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On his second carry of the night, Woodville’s Jonah Sparks broke free for a 53-yard run before scoring touchdowns of 5 and 76 yards on his next two carries. That was just the start for the senior running back, who finished with 231 yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries during the Panthers’ 70-26 Class 1A Region 8 win over Ragland. The 70 points were the second-most in Woodville history, and Sparks, who also kicked an extra point, contributed to the Panthers’ 551 yards of rushing.

The Scottsboro girls flag football program’s inaugural season came up just shy of producing a region championship. Scoreless at halftime, Thursday’s Class 1A-4A Region 8 title game turned Deshler’s way in the third quarter en route to its 25-0 victory over the Wildcats at Trammell Stadium. Despite the loss, Scottsboro (4-5, 3-1) will still host an AHSAA Flag Football first-round playoff game against the Class 1A-4A Region 5 No. 3-seed next month thanks to its second-place region finish.

The Alabama High School Athletic Association’s high school volleyball postseason begins with area tournaments next week at the site of regular-season area champions. Area tournaments feature a single-elimination format and each match is best-of-five. Area champions and runners-up advance to play in the sub-regional games — area tournament champions host sub-regional games while runners-up travel — on Oct. 19.

The North Jackson volleyball program is a bridesmaid no more in regards to the Jackson County Tournament. After runner-up finishes in 2024 and 2024 and four all-time since the tournament began in 2015, won its first county championship as the top-seeded Chiefs edged third-seeded Pisgah 2-1 in a best-of-three match championship match inthe 2026 Jackson County Volleyball Tournament Tuesday night at Woodville High School.

The Skyline varsity volleyball program has its inaugural victory. The Vikings posted a 3-1 victory over visiting North Sand Mountain last Thursday. Skyline is playing its first varsity volleyball season this fall after playing a junior high/junior varsity schedule a year ago. The Vikings won the first set 25-23, and after dropping the second set 25-16, claimed the third and fourth sets 25-23, 27-25 respectively to post the win.

We are less than a month away from the midterm elections, and it still looks like Democrats should have a good night on November 3. That may be true in some places in Alabama where Republicans do well, too. No, it doesn’t appear as if Republicans are in danger of losing their supermajorities in the legislature or any other statewide office. But Alabama Democrats are playing their hand very well for what lies ahead. Those Doug Jones yard signs are aplenty in certain parts of the state.

In any war ‘why’ is always disputed between warring parties. As the oldest nation on earth, Israel is recognized as being involved in more wars than any other nation. Israel became a nation when God appointed Moses to lead His people out of captivity in Egypt. The ‘why’ in this war was obvious: Pharoah wanted to keep the children of Israel as slaves. God wanted to lead the children of Israel to the land He had promised to Abram, the progenitor of the race of Abraham.

Uh oh. Only 5 minutes before kickoff, and I’ve got things to do. Quickly I round up both my dogs and pet them 7 times each - the last stroke from the tip of their nose to the end of their tail. Then I run to my drawer and put on my Alabama tee shirt that came from the holy city of Jerusalem. Now and only now can I sit down in my special chair and watch the game knowing I have done all I can do to help my team.

Buckner Cade Anderson, 21, of Scottsboro, passed away Oct. 2, 2026. He was born Aug. 12, 2005, and was an alumnus of Scottsboro High School, Class of 2024. He leaves behind precious memories in the hearts of his family, friends and everyone fortunate enough to know him. Funeral services were held Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, at 3 p.m. at Scottsboro Funeral Home with Rev. Brett Hogland officiating. He lay in state Sunday from 1 p.m. until the time of service. Burial followed at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

The 2026 high school football season has reached the point in the region standings that the playoff picture is beginning to come into focus. Several teams this week look to improve their standings in that picture when they take the field for key region games. All six Jackson County teams will be in action this week in region play. The week also features a pair of Homecoming games. Here is a look at the Week 7 games involving Jackson County teams (all games kick off Friday at 7 p.m.).