Millbrook and greater Elmore County understand Heaven Bailey is a big deal. Now, the whole state of Alabama will understand it. Last week, Stanhope Elmore’s girls basketball team announced via Facebook that its own rising senior point guard was one of the few selected to tryout for Overtime …
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Stanhope Elmore’s girls soccer program has been in a state of limbo for the last few seasons. That was rectified when Eric Peterson, an active duty captain in the Air Force, stepped up to take on the mantle of responsibility. A pilot by trade…
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…
Stanhope Elmore’s softball team attended the AHSAA Class 6A South Regional tournament on Monday, when it played its final two games of the season. The Mustangs finished in second place in Class 6A Area 4, behind Wetumpka.Â
Through the halls of Stanhope Elmore, there have been excited rumblings about a potential flag football team for the last two years. Last week, SEHS announced it would introduce its inaugural squad for the 2026 season.
For Wetumpka’s softball program, the standard is nothing other than a state championship.Â
No matter what is said, there’s no such thing as an easy road in the postseason.Â
For Stanhope Elmore’s baseball team, the journey back to the Final Four started in Millbrook. The Mustangs hosted Rehobeth at Furlow Field in a three-game first round playoff series.Â
A battle is a battle. Whether it be David and Goliath or two juggernauts in a showdown, someone must come out on top.Â
Come next season, high school basketball in Alabama will have a new look: A quicker pace, more possessions and possibly more turnovers. Last Wednesday the AHSAA announced it would implement a 35-second shot clock for boys and girls basketball teams starting in the 2026-27 season.Â
In a high-stakes do-or-die situation for each team, Wetumpka’s and Stanhope Elmore’s soccer teams faced off last week. Wetumpka’s boys and girls teams swept SEHS in the last meeting between the rivals, winning 4-2 and 1-0, respectively. For t…
For any high school sports team, success is usually not far off. It takes one team, one group of players with an unwavering commitment to pursue success. Maintaining that success over the course of multiple seasons is far more challenging.Â
Every team has that guy.Â
After losing the area title on a coin flip last season to its rivals, the Wetumpka girls soccer team came into this season with goals and a score to settle. Those goals? Simple.Â
The Wetumpka Indians (8-4-4, 3-0) entered this soccer season with a vendetta: beat Stanhope Elmore at all costs. Last season, the Mustangs shut out the Indians in their area game, winning 8-0 in the first matchup and 3-0 in the second. With t…
After Stanhope Elmore finished its best season in program history, two Mustang girls basketball players inked their commitments to continue their careers at the next level. This past season, SEHS’ girls basketball team reset the standard for …
It doesn’t matter which sport or what circumstances, when Wetumpka and Stanhope Elmore face off it is guaranteed to be an absolute showdown. That was the case again last week, as the Mustangs’ softball team went out to Wetumpka to take on the…
The AHSAA announced on Thursday its North-South All-Star squads for the upcoming 30th annual North-South All-Star basketball games. Four 15-member teams comprised of 2025 rising seniors were announced in a press release.Â
through the playoffs and to the Sweet 16. Her impact is continuing to send ripples through the state as last week Bailey was recognized as an Alabama Sports Writers Association First Team All-State player.Â
