2018: local sports year-in-review

January
•Hannah Alexander and Saige Blanton earned their 1,000th career points recently. The Winston County Yellow Jackets are 12-5 on the season.
•Alli Temple posted 45 points for the Haleyville Lady Lions in an area win over the Fayette Lady Tigers. She also had 10 rebounds on the night, with two assists and steal. She was 21 of 26 from the field and 3 of 5 from the free throw line.
•Former Auburn player and three time NFL Pro Bowler Joe Cribbs will be the keynote speaker of the Haleyville High School football banquet on Thursday, Jan. 18.
•The Phillips She Bears captured their second straight Marion County championship title with a 72-32 win over Hamilton High School.
•The Winston County Lady Yellow Jackets won the 2018 Winston County basketball tournament, winning over the Addison Lady Bulldogs, 64-51. The Meek Tigers took  the boys title, downing Addison 77-41.
February
•The Haleyville Lady Lions lost a hard fought battle 56-38 against the Winfield Lady Pirates to finish as runner-up in the Class 4A Area 11 tournament.
•The Phillips She Bears claimed the Class 1A, Area 13 title, winning 71-43 over Belgreen.
•The Meek Tigers won the Class 1A, Area 12 title with a 68-63 win over the Marion County Red Raiders. The Meek Lady Tigers finished as runners-up  in their area tournament.
•The Haleyville Lions celebrated with a Class 4A Area 11 title win over Fayette by a score of 52-43.
•The Winston County Board of Education  honored the Addison High School volleyball team for  winning their fifth straight championship.
•The Meek Tigers, Phillips She Bears, and Haleyville Lions advance to the Northwest Regionals. The She Bears took their championship title over Holy Spirit 57-48.
•Double Springs native Michael Franks earned  first place at the World of Wheels in the Super Street class of competition, with his Shelby GT500.
March
•The Phillips She Bears finished as state runners-up, losing to Spring Garden 52-38.
•Haleyville High School senior Anna Blake Lowe signs with Birmingham-Southern College, with a softball scholarship.
•Haleyville High School basketball play-er Logan Dye has been selected to play in the 28th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star basketball games.
•After serving as a major contributor to the Meek Lady Tigers’ volleyball program for the past three years, Amanda Cunningham has put pen to paper on a volleyball scholarship to Bevill State Community College.