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PREP BASKETBALL: Bulldog battle
As Lauren Lowery’s basketball coach since the seventh grade, Jeff Scott has learned what to expect out of the senior each and every night.

February 3, 2012 1 Photo
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Raiders finish 28-1 after taking down Hawks
Good Hope, the state’s No. 1 Class 4A team, finished its regular season on a 23-game winning streak by taking care of 3A Danville 50-32 Friday night at home.

February 3, 2012
PREP INDOOR TRACK: Thornton earns All-State honors in pole vault
Cullman High had a strong showing during the first day of the Indoor State Championships Friday at the Metro CrossPlex in Birmingham.

February 3, 2012
SLIDESHOW: Super Bowl by the numbers The nation's biggest sporting event produces some staggering statistics, from the number of chicken wings consumed -- 1.25 billion -- to the amount of money some people plan to bet on the game.
February 3, 2012
PREP BASKETBALL: Aggies avenge title loss, even season series with Warriors
Luke Bailey scored 16 points, J.T. Boatright had 15 and Fairview avenged last Saturday’s loss in the county title game with a 66-61 victory over West Point Thursday night.

February 2, 2012 2 Photos
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Raiders survive late-season test with Randolph
Good Hope (27-1) was pushed to the brink on the road Thursday night but narrowly held on to win a 33-32 late-season test over Randolph.

February 2, 2012
SIGNING DAY: Simmons chooses UNA, Malcom goes with Idaho State
Two star Hanceville athletes who have been teammates since they were around 7 or 8 years old will play football on fields 1,745 miles apart after signing offers with different colleges.

February 1, 2012 3 Photos
SIGNING DAY: Ready to roar
Just moments after signing a football and academic scholarship offer with the University of North Alabama, Jesse West set down his pen, pushed back his chair and let out a long-awaited sigh of relief.

February 1, 2012 2 Photos
SLIDESHOW: Super Bowl Media Day Thousands of fans and members of the press turned out in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI Media Day.
February 1, 2012
PREP BASEBALL: Team practices underway
The lines are no longer waiting to be chalked, boxes of Cracker Jack don’t have much time till they’ll be ripped open by the masses and umpires are putting the finishing touches on their finest, “Play ball.”
It’s finally time for baseball in Cullman County.

February 1, 2012 1 Photo
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