Ben Thomas
Local High School Reporter, Alabama Media Group at AL.com
Covers High School sports in Alabama for the Alabama Media Group
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4 days ago |
al.com | Ben Thomas
Trailing in both games of the Class 5A state semifinals on Saturday, St. Paul’s coach Andy Robbins still liked his team’s chances. “It’s just our guys and how amazing they are,” the veteran coach said.
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5 days ago |
al.com | Ben Thomas
Saraland played nearly 12 hours of softball in the AHSAA’s South Regional in Gulf Shores on Thursday. It took five total games, including three straight elimination game wins, but the Spartans also will play in the Class 6A state tournament in Oxford next week. “It wasn’t me. It was the kids,” coach Donna Sunnycalb said.
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5 days ago |
al.com | Ben Thomas
One of the top rising seniors in the state of Alabama has committed to Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss. Spain Park’s Corey Barber, a 4-star wide receiver, chose the Rebels over Alabama, Miami and a host of others. The 6-1, 182-pound Barber is rated as the No. 13 prospect in Alabama, according to the 247 composite rankings. “First off God is so good,” Barber told AL.com. “I chose Ole Miss based on how well I think I would fit their offensive scheme and their genuine interest in me as a player.
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6 days ago |
al.com | Ben Thomas
This is an opinion piece. Minor head football coach Adrian Abrams has the fondest of memories of former Tiger William Hardrick. “He loved the game, loved people, loved the process,” Abrams told me this week. Hardrick, who signed with Austin Peay out of the transfer portal after playing the 2024 season at Miami of Ohio, died Tuesday night in an automobile accident in Limestone County. He was just 22. It was part of a tragic day on the roads in Alabama.
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1 week ago |
al.com | Ben Thomas
Carson Scott hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh to lift top-ranked Lakeside Academy to the AISA Class A state title at Paterson Field in Montgomery on Wednesday. The Chiefs (53-6) won the nightcap 5-4 after shutting out Patrician 9-0 in the opener. With the game tied 4-4 and 1 out in the bottom of the seventh, Scott took a 1-1 pitch from Bryson Wheeler over the left-field fence for the game winner. Luke McGowan got the win for Lakeside with two innings of scoreless relief.
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Collinsville boys power past Tuscaloosa Academy for 1A-3A state title (story, quotes, photos). #alpreps https://t.co/vYLVq0z5c1
St. John Paul II girls power past St. Luke's to win state title (story, quotes, photos from Huntsville) #alpreps https://t.co/vSu7PNUVJw
Saraland softball team shows 'grit, fortitude' in marathon Class 6A South Regional. @SaralandSoftba1 @coachsunnycalb #alpreps https://t.co/gPvgKZ17ce
