The Hubbertville Lions finished second in the NAC Baseball Tournament held last week. In the semifinal game against Hackleburg, the Lions won by a score of 5-2. Gage Key was the starting pitcher, pitching 4 1/3 innings and allowing no hits while striking out 11 batters to record the win. Tanner McGough pitched the final 2 2/3 innings in relief and also allowed no hits. T.J. Keeton had a hit, two RBIs and scored a run. Carter Hollingsworth had a RBI, and Grayson Sullivan had a hit for the Lions.

The Bevill State Bears suffered a tough series against Southern Union, losing four games to the Bison. Bevill lost the first game by a score of 7-4. Jacob Hall was the starting pitcher for Bevill and suffered the loss. He allowed six runs on five hits in two innings of work. Jackson Elkins led Bevill offensively with two hits.

ARCA Champion Bret Holmes visited with Temple Bowling and Kimberly Bowling, owners of the Golden Eagle Syrup Manufacturer in Fayette last week. Holmes presented them the hood that was on his car when he won the ARCA Series Racing Championship last season. The Bowlings sponsored Holmes’ car for that race, and will also sponsor him this year in the April ARCA race and the October Truck race at Talladega. The hood was designed by the Bowling’s son, Walt Bowling.

The Fayette City Council voted to raise its rates for weekend parties at the Fayette Aquatic Center to $500 each for the 2021 season. All council members were present for the meeting. Aquatic Center Administrator Chris Champion spoke to the council concerning the current rates at the center. Champion said that as they were preparing to open for the aquatic center’s ninth season, they are proposing an increase in the price for a weekend party. He said that season passes and the daily admission price would stay the same, as would the price for weekday parties.

The many ornamental Bradford pear trees that have bloomed in Fayette and the surrounding area during the past several days appear to be signaling that springtime is here. The grass is getting greener, the temperature has already topped 80 degrees, and spring begins Saturday, March 20.

The Fayette County Commission discussed at its March 8 meeting applying for a $300,000 Community Block - CARES grant that would be used with other funds to build a new clinic in Fayette. All commissioners were present for the meeting. Commission Chairman Mike Freeman said that the current clinic is full, and that the county needs a new, more efficient clinic. He said that the commission has a short window of opportunity to apply for the grant, and thinks that a clinic would be a worthwhile project. The deadline to apply for the grant is April 1.

After a one year absence due to coronavirus concerns, the Berry Town Council approved the return of the annual Berry Heritage Festival. All council members were present at the March 9 meeting. The council had solicited response from possible vendors and vintage car owners about renewing the event this year. A favorable response was received, and with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic waning in conjunction with the increased availability of coronavirus vaccinations, Councilwoman Mary Sue Lollar made a motion to hold the festival this year.

The Fayette Tigers baseball team won two and lost two games last week. Fayette defeated the Winfield Pirates 6-2 in a game played on March 9. The game started out as a pitchers’ duel before Fayette put the game away late to take the win. Colton McCaleb, Landon Lowe, Blake Johnson and Drake Johnson each had hits to lead the Tigers at the plate. Lowe also started the game on the mound for the Tigers, allowing only three hits and one run in four innings of work.

Hubbertville played South Lamar on March 8 and was defeated by the score of 20-10. Cade Fisher was the starting pitcher for the Lions, allowing five hits and six earned runs in three innings of work. Greyson Key pitched 2/3 of an inning, and surrendered four earned runs on three hits. Carter Hollingsworth pitched 2 1/3 innings for Hubbertville, and allowed three earned runs on six hits with two strikeouts. Gage Alexander led Hubbertville at the plate with two hits, a walk, three RBIs and two runs scored. Gage Key scored two runs for the Lions during the game.

Hubbertville’s softball team opened its 2021 season with a 17-7 road loss to Hackleburg. Laikyn Wright had two hits, including a home run and four RBIs. Krissa Comer had two hits, including a solo home run. Kylee Dunn also had two hits and scored two runs, while Brenley Burkett had a solo home run. Emma Nichols started the game on the mound for Hubbertville. Nevaeh Hoobler picked up the loss in relief.

The Berry Lady Wildcats defeated Sipsey Valley and Winfield on Friday night, March 11, in the Lady Aggies Classic. Berry opened the tournament with a 12-0 defeat of Sipsey Valley.  
Kyla Edmonson pitched four innings, giving up one hit and striking out nine for the win. At the plate, Edmonson was also three-for-four, with a double, and a RBI.  

The Fayette Lady Tigers defeated Marion County on March 8 by the score of 12-8. Fayette was behind 6-0 entering the fourth inning before scoring six runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to seal the win. Lauren Seale captured the victory from the mound for Fayette. Harley Johnson and Sarah Moore each had three hits and three RBIs for Fayette. Jessica Duck contributed two hits and two RBIs,

Beginning on Thursday, March 18, The Times-Record will be using new e-mail addresses for all electronic mail correspondences. A recent change in our internet carrier and service has forced us to change email addresses. After Wednesday, March 17, we will no longer be able to access our current Centurytel e-mail addresses. Our new e-mail address provider will be Outlook.
To accommodate our readers and contributors, we have tried to make our e-mail addresses as similar to our previous addresses as possible.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has extended her mask ordinance for the state until Friday, April 9.
In extending the order, Ivey promised that this would be the last time that she would extend the order. “After April 9, I will not keep the mask order in place,” she said during a Wednesday March 3 news conference.

The revised Fayette County Hazard Mitigation Plan is being finalized and will soon be submitted to local municipalities and the Fayette County Commission for adoption. Fayette County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Russ Taylor said that the plan is a requirement of the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, and must be updated every five years in order to maintain eligibility for certain federal disaster assistance and mitigation funds.

The Glen Allen Town Council met on Tuesday, March 2 at the town’s community center with all council members in attendance for the regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Mayor Allen J. Dunavant notified the council that he had received correspondence from Alabama PALS (People Against a Littered State) inquiring whether the town would be participating in the 2021 “Don’t Drop it on Alabama” statewide annual spring cleanup.

The Fayette Tigers continued its strong start for the year, winning all four games that the team played during the week. In a classic pitchers’ duel, the Tigers defeated Gordo 2-1.
Gordo scored its run during the first inning, then was shut down at the plate for the remainder of the game. Colton McCaleb pitched for Fayette, allowing only one run on three hits in seven innings of work. He struck out seven batters and walked only one to pick up the victory. Walt Tucker led the Tigers at the plate, collecting three hits in three at bats.

The Bevill State Community College Bears opened its 2021 baseball season with a two-game series played in Florida. In the first game, Bevill State was defeated by St. Johns River College 8-5. The Bears scored its five runs all in the sixth inning of the game. Nick Pounders, Jackson Elkins and Braxton Knight drove in the runs for Bevill during the game. Jacob Hill suffered the loss for the Bears, allowing three hits and four runs in 2 1/3 innings. He struck out four batters.

The Fayette Lady Tigers hosted its “Tiger Slam Invitational” softball tournament on Saturday, March 6. The tournament consisted of five teams: Fayette, Cordova, South Lamar, Lynn and Brilliant. Cordova finished with the best record in the round-robin tournament, with a perfect 4-0 record. South Lamar was 3-1, while Fayette finished 2-2 and Brilliant was 0-4. The Lady Tigers opened the tournament with a 16-4 victory over Brilliant. Fayette defeated Lynn in its second game 8-4, before losing 4-0 to South Lamar and 4-2 to Cordova.

Hubbertville defeated Hackleburg on March 4 by the score of 10-9. Jagger Youngblood was two-for-two at the plate with two RBIs. Tanner McGough had two hits and scored a run.
Gage Key, Gage Alexander and Cade Fisher each scored two runs for the Hubbertville Lions.
Key started the game at pitcher and picked up the win for Hubbertville. Key allowed three earned runs on two hits, while striking out eight batters.