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Sims named 2021 AISA Back of the Year
Sims By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter Thursday, January 13, Escambia Academy’s Landon Sims was named the 2021 AISA Back of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writer’s Association (ASWA).Sims, who was also selected to first-team, AISA All-State earlier last month, was among three other finalists nominated for the award. Sims received the honor during the Mr. Football luncheon banquet which was held at the Montgomery Renaissance in Montgomery.This season, Sims had…
ECHS boys and girls continue to push forward
ECHS’s Sheldon Williams (4) looks to pass during last Friday’s game. By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The Escambia County boys’ basketball team is currently holding strong as the second ranked Class 4A team within the ASWA High School Basketball Rankings after defeating Williamson High School, 59-39, last Friday (January 14). During Friday’s home season game, Sheldon Williams led the Blue Devils in scoring with 22 points. Stephen Williams supplemented his brother’s…
Hughes named to honors list
Beverly Hughes of Atmore has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Fall 2021 President’s List.Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits; undergraduate day students must earn 12 credits in the fall or spring semester, and online students must earn 12 credits in either EW1 & EW2, EW3 &…
RP Star Students
The Rachel Patterson Elementary School Star Students for December are, from left, first row,Briella Martin, Serenity Mobley, Dadrick Neal, Karson Gaines, De’Monte Williams, Sha’Niya Hurst, Danuiel Quinn, Kobe Walker; middle row, Juno Wilson, KaMeria Silar, Brooklyn Verdun, Janell Frye, TyMetrius Dortch, Terrell Nickson, Miracle Blake; back row, Kcoviana Phillips, Myan Tolbert, Montez Riley, Khamyria Finklea, Kaylee Brown, Peyton James, Jackson Wheeler, Sanaa Kelly. Not pictured are Jacob Sasser and Layla…