After all these years, including 17 as a head coach, Jamey DuBose still loves going to work. And with a new school in Orange Beach that’s only gaining football experience, Class 4A Region 1 …
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BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor cole@gulfcoastmedia.com | 8/21/23 |
For Ronnie Royal to choose his college out of 23 Division I offers, something must have stood out to make Rivals’ 22nd-ranked athlete in the country from Gulf Shores land on NC State.
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BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor cole@gulfcoastmedia.com | 7/6/23 |
MONTGOMERY — The AHSAA is saddened to learn of the death of Hall of Fame basketball coach Yvonne Michelle Simmons, 70, who passed on Thursday, Jan. 11, after an extended illness.
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1/13/24
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Gulf Coast Media readers were won over by Brayden Cooper’s Opening Day performance and selected the Spanish Fort senior as Seacrest Furniture Athlete of the Week.
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BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor cole@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/21/24 |
MONTGOMERY — Twelve major contributors to prep athletics in Alabama were inducted into the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame on Monday, March 18, at a banquet held at the Montgomery …
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3/20/24
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FOLEY — The Hoyt/Easton Pro/Am is returning to Foley for the ninth year this weekend, Feb. 22-25, and organizers are looking to top the event attendance record they set in 2023.
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2/20/24
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Will Reddell’s commitment to the South Alabama Jaguars marked a fourth Division I commit from Orange Beach after just its third varsity season.
After his pledge on Friday, July 7, Reddell …
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BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor cole@gulfcoastmedia.com | 7/12/23 |
FAIRHOPE — Tomas Catar and his daughter Claudia won the United States Tennis Association’s National Father/Daughter Clay Court Championship in Wellington, Florida and will become the No. …
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11/13/23
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For the first time ever, high school football will be played in the month of December in the City of Gulf Shores when the Eufaula Tigers square off with the Dolphins at Mickey Miller Blackwell …
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BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor cole@gulfcoastmedia.com | 11/29/23 |
Eighty days after she reopened her recruitment following coaching changes at NC State, Gulf Shores rising senior Keesheinna “Tia” Titi announced her commitment to the Marshall Thundering …
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BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor cole@gulfcoastmedia.com | 9/7/23 |
Four individual runners crossed the finish line first to earn individual sectional championships at their respective classification’s meet on Thursday, Nov. 2, at Bicentennial Park in Bay …
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BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor cole@gulfcoastmedia.com | 11/3/23 |
The Southern Methodist Mustangs were the first to offer Bayside Academy rising senior Graham Uter. Despite eight more Division I offers, the 6-foot-5, 290-pound lineman announced he'll be taking his …
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BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor cole@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/21/23 |
BAY MINETTE — It’s time to play ball.
The Bay Minette Youth Softball League kicked off its season on Saturday, March 2, with an opening ceremony followed by a series of games.
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3/4/24
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A state champion and a pair of future Montevallo teammates will represent Baldwin County at the second-annual North-South All-Star wrestling dual hosted by the Alabama Wrestling Coaches Association …
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BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor cole@gulfcoastmedia.com | 3/4/24 |
Tickets to the AHSAA’s Softball State Tournament will be punched in Gulf Shores as the Sportsplex plays host the South Regional Championships starting on Monday, May 6.
Seven local teams …
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BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor cole@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/2/24 |
OU coaches host clinic in Robertsdale
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Coaches from Oklahoma University made a return trip to South Alabama last week as OU Head Coach Santiago Restrepo hosted his annual volleyball camp Wednesday and Thursday in the “Bear Cave” at …
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8/9/16
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The Spanish Fort Toros’ baseball season came to an end in Game 2 of the Class 6A state championship series after the Oxford Yellow Jackets secured a 12-3 win Wednesday at Jacksonville State to …
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BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor cole@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/17/23 |
FOLEY — The Arkansas State Red Wolves and Appalachian State Mountaineers claimed team titles at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Graham Creek Nature …
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10/31/23
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Spanish Fort alumni Kris Abrams-Draine and DJ James were among the recent wave of accepted invites to the Senior Bowl set for Feb. 3, 2024, in Mobile. The pair of former Toro cornerbacks will reunite …
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BY COLE McNANNA
Sports Editor cole@gulfcoastmedia.com | 11/22/23 |
ORANGE BEACH — A pass interference penalty erased the Orange Beach Makos’ final attempt at the end zone Friday night in the regular-season opener. Instead of a touchdown, the hosts were …
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By NATALIE WILLIAMSON
Reporter natalie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 8/26/23 |