High School Sports


RHS girls beat Red Bay, boys lose to Tigers
High School Sports, Red Bay Tigers, Russellville Golden Tigers
by Brannon King For the FCT 
December 3, 2025
The Russellville varsity basketball teams opened the home portion of their seasons with a battle with the Red Bay Tigers. The RHS girls got a 75-50 wi...
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Belgreen Bulldogs, Sports
by Bart Moss For the FCT 
December 3, 2025
Carson Hovater and Lilliana Willingham contributed some holiday magic for the Belgreen Bulldogs. Both hit game winning shots to beat Rogers and West M...
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Copeland scores 26 in Golden Tigers win
High School Sports, Phil Campbell Bobcats, Russellville Golden Tigers
by Bart Moss For the FCT 
November 26, 2025
Ella Copeland scored 26 points to help Russellville run away from Phil Campbell 56-30 on Nov. 17.
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Volleyball team recognized for record-setting season
High School Sports, Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
November 26, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — The city council at its Nov. 17 meeting recognized the Russellville High School volleyball team for a season that included a 41-16 over...
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RHS’s Engelthaler signs with Central Alabama
High School Sports, Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
November 26, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville High School senior Ty Engelthaler recently signed to play baseball at Central Alabama Community College, joining the Troja...
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West sings national anthem for Special Olympics
News, Russellville, Russellville Golden Tigers
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
November 19, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville High School senior Elijah West sang the national anthem at this year’s Special Olympics, marking his second time to perfor...
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High School Sports, Red Bay Tigers, Sports
by Bart Moss For the FCT 
November 19, 2025
The Red Bay Tigers, fresh off their first region championship since 2019, lost 28-21 to Southeastern in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs The ...
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High School Sports, Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
by Brannon King For the FCT 
November 19, 2025
The Russellville Lady Golden Tigers are off to a 2-2 start under the leadership of head coach Jermaine Groce. RHS tipped off the season with a 67-56 w...
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High School Sports, Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
by Brannon King For the FCT 
November 19, 2025
Briarwood Christian ended Russellville’s playoff hopes on Friday night with a 42-7 win over Golden Tigers in Birmingham. Russellville went into the Cl...
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PCHS opens with 3 wins
High School Sports, Phil Campbell Bobcats, Sports
by Bart Moss For the FCT 
November 19, 2025
The Phil Campbell Bobcats reeled of three straight basketball wins to open the season, beating Tharptown, Winston County and Cherokee. The Bobcats ope...
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