the Good Hope Lady Raiders faced off against Danville on Monday and after falling behind early the Raiders erupted for 10 runs in the fourth inning and went on to defeat Danville 14-7 to claim the area title Good Hope will advance to compete at the North Regional Tournament in Florence next week Danville scored on a two-out error in their opening at-bats to take a 1-0 lead The Lady Hawks added three more runs in the top of the second to put them ahead 4-0 They had runners on second and third with one out and a suicide squeeze play by Maggie O’Neil brought home Natalie Miller to cut it to 4-1 Addyson Burgess scored on a passed ball to make it a two-run game Haley Lay led off the Lady Raider third with a double and later that inning Miller hit the first pitch she saw into right field for an RBI double to cut it to 4-3 A passed ball and a sacrifice fly by Danville gave them a 6-3 lead in the top of the fourth but Good Hope’s offense exploded in their half They loaded the bases to lead off the inning then a sacrifice fly by Campbell Koch made it a 6-4 game and Molly Benefield’s two-run double tied the game up at six Miller launched a three-run home run over the center field fence to give the Lady Raiders a 9-6 lead and Lizzy Steed hit a sacrifice fly to make it 10-6 Kylee Smith lined an RBI double to right field to stretch their lead to 11-6 Koch followed that up with a two-run double to put them ahead 13-6 Brooklyn Lambert drove in a run on a ground ball in the fifth inning to make it 14-6 An RBI single by the Lady Hawks made it 14-7 game in the seventh but Benefield got the next batter to line out on the first pitch and that helped seal the 14-7 area championship win for Good Hope Miller went three-for-three with four RBIs Lambert and O’Neil all drove in a run in the win for Good Hope Cold Springs 11 – Winston County 5 (2A Both teams traded runs to start out the game but Cold Springs broke the tie in the top of the third and Cloe Shelton cleared the bases with a double to give them a 4-1 lead but a three-run home run by Winston County in their half cut it to 5-4 The Lady Yellow Jackets tied it in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single as they scored on a passed ball and a ground ball to take a 7-5 lead in the top of the sixth Brooklyn Ingram scored on a passed ball in the seventh to make it 8-5 then Brooke Rowan hit an RBI double to give Cold Springs a 9-5 lead They added two more runs later that inning to put the finishing touches on their 11-5 win over the Lady Yellow Jackets Shelton finished with a hit and three RBIs for the Lady Eagles while Rowan (two hits) and Kotie Calvert each drove in a run in the win Sumiton Christian 9 – Cold Springs 6 (2A Brooklyn Ingram scored on an error to give Cold Springs a 1-0 lead in their opening at-bats but Sumiton Christan countered with three runs in their half to take a 3-1 lead Cold Springs put a couple of runners on base in the top of the second and Addie Kilgo’s two-run single to right field tied the game up at three Aleah Addison hit an RBI single to center field to give Cold Springs a 4-3 lead Sumiton Christan tied the game up at four in their half and they ended up scoring the next five runs to give them a 9-4 lead Brooke Rowan hit an RBI double in the top of the sixth to trim the deficit to 9-5 and Ingram added an RBI single in the seventh to make it a 9-6 game Cold Springs loaded the bases with one out but a double play ended the game and they dropped the game to Sumiton Christian 9-6 Kilgo led the way for Cold Springs with a hit and two RBIs and Addison (one hit) all collected an RBI in the loss Cold Springs 11 – Winston County 1 (2A Winston County scored on a passed ball to give them a 1-0 lead in their opening at-bats but Cold Springs got that run back and then some in their half They put runners on first and second to lead off the inning Brooke Rowan’s ground ball plated Aleah Addison to tie the game up at one Kaydance Williams scored on a wild pitch to give the Lady Eagles a 2-1 lead Cold Springs scored on an error and a ground ball by Williams in the second to make it 4-1 They broke the game wide open in the third Cloe Shelton hit an RBI single to left field to put them ahead 5-1 Kotie Calvert hit a two-run single to center field to make it 7-1 Addison added a two-run single of her own to stretch the Lady Eagle lead to 9-1 They ended things in the bottom of the fifth Back-to-back RBI singles by Joci Williams and Addison put the finishing touches on Cold Springs’ 11-1 win over the Lady Yellow Jackets Addison finished with three hits and three RBIs for the Lady Eagles Joci Williams (two hits) and Calvert (one hit) each drove in a pair of runs and Rowan (one hit) all collected an RBI of their own in the win The Lady Eagles dropped their next game against Sumiton Christian 15-0 but will advance to next week’s North Regional tournament as the Area 10 runner ups Vinemont got their offense going quickly in their opening at-bats They put runners on the corners to lead off the bottom of the first inning and an error allowed Arleigh Thomason to score to give the Lady Eagles a 1-0 lead and Tori Vines hit an RBI single to left field to make it 2-0 It quickly turned into a pitcher’s duel after that as Vinemont’s Vines and Hanceville’s Josi Jones kept the score at 2-0 for the next four innings The Lady Bulldogs got something going in the top of the sixth and Bella Spinks hit a two-run single up the middle to tie the game up at two Zoe Pitts drove in a run on a ground ball to give Hanceville a 3-2 lead Laila Lewis hit an RBI single to right field to make it 4-2 Vinemont couldn’t get anything going after that as the Lady Bulldogs would go on to knock off the Lady Eagles 4-2 Spinks finished with a hit and two RBIs for Hanceville while Lewis (one hit) and Pitts each drove in a run in the win Vines ended up with a pair of hits and an RBI while Abby Kuykendall and Bryleigh Basinger each collected a hit of their own in the loss Vinemont got on the scoreboard first in their opening at-bats A pair of singles put runners on first and second with one out Tori Vines hit a two-run single to center field to give the Lady Eagles an early 2-0 lead Maggie Nail hit a leadoff single and later scored on a ground ball by Libby Stallings to cut it to 2-1 Vinemont quickly broke the game wide open in the top of the second and a sacrifice fly by Thomason made it 3-1 Vines added a two-run double to make it 8-1 and later hit an RBI single in the fourth to give them a 9-1 lead A pair of RBI singles by Kylie Metzger and Bryleigh Basinger increased the Vinemont lead to 11-1 in the top of the fifth but Thomason got Stallings to ground out to end the game as Vinemont ended up defeating the Lady Broncos 11-1 Vines and Basinger each went three-for-three with five and two RBIs Thomason went the distance to collect the win for Vinemont as she gave up just four hits and one earned run while Olivia Smith and Jaycee Hankins each collected a hit of their own in the loss An RBI single from Josi Jones gave Hanceville a 1-0 lead in the top of the first and after Karrigan Pipkin scored on a fielder’s choice another RBI single off the bat of Lakin McBee put the Bulldogs in front 3-0 going into the second Locust Fork answered with five runs in the bottom of the second to pull ahead 5-3 Bella Spinks blasted a solo home run in the top of the third to trim the lead to 1 but that was the final run Hanceville was able to push across the plate and the Hornets went on to win it 5-4 McBee (one RBI) led the Bulldogs with three hits in the loss and Spinks (one RBI) added two hits Arab struck first in their opening at-bats Fairview responded in the top of the third Jocelyn Barnett’s suicide squeeze play on the first pitch brought home Payne to tie the game up at one as they scored the final six runs of the game and ended up eliminating the Lady Aggies from the area tournament 7-1 and Ralie Gaines all collected a hit in the loss West Point got on the scoreboard first in the bottom of the first inning The Lady Warriors put runners on first and second with one out Yovino scored on a ground ball by Macie Brown to give them a 1-0 lead West Point added to their lead in their next at-bats They put runners on first and second to lead off the bottom of the second inning Yovino ripped a two-run triple to center field to stretch their lead to 3-0 Lauren Windham hit an RBI double to right field to make it 4-0 Russellville trimmed the deficit to 4-2 in the top of the third The Lady Golden Tigers added a run in the fourth and two more in the fifth to take a 5-4 lead Russellville put up a run in the seventh to make it 6-4 Yovino hit a two-out single in the Lady Warrior half to put the tying run at the plate but a strikeout ended the game and West Point’s season as they ended up dropping their game to the Lady Golden Tigers 6-4 Yovino went four-for-four with a pair of RBIs for the Lady Warriors while Windham (one hit) and Brown each drove in a run in the game Log in to leave a comment BIRMINGHAM — Class 4A seems to be no problem for Trinity girls basketball The Wildcats won their third-straight state title in dominant fashion with a 67-27 win over Good Hope on Friday at Legacy Arena It is the first season back in Class 4A for the Wildcats after competitive balance factor moved them up and they defeated 2024 Class 4A champions to take the crown The Wildcats jumped out to a big 28-9 lead after the first quarter and then went on an 18-0 run over the course of the second quarter as the Raiders only took six shots and had 10 turnovers The first half saw the Wildcats force 17 turnovers and hold the Raiders to 26% shooting from the field Trinity was led by Mya Moskowitz with 15 points and Francie Morris with 14 points six assists and five steals in the first half The Wildcats shot 52% from the field and hit nine 3-pointers even as the Trinity offensive attack started to slow down Trinity was led by Moskowitz with 17 points and Morris with 14 points MONTGOMERY ACADEMY: 'It's definitely a blessing:' Montgomery Academy reflects on state championship season SAINT JAMES: 'We're going to be back': Why the future of Saint James girls basketball is bright It completes a three-peat for the Wildcats who have gone on a tear the last four seasons with an Elite Eight appearance starting the run back in 2022 They have more than 25 games in each of the last four years having a record of 108-18 under Blake Smith Good Hope was led by Ava McSwain with 15 points and five rebounds the only scorer for the Raiders with more than six points as two starters were held scoreless Falling tree limbs in Birmingham kills one person 1/103AHSAA 4A girls final: Trinity vs. Good Hope.st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Thomas Ashworth | tashworth@al.comThree straight state championships It was a point Trinity Presbyterian coach Blake Smith wanted to drive home after his team’s third straight state championship noting the contributions his trio of stars bring; Mya Moskowitz won MVP in 2023 Maddie Smith in 2024 and now Francie Morris “We’ve got three MVPs sitting up here with us,” the coach said The Wildcats bolted out to a dominant start and used a stretch of 34 straight points to roll to a 67-27 win over Good Hope and claim the Class 4A state championship on Friday Trinity won the last two in Class 3A before moving up to Class 4A this offseason “We started this year recognizing that anytime you’re going for a three-peat the enemy is what’s inside of us,” the Trinity coach said “We can describe that as something called sin and we have petitioned Jesus over and over again to let this group be a light Leading 15-6 with 3:57 left in the first quarter Trinity went on a 34-0 run and held Good Hope scoreless until the third quarter when Ava McSwain hit a pair of free throws with 6:58 on the clock Trinity outscored Good Hope 18-0 in the shutout second quarter “We just tried not to focus on looking at the score our mentality level all game was 0-0,” Moskowitz said and everybody had the same mindset and just never took our foot off the gas.” Morris was named MVP of the game after posting a double-double for 16 points and 10 rebounds also adding 6 assists and 5 steals in the dominant win while Maddie Smith had 12 points and 4 assists we’ve talked about how the enemy is ourselves,” Maddie Smith said “I’m just proud of how we stuck out the season and just loved each other and got through it knowing that everyone’s for each other and we’re with each other no matter what.” Ava McSwain logged 15 points and 5 rebounds for Good Hope while going 6-for-12 from the field “I’m super proud of my team,” the UAH commit said Nobody thought we’d come back here and get back here and also I just want to say that I just thank God for getting us back here I’m not going to let this game beat us up because basketball doesn’t define me and then we’re going to trust God that it’s okay Good Hope coach Justin Aby lauded his senior group for getting back to the state championship game noting the challenge in one of the top teams in the state with a matchup against Trinity in the title game I think they could compete in any classification up here at the final but that’s part of basketball and that’s part of life.” Stat sheet: Trinity Presbyterian — Ellie Causey scored 9 points and shot 3-for-5 from the field in the win while Lilly Smith grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 3 assists Emory Causey scored 6 points off the bench on a pair of 3-point baskets Good Hope — Lucie Adams knocked down a pair of 3-point baskets and finished with 6 points and 2 rebounds Three other Good Hope players logged 2 points each and Sophie Kondrad grabbed 5 rebounds By the numbers: Trinity averaged 1.136 points per possession in the win and Good Hope averaged 0.466 Trinity outscored Good Hope 33-2 off turnovers Trinity logged 13 steals and Good Hope grabbed 7 Trinity shot 10-for-12 from the free throw line and Good Hope knocked down both of its two attempts Trinity’s three seniors who scored in double figures are all signed to play basketball at the college level; Francie Morris at Samford Mya Moskowitz at Auburn University at Montgomery and Maddie Smith at Hillsdale College The scoring margin for Trinity is the fourth-largest margin of victory in an AHSAA girls’ basketball state championship game They said it: “I think it feels great to play my last ever high school game with my teammates and playing with them since ninth grade and just loving each other and having so much joy and just soaking it all in.” — Moskowitz on this year’s group they were able to bring our school their first state championship ever in any sport for them to bring their teammates back to this spot; just to say that I’m proud of them would be an understatement It’s one of those things that you all see great basketball players but I even see better people out of these two I’m just extremely proud of them.” — Aby on his senior group “At first it was like a challenge because we didn’t know the teams that were in 4A and we watched a lot of film while the teams were playing as they were really prepared they prepared us very well.” — Morris on the move to Class 4A Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices — The Good Hope Lady Raiders were back home hosting this year’s 4A Area 13 tournament on Saturday and they kicked off their postseason run with a pair of wins over East Lawrence and Danville Good Hope got the day started with an 8-3 win over the Eagles and wrapped up the night with a 13-5 win over the Hawks Good Hope 8 – East Lawrence 3 (Game One) The Good Hope Lady Raiders struck first in the bottom of the first inning Kylee Smith drew a one-out walk and later scored on a passed ball to give the Lady Raiders the early lead Haley Lay drew a walk of her own with two outs stole second and ended up scoring on a passed ball to make it 2-0 Addyson Burgess drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the second would later score on a passed ball to stretch Good Hope’s lead to 3-0 The Lady Raiders put the first two runners on base to lead off the bottom of the third Campbell Koch scored on a passed ball to make it 4-0 Natalie Miller hit an RBI single to put Good Hope ahead 5-0 East Lawrence scored a run in the next three innings to cut it to 5-3 but the Lady Raiders responded in the bottom of the sixth Lay and Molly Benefield each hit an RBI single and an RBI double After giving up a leadoff single in the top of the seventh Burgess collected the final three outs of the game to help seal the 8-3 win for Good Hope and Koch all drove in a run in the game for the Lady Raiders Burgess went the distance to collect the win for Good Hope Good Hope 13 – Danville 5 (Game Two) Both teams didn’t waste any time lighting up the scoreboard to start out the game Good Hope batted around in their opening at-bats They quickly loaded the bases to start out the game and Haley Lay drove in a run on a ground ball to give them a 1-0 lead Molly Benefield hit an RBI double to center field to make it 2-0 and Koch scored on a passed ball to put the Lady Raiders ahead 3-0 Natalie Miller made it 4-0 on an RBI single to left field and a ground ball by Brooklyn Lambert drove in Miller to extend their lead to 5-0 Maggie O’Neil kept the onslaught going for Good Hope as she hit an RBI triple to center field to put them ahead 6-0 Lizzy Steed added an RBI single to left field to make it 7-0 Danville put up four runs in their half to cut it to 7-4 The Lady Raiders loaded the bases with one out in the top of the third and Kylee Smith drew a bases-loaded walk to give them an 8-4 lead Back-to-back RBI singles by Koch and Lay drove in two more runs to make it 10-4 but the Lady Hawks trimmed the deficit to 10-5 on an RBI double in their half The score remained the same until the top of the sixth as Steed knocked a single into left field to drive in Addyson Burgess to make it 11-5 Koch drew a leadoff walk and later scored on an error to extend Good Hope’s lead to 12-5 in the top of the seventh and Burgess sent a single to right field to plate Molly Johnson to give the Lady Raiders a 13-5 lead Benefield collected the final three outs of the game to help persevere the 13-5 win for Good Hope Good Hope’s entire lineup drove in at least one run in the game Steed and Lay each collected three hits and a pair of RBIs in the win and Miller added a pair of hits and an RBI Mortimer Jordan 9 – Cullman 0 (Game One) It was all Lady Blue Devils from the start in their area tournament game against Cullman as they would go on to shut out the Lady Bearcats 9-0 Allie Johnson led the way for Cullman with a pair of hits and Kynlei Storey all added a hit of their own in the loss Mortimer Jordan 6 – Cullman 5 (Game Two) Cullman took on Mortimer Jordan in the loser’s bracket game and the Lady Blue Devils hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the first to take an early 3-0 lead Cullman loaded the bases in the top of the second and Dracen Bates scored on an error to cut it to 3-1 Mortimer Jordan added a run of their own in their half to make it 4-1 but Cullman trimmed the deficit to 4-2 in the top of third on an RBI double by Hopper The Lady Bearcats would take the lead in the top of the sixth They would load the bases to lead off the inning Leighton McGriff lined an RBI single to right field to make it a one-run game Allie Johnson then ripped a two-run double to left field to give Cullman a 5-4 lead They looked to hold on to the lead in the bottom of the seventh but a single by the Lady Blue Devils tied the game up at five an error allowed Mortimer Jordan to score the game-winning run and Cullman’s season comes to an end as they ended up dropping their game to the Lady Blue Devils 6-5 Johnson finished with a hit and two RBIs for Cullman while Hopper and McGriff each added a pair of hits and an RBI in the loss Fairview got on the scoreboard first in their opening at-bats and Addison Phillips got hit by the pitch to force home a run and give the Lady Aggies a 1-0 lead and Kila Gunter scored on a fielder’s choice to make it 2-0 Phillips led off the top of the third with a double and later scored on an RBI single by Kayleigh Hill to stretch the Lady Aggie lead to 3-0 that would be the last run that Fairview would score in the game as Arab scored the final 15 runs of the game and they would go on to defeat the Lady Aggies 15-3 and Hill all finished with a hit and an RBI for Fairview Fairview 19 – Guntersville 4 (Game Two) Fairview’s season was on the line in their loser’s bracket game against Guntersville and their offense quickly got going in the bottom of the first inning Kylie Kovar got the scoring started for the Lady Aggies with an inside-the-park solo home run with one out and Hill lined a two-run single up the middle to make it 3-0 Ralie Gaines followed that up with a two-run double to stretch their lead to 5-0 An error allowed Guntersville to cut it to 5-1 in the top of the second but Fairview quickly responded in their half Ayda Payne hit a solo home run with one out to make it 6-1 The Lady Wildcats trimmed the deficit to 8-3 in the top of the third but Fairview made it 12-3 in their half on a two-run double by Phillips Guntersville added a run in the fourth to make it 12-4 but the Lady Aggies quickly ended things in their half and an RBI double by Gunter put the finishing touches on a 19-4 win for Fairview Phillips finished with a pair of hits and four RBIs for the Lady Aggies Payne and Hill each posted a pair of hits and three RBIs and Pruett all drove in a run in the game for Fairview Payne went the distance to collect the win for the Lady Aggies Russellville 6 – West Point 5 (Extra Innings) The Lady Golden Tigers hit an RBI single in their opening at-bats to take the early lead but the Lady Warriors would get on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third Katie Beth Yovino led off the inning with a single she scored on an error a few pitches later to tie the game up at one Lauren Windham advanced to third on the error and Cabri Blackwood drove her in on a bunt single to give them a 2-1 lead Russellville tied the game up at two in the top of the fourth on an RBI double and they added two more runs in the fifth to take a 4-2 lead West Point was down to their last at-bats in the seventh but they quickly cooked something up with two outs Windham hit the first pitch she saw into left field for a double and Blackwood followed that up with a double of her own to cut it to 4-3 Macie Brown hit a huge RBI single to left field to tie the game up at four so the game ended up going into extra innings The Lady Tigers took a 6-4 lead in extra innings on back-to-back errors but West Point looked to answer right back in their half Back-to-back singles quickly put runners on first and second with one out then Kylie Burks hit the first pitch she saw into right field for an RBI single to trim the deficit to 6-5 A hit by pitch loaded the bases with one out but two straight outs ended the Lady Warriors’ chances of winning the game as they ended up falling just short in the end to Russellville Blackwood finished with a pair of hits and two RBIs for West Point while Brown (two hits) and Burks (one hit) each drove in a run in the loss — The Lady Raiders were back home hosting a senior night matchup against Cordova on Monday and after Good Hope jumped out to an early lead they stayed in front throughout the rest of the contest Starter Addyson Burgess gave up a one-out single she got the next batter to line out into a double play to end the inning The Lady Raiders gave Burgess some early run support in their half Lizzy Steed led off the inning with a single Haley Lay’s sacrifice fly brought home Steed The score would remain the same until the top of the fourth inning Cordova scored on an error to tie the game up at one but Good Hope quickly broke the tie in their half Natalie Miller and Burgess hit back-to-back singles to lead off the inning then an error on a sacrifice bunt allowed Miller to score to give the Lady Raiders a 2-1 lead Steed drew a two-out walk to put runners on the corners then back-to-back RBI singles by Kylee Smith and Koch stretched their lead to 4-1 Lay ripped a two-run triple to center field to put Good Hope ahead 6-1 Cordova hit an RBI double in the top of the sixth to trim the deficit to 6-2 but the Lady Raiders responded in their half and Smith drew a walk to put runners on first and second and Lay hit a two-run single to right field to increase their lead to 8-2 Burgess retired the Lady Blue Devils in order in the seventh to help seal the 8-2 win for Good Hope Lay led the way for the Lady Raiders with a pair of hits and a game-high five RBIs while Koch (two hits) and Smith (one hit) each drove in a run in the win Burgess went all seven innings to collect the win for Good Hope BIRMINGHAM — Good Hope girls basketball is back in the AHSAA Class 4A state championship game The Raiders defeated St. Michael 38-30 in the AHSAA Class 4A Final Four on Tuesday at Legacy Arena They now advance to play the winner between Trinity and Plainview at 4 p.m Good Hope will be looking to claim its second straight state championship Good Hope was led by Sophie Konrad with 15 points and 13 rebounds Ava McSwain added 13 points with nine rebounds The Raiders shot 25% (13 of 52) from the field and 14.3% (4 of 28) from 3 Michael was led by Molly McDonald with 12 points Samantha Kokoszka added seven points and Caroline Cahallan six The Cardinals shot 20.5% (9 of 44) from the field and were held to just one 3-pointer Good Hope did not get on the board until the 4:51 mark of the first quarter the Raiders went on a 9-3 run and held a 11-7 lead after one LIVE UPDATES: AHSAA basketball championship: Live updates, scores from Alabama Final Four WHAT TO KNOW: AHSAA Final 48: What to know before you go. Schedule, tickets, parking, TV, streaming info The teams exchanged baskets in the second quarter with Good Hope narrowly outscoring St Good Hope continued to extend its lead in the third period stretching it to as much as 11 at the 3:04 mark of the behind a McSwain 3-pointer Saint Michael closed the period out on a 4-0 run but still trailed 29-22 at the end of three Saint Michael went on an 8-0 run in the fourth quarter cutting the deficit to four behind a pair of successful free throws by Kokoszka It was as close as the Cardinals could get to the lead with the Raiders successfully converting free throws to further put the game out of reach – Good Hope hit the road for an area matchup at Danville on Tuesday and after jumping out to an early lead the Raiders fended off the Hawks in the final two innings to secure an 8-4 win Good Hope took the lead in the top of the second Molly Benefield led off the inning with a double and Addyson Burgess followed with a single to put runners on the corners Brooklyn Lambert drove an RBI single to left field to give the Raiders a 1-0 lead A sacrifice bunt by Maggie O’Neil allowed another run to score and Lizzy Steed lined another RBI single to left field to put Good Hope ahead 3-0 The Raiders added to their lead in the top of the third An error allowed Molly Johnson to score and make it a 4-0 game and later in the inning Natalie Miller knocked an RBI single into center field to extend the lead to 5-0 Good Hope tacked on another run in the top of the fifth when Gracie Garmon scored on a fielder’s choice Danville plated three runs in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to 6-3 but Good Hope got one of the runs back with an RBI single from Haley Lay in the top of the sixth A solo home run from the Hawks trimmed the lead to 7-4 in the bottom half of the sixth but the Raiders responded in the top of the seventh Steed line an RBI double into right field to drive in another run and put Good Hope in front 8-4 The Raiders collected the final three outs in the bottom of the seventh and returned home with an 8-4 area win over Danville Steed finished with two hits and two RBIs in the win Burgess and Benefield each added a pair of hits as well The Raiders will be back home on Thursday for another area matchup with Danville The Bulldogs fell behind 2-0 in the top of the first but they trimmed the lead to 2-1 in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single from Josi Jones The Tigers pulled ahead 3-1 in the top of the second but Hanceville tied things up in the bottom of the third Alex Twitty scored on a fielder’s choice to cut the lead to 3-2 and Jones scored on a passed ball to tie the game at 3 going into the fourth The Bulldogs moved ahead 5-3 in the bottom of the fourth when Lakin McBee scored on a passed ball and Kynzlee Farr scored on a wild pitch Pennington plated one run in the top of the fifth to make it a 5-4 game but that was as close as the Tigers got the rest of the way A 2-run single off the bat of Zoe Pitts put Hanceville in front 7-4 in the bottom of the fifth and a bases-loaded walk brought in McBee to make it 8-4 Another RBI single from Jones stretched the lead to 9-4 and after Bella Spinks doubled into center field giving Hanceville a 12-4 lead going into the sixth Farr was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded extending the lead to 13-4 and Twitty knocked a triple into center field to plate three more runs and wrap up a 16-4 win for the Bulldogs Spinks posted four hits and a pair of RBIs in the win and Twitty recorded two hits with four RBIs Jones (one RBI) added a pair of hits as well Winston County 9 – Cold Springs 2 (Softball) The Yellow Jackets scored one run in the first two more in the second and another in the third to take an early The Eagles got on the board in the top of the fourth when Kayleigh Light drove an RBI double into center field Cloe Shelton lifted another RBI double to center to push another run across the plate and make it a 4-2 game that was as close as Cold Springs would get to the lead the rest of the way Winston County tacked on three more runs in the bottom half of the fourth to pull ahead 7-2 and added two more in the fifth to wrap up a 9-2 win over the Eagles Light (one hit) and Shelton (one hit) each posted an RBI in the loss The Blue Devils jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first Samantha Johnson drove an RBI double into left field to trim the lead to 3-1 in the top of the second and in the third Hattie Graham blasted a 2-run bomb over the center field fence to tie the game at 3 going into the fourth inning An RBI single from Abby Maples gave Cullman a 4-3 lead in the top of the fourth but Mortimer Jordan responded with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning to move back in front 5-4 the Blue Devils tacked on another run in the sixth to pull ahead 6-4 The ‘Cats gave themselves a chance in the top of the seventh cutting the lead to one with an RBI single from Summer Storey but they couldn’t chip away any more than that and Mortimer Jordan held on to win it 6-5 Graham led the way at the plate with three hits and a pair of RBIs in the loss Johnson (one RBI) and Dracen Bates each posted a pair of hits as well After four scoreless innings to start the game Locust Fork was able to score a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 2-0 lead An RBI single from Bryleigh Basinger drove in Abby Kuykendall and cut the lead to 2-1 in the top of the sixth but it was the only run Vinemont was able to score and the Hornets held on to win a pitcher’s duel Tori Vines and Kuykendall each recorded a pair of hits in the loss Vines also pitched six innings in the loss allowing two runs on seven hits and striking out nine batters Lawrence County 15 – West Point 0 (Softball) The Lady Warriors had a tough time getting anything going offensively at Lawrence County on Tuesday as West Point was held to just three hits in a 15-0 loss to the Red Devils Lauren Windham recorded a pair of hits in the loss and Macie Brown posted West Point’s other hit — Jillian Zapka will be representing Good Hope High School in the upcoming Fair Queen pageant this fall and she’s already looking forward to getting back on stage This was her first pageant since second grade and she had so much fun being around her friends while preparing “It was so much fun being with all the girls We truly were there for each other throughout the entire pageant We all got to watch each other the day before and give each other advice It was a great environment,” Zapka said “I’ve worked with my baton coach and Julie Graham has been helping me for about five weeks with interviews Jillian was given some great advice before everything got underway and she talked about her service initiative and how much it means to her “Some advice that people gave me was to just be myself and as long as I show the judges the best of my abilities no matter what the outcome was,” Zapka said which focuses on spreading breast cancer awareness because people need to know how important early detection of any cancer really is that can be the difference between overcoming the disease or having it spread throughout your body.” Her performance during the pageant touched a lot of people’s hearts and she talked about her reaction and everyone else’s reaction to her winning A lot of younger girls were watching her performance at the pageant and being a role model for them is important to her “I think it touched a lot of people’s hearts since cancer is so prominent in society today,” she said “I was honored that I was chosen out of such a great group of girls They were all so happy for me and supportive It is important for them to find a role model who is a positive and Godly person that they can follow.” Jillian gave some advice to those girls that want to compete in pageants themselves saying that God played a huge role in her performance She shared her favorite Bible verse as well it doesn’t matter what the outcome ends up becoming,” she said “He played a big role in my performance and we did the same thing before we went out for awards because without the Lord establishing each of my steps I wouldn’t have made it to where I am today.” Jillian reflected on her most memorable moment from the pageant and what she learned something about herself during the competition “My most memorable moment was right before awards when we were all praying for each other and just supporting each other,” she said “The biggest thing I learned was to be more confident with what I do I want people to remember my service initiative and how important it is for us to come together to make people more aware of the importance of early detection.” – Cullman hosted its annual Pre-State Tournament at Heritage Park and Cullman High School this weekend and Good Hope had a busy Saturday on the diamond as well Brookwood collected the first run of the game in the bottom of the second as an error allowed them to take the 1-0 lead After being shutout for the first three innings Cullman’s offense got something going in the top of the fourth Allie Johnson drew a leadoff walk and later scored on a one-out RBI double by Reese Hopper to tie the game up at one Samantha Johnson hit an RBI single up the middle to give the Lady Bearcats a 2-1 lead Cullman made it 4-1 in the top of the fifth with a two-run double from Hattie Graham and they went on to defeat the Lady Panthers 4-1 Graham finished with a hit and two RBIs for the Lady Bearcats while Hopper (two hits) and Samantha Johnson (one hit) each drove in a run of their own in the win Kynlei Storey went all five innings on the mound for Cullman as she gave up just four hits and one unearned run Cullman loaded the bases with one out in their opening at-bats and Haylee Little scored on an error to give them the early lead That would be the only run that they would score in the game as Hayden plated four runs in the bottom of the fourth and they ended up defeating the Lady Bearcats 4-1 Kynlei Storey and Samantha Johnson each finished with a pair of hits for Cullman Madison County 7 – Cullman 4 (Saturday) Cullman struck first in its opening at-bats against Madison County Abby Maples drew a leadoff walk and later stole second base Hattie Graham ripped the first pitch she saw into left field for an RBI double to give the Lady Bearcats the early lead Kynlei Storey drove in a run on a ground ball to make it 2-0 The Lady Tigers cut it to 2-1 in the bottom of the second on a suicide squeeze play Cullman got that run back in the top of the third Maples reached on an error to lead off the inning and a ground ball moved her over to second Reese Hopper lined an RBI single to center field to give them a 3-1 lead and another error allowed them to get the lead right back at 4-3 The Lady Tigers added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth An RBI single was followed by an RBI double to make it 6-3 another RBI single allowed them to extend their lead to 7-3 Graham hit a one-out double for Cullman in the top of the fifth and Hooper drove her in on an RBI single to cut it to 7-4 They wouldn’t get any closer after that as they ended up dropping their game to Madison County 7-4 Hopper finished with a pair of hits and two RBIs for the Lady Bearcats while Graham (two hits) and Storey each drove in a run in the loss Good Hope 10 – East Lawrence 0 (Saturday) Good Hope got on the scoreboard first in their opening at-bats Lizzy Steed got hit by the pitch to lead off the bottom of the first and a sacrifice bunt moved her over to second Campbell Koch hit the first pitch she saw right up the middle for an RBI single to give the Lady Raiders the early lead They added to their lead in the bottom of the third A pair of RBI doubles by Kylee Smith and Haley Lay extended their lead to 3-0 Addyson Burgess lined the first pitch she saw into left field for a two-run triple to make it 5-0 Brooklyn Lambert followed that up with an RBI single to put them ahead 6-0 An RBI triple by Koch and an RBI single by Lay gave Good Hope an 8-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth The Lady Raiders quickly ended things in the bottom of the fifth and Steed hit an RBI single to left field to make it 9-0 Koch’s one-out RBI single helped seal the 10-0 win for Good Hope Koch collected a trio of hits and three RBIs for the Lady Raiders Lay (two hits) and Burgess (one hit) each drove in a pair of runs and Lambert (one hit) all added an RBI of their own in the win Molly Benefield pitched a complete game three-hit shutout for Good Hope Sumiton Christan 9 – Good Hope 0 (Saturday) Sumiton Christian got off to a strong start offensively as they put up a six spot in their opening at-bats to take a 6-0 lead The Lady Eagles added two more runs in the top of the second and one more in the third to make it 9-0 Sumiton Christian would go on to shut out Good Hope 9-0 and Carlee Trammell all collected a hit for the Lady Raiders American Christian Academy 15 – Good Hope 5 (Saturday) It didn’t take long at all for American Christian Academy to blow the game wide open They batted around and put up 11 runs in their opening at-bats to take an early 11-0 lead Good Hope batted around in the top of the second Lizzy Steed led off the inning with a double and a single by Kylee Smith put runners on the corners with nobody out Haley Lay hit an RBI double to cut it to 11-1 Smith scored on a ground ball by Addyson Burgess to make it 11-2 The Lady Raiders loaded the bases with two outs and Carlee Trammell drew a walk to trim the deficit to 11-3 Calleigh Granger hit a two-run double to right field to cut it to 11-5 added four more runs in their half to put them ahead 15-5 and they went on to defeat the Lady Raiders 15-5 Granger finished with a hit and two RBIs for Good Hope and Trammell all drove in a run in the loss – The Good Hope Lady Raiders cruised past Dora and Deshler to win their second straight Northwest Regional title last week but points were a little tougher to come by when they faced St Michael Catholic in the 4A semifinals on Tuesday Good Hope led by 12 at one point in the fourth quarter but had to withstand a late push from the Cardinals to earn a 38-30 win and advance to the 4A State Championship Game Good Hope Head Coach Justin Aby was proud of the way his team executed on the defensive end in the win holding the Cardinals to just 30 points on 20.5% shooting but he knows the Raiders will have to come up with more on the offensive end if they want to take home a blue map later this week Michael a lot of credit for that but this time of year it doesn’t have to be a pretty win its just all about advancing and at the end of the day we get to play for a state championship,” Aby said I’m proud of these ladies and the way they competed We’ve battled a lot of adversity and I’m glad to see them overcome it today Any time you hold a high school team to 30 points you’re doing your job on the defensive end I don’t know if it was nerves or what but offensively It’s good to see when things are going hard on that end that you’re still bringing that defensive effort even when you can’t get shots to fall.” Michael 43-33 in the win and dominating on the glass has been a point of emphasis for Aby and his staff this season “(Sophie) had 13 rebounds which is huge for an eighth grader so several girls really competed on the boards,” Aby said “Something we’ve noticed as a coaching staff is that we find ourselves winning the majority of our games when we win the rebounding battle so that’s been one of our goals.” Michael jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first few minutes of the game but Sophie Konrad scored Good Hope’s first 5 points on the other end to give the Raiders a 5-4 lead Ava McSwain’s first three-pointer of the night made it an 8-4 game later in the period and her next three put Good Hope in front 11-7 at the end of the first quarter Baskets by Lexi Marshall and Jolee McHan extended the Raider lead to 15-8 midway through the second quarter Lucie Adams sank a pair of free throws to make it a 17-11 game with 39 seconds remaining in the half and McSwain tipped one in with just 4 seconds on the clock to send Good Hope to the locker room with a 19-14 lead at the break Konrad scored through a foul and tacked on the free throw to put the Raiders ahead 22-16 early in the third quarter McSwain laid one in and Konrad scored another basket inside to make it 26-16 and later in the period McSwain knocked down another three to give Good Hope a 29-18 advantage The Cardinals were able to trim the lead to 29-22 by the end of the third quarter but a three from Konrad kept the Raiders in front 32-22 early in the fourth Michael battled back to cut the lead to 34-30 with just over two minutes remaining Good Hope tightened up on the defensive end and McHan and Konrad each buried a pair of free throws in the final minute of the game to secure a 38-30 win and a spot in the 4A state finals Konrad posted a game-high 15 points and 13 rebounds in the win McSwain added 13 points and nine rebounds and McHan finished with six points and 11 boards With so much production missing from last year’s state title team some may have been skeptical about this Raider team’s ability to compete for another championship but they have continued to prove the doubters wrong with each win they collect this postseason “Last year we graduated four senior starters but a lot of these other girls are the ones that competed against those seniors They made sure to work them every day at practice to try and push each other and get better so that really benefited them as well,” Aby said “They do kind of play with a chip on their shoulder there were a lot of people that might’ve said this team couldn’t put themselves in this spot to compete for a championship but they found a way and now they’ll be playing for a state championship on Friday.” wasn’t able to play during last year’s championship run due to an injury McHan still enjoyed her experience last season but admits she’s having even more fun being on the court this time around especially playing here since I didn’t get to last year,” McHan said “Even though I didn’t get to play last year it was still a great experience I still had a lot of fun but it’s just different getting to be out on the floor and play with these girls.” The Lady Raiders will be back on the court at Legacy Arena Friday at 4 p.m to play the winner of Plainview and Trinity Presbyterian in the 4A Girls State Championship Game GOOD HOPE, Ala. – A Cullman County man is now facing a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of a man in Good Hope last month Cullman County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Gregory Wayne Aycock on a new charge in connection with the death of Anthony Mark Sturgeon Sturgeon’s body was found at a Good Hope park on Saturday Aycock was previously charged with first-degree hindering prosecution and corpse abuse Court documents state: “On or about February 7 a person committed the crime of hindering the prosecution in the first degree with the intent to hinder the apprehension conviction or punishment of another for conduct constituting a murder or a Class A or B felony to-wit: DISPOSING OF BODY BY AIDING INVOLVMENT THAT PROVIDED FENTANYL he knowingly treated a human corpse in a way that would outrage ordinary family sensibilities to-wit: THOWING OUT A BODY AT A PUBLIC PARK FROM A VEHICLE Sturgeon’s body was found at a Good Hope park Saturday His body was identified by Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry told The Tribune in February “Preliminary indications are believed to be a drug overdose It is believed that Aycock moved the body in question.” Aycock is currently being held at the Cullman County Detention Center without bond.  – The defending 4A state champion Good Hope Lady Raiders handled Dora in the Sweet 16 last week to set up another huge postseason matchup with Deshler in the Northwest Regional finals on Tuesday The Raiders and Tigers have had several intense battles over the last few years and Tuesday’s contest was no different Good Hope built a 12-point lead by halftime and cranked up the pressure on the defensive end in the second half pulling away to collect a 70-50 win and punching their ticket back to the Final Four The Raiders outrebounded the Tigers 34-24 in the game and that was an emphasis for Head Coach Justin Aby and his staff as they prepared for this matchup “One of our assistant coaches pulled the stats from the last three times that we played Deshler and for the last three years the team that won the rebounding battle won the game I’m sitting here looking at the stats and tonight we won the rebounding battle,” Aby said “It was great for Coach (Nina) Moss to bring that up and she’s been focused on it with them all week Four Raiders scored in double figures and Aby believes they’re at their best when they play with that balance on the offensive end Obviously with Ava (McSwain) and her career a lot of teams are going to be focused on guarding her but we had six players with at least seven points and that’s balance When we’re scoring like that and attacking like that we become an extremely hard team to guard.” Deshler jumped out to an early lead but a basket from Ella Gossett and a pair of three-pointers from Lexi Marshall gave Good Hope an 8-6 lead later in the period Jolee McHan scored through a foul and tacked on the free throw to make it 11-6 and Lucie Adams hit a pair of free throws to stretch the lead to 13-6 with one minute remaining in the first quarter Marshall added one more basket before the end of the first to put the Lady Raiders in front 15-9 at the start of the second Three-pointers from Adams and Ava McSwain made it a 21-13 game early in the second quarter and Sophie Konrad followed with a three of her own to make it 24-15 McSwain and Marshall scored off turnovers to add to the lead and Konrad scored the next five Raider points to extend the lead to 33-18 with less than three minutes to play in the first half Adams scored the next four to make it a 37-21 game and after McSwain split a pair of free throws Konrad sank a pair from the line in the finals seconds of the period to give Good Hope a 40-28 lead at halftime McSwain hit a turnaround jumper and a pair of free throws early in the third quarter to keep the Raiders ahead 44-33 Gossett and Konrad each drilled a pair from the line to maintain a 48-33 lead with two minutes to play in the third and McHan laid one in with just 15 seconds on the clock to make it a 50-35 game going into the fourth Baskets by McHan and McSwain kept Good Hope in front 54-37 early in the fourth quarter and after Gossett laid one in Adams buried another three to make it 59-40 McSwain added a free throw and another jumper to give the Raiders a 17-point lead midway through the period and Gossett hit a pair of free throws to make it a 64-45 game Marshall and Konrad wrapped things up at the free throw line in the final two minutes back to back Northwest Regional Championships and a trip back to the Final Four Four players finished in double figures for Good Hope led by McSwain and Konrad (seven rebounds) who each posted 15 points in the win Gossett finished with eight and McHan (seven rebounds) added seven Sophie Konrad and Lucie Adams both earned Northwest Regional All-Tournament honors and Ava McSwain was selected as Tournament MVP After four seniors from last year’s state championship squad graduated this year’s team was eager to take on the challenge of defending the title “We lost four seniors off last year’s team and all of them are playing in college now and doing extremely well for themselves but this group almost took it as a challenge,” Aby said and what people don’t understand is these are the same girls that went up against those seniors every single day at practice They go to see some of the best players in the state last year and that did nothing but make them better for later on.” Michael Catholic in the 4A state semifinals in Birmingham next Tuesday at 3 p.m – The Good Hope Lady Raiders were back in action at the Northwest Regional Wednesday afternoon to play Dora in the Sweet 16 and for the third time in four seasons the Lady Raiders will be playing in the Elite Eight Good Hope jumped out to a 23-6 lead in the opening period and kept the Bulldogs at arm’s length the rest of the way to seal a 68-53 win and punch its ticket to the Northwest Regional finals Lady Raiders Head Coach Justin Aby was happy to get the win and advance but wants to see more focus from his team on the defensive end when they hit the court again on Tuesday obviously the most important stat to get is the W but on our end I think there’s a lot of things we need to clean up Just overall our energy and our effort weren’t great,” Aby said “I felt like we didn’t get a lot of the 50/50 balls tonight so at this point of the year our effort and our intensity is going to have to be better in order for us to keep playing basketball.” Good Hope started out the game red-hot on both sides of the court Ava McSwain and Jolee McHan each knocked down a short jumper to give the Lady Raiders an early 4-0 lead McSwain drilled a three from the left wing then Sophie Konrad laid it in to extend their lead to 9-0 Lexi Marshall scored five straight points to put Good Hope ahead and Ella Gossett drained a trey from the right wing to give the Lady Raiders a 21-5 lead late in the first quarter Konrad put in another basket on their final possession of the first quarter and Good Hope would go into the second quarter up Lucie Adams hit a pair of baskets to give the Lady Raiders a 27-8 lead early in the second A pair of three-point plays by Dora cut it to 27-14 with a little over five minutes to go in the first half then McSwain added a three from the left wing to make it a 32-17 game A 6-1 run by the Lady Bulldogs trimmed the deficit to 33-23 late in the first half Gossett and Marshall each knocked down a three to give Good Hope a 39-23 lead but a late three-point play by Dora cut it to 39-27 at the break The scoring slowed down some in the third quarter A rebound and putback by the Lady Bulldogs made it a 41-31 game almost midway through the third then Gossett added a basket down low to put Good Hope ahead then Marshall laid it in before the buzzer to extend their lead to 52-35 at the start of the fourth quarter then she later added a three from the right wing to give the Lady Raiders a 57-38 lead early in the final period Adams’ three-point play made it a 60-40 game Five quick points by the Lady Bulldogs cut it to 60-45 but McSwain scored five quick points of her own to extend Good Hope’s lead to 65-47 and Gossett added a late free throw to put the finishing touches on a 68-53 win for the Lady Raiders McSwain finished with 22 points for Good Hope and Marshall posted 12 points and five assists in the win McHan recorded five points and a game-high nine rebounds as well The Lady Raiders will be back on the court Tuesday afternoon to play either Deshler or Cordova in the Elite Eight GOOD HOPE, Ala. – On Sunday, March 9, Cullman County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested George Thomas Meadows, 80, of Cullman, in connection with the shooting incident that occurred earlier Sunday on Doss Road in Good Hope The shooting was allegedly a result of an altercation between Meadows and the victim Meadows was charged with aggravated assault/attempted murder He is currently confined in the Cullman County Detention Center with no bond the victim is still in the hospital and remains in critical condition – A Cullman man has been arrested in connection with the body that was found at a Good Hope park Saturday The deceased was identified as Anthony Mark Sturgeon He was pronounced dead at the scene by Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick deputies with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office arrested Gregory Wayne Aycock According to Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry Aycock was charged with obstructing police/obstructing a criminal investigation and morals/decency crime – abuse of a corpse “These charges stem from the discovery of a deceased body in the Good Hope area on Saturday morning,” Gentry said CCSO investigators allegedly obtained sufficient evidence to execute the arrest.  This continues to be an active investigation and further information will be provided as it becomes available Click or tap on the image above for a digital tribute to Gloria Chandler She was born on October 2,1935 at home in Morgan County Georgia to the late Lottie Bell Hanson Malcom and the late Horace Malcom Gloria was the epitome of southern hospitality there was always a seat at the table for you and you always left full. She loved and appreciated the simple things of life She loved her family immensely and taught us to love each other and the Lord She never failed to tell everyone how good the Lord had been to her.  Sara Anna Chandler (Cason); great grandchildren Madeline Johnson & Margo Akins.   Visitation will take place on Tuesday evening from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Meadows Funeral Home.  A funeral service will be held on Wednesday March 26th 2025 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Meadows Funeral Home.  Interment will follow at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.   the family requests that you consider a donation to Abbey Hospice in Social Circle Reposted courtesy of Meadows Funeral Home. You must be logged in to post a comment Michael Catholic in the Class 4A Semifinals on Tuesday Good Hope was back on the court at Legacy Arena to defend its state title against Trinity Presbyterian in the finals Friday night the Wildcats got off to a fast start and led Good Hope wire to wire on their way to a 67-27 win and the 4A state title Raiders Head Coach Justin Aby had a lot of people to thank for helping guide Good Hope to another outstanding season He knows his team didn’t play its best game on Friday but credits Trinity for generating a lot of that adversity We won this thing by 30 last year and today we came up short and lost by 40 so he’s great in the good times and the bad I want to give a shoutout to my assistant coaches I think they’re some of the best in the state Coach Moss and Coach Taylor do a great job with their program and I better go ahead and mention my wife too I think every coach’s spouse is the real MVP just knowing how much time coaches spend with their teams,” Aby said I think Trinity could compete in any classification here at the finals I don’t think today was our best performance and we fell short but that’s part of basketball and part of life I don’t think that takes anything away from us and we played some of the top teams in the state and other states Aby reflected on what this team has accomplished this season and the legacy that this year’s seniors are leaving behind These seniors were part of something special last year bringing our school its first state championship ever in any sport and after we graduated so many young ladies for them to be able to bring their teammates back to this spot,” Aby said “To say I’m proud of them would be an understatement You all see great basketball players and I see that as well but I see even better people out of these girls so I’m extremely proud of them and I know they’re going to do great things in life.” Baskets by Ava McSwain and Lexi Marshall held Trinity’s lead to 5-4 early in the first quarter and after the Wildcats used a 7-0 run to pull ahead 12-4 McSwain knocked down a three to trim the lead to 12-7 McSwain’s next basket made it a 15-9 game later in the period but Trinity dominated the rest of the first extending its lead to 28-9 by the start of the second The Wildcats continued to dominate on the defensive end in the second quarter keeping the Raiders off the scoreboard for the duration of the period and taking a commanding 46-9 lead into the locker room at halftime McSwain hit a pair of free throws early in the third quarter to make it a 49-11 game and Lucie Adams buried a three later in the period to make it 52-14 Baskets by Ella Gossett and Jolee McHan cut the lead down to 54-18 with less than two minutes remaining in the third and Adams banked in another three just before the buzzer to make it a 57-21 game going into the fourth McSwain scored six more points in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t enough to overcome the early deficit and Good Hope’s season came to an end with a 67-27 loss in 4A State Championship Game McSwain (five rebounds) led the Lady Raiders with 15 points in the loss Gossett and McHan (six rebounds) each posted 2 Ava McSwain and Jolee McHan each earned All-State Tournament Team honors After losing four of their five starters to graduation in May some doubted whether or not the Raiders would be able to put together another deep postseason run and seniors McSwain and McHan were proud to prove them wrong Nobody thought we would get back here and I just want to thank God for helping us get back here,” McSwain said I’m not going to let this game beat us up because basketball doesn’t define me and we’re going to move on and trust God and it’s going to be ok.” “At the beginning of the year I had several people come up to me and tell me that we would not ever make it back this year That we would not be able to get here because of how many seniors we lost,” McHan said “That drove us all together and we had one goal in mind and that was to make it back here but we still did really good this season and I’m super proud of everybody.” 1/43AHSAA 4A girls semifinal: Good Hope vs. St. Michael.st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Evan DudleyGood Hope was held without a field goal for more than six minutes in the final period but rebounding and clutch free-throw shooting aided the fourth-ranked defending champion Raiders in securing a 38-30 victory over No Michael in Tuesday’s Class 4A state semifinal at the BJCC’s Legacy Arena in Birmingham Michael a lot of credit for that,” Good Hope coach Justin Aby said we get to play for a state championship and proud of these ladies and the way they competed.” Sophie Konrad splashed home a triple to open the fourth quarter and the Raiders held a 34-22 lead with 6:23 remaining in the game Michael (23-2) then held the Raiders to a 5:38 scoring drought and used an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 34-30 with 1:33 left “We started to see it slipping away from our hands and realized how bad we wanted it,” St “That’s when we started getting our rebounds up and it came down to who wanted it more.” McHan and Konrad were both fouled in the final minute and went 4-of-4 at the foul line to secure the semifinal win and advance the Raiders to a second straight championship game Good Hope (27-5) did not score until the 4:51 mark of the opening period but a layup from Konrad sparked an 8-0 run that was capped on a 3-pointer by Ava McSwain Michael’s Molly McDonald answered with her own triple and McSwain nailed her second 3-pointer for an 11-7 lead at the end of the quarter The Raiders were able to stretch the lead to as many as 6 points in the first half as they held St Michael to a 1-of-7 showing on field goals in the second period McDonald was fouled before the buzzer and converted 1-of-2 free throws to cut the Good Hope advantage to 19-14 at the halftime break McDonald cut the lead to 3 points on a pair of free throws in the second minute of the third period but the Raiders went on a 7-0 run – jumpstarted on a Konrad layup plus a free throw – that blossomed into a 10-2 surge on a 3-pointer from McSwain The eighth-grader posted a double-double with a game-high 15 points and 13 rebounds We know we’re not the biggest but we went out there and won the battle,” she said Stat sheet: Good Hope – McSwain finished with 13 points Michael – McDonald had a team-high 12 points and Samantha Kokoszka finished with 7 points By the numbers: Good Hope shot 25 percent overall and 8-of-10 at the foul line Michael was held to 20.5 percent from the field but forced 18 turnovers that resulted in 11 points Good Hope advanced to its second straight title game and seek to repeat as 4A champions Michael made its first state tournament appearance in only its eighth season as a program Coachspeak: “Last year we graduated four starters – four seniors – and a lot of these other girls made sure they worked every day and pushed one another a lot of people could say there was no way this team coming up would put themselves in a spot to compete for a championship This is probably one of my favorite groups that I’ve ever had and one of our favorite seasons We had four keys for us to win and one of them was getting back in transition to slow down their early offense They said it: “I’m very happy to be back and especially playing here But it’s different being out on the floor and playing for these girls.” – Good Hope’s McHan “We did a lot better job during the first part of the fourth quarter We were able to defend pretty well during the game.” – St Good Hope will face either top-ranked Trinity or No 6 Plainview in the AHSAA Class 4A title game at 4 p.m – A Cullman County woman is now facing a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of a man in Good Hope last month Kinsey Nikole Burns, 21, of Cullman, was arrested March 20, on charges of manslaughter – fentanyl and corpse abuse.  She is the second person to be charged in connection with the death of Anthony Mark Sturgeon, 29, of Cullman MANSLAUGHTER – FENTANYL: KINSEY NIKOLE BURNS did deliver or distribute a controlled substance in violation of 13A-12-211 or any synthetic controlled substance fentanyl or any synthetic controlled substance fentanyl analogue described in Sections 20-2-23 and 20-2-25 and the person to whom the controlled substance was sold delivered or distributed died as a proximate result of the use of the controlled substance to-wit: PROVIDED FENTANYL TO ANTHONY MARK STURGEON WHICH CAUSED HIS DEATH in violation of 13A-6-3(3) of the Code of Alabama (1975).  knowingly treat a human corpse in a way that would outrage ordinary family sensibilities to-wit: BY DUMPING THE BODY OF ANTHONY MARK STURGEON AT GOOD HOPE CITY PARK in violation of 13A-11-13 of the Code of Alabama (1975).  On March 19, Gregory Wayne Aycock, 55, of Cullman, was arrested He is charged with manslaughter – fentanyl first-degree hindering prosecution and corpse abuse Burns is currently being held at the Cullman County Detention Center without bond Area 13 tournament with a win over East Lawrence on Saturday the Good Hope Raiders traveled to West Morgan to battle the Rebels for the area title Tuesday night but a big fourth quarter from West Morgan helped the Rebels get past the Raiders 67-51 Both teams team traded three-pointers to keep the game tied early in the opening period then Tucker Malin got an offensive rebound and put it back in and Tyler Cone laid it in to give Good Hope a 9-3 lead West Morgan went on an 8-0 run to grab an 11-9 lead Malin drained a trey from the left wing to give the Raiders the lead right back at 12-11 with a little over three minutes to go in the first quarter After a pair of baskets helped the Rebels retake the lead at 15-12 Malin’s third three of the game tied the game up at 15 then Kye McSwain buried a late three to put Good Hope ahead Another trey by Malin extended the Raider lead to 23-17 but West Morgan hit a basket down low on the other end to cut it to 23-20 A rebound and putback by Cone made it 25-20 then Malin’s fifth three of the first half kept it at a five-point game at 28-23 A late basket by Cone gave Good Hope a 30-25 lead but the Rebels hit a pair of late baskets to trim the deficit to 30-29 at the half Each team traded leads to start the third quarter Pace nailed a trey from the right corner to give the Raiders a 33-31 lead early in the third A pair of baskets by West Morgan gave them a 35-33 lead the Rebels scored the next five points to give them a 40-37 lead McSwain knocked down a three from the right wing to tie the game up at 42 late in the third West Morgan scored five straight points to take a 47-42 lead but Malin banked in a three just before the buzzer to cut it to 47-45 going into the fourth Pace buried a three from the left corner to give Good Hope a 48-47 lead then Malin added a pair of technical free throws to make it a 50-47 game That’s when the Rebels completely took over the game as their 20-1 run would give them the 67-51 win over the Raiders Malin led the way for Good Hope with 23 points Good Hope will travel for its Sub-Regional game on Saturday How to watch Alabama high school playoff girls basketball: Good Hope vs 28Data SkriveGood Hope High School will host Trinity Presbyterian School on Friday How to watch TPS vs. Good Hope playoff high school girls basketballTPS and Good Hope will face off on Friday, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. CT. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network The NFHS Network gives you access to live high school sports around the country Follow your favorite team and never miss a game Watch Good Hope vs. TPS on NFHS! All NFHS Network events are available to watch online at www.NFHSnetwork.com and through the NFHS Network Mobile Apps for iOS and Android and TV Apps for ROKU – Good Hope High School will hold its Fair Queen Representative Pageant on Saturday followed by its Miss Heritage and Miss Heritage Princess Pageants at (tentatively) 4 2025 Fair Queen Representative contestants are 2025 Miss Heritage Pageant (grades 11-12) contestants are 2025 Miss Heritage Princess Pageant (grades 9-10) contestants are Not pictured are Avery Mayo and Kaleigh Williams The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to the report of a shooting in Good Hope on Sunday Deputies responded and located an individual with gunshot wounds The individual was transported to an area hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries Deputies and investigators detained a person of interest This appears to have been an isolated incident and there is no believed threat to the community More information will be provided as it becomes available 25Data SkriveThere is an intriguing high school clash -- Good Hope High School vs Michael Catholic High School -- in Birmingham How to watch St. Michael vs. Good Hope playoff high school girls basketballSt. Michael and Good Hope will match up on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. CT. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network Watch Good Hope vs. St. Michael on NFHS! A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday Larry worked for Equifax prior to retiring Larry was preceded in death by his parents Laurence Blanchard and Mary Olga (Greenwell) Ball He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 670 Tom Brewer Road, Loganville, GA 30052. 770-466-1544. Please sign the online guest registry at www.stewartfh.com To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Larry Ball please visit our Sympathy Store Reposted courtesy of Tim Stewart Funeral Home You must be logged in to post a comment – This year’s County Baseball Tournament officially got underway at Good Hope High School on Friday and three teams played their way into the semifinals on day one Vinemont outraced Hanceville in a 15-12 shootout West Point advanced with a 9-3 win over Holly Pond and Good Hope capped the night with a 9-4 win over Cold Springs RBI doubles from Howell and Ashton Hurst gave Hanceville a 3-0 lead in the top of the first The Eagles responded in the bottom of the second Owen McKinney and Josh Rhodes led off the inning with back to back singles and  an error allowed Nicolas Jankowski to score and trim the lead to 3-1 Rush Sandlin laid down a sacrifice bunt to score Rhodes and make it a 3-2 game Tucker Mauter lined an RBI single to right field to tie the game at 3 and Jake Hale knocked an RBI double into center field to give the Eagles a 5-3 lead Hale scored on a fielder’s choice to stretch the lead to 6-3 going into the third Gabe Ognilla scored on a wild pitch to trim the lead to 6-4 in the top of the third and Hunter Weeks drove a 2-run single back up the middle to tie things back up at 6 Vinemont moved back in front 7-6 when Rhodes scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the third and Hale ripped a 2-run single into right field to extend the lead to 9-6 going into the fourth Vinemont tacked on another run to make it 10-6 in the bottom of the fifth RBI singles from Ognilla and Cody Belcher cut the lead to 10-8 in the top of the sixth Weeks shot a 2-run double into right field to tie things up at 10 and two pitches later Hurst pulled a 2-run single into left field to give the Bulldogs a 12-10 lead The Eagles answered the big inning with one of their own in the bottom of the sixth Rush Sandlin’s RBI single drove in a pair of runs to tie the game at 12 Hayden Robinson scored on an error one pitch later to put Vinemont in front 13-12 and later in the inning Rylan McRae plated two more runs with a single to left field to make it a 15-12 game headed to the seventh Hanceville was unable to put any more runs on the board in the seventh and the Eagles advanced to the semifinals with a 15-12 win Hale (two hits) finished with four RBIs in the win and Sandlin (one hit) and McRae (one hit) each added three RBIs Weeks (two hits) and Hurst (two hits) each posted three RBIs in the loss Brody Howard and Carson Ryan led off the top of the first with three straight singles to load the bases for Holly Pond and Cole Eubanks was hit by a pitch to give the Broncos a 1-0 lead Howard scored on a fielder’s choice a few pitches later to make it a 2-0 game An error allowed West Point to score a pair of runs in the bottom of the first to tie the game at 2 going into the second a Titan Thornton RBI single put the Warriors in front 3-2 in the bottom of the third Olinger answered with an RBI double in the top of the fourth to the tie things up at 3 Cooper Howard led off the bottom half of the fourth with a solo home run to give West Point a 4-3 lead and later in the inning back to back to back doubles from Skylar Echols Boston Freeman and Thornton stretched the Warrior lead to 7-3 going into the fifth West Point scored two more runs on an error in the bottom of the fifth to make it a 9-3 game and those were the last runs scored in the contest securing a semifinal spot for the Warriors Thornton posted a pair of hits and RBIs in the win and Freeman (one RBI) finished with three hits Olinger finished the game with a pair of hits and an RBI for Holly Pond Both teams put a runner on with two outs to start out the game but were unable to crack the scoreboard Mason Gable hit a two-out single in the top of the second for Cold Springs Nash Landon and Case Naramore hit back-to-back singles with two outs for Good Hope in their half and Owen Armstrong drew a walk to load the bases Parker Johnson lined a two-run single to center field to give the Raiders a 2-0 lead Good Hope added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth Colbi Kilpatrick reached on an error to lead off the inning Landon lined an RBI double to center field to make it 3-0 Johnson lined the third pitch he saw into left field for an RBI double Carter Rutherford hit a single to lead off the bottom of the fifth for Good Hope He stole second and moved up to third on an error and would later score on a ground ball by Carter Naramore to stretch their lead to 5-0 Cold Springs made things really interesting in the top of the sixth Ayden Black hit a double to lead off the inning but he got forced out at third on a ground ball by Cooper Johnson Another fielder’s choice moved Johnson up to second Lindan Hill lined an RBI single to left field to cut it to 5-1 Hill scored on an error two pitches later to make it 5-2 A single by Gable put runners on first and second with two outs and Elijah Cole hit a huge two-run double to left field to trim the deficit to 5-4 Armstrong hit a one-out double in the Raider half of the sixth and would score a few pitches later on an RBI single by Johnson to put Good Hope ahead An error put runners on the corners with one out and Rutherford’s two-run triple to right field made it 8-4 Caden Drake hit an RBI single to make it 9-4 Carter Naramore came in the seventh inning and he struck out the side to help seal the 9-4 win for the Raiders Johnson finished with three hits and four RBIs for Good Hope Rutherford went three-for-three with a pair of RBIs and Naramore all drove in a run in the game The duo of Case and Carter Naramore gave up six hits and one earned run Cole (two RBIs) and Hill (one RBI) each finished with a hit in the game Saturday and Good Hope will take on West Point at 1 p.m Good Hope and Spring Garden's girls basketball teams will try to make a little history next week at the State High School Basketball Tournament at Legacy Arena who won the school's first ever state title last year when they won the 4A Title are going for a repeat who have nine state titles in girls' basketball will try to do something they've never done: win 3 state titles in a row Good Hope won the 4A Northwest Title with a 69-50 win over Deshler The Raiders shot lights out in the first half to jump out to a 40-28 halftime lead Four scored in double figures for the Raiders: Ava McSwain and Sophie Konrad scored 15 points each to lead the attack Lexi Marshall and Lucie Adams scored 12 points each Spring Garden won the 1A Northeast Title with a 62-51 win over Ider But last year Ider didn't have run through the Panthers and the amazing Ace Austin Austin is a five-star point guard who has signed with Alabama Ace's father Ricky recently won his 1,000th career game Some of those wins came when he was coaching the boys' team as well at Spring Garden He's not multi-tasking that much these days He just coaches girls' basketball AND volleyball Spring Garden has won back-to-back state titles in volleyball also punched their ticket to the Final Four Tuesday with a win over Bob Jones Boys' area teams moving on to Birmingham next week with wins Tuesday were Glencoe The defending 4A Girls Champ is back in the title game Michael 38-30 Tuesday in a semifinal showdown at Legacy Arena but one of the keys was offensive rebounding but their control of the offensive glass was critical Sophie Konrad led the way with a double-double The Raiders were only 4-of-28 from the arc Michael to 21 percent shooting and 1-of-18 from 3-point distance who won the school's first ever state title a year ago go for the repeat when they play Trinity Presbyterian Trinity was ranked #1 in the final regular season ASWA poll – Good Hope’s City Council held its first February meeting at Good Hope City Hall Monday night and in addition to passing a pair of new resolutions the council gave public notice of this year’s upcoming municipal election “An ordinance providing for the election of municipal officers Pursuant to 11-46-21 of the Code of Alabama (1975) for the purpose of electing a Mayor and City Council Place Numbers 1 All registered and qualified electors of the state who reside within the corporate limits of the City of Good Hope Alabama and have resided therein for thirty (30) days or more immediately preceding the date of such election and who are qualified to vote in the county precinct which embraces and covers that part of the corporate limits of the City of Good Hope in which the elector resides will be authorized to participate in said election That the polls shall be opened on the day of said election from 7:00 a.m at the voting places in the City of Good Hope Location of voting place: City Clerk’s Office Candidates may begin qualifying for office on Tuesday The last day on which a candidate may qualify by filing a statement of candidacy with the City Clerk shall be Tuesday The council also approved a change order for a modification to its contract regarding the Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion project described as an “Addition of post EQ effluent pumps piping and deletion of post EQ control valve.” At the cost of $22,671.25 Other council business items from Monday night For the use of electronic vote counting devices by the City Council of the City of Good Hope that for all election held subsequent to the passage of this resolution the use of DS200 Voting Machine Tabulator and Express Vote Machine a system which complies with Section 17-7-21 of the Code of Alabama and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto and tabulating of any and all election results.” Professional services from Waggoner Engineering for bid phase on Multi-Use Storm Shelter project the City of Good Hope is seeking professional services for the bid phase of the Multi-Use Storm Shelter/Community Center in accordance with federal procurement guidelines the City of Good Hope intends to go into Professional Service Agreement for services related to the bid process for the Multi-Use Storm Shelter Community Center; be it resolved that the city council of the City of Good Hope states that Jerry Bartlett is hereby authorized to execute the contract documents related to this project for the amount of $5,000.” The Good Hope City Council will hold its next meeting at Good Hope City Hall on Monday highly relevant issue briefs and reports that break new ground with a focus on advancing debates by integrating foundational research and analysis with concrete policy solutions the Atlantic Council’s experts have you covered—delivering their sharpest rapid insight and forward-looking analysis direct to your inbox New Atlanticist is where top experts and policymakers at the Atlantic Council and beyond offer exclusive insight on the most pressing global challenges—and the United States’ role in addressing them alongside its allies and partners A weekly column by Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe Inflection Points focuses on the global challenges facing the United States and how to best address them UkraineAlert is a comprehensive online publication that provides regular news and analysis on developments in Ukraine’s politics UkraineAlert sources analysis and commentary from a wide-array of thought-leaders and activists from Ukraine and the global community MENASource offers the latest news from across the Middle East and independent analysis from fellows and staff Econographics provides an in-depth look at trends in the global economy utilizing state-of-the-art data visualization tools The Suez Canal is both a maritime choke point and a vital waterway for global trade and energy security The 193-kilometer canal connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean: Given its strategic role as the fastest sea route between Asia and Europe any disruption to the Suez Canal can have outsized impacts on global commerce and energy markets Minimizing such disruption is an international concern It requires diplomacy and collaboration to bolster Suez area security and capacity building to protect trade flows and supply chains The canal’s strategic importance has repeatedly made it a flash point during geopolitical conflicts. In late 1956, after Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the canal during which the canal was closed from October 1956 until March 1957 Though the closure lasted only about five months it disrupted shipping significantly; hundreds of vessels were forced to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope The crisis underscored the canal’s leverage in Cold War geopolitics and ended with Egypt retaining control but only after international pressure forced invading forces to withdraw firing rockets in an effort to disrupt traffic No damage was done and transits continued uninterrupted—but the incident highlighted persistent security concerns historical episodes show that geopolitical conflicts can rapidly threaten the Suez Canal’s operability leading to costly rerouting of ships and prompting defensive measures to safeguard this vital corridor dramatically underscoring the threat to shipping leading the Suez Canal Authority to urge shipping lines to return to their normal routes amid signs of stabilizing conditions no new attacks had been reported for several weeks but these episodes served as a stark reminder of how quickly a regional conflict can threaten the security of a global trade artery down from a normal level of seventy or more in prior months Such a sharp decline in Red Sea traffic implies a significant temporary loss of global shipping capacity as a large share of the world’s container and bulk fleet was pushed onto longer routes they can put upward pressure on inflation in affected economies due to costlier imports and shipping delays faced both longer lead times and surcharges on freight in late 2023 complicating inventory management and production schedules requiring shippers to seek specialized coverage or government guarantees The net effect was sharply increased operating costs for any ships brave enough to continue through the canal during the hostilities highlighting a climate impact alongside economic costs The recent disruptions underscore that the Suez Canal’s strategic vulnerability is an international concern Stability in the waterways connecting to the canal (e.g. and the Eastern Mediterranean) is critical for uninterrupted commerce A key policy lesson is the importance of proactive security and diplomatic measures to protect this choke point Egypt already maintains a robust military presence to secure the canal itself but the Red Sea attacks revealed the need for a broader cooperative security framework—potentially involving regional states and global naval powers—to ensure safe passage in surrounding seas multinational maritime patrols or convoy arrangements in the Red Sea could be considered during periods of high risk (such as past anti-piracy operations or the tanker convoys in the Persian Gulf during the 1980s) provide a legal foundation for international collaboration in maritime security efforts and coordinate response mechanisms to maritime insecurity Other maritime routes are emerging, but they remain insufficient. Climate change is gradually opening the Northern Sea Route (NSR) along the Russian Arctic which raises the prospect of an Asia-Europe sea route that circumvents the Suez Canal Arctic routes are not yet commercially viable for mainstream shipping: seasonal ice and a lack of infrastructure pose significant challenges the NSR will remain a limited-use route for specific ships and seasons rather than a full alternative to the Suez Canal Meanwhile, the Cape of Good Hope route will continue to be the primary backup when the Suez is impassable, despite its longer distance. This reality was underscored during the Red Sea crisis. When faced with danger, the shipping industry’s only immediate large-scale alternative was essentially to go around Africa that solution carries significant economic reinforcing why maintaining the Suez’s accessibility is so crucial International cooperation in maritime security can also extend to technological advancements Countries can work together to develop and deploy surveillance systems and advanced communication networks to monitor shipping activities effectively the Automatic Identification System (AIS) allows vessels to broadcast their location in real time helping authorities to track maritime traffic and respond to security threats proactively Joint investments in such technologies can enhance situational awareness and risk assessment ensuring swift and effective responses to potential emergencies Investment in international training programs for naval forces and coast guards can further bolster maritime security Collaborative efforts such as joint exercises and exchange programs can equip personnel with the skills and knowledge needed to respond effectively to maritime challenges the US Navy’s Partnership for Peace Program promotes military-to-military cooperation and training among countries enhancing their ability to manage maritime responsibilities and contingencies This collaborative effort can be further developed Policymakers and industry leaders will need to collaboratively safeguard the Suez Canal’s continuity through security cooperation and contingency planning to ensure that geopolitical conflicts do not again choke off one of the world’s most important trade arteries The recent disruptions serve as a call to action to reinforce the resilience of global supply chains against such shocks and significant potential for cost-effective green hydrogen production give the country a competitive edge The Middle East and North Africa region is well placed to become not just a major source of renewable energy but also a central and indispensable player in the global energy transition uniquely able to balance supply and demand for all types of energy and neighboring countries need a permanent ceasefire billions of dollars in infrastructure damaged the Middle East also urgently needs a solid reconstruction plan Image: The "Ever Given" container ship operated by the Evergreen Marine Corporation sails with tugboats through the Suez Canal Egypt's Suez Canal Authority announced that the stranded massive container ship that has blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week has been fully dislodged and successfully floating in the canal Sign up to receive expert analysis from our community on the most important global issues © 2025 Atlantic CouncilAll rights reserved If refreshing the page doesn't resolve the issue you could try clearing the sites browser cache Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty; Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty  18Data SkriveGood Hope High School hosts Deshler High School at 4 p.m How to watch Deshler vs. Good Hope playoff high school girls basketballDeshler and Good Hope will match up on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. CT. 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