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Sterling Dixon welcomed at Spanish Fort; father brushes off criticism
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Faced with much faster competition, Sterling Dixon was happy being quickly forced to put any controversy connected to his transfer from Mobile Christian to Spanish Fort behind him. Starting Monday on the Toros’ practice field, Dixon began learning to survive and then thrive in perhaps the state’s most demanding region. Dixon, a…
Read MoreSterling Dixon transferring to Spanish Fort, his father says
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Four-star linebacker and Alabama commitment Sterling Dixon is transferring from Mobile Christian to Spanish Fort for his senior season, his father told the Call News Monday. Dixon’s decision comes one week before AHSAA teams open formal preseason practice. The Toros begin the season Aug. 24 at home against Fairhope. Dixon’s entry into…
Read MoreUMS-Wright’s Terry Curtis named national coach of the year
By JIMMY WIGFIELD UMS-Wright’s Terry Curtis was named the National High School Athletic Coaches Association National Coach of the Year Thursday night in Lincoln, Neb. Curtis, 72, who became the all-time winningest high school coach in Alabama history last season, is about to embark on his 35th season as a head coach. He is 348-93…
Read MoreESPN announces it will nationally televise Saraland-Lipscomb game featuring elite recruits
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Proving it belongs among the nation’s elite high school football programs and setting the stage to win a second straight state championship aren’t priorities for Saraland coach Jeff Kelly and his players, although both could happen in the Aug. 25 season opener against Lipscomb Academy. ESPN announced Wednesday it will nationally televise…
Read MoreAlabama commitment Sterling Dixon transferring from Mobile Christian, considering IMG Academy, his father says
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Four-star linebacker and Alabama commitment Sterling Dixon shocked his Mobile Christian coaches and teammates after a Monday morning workout by announcing he is transferring for his senior season. Dixon’s father, Sterling Dixon Sr., told the Call News the family is talking to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., and also considering some bigger…
Read MoreMobile now Alabama’s second-largest city after annexation vote succeeds
By ARTHUR L. MACK Three of four areas targeted for annexation by the City of Mobile voted on Tuesday to become part of what is now Alabama’s second-largest city. The Cottage Hill Corridor, King’s Branch and Orchard Estates areas voted to be annexed while the Airport Boulevard area voted against joining the city. As…
Read MorePadres raving about Tucker Musgrove’s arsenal of talent after drafting University of Mobile star
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Semmes’ Tucker Musgrove arrived at the University of Mobile with a fastball that didn’t match his body. But when his body caught up, so did the professional baseball scouts. Musgrove (6-3, 185) — a junior five-tool prospect who hit .401 in the last two years of his college career and whose fastball…
Read MoreGautier star receiver Dillon Alfred transferring to Saraland
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Four-star wide junior receiver Dillon Alfred announced on social media Wednesday his intent to transfer from Gautier (Miss.) to Saraland, deepening the defending state champion Spartans’ elite athleticism at the skill positions. Alfred (5-10, 170) — already considered the No. 14 prospect in Alabama in the On3 composite rankings — has been…
Read MoreChickasaw Public Safety Director Keith Miller fired by city council
By EMMETT BURNETT Chickasaw Public Safety Director Keith Miller was fired Tuesday night by the city council after a hearing in a three-hour executive session which was closed to the public. After emerging from the closed-door session, the council publicly voted 4-1 to remove Miller, with many in the packed chambers shouting their disapproval…
Read MoreAfricatown Heritage House museum opens to honor the story of slaves
By ARTHUR L. MACK A longtime Africatown dream became reality Friday as dignitaries and descendants of slaves brought to Mobile on board the Clotilda gathered for the dedication of the Africatown Heritage House. The Heritage House, which officially opens Saturday, contains artifacts from the Clotilda, the ship that brought 110 Africans from the west African…
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