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LeFlore, Vigor cut ribbons on new football stadiums
By ARTHUR L. MACK A new era in high school football in Mobile County began Wednesday when LeFlore and Vigor high schools held ribbon-cutting ceremonies for their new on-campus football stadiums. The stadiums are two of five facilities being built on Mobile County Public School System campuses — the others are at Davidson, B.C. Rain…
Read MoreSaraland’s Morgan Davis leaps into history with record high and long jumps
By ARTHUR L. MACK GULF SHORES — Less than 24 hours after setting a new state record in the girls long jump, Saraland’s Morgan Davis cleared 6 feet in the high jump on Saturday to secure her place in Alabama prep track and field history on the last day of her high school career. Davis’…
Read MoreBlock party: Saraland’s success starts with the offensive line
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Offensive linemen live largely in anonymity although they are engaged in hand-to-hand combat on every play, their faces buried in the dirt or in somebody’s groin on a drive block. They’re a crankshaft inside an engine, never noticed until it malfunctions. “Guys don’t grow up with blocking pads in the front yard,”…
Read MoreCloseness to younger brothers helps shape Ryan Williams
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Zaylon and Emery Williams don’t know they are sleeping down the hall from a five-star recruit. They just know their big brother Ryan is faster than they are. Of course, he is faster than everybody else, too. Zaylon, 9, a third-grader nicknamed “Fat,” and Emery, 7, a first-grader nicknamed “Chunk,” don’t recognize…
Read MoreRyan Williams began opening eyes on Mobile County park fields
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Their mouths slowly opened and started sucking in air as the 10-year-old plunged toward them into the line of scrimmage. When he came out the other side, he waved them off, turned his back and ran away, like he was trying to be first in line for a hot dog at the…
Read MoreLabaron Philon decommits from Auburn after coaching change
By ARTHUR L. MACK Baker star guard and newly named Mr. Basketball Labaron Philon announced Friday he has decommitted from Auburn. The nationally recruited Philon, who was one of the top scorers in the country in 2023, said changes in Bruce Pearl’s coaching staff was the primary reason for his decision. Former assistant coach Wes…
Read MoreSaraland to battle Tennessee power Lipscomb Academy in 2023 opener at home
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Defending Class 6A state champion Saraland will open the 2023 season at home against two-time defending Tennessee state champion Lipscomb Academy on Aug. 25, Spartans coach Jeff Kelly announced Thursday. “We’ve been looking for a couple of months for the right opportunity to play somebody out of state, somebody with a great…
Read MoreCitronelle police seek two suspects in break-in at Shell Station
Staff Report Two men are being sought in connection with a break-in at a Citronelle convenience store early Wednesday morning, police said. Officers responded to an alarm at the Shell Station on 19265 Third Street at 3:30 a.m. and found forced entry through the front door. Video surveillance showed two white men in black hoodies…
Read MoreLectron to Ryan Williams: Enjoy the ride, draw fuel from wearing a target
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Saraland’s Ryan Williams must exhibit as much mental toughness as physical skill in the next two years to thrive while carrying a colossal target, a fellow Mr. Football said. Williams, one of the nation’s top wide receiver prospects, is the first sophomore to be named the state’s Mr. Football and it’s possible…
Read MoreThe Wizard of Awes: Saraland star and Alabama commitment Ryan Williams began working toward greatness years ago
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Ryan “Hollywood” Williams is not the Wizard of Oz, a man behind a curtain who created fantasies which were much better than reality. Williams is the Wizard of Awes, who has made reality seem better than the most spectacular fantasies since he was 6 years old, when he…
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