Fans were treated to an incredible season of basketball this past season, with area teams exceeding many expectations.
Eagles in semifinals It was an easy road to the semi-finals of the Calhoun County baseball tournament for Jacksonville’s Golden Eagles as they shut out Anniston, 19-0, and Saks, 13-0.
Youth dominates girls’ all-area squad Youth highlighted the area girls’ basketball teams this year. Yet while many of the girls are still young age wise, there were many that have a lot of years of experience.
Eagles’ pick up area wins in soccer Jacksonville’s boys and girls soccer teams both picked up wins in their first area games of the season as the boys defeated Crossville 3-1 and the girls defeated Crossville 10-0 with the mercy rule.
I went to the Winter Olympics last week … no wait, I’m confused. I just thought I was at the Winter Olympics when I was dressed in boots, sweatshirts, coats and blankets as I watched the Jacksonville High School baseball team play in below freezing weather.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Jacksonville State basketball team ended its 2009-10 regular season on a sour note on Saturday, when Tennessee Tech claimed a 72-62 win that bumped the Gamecocks into the seventh seed in this week’s Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.
Jacksonville’s dreams of making it to the Final 48 in Birmingham were shattered on Saturday with a heartbreaking 52-50 loss to Anniston in the Northeast Regional Tournament Finals.