Auburn Tigers, College Sports, J.R. Tidwell
I started down what would become my professional career path in a small classroom at Curry High school in 2006. My 11th grade English teacher, a recen...
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J.R. Tidwell, Sports, Sports Columnists
by J.R. Tidwell
August 1, 2012
Football. My favorite sport. It’s getting closer. But it’s not here yet. How much longer do I have to wait? About one month from now I’ll have as much...
J.R. Tidwell, Sports, Sports Columnists
by J.R. Tidwell
July 28, 2012
For all of you perusing my column right now, if you don’t want to hear about soccer, feel free to stop right here. It has been my experience that almo...
J.R. Tidwell, Sports, Sports Columnists
by J.R. Tidwell
July 25, 2012
Whenever I was a young kid watching college football, Joe Paterno was a living legend that was both revered and respected. Fast forward to 2012 and he...
High School Sports, J.R. Tidwell, Russellville Golden Tigers
by J.R. Tidwell
July 7, 2012
Sometimes Mother Nature just doesn’t want to cooperate. Sometimes a few young people just want to play a tournament championship baseball game, but Mo...
J.R. Tidwell, Sports, Sports Columnists
by J.R. Tidwell
June 30, 2012
I have watched a number of sports over the years. There always seems to be one uniting factor among parents; a seemingly universal dislike/distrust of...
J.R. Tidwell, Sports, Sports Columnists
by J.R. Tidwell
June 23, 2012
One of the things that makes me like my job so much is the interesting and unusual things I get to do on occasion in my line of work. I have covered f...
J.R. Tidwell, Sports, Sports Columnists
by J.R. Tidwell
June 20, 2012
It’s hard to believe that this summer marks 10 years since I have played organized baseball. My last year was on a 12-13 little league baseball team. ...
High School Sports, J.R. Tidwell, Russellville Golden Tigers
by J.R. Tidwell
June 13, 2012
This past Friday I saw 10 people selflessly giving their time to not only give instruction to the next generation of baseball players, but to instill ...
High School Sports, J.R. Tidwell, Phil Campbell Bobcats
by J.R. Tidwell
June 9, 2012
Phil Campbell High School has two new faces that will soon grace its grounds. The Franklin County Board of Education has hired Jonathan Raper as the n...
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