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Arab Wins 1st Round Playoffs

Varsity Boys and Girls Soccer Teams Advance

April 29, 2008
History was made at the Arab Soccer Complex Tuesday evening.  For the first time, two Arab High School soccer teams were playing in the sub-state playoffs simultaneously. For the first time both teams won and will advance to the 2nd round.  Complete story and photos..


Lady Knights Win
Sectional Tennis Championship


L-R: Katie Taylor, Ashley Vickers, Abby Burks, Avery King, Melinda Scott, Jennifer Black, Coach Wanda Shipp                                                                                       Photo special to Arab Today

April 26, 2008
AHS Varsity Lady Knights tennis team are Section champions. The Section tournament including 7 schools was held Monday April 21st at Boaz High School. Arab won the Section Championship with 57 points over 2nd place Cullman with 44 point. Arab swept all six singles events and # 2 doubles. They earned a slot in the State tournament in Montgomery April 28-30. This will be the Lady Knights 8th consecutive year to compete at the State Tournament under the coaching of Wanda Shipp. The Knights finished the tournament in 4th place. Lady Knights finished the season undefeated in Section with record of 6-0 and 11-2 in regular season match play. Knights finished with record of 3-3 in Section matches and regular season record of 6-7.

Individual titles for Arab girls are as follows:
#1 Singles Section champion -Avery King
#2 Singles Section champion - Jennifer Black
#3 Singles Section champion- Abby Burks
#4 Singles Section champion - Melinda Scott
#5 Singles Section champion- Katie Taylor
#6 Singles Section champion- Ashley Vickers
#2 Doubles Section champions- Jennifer Black/Melinda Scott

Individual titles for boys include:
# 2 Singles Section champion- Cody Black


Auburn Women's Basketball Falls
In First Round Of NCAA Tournament

Tigers fall to George Washington, 66-56
 

Alli Smalley during play against Alabama earlier this year.
Photo Courtesy: Mike Ross Photography
 
PALO ALTO, CALIF.— March 22, 2008
The Auburn women’s basketball season came to a close Saturday as the Tigers, the No. 11 seed in the Greensboro Regional, fell to No. 6 seed George Washington, 66-56, in the first round of the NCAA Division I Tournament at Maples Pavilion.

Auburn, which led by as many as seven points early in the second half, was led by junior DeWanna Bonner who scored 16 points. Alli Smalley, Sherell Hobbs and Trevesha Jackson added 10 points apiece.   Complete story....

 

Snead State Holds Softball Tryouts

May 7, 2008
Snead State Head Softball Coach Kristy Robinson is hosting tryouts for the 2008-09 softball season.

The tryouts will be held May 13 and May 20 at 4 p.m. at the Boaz High School softball field
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AHS Baseball Holds Awards Ceremony

April 29, 2008
The Arab High School Baseball Awards Ceremony was held today.  Players from all teams were recognized for their outstanding play during the 2008 season.  Click for complete list of awards


Snead State to Continue Softball

April 27, 2008
Snead State Community College has decided to continue it's softball program after being sued for a plan to drop the program in favor of other sports.

“I am pleased to announce that Snead State Community College will continue its softball program. Collegiate athletics provide an extremely valuable means for numerous young people to attend college and we are proud to be able to provide this opportunity for many young women,” stated Snead State President Dr. Robert Exley.  Complete story....



 

AHS Soccer Teams Lose In Second Round Playoffs

May 4, 2008
The Arab High School soccer season came to an end Saturday afternoon  as both the boys and girls varsity teams fell to their opponents in the second round of the state playoffs.  This was the first time that both teams had made it to the second round.

The AHS boys lost to the Brewer High School boys team by a score of 2-0.

The AHS girls faced Athens High School but were defeated 2-0.

East-West All Star Tournament Players Advance To Second Round

May 5, 2008
All three Arab High School representatives on the Marshall County Team advanced to the second round of the Lion's Club East-West All-Star Tournament after a good game in the first round against Jackson County on May 5 at Arab City Park. Jacob McDonald, Sam Maze, and Ben Meinjohans were among the 18 players selected from the Marshall County and Jackson County teams.

In the first round game between Marshall County and Jackson County, McDonald had a hit, an RBI, and scored a run and Maze and Meinjohans both struck out three in two innings of work.

The second round game will be played Monday, May 12 at 3:00 at Butler HS..

Colton Childress   (Albertville)
Chris Altman   (Albertville)
Jacob McDonald   (Arab)
Sam Maze   (Arab)
Ben Meinjohans   (Arab)
Ashley Ratchford   (DAR)
Blake Barnes   (DAR)
Trevor Diamond   (Guntersville)
Josh Coffman   (North Jackson)
Frankie Crabtree (North Jackson)
Cody Robinson  (North Jackson)
Cam Allison   (North Jackson)
Justin Brown   (Pisgah)
Nick Freeman   (Pisgah)
Brian Root   (Section)
Kyle Nix    (Section)
Taylor Wynn   (Section)
Todd Haynes   (Section)


Lauren Marion Signs Snead State Dance Scholarship

April 28, 2008
Five students recently sign scholarships to attend Snead State Community College as members of the Dance Team.

Joining the Dance Team for the 2008-09 season are Lauren Marion of Arab, Hannah Carlisle of Boaz, Amanda Cochran of Boaz, Brittany Bearden of Sardis, and Jazmen Greer of Sardis.
Complete story & photo...

 


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