The Anniston Star, Ala.

BIRMINGHAM — Spring Garden is home, sweet home for volleyball star Addie Word, but she's not ready to go back just yet. "Don't want to go home," Word said with a grin after her Panthers beat Maplesville 25-14, 16-25, 25-16, 25-23 in the Class 1A state volleyball quarterfinals Tuesday afternoon. They aren't headed back to Spring Garden just yet. They'll face North Super Regional champion ...

BIRMINGHAM — Donoho’s season ended Tuesday at the Birmingham CrossPlex with a three-set loss to Montgomery Academy, 25-11, 25-14, 25-13, in the Private, Single-A state volleyball tournament quarterfinals. “We just got outplayed a little bit,” Donoho head coach Kylie Smith said. “Just got beat by a better team.” Donoho fell behind early in all three sets, trailing 6-0 in the first, 7-0 in the ...

Pregame analysis as Jacksonville State faces New Mexico State on Wednesday. The game What: Jacksonville State (5-2, 3-0 Conference USA) at New Mexico State (3-4, 2-1) Rankings: Neither team is ranked Line: Jax State by three points When: 7 p.m. Where: Aggie Memorial Stadium (28,853) TV: ESPN2 Radio: WLJS-FM 91.9 (Jacksonville), WVOK-FM 97.9 (Oxford), WKXX-FM 102.9 (Gadsden) Four-down territory ...