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By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director JACKSONVILLE – During Spring Garden’s press conference following its victory over Winterboro on Monday, sophomore point guard Ace Austin made the statement that the Lady Panthers weren’t going to another Northeast Regional championship game for a third straight time to get beat. She did all she could on Wednesday

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director JACKSONVILLE – All basketball season long the Spring Garden Lady Panthers and Skyline Lady Vikings have been the top two teams in Class 1A girls basketball. Their paths will finally cross on Wednesday. Top-ranked Spring Garden did its part to keep things on a collision course with a 71-30

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SPRING GARDEN – The Spring Garden Lady Panthers rebounded from their only loss of the basketball season Tuesday with a 72-16 whipping of Coosa Christian in the Class 1A, Area 12 girls tournament on Tuesday. Libby Brown sank seven 3-pointers and finished with 23 points to lead the top-ranked

By Al Muskewitz, East Alabama Sports Today OXFORD – Jamea Gaston hadn't had much success with her shot during the game, but when she let that 3-pointer go late in the fourth quarter Friday, she just knew it was good. The junior guard's 3-pointer with 1:29 to play was the sharpest dagger in a closing run that

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SPRING GARDEN – Spring Garden boys basketball coach Levi Hatcher felt like the Panthers didn’t have the fire last week in the Cherokee County Tournament. That led the Panthers to have what he called a “fiery, physical practice on Monday and Tuesday, to the point where guys were getting

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SPRING GARDEN – In the early stages of the third quarter of their basketball game at Spring Garden on Friday night, the Sand Rock Wildcats looked as if they might pull away from the Panthers. Already with a six-point halftime advantage, the Wildcats connected on four 3-pointers in the

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director CEDAR BLUFF – Spring Garden girls basketball coach Ricky Austin said the Lady Panthers have a chip on their shoulder this season. The past two years in Class 2A have ended in heartbreak in the Northeast Regional final against Pisgah. This season, Spring Garden moved back down to its

By Shannon Fagan, WEIS Sports Director SPRING GARDEN – Spring Garden girls basketball coach Ricky Austin said he was disappointed with the energy the Lady Panthers had in the first half of their area game at Coosa Christian on Friday. He said the second half they did come out with a good amount of energy,

PLYMOUTH — This game was the only game that mattered all season long for Concord.It’s what the winter throwing sessions in the gym were geared toward. It’s what the early morning and late-night batting practices were purposed toward. It’s what all the...

Ipswich 5k Twilight Races have returned to the town's Waterfront after a two-year break because of the Covid pandemic with hundreds of runners taking part.