Category: Sports
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TUSCALOOSA SELECTED TO HOST 2026 AND 2027 ARPA BOYS AND GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
TUSCALOOSA, AL – Visit Tuscaloosa and the Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority (PARA) are proud to announce that Tuscaloosa has been selected as the host city for the 2026 and 2027 Alabama Recreation and Parks Association (ARPA) Boys and Girls State Basketball Championships. The 2026 tournament will take place Friday, March 13 – Sunday, March…
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Tuscaloosa Toyota, PARA’s Ol’ Colony Golf, and TTS Bring First Professional Sports Tournament to the Community
Tuscaloosa, Ala. ~ Tuscaloosa Toyota, PARA’s Ol’ Colony Golf, and Tuscaloosa Tourism & Sports (TTS) will host a press conference to announce the Tuscaloosa Toyota Golf Classic, an official qualifier for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) EPSON Tour. The inaugural event is the first professional golf tournament to come to our community of West…
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Why Fish the Alabama Rig with Swimbaits in the Warrior River Tailraces with Russell Jones
Editor’s Note: Russell Jones of Coker, Alabama, is a USCG Certified Guide on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa County, as part of the Alabama Guide Service. When fishing on the Black Warrior River, Tailrace fishing below Bankhead and Holt dams can be outstanding during certain times of the year because you can catch a…
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Why I like to fish Oliver Lake when Alabama’s playing football with Jalen Conner
Fishing in Tuscaloosa County Editor’s Note: 27-year-old Jalen Conner is a native of Tuscaloosa and has been fishing in Tuscaloosa County’s Holt Reservoir for eight years. A criminal justice student at Tuscaloosa’s Stillman College, Conner fishes two tournament trails – the S.A.B.A and the Jim Austin. I like to fish the lower end of Oliver…