Category: Sports

Battles inches closer to record By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Atmore Christian School’s varsity boys basketball team gained 2 wins last week as the Rams defeated S.L. Jones, 54-49, Tuesday, December  and Alethia, 66-22, Thursday, December 9. With the 2 wins, the Rams now boast a season record of 3-4 and league record of 2-0. According to ACS head coach Tim Battles, the 2 games were big wins for the…

The Escambia County High varsity boys basketball team won the 2021 Escambia County Basketball Tournament Championship, December 9-11. The ECHS Blue Devils are shown, from left, Coach Willie Knight, Conner McPherson (All-Tournament player), Hakeem Johnson, LaCarlos Thomas, Anthony McCants, Coach Keyon Thompson, Terrance McNeal Jr., Coach Layton Knight (holding plague), Stephen Williams, Coach Raymond Robinson, Lorenzo Arnold, Xavion Gee, Coach John Jones, Kaiden Arnold, Sheldon Williams (All-Tournament player), and Lamarkis…

Escambia County High School varsity basketball player Sheldon Williams recently reached the 1,000 individual point mark and was recognized by the school and team for his accomplishments Monday night, December 13, during the home game against Flomaton, Williams was awarded a basketball signed by his team following his first 2 points of the game. Shown are, from left, Sheldon’s brother, Stephen Williams; Sheldon’s mom, Shirley Williams; Sheldon Williams with his…

By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter Both Escambia County High School varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball teams defeated the Flomaton Hurricanes last Friday, December 3, on the road.With a 61-48 victory over Flomaton last Friday, the Lady Blue Devils stand undefeated so far this season with a 7-0 record.According to head coach Keyon Thompson, the team has learned to play through adversity and has worked out the right times to attack their…

By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter With just five games in the books for the 2021-2022 season so far, the Atmore Christian School Rams continue to struggle with a slow start after dropping to Resurrection Catholic, 56-47 last Friday, December 3. The loss against Resurrection drops the overall season record for the Rams to 1-4.According to ACS head coach Tim Battles, the Rams have struggled with a brutal lineup of early season…