Players of the Week: Spring sports (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Boys Chris Epps, Dunwoody, baseball: He threw an eight-inning complete game last week against Nova High School in Florida, giving up just five hits en route to the 4-1 victory....more...Sports Soundoff (Mobile Press-Register) This is Sports Sound Off, where you can speak your mind on anything you wish. Because of the large number of calls received, not all can be published....more... Quarry deal finalized : Calera approves swap for $7 million sports complex (The Shelby County Reporter) The Calera City Council agreed Monday night to rezone 1,040 acres near Oliver Park where Chemical Lime Company wants to build a quarry. The approval finalizes a deal that will let the company dig for limestone in exchange for a $7 million contribution towards a new sports complex....more... Looking for a positive spin (Birmingham News) As a high school senior, Jai Miller delivered the curve himself. Standing before an audience at Selma High School, Miller doffed caps from Alabama and Auburn before unbuttoning his dress shirt to revealhis real college choice - Stanford....more... Former Selma three-sport star finds hitting curves a tough task (Birmingham News) As a high school senior, Jai Miller delivered the curve himself. Standing before an audience at Selma High School, Miller doffed caps from Alabama and Auburn before unbuttoning his dress shirt to reveal his real college choice - Stanford....more... 'Championship Season' Ain't Got Game (Washington Post) Basketball supplies a poignant strand of metaphor in "That Championship Season," Jason Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a high school team's agonized 20th reunion. " 'Lose' is not in our vocabulary! . . . I made you winners," an aging Coach proclaims to his four former proteges, who have......more... Sports Journal (The Demopolis Times) MONTGOMERY - The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), in conjunction with the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA) and the Alabama Football Coaches Association (ALFCA), has approved activation of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) NATS (National Athletic Testing System) program....more... Sports Journal (The Demopolis Times) For senior soccer player Megan Keen being a leader on the Demopolis soccer team is nothing new. She has done it as long as there has been a team at the school....more... Squads named for July games (Birmingham News) Teams and coaches for the North-South football teams competing in the 11th annual Alabama All-Star Sports Week in Huntsville on July 9-13 have been announced by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association....more... |