We’ve got 29 days to go before the first official football game of the 2011 season in Conecuh County. Sparta Academy will play its season opener on Fri., Aug. 19, when they play Escambia Academy at Stuart-McGehee Field in Evergreen.
Hillcrest High School will play its season opener on Fri., Aug. 26, when they travel to Monroeville to take on Monroe County High School.
The first Alabama Sports Writers Association prep football poll will be released in about two weeks. Sports writers could begin casting their votes for the poll on Saturday and have to have them submitted by tomorrow (Friday) at 5 p.m.
One new wrinkle about the poll this year is that the ASWA will be releasing information about how each voter voted in the poll. This document will be made available for publication and more than a few newspapers will publish it on their websites.
While we’re on the subject, we’ve got 44 days left until the first full weekend of the college football season and 49 days left until the first game of the 2011 NFL season. The NFL season will officially begin on Thurs., Sept. 8, when the Saints play the Packers in Green Bay.
The Mobile Press-Register ran a story in last Thursday’s edition about an adult kickball league that’s gaining popularity in Mobile as well as Birmingham and New Orleans. Mobile’s league is part of the Go Kickball network, which includes 25 kickball leagues all over the Southeast and other parts of the country.
Reading this reminded me of the few times that I’ve been approached here in Evergreen by people who have been interested in starting similar leagues, albeit not kickball.
On more than one occasion, I’ve had guys mention that they’d love to play in a flag football league or rugby league. This may not be as farfetched as it might sound because Evergreen once had a rugby team. In fact, they were pretty decent and even beat Auburn University’s rugby team on at least one occasion.
ESPN held its annual ESPY Awards ceremony Wednesday of last week and handed out 23 ESPY Awards. (ESPY is short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award.)
In case you missed it, here is a complete list of the winners:
Best Breakthrough Athlete: Blake Griffin (L.A. Clippers)
Best Championship Performance: Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins)
Best Upset: VCU (Virginia Commonwealth Rams)
Best Male College Athlete: Jimmer Fredette (Sacramento Kings)
Best Male Athlete: Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks)
Best Female Athlete: Lindsay Vonn (skier)
Best Game: Eagles vs. Giants
Best Play: Abby Wambach (U.S. Women's Soccer Team)
Best NBA Player: Dirk Nowitzki
Best WNBA Player: Diana Taurasi
Best NFL Player: Aaron Rodgers
Best Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Best NHL Player: Tim Thomas
Best Male Tennis Player: Rafael Nadal
Best Female Tennis Player: Serena Williams
Best Fighter: Manny Pacquiano
Best Male Golfer: Rory Mcllroy
Best Comeback Player: Mark Herzlich (football)
Best Championship Performance: Tim Thomas
Best Moment: Roy Halladay post season no-hitter (MLB)
Best Sports Movie: The Fighter
Best Coach: Rick Carlisle (Dallas Mavericks)
Best Team: Dallas Mavericks
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