Jonathon Hoppe
Sports Reporter/Anchor
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Jonathon Hoppe joined the Sports Leader 9 team in November of 2020. Six months before accepting the job, Jonathon graduated from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications with a degree in Broadcast and Digital Journalism. While in school, Jonathon completed two summer internships at his hometown TV station, WBTV, in Charlotte, NC. He also interned with Westwood One Sports in New York City. Over the years, Jonathon has served as a freelance Play-by-Play announcer for ACC Network Extra, ESPN3 and more. In his free time, Jonathon enjoys hanging out with friends, trying new restaurants and spending summer afternoons on the lake.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The Tigers will look to become just the second flag football champion in Alabama high school history.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Freeze, who has spent the last four seasons at Liberty University, has a career record of 83-43 in 10 seasons.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 12:36 AM EST
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Six local schools hit the field on Friday night hoping to keep their championship dreams alive.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:08 PM EST
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The Vikings beat the Cougars, 29-21, on Oct. 7 at Mack Strong Stadium.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 2:01 AM EST
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The Warriors won their first football title since 1994 with a 35-21 win over Glenwood on Thursday night.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 11:19 PM EST
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Congratulations to Adley Burkes, a Central High school cross country star, for signing to run in college for Auburn University at Montgomery!
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 9:43 AM EST
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Congratulations to the four Patriots and three Gators that signed letters of intent on Wednesday!
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 6:53 PM EST
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Cohen, a Tuscaloosa, AL native, previously served in the same position for Mississippi State.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 7:14 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe and Tony Reese
Columbus native and former Georgia Bulldog DJ Jones was recruited by Dooley in 1979.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 12:59 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Harsin was hired to replace Gus Malzahn as the Tigers’ head football coach in December, 2020.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 3:57 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The Northside Patriots softball team is bringing another state championship to Columbus!
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 9:31 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe and Tony Reese
The team held a press conference on Tuesday to announce a new head coach and unveil new branding for the upcoming season.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 8:15 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Lester, a Columbus High graduate, made his first career start on Tuesday in Los Angeles vs. the Angels.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 10:55 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
After last year’s trip to the 4A state championship game, the Tigers are hungry to get back to Atlanta and finish the job.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 8:56 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
A new era of Brookstone football begins on August 26.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 9:38 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
With high school football just around the corner, Muscogee County School District showcased its eight football schools at a Thursday morning media event.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 9:19 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The Cavaliers have made back-to-back final four appearances, including winning it all in 2020.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 8:33 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The Red Devils are hoping to learn from their mistakes this fall and claim the program’s second championship in five years.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 10:07 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
With high school football right around the corner, we heard from some of our local East Alabama schools ahead of the season.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 9:35 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
With high school football right around the corner, we heard from some of our local East Alabama schools ahead of the season.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 3:47 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
For the first time in his career, Bennett is the definitive starter entering training camp.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 4:20 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The Tide were the main talking point on Tuesday at the SEC Media Days in Atlanta.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 10:16 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The reigning NAL MVP had accepted a coaching job that would force him to relocate. A few months later, Espinosa made a surprising return to the field.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 10:47 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Former CVCC head baseball Adam Thomas has been hired to replace the legendary Bobby Howard.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 2:21 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Thomas, an Alabama Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee, comes from Chattahoochee Valley Community College.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 2:23 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Congratulations to Harris County Little League and Pioneer Little League!
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 9:21 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Your next chance to see the Lions back inside the Civic Center is on July 8 vs. the San Antonio Gunslingers.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 3:18 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Congratulations to Harris County Little League and American Little League!
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 10:34 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The No. 14 Auburn Tigers beat the No. 3 Oregon State Beavers, 4-3, on Monday night.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 2:13 PM EDT
|By Tyler Redmond and Jonathon Hoppe
The former little league umpire spent 30 years behind the plate in the Columbus area.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 9:54 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The Albany Empire beat the Columbus Lions, 79-62, in the 2021 NAL Finals.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 10:29 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The Columbus Chatt-a-Hoots return to Golden Park this weekend for three exhibition games.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 4:12 PM EDT
|By Caroline Grace and Jonathon Hoppe
Central Baseball wins 7A state title
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 9:15 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The road to the NCAA DII World Series in Cary, North Carolina begins this week.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 10:15 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Congratulations to the 13 Patriots that signed their letters of intent on Monday!
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 8:17 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
After leading the Spencer High School boys basketball team to the GHSA 4A title this year, Quantavias Allen has been named the head boys basketball coach at Brookstone School.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 9:33 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Congratulations to these four Greenwave on signing to play college athletics!
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 8:11 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Jayla McKissic has signed to play basketball at Southeast Missouri Prep School.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 7:57 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Calvary Christian School will compete for yet another state baseball championship this weekend vs. The Kings Academy.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 11:07 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Warren van der Westhuizen, a South Africa native, is now tasked with leading the organization from top to bottom.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 8:40 PM EDT
|By Caroline Grace and Jonathon Hoppe
On Friday, Bechard will lead the River Dragons into the Commissioner’s Cup Final.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 9:50 PM EDT
|By Caroline Grace and Jonathon Hoppe
He is the 2022 60M dash indoor state champion and is ranked number one in the state for the 100M and 200M dash.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 5:28 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Congratulations to the seven student-athletes that signed to play college athletics on Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 12:57 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The River Dragons first home game game in the best-of-three semifinals will be on Sunday.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2022 at 10:32 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The drive-thru event was held on Saturday morning in the Civic Center parking lot.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2022 at 3:45 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
The Dawgs took the field at Sanford Stadium for the first time since November on Saturday afternoon, with Team Black beating Team Red, 26-23.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2022 at 10:17 PM EDT
|By Caroline Grace and Jonathon Hoppe
Four student-athletes from Harris County High School signed their letters of intent to play basketball at the next level.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2022 at 4:50 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Team Tigers beat Team Auburn, 10-9, on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Here are three things we learned about the team.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 10:28 PM EDT
|By Caroline Grace and Jonathon Hoppe
The Tigers will wrap up the spring session on Saturday when they take the field at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 6:59 PM EDT
|By Jonathon Hoppe
Congratulations to Kendrick High School’s Kayla York and Tyeesha Slaughter for signing to play women’s basketball at Coastal Alabama Community College.
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