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• La Leyenda lives close to name

  In Spanish, “la leyenda” means “the legend.” After a couple of visits recently, my friends and I say the food comes close to fulfilling the billing.

  03/16/2011 6:00 AM

• Heat a concern for Ashford, Houston County

  Despite the existence of jamborees, coaches can have trouble gauging what to expect from their opponents heading into the first week of football season.

  08/25/2010 10:38 PM
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  Troy wins AA Dixie Youth State Tournament

  ENTERPRISE — Heading into Tuesday’s action at the Dixie Youth AA State Tournament, Troy parents discussed the various win/lose scenarios at length.

  07/14/2010 4:13 AM

• Wiregrass Hall of Fame: Sports thrusts Johnson from 'loner' to limelight

  During the early part of his life, Tony Johnson grew up outside Dothan as a self-described “loner.”Sports changed that radically, propelling the Wicksburg Panther into the spotlight on the football field as a Florida State Seminole.Almost 30 years later, he’ll again be in the limelight Saturday when he and eight others are inducted into the Wiregrass Sports Hall of Fame.

  07/13/2010 4:08 AM

• Enterprise set to host state tournaments

  ENTERPRISE — The materials have been ordered, the fields are prepared and the programs are complete.

  07/08/2010 4:05 AM

• Local angler fishing for national title

  Shane Powell grew up on the water participating in numerous aquatic-based activities except one — fishing.

  06/25/2010 4:25 AM
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  EJHS coach Crawford retires after 38 seasons

  For 38 years, a tall, slender man roamed the Enterprise Junior High School football sidelines, enduring the searing heat of Alabama summers. Come this season, though, James Crawford won’t have to swelter anymore, unless he just wants to. “It’s time to move from the sun to the shade. I’d rather be in the shade now,” said a smiling Crawford, who retired from his assistant coach’s role at the end of the past school year.

  06/19/2010 4:26 AM
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  Opp loses Classic title game in extra innings

  Douglasville (Ga.) American Legion Post 145 manager Kent Quinn knew his team of “fighters” would obtain victory against the Opp Dixie Majors Sunday.

  06/14/2010 4:18 AM
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  Circle City Classic set for final day of action

  Entering Saturday’s game with American Legion Post 145 of Douglasville, Ga., the Wiregrass Colts had not lost to a team outside of Dothan Post 12’s senior squad this season.

  06/13/2010 3:58 AM
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  Pitching powers local teams to victories in Circle City Classic

  To have a chance at success in baseball, Dothan American Legion Post 12 manager Larry Tubbs says you must pitch well. Two local teams followed that rule to Circle City Classic victories Friday. Hunter Skipper scattered five hits in seven innings in leading Post 12 to an 11-2 victory over West Alabama Post 29 at Northcutt Field. Earlier in the day at Pitman Field, Austin Howze surrendered three unearned runs in the Wiregrass Cardinals 19U team’s 14-3 pasting of Vero Beach Post 39.

  06/12/2010 4:23 AM
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  Dothan native McBride blazes trail on Dragbike circuit

  Some people believe in destiny. Those who do can point to Larry McBride as an example to support their point. Maybe it was the fact he grew up on Mustang Drive. Or, maybe it was the fact that McBride “spent a lot of time at the juvenile offices” battling speeding tickets, he said. Others may argue that he became the fastest motorcycle driver alive because he possessed great determination, loved bikes and adored speed.

  06/09/2010 4:12 AM

• Post 12, Cardinals fall in semifinals

  Only about 12 hours removed from a 10-0 whipping at the hands of Dothan American Legion Post 12, Tuscaloosa American Legion Post 34 turned the tables in Sunday’s Eagle Stadium Classic semifinal.

  06/07/2010 8:35 PM

• Cardinals, Post 12 get wins in Eagle Classic

  OZARK — The American Legion Post 19 team from Columbia, Tenn., entered Saturday’s Eagle Classic action with an unblemished record. Two area teams ensured they left the state scathed.

  06/06/2010 3:54 AM

• Dothan Post 12 sweeps Wiregrass Colts

  HEADLAND — After losing three of four games in a weekend tournament, Dothan American Legion Post 12 head coach Larry Tubbs said his team needed a win and some confidence.

  06/02/2010 4:48 AM

• Locals to play in All-Star baseball game

  Even though the high school baseball season ended recently, six local prep players will continue to play the game next week while benefitting a cause.

  05/26/2010 3:53 AM

• BMX competitor in Dothan promotes helmet usage

  From the first time Josh Burton watched a BMX competition, he knew he was born to race bikes.

  05/16/2010 2:52 AM

• Westgate Park hosting national BMX competition

  It is an event members of the rock band Queen would be proud to see.

  05/15/2010 4:12 AM

• Headland hires Micah Johnson as head football coach

  A familiar face will lead the Headland Rams back into 4A competition this football season as the Henry County Board of Education named Micah Johnson head coach Thursday.

  05/14/2010 4:19 AM

• Shelton State makes JUCO finals

  OZARK — Down three runs with the bases loaded in the second inning of an elimination game, Shelton State Buccaneers head coach Bobby Sprowl turned to his bullpen to extinguish Northwest Shoals’ offense. Southpaw Michael Carden fanned 11 Patriots and allowed two earned runs, and Shelton State rallied for an 8-7 victory in an Alabama Community College Conference state tournament game.

  05/13/2010 3:50 AM

• Ariton softball team eager for chance in state tournament

  Many familiar names will roam Montgomery’s Lagoon Park fields Thursday and Friday, but one alien visitor hopes to snatch the 1A state softball championship trophy away from the old guard.

  05/12/2010 4:30 AM