With the chaos that is the summer, coaches and athletes alike are trying to balance the responsibilities of jobs or other activities along with their respective sports. The school year is inching closer and closer each day and summer workouts are in full swing.Â
Sports Writer
Editor’s Note: This is the third of a six-part series featuring Players to Watch across Elmore County squads.
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 E…
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 …
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 …
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Last week, Heaven Bailey of Stanhope Elmore attended a three-day tryout in Atlanta as one of 15 of the top high school basketball prospects in the country. She was joined by a UCLA commit, a Purdue commit, the daughter of an NBA legend and a 6-foot-9 center. Out of thousands of applicants, B…
With the 2025-26 school year shrinking in the rearview mirror, high school football programs across the state are hitting the ground running with preparations for the upcoming season. Stanhope Elmore’s football team visited the Helena Huskies on Thursday for a spring scrimmage, allowing each…
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 …
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…
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…
