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Red Bay suffers second round defeat to Southeastern, finishes ‘turnaround’ season with 9-3 record - Red Bay sophomore wide receiver Davien Colburn leaps a Southeastern defender during the Tigers’ second round playoff game on November 14. Red Bay sophomore wide receiver Davien Colburn leaps a Southeastern defender during the Tigers’ second round playoff game on November 14. https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/russellville-beaten-at-briarwood-christian-ending-season-in-second-round-of-class5a-playoffs monthly 0.5 2025-11-17 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/round1playoffs-football-preview-november-14-2025-qpzm monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/belgreen-phil-campbell-russellville-and-tharptown-athletes-race-at-ahsaa-cross-country-championships monthly 0.5 2025-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/1ccb8184-b8cc-407d-acc9-a8ac3e5851bc/bhs-luna-motes-xc-2025.jpg Sports - Belgreen, Phil Campbell, Russellville, and Tharptown athletes race at AHSAA Cross Country State Championships - Belgreen’s Briseyda Luna, left, and Elizabeth Motes at the 2025 AHSAA Cross Country State Championships. Belgreen’s Briseyda Luna, left, and Elizabeth Motes at the 2025 AHSAA Cross Country State Championships. (Source: Belgreen High School/Facebook) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/5b74e508-05ad-41b8-9db6-bd2efcc67e56/ths-xc-team-championships25.png Sports - Belgreen, Phil Campbell, Russellville, and Tharptown athletes race at AHSAA Cross Country State Championships - The Tharptown High School cross country student-athletes that competed at the 2025 AHSAA Cross Country State Championships on November 8. The Tharptown High School varsity cross country student-athletes that competed at the 2025 AHSAA Cross Country State Championships on November 8. (Source: Tharptown High School/Facebook) https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/gutsy-golden-tigers-beat-no-10-boaz-advance-to-second-round-after-epic-overtime-classic monthly 0.5 2025-11-08 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/phil-campbells-football-campaign-concludes-after-first-round-playoff-loss-at-no-2-piedmont monthly 0.5 2025-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/d5c60b32-68eb-48bf-a5a2-dbefb939121e/pchs-fb-bradywilliams-110625.png Sports - Phil Campbell’s football campaign concludes after first round playoff loss at No. 2 Piedmont - Make it stand out Phil Campbell junior Brady Williams attempts to tackle a Piedmont ball-carrier. (Photo by Ken Grissom) https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/red-bay-smashes-sand-rock-53-14-to-earn-first-playoff-victory-since-2020 monthly 0.5 2025-11-07 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/round1playoffs-football-preview-november-7-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-11-10 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/four-russellville-volleyball-players-earn-ahsvca-all-state-recognition monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/the-franklin-free-press-announces-its-2025-all-franklin-county-volleyball-team monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/c36fe4bd-d1b6-400d-b395-8c5eafe71ead/ffp-allcounty-vb-team-2025-players.png Sports - The Franklin Free Press announces its 2025 All-Franklin County Volleyball Team - Make it stand out Top row, from left: Carson Hovater, BHS; Alayna Tate, BHS; Laila Hill, RHS; Fatima Ramirez, RHS Bottom row, from left: Bryn Scott, BHS; Kamryn Kuykendall, RBHS; Bri McCulloch, RHS https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/bbm7hbj1w30apqepaq7q0mghosnsug monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/last-second-touchdown-gives-phil-campbell-a-46-38-win-over-county-rival-red-bay monthly 0.5 2025-11-03 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/golden-tigers-fall-28-12-in-regular-season-finale-at-athens monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/week10-football-preview-october-30-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/phil-campbell-football-clinches-regions-final-playoff-spot-after-huge-win-over-hanceville monthly 0.5 2025-10-25 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/red-bay-finishes-a-perfect-5-0-in-region-with-44-21-win-at-tanner monthly 0.5 2025-10-28 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/golden-tigers-finish-region-runner-up-secure-home-field-advantage-for-round-one-of-playoffs-after-27-13-win-over-priceville monthly 0.5 2025-10-25 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/historic-russellville-volleyball-campaign-ends-in-second-round-of-ahsaa-north-super-regional monthly 0.5 2025-10-25 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/plyler-poss-picked-to-lead-russellville-soccer-programs monthly 0.5 2025-10-24 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/pchs-volleyball-season-ends-in-first-round-of-ahsaa-north-super-regional monthly 0.5 2025-10-22 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/belgreen-junior-high-girls-basketball-team-beats-russellville-to-win-tharptown-tip-off-tournament monthly 0.5 2025-10-22 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/week9-football-preview-2025-october24-qpzm monthly 0.5 2025-10-28 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/red-bay-wins-first-region-championship-since-2019-after-dismantling-decatur-heritage monthly 0.5 2025-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/726e76d9-8350-4542-83b2-3c09f1a1cba4/RBHS-fb-101725-victoy-show.png Sports - Red Bay wins first region championship since 2019 after dismantling Decatur Heritage - Make it stand out Red Bay’s Jaxon Vinson (34) and Rhett Lockhart (58) give first-year Red Bay head coach Tyler Jeffreys the traditional victory water bath, dumping the cooler on Jeffreys after the Tigers clinched the Class 2A Region 8 crown on October 17. 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McCulloch set a new program record for digs in a season and career digs during the match. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/948e386b-680a-405a-8b3e-3503417a4016/RHS-vb-student-section-team-area.png Sports - Russellville volleyball downs Lawrence County 3-1 to capture long-awaited area tournament title The Russellville High School varsity volleyball team, Class 5A Area 15 tournament champions, with classmates and supporters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/884c7c51-8b6a-46a5-adbd-c548725e31fc/RHS-all-tournament-team-vb-2025.png Sports - Russellville volleyball downs Lawrence County 3-1 to capture long-awaited area tournament title The 2025 Class 5A Area 15 All-Tournament Team. From Russellville: Bri McCulloch, Blevyn Sappington, Laila Hill, and Fatima Ramirez. https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/vina-junior-high-girls-race-at-north-alabama-gold-championship-cross-country-meet monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/red-bay-volleyball-suffers-area-tournament-defeat-to-lamar-county-ending-2025-season monthly 0.5 2025-10-16 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/tharptown-belgreen-volleyball-teams-close-out-campaigns-in-class-2a-area-14-tournament monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/f4f2ec0d-7392-4bfb-9c6b-f760b8acf0a9/THS-vb-Carly-Cason-area-attack-2025.png Sports - Tharptown, Belgreen volleyball teams close out campaigns in Class 2A Area 14 tournament - Tharptown’s Carly Cason (4) leaps to attempt an attack against Covenant Christian School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/be0fc527-5796-4f64-a578-c8a1a4a13a2d/BHS-vb-Lilliana-Willingham-area-2025.png Sports - Tharptown, Belgreen volleyball teams close out campaigns in Class 2A Area 14 tournament - Belgreen’s Lilliana Willingham (14) jumps up to block a Mars Hill attack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/47aed4cf-1eba-4eac-8100-ce92006d950b/THS-vb-Kennedy-Cadence-area-2025.png Sports - Tharptown, Belgreen volleyball teams close out campaigns in Class 2A Area 14 tournament - Tharptown’s Cadence Kennedy (11) digs out a Covenant Christian attack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/70d938a3-1023-4193-a35f-b2247a017a9f/THS-vb-bench-cele-area-2025.png Sports - Tharptown, Belgreen volleyball teams close out campaigns in Class 2A Area 14 tournament - Tharptown’s bench celebrates a point scored late during its area tournament semifinal match vs. Covenant Christian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/c88e3b87-a943-4167-85c7-9ad0c92bdc5d/BHS-vb-bench-area-2025.png Sports - Tharptown, Belgreen volleyball teams close out campaigns in Class 2A Area 14 tournament - Belgreen’s bench celebrates a point scored against Mars Hill in the Class 2A Area 14 tournament semifinal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/8eeb3451-6d06-4940-b633-d7b07eb926d1/BHS-vb-Terry-Randi-area-2025.png Sports - Tharptown, Belgreen volleyball teams close out campaigns in Class 2A Area 14 tournament - Belgreen’s Randi Terry (6) successfully digs out an attack by Mars Hill. https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/week-8-football-preview-2025-october-17 monthly 0.5 2025-10-19 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/four-local-cross-country-teams-race-at-decatur-hosted-meet monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/e8eeef8d-4863-4cbb-9e61-4094e44a78aa/RHS-xc-girls-dewitonthetrails-1279.png Sports - Four local cross country teams race at Decatur-hosted meet - Russellville sophomore Heidy Jacobo at Dew It On the Trails 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/2d694024-7d76-4cbe-babf-32d028d7146b/THS-BHS-xc-two-runners.png Sports - Four local cross country teams race at Decatur-hosted meet - Tharptown’s Daniel Jimenez races at the 2025 Dew It On the Trails cross country meet in Decatur. Belgreen’s Jose Gabriel Estrada (bib 194) can be seen in the background. https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/phil-campbell-clobbers-carbon-hill-56-12-for-third-straight-win monthly 0.5 2025-10-12 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/varsity-volleyball-roundup-october-6-11 monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/a0f37f49-9a04-4c1d-beaa-9c0718df2eb4/1000008446.png Sports - Varsity volleyball roundup: Belgreen, Tharptown recognize seniors as regular season wraps up - Belgreen’s seniors were recognized during the team’s Senior Night match against Phillips on October 6. From left to right: Alayna Tate, Bryn Scott, Laura Seal, Carson Hovater, Isabella Tate, and Audree West. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/99a3b89f-45ea-49ef-ac2b-18ddfee946e6/THS-vb-seniors_20251013_124356.jpg Sports - Varsity volleyball roundup: Belgreen, Tharptown recognize seniors as regular season wraps up - Tharptown volleyball’s Class of 2026 seniors. From left to right: Alyssa Fischer, Charlie Sue Montgomery, Leonela Vela Jaquez, Malia McCullar, Emily Perez Balverde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/aa37bce7-4daf-4922-a1fd-cddb9c52fb94/RHS-laila-hill-1006-11.png Sports - Varsity volleyball roundup: Belgreen, Tharptown recognize seniors as regular season wraps up - Russellville senior Laila Hill recorded 25 kills in a five-set, come-from-behind win over West Point on October 7, helping the Lady Golden Tigers clinch home-court advantage in the area tournament and an automatic berth into the regional tournament. https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/second-half-surge-pushes-russellville-past-host-hatton-35-26 monthly 0.5 2025-10-12 https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/red-bay-celebrates-homecoming-with-rout-of-tharptown monthly 0.5 2025-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/70a710d4-17c8-4b59-ae7b-439eb8b09d62/RBHS-fb-Jaxon-Vinson-10102025.png Sports - Red Bay celebrates Homecoming with region rout of Tharptown - Red Bay senior running back Jaxon VInson finds the endzone during the Tigers’ Homecoming game against Tharptown on October 10. 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(Credit: Caleb Ramey) https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/varsity-volleyball-roundup-phil-campbell-russellville-honor-senior-players monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/98fe8c1b-27d6-4980-afe8-eb3bbd472c63/RHS-vb-seniornight-hill-ramirez_4134.png Sports - Varsity volleyball roundup: Phil Campbell, Russellville honor senior players - Russellville seniors Laila Hill (4) and Fatima Ramirez (6) are joined by RHS volleyball head coach Madison Lamon for a photo on Russellville’s Senior Night on September 30. (Courtesy photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/a750cfba-29f4-4bbc-bbd0-fec3c3c59149/PCHS-vb-seniors-2025.png Sports - Varsity volleyball roundup: Phil Campbell, Russellville honor senior players - Phil Campbell head coach Lanice White joins Phil Campbell seniors Roxi Molina (10), Ava Hall (22), and Avery Cummings (12) for a photo after Senior Night recognition on October 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/6070e31a-e182-41b6-81c4-871a5d7507dd/RHS-vb-Adaleigh-Smith-092925.png Sports - Varsity volleyball roundup: Phil Campbell, Russellville honor senior players - Russellville’s Adaleigh Smith, center, catches the photographer in the act during the Lady Golden Tigers’ September 29 match vs. Covenant Christian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/b402d5c2-635b-4d7c-86f0-651d87dfeee6/PCHS-vb-fans-srnight.png Sports - Varsity volleyball roundup: Phil Campbell, Russellville honor senior players - Phil Campbell volleyball fans show their support of the Lady Bobcats’ three seniors during PCHS’ Senior Night match against Hamilton on October 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/7487c11d-849d-41d6-a786-9d3f59a573eb/FC-vb-tourney-alltournament-2025.png Sports - Varsity volleyball roundup: Phil Campbell, Russellville honor senior players - The 2025 Franklin County Tournament All-Tournament Team. From left: Bryn Scott, BHS; Lilliana Willingham, BHS; Carly Cason, THS (MVP); Alyssa Fischer, THS; Cadence Kennedy, THS https://www.franklinfreepress.net/sports/tharptown-varsity-volleyball-team-beats-belgreen-to-win-franklin-county-tournament monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/7487c11d-849d-41d6-a786-9d3f59a573eb/FC-vb-tourney-alltournament-2025.png Sports - Tharptown varsity volleyball team beats Belgreen to win Franklin County Tournament - The 2025 Franklin County Tournament All-Tournament Team. 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Back row, from left to right: Kirby Schucker, Brooklyn McGaughy, Caleigh Lawson, Lily Green, Alexa Gault, Charley Hogan Front row, from left to right: Marlie Terry, Taylor Vandiver, Kendra Williams, Kiera Smith, Ellie Pounders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/607d5cee-eb5a-4f24-9601-f6b279a5723f/PCHS-vb-jv-fctourney-092725.png Sports - Belgreen junior high, junior varsity volleyball teams win Franklin County Tournament titles - The Phil Campbell junior varsity volleyball team, which finished runner-up at the 2025 Franklin County Tournament. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6887d2744beb81402837036c/760e54bf-a092-4167-9925-2acac434306b/BHS-jh-vb-county-champs-2025.png Sports - Belgreen junior high, junior varsity volleyball teams win Franklin County Tournament titles - The Belgreen junior high volleyball team, which won the 2025 Franklin County Tournament. 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