Trussville, Clay and Pinson sports
by Bobby Mathews, sports editor BIRMINGHAM — Samford University will honor its most famous graduate Sunday when former Bulldog player and coach Bobby Bowden will lie in repose in Reid Chapel... Read more
By Bobby Mathews, sports editor LEEDS — Things got off to a rocky start here for the Green Wave on Thursday night, August 12, 2021. In their first possession of the game, the offense looked... Read more
From The Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM — Before the 2021 season began, Bassmaster Elite Series angler Josh Stracner of Vandiver, Ala., told several people that the Rookie of the Year poin... Read more
This is an opinion column. By Bobby Mathews, sports editor Football season can’t come soon enough. That’s the truth of it. I’ve seen practices — or portions of them, at least — from all seve... Read more
By Bobby Mathews, sports editor LEEDS — Leeds head coach Jerry Hood will know more about his team after this Thursday night’s preseason tilt against Helena here at 6 p.m. The Green Wave take... Read more
By Bobby Mathews, sports editor JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE — Trussville’s Tim Keith won the Professional Disc Golfers Association 60+ world championship by three strokes, beating Eric Rainey (B... Read more
By Bobby Mathews, sports editor PINSON — Ga’Quincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry may have enrolled early at The University of Alabama, but high school athletics wasn’t quite done honoring him yet. Mc... Read more
by Sccott Buttram, publisher TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Birmingham native and former Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden has died, according to a statement from FSU. He was 9... Read more
This is an opinion column from Tribune sports editor Bobby Mathews. TRUSSVILLE — Coming on board as the new sports guy during the summer is always a little bit of a challenge. Even though I’... Read more
From The Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — Rising senior defensive lineman Justice Finkley is weighing scholarship offers from major college programs, announcing Sunday morning that he has... Read more