Sports — Page 28

Six former Lions to be inducted into UNA Hall of Fame

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama will induct its 35th Athletic Hall of Fame class on Oct. 12, as part of UNA’s Homecoming celebration. This year’s Hall of Fame […]

MONTGOMERY – The University of North Alabama will open its 2024 football season on national television, playing in the 10th annual FCS Kickoff for the second straight year.  The Lions […]

MADISON – The Rocket City Trash Pandas, coming off a series win over first-place Birmingham, return to Toyota Field for their fifth homestand of the Southern League season with a […]

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Closing in on three months into the season, the Huntsville City Football Club finally put up a win, a 4-1 comeback victory punctuated with four straight […]

Wheeler Lake reels in Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament

DECATUR — Wheeler Lake has been chosen as the site for the sixth tournament location of the prestigious Bassmaster Elite Series, Decatur-Morgan County Tourism announced. Anglers will compete on the […]

Wet Dog Triathlon fundraiser set for Decatur

DECATUR – Point Mallard has gone to the dogs. We’re talking figuratively, not literally. In fact, we’re talking about the annual Wet Dog Triathlon. Now in its 24th year, the […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Huntsville Sports Commission have teamed to bring memorable events to the Rocket City. There was, of course, the Southeastern […]

FLORENCE – As the field battled wind and rain when a popup storm rolled through the region, twin brothers from the University of North Alabama took advantage of homefield to […]

DECATUR – Ben Mastin has been named boys basketball head coach at Decatur High School. He previously was head coach at Danville, where he led the Hawks to a 22-10 […]

HUNTSVILLE – As Huntsville’s profile has grown, its reputation as an event destination has ballooned as well. For the first time in the 90-year history of USA Table Tennis it […]

MADISON – The Rocket City Trash Pandas, coming off their first back-to-back pitching shutouts in club history, return home for a six-game homestand tonight through the Memorial Day weekend. Rocket […]

HUNTSVILLE – Foster Ajago returned from injury with a brace – not the medical kind, but two goals for the uninitiated – but it wasn’t enough to give Huntsville City […]

OXFORD – Despite a winning pedigree that includes a Class 6A state championship two years ago and a state runner-up finish last year, tempered expectations greeted a young Athens High […]

HUNTSVILLE – One. Got to get to one before you can get to two. One is always preeminent. One will also be the theme this weekend when the Huntsville City […]

MADISON – The ring fitter is coming early for a school day, a Friday even, but the Bob Jones High School baseball team will collectively be waiting. No absences from […]

MONTGOMERY – A Huntsville business owner and vice president of the school board is among four athletes named Alabama State Games Athletes of the Year. Carlos Mathews, vice president and […]

MADISON — Melanie Forbes had the perfect combination last weekend when the Rocket City Trash Pandas took on the visiting Mississippi Braves in a Southern League baseball clash –– right […]

Muscle Shoals unveils plans for athletic/event center

MUSCLE SHOALS – The city of Muscle Shoals announced plans for a 66-acre mixed-use development that will include multi-sport athletic facilities and a complex with the ability to host indoor […]

Victory again eludes winless Huntsville City FC

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville City Football Club led in shots 12-8 and both clubs finished with three on target. For the homesteading Boys in Blue, however, none of their attempts […]

MADISON – Kyren Paris, who has spent parts of the last three seasons with the Rocket City Trash Pandas, got his second promotion to the Los Angeles Angels and started […]

HUNTSVILLE – Westminster Christian Academy won its second straight Class 4A girls state soccer championship, but while the 2024 title game was a rematch of last year, it wasn’t a […]

HUNTSVILLE – The quest for the first victory of 2024 continues tonight when Huntsville City Football Club returns home to take on Toronto FC II. The match at Wicks Family […]

HUNTSVILLE –  A revamped facility with a new name on the archway leading into the complex will greet the teams gathering for high school state soccer championships in the Rocket […]

HUNTSVILLE – City of Huntsville administrators and leaders joined for a ribbon-cutting at the grand opening Tuesday of the Loretta P. Spencer Sports Complex at John Hunt Park.   The newly […]