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Sports Overtime on demand: Week 1
Watch the complete Sports Overtime from August 21, 2021. → Read More
Daniels looks to lead Bulldogs to title
Last year, JT Daniels was coming back from a torn ACL. Now, he’s got a shot to lead Georgia to its first national championship in over 40 years, thanks in part to the lessons learned from his misfortune. → Read More
Auburn one win away from state baseball title
Will Turner’s bases clearing triple in the second inning gave the Auburn Tigers an early three run lead and they never looked back from there to post a 9-2 victory over the Hoover Buccaneers in the opening game of their best-of-three AHSAA Class 7A state championship series on Wednesday. → Read More
Seven area athletes sign letters of intent
Seven athletes from two high school signed collegiate letters of intent on Thursday. → Read More
Tuesday prep baseball wrapup: Two area teams advance to GHSA quarterfinals
Two area teams advanced to the GHSA baseball quarterfinals in second round playoff action on Tuesday. → Read More
Four area teams advance in GHSA state baseball tournament
Area teams fared well on Wednesday in the opening round of the GHSA state baseball tournament. → Read More
Four more area teams advance to AHSAA Regional finals
The Auburn Tigers finished the opening half on a 19-5 run and never looked back, as they beat the Murphy Panthers 65-56 on Friday night in the AHSAA Class 7A boys Southeast Regional semifinals. → Read More
Beulah Alabama High School will have delayed start
The Beulah Alabama school announced today that football practice has been suspended for at least two weeks after a player was diagnosed with COVID-19. → Read More
SEC sets new preseason football practice guidelines
The Southeastern Conference adjusted the dates for fall training camps for SEC schools on Tuesday.The new official start date for full team practices was pushed back ten days, from Saturday to Monday, August 17. → Read More
Patriots prepare for upcoming softball season
Brandon Jenkins and the Northside Patriots have had to kind of restart things over the past few weeks. → Read More
Hawks begin region title quest
Monday morning was a busy time for Hardaway Hawks head football coach Michael Woolridge. It was temperature taking time and questionnaire collecting time and introduction time for the first voluntary workout of the summer. → Read More
Sports Overtime celebrates 30 years of high school football coverage
For the past 30 years, WTVM’s Sports Overtime has been the home of high school football in the Chattahoochee Valley. → Read More
River Dragons prepare for inaugural season
Hockey is set to return to the Civic Center as the Columbus River Dragons are busy setting up shop. → Read More
GHSA State Playoff Results for Wednesday, April 24
It’s playoff time for spring sports in Georgia, which includes baseball, soccer, and tennis. → Read More
Former Central High School basketball coach dies at 75
James Redd coached the Red Devils from 1974 to 1988, averaging 23 wins in his 14 seasons running the program. → Read More
Spencer names Sanders head football coach
Sanders spent 15 seasons as an assistant coach for the Greenwave, including stints as offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator. → Read More
Red Devils overwhelm Thompson to take state football championship
The No. 1 Central Red Devils came out of the gate fast and never let up to beat the No. 2 Thompson Warriors 52-7 to claim the AHSAA Class 7A football championship on Wednesday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium. → Read More
Sports Overtime: Week 14
(WTVM) - It’s week 14 of Sports Overtime. Here’s a list of high school football games Sports Leader 9 will cover this weekend: Chatt. County (22) vs. Greene County (37) → Read More
18 more area athletes ink scholarships during early signing period
The second day of the early college signing period turned out to be even busier than the opening day, as five schools had 18 athletes accepting athletic scholarships on Thursday. → Read More
8 area athletes accept scholarships on first day of early signing period
It was a busy first day of the early signing period, as eight athletes from two area high schools accepted scholarships from colleges on Wednesday. → Read More