COVID-19 concerns caused all high school athletics to be canceled for the spring, leaving many senior athletes disappointed that their season was cut short.
Two Fort Benning soldiers qualified for the U.S. Olympic skeet shooting team earlier this month, but now with the 2020 games delayed, their dream is on hold.
The Peach Belt Conference announced on Friday afternoon that the spring sports schedule has been cancelled for all of the league's schools, which means closing up shop at the Columbus State athletics program for the spring.
Teams in East Alabama will soon be without baseball because of the Coronavirus, but they still had Friday night to play some games before the state suspends play.
The Federal Prospects Hockey League announced on Thursday that the season is postponed indefinitely due to the effects of COVID-19, which means the Columbus River Dragons’ inaugural season is on hold.
The Columbus State Lady Cougars opened their Peach Belt Conference slate the right way, sweeping the USC Aiken Lady Pacers 9-1 and 3-0 on Thursday at Cougar Field, but the victories were overshadowed by Thursday’s announcement by the NCAA that they will not hold spring sports championships.
Tucker Kite homered on the very first pitch of the bottom of the first inning to key a 5-run frame to help lead the Pacelli Vikings to a 13-3 six-inning victory over the Manchester Blue Devils in the subregion opener for both teams on Tuesday at Deimel Diamond.
A benches clearing fight on Sunday led to multiple ejections and gained national attention. Coach Jerome Bechard shares his side of the story with WTVM.
Aleh Shypitsyn scored with 40 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime, and Cameron Dimmitt provided the game-winning score in the shootout, as the Columbus River Dragons beat the Carolina Thunderbirds 3-2 on Friday night at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds.
Caitlyn Canady was 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored, to lead the Columbus State Cougars to a 11-8 win over the Erskine Flying Fleet in the opening game of the Cougar Red-White-Blue Softball Classic on Friday afternoon at Cougar Field.
Trinity Jones had 21 points and Jelissa Reese added 19 as the Americus-Sumter Lady Panthers topped the Troup Lady Tigers 66-52 to claim the GHSA Class 4A Girls state basketball title on Friday afternoon at the Macon Centreplex.
The Troup Tigers are looking to add a state title trophy to the case for the first time ever, but they know it's going to take a big effort to get past Americus-Sumter, a program that claimed the championship just four years ago.
There’s only one game remaining on the prep basketball schedule for area teams, an all-area showdown for the GHSA 4A girls state title. The Americus-Sumter Lady Panthers have been here before as a program. But a state title four years ago means this is an all-new crew heading to Macon.
Two games. Two sites. Same results. Both the Columbus State men’s and women’s basketball teams beat USC Aiken in the quarterfinals of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament on Wednesday to advance to the conference’s semifinals this weekend.
The Central-Talbotton Lady Hawks are hoping to win their GHSA first title since 1986.The No.1 seeded Hawks are facing a tough Wheeler County, seeded No. 3 in Class 1A-Public.
Devan Dudal pitched seven innings of six-hit baseball while Bryson Horne had a two-run inside-the-park homer to lead the No. 23 Columbus State Cougars to a 4-1 win over the Lander Bearcats on Saturday at Ragsdale Field.
The Calvary Christian Knights exploded for 10 runs in the final three innings to beat the Glenwood Gators 11-1 in six innings on Thursday afternoon at Hale Field.
The Lanett Panthers weren’t able to give retiring head coach Richard Carter the storybook ending to his Panthers career. The Pickens County Tornadoes rallied from an 8-point fourth quarter deficit to hand the Panthers a 57-55 loss and claim the AHSAA Class 1A boys state title on Thursday night.
The Central Red Devils saw their run for the AHSAA Class 7A girls championship end in the semifinals on Thursday as they fell to the Hoover Buccaneers 58-42 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham.
David Meadows went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI and Tyler Cadenhead pitched four-hit ball over seven innings to lead No. 23 Columbus State to a 9-1 victory over Montevallo on Wednesday afternoon at Burger King Stadium at Ragsdale Field.
The Columbus State Cougars got 23 points from Landrius Horton and 19 from Bryant Givens to beat the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes 80-73 on Senior Night on Wednesday at the Lumpkin Center.
The Opelika girls and Eufaula boys both saw their state title dreams end on Wednesday in the AHSAA state semifinals at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center while the Americus-Sumter Lady Panthers beat the Spalding Jaguars 49-42 to advance to the GHSA Class 4A state semifinals.
The Carver Tigers outlasted the Woodward Academy War Eagles 70-63 on Tuesday night in the GHSA Class 4A girls state quarterfinals, but the win came at a heavy price.
Logan Austin threw a no-hitter and struck out 17 to lead the Russell County Warriors to a 7-0 win over the Dothan Wolves on Saturday afternoon at Tony Rasmus Field.
Isaac Bouton and Robert Brooks hit their first homers of the year to lead the Columbus State Cougars to a 6-1 win over the Flagler Saints on Friday night at Ragsdale Field in the first game of a three-game Peach Belt Conference series.
The Spencer Greenwaves held off a furious fourth quarter rally to hang on and post a 60-57 win over the Dublin Fighting Irish in the second round of the GHSA Class 2A state basketball playoffs on Thursday night in Columbus.
Landrius Horton had 26 points and Bryant Givens added 22 as the Columbus State Cougars beat the Clayton State Lakers 108-90 on Wednesday night at the Lumpkin Center.
The Columbus State Cougars got the conference portion of their schedule off to a good start on Friday afternoon with an 8-1 victory over the UNC Pembroke Braves.
MJ Graham had two goals, and Jay Croop added a goal and two assists to lead the Columbus River Dragons to a 6-3 win over the Battle Creek Rumble Bees on Friday night at the Columbus Civic Center.
Three area basketball teams advanced to the AHSAA Southeast Regional finals with victories on Thursday at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. Three area teams were winners at the AISA state semifinals, also played in Montgomery.
Thursday morning at Brookstone School, Lady Cougars golfer Sanders Hinds signed on the dotted line, accepting a scholarship from Division One Presbyterian.
It was a rough night at the Lumpkin Center on Wednesday as both Columbus State basketball teams fell to North Georgia. The Lady Cougars lost 72-54, while the Cougars wound upon the wrong end of a 73-66 final.
Olivia Cochran is considered the best girls prep basketball player in the state of Georgia and one of the best in the nation. She got additional confirmation of that fact when she was awarded her jersey for the upcoming McDonald’s All-American Game.
National Signing Day proved to be a busy Wednesday for area recruits, as a number of players signed scholarships with Division I programs at the FBS and FCS levels.
Story led the Panthers (15-0) to an undefeated season and the Class 1A state title this past season. He has also signed with the University of Alabama.
Pending Central-Phenix City Board of Education approval, Patrick Nix is expected to be named the new head football coach of the Central (Phenix City) High School Red Devils.
The Central High School Red Devils will need a new football coach after back-to-back appearances in the state championship and earning their first state title since the early 90′s.
