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Friday, January 20 by Brian Hale

Jasper wins 5A Duals title over Tallassee

Courtesy of the AHSAA BIRMINGHAM – After 13 individual matches in the in Friday’s Class 5A Wrestling Duals championship match, Tallassee High School clung to a 33-32 lead over Jasper with only the 120-pound matchup remaining. That made the meeting between Jasper freshman Kortez Samuels and ...

Wednesday, January 18 by Brian Hale

Houston Powell accepts position at Chilton Co.

After guiding the Meek Tigers to its most successful season and history and garnering Class 1A Coach of the Year honors, Houston Powell has accepted the position as defensive coordinator at Chilton County. Powell inherited a winless Tigers program when he began his tenure in ...

Tuesday, January 17 by Brian Hale

BREAKING: Dora and Jasper to wrestle for state duals title

The Jasper Vikings and the Dora Bulldogs advanced to the AHSAA State Duals Championship after posting victories on Tuesday. Jasper defeated Hayden 42-32, while Dora beat New Hope 39-36. Championship matches and times will be updated soon.

Friday, January 13 by Brian Hale

Dora clinches state dual semifinal berth

The Dora Bulldogs advanced to the state duals final four with a three-point win over Ashville Friday, earning the opportunity to wrestle in the semifinals on Tuesday. Defending state champion Neil Foster wrestled in the 220 lbs. weight class with the semifinal bid on the ...

Thursday, January 12 by Brian Hale

Jasper, Dora advance in state duals

From Southeast Wrestling Jasper used a string of 6 wins after trailing 18-6 to take control of their quarterfinal against Arab. Ethan Caldwell started things off with a fall at 126, and Antonio Nash, Jaylen Martinez, David Baradell, Garrett Caldwell, and Carter Reed put the ...

Tuesday, January 10 by Brian Hale

2023 Walker Co. Basketball Tournament seeding, schedule

Host site: Carbon Hill Varsity Girls seeding 1. Carbon Hill 2. Dora 3. Cordova 4. Curry 5. Oakman Varsity Boys seeding 1. Cordova 2. Carbon Hill 3. Dora 4. Oakman 5. Curry Schedule Tuesday, Jan. 17 6 p.m. Girls: (4) Curry vs. (5) Oakman 7:30 p.m. Boys: (4) Oakman vs. (5) Curry Thursday, Jan. 19 6 p.m. Girls: (1) Carbon Hill vs. winner of Curry/Oakman 7:30 ...

Saturday, January 7 by Brian Hale

Bears notch first conference win of season

Bevill State secured its second-consecutive victory on Saturday afternoon, as well as its first conference as the Bears beat the Wallace-Selma Patriots, 81-57, at Clem Gymnasium. Isiah Daniel led the Bears with 18 points and three steals, Donovan Shangase had 17 points and five rebounds, ...

Friday, January 6 by Brian Hale

Dominant second half leads Bears past Defenders

Down four points at halftime, 34-30, the Bevill State Bears outscored the Tennessee Valley Prep Academy Defenders 52-34 to secure a 82-68 victory on Friday night at Clem Gymnasium. Jaylon Stevenson led the Bears with 19 points and four steals, Woody Alexander had 14 points ...

Friday, January 6 by Brian Hale

Bailey resigns as Jasper head football coach

After three seasons at the head of the Jasper Football program, Philip Bailey has resigned from his position. In a press release obtained by WJLX on Friday, Bailey stated that recent happenings in his personal life moved him towards the decision to resign and turn ...

Thursday, January 5 by Brian Hale

McCullar joins WJLX staff

Zak McCullar, an aspiring broadcast journalist whose experience already includes writing and webcast shows, has joined the WJLX family as its newest member He began his coverage of sporting events at the age of 6 when he accompanied his father, Scott, in his correspondence of ...

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