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 ...

By Coley Lauminick [caption id="attachment_5497" align="alignleft" width="245"] Hewitt-Trussville senior Bill Brownphoto courtesy of Jo Gatewood[/caption] The Huskies got off to a fast start, sweeping Mountain Brook two games to none to open the baseball playoffs. Hewitt won the defensive struggle in game one, squeaking out a 1-0 win.  The nightcap, however, was an offensive explosion for the Huskies as the ...

By Eric Harris [caption id="attachment_4722" align="alignleft" width="209"] Senior pitcher Bailey Chesserfile photo by Gary Lloyd[/caption] Pinson Valley won the opener in the best-of-three series with Walker 12-2 on Friday night in five innings.   The game ended on a Tyler Evans walk in the fifth that scored Baker Hodge, giving the Indians the all-important ten-run advantage after five.   Product ...

By Gary Lloyd Happy birthday, Mike Dutton. Dutton, who turned 68 on Thursday, will be the new Hewitt-Trussville varsity boys’ basketball coach. Dutton will be approved at the May 6 Trussville City Board of Education meeting as the new basketball coach, said Athletics Director Karen Johns. Zane Arnold resigned last week after one season as the Hewitt-Trussville coach. Dutton was the head basketball coach at ...

By Gary Lloyd Three local teams are ranked 10th in their respective polls in the final regular season Alabama Sports Writers Association rankings, released today. Hewitt-Trussville (26-10) is No. 10 in the final regular season Class 6A baseball poll. The Huskies host Mountain Brook on Friday at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the first round of the state baseball playoffs. A third game, if necessary, will be at 1:3 ...

By Gary Lloyd A Hewitt-Trussville senior defensive back on Wednesday signed to play college football at Birmingham-Southern College. Bailey Cash, a cornerback, will be a Panther in the fall. Five local players were on the Birmingham-Southern football roster last season, including four who prepped at Hewitt-Trussville. [caption id="attachment_5802" align="alignleft" width="300"] Hewitt-Trussville's Bailey Ca ...

By Gary Lloyd A Clay-Chalkville and Hewitt-Trussville wrestler were named All-Americans at the National High School Coaches Association Nationals in Virginia Beach, Va., earlier this month. Clay-Chalkville junior Nick Weldon finished in fifth place nationwide in the 160-pound weight class in the junior nationals, earning All-American status. Weldon won the 160-pound division earlier this year at the Alabama ...

By Gary Lloyd A Trussville resident was inducted into the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame last month. Greg England officiated high school basketball for 42 years and worked in 25 Final 48 state tournaments. He now serves as a camp instructor and official observer. England graduated from Tarrant High School in 1965 and joined the Birmingham Basketball Officials Association in 1971. That organization ...