Staff Report
(December 27, 2011)

High school basketball tournaments abound this week as the calendar flips to 2012.

Montgomery Academy athletic director and head football coach Anthony McCall will begin play in Class 2A next fall. (Staff Photo)

Staff Report
(November 16, 2011)

As of Wednesday, the landscape of the Alabama High School Athletic Association has changed.

On Wednesday, the AHSAA officially released its new classifications for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 calendar years. The news created a stir for many of the schools in the River Region.

Several schools moved into new classifications while others have new regional and area rivals.

Staff Report
(November 4, 2011)

It’s a new week and a new life for teams that reached the post season.

Both the AHSAA and AISA playoffs open on Friday after plenty of fireworks in the northern half of the state. After three court orders, the Class 6A north bracket is settled with Clay-Chalkville out and Gadsden City back in the playoffs.

Staff Report
(November 3, 2011)

The panel enjoys another first this week.

After a season seemingly filled with first-time events, a new one comes as River Region Sports’ Graham Dunn takes over the panel lead. He followed up a perfect week with another solid performance (13-2) and broke the tie with Michael Butler.

Results from the first round of the AHSAA and AISA state football playoffs. All games are scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. unless noted otherwise. (River Region teams in bold)

Staff Report
(October 27, 2011)

A handful of Thursday games kicks off the final week of the regular season with teams using the final game to tune up for the first round of the playoffs

Contributed
(October 25, 2011)

Standings (involving River Region teams only) after the ninth week of the season in AHSAA and AISA football. The top four teams from each region advance to the playoffs. (numbers indicate seeding; x- clinched playoff spot; z-clinched region title)

Contributed
(October 27, 2011)

First-round pairings for the Elite Eight State Volleyball Tournament at Pelham Convention Complex, beginning Wednesday and continuing through Thursday.

Carver quarterback Jeremy Johnson passed for 248 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Benjamin Russell on Thursday. (Photo by Chris Dunn)

Staff Report
(October 21, 2011)

With the second seed in the Class 6A playoffs on the line, Jeremy Johnson and his G.W. Carver teammates had plenty of incentive prior to Thursday’s game against Benjamin Russell.

They got a little extra thanks to a couple of predictions from the media.

Contributed
(October 20, 2011)

Standings (involving River Region teams only) after the eighth week of the season in AHSAA and AISA football. The top four teams from each region advance to the playoffs. (x- clinched playoff spot; z-clinched region title).