrook was just a few years removed from high school, while this group of seniors were just arou…
Historically, Holtville’s baseball program has experienced periods of dominance, most recently in 2023 when the Bulldogs won their first Class 5A state title since 1983. Since the abrupt departure of Scott Tubbs in December, Holtville athleti…
A handful of anglers from four Elmore County high schools attended the Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association’s Lake Pickwick Classic in Florence last Friday and Saturday. Pickwick is located in northwest Alabama on the Tennessee Riv…
Holtville’s baseball team faced a tall task last week in its Class 5A Round 2 playoff series versus the Demopolis Tigers. The Tigers were ranked No. 7 in the final poll from the Alabama Sports Writers Association, released just before the sta…
This week, Holtville has two teams still vying for that elusive Blue Map trophy and two open head coach positions. They happen to be the same two teams.Â
