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Bayside Academy, represented by head coach Barrett Trotter and seniors Tait Moore (7) and Graham Uter (50), was one of the local football teams who converged on the Orange Beach Event Center for the second-annual Gulf Coast Media Day on July 27, 2023. The third-annual event is set to return to The Wharf on Thursday, July 25, to help kick off the 2024 season.
Sponsorship opportunities open for 3rd-annual Gulf Coast Media Day to preview the 2024 football season
Fridays will soon enough be filled with high school football news but until then, fans can get a taste of what’s to come with Gulf Coast Media’s third-annual football Media Day event. more
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Cheerleaders from Bay Minette Middle School took home numerous awards from the Southern Mississippi camp, including first place in Spirit Routine and Sideline Cheer, as well as the Top Banana Spirit Award. Four members (Morgan Till, Kenzlie Williams, Chrislyn Geck and Layla Allen) earned All-American distinction and two more (Payton Wilson and Nora Nelson) earned Pin-It Forward awards.
Bay Minette Middle School cheerleaders return from Southern Mississippi camp with top awards
Bay Minette Middle School cheerleaders wrapped up a successful weekend of camp at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. The squad earned numerous awards including first place in … more
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Gulf Shores senior Kingston Lowe prepares for pregame introductions ahead of the Class 5A state title game between the Dolphins and Ramsay Rams at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on Dec. 7, 2023. With the expanding College Football Playoff, Alabama and Auburn have been removed from the AHSAA’s Super 7 championship host rotation.
Alabama, Auburn removed from AHSAA’s Super 7 championship host rotation due to expanding College Football Playoff
With the expansion of the College Football Playoff and its schedule conflicting with the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Super 7 football championships, Alabama and Auburn have been … more
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Fairhope alum Megan Dowdy Curry was announced on Friday as the 11th head softball coach in Samford history fresh off one season at the helm of Birmingham-Southern. A Hall of Famer as a Pirate and Bulldog, Curry takes over a Samford squad that finished third place in the Southern Conference’s regular season race and postseason tournament.
Fairhope, Samford Hall of Famer (Dowdy) Curry set to take over Bulldog softball program
A familiar face is set to return to her college alma mater and lead the softball program as Megan (Dowdy) Curry was announced on Friday as the 11th head coach in Samford history. A standout … more
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The statewide honors continue to roll in for Daphne junior Vic Moten who was recognized at Sunday’s Alabama Sports Writers Association banquet in Jacksonville as Miss Softball. Already the state winner of the Gatorade Softball Player of the Year award, the Alabama commit was also named the ASWA’s Class 7A Player of the Year after the Trojans earned a Red Map trophy as state runners-up.
Moten earns Daphne’s first Miss Softball honor from Alabama Sports Writers Association
For the second year in a row, the best softball player in the state played for a Baldwin County high school as Daphne junior Vic Moten was named Miss Softball. The Alabama Sports Writers … more
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Heath Harmon makes his initial address during a press conference at the AHSAA office in Montgomery after the Central Board of Control approved him to be the sixth full-time executive director on Thursday, June 6. The Oxford High School principal was previously a head football coach at four member schools before transitioning to administration.
Oxford principal Harmon selected as sixth AHSAA Executive Director by Central Board of Control
MONTGOMERY — Oxford High School principal Heath Harmon was approved by the AHSAA Central Board of Control (CBOC) to become the sixth Executive Director of the Alabama High School Athletic … more
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Daphne junior Vic Moten was named the Gatorade Softball Player of the Year for Alabama on Friday, June 7, and became the first Trojan representative to win the award. It marked the second Player of the Year honor in as many days after the Alabama commit was recognized as the Class 7A Player of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association.
Daphne junior, Alabama commit Moten named state winner of Gatorade Softball Player of the Year award
In a matter of two days, Daphne junior Vic Moten collected two Player of the Year honors after she helped the Trojans to a Red Map trophy in their first state finals appearance in seven years. more
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Jason Watts, the newest athletic director of the Gulf Shores Dolphins, spent the last nine years as a Class 7A athletic director with five years at James Clemens and four at Sparkman. Watts was announced as Gulf Shores' third athletic director in as many years on Wednesday, June 5.
Former James Clemens, Sparkman athletic director Watts named to same position for Gulf Shores City Schools
Fresh off nine years as an athletic director at the Class 7A level, Jason Watts was tabbed as the candidate to help the Gulf Shores Dolphins return to Class 6A. He was announced to the position on … more
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Gulf Shores head football coach Mark Hudspeth is interviewed after the Dolphins’ first-ever state title with a 21-14 win over the defending champion Ramsay Rams on Dec. 7, 2023, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Thanks to a five-year extension with the NFHS Network, Alabama Public Television will continue broadcasting the AHSAA football and basketball state championships through the 2028-29 school year.
Alabama Public Television, NFHS agree to 5-year extension to broadcast AHSAA State Football, Basketball Championships
MONTGOMERY — Alabamians will continue to be able to watch football and basketball state champions be crowned on Alabama Public Television after a Tuesday agreement with the NFHS Network/PlayOn! … more
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Out of 32 Seacrest Furniture Athletes of the Week, these four candidates — Fairhope’s Libby Robers, Baldwin County’s Madilyn Byrd and Kalyse Hill and John Daivs from Daphne — are all that remain through three weeks of voting. Gulf Coast Media readers will determine the championship round with three days of voting starting next Monday, June 10, at gulfcoastmedia.com/athlete.
Fairhope, Baldwin County, Daphne represented in Seacrest Furniture Athlete of the Year semifinals
Local sports fans have made their voices heard with over 17,500 votes in the inaugural Seacrest Furniture Athlete of the Year bracket contest. After three weeks of voting, only four candidates … more
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The National Wrestling Coaches Association recognized the Daphne Trojans as the Assistant Staff of the Year following a third state title in four seasons. Daphne wrestlers took home three individual state championships and added two state runners-up as part of nine athletes in the top nine of their weight class. Joe Smith, Matt Gilson, Mathew Wells and Jason Reid made up the girls’ Assistant Staff of the Year.
Daphne Trojan girls’ wrestling team earns recognition from National Wrestling Coaches Association, Hall of Fame
The Daphne girls’ wrestling team racked up national honors following their third state title in the last four seasons. The National Wrestling Coaches Association recognized Trojan coaches … more
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MaxPreps’ new top-ranked team from May 28’s national poll was none other than the four-time state champion Orange Beach Makos. With a 46-1 record in 2024, Orange Beach improved to 159-29-1 overall in its first four varsity seasons. At right, sophomore Ava Hodo is pictured squaring up a hit during the Makos’ host tournament against the Ocean Springs Greyhounds from Mississippi on March 23. Hodo led the team in four offensive categories, including 63 RBIs which ranked No. 15 in the state and No. 52 in the country.
Orange Beach softball finishes No. 1 in MaxPreps’ national rankings
After they won their fourth state championship in as many varsity seasons, the Orange Beach Makos checked in as the No. 1 high school softball team in the country according to MaxPreps’ … more
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Baldwin County girls’ soccer coaches selected Spanish Fort junior Basia Czarkowska (Large School) and St. Michael junior Francheska Arellano (Small School) as Coastal Alabama Female Players of the Year following another banner year for their teams. Czarkowska and the Toros won a third straight Class 6A Area 2 title and made the state quarterfinals. Arellano and the Cardinals won their first Class 4A Area 1 title since 2022 then made a repeat trip to the state championship match. The pair will also represent their schools at the AHSAA North-South All-Star contest this summer.
Spanish Fort’s Czarkowska, St. Michael’s Arellano named Coastal Alabama Players of the Year by Baldwin County coaches
BAY MINETTE — Following another banner year for local soccer teams, Baldwin County coaches constructed Coastal Alabama Large and Small School Players and Coaches of the Year and recognized … more
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The Birmingham-Southern Panthers are heading to the Division III World Series thanks to a five-game win streak that ended with a Super Regional championship trophy following a 7-6 win over Denison on Saturday, May 25. Among the bullpen pitchers is Fairhope alum Ben Hoover (44, front row, third from left), who is pictured at right with his parents on Senior Day at Volanta Park ahead of the Pirates’ contest against Murphy on April 16, 2021.
Former Fairhope pitcher Hoover heading to DIII World Series with Birmingham-Southern despite impending closure, food poisoning
With their backs against the walls representing a school that would no longer exist due to lack of funding, all the Birmingham-Southern Panther baseball team has done is win. BSC closed the … more
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Orange Beach native and Gulf Shores alum Olivia Coaker was one of three Louisiana Christian Wildcats recognized with All-Region honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association following the 2024 season. The senior second baseman led the team in slugging percentage and also garnered first-team all-conference honors as well as a spot on the postseason All-Tournament team.
Gulf Shores alum Coaker adds NFCA All-Region first team honors for Louisiana Christian softball
A trio of Louisiana Christian Wildcats were recognized with All-Region honors by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, including Orange Beach native and Gulf Shores alumna Olivia Coaker. more
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Gulf Shores senior Talan Galvan and Daphne sophomore Lacey Daffin represented their squads on the AHSAA Super All-State teams regardless of classification. Galvan was one of two Dolphins on the boys’ Super All-State team as four from Gulf Shores were honored. Daffin was also one of two Trojans on the girls’ Super All-State team.
Gulf Shores, St. Michael, Daphne, Robertsdale, Spanish Fort, Elberta, Orange Beach, Bayshore Christian, Bayside Academy, Fairhope represented on AHSAA all-state soccer teams
When AHSAA soccer coaches put together their all-state teams, 41 athletes from Baldwin County were recognized between 25 on boys' teams and 16 from girls' teams. Six male athletes and five … more
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The winning blue marlin from the Orange Beach Billfish Classic belonged to a local boat, A Work Of Art, that was caught by angler Josh Rounds, measured 111 inches and weighed 397.8 pounds. The first tournament of the Gulf Coast Triple Crown Big Game Fishing Championship wrapped up at The Wharf on Wednesday, May 22.
397.8-pound, 111-inch blue marlin wins Orange Beach Billfish Classic for locals on A Work Of Art
ORANGE BEACH — The Gulf Coast Triple Crown Big Game Fishing Championship kicked off with a bang Wednesday night as Orange Beach locals weighed in a bluefin tuna caught by Garret Ford that … more
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Bishop State head baseball coach James Hattenstein congratulates Baldwin County senior Jaxen Schuler for his Pitcher of the Year honor presented by the Midtown Optimist Club at the Azalea City Golf Course on Wednesday, May 22. Schuler, a Bishop State signee, was joined by teammates Quincy Walters (Player of the Year) and Eli Woody in being recognized.
Baldwin County Tiger baseball players Walters, Schuler recognized as Midtown Optimist Club’s Player, Pitcher of the Year
MOBILE — After they helped the Baldwin County Tigers to their first state quarterfinal appearance since 2017, Quincy Walters and Jaxen Schuler were recognized as the Player and Pitcher of the … more
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Spanish Fort alumni Kris Abrams-Draine and DJ James recently put pen to paper on four-year NFL contracts with their respective teams following the 2024 Draft. Abrams-Draine signed with the Denver Broncos on May 10 and James inked his deal with the Seattle Seahawks on May 13. The former All-SEC defensive backs are set for a Week 1 meeting when Denver travels to Seattle to kick off the season on Sept. 8.
Spanish Fort NFL Draft selections’ teams set for Week 1 matchup when the Denver Broncos play the Seattle Seahawks
Spanish Fort football fans will not need to wait long to see the program’s first NFL Draft picks. To open the 2024 regular season, Kris Abrams-Draine and the Denver Broncos will travel to … more
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The Orange Beach Makos’ first stop back home on Wednesday, May 15, after claiming their fourth-straight AHSAA state softball championship was to walk through Orange Beach City Schools lined with fellow students, community members, parents and teachers. The Makos have been crowned queens of the diamond all four seasons they've been a varsity program and now sit only one spot behind Pisgah in the all-time state rankings for the most consecutive titles.
Undisputed queens of the diamond: Mako softball team returns to Orange Beach with fourth straight Blue Map
The undisputed queens of the softball diamonds returned home to Orange Beach with a fourth Blue Map trophy as state champions in as many varsity seasons. When the Makos returned home Wednesday … more
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