Makinley Traylor scored a game-high 22 points, making 7 of 8 fourth-quarter free throws to help Ider beat visiting North Sand Mountain 58-46 on Tuesday night.

Luke Smith finished with 29 points and six rebounds, Jonah Williams scored 15 points and Plainview toppled Baylor (Tenn.) 57-55 in double overtime at DeKalb County Schools Coliseum in Rainsville on Tuesday night.

While Fyffe’s players stood along the 35-yard line awaiting the presentation of their AHSAA Class 2A state championship trophy, head coach Paul Benefield hugged each player down the line.

Fyffe’s Brodie Hicks took his fair share of bumps and bruises in the AHSAA Class 2A state championship game.

Jonah Williams poured in a game-high 30 points on 7 of 12 shooting from 3-point range to help Plainview blow out Geraldine 82-46 at Geraldine High School last Friday night.

Makinley Traylor sizzled with a game-high 34 points, Kennzie Smith added 10 points and Ider knocked off reigning Class 2A champion Pisgah at Ider High School last Friday night.

Perhaps Fyffe head coach Paul Benefield hadn’t smiled as much all season.

Nearly every time a Fort Payne player attempted a layup, there was an Anniston player to contest it.

Hunter Robinson and Eian Bain combined for 48 points in a balanced scoring effort from Valley Head in a 99-76 Class 1A-Area 15 win against Woodville on Tuesday night.

Lauren Jimmerson and Sawyer Hulgan scored 22 points apiece, as Plainview ignited from 3-point range in an 84-65 Class 3A-Area 14 win at Sylvania on Tuesday night.

No matter how the 2022 season ends when the undefeated, top-ranked Fyffe Red Devils play in the AHSAA Class 2A state championship game Friday, it’s been another remarkable journey for a program built on discipline and consistency.

The last time the Fyffe Red Devils played at Auburn University’s Jordan-Hare Stadium, they capped the season with a perfect 15-0 record en route to their fourth state championship.

The first state playoff matchup between Fyffe and Pisgah since 1983 produced the same outcome as the 2022 regular season meeting between the Class 2A, Region 7 rivals — a Red Devils’ victory.

If Sylvania’s first-quarter mistakes started a fire, then Piedmont quarterback Jack Hayes applied gasoline.

Jenna McKenzie had a game-high 26 points as four Valley Head girls scored in double figures en route to a 68-42 victory at Crossville on Wednesday afternoon.

Eli Butts accounted for 46 points, firing in six 3-pointers with an 18-for-18 effort from the foul line in a 71-65 win against Douglas at Geraldine’s Liberty Bank Thanksgiving Shootout on Tuesday afternoon.

Luke Smith recorded a double-double of 30 points and 11 rebounds, as Plainview overcame some cold shooting to beat Class 6A Gadsden City 79-75 in Gadsden on Saturday.

Jenna McKenzie poured in seven 3-pointers and tallied a game-high 34 points, as Valley Head debuted with a 65-48 blowout win against Jacksonville Christian Academy last Friday night.

Ask AJ Kramer when she committed to the University of Alabama at Birmingham and she’ll be quick to tell the exact date: November 1, 2021.

Members of the Wallace State Community College women’s cross country team were receiving their numbers the day before the NJCAA Division II National Meet when Aylin Vega received some surprising news.

Braiden Thomas put in another impressive rushing performance in Sylvania's AHSAA Class 3A state quarterfinal-round win.

Hot off a 27-7 victory against Class 3A-Region 6 rival Geraldine in the state quarterfinal round last Friday night, the Sylvania Rams accumulated 82.6% of the online poll, collecting this week's Times-Journal Team of the Week, presented by Northeast Alabama Community College.

Make way for Sylvania in the state semifinals.

Unbeaten and top-ranked Fyffe moved into the semifinals of the state football playoffs for the 10th time in school history by dominating Tuscaloosa Academy 35-7 on Friday night in the Class 2A quarterfinals at Paul Benefield Stadium/Ridgeway-Long Field.

Landon White had a perfect shooting night, finishing with 22 points and 12 rebounds to help Plainview beat Class 6A Oxford 58-41 at DeKalb County Schools Coliseum in Rainsville on Thursday night.

Sawyer Hulgan had 15 points to lead three Plainview girls in double-figure scoring in a 64-38 rout of Class 6A Oxford at DeKalb County Schools Coliseum in Rainsville on Thursday night.

The Fort Payne girls spread the ball around, defended well and picked up a dominant win in their home opener.

The Fort Payne wrestling team opened the 2022-23 season with a dominant 66-9 victory at Cherokee County on Tuesday night.

Luke Smith had a hot hand during a stretch of the third quarter, and his teammates kept feeding him the ball.

Plainview took command of its home opener against Westminster Christian Academy early, stifling the competition with defensive pressure and quick scoring.

Lauren Jimmerson scored 21 points, Sawyer Hulgan sank five 3-point baskets for 15 points and Plainview opened the season with a 61-35 blowout win against West Point at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville last Friday night.

Geraldine's Cody Satterfield collected 45.6% of the online vote to claim this week's Times-Journal Player of the Week, presented by Bobby Ledbetter's Twin City Used Cars.

The Geraldine Bulldogs stunned Class 3A's No. 1-ranked Mars Hill Bible Panthers 17-14 in the second round of the state playoffs at Coolidge Isbell Field last Friday night.

Cooper Cox threw down three dunks and paced Fyffe with a game-high 25 points in a 103-26 drubbing of Brindlee Mountain in a season opener at Mike Cochran Gymnasium on Thursday night.

Libby Redden finished with 16 points and Brylan Gray added 13 points as Fort Payne held on to beat Kate Duncan Smith DAR 40-38 in a season opener for both teams in Grant on Thursday night.

Following the conclusion of the 2022 Alabama Christian Athletic Associations’ Christian Football Association Eight-Man Football season, five Cornerstone Christian Academy players received ACAA/CFA Eight-Man Football All-Conference acclaim.

Fort Payne appeared at No. 7 in Class 6A in the 2022-23 Alabama Wrestling Coaches Association’s preseason rankings, released Monday.

As the Big Red Machine powers into the second round of the AHSAA state playoffs, its veteran leader has been announced to join Alabama’s all-time greats.

The opening round of the AHSAA state playoffs whittled DeKalb County teams down to four.

Jaxson Bruce, the Plainview eighth-grader who has showcased her talent across the 2022 season, placed fourth overall in the Class 3A girls 5K to highlight DeKalb County’s outing at the AHSAA Cross Country State Championships at Oakville Indian Mounds Park on Saturday.

Following their upset win vs. No. 5 Winfield in the Class 3A state playoffs last Friday, the Geraldine Bulldogs collected 33.4% of the online vote for this week's Times-Journal Team of the Week.

Geraldine's Carlos Mann garnered 31.6% of the online vote this weekend, claiming The Times-Journal's Player of the Week.

Mason McAteer threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Gavin Lang in the first quarter, but it was all the offense Collinsville could muster in a 42-7 loss at Falkville in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs Friday night.

Others doubted the Geraldine Bulldogs’ chances of victory against No. 5 Winfield, but head coach Michael Davis’ team didn’t doubt itself.

Decatur’s stifling defense prevented Fort Payne from getting offensive traction.

Leading 6-0 after the first quarter, top-ranked Fyffe exploded for 28 second-quarter points to pull away and crush Red Bay 55-8 in the first round of the Class 2A state football playoffs Friday night at Paul Benefield Stadium/Ridgeway-Long Field.

There were a lot of smiling faces at Ram Stadium on Friday night as Sylvania picked up its first playoff win since 2017 with a dominating 35-6 victory over Fayette County.

No. 8 Valley Head Tigers started their postseason run on the right foot, as they downed the Phillips Bears 61-20 on Friday night. 

DeKalb County will be represented at the AHSAA cross country season’s grand finale this weekend.