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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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State champion Dolphins were recognized by the Gulf Shores community at LuLu’s on Wednesday, May 15. The boys’ soccer team was honored alongside the state runner-up girls’ soccer squad and individual champions in tennis and wrestling.
State champions live here: Gulf Shores teams welcomed home after top finishes
Plenty of Gulf Shores Dolphins brought home hardware in their sports this year and they were celebrated by the community Wednesday evening at LuLu’s. Individual champions from tennis … more
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The Daphne Trojans pose with the 2024 Class 7A Red Map trophy as state runners-up with a 1-0 loss to Hewitt-Trussville in 9 innings on Tuesday, May 14, in Oxford. Daphne rattled off four wins from the elimination bracket to earn their first state finals appearance since 2017.
Trojan softball team returns to Daphne with Red Map trophy as Class 7A runner-up
The Daphne Trojans battled their way out of the consolation bracket to the Class 7A state finals in Oxford on Tuesday and took defending champion Hewitt-Trussville to scoreless extra innings with … more
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The Spanish Fort Toro girls’ golf team poses with a second consecutive Red Map trophy after their runner-up finish at the Class 6A State Championship in Florence on Tuesday, May 14. All four qualified golfers finished in the top 12 of the individual standings.
Spanish Fort girls’ golf team claims second straight Red Map trophy as AHSAA Class 6A state runner-up
Despite a rain-shortened second day of the AHSAA State Golf Championships in Florence on Tuesday, the Spanish Fort girls’ team took home a second straight Red Map trophy as state runners-up … more
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The Orange Beach Makos collected their fourth consecutive Blue Map trophy as AHSAA state champions with a 2-1 win over the Brooks Lions on Tuesday, May 14, in Oxford. Orange Beach finished an undefeated postseason to earn back-to-back titles in Class 4A following consecutive championships in Class 2A.
Orange Beach Makos hoist fourth straight AHSAA state softball championship with 2-1 win over Brooks in Class 4A finals
For the fourth time in as many varsity seasons, the Orange Beach Makos were crowned AHSAA State Softball Champions with a 2-1 win over the Brooks Lions in the Class 4A finals Tuesday evening in … more
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Lower Alabama natives Brandon Silvers (12) and AJ McCarron (10) converse on the sideline during the Week 7 United Football League contest between the St. Louis Battlehawks and Birmingham Stallions at Protective Stadium on Saturday, May 11. The friends and former competitors are now teammates, and roommates, in the professional spring league based out of Dallas, Texas.
Lower Alabama natives McCarron, Silvers providing familiarity in St. Louis Battlehawks’ quarterback room
They say that sometimes, you’re only as good as your backup quarterback. When one of them is also close friends with the starter off the field, it can only enhance their work relationship. more
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Foley alumna and Montevallo freshman Emily Wolf was recognized as the Women’s Most Outstanding Freshman Performer at the Gulf South Conference Outdoor Championships on Saturday, May 4, in Montevallo. On Monday, May 13, she was named the conference’s Freshman of the Year with 12 total podium finishes and four event victories.
Foley’s Wolf shines in college debut with Montevallo as Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year
The most decorated thrower in Foley track and field history can add another college honor to her trophy case. Montevallo’s Emily Wolf was named Gulf South Conference’s Freshman of … more
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