Tommy Hicks

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Lucky to be @thejuliehicks hubby and Maren's dad, Known to write the occasional sports story. Sports editor at Lagniappe.

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Brown qualifies for U.S. Girls Junior tourney

2 days ago | lagniappemobile.com | Tommy Hicks

It took a couple of extra pars, but Mobile’s Frances Brown qualified for the U.S. Girls Junior national tournament on Thursday. Brown, the recent UMS-Wright graduate who is headed to Auburn to begin her college career, was one of four players in the 30-player field at Valley Hill Country Club in Huntsville to shoot 2-under-par 70 and earn a spot in a playoff.
Jags add another 2026 football commitment

2 days ago | lagniappemobile.com | Tommy Hicks

South Alabama’s football program picked up its fourth verbal commitment for the 2026 recruiting class this week. Left-handed quarterback Taylor Jacobs Jr., whose father, Taylor Jacobs Sr. played wide receiver at Florida and in the NFL, has committed to sign with the Jaguars. He announced his decision on social media. Jacobs was also recruited by the U.S. Naval Academy and Florida A&M University. kAm%96 e\7@@E\` DE2?5@FE A=2J65 E96 A2DE E9C66 D62D@? 2E r9:=6D w:89 $49@@= :?
Date change for 68 Ventures Bowl

2 days ago | lagniappemobile.com | Tommy Hicks

Mobile’s 68 Ventures Bowl has a date change this year, and bowl president Jerry Silverstein said he is happy with the change. Last year’s game was played on Dec. 26, the day after Christmas, creating some issues based on the holiday season, with players, coaches and officials with the participating teams — Arkansas State defeated Bowling Green 38-31 — to spend Christmas Day away from their homes.
Shade set for Gulf Coast Challenge experience

3 days ago | lagniappemobile.com | Tommy Hicks

Sam Shade hasn’t experienced the football rivalry between Alabama A&M and Jackson State, but that will change in October when A&M’s new head coach sends the Bulldogs against the Tigers at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in the annual Gulf Coast Challenge. The HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) matchup of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) teams is becoming a Mobile tradition. When the teams meet on Oct.
Career runs full circle for Fairhope's Hoover

3 days ago | lagniappemobile.com | Tommy Hicks

A year ago, Fairhope’s Ben Hoover wasn’t sure where his college baseball career would lead, or if it had already come to an end. He was coming off the high of Birmingham-Southern College’s (BSC) advancement to the NCAA Division III College World Series and the low that his school had permanently closed its doors on the first day of play in the World Series. kA DEJ=6lQ=:?6\96:89Ei `]bgj E6IE\:?56?Ei `b]dAEj >2C8:?\E@Ai _AEj >2C8:?\3@EE@>i _AEjQ 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?
Newton, Ingram among College Football HOF candidates

5 days ago | lagniappemobile.com | Tommy Hicks

The National Football Foundation (NFF) on Monday released the list of candidates for the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2026 class. In all, 79 players and nine coaches are listed as candidates in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) category, while 100 players and 35 coaches are candidates from the Football Championship Subdivision and other divisions. Among the FBS candidates as players are Auburn QB Cam Newton and LB Takeo Spikes and Alabama RB Mark Ingram and LB DeMeco Ryans.
Mobile Metro Mid-Am Championship set

1 week ago | lagniappemobile.com | Tommy Hicks

The Mobile Metro Mid-Amateur and Net Championship golf tournament is slated at Azalea City Golf Course on Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8. The Mid-Amateur is part of the new split Mobile Metro tournament that began this season. Earlier this spring the Mobile Metro, in conjunction with the Lite Scratch Tour, was played at Azalea City, crowning the Metro champion in 36 holes of play over two days among the lower handicap players eligible for the tournament.
AHSAA coaches select All-State soccer teams

1 week ago | lagniappemobile.com | Tommy Hicks

The coaches for Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) teams announced their respective All-State soccer teams this week. All-State teams were selected in both boys’ and girls’ competition. The girls’ All-State teams include and first team and second team on the Super All-State team, which includes players regardless of classification, as well as in Class 7A, Class 6A, Class 5A, Class 4A and Class 1A-3A in which only a list of first-team selections is made.
Sun Belt football title game to be played on Friday

1 week ago | lagniappemobile.com | Tommy Hicks

The Sun Belt Football Championship Game will move from its traditional Saturday date to Friday to this season. This year’s game is now slated to be played on Friday, Dec. 5, and will be nationally televised on ESPN, the conference and ESPN announced on Thursday. This season’s title game is set to start at 6 p.m. CST.
Kickoff times announced for five Jags’ games

1 week ago | lagniappemobile.com | Tommy Hicks

Kickoff times for five of South Alabama’s 12 football games for the upcoming season, as well as what television outlets will carry those games, was announced Thursday afternoon. The list includes the Jaguars’ first three games as well as a pair of midweek games in October. South Alabama will open its 2025 season on Saturday, Aug. 30 at Hancock Whitney Stadium in a 6 p.m. game against Morgan State that will be televised by ESPN+. The Jags remain at home on Saturday, Sept. 6 to face Tulane.