By Coley Lauminick [caption id="attachment_5945" align="alignleft" width="300"] Alec Talley picks up the Game 1 win for Hewitt-Trussville.Photo by Ron Burkett-The Trussville Tribune[/caption] The march through the baseball playoffs continue Friday night for Hewitt-Trussville High School as they dispatched Vestavia Hills in two games for the Huskies' second sweep in as many weekends. Hewitt (30-9) now moves ...

By Erik Harris   With the flowers of May ready to open, most baseball teams across the state have seen their season come to its inescapable close. Meanwhile, Pinson Valley is blossoming into a team capable of hanging banners.   After sweeping Mortimer Jordan on their own field in the second round playoff series, the Indians look to stay sharp for their quarterfinals opponent- the winner of Etowah ...

By Gary Lloyd Hewitt-Trussville was No. 6 in the last Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 6A rankings of the regular season, released Thursday. The Lady Huskies (33-10) were No. 10 in the previous week. Hewitt-Trussville on Tuesday defeated then-No. 3 Oak Mountain 8-2 on senior night. Senior Kimberly Mullins pitched a complete game, allowing two earned runs on eight hits, earning her 18th win of the se ...

By Gary Lloyd The sub-state round of the soccer playoffs has been set. Class 5A, Section 6 champion Pinson Valley, ranked No. 6 in Class 5A, will host Class 5A, Section 5 runner-up Paul Bryant in the first round Tuesday at 7 p.m. Pinson Valley is 12-5-4. The Hewitt-Trussville boys’ team, ranked No. 10 in Class 6A, will host Gadsden City on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Trussville Civic Center field. The boys ar ...

By Gary Lloyd A former Hewitt-Trussville football standout has won the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Ole Miss Chapter Scholar-Athlete Award. John Youngblood, an Ole Miss football player, won the award at Ole Miss’ spring football game earlier this month. The award goes to the player voted as outstanding in football performance, academic achievement and school leadership. [caption id= ...

By Gary Lloyd The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control last week approved raising football playoff ticket prices. Prices will increase by $1 in the first three rounds, increasing from $7 to $8. Tickets will be $10 for semifinal games and $12 for advance tickets for the Super 6 state finals. Tickets bought on site the day of the game will be $15. Clay-Chalkville posted a 12-2 rec ...

By Gary Lloyd A Hewitt-Trussville High School junior will be a member of the 2013 Summer Deaflympics wrestling team. Andrew Patterson won the 2013 USA Deaflympic Freestyle Wrestling Qualifier in Virginia earlier this month, earning a spot on the Summer Deaflympics squad. Patterson won the freestyle and Greco Roman competitions. [caption id="attachment_5902" align="alignleft" width="225"] Hewitt-Trussville H ...

Cow patty drop raises funds for HT athletics  By Gary Lloyd Hewitt-Trussville Athletics will make a $10,000 deposit because a cow, well, made its deposit. The Hewitt-Trussville Athletic Foundation hosted its first annual cow patty drop Saturday at Jack Wood Stadium, where 100 squares were purchased for $100 apiece. A well-fed cow, Bell, was released on the field to do its business. [caption id="attachment_5 ...

By Erik Harris It took the full three games, but Pinson Valley outlasted Walker to win the first round playoff series with two mercy rule victories at home.   The Indians ended a waterlogged game one on Friday night in just five innings 12-2. However, they appeared sluggish in Saturday’s opener, falling to the Vikings 10-5 before returning to form with a 10-0 thrashing in the rubber match to save their ...

[caption id="attachment_5863" align="alignleft" width="300"] Matthew Calvert takes a loss for the Cougars. Photo by Ron Burkett- The Trussville Tribune[/caption] By Philip Gibson   The Clay Chalkville Cougars were swept out of the 6A playoffs Saturday by the Grissom Tigers. They lost both games by a score of 8-2.   "We had a chance to advance," Brandon Johnson, Clay Chalkville coach, said. "They c ...