Sports Columnists

PCHS has solved part of the equation

Phil Campbell High School has two new faces that will soon grace its grounds. The Franklin County Board of Education has hired Jonathan Raper as ... Read more

12 years ago by J.R. Tidwell.

Conference finals are good matches

I don’t watch a lot of NBA games, but I usually take in some playoff games each season. This year’s semifinals feature four teams that ... Read more

12 years ago by J.R. Tidwell.

It’s summertime again

We have come to that time of year again folks. The time of the year when kids are free from the bonds of the classroom ... Read more

12 years ago by J.R. Tidwell.

I have enjoyed the 2011/2012 sports season

And just like that, the 2012 softball season was over for the teams of Franklin County. It joins the likes of the 2012 baseball season, ... Read more

12 years ago by J.R. Tidwell.

It’s all part of the job for a sports writer

I love my job. I don’t see how anyone that does what I do could complain about covering sports for a living. Sometimes this means I’m ... Read more

12 years ago by J.R. Tidwell.

Ejection signal came way too soon

I grew up watching the Braves. I like the game, but part of me watched the matchups on television because there was always a chance that ... Read more

12 years ago by J.R. Tidwell.

Trick for teams is to not get caught

Everyone does it, but the trick is to not get caught. That is the mentality that goes around the sports world from college to pro ... Read more

12 years ago by J.R. Tidwell.

R.I.P. #55

There’s no doubt about saying this: Junior Seau was one of the all-time greats to play football as I was growing up. I didn’t always follow ... Read more

12 years ago by J.R. Tidwell.

Things don’t always go as planned

Plans have a funny old way of not running according to themselves. It seems like every time I plan some kind of big to-do some ... Read more

12 years ago by J.R. Tidwell.

2011 NFL Pro Bowl might be last one

The time may finally, at long last, have come. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL Pro Bowl might end as soon as this season. ... Read more

12 years ago by J.R. Tidwell.

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