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By Erik Harris, sports editor TRUSSVILLE — It came to an end on Friday night at Phil English Field in Trussville, as the top-ranked Husky baseball team dropped both ends of a playoff doubleheader to Hoover.  The Bucs came back from early one-run deficits in both games, taking the opener 2-1 and the nightcap 3-1. Hoover now moves into the Class 7A semifinals against the winner of Florence-Sparkman.  Photo by Vickie Unlap Hewitt-Trussville ends its season with a record of 28-6. The Huskies op...

TRUSSVILLE — A third game won’t be necessary.  The No. 1-ranked Hewitt-Trussville baseball team opened up its postseason run at home on Friday with a two-game sweep of Grissom. The Huskies (28-4) followed a 3-2 win in the early session with a 6-3 series clincher in the nightcap to march into the Class 7A quarterfinals. The Area 6 champions will host Hoover next week in the second round after the Bucs swept sixth-ranked Bob Jones on Friday night. “We haven’t played them this year, but t...

By Erik Harris, sports editor TRUSSVILLE — It was a special night at Phil English Field in Trussville, as the Huskies hosted Springville for military appreciation night Thursday.  Players on both sides took the field alongside veterans representing different branches of the U.S. military. The mix of young and old stood together for the pregame playing of the national anthem. One of the many participants was Roger Treglown, who is the grandfather of Huskies’ varsity player Carson Treglown.�...

By Erik Harris, sports editor KIMBERLY — A nine-run second inning thrusted the Hewitt-Trussville baseball team to a 13-9 road win over Mortimer Jordan on Tuesday night.  “To me, this is a good win against a really solid team,” said Hewitt-Trussville head coach Jeff Mauldin.  The Huskies sent 14 batters to the plate during the top of the second, collecting four hits, including a Riley Quick grand slam, to claim a 9-0 advantage. Hudson Boren singled home the first run before a walk and hi...

Several local baseball and softball teams were in play this weekend in non-area play. Among a mixed bag of results, the Hewitt-Trussville and Leeds boys remained unbeaten with Saturday sweeps. See complete game recaps below. BASEBALL Hewitt-Trussville 11, Hazel Green 1 They say defense travels, and it certainly did for the Hewitt-Trussville boys on Saturday, as they grabbed wins over Thompson, 4-1, and Hazel Green, 11-1. In the opener against host Thompson, Hewitt got five innings of work from ...