Battles was officially announced as Tallassee’s new football coach and athletic director on Thursday. (Photo by Michael Butler)

By Michael Butler
RRS Correspondent
(February 4, 2012)

The Tallassee City School Board has approved the hiring of Mike Battles, Jr. as head football coach and athletic director at Tallassee High School.

Derrick Ansley (seated right) has a new job as an assistant at Central Florida. He spent the last two seasons working with UA defensive coordinator Kirby Smart (seated left). (Photo contributed)

By Michael Butler
RRS Correspondent
(January 6, 2012)

Former Tallassee High and Troy University standout Derrick Ansley has begun working on George O’Leary’s Central Florida staff as defensive backs coach. Ansley was a graduate assistant and defensive assistant at Alabama for the past two seasons.

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 29, 2011)

Don’t look now but the 2011 high school foorball regular season is almost over.

The topsy-turvy year has had its share of surprises. Can the final week add to the list?

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)

Staff Report
(October 21, 2011)

Wetumpka head football coach Chad Anderson will be a guest on Friday’s edition of "In the Tank" beginning at 1 p.m.

The show will be presented on on WTLS-AM 1300 and FM-106.5

Staff Report
(October 21, 2011)

In only 24 hours the world has been turned upside down in Class 6A, Region 4

With the announcement that Wetumpka will be forced to forfeit all five victories for use of an ineligible player, the race for the playoffs took a different turn this week. Jeff Davis benefited from the announcement and now takes the fourth spot in the region trailing Prattville, G.W. Carver and Benjamin Russell as the playoff teams.