Mark Edwards

Retired sports editor of The Anniston Star. Former sports editor of The Decatur Daily. My main work account is @MarkSportsStar

[Mark Edwards @DailyEdwards]

Hey, @Diamondbacks, it’s still wrong. Please help your ticket holders by correcting the time gates open for Saturday games.

[Mark Edwards @DailyEdwards]

Hey, @Diamondbacks, we love coming to games, but you guys should correct this part of your website. I don’t mind the gates opening at 11:30 a.m. for a 1:10 p.m. Saturday game, but your website says 2 hours for Saturday games.

[Mark Edwards @DailyEdwards]

Also, please consider giving out water to people in line for the gates to open. We saw someone pass out in line today. Let’s try to avoid issues like that.

[Anniston Star Jax State @StarJaxState]

With only three more Conference USA weekends before the league tournament, Jaliyah Holmes is starting to peak. She worked all seven innings in a 5-2 win Saturday over Kennesaw State, and in her last six outings, she has posted a 2.90 ERA.
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Ace Austin scored 40 points as Spring Garden rolled to its third straight 1A state title Thursday with a 73-43 win over Brilliant. It marked the fifth state title combined in basketball and volleyball in about 750 days for the team's five seniors. (The link is in the replies.)

[Mark Edwards @MarkSportsStar]

Spring Garden's Ace Austin was born with a big heart — literally. That's what the doctor told her parents. She also has big talent, big focus, big personality. It all adds up to the best player in the state, who led Spring Garden to another state crown. (Link in the replies.)

[Mark Edwards @MarkSportsStar]

Ricky Austin has coached Spring Garden girls basketball for 29 years, winning 1,005 games and nine state titles, including the last four with his daughter, senior Ace Austin. Was this Ricky's last game on the Panthers' bench? He's not saying yes or no. (Link is in the replies.)

[Mark Edwards @MarkSportsStar]

My column: In Kalen DeBoer's second game as Alabama's head coach, the Crimson Tide found itself in an honest-to-goodness fight. In the end, Alabama broke out, took control and made its coach look good in a 42-16 win over South Florida.
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My column: Jacksonville State's 55-27 loss to Coastal Carolina on Thursday was surprising, as the visitors swiftly took apart the Gamecocks piece by piece. Can Rich Rodriguez pull this team out of the deep hole it dug for itself in its season opener?
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[The Anniston Star @AnnistonStar]

Looking for all of our posted coverage from high school football tonight? We've got all the links in one place, so you don't have to race around our website or social media.
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[Mark Edwards @MarkSportsStar]

When a sudden storm hits Tuscaloosa before the gates open at the football stadium, and this is the only cover you can find from the rain …

[Anniston Star Jax State @StarJaxState]

After 31 years, 1,038 wins and 11 championship teams, Jana McGinnis is stepping down as Jacksonville State's head softball coach to spend more time with family. She means so much to the program the Jax State softball field is named in her honor.
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@DavinceDad @Super70sSports What did you do?

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.@Yankees, that guy you had on the videoboard? I’m guessing the players made sooooo much fun of him later.

[Mark Edwards @MarkSportsStar]

Years ago, Hannah Buffington was a kid at a Jax State softball game, getting a picture with one of the team's stars. Before Sunday's home game, she and her JSU teammates got to pay it back by spending time with some Alexandria youth softball kids.
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