The Fayette Tigers lost three crucial area games to the Haleyville Lions during the past week.
On Thursday, April 11, Fayette was defeated by the Lions 11-1. The Tigers managed its only run of the game in the sixth inning, while the Lions scored four more runs in the bottom of the inning to cap its victory.

Hubbertville had a dramatic finish to its game with Marion County, grabbing a 4-3 victory thanks to a three-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning by the Lions’ Gage Alexander.

Berry defeated Hubbertville and Hackleburg in the NAC Softball Tournament and lost to Marion County before the games were postponed to a later date due to rain. Berry opened the tournament by defeating Hubbertville 6-0.

The Berry baseball team played Hubbertville on April 1 and defeated the Lions 12-4. Tyler Smith pitched 6 2/3 innings to earn the victory. Tyler Smith allowed only two earned runs and struck out 13 batters. Isaiah Kizzire pitched the final 1/3 inning of the game for the Wildcats.

The Lady Tigers defeated Curry on April 6 by a score of 4-0. Brandy Johnson earned the shutout win for Fayette, allowing only three hits to record the victory.

The Hubbertville Lady Lions played Pickens County on April 11 and won by a score od 16-5. Emma Nichols pitched a complete game to earn the victory for Hubbertville. Haylee Pollard had two hits, one RBI, and scored four runs for Hubbertville. Allie Voss and Chelsea Porter each had two hits, scored two runs and had two RBIs.

Bevill State Community College hosted league-leading Snead State on Thursday and split the two game set, winning the first game and losing the second one. The Bears won the first game 4-3 as Walker Nolen hit a walk-off home run in the eighth inning to give Bevill the victory.

Mike Lutzenkirchen, executive director of the Lutzie 43 Foundation, spoke to the students at Berry High School on April 4 about making sound decisions in their lives, especially when driving or riding in a motor vehicle as a passenger.

The Fayette Cattlemen’s Association will host its 13th annual Professional Cowboy Association (PCA) sanctioned rodeo on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 at the Fayette Multi-Purpose Complex. The rodeos will begin each night at 7:30 p.m.

Lindy Hindman, a senior at Fayette County High School, was presented the Fayette Garden Club’s 2019 “Outstandin Community Service Award” during the Fayette Chamber of Commerce’s “First Tuesday” luncheon on April 2.

The Berry Town Council held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at the Berry Town Hall on April 1. Councilman Troyce Townsel and Councilman Chris Rice were absent from the meeting with all other council members being present.

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a career and technical student organization that functions as an integral part of the Family and Consumer Sciences education curriculum and operates within the school system.  It provides opportunities for active student participation at local, state, and national levels. 

Fayette Middle School has an unusual situation in the halls of the school this year. Although they are not identical, there are nine sets of twins from grades five - eight: one set in the fifth grade, two sets in the sixth grade, four sets in the seventh grade and two sets of twins in the eighth grade. The FMS yearbook is doing a feature page on this rare group of twins, highlighting each set of twins.

The Fayette Tigers baseball team swept Cordova last week to head into the area championships on a winning streak. Fayette defeated the Blue Devils 3-1 in a pitchers’ duel at home on Tuesday, April 4. Cordova scored first in the top of the fourth inning, but that would be the only score that Cordova would notch in the game.

Hubbertville baseball started out the week by falling to Berry by a score of 12-4. Gage Key started the game for Hubbertville, pitching five innings and allowing only one hit and one run. Key struck out six batters. Ethan Nichols and Brodie Porter pitched in relief for Hubbertville.

The Sipsey Arts Alliance (SAA), a nonprofit organization, was formed in 2014 and is dedicated to the purpose of promoting the arts in both the community and in the local schools. Volunteer artists/members of the group present art classes in the Fayette County schools without any cost to the schools or the students.

Hubbertville’s softball team traveled to Brilliant on April 1 and defeated the Lady Tigers 16-9. Dixie Moye was the winning pitcher in relief for Hubbertville.

The Bevill State Bears had its easiest win since the revival of the program in 2018, traveling to Tuscaloosa and defeating Stillman College 25-1. Davis Vails pitched three perfect innings for the Bears to earn the victory.

Berry’s softball team traveled to Fayette on April 1 and was defeated by the Lady Tigers 10-3.
Brooke Blanton started the game and pitched 4 1/3 innings before being relieved by Kyla Edmonson.

After being closed for the past four years, the Fayette County Public Lake had a successful reopening on Thursday, March 28, much to the delight of numerous anglers in the area.
The 60-acre lake had been restocked with bluegill, shellcracker, bass and catfish, and the fish were eagerly awaiting the hooks and baits being thrown into the water by the patrons who had waited so long for the lake’s reopening.