High School Sports


Tharptown hires White as football coach
High School Sports, News, Tharptown Wildcats
by Bart Moss For the FCT 
June 11, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE - A new era is underway for Tharptown High School football as veteran coach David White steps in as the Wildcats new head coach.
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Colagross is named CTE Student of the Year
News, Russellville, Russellville Golden Tigers
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 11, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE - Ella Colagross was named Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student of the Year for Russellville High School. She was selected from a...
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Goggans signs cheer scholarship with UNA
High School Sports, Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 4, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE Russellville High School graduate Ella Goggans will continue her cheerleading journey beyond high school, thanks to a scholarship from th...
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4 honored duringRHS Performing Arts Signing Day
Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
by Maria Camp camp@frankllncountytimes.com 
May 28, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE - Four Russellville High School graduates were honored during the annual Performing Arts Signing Day.
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Longtime Russellville coach Tim Townley retires
Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 28, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE -- VILLE - Tim Townley is getting ready to start a new chapter of life. After 38 years in the Russellville City School system as a coachf...
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2 Belgreen Anglers are state champions
Belgreen Bulldogs, Sports
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 14, 2025
BELGREEN – Two members of the Belgreen High School fishing team, the Belgreen Anglers, brought home the school’s first state fishing championship.
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PCHS senior signs to play golf at NWSCC
Phil Campbell Bobcats, Sports
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 14, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL -- Kaylie Motes has signed a scholarship to play golf at Northwest Shoals Community College. Motes, who has been playing for four years,...
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Spruce Pine athlete brings home 2 gold medals
High School Sports
by María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
May 14, 2025
SPRUCE PINE -- Luke Herring, a senior student athlete at Hackleburg High School, earned golds for discus and shot put at the state track meet in Cullm...
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High School Sports, Sports
by Bart Moss, For the FCT 
May 6, 2025
Despite falling short in their area championship games, both the Belgreen Bulldogs and the Tharptown Wildcats secured their spots in the Class 2A Nort...
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Red Bay playoff hopes halted by Mars Hill
Red Bay Tigers, Sports
by Bart Moss For the FCT 
May 6, 2025
The Red Bay Tigers’ impressive baseball season came to a heartbreaking conclusion over the weekend as they were edged out by the Mars Hill Panthers in...
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