Sports & Recreation

Fort Payne will face Briarwood on Friday

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 8:57pm

Fort Payne will face Briarwood on Friday
Times-Journal
Fort Payne will make the trip to Briarwood Christian for a Class 5A, second-round high school football playoff game Friday night at 7. It will be the second playoff meeting in as many years between the teams. Briarwood won 30-7 in 2010. ..... Read More

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3 DeKalb County teams looking to overcome history

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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011, 7:51pm

3 DeKalb County teams looking to overcome history
Times-Journal
Fyffe quarterback Tyler Wellington (right) looks to elude Sumiton Christian linebacker Melvin Blackmon during first-round playoff action Friday. Fyffe will travel to Woodland in Round 2. Posted: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 5:42 pm | Updated: 5:50 pm, ...

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Active indoor activities for kids during rainy days

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011, 8:30am

Active indoor activities for kids during rainy days

By Vincent Daly
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Rainy days can put a real damper on outdoor fun for kids of all ages. It's true that puddle jumping can provide entertainment outdoors for kids during a light rain fall. Yet thunder storms as well as torrential rain storms with high winds are simply too hazardous. As a parent of young children the challenge lies in how to keep your active kids entertained indoors when the weather becomes too extreme outside. They're bound to get cranky due to boredom unless you engage them with compelling activities.

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Event announcement Billy Colburn 5K slated for Nov. 12

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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011, 8:07pm

Event announcement Billy Colburn 5K slated for Nov. 12
Times-Journal
The Fort Payne High School wrestling team will play host to the Billy Colburn Gathering of Warriors 5K and 1-mile fun run Nov. 12 at 8 am at the Wills Valley Recreation Center parking lot. The race will serve as a fundraiser for the wrestling team and ..... Read More

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Thurman takes aim at big goals

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Thursday, October 20th, 2011, 5:02pm

Thurman takes aim at big goals
Times-Journal
Fort Payne High School's Olivia Thurman just didn't run the course Saturday at the St. Bernard Oktoberfest cross country invitational in Cullman - she attacked it. Thurman, a freshman and Times-Journal's female Athlete of the Week, finished second in a ...

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Area teams maintain rankings in prep football poll

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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011, 7:03am

Area teams maintain rankings in prep football poll
Gadsden Times
Quarterback Chris Strott and Piedmont held on to the No. 1 spot in this week's high school football poll. By Andrew Schmidt There was no movement this week for the five area teams ranked in the top 10 of the Alabama Sports Writers Association high ..... Read More

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Battle for TopCat Trophy highlights Week 9

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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011, 7:39pm

Battle for TopCat Trophy highlights Week 9
Times-Journal
Senior wide receiver LaDarin Jones and Fort Payne will look for their third straight win over Scottsboro on Friday. Posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 6:32 pm | Updated: 6:35 pm, Tue Oct 18, 2011. A tussle between two groups of Wildcats and a pair of ...

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