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The family of Dallas LeBeau, the 21-year-old skier and Winter Park coach who died attempting to jump over U.S. Highway 40 on April 9, started a memorial fund to promote backcountry safety.

By Will Heath, For the Tribune. BIRMINGHAM — For the second straight season, Leeds’ football season ended on Graymont Avenue. The 2023 edition was far less dramatic than the previous edition. This time, second-ranked Ramsay raced to a 35-0 lead in the third quarter of their second-round matchup with the Green Wave, ultimately cruising to

By John Goolsby, Prep Sports Editor LEEDS – The Leeds Green Wave (10-0) defeated Arab (7-3) 33-7 Friday night at Homer Smiles Stadium. The Greenies looked to have a tough match-up on paper heading into the game with the seventh-ranked Arabian Knights. The number two-ranked Green Wave proved otherwise on the field. Leeds started the

By John Goolsby, Prep Sport Editor LEEDS-The Green Wave came into tonight’s game at Homer Smiles Stadium needing two things to happen to claim the 5A Region 7 number one overall seed. First, Leeds needed to knock off 6A Center Point. Second, a Southside loss to Etowah. History was on Leeds’ side as the Greenies

By Will Heath, For the Tribune LINCOLN — It’s the right time of year to play your best. And Leeds might just be doing that. The seventh-ranked Green Wave, a week after an emotional win over archrival Moody, built a 30-0 lead on the road again region foe Lincoln, ultimately leaving town with a 30-14

By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor LEEDS – Friday night was the annual Battle of the Bridge rivalry game between the Moody Blue Devils and the Leeds Greenwave in Leeds, Alabama at Homer Smiles field and it did not disappoint. If you only watched the first half, you would have been surprised that this was not

By Will Heath, For the Tribune LEEDS — Freshman Tay Gaiter didn’t mince words about his teammates’ mindset this week. “Come (ticked) off,” Gaiter said. Ninth-ranked Leeds certainly appeared angry on Friday night against region foe Alexandria, leading the Valley Cubs 27-0 after the first quarter and rolling to a 48-14 victory. The game allowed

By Will Heath, For the Tribune SOUTHSIDE — The battle lived up to its billing. Sixth-ranked Leeds and Region 6 leader Southside were locked in a physical, defensive affair on Friday night at Barney Hood Stadium, with neither side able to break away. When that dam finally broke, it was the Panthers who did it.

Will Heath for the Tribune LEEDS — Friday night was everything a Leeds High football fan could want from a Homecoming celebration. Most notably, the home team prevailed in style. The sixth-ranked Green Wave smothered Sylacauga for a 48-14 win at Homer Smiles Field. “Come out mentally prepared, and execute at a high level,” said

By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor ONEONTA – “If we stop Fluff, we can stop Oneonta. But that will be hard to do.” That is what Jon Clements said last week. For the most part, the Tigers did just that. But for the latter part of the third quarter and the first part of the fourth,