Johnathan Bentley

Three Jasper High School girls tennis players signed with Bevill State Community College earlier this month. Pictured are, from left, Bevill State tennis coach Eli Matthews, Jasper High School tennis

Six local teams are ranked in this week's Alabama Sports Writers Association's poll that was released on Thursday.

Cordova clinched a playoff spot on Saturday — without playing a game.

Jasper High School's William Johnson signed with Wallace State-Hanceville on Thursday. Johnson, the No. 1 player for the Vikings, will play tennis for the Lions beginning in the fall.

MONTGOMERY — Jasper’s Missy Odom left Montgomery with some hardware on Tuesday, winning the Class 5A Player of the Year Award at the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Basketball Banquet at

The Curry High School softball team won the Walker County Softball Tournament at Oakman High School last week. Jenna Madison was the tournament MVP for the second straight season.

Jasper's No. 2 doubles team of Cooper Ford and Hayes Hopkins won the state championship, beating Houston Academy 6-0, 7-6 in the final match.

Addison's Stone Talley takes a lead off third base during Thursday's Game 1 loss to Coosa Christian. The Conquerors swept Addison, winning 3-2 and 6-4.

Carbon Hill's AnnaLynne Dutton throws to first during a recent game against Cordova. The Bulldogs closed out the regular season with a 10-5 win over Sumiton Christian on Thursday.

Curry caught fire after losing its second game of the day, rolling to the Class 4A, Area 11 Tournament championship at Hamilton High School on Friday.