Sports


Belgreen Bulldogs, High School Sports, Sports
by J.R. Tidwell 
May 16, 2012
HUNTSVILLE — The Belgreen Lady Bulldogs’ 2012 softball season was brought to an end Saturday morning at the hands of Spring Garden, who defeated Belgr...
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High School Sports, Red Bay Tigers, Russellville Golden Tigers
by J.R. Tidwell 
May 16, 2012
AUBURN — Uncooperative weather and a difficult course have proved powerful foes to the Russellville and Red Bay boy’s golf teams. Both teams are at Gr...
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High School Sports, J.R. Tidwell, Sports
by J.R. Tidwell 
May 16, 2012
I love my job. I don’t see how anyone that does what I do could complain about covering sports for a living. Sometimes this means I’m in for a long da...
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J.R. Tidwell, Sports, Sports Columnists
by J.R. Tidwell 
May 14, 2012
I grew up watching the Braves. I like the game, but part of me watched the matchups on television because there was always a chance that Bobby Cox mig...
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High School Sports, PICTURE FLIPPER, Russellville Golden Tigers
by J.R. Tidwell 
May 14, 2012
RUSSELLVILLE — Football is a contact sport. One of the first things any new player learns is that physicality, strength and endurance are a must to pl...
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High School Sports, PICTURE FLIPPER, Sports
by J.R. Tidwell 
May 9, 2012
Judson College, a private Baptist school for women in Marion, Ala., now has two local girls among the ranks of its softball team. Chelsea Darracott of...
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Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, College Sports
by J.R. Tidwell 
May 9, 2012
Everyone does it, but the trick is to not get caught. That is the mentality that goes around the sports world from college to pro ball.
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Belgreen Bulldogs, High School Sports, PICTURE FLIPPER
by J.R. Tidwell 
May 5, 2012
BELGREEN — For the third-straight year the Tharptown Lady Wildcats have taken home the first place trophy for the 1A Area 13 Softball Tournament. The ...
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J.R. Tidwell, Sports, Sports Columnists
by J.R. Tidwell 
May 5, 2012
There’s no doubt about saying this: Junior Seau was one of the all-time greats to play football as I was growing up. I didn’t always follow the NFL, b...
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J.R. Tidwell, Sports, Sports Columnists
by J.R. Tidwell 
May 3, 2012
Plans have a funny old way of not running according to themselves. It seems like every time I plan some kind of big to-do some kind of monkey wrench f...
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