A Democratic senator thumbed his nose at Middle Americans after claiming they can’t find Greenland on a map, according to the Trump administration.
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., made the remark during an appearance Monday on CNN to criticize Donald Trump’s effort to acquire Greenland.
“Look, your average Trump voter laughs at [Democrats] and says, ‘he’s owning the libs.’ And your average Middle American says, ‘Why are you wasting your time worrying about Greenland, I can’t even find it on a map?‘” Coons told CNN’s Dana Bash on “Inside Politics.”
The White House said Coons insulted America’s heartland.
“SHOWING THEIR TRUE COLORS: Democrat Sen. @ChrisCoons thinks “your average Middle American” is too stupid to find Greenland on a map,” the White House’s rapid response account on X posted Monday afternoon.
Greenland, a huge, resource-rich island in the Atlantic, is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the United States. Trump wants to annex the territory, claiming it’s needed for national security purposes.
“President Trump says that the United States ‘will get Greenland.’ Let me be clear: The United States will not get it. We do not belong to anyone else. We decide our own future,” Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a Facebook post on Sunday, according to the Associated Press.
Nielsen’s post comes a day after the U.S. president told NBC News that military force wasn’t off the table with regard to acquiring Greenland.
In Saturday’s interview, Trump allowed that “I think there’s a good possibility that we could do it without military force.”
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The celebrations began in State Farm Arena, but went all the way down I-85 to Toomer’s Corner in Auburn. It was the first time Auburn cut down the nets this season, not doing so after winning the Southeastern Conference regular season title.
Mixed in the celebrations was a moment on the team bus when Auburn got a call from a basketball legend, former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen.
With the team gathered around, Auburn center Dylan Cardwell asked Pippen if Auburn assistant coach Corey Williams “was a bucket,” to which Pippen responded saying, “Yeah,” eliciting cheers from the team. Williams and Pippen played together with the Bulls from 1992-1993.
Auburn’s Final Four game against Florida is set to tip off Saturday at 5:09 p.m. from the Alamodome in San Antonio. The game will be televised on CBS.
An Alabama woman is jailed in Florida after authorities say she drove hours to try to have sex with a minor in Walton County.
On Saturday, according to Walton County sheriff’s officials, deputies were called to a home on Pheonix Street in Santa Rosa Beach after a 911 call about a juvenile being at a house drinking and smoking.
When deputies arrived, they spoke with 53-year-old Tracey Heinfeld, of Leeds, who said she drove from Orange Beach to check on a teenager who was friends with her son.
Heinfeld told deputies she was worried and wanted to ensure he was okay. She said she was able to find out the child’s location from someone’s account on Snapchat.
When deputies spoke to the juvenile, the teen said he was scared of Heinfeld and that she was trying to have sex with him. The victim also showed deputies text messages sent from Heinfeld’s phone clearly stating she wanted to have sex with him, sheriff’s officials said in a Monday news release.
While reading the text messages on the victim’s phone, Heinfeld sent two pictures. The first was a picture of a WCSO patrol vehicle at the scene, and the second was of deputies standing in front of the house.
Heinfeld was read her rights and continued to speak to deputies, saying again that she was able to get the victim’s address from Snapchat.
She allowed deputies to access her phone, where they could see she had deleted text messages from the conversation with the victim.
After recovering the text messages, they clearly matched the text messages on the victim’s phone. At one point, the juvenile begged Heinfeld not to come and told her he did not want to see her.
Heinfeld said in text messages, “I’m coming to see you. I’m already halfway there, so when I get there, do you wanna go to the club? I’ll go to the pub with you. Maybe I’ll pick you up a drink and get you drunk and take advantage of you, or maybe I won’t. Maybe I’ll just let you see me and then just turn around and go home.”
Heinfeld is charged with using an electronic device to solicit a child, traveling to meet a minor for sex, cyberstalking, and tampering with evidence.
She remains held in the Walton County Jail on $500,000 bond.
The No. 2 UConn Huskies play against the No. 1 USC Trojans in a women’s NCAA Tournament Elite 8 game tonight. The matchup will begin at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN. Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.
The Huskies enter this matchup with a 34-3 record, and they defeated No. 3 Oklahoma 82-59 in their Sweet 16 game.
During the victory, Paige Bueckers led the UConn offense. She scored 40 points and shot 16-27 from the field, so she will look to continue her offensive success this evening.
Bueckers averages nearly 20 points per game, which leads the team.
The Trojans enter this matchup with a 31-3 record, and they defeated No. 5 Kansas State 67-61 in their Sweet 16 game.
During the victory, Kennedy Smith led the USC offense. She scored 19 points and shot 50% from the field, so she will be a key player to watch tonight.
Notably, the Trojans will have to play without their star guard JuJu Watkins this evening. She suffered a season-ending injury in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Fans can watch this Elite 8 game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.
The No. 1 Texas Longhorns play against the No. 2 TCU Horned Frogs in a women’s NCAA Tournament Elite 8 game tonight. The matchup will begin at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN. Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.
The Longhorns enter this matchup with a 34-3 record, and they defeated No. 5 Tennessee 67-59 in their Sweet 16 game.
During the victory, Madison Booker led the Texas offense. She ended the game with 17 points, and she shot 5-6 from the free throw line.
Booker averages nearly 17 points per game, which leads the Texas squad.
The Horned Frogs also enter this matchup with a 34-3 record, and they defeated No. 3 Notre Dame 71-62 in their Sweet 16 game.
During the victory, Hailey Van Lith led the TCU offense. She scored 26 points and shot 10-21 from the field, so she will try to continue her offensive success tonight.
Notably, Van Lith leads the team in points and assists this season.
Fans can watch this Elite 8 game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.
The brand new crime drama series MobLand premiered on Paramount+ Sunday, March 30.
The new highly anticipated series starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren follows two warring families in London whose enterprises stretch all corners of the globe, and the fiercely loyal fixer charged with protecting one of them at all costs.
On the series premiere episode, Harry (Hardy) is called upon to make a problem disappear after a night out goes awry for the sons of two warring crime families; as boss Richie Stevenson looks to pin blame, patriarch Conrad Harrigan (Brosnan) gathers his clan with a plan.
Where can I watch MobLand season 1?
Those interested in watching the new drama can stream MobLand for free through Paramount+, Fubo or DirecTV Stream. Each of the streaming services mentioned has a free trial set up for new subscribers to enjoy before deciding whether to commit to a paid subscription.
What is Paramount+?
Paramount+ is one of the top streaming services dominating the game right now. Through Paramount+, subscribers can watch exclusive originals, movies and documentaries all in one place with plans starting at just $7.99 a month after its 7-day free trial.
As of now, Paramount+ offers users two plans to new subscribers. The base plan, Paramount+ Essential, starts at just $7.99 a month and includes exclusive, subscriber-only originals, the ability to stream on up to three devices concurrently, access to CBS News 24/7, select SHOWTIME series and more.
The other plan available through Paramount+ is the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan which starts at just $12.99 a month and includes all of SHOWTIME, the ability to download movies and shows, watch select programming in 4K and much more. Also with this plan, users can avoid the interruption of ads while streaming, except when watching live TV.
What is Fubo?
Fubo considers itself a sports-focused live streaming service but also offers over 100 live TV channels through its base package at just $84.99 a month following its free trial. Through this plan, users can stream popular channels such as ABC, USA, Hallmark Channel, ESPN, BET, CMT, MTV and more.
Currently, Fubo’s base plan, also referred to as the Pro plan, is included in the service’s ongoing promotion offering $30 off the first month with a new subscription. Other Fubo plans included in this promotion are the Elite plan ($30 off first month), the Essentials plan ($25 off first month) and the Latino plan ($5 off first month).
To learn more about available channels for streaming through Fubo and a deeper dive into the packages, click here.
What is DirecTV Stream?
DirecTV Stream offers subscribers with a plethora of live TV channels and helpful features, too. The Entertainment package, also known as DirecTV Stream’s base package, starts at just $86.99 a month after its 5-day free trial and includes popular TV channels such as HGTV, ESPN, Bravo, CMT, CNBC, BET, CNN and more.
Two other DirecTV Stream packages are the Choice package (original price $114.99) and the Ultimate package (original price $129.99), both of which are part of an ongoing promotion that offers new subscribers $25 off the original price for the first three months of their subscription.
Those interested in comparing all DirecTV Stream’s channel packages can check them out here.
More on MobLand
The boss of a London crime family, Conrad Harrigan (played by Brosnan) is finding out the hard way that running a criminal empire comes with its fair share of troubles. Throughout the series, viewers will follow Harrigan as he tries to keep his grip on power, even as everything starts to fall apart.
Harry Da Souza (played by Hardy) is crucial to Conrad’s success as he’s taken on the role as his fixer. Cool under pressure and deadly when the situation calls for it, Harry is essential to helping things run smoothly when it comes to running the criminal enterprise Conrad’s built.
Maeve Harrigan (played by Mirren), Conrad’s wife, is also along for the ride and tends to be just as calculating as anyone in the game.
To learn more about each character and their connection to the London-based mob, tune in for new episodes every Sunday.
Following a trend across college football, South Alabama announced Monday it has done away with a tradition spring game in favor of a “Spring Showcase” to be held in and around Hancock Whitney Stadium on April 12.
The Spring Showcase begins with the annual Easter Egg Hunt inside the Jaguar Training Center practice facility at 10 a.m., which will include 6,000 eggs. Also featured will be “special prizes and collectible eggs” from University president Jo Bonner.
At 10:30 a.m. is the annual athletics department “Yard Sale” of surplus South Alabama apparel and equipment inside the Core Industries Lounge on the concourse level at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Game-worn and new items including football helmets and jerseys, shoes, shirts, pants and shorts from various sports will be available for heavily discounted prices.
At 11:20 a.m., the Jaguars football team takes the field for a variety of drills and skills competitions. Included are individual position drills, 7-on-7, fastest player, strongest man and quarterback accuracy, among others.
Following the drills and competition, a kids football clinic will take place on the field at 12:30 p.m. for ages kindergarten and above. Beginning at 1 p.m., South Alabama players and coaches will sign autographs and give away posters.
A number of schools around the country have moved away from tradition spring games, citing a number of concerns including injury risk, showcasing players for the transfer portal and advertising schemes and formations for future opponents. For the first time in nearly 20 years, Alabama’s spring game this year will not be televised or stream on the internet.
All South Alabama Spring Showcase events are free and open to the public, as is parking at and around the stadium.
Top-ranked Class 4A Orange Beach exploded for 10 runs in the second inning on the way to a 16-4 softball rout of Class 3A No. 10 T.R. Miller at home on Friday.
The Makos finished with 12 hits on the day and overcame 2 errors in the 5-inning win. T.R. Miller managed 6 hits and was perfect in the field.
No. 9 hitter Taylor Poland drove in 5 runs with a home run and a triple in her 2-for-2 day at the plate. The sophomore right fielder also scored a pair of runs for Orange Beach.
Ava Hodo and Teagan Revette also had home runs for the Makos with Revette going 2-for-2 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs and Hodo finishing 1-for-2 with 3 RBIs and a run scored. Brenleigh Harvell (1-for-1) and Kathryn King (2-for-2) both had triples with King driving in a run. Adelynn Oldham was 1-for-2 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in the win. Laura Robbins was 2-for-3 on the day with a run.
Starter Justine Henderson earned the win in the circle, allowing 3 earned runs on 4 hits with 2 strikeouts and 3 walks over 3 innings. Relievers Kaitlynn Robertson struck out 2 and allowed a hit in an inning and Miley Kate McMullan struck out 2 with an unearned run on a hit in the final inning.
Freshman Madi Anderson was 2-for-2 with a solo home run for the Tigers. Meg Fountain went 2-for-3 with a run, Kate Rambach was 1-for-2 with an RBI and Kylie Walton drove in a run for T.R. Miller. Ellie Miller was 1-for-2 at the plate in the loss.
Ollie Billingsley was saddled with the loss, allowing 12 earned runs on 7 hits with 5 walks and 2 strikeouts. Walton worked 2 innings in relief, allowing 4 earned runs on 5 hits with a strikeout in 2 innings.
Orange Beach will host 4A Area 1 rival St. Michael on Monday at 5 p.m. and Satsuma at 7 p.m. on Tuesday while T.R. Miller is scheduled to host Jay, Fla., on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
In other high school spring sports action from across the state over the weekend:
GIRLS
SOFTBALL
MOBILE/COASTAL ALABAMA
Spanish Fort 4, Auburn 3 (8)
The top-ranked Class 6A Toros split a pair of games in the Berry Strong Tournament at Spanish Fort on Saturday and won a pair on Friday in the event. Spanish Fort – playing without senior Louisiana Lafayette commitment Haley Hart for the past week – is 23-6 on the season.
In a win over 7A No. 10 Auburn, the Toros tied the game with a run in the bottom of the seventh and walked it off in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Alexa Nance. Maddie Nelson was 2-for-4 with a 2-run home run and 3 RBIs in the win. Maggie Pollock and Madison Griffith also had multiple hits.
Mallarie Beagle did not allow an earned run in her complete-game performance for Spanish Fort. She allowed 6 hits and struck out 6.
Also on Saturday, Fairhope beat Spanish Fort 6-2 despite being out-hit 8-4 by the Toros.
The Pirates scored a pair of runs in the opening inning – on two wild pitches – to take a 2-1 lead and pushed across 4 runs in the bottom of the second. Spanish Fort added a run in the top of the sixth.
Jazlyn Romero singled to lead off the second for Fairhope and scored on a single by Mia Gates with 2 outs. Briley Bolden smacked a 3-run home run to left field for the 6-1 advantage. Mallory Earp had the Pirates’ other hit.
Lily Guimarin got the complete-game win, allowing 2 earned runs on 8 hits with 3 strikeouts and 3 walks.
Delaney Duncan was 2-for-4 for Spanish Fort with Griffith, Pollock, AT Luke, Cayden Dorger, Pressley Parks and Jayla Harris also collecting a hit apiece.
Dorger took the loss, allowing 6 runs – 5 earned – on 4 hits with 3 strikeouts and 2 walks.
On Friday, the Toros pounded out 15 hits on the way to a 14-2 win over Biloxi, Miss. Nelson was 3-for-3 with a double and 2 RBIs. AC Nimmer had 2 doubles and 4 RBIs and Nance, Duncan, Brieghton Dawson and Duncan also contributing multiple hits.
Isabelle Walker got the win in the 5-inning game, allowing an earned run on 5 hits with a strikeout.
Spanish Fort shut out Alma Bryant 5-0 on Friday with Duncan going 3-for-3 and Griffith getting 2 singles and a pair of stolen bases. Nance, Parks, Nelson, Pollock and Luke also had hits.
Luke got the complete-game win, giving up 1 hit with 2 strikeouts.
No. 9 hitter Katelyn Hamilton picked up Alma Bryant’s lone hit. Madelyn Ladnier took the loss, giving up 5 earned runs on 10 hits with 5 strikeouts and 3 walks.
Daphne 9, Beauregard 0
The third-ranked Class 7A Trojans won four games in the Alex Wilcox Memorial tournament in Montgomery over the weekend, including a 3-1 win over No. 4 Tuscaloosa County.
University of Alabama commitment Vic Moten, who got her 1,000th career strikeout in a 17-0 win over Foley on Thursday, combined with Campbell Hicks to blank Beauregard in Daphne’s final tourney game. Moten worked the first 4 of the 5-inning game, allowing a hit with 9 strikeouts. Hicks struck out 2 in the final inning.
Abby Johnson went 3-for-4 with a double and 3 RBIs. Seventh grader Claire Senese was 3-for-3 with an RBI and Farley Harris, Hannah Newport were both 2-for-3. Moten, Cammy Herport, Mariah Williams, Kylie Stokes, Dasia Matt and Karsyn Barnett also had hits in the win.
Beauregard’s Raegan Brooks got the Hornets’ lone hit and Mary Payton Dees was saddled with the loss. Dees gave up 6 earned runs on 11 hits with 2 strikeouts and 2 walks.
Also Saturday, Moten no-hit Prattville in a 6-0 Daphne win. The senior struck out 17 Lions in the 6-inning win.
Johnson was 2-for-3 with a pair of triples and 2 RBIs for the Trojans. Moten helped herself at the plate, with a 3-for-4 performance with a double. Senese was 2-for-2 with 2 RBIs. Aubrey Gregg had a double.
Payton Crisman took the loss for Prattville, giving up 6 earned runs on 8 hits with a strikeout and 4 walks.
Freshman Hicks got the decision in the circle in the 3-1 win over Tuscaloosa County on Saturday. She gave up a run on 4 hits with 6 strikeouts and 3 walks. Moten got a save, striking out 3 in 1 inning.
Johnson led off the game with a line drive single to center field, followed by a first-pitch blast to left by Moten to score 2 runs. Singles by Senese, Newport and Gregg and a hit-by-pitch to Harris brought in the final run in the fourth.
On Friday, Moten struck out 11 in 4 innings in an 8-0 win over Florence. Moten allowed 1 hit in the win. Hicks struck out 3 in 2 innings of relief in the shutout.
Johnson was 2-for-3 with a double, Newport went 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBIs and Harris had a 3-run home run in the third inning.
Gulf Shores 17, Southeastern 0
Class 6A No. 5 Gulf Shores won three straight after dropping its first game in the Oxford Spring Sting Round Robin over the weekend. The Dolphins are 20-12 on the season.
Madi Nelson threw a 4-inning no-hitter in the run-rule rout of Southeastern on Saturday. She struck out 1 and gave up a walk. Nelson went 3-for-3 with a double and 2 RBIs.
KK Jacks went 2-for-2 with 2 RBIs, Maddie Beshears was 3-for-4 with an RBI, Rhyleah Gleber was 2-for-3 with an RBI, Lila Kaiser was 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs, Anna Murray was 2-for-3 with a run batted in and Nevaeh James had 3 RBIs.
Also on Saturday, Gulf Shores beat sixth-ranked Class 4A Plainview 4-3 in 9 innings as Nelson slapped a walk-off double to left field to drive in Murray with the game-winning run. Nelson was 3-for-4 on the day.
Anayia McCutchen went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Anna Leigh Price was 1-for-2 with an RBI. She also struck out 12, allowing 2 runs – 1 earned – on 4 hits with 2 walks in 9 innings.
On Friday, Gulf Shores beat 4A No. 7 White Plains 6-2 with Price giving up 2 unearned runs on 5 hits with 7 strikeouts and a walk over 7 innings.
McCutchen tripled and had an RBI, Murray was 2-for-3, Beshears was 1-for-2 with 2 RBIs and Jacks was 1-for-2 with an RBI.
St. Clair County beat the Dolphins 15-10 in a slugfest to open the round robin, collecting 11 hits to 10 for Gulf Shores.
Aniyah Dean went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and 6 RBIs for the Saints. Jayla Bass was 1-for-2 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored.
Starter Maggie Nabors got the win, allowing 9 earned runs on 10 hits with a strikeout and 5 walks.
Jacks went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double and 2 RBIs for Gulf Shores. James went 2-for-2 with a double and 2 RBIs. Cam Nowlin was 2-for-3 with an RBI and Kaiser drove in 2 runs. Price was 2-for-4 and took the loss in relief of starter Nelson. Price gave up 10 earned runs on 8 hits with a strikeout and 4 walks over 4 innings. Nelson allowed 5 earned runs on 3 hits.
Gulf Shores will host Robertsdale on Monday for Senior Night and travel to Area 1 foe Satsuma on Thursday.
Satsuma 14, Hackleburg 9
The Gators wrapped up a 4-0 weekend in the Oxford Spring Sting Round Robin with the big win over Hackleburg, scoring in 5 of the 7 innings – multiple runs in 4 of those 5. Satsuma burst on top with 5 runs in the top of the first, 3 in the second, 2 in the third, a run in the sixth and 3 more in the seventh. The Gators pounded out 20 hits to 11 for Hackleburg.
Presley Willis went 5-for-5 with an RBI. Anna Bonds was 3-for-5 with 3 runs and an RBI, Madison Sawyer was 3-for-5 with 2 doubles and 3 RBIs, Belle Sheffield was 2-for-5 with 3 runs and 3 RBIs and Lily Cunningham was 2-for-5 with 2 RBIs.
Sheffield got the win in relief of Bonds, allowing 3 runs – 1 earned – on 6 hits with a strikeout. Bonds allowed 6 runs – 4 earned – on 5 hits with a strikeout in 2 innings.
Brooklyn Butler, Erin Butler, Braylynn Pope and Carson Browning had doubles in the loss. Saylor Cooper was 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs. Browning was 2-for-4 and Ellie Nichols was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Pope took the loss in relief of Laine Steward, allowing 6 runs – 5 earned – on 11 hits with a strikeout. Steward gave up 8 runs – 5 earned – on 9 hits with a walk.
In a 3-2 win over St. Clair County, Sheffield got a complete-game win, striking out 5 and allowing 2 runs on 3 hits over 7 innings. She also helped herself at the plate with a double and a run scored on an RBI single by Cunningham.
Willis drove in a pair of runs to put the Gators up 3-1 in the fifth, scoring Brittaney Jones and Kinsley Byrd.
Jayla Bass was 1-for-3 for St. Clair County with a double. Carmen Garner had a hit and 2 RBIs and Haley Simmons had a single.
Oaklie Rewis took the loss, allowing 3 earned runs on 7 hits with 2 walks in 7 innings.
Satsuma also beat Plainview 4-3 when Sheffield drove in Bonds on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning on Friday. Bonds had a triple in the fourth inning to drive in Merrie Tucker and Jones.
Abby Williams had 2 hits and scored 2 runs for Plainview. Bri Sims drove in the Bears’ runs.
Sheffield got the win, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits with 3 strikeouts over 7 innings.
In a 13-0 win over Sylvania on Friday, leadoff hitter Jones was 3-for-3 – all singles – and scored 3 times. Bonds and Byrd both had RBI doubles in the win.
Bonds struck out 8 in 5 innings, giving up 2 hits.
Satsuma (17-10-2) plays at Orange Beach on Tuesday and hosts Gulf Shores on Thursday.
– John Vella
STATEWIDE
Prattville Christian 12, Pike Road 4
The Panthers completed the home FCA Tournament with a 3-1 mark, beating Pike Road to wrap up play on Saturday. Prattville Christian opened the event on Friday with a 5-2 win over Apollo of Owensboro, Ky. PCA beat Lee-Scott Academy 6-2 in its first game on Saturday, then lost 7-1 to Tuscaloosa County.
Ninth-ranked Class 4A PCA is 21-5 on the season.
Alivia Messick was the winning pitcher against Pike Road and Lee-Scott while Laura Beth NeSmith was the winner vs. Apollo and the loser against 7A Tuscaloosa County.
Chloe Hollon was Prattville Christian’s top hitter for the weekend, going 7-for-10 with 4 RBIs. Peyton Thrash finished 5-for-11 with 3 RBIs and Caralee James was 5-for-12 with an RBI.
PCA will host Area 5 foe Montgomery Catholic on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
Brantley 10, Trinity 6
Class 1A No. 5 Brantley won three straight after falling 8-0 to Saint James in the Alex Wilcox Memorial Softball Tournament at Montgomery’s Lagoon Park on Saturday. The Bulldogs finished the event with an 11-0 win over Russell County, 12-3 over LAMP and 10-6 over Trinity.
Wilcox was the former Brantley star and Mississippi State University freshman who died of ovarian cancer on June 25, 2018. Through her battle to continue to play while undergoing treatment Wilcox inspired Southeastern Conference teams – and others, such as South Alabama – and high school programs to salute her legacy by wearing teal uniforms or playing tournaments in her honor.
Alex Grimes had 30 strikeouts for Brantley in the tournament. She also had a pair of doubles and 2 singles for the tourney. CoCo Stamps had a triple among her 5 hits. Collin Hawthorne had 5 hits and Markey Kilcrease had 4.
Brantley is 14-7 on the season.
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STATEWIDE
Montgomery Academy 12, JAG 0
The Eagles improved to 9-2 on the season and 4-0 in Class 7A, Area 3 play with the home rout of JAG on Friday.
Sophia Cho poured in 4 goals for Montgomery Academy and three athletes – Mary Elizabeth Cole, Halle Rogers and Kerstin Daniels – had 2 goals apiece. Caroline Waller and Arden Horne also had goals in the win.
Montgomery Academy travels to Class 6A Pike Road on Monday for a 5:30 p.m. match.
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Grissom at Bob Jones baseball
BOYS
BASEBALL
HUNTSVILLE/TENNESSEE VALLEY
Grissom 9, Bob Jones 0
The Tigers blanked second-ranked Bob Jones on Saturday in Madison, pushing the game out of reach with a 7-run third inning. Grissom scored a pair of runs in the top of the first and got a home run and a double from senior left fielder Joshua Burrell.
The winners also got a double from senior center fielder Zach Shipp and finished with 13 hits on the day.
Burrell was 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored and Grayson Stroble went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run. Leadoff hitter Charlie Cassingham was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored. Dalton Dardin, Garrett Blacklock and Griffin Grigsby also drove in a run apiece.
Carter Edwards threw the complete-game shutout, allowing 4 hits with 6 strikeouts and 3 walks.
Robert Chatmon went 2-for-2 with a double for the Patriots. Dill Adkins went 1-for-2 and Nicholas Koukos was 1-for-1.
Cam Martin took the loss, allowing 8 earned runs on 8 hits with 2 strikeouts in 2 innings. Joshua Wilhide gave up an earned run on 5 hits with 5 strikeouts and 3 walks in relief.
Grissom (17-9) also beat James Clemens 2-1 at home on Tuesday, scoring after a leadoff walk, a wild pitch, a balk, another walk, a sac fly and a single by Blacklock.
Bob Jones 6, Buckhorn 5
The second-ranked Patriots ran their record to 22-8 on the year as they held off Buckhorn at home on Saturday. Bob Jones scored 2 runs in the second inning and the Bucks answered with 2 runs in the top of the third. Buckhorn scored a run in the fifth before Bob Jones pushed across 4 runs in the bottom of the inning. The visitors added single runs in the sixth and seventh for the final margin.
Myles Hammonds, Tanner Hermesch and Dill Adkins all had a double for Bob Jones, which finished with 10 hits to 4 for Buckhorn. Hammonds was 1-for-3 with 2 RBIs and Adkins was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Mason Rinehart was 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored and Nicholas Koukos was 2-for-3 with a run.
Starter Jackson Shaw earned the win, allowing 4 runs – 2 earned – on 3 hits with 10 strikeouts and a walk in 5.1 innings. Adkins struck out 3 and gave up an earned run on a hit with a walk in 1.1 innings and Reece Brazeal got the final out with a strikeout.
Garrett Ivey took the loss in relief of starter Parker Turley for Buckhorn. Ivey gave up 4 earned runs on 4 hits with 3 strikeouts in 2 innings. Turley pitched the first 2 innings, giving up 2 runs – 1 earned – on 3 hits with 3 strikeouts. Peyton Joiner gave up 3 hits in 2 innings to close out the game.
Braden Abernathy had a 2-run home run for the Bucks, Joshua Henson went 1-for-2 with an RBI and Turley was 1-for-3 with 2 runs scored.
Hartselle 2, Auburn 1
Top-ranked Class 6A Hartselle took advantage of Auburn’s wildness on the mound to knock off the 7A Tigers in almost literal walk-off fashion on Friday in Hoover at the Buccaneer Classic.
With the game knotted at 1 in the bottom of the seventh inning, starter Ezra Stanton walked leadoff batter Christopher Miles. Reliever John Upton got Ty Marsh to fly out before walking Cruise Baker and Asher Doepel to load the bases.
Michael Cochran struck out Braden Weathers before Auburn’s fourth pitcher Ryan Farr’s delivered a wild pitch on his first throw that allowed Miles to score the game-winning run.
Stanton gave up 2 earned runs on 3 hits with 4 strikeouts and 7 walks over 6 innings. Upton walked a pair of batters for the Tigers.
Doepel got the complete-game win, striking out 9 Auburn batters with no walks. He gave up an unearned run in the sixth inning and allowed 2 hits.
Cain Falciana had a triple for Hartselle while Doepel was 2-for-2 with a run scored and Easton Nelms had an RBI.
Wilson Foster tripled for Auburn and Will Whatley picked up the only other hit in the loss.
Westminster Christian 9, Decatur Heritage 8
The Wildcats got a walk-off missed third strike win over Decatur Heritage at home on Saturday.
Westminster Christian led 8-3 after five innings before the Eagles pushed across 3 runs in the sixth and 2 in the top of the seventh to tie the score with Ian Wickwire delivering a sacrifice fly to center field to bring in Ford Sparkman from third.
In the decisive bottom half of the seventh, Wyatt Knect drew a walk and RJ Bendolph came in as a pinch-runner. Bendolph stole second and went to third on an errant throw from the catcher. Jack Shafer struck out swinging on a 1-2 pitch, but the ball got away from DHCA’s catcher and Bendolph raced home with the game-winner.
The Wildcats overcame 6 errors that led to 5 Decatur Heritage runs in the game that saw both teams total 6 hits on the day.
Nolan Gooden led Westminster Christian with a grand slam home run in the first inning and a solo shot in the fifth to go 2-for-4 on the day with 5 RBIs. Amos Baldwin scored twice drawing 3 walks with a single.
Westminster Christian 4-13 and 2-1 in Class 4A, Area 15 will host area foe Randolph on Tuesday. Class 2A Decatur Heritage (13-3, 3-0) will host Tanner for a Class 2A, Area 16 double-header against Tanner on Monday.
– Jimmy Lay
James Clemens 5, South Elgin (Ill.) 2
The Jets beat South Elgin, Ill., in their final game of the Warrior Spring Classic at Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Friday. James Clemens (17-8) also beat Riverdale 12-6 and lost 5-3 to South Hills of West Covina, Calif.
In the win over South Elgin, the Jets jumped to a 4-1 lead after 5 innings and both teams added a run in the seventh for the final. The Storm out-hit James Clemens 7-6 in the loss and neither team had an error.
Hudson Smith went 2-for-3 with a double and 3 RBIs. Devier Ramos was 2-for-3 and Matthew Drinkwater and Brooks Rhodes had an RBI each.
Zac Mann picked up the win in relief of starter Braden Powless. Mann struck out 3 and allowed a hit in an inning pitched. Powless did not allow a run in 3 innings with a strikeout and a walk. Jesse Isensee worked the final 3 innings, allowing 2 runs – 1 earned – on 3 hits with 5 strikeouts and 4 walks.
Against Riverdale, James Clemens led 5-0 after 2 innings, 5-2 after 3 and 10-3 after four. The Jets scored 2 more in the top of the seventh while Riverdale scored 3 in the bottom.
Ian Berry went 2-for-3 with a home run, an RBI and 2 runs scored in the win. Drinkwater, Isensee and Smith also had a double apiece for James Clemens. Drinkwater was 2-for-5 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs, Smith was 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs and Isensee went 1-for-4 with a run batted in. Trip Morgan and Rhodes had a pair of RBIs each for the Jets.
Drinkwater got the win, allowing 3 runs – 2 earned – on 4 hits with 2 strikeouts and a walk. Scotty Sieja allowed 3 unearned runs on 3 hits – including a home run – with 3 strikeouts over 3 innings.
In the loss to South Hills, the Huskies led 3-0 after 2 innings and 4-0 after 3. James Clemens cut it to 4-2 in the top of the fifth, but South Hills answered with another run in the bottom of the inning. The Jets added another run in the top of the seventh.
The winners out-hit James Clemens 8-7 and both teams had an error.
Tyler Lewis took the loss in relief of starter Will Votroubek. The junior lefty allowed 4 runs – 3 earned – on 7 hits with a strikeout and a walk in 3 innings. Votroubek worked a scoreless first inning. Cody Hodges gave up an earned run on 1 hit in 2 innings.
Drinkwater was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBIs. Smith went 1-for-1 for the Jets’ only other hit.
Athens Bible 8, Clements 3
Fifth-ranked Class 1A Athens Bible picked up the home win on Saturday with Luke Murrell striking out 11, allowing no runs on 3 hits in 5 innings. Murrell, who gave up 3 walks, also helped himself at the plate with 3 singles and 2 runs scored.
Chandler James had a pair of doubles, 2 RBIs and 2 runs for the Trojans (12-4). Ethan Barnes had a pair of singles and Jake Banta had 2 hits with an RBI. Sam Hall had a double and 2 RBIs and Gavin Butler had a hit and an RBI.
Grayson Borden had a double for the Colts. Brady Turner, Cannon Lovell and Grayson Craig also had hits.
Craig took the loss, allowing 6 runs – 3 earned – on 6 hits with 3 strikeouts and a walk over 2 innings. Turner gave up 2 earned runs on 6 hits with 5 strikeouts and 3 walks.
Athens Bible plays at Mae Jemison on Tuesday.
BIRMINGHAM
Hueytown 11, Stanhope Elmore 6
The Gophers rallied from a 2-1 deficit in the bottom of the third inning to roll over Stanhope Elmore in the Buccaneer Classic in Hoover on Friday – the first of two wins on the day. Hueytown also beat St. Edward of Lakewood, Ohio, 5-3.
In the win over Stanhope Elmore, Hueytown got a run in the bottom of the second before the Mustangs pushed across a pair of runs in the top of the third. The Golden Gophers answered with 4 runs in the third and 4 more in the fourth to get the lead for good. Stanhope scored 3 in the sixth, but Hueytown added 2 more in the bottom of the inning for an 11-5 edge.
Both teams had trouble in the field with the winners committing 5 errors and Stanhope Elmore registering 4. Hueytown had 9 hits to 6 for the Mustangs.
Clean-up hitter Jarret Kauhn went 3-for-4 with an RBI in the win. Hunter Syx was 2-for-4 with a double and 4 RBIs. Baker Davis doubled in 2 at-bats with an RBI and 3 runs scored. Sam Vaughan, Jose Irreaza and Slade Wilson all drove in a run apiece.
Starter Braden McCrary earned the win, allowing 2 unearned runs on 2 hits with 7 strikeouts and a walk over 5 innings. Irreaza gave up 3 runs – 2 earned – on no hits with 2 walks before Wilson relieved him for the final 2 innings. Wilson allowed an unearned run on 4 hits with a strikeout.
Edwin Westbrook took the loss for Stanhope Elmore, giving up 5 earned runs on 5 hits with 2 strikeouts and 2 walks in 2 innings. Nicholas Kent gave up 3 runs – 1 earned – on 2 hits with a walk in 1.2 innings and Wil Stephens gave up 3 runs – 1 earned – on 2 hits with 3 strikeouts in 2.1 innings.
Leadoff batter Jackson Stallworth tripled in 4 at-bats and drove in 3 runs on the day. Romney Henry went 1-for-4 with 2 RBIs.
In the 5-3 win over St. Edward, Vaughan allowed 3 runs – 1 earned – on 4 hits with 7 strikeouts and 2 walks over 6.1 innings. Vaughan helped his cause at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI. Wilson recorded the final 2 out of the game.
Kauhn had a pair of hits, including what proved to be the game-winner, and 2 RBIs. Syx and Irreaza also drove in a run each.
Hueytown scored a run in the second before St. Edward got 2 in the third and another in the top of the fourth. The Gophers answered with 2 in the fourth and 2 more in the fifth. Hueytown had 7 hits and 3 errors. The Eagles had 4 hits with an error.
Homewood 9, Sardis 0
The Patriots split a pair of games on Saturday at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, blanking Sardis and falling 3-2 to Lawrence County.
Homewood starter Jack Ross gave up 2 hits over 5 innings in the win over Sardis, striking out 4 with no walks. Sophomore Jack Chapleau, in his first varsity appearance, pitched the final 2 scoreless innings, holding the Lions to no hits with 4 strikeouts.
Drew Susce went 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs and a double in the win. Jack Bland was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and Ross had a triple and an RBI.
Garrett Holland and Brian Chapman got hits for Sardis. Brandon Hammonds took the loss, allowing 4 earned runs on 4 hits with a strikeout and 2 walks in 1.2 innings.
In the loss to Lawrence County, the Patriots gave up 3 hits and allowed 1 earned run. The Red Devils scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning when Ty Henderson drove in Parker Frost and Tripper Engle. Lawrence County got what proved to be the winning run in the third when Wyatt Knight reached on a 2-out error that brought Engle home.
Homewood made a run in the top of the sixth when Ben Roberts doubled off the top of the right-field wall and scored on a single by Thomas Davis. A balk put Davis at second base and after a fly ball second out, Levi Nickoli singled him home.
Starter Caden Norwood retired the side in the seventh to secure the win. Norwood gave up 2 earned runs on 4 hits with 4 strikeouts and no walks.
Parker Frost led the winners at the plate, going 2-for-3. Kade Taylor got Lawrence County’s only other hit.
Vestavia Hills 11, Pelham 6
The fifth-ranked Class 7A Rebels jumped out front early in the win over 6A Pelham in the Buccaneer Classic on Friday – Vestavia Hills’ second win of the day in Hoover. The Rebels beat Farraut of Knoxville 10-0 in a 5-inning runaway earlier in the day.
James Lucas went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double with 3 runs scored in the win over Pelham. The first baseman drove in a run and scored 3 times. Reid Lazenby also tripled and drove in a run. John David Adkins and Major Weaver both doubled, with Adkins going 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs. Zac Cunningham went 1-for-3 with an RBI and Stephen Snowden was 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Starter Daniel Covington – the first of four Vestavia pitchers – got the win, allowing 4 earned runs on 3 hits with 3 walks.
Andrew Petrock had a solo home run, a double and 2 RBIs in 3 at-bats for the Panthers. Ryan Hurd, Samuel Tolbert and Ethan Drawhorn also had hits in the loss.
Starter Blake Woodall was saddled with the loss, allowing 5 earned runs on 4 hits with 2 strikeouts and 4 walks. JP Anderson gave up 6 runs – 5 earned – on 6 hits with 2 strikeouts and a walk in relief.
In the rout of Farragut, the Rebels struck for 8 runs in the opening inning on the way to the run-rule win. Carson Mann tripled and drove in 3 runs from his No. 9 batting spot for Vestavia. He also scored a run.
Cross Tonsmeire went 3-for-3 with a double and he scored 3 runs and collected an RBI. Gavin Smith was 2-for-3 with a double and 2 RBIs.
Starter Capp Trimm earned the win, allowing a hit with a strikeout and 3 walks in 3 innings. Smith and Charlie Taaffe pitched an inning apiece, both allowing a hit with Taaffe getting a strikeout.
MOBILE/COASTAL ALABAMA
Fairhope 8, Mary G. Montgomery 0
The sixth-ranked Class 7A Pirates blanked Mary G. Montgomery on the road with a pair of pitchers combining to strike out 13 Vikings. Will Sparks fanned 9 for Fairhope in 5 innings and Harrison Cook got 4 strikeouts in the final 2 innings.
Fairhope (17-7) won its fourth straight and notched its sixth shutout of the season. The Pirates held MGM to 3 hits on the day.
Blake Westry drove in 3 run to pace the Pirates, including a 2-run triple that brought in Bryon Martin and Sparks in the third that put Fairhope on the scoreboard. The senior singled in Rock Gearhart in the fifth to push the lead to 5-0 and he scored two batters later on a Miles Drew Johnson double.
Anderson Murray and DJ Broughton each had a double at the plate for MGM, as the Vikings dropped their third straight and were shut out for the second time of the year. Cody Strickhausen took the loss, allowing 6 runs in 4 innings.
Mary Montgomery (7-11) will host Davidson on Thursday and travels to Davidson for a double-header on Friday in a Class 7A, Area 1 series. Fairhope plays Robertsdale in an Area 2 series at home on Thursday and on the road for a double-header on Friday.
Satsuma 6-2, Orange Beach 5-9
The Gators and Makos split a Friday Class 4A, Area 1 double-header at Orange Beach, giving the home team a 2-1 series win after it took an 11-1 win at Satsuma on Thursday.
Braxton Byrd collected had 3 hits from the leadoff spot for Satsuma in Game 1, driving in a pair of runs. The Gators rallied for 2 runs in the top of the seventh to take the lead, scoring both runs on bases loaded walks.
Hunter Sullivan pitched the final inning to secure the victory, striking out 2 of the 3 batters he faced. Starter Darius Kapua pitched 6 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits.
Joel Douglas Chandler, Brayden Hood and Matthew Hoover had 2 hits each for Orange Beach. Hoover drove in a pair of runs and had a single in the seventh inning to bring the Makos within a run.
In Game 2, Ward Hickman drove in 4 runs to lead the eighth-ranked Makos – including an inside-the-park home run in the first inning. He also scored the final run in the bottom of the fifth on a Zane Rogers single. Orange Beach scored 7 runs in the fifth.
Rogers and Brayden Hood had 3 hits apiece for the Makos and both had 2 RBIs.
Hoover picked the victory, pitching striking out 7 in 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits.
Brady Coleman drove in both runs for the Gators.
Satsuma (12-8) plays at Millry on Tuesday and at St. Michael in an Area 1 series on Thursday and Friday. Orange Beach (14-8) hosts Bayside Academy on Thursday and travels to meet the Admirals for a double-header on Friday in an area series.
Faith Academy 9-8, Mobile Christian 6-0
The fifth-ranked Rams completed a three-game Class 5A, Area 2 series sweep with the wins in a double-header on Friday. Faith Academy had beaten Mobile Christian 9-5 on Thursday.
In Game 1, Braydon Wright blasted a 3-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 6-6 tie as Faith rallied for 4 runs. Eli Quinley tied the game, with a two-out single to score Carlos Ortiz, before Wright followed with the big swing to cap off a 4-for-4 day at the plate. Wright also had a double in the win.
Quinley got the Rams on the board with a solo homer in the bottom of the second. Quinley joined Brody Lambert, Riley Wilemon and Brodie Wilson with multiple hits on the day.
Wyatt Pippen picked up the victory in relief for the Rams, pitching 2 innings of scoreless ball, allowing a 2-out double by Mobile Christian’s Mason Arceneaux in the seventh inning.
The Leopards got a solo home run by Noah Blackburn and Brady Keller had a pair of doubles and drove in 2 runs. Maddox McKinion took the loss for the Leopards, allowing 9 runs and all 14 hits in 5 innings.
In Game 2, Wright smacked a 3-run homer – continuing to feast on Mobile Christian pitching for his third straight game with a home run. Wright’s blast put the Rams up 5-0 in the fourth inning.
The Rams also scored 3 runs off 7 Leopards errors. Brody Lambert had 2 hits and scored 2 runs for Faith Academy.
Faith starter Brodie Wilson struck out 8 in 5 innings to get the win. Christian Freeman got the final six outs for the Rams, striking out 4 batters to secure the shutout.
Faith Academy (16-3) has won nine in a row and will host St. Paul’s for the first game of an Area 2 series on Thursday and will travel for the closing double-header on Friday. Mobile Christian (6-17) will
Mobile Christian (6-17) will play an Area 2 double-header at home against Vigor on Monday and will travel to area foe Citronelle on Thursday and host the Wildcats for a double-header on Friday.
– John Vella
STATEWIDE
Brantley 15, McKenzie 8
Cooper Layton helped himself at the plate as he picked up the big win on the mound for the Bulldogs on Saturday at McKenzie. The senior had 4 hits, including a home run and a double, drove in 5 runs and scored 4 times for Brantley. He pitched 5 innings and struck out 5.
Harper Kilcrease had 3 hits with 3 RBIs and Jayden Parks had a pair of hits and scored 3 runs.
Saint James 13-11, Montgomery Academy 1-12
The Eagles and Trojans split a pair of Class 3A, Area 5 games on Friday, giving Saint James the series victory after a 10-5 win at home on Thursday.
In Game 1 at Montgomery Academy on Friday, Saint James scored 6 runs in the top of the sixth inning to run-rule the Eagles. The Trojans pounded out 12 hits to 5 for Montgomery Academy and the Eagles committed 3 errors.
Charles Cutler went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double with 4 RBIs in the win. Braylen Corley doubled and scored twice, Mason Craig (1-for-3) and Tabor Offord (2-for-3 with an RBI) also had doubles for Saint James. Jimmy Dickens, Dawson Knowles and Douglas Aman also drove in a run each.
Offord struck out 12 on the way to the complete-game win, giving up an earned run on 5 hits with 4 walks.
MA starter Oscar Fiore gave up 2 earned runs on 3 hits with 2 strikeouts in 2 innings. Vincent Desautels worked 3.1 innings in relief, allowing 7 runs – 2 earned – on 5 hits with 2 strikeouts to take the loss. Jarrett Friendly gave up 3 earned runs on 2 hits in the final two-thirds of an inning.
Desautels, Fiore, William Marks and Finley Haigler had a hit apiece for Montgomery Academy. Reid McBridge had an RBI in the loss.
Montgomery Academy’s lone win in the series closed out the double-header and came walk off fashion in 12 innings.
Desautels delivered the game-winning single – his fourth RBI of the day. The freshman finished with 3 hits in the win. Hays Marks, William Marks, Haigler, Andrew Hosein and Fiore had hits for Montgomery Academy with Haigler also driving in a run. Nathan Applegate also logged an RBI. The winners had 14 hits and 1 error.
Hosein pitched 4.1 innings, allowing 7 runs – 6 earned – on 8 hits with a strikeout. Chapman Baker worked 3.2 innings in relief, surrendering 4 earned runs on 7 hits with 3 strikeouts. Eighth grader Finley Haigler shut out the Trojans over the final 4 innings, allowing 3 hits with a strikeout.
Saint James rolled up 19 hits, but committed 5 errors in the loss.
Chase Perry went 3-for-6 with a home run and drove in 3 runs for the Trojans. Craig went 5-for-7 with a triple and a double with 3 RBIs. Tabor Offord was 4-for-8 with 3 doubles, 3 runs scored and an RBI. Benton Offord, Corley, and Luke Catchings all had a pair of hits with Catchings driving in a run.
Will Blackwell, Saint James’ fifth pitcher in the game, took the loss, allowing an earned run on 3 hits with 5 strikeouts and 2 walks over the final 3 innings. Starter Dickens allowed 5 runs – 1 earned – on 4 hits with a strikeout and a walk in an inning’s work. Conner Johnston gave up 3 unearned runs on 2 his with a strikeout and 2 walks. William Byrd gave up an earned run on 2 hits in 2 innings and Catchings allowed 2 runs – 1 earned – on 3 hits with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks in 3.1 innings.
Montgomery Academy (11-5) will play at Jemison on Monday at 5 p.m. while Saint James will visit Percy Julian for a 5 o’clock contest.
Some information in this report is from GameChanger Media.
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The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 11:58 a.m. on Monday in effect until 1 p.m. for Geneva and Houston counties.
Residents should prepare for wind gusts of up to 60 mph.
“At 11:58 a.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Geneva to 21 miles south of Destin, moving east at 50 mph,” says the weather service. “Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.”
Locations impacted by the warning include Oakwood Hills, Hiland Park, Eglin Air Force Base, Whitehead Crossroads, Bradford, Cerrogordo, Gulf Resort Beach, Black, Gritney, West Panama City, Rock Hill, Glendale, Millers Ferry, Noma, Pleasant Ridge, Knox Hill, Izagora, New Harmony, Piney Grove and Four Mile Village.
According to the weather service, “Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.”
Staying safe as lightning approaches: Expert advice
Lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million times each year, with the bulk of these electrical discharges occurring during the summer months. Tragically, lightning claims the lives of about 20 individuals annually, as reported by the weather service. The risk of lightning-related incidents escalates as thunderstorms draw near, reaching its peak when the storm directly looms overhead. However, it gradually recedes as the tempest moves away.
To guarantee your safety in the midst of a thunderstorm, take into account the following recommendations:
Lightning safety plan:
When venturing outdoors, it’s vital to establish a clear plan for seeking shelter in case of lightning.
Monitor the sky for threatening signs and listen for the sound of thunder. If thunder is audible, it’s an indication that lightning is nearby.
Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.
Indoors safety measures:
Once you’ve found shelter indoors, abstain from using corded phones, electrical appliances, or plumbing fixtures, and refrain from approaching windows and doors.
Lightning can follow conductive pathways, and these precautions reduce the risk of electrical surges.
Wait for the all-clear:
After the last lightning strike or thunderclap, wait at least 30 minutes before resuming outdoor activities.
Lightning can strike even when a storm has seemingly passed, so exercise caution.
When indoor shelter isn’t available:
If you find yourself outdoors without access to indoor shelter during a thunderstorm, take these steps to maximize your safety:
Avoid open fields, hilltops, or ridge crests, which expose you to greater lightning risk.
Steer clear of tall, isolated trees and other prominent objects. In wooded areas, stay close to lower stands of trees.
If you’re with a group, ensure individuals are spread out to prevent lightning current from transferring between people.
Camping in an open setting during a thunderstorm is strongly discouraged. If you have no alternative, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas. It’s crucial to note that a tent provides no protection against lightning.
Do not approach water bodies, wet objects, or metal items. Although water and metal do not attract lightning, they conduct electricity effectively and can pose significant risks.
In summary, when facing the threat of lightning, vigilance and preparedness are your best allies. By following these guidelines, you can significantly reduce the chances of lightning-related accidents and prioritize your safety.
Driving through downpours: Safety guidelines for wet roads
When heavy rain sets in, the risk of flooding and hazardous driving conditions rises. Whether it’s prolonged rainfall or rapid runoff, being prepared is essential. Here are some valuable safety tips from the weather service to ensure you stay safe in heavy rain:
Beware of swollen waterways:
Avoid parking or walking in close proximity to culverts or drainage ditches, as the swiftly moving water during heavy rain can potentially carry you away.
Maintain safe driving distances:
Use the two-second rule to maintain a safe distance from the car in front of you and allow an extra two seconds in heavy rain.
Slow down and drive with care:
If it is raining and the roads are wet, slow down. Take your foot off the accelerator and let your speed drop gradually. Never use the brakes suddenly because this may cause the car to skid.
Choose your lane wisely:
Stick to the middle lanes on multi-lane roads to minimize the risk of hydroplaning, as water tends to accumulate in outer lanes.
Prioritize visibility
Turn on your headlights and be careful of other vehicles to the rear and in blind spot areas as they are especially difficult to see through rain-spattered windows.
Watch out for slippery roads:
The initial half-hour of rain is when roads are slickest due to a mixture of rain, grime, and oil. Exercise heightened caution during this period.
Keep a safe distance from large vehicles:
Large trucks and buses can reduce your visibility with tire spray. Avoid tailgating and pass them swiftly and safely.
Mind your windshield wipers:
Heavy rain can overload the wiper blades. When visibility is so limited that the edges of the road or other vehicles cannot be seen at a safe distance, it is time to pull over and wait for the rain to ease up. It is best to stop at rest areas or other protected areas.
If the roadside is your only option, pull off as far as possible, preferably past the end of a guard rail, and wait until the storm passes. Keep your headlights on and turn on emergency flashers to alert other drivers of your position.
In the face of heavy rain, these precautions can make a significant difference in ensuring your safety on the road. Remember to stay informed about weather conditions and heed guidance from local authorities for a secure journey.
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