Caleb Suggs

1 week ago | decaturdaily.com | Caleb Suggs

Nine local baseball and softball teams are ranked in the top 10 in the final Alabama Sportswriters Association poll of the year released Thursday. In baseball, Hartselle was the highest ranked team, coming in at No. 1 in Class 6A. Decatur Heritage was No. 4 in Class 2A, while Athens Bible was No. 10 in Class 1A. Lawrence County (5A), East Limestone (5A), Elkmont (3A) and Lindsay Lane (2A) all received votes. In softball, Athens and Hartselle were ranked No. 5 and No. 8 in Class 6A, respectively.

1 week ago | decaturdaily.com | Caleb Suggs

The 2025 state baseball playoffs are here, and eight local teams are looking to make a run. Hartselle, Lawrence County, West Limestone, West Morgan, Elkmont, Decatur Heritage, Lindsay Lane and Athens Bible have advanced to the playoffs and each is looking to make noise in the postseason. So how far could each team advance or how early could they get knocked out?

1 week ago | decaturdaily.com | Caleb Suggs

First-round playoff schedule for local baseball teams. All series will be best two-out-of-three. --Class 6ASouthside-Gadsden at Hartselle on Friday at 5 and 7 :30 p.m. Game 3 on Saturday at 2 p.m. if needed. --Class 5AFairview at Lawrence County on Friday at 5 and 7 p.m. Game 3 on Saturday at 2 p.m. if needed.

1 week ago | decaturdaily.com | Caleb Suggs

There's a different feel surrounding Decatur Heritage baseball this season. The past two years have certainly not been bad for the Eagles, winning 23 games last season and 18 two years ago. However, in 2023 they were eliminated in the second round of the state playoffs and last year were upset in the first round. For a team that's played for three state championships in the last 10 years, winning one, falling in the first two rounds of the playoffs isn't the standard for the program.

1 week ago | decaturdaily.com | Caleb Suggs

Denton Bowling has stepped down as the head football coach at Hatton High School, he announced Friday night. The announcement was made through Facebook in a press release via All Sports Media. "Over the past nine years I have had the privilege of leading young men onto the gridiron. I, along with numerous dedicated assistant coaches, have put in countless hours throughout each season, off-season and summers in pursuit of achieving and sustaining success," Bowling said in the release.