Staff Reports
(March 10, 2010)

Trinity Presbyterian warmed up for the opening of area play with an easy 16-2 win over Brewbaker Tech on Tuesday at Thompson Park… The Alabama Christian Academy and St. James soccer match was delayed by officials due to lightning with 14:57 minutes left in the game on Tuesday night… Greenville and Opelika will kick off the 2010 Champions Challenge Prep Football Classic at Cramton Bowl next August. Trinity is also scheduled to play Jackson High School on Saturday.

University of Alabama football players present a team uniform to President Obama during Monday’s ceremony at the White House. (Photo courtesy Unv. Alabama Athletic Dept.)

Contributed
(March 9, 2010)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The University of Alabama’s 2009 National Championship football team was welcomed to the White House on Monday by President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room.

Contributed
(March 2, 2010)

TUSCALOOSA – Alabama head coach Nick Saban announced on Monday the hiring of Kevin Sherrer as Director of Player Development. In this role, Sherrer will focus on the off-the-filed activities of Alabama’s football student-athletes and will serve as an important resource in balancing the demands of academics, athletics, community outreach, and their personal lives.

Staff Report
(Feb. 7, 2010)

Several local media experts made their choice in the annual River Region Sports Super Bowl contest. The majority like the Indianapolis Colts to win this year’s championship of the National Football League.

Stanhope Elmore quarterback Arsenio Favor signed with Southern Mississippi on Wednesday. (Staff Photo)

Staff Report
(Feb. 4, 2010)

On Wednesday, several local high school seniors signed a Letter of Intent, a.k.a. a football scholarship.

The group includes 12 players who signed with Stillman College and four with Alabama State. Four players signed with SEC schools.

Tallassee’s Mike Smith was a part of the 2010 signing class at Troy University. (Photo contributed)

Combined Reports
(Feb. 4, 2010)

The Troy University football program continued to build on the success of four consecutive Sun Belt Conference titles by signing 25 players to National Letters of Intent on National Signing Day.

Auburn signees Jawara White (left) and Kenneth Carter were part of Wednesday’s event at WSFA. (Staff Photo)

Combined Reports
(Feb. 4, 2010)

Auburn and second-year coach Gene Chizik made the biggest splash, securing a class rated in the top 10 nationally.

"This was a great day for Auburn,” Chizik said. “A year ago at this time, literally a year ago on this day, we came together and we really laid down a vision for what we wanted to try to do for the next recruiting year. When we came in last year, it was a different scenario because we had about three weeks to recruit our class….”

Prattville’s Nick Perry was one of 18 players to sign with the University of Alabama on Wednesday. (Staff Photo)

Combined Reports
(Feb. 4, 2010)

TUSCALOOSA – University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban announced today that 18 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to play football with the Crimson Tide, joining 11 players who enrolled at the Capstone in January and will compete in spring practice later this semester.

Contributed
(Feb. 4, 2010)

Faulkner head football coach Gregg Baker was pleased with the 16 student-athletes the Eagles signed to football scholarships on Wednesday. It’s a good class that could be getting even better in the next couple of weeks.

Gibson (2) will sign with LSU on Wednesday. (Photo by Chris Dunn)

Staff Report
(Feb. 3, 2010)

For college football fans, National Signing Day is like Christmas. The presents happen to be 18-year-old high school seniors gift-wrapped with salutations and stars from national scouts and pundits.

For the players, coaches and family members, it’s a day of excitement, relief, even some regret.