Saraland fights to the end but falls to Helena in Class 6A softball finals
By JIMMY WIGFIELD OXFORD — Saraland softball coach Donna Sunnycalb felt her team had been dismissed as a state championship contender from the beginning of the season, so clutching the Red Map after losing to Helena 5-3 in Friday’s Class 6A finals shouldn’t have been a massive disappointment. Yet, the tearful, No.…
Read MoreMary Montgomery bolts past Jackson in a spring game that drew college recruiters in droves
By JIMMY WIGFIELD SEMMES — The meaning of Mary G. Montgomery’s 34-21 win over defending Class 4A state champion Jackson Thursday night to conclude spring practice is open to interpretation. The Vikings obviously have better depth, so was the final score misleading? The starters vs. starters first half was…
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Abandoned Vehicle Auction This vehicle will be sold on June 20, 2025 at 5781 Three Notch Rd., Mobile, AL 36619 at 9 a.m. If not redeemed before then. HONDA 5FNRL38776B067738 Call News May 14, 21, 2025 | Auction vehicles on June 20, 2025 at 10 a.m. at 5685 Joyce Ave Eight Mile, AL 36613. 2000…
Read MoreAlabama lawmakers are out of their league and their minds
____________________ If the bill is pushed again in 2026, the Legislature should snuff it out faster than a marijuana blunt at a police roadblock. ____________________ It is a damning indictment of the Alabama Legislature that it refuses to let us vote on a state lottery, which will help public schools,…
Read MoreCoal Battle won’t run in Preakness, owner says
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Coal Battle won’t race in the Preakness on May 17, partly to protect the horse and partly to make some money in races he has a better chance of winning, owner Robbie Norman said Wednesday. “We’re not going to the Preakness,” said Norman, who also owns a chain of grocery stores,…
Read MoreJason Massey hired as Clarke County High’s new football coach; Chan Lowe in line for Leroy job
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Jason Massey, who led Leroy to the Class 1A state championship in 2022, has been hired as Clarke County High’s new head football coach and Superintendent Ashlie Flowers said she is looking forward to the influence he will have on and off the field. “He has a proven record…
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Abandoned Vehicle Auction Bay City Paint & Body, Inc. 6220 Theodore Dawes Rd, Theodore, Ala., will auction off the following abandoned vehicles on July 2, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. 2007 LEXUS ES JTHBJ46G972007284 2024 VOLVO XC40 YV4L12UE2R2350434 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER 4M2DV1110VDJ05972 1999 MAZDA B SERIES 4F4YR12CXXTM23271 2018 NISSAN SENTRA 3N1AB7AP0JL626044 Call News May 7, 14…
Read MoreHall of Famer Stu Fuller named Mobile Christian’s baseball coach
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Hall of Famer Stu Fuller, who has 816 career victories and developed more than 100 college players, has been named Mobile Christian’s new baseball coach, Head of School Clint Mitchell said Tuesday. Fuller, 60, who left Fairhope as its head coach in 2022 and served as an assistant at Saraland…
Read MoreEverything lined up for Coal Battle in the Kentucky Derby until Journalism wrote the wrong ending but owner considers Preakness run
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Coal Battle did precisely what he was supposed to do until absorbing an unexpected jolt from heavily favored Journalism in the backstretch of Saturday’s 151st Kentucky Derby but the colt with Clarke County ties may race in the Preakness. Coal Battle surged cleanly out of the starting gate from…
Read MoreBump with favorite in backstretch sends Coal Battle to 11th-place finish in Kentucky Derby; owner to consider Preakness run
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Coal Battle did precisely what he was supposed to do in Saturday’s 151st Kentucky Derby. He surged cleanly out of the starting gate from the 16th post and jockey Juan Vargas promptly nudged him into the middle of the muddy track, stalked the leaders and even had the colt ahead…
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