Mirriam Foster, Elmore County senior
Despite another lopsided score, it was obvious to see the improvement for Holtville’s girls basketball team Thursday night against Horseshoe Bend.
With very little size inside, Horseshoe Bend’s boys basketball team knew it was going to have to live and die by the 3-point shot. Sometimes that strategy works, but sometimes shooters go cold.
The Holtville wrestling team opened its season with a tri-match against Shelby County and St. James, splitting the results in two close matches. The Bulldogs won the opener against Shelby County behind a pair of pins in the four total matches wrestled.
After seeing both the boys and girls basketball teams go winless in Class 4A Area 5 play last season, Holtville may not seem like it has a lot to look forward to when it returns to the hardwood next week. The Bulldogs are closing in on their season opener at Chilton County on Monday and desp…
Holtville football coach Jason Franklin admitted there were some goals his team did not reach during this season but there were still plenty of positives to take away after the season ended in the AHSAA Class 4A first round last week. The Bulldogs (6-5) fell one win shy of last season’s tota…
Wetumpka program took 14 athletes to compete in Saturday’s AHSAA Cross County State Championship at Oakville Indian Mounds Park in Moulton. Cameron Mann helped the boys to finish 16th while Haley Bethea led the way on the girls side.
With basketball season officially starting this week, Caleb and Lizi put together a special episode to discuss some of the expectations for the hardwood.
American Christian’s 50-0 victory over Holtville in the first round of the AHSAA Class 4A playoffs was a showing of complete domination from start to finish.
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For the first time since 2005, Holtville’s football team has reached the postseason in back-to-back seasons and there are plenty of positives the Bulldogs are taking from the resurgence under third-year coach Jason Franklin. They are now looking to take the next step as the Bulldogs search f…
On a cold and rainy day on Lake Jordan, Holtville’s fishing team made it look easy as it came away with the top team prize after having three boats fill up the top three spots in the individual standings. Daniel Sommers and Cade Law took home first place with a weight of 17.32 pounds for six fish.
Just two points separated the final two teams in the standings at the Class 4A Section 1 girls race in Montgomery and Holtville needed every bit of its team to grab the final state qualifier spot. The Bulldogs had all six of their runners finish in the top 40 to earn fourth, just ahead of Mo…
Usually outgaining an opponent on offense plus two takeaways and twice as many first downs is a good formula for a victory but that was not the case for Holtville during its regular season finale at Marbury. Holtville turned the ball over three times in the first half, two of which were retu…
It's time to wrap up the regular season as Caleb and Lizi quickly discuss the big coaching news out of Dadeville last week (5:48) before diving into the Game of the Week between Tallassee and Elmore County (9:00).
It is hard not to look ahead to what is waiting on Holtville’s football team in the first round of the postseason next week. The Bulldogs will have to travel to No. 2 American Christian but before they get there, they are hoping to build some momentum with a win at Marbury this week and Holt…
After scoring the first three points, Holtville’s volleyball super regional match against Montgomery Catholic only got tougher as the Knights turned it on to eliminate the Bulldogs from the postseason. Catholic scored 16 of the next 19 points to run away with the first set and finished in st…
There were some nerves in the stands at Boykin-Chapman Field in Holtville at halftime of the Bulldogs’ homecoming game against Oak Grove.
The fall sports calendar is starting to come to an end but not before Caleb and Lizi dive into the latest news from the football field to the volleyball court.
Last year, Holtville traveled to Oak Grove with its playoff fate in the balance but the Bulldogs shook off the distractions to get a win before celebrating. The story is similar but not the exact same this year as Holtville already knows its playoff spot is secured and now it is just about g…
As the fall sports seasons begin to wind down, the winter sports are trying to sneak to center stage. Monday marked the first official day of basketball season as teams were allowed to take to the court for organized practice for the first time.
Talladega’s football team racked up 34 unanswered points in a 41-14 homecoming rout of Class 4A Region 4 foe Holtville on Friday night at Mary Dumas Stadium.
With limited region games remaining, Caleb and Lizi dive into the local playoff picture (13:15) before shifting the focus to Week 8.
A playoff spot has already been wrapped up for Holtville but this week’s game at Talladega will go a long way in determining the Bulldogs’ seeding for the postseason. While the top spot is out of reach, Holtville can fall anywhere from No. 2 to No. 4 entering its final game in Class 4A Region 4.
A playoff spot has already been wrapped up for Holtville but this week’s game at Talladega will go a long way in determining the Bulldogs’ seeding for the postseason. While the top spot is out of reach, Holtville can fall anywhere from No. 2 to No. 4 entering its final game in Class 4A Region 4.
The final volleyball matches of the regular season are being played this week and while some teams are still on the court, many teams have already turned their focus to postseason. Several schools have already punched their tickets to the super regionals by earning a bye to their area champi…
The matchup between Holtville Bulldogs and Leeds began with the teams trading touchdowns on their opening drives. However, the Bulldogs were too much for the Greenwave to handle as Holtville won, 35-7, in a Class 4A Region 3 contest Friday night.
The playoff picture is becoming more clear each week as region play continues.
After disappointing performances against the top two teams in Class 4A Region 4, Holtville appears to have missed out on its chance to host a postseason game. However, the Bulldogs are still battling to grab one of the final two playoff spots and they can clinch one of those spots this week …
The high school volleyball teams around Elmore County made up nearly half the field at the annual ECHS Block Party on Saturday but the local teams could get past the semifinals as they ran into stiff competition and beat up on each other along the way. Elmore County got the closest and added…
Elmore County’s streak of nine consecutive area titles on the volleyball court is still alive but Thursday’s match at Holtville made it clear the Bulldogs will not be going away easily this season. For the first time since 2007, the Bulldogs recorded a victory over the Panthers and the hosts…
Javion Surles accounted for six first-half touchdowns to lead Lincoln past Holtville 48-13 on homecoming Friday night at Keith Howard Memorial Stadium.
For the first time since 2007, the Holtville volleyball team knocked off Elmore County and the Bulldogs did it in style. After sneaking out with a win in the first set, Holtville dominated and took advantage of several errors from the Panthers to win 25-23, 25-16, 25-22.
It's rivalry week in Elmore County as Caleb and Lizi discuss Friday's big showdown between Stanhope Elmore and Wetumpka (11:53).
With half the regular season in the books, Holtville coach Jason Franklin said he is proud of what his team has accomplished. The Bulldogs are off to their best start in nearly a decade with a 4-1 record which has included consecutive road wins for the first time since 2010.
After starting the season with just three wins in its first 15 matches, the Wetumpka volleyball team has turned a corner. Including its three-game streak to win the Stanhope Elmore Invitational, Wetumpka has won six of its last eight matches to improve to 9-14.
The Eclectic Youth Football and Cheerleading League hosted its annual homecoming day on Saturday to recognize all of the players and cheerleaders for each age group. The Panthers celebrate between the sophomores and juniors games but they could not get much going on the field as Dadeville wo…
The Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football rankings with first-place votes, win-loss record and total poll points:
The Tallassee Tigers secured a 2-1 victory over the visiting Holtville Bulldogs. The Tigers rallied to win the first game then outlasted their opponents to secure an 18-16 victory in the best-of-three volleyball fling.
Holtville jumped out to a 17-point halftime lead and held off Dallas County, 17-14, on Friday night at Martin Field in Plantersville.
Caleb and Lizi quickly recap the best things that happened in Week 4 (1:32) before diving into the big games this week.
Do not look now but somehow, we are already five weeks into the high school football season. There have been plenty of ups and downs for teams across Elmore County but a handful of players and moments have stood out since the beginning of August.
After enduring eight consecutive years with losses to Elmore County, Holtville turned to its power rushing game to get it over the top in the series. Kolby Potts, who was playing his first game in the series, led the way and finished with 138 yards and four touchdowns on the ground.
There are some coaches who want to see their teams carry momentum from one week to the next and while Holtville coach Jason Franklin is not against it, he knows the Bulldogs need to stay focused on the task at hand. After defeating rivals Elmore County for the first time since 2010 last week…
After missing last week’s race, Tallassee’s Woodrow Dean was back on the cross country course and he dominated the competition on the way to his first win of the season. Dean finished the 5K in 16:04.50 to win by 19.78 seconds.
Elmore County jumped out to a 16-3 lead over Holtville in the first set of Tuesday's match and was seemingly on its way to an easy 2-0 start in area play. The Bulldogs responded though, cutting the deficit all the way to just four points but it was not enough as the Panthers pulled away in a…
After just four plays, Elmore County held a 7-0 lead at Holtville on Friday night as the Panthers eyed their ninth consecutive victory over their region rivals. Elmore County even held a 14-13 lead at the break but the Bulldogs stormed out of the locker room in the second half, holding the P…
Before diving into the this week's preview, Caleb and Lizi discuss the biggest moments from Week 3 (3:52).
After 70 meetings on the football field between Holtville and Elmore County, no team has ever defeated the other in nine consecutive seasons. The Panthers have a chance to do just that when they travel to Boykin-Chapman Field on Friday night for the next chapter in the rivalry series but ECH…
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