Staff Report
(Sept. 3, 2010)
The first week of the high school football season provided a few surprises, a few upsets and a few games that went down to the wire. It sets up the first week of regional play for all teams in the AHSAA. Teams in the AISA already have (in some cases) two games under their belt.
This week, rivalries are renewed when Stanhope Elmore plays host to Prattville and Montgomery Academy faces Montgomery Catholic as the two teams are back in the same class and region for the first time since 2007.
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Lanier quarterback KeDarius Humphries hopes to lead the Poets to their first win of the season on Thursday. (Staff Photo. For more photos, visit our photo gallery)
Staff Report
(Sept. 2, 2010)
The Sidney Lanier Poets open the home schedule on Thursday, facing one of two teams they defeated in 2009, Benjamin Russell. Both teams are coming off tough losses.
Angelo Wheeler will attempt to get his first win as the new Lanier coach.
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Staff Report
(Sept. 2, 2010)
The Montgomery Quarterback Club has announced its first players of the week for the 2010 season... On Nov.13, the University of Alabama football team will take the field for their game against Mississippi State at Bryant-Denny Stadium wearing the 2010 version of the Nike Pro Combat uniform. (MORE)
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Contributed
(September 1, 2010)
TUSCALOOSA – The Alabama football team practiced for two hours in full pads Tuesday afternoon at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields in preparation for Saturday’s season opener against San Jose State.
AUBURN - The Auburn football team returned to the practice fields Tuesday evening, working out in full pads for more than two hours on the Athletics Complex practice fields.
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Contributed
(September 1, 2010)
The Biscuits (70-62) scored all of their runs in the first two innings and limited the Huntsville Stars (64-69) to three hits to get a 3-2, their eighth in the last nine to trim the deficit in the South Division wild card to two with six games left.
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Mark Ingram will miss Saturday's season opener after a minor knee injury and surgery.(Photo Courtesy Unv. Alabama Athletic Dept.
Contributed
(August 31, 2010)
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama’s Mark Ingram underwent arthroscopic surgery early Tuesday on his left knee, according to a statement by Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban.
Ingram will not play against San Jose State and will be evaluated on a week-to-week basis. Alabama hosts Penn State on Sept. 11 and visits Duke on Sept. 18.
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Staff Report
(Aug. 30, 2010)
River Region Sports begins its preview of the college football season with a look at the choices of the local press.
Last year, the press were near-unanimous in its choice of Florida as the team to beat both nationally and in the SEC. This year, it's Alabama that is the odds-on favorite to be on top.
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Contributed
(August 30, 2010)
The Southern League announced Monday that Biscuits lefty Alex Torres has been named the league’s Pitcher of the Week for his efforts from Aug. 23-29.
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Stanhope's Dalton VanCor boots the winning field goal in the Mustangs' overtime win on Friday. (Photo by Brian Finley. For more photos, click here.
By Brian Finley
RRS Correspondent
(August 30, 2010)
ALABASTER - A defensive struggled ended in a 10-7 victory for the Stanhope Elmore Mustangs thanks to an overtime field goal from kicker Dalton VanCor.
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Contributed
(August 30, 2010)
The Biscuits (69-62) raced out to an early lead and never looked back, completing the first home series-sweep since 2008 with a 10-1 smashing of the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (67-65) on Sunday afternoon at Riverwalk.
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Contributed
(August 30, 2010)
Senior Stefan Arnarson came off the bench to score two goals and help the No. 17-ranked Auburn University at Montgomery men’s soccer team salvage a 3-3 double-overtime tie against Graceland University in the finale of the AUM Fall Kickoff Classic on Sunday at the AUM Soccer Complex.
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Contributed
(August 29, 2010)
The Biscuits (67-64), needing to be near perfect to track down a wild card berth, got their sixth win in their last seven, pounding the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (67-64), 6-3, on Saturday at Riverwalk.
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Contributed
(August 29, 2010)
BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - After knocking off the host team yesterday in the third annual Bulldog soccer tournament at Union College, Faulkner’s men’s soccer team faced Cumberland in the tournament championship this evening and clinched the 2-1 victory...
LEBANON, Tenn. - After igniting the season with a 3-0 start the Faulkner volleyball team looked to continue their success on day two of the Cumberland University tournament. The Lady Eagles were rattled by extensive errors against Reinhardt in the opener and fell in four sets 26-24, 15-25, 15-25, 15-25. Faulkner followed with a 3-0 decision to Cumberland 24-26, 15-25, 12-25.
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Contributed
(August 29, 2010)
Junior Jana Yates scored with just over 20 minutes remaining in the match to give the No. 13 Lady Senators a physical 2-1 victory over Shorter on day two of the AUM Kickoff Classic on Saturday.
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Lee's Mantez Holmes battles Pleasant Grove's Chris Caldwell for a high pass during the Spartans' 10-0 win over the Generals on Friday.
(Photo by Chris Dunn. For more photos of this and other games, click here).
Combined Reports
(August 28, 2010)
After building confidence in last week’s preseason jamboree, the Robert E. Lee Generals took a step backwards in Friday’s season opener.
The Generals struggled offensively in a 10-0 loss to Class 5A Pleasant Grove at Cramton Bowl.
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Edgewood QB Matt Moore scrambles out of the pocket to avoid a loss in the first quarter against Evangel Christian. Moore threw a pair of touchdown passes and kicked a field goal to lead the Wildcats to their second consecutive victory.
(Photo by Art Parker)
By Art Parker
RRS Correspondent
(August 28, 2010)
ELMORE - It was nothing more than a workout, a scrimmage with a few hard hits and that's all.
Edgewood Academy (AISA Class AA) drilled region foe Evangel Christian Academy, 59-0, Friday night. The win improved the Wildcats to 2-0 and 1-0 in the region. The win gave Edgewood a combined advantage of 102-7 in its first two games.
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Contributed
(August 28, 2010)
Hornet Stadium will be buzzing with the sounds of excited fans this weekend as the Alabama State University Athletics Department hosts Fan/Media Day for the fall sports programs.
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Contributed
(August 28, 2010)
BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - The Faulkner men’s soccer team secured an opening round victory in the Union College tournament Friday after knocking off the host team.
After going winless in the Cumberland University volleyball tournament last year, Faulkner entered the opening round of this year’s competition looking for a spark. The Lady Eagles got just that when they blanked Mountain State University 25-13, 25-20, 25-18 before taking on Pikeville College in the nightcap.
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Staff Report
(Aug. 27, 2010)
Press Picks returns for another season. The group of prognosticators includes last year's champion, Jeff Shearer, sports director of WSFA Ch. 12.
Shearer began the 2009 season in last place but finished well ahead of the pack. The panel also welcomes newcomer Stu McCann from WAKA Ch. 8.
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Running back Jarmarcus Barker (1) and the Jeff Davis Vols opened the season in new uniforms Thursday. But the style change wasn't enough to aid in a win over Dothan. (Photo by Chris Dunn. For more photos of this and other games, click here)
Staff Report
(August 27, 2010)
Jeff Davis High School may have taken the field at Cramton Bowl with a different look on Thursday.
But the Volunteers mimicked the same team that lost 19 of 20 games in the past two seasons, only in a different uniform.
Dothan was convincing in its 27-6 victory over JD, which wore a brand new style of uniforms (much like the look of the Oregon Ducks) for the first time since the school fielded a football team in 1968.
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Staff Report
(August 27, 2010)
Week 1 of the high school football season has arrived (with due respect to the handful of games played in the AISA last week.) In comes new regions, new classifications for some, and some interesting openers, particularly a few that feature teams playing for the first time.
The week ushers in new coaches at six different schools in the River Region.
Each week, River Region Sports will break down the top matchups of the week and pick a winner in all games involving teams from the area.
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Staff Report
(August 24, 2010)
River Region Sports, the latest news media outlet in Montgomery and the tri-county area, is excited to announce the release of the 2010 River Region Football Guide.
The guide covers high school football in the tri-county area with each school represented. It includes team stories, schedules and a look at the new regions in both the AHSAA and AISA.
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