After splitting the results in the first area meeting of the season, Elmore County left no doubt in either varsity game Thursday night as the Panthers rolled to a sweep of Holtville.
Throughout Holtville’s rivalry game against Elmore County last Tuesday, the Bulldog fans had plenty to cheer about as the hosts made a few big plays to bring the crowd to its feet. Richie Hicks found himself in the middle of most of those moments, bringing energy to his teammates as the Bull…
Last Monday marked the first official day for baseball and softball teams to participate in throwing drills with the full roster. There are still some limitations on practice time and what can be done before the first day of practice Jan. 27 but the new period has brought plenty of excitemen…
There have been clear steps in the right direction from the Holtville girls basketball team this season. The Bulldogs won their first game since 2016 and they are finding ways to score with multiple players getting looks at the basket.
DL: Cade Bazzell, Edgewood senior
QB: Alex Johnson, Edgewood junior
Benjamin Russell took a sizeable lead after the first day of the 2019 Indians Invitational and Wetumpka could not close the gap enough Saturday as the hosts fell just short of the top spot for the second consecutive season. The Wildcats claimed their second straight title at the event, finis…
The first day of the 2019 Indians Invitational did not go well for the Holtville wrestling team. The Bulldogs already had a limited number of wrestlers but even the ones competing struggled to find a rhythm on the mats.
For the second straight year, the Holtville softball program had a player sign a Division I scholarship. Infielder Bella Farmer has been committed to South Alabama for a while but she made things official last Tuesday during Holtville’s signing ceremony.
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The Holtville girls basketball team found itself in a new position as the fourth quarter of Thursday’s game against Billingsley started to wind down. The Bulldogs held a three-point lead but a foul sent the Bears to the free-throw line where they tied the game late, sending it into overtime.
After the final fishing tournament of the Three River Throwdown on Lake Martin last weekend, Holtville and Wetumpka both found themselves near the top of the standings. Holtville earned second place with 4,686 points, which included a team win on Lake Jordan, while Wetumpka finished in third…
Each year, Wetumpka’s Tyquan Rawls seemed to get better and better. After taking over the quarterback position during his junior season, Rawls flourished in his new role. He continued that this season as a senior and was awarded for his hard work by being named to the Alabama Sports Writers …
Entering Thursday’s match at Wetumpka, the Holtville wrestling team knew the result was not going to go in its favor. The Bulldogs had only six wrestlers, meaning the forfeits already added up to enough points to give Wetumpka the win.
The 2019 Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State high school football teams, honorable mentions and coaches of the year.
The reclassification to Class 5A did not come as a surprise to Holtville and the Bulldogs quickly filled out the rest of their 2020 football schedule this week. Holtville has seven new opponents on the schedule, including Class 5A reigning state champion Clay Central and the 2019 Class 2A ru…
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.
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.
Caleb and Lizi open the show with a quick recap of the final week of the regular season (1:36) with their best moments of Week 10.
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.
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.
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