Troy Garner Jr. runs for one of his three touchdowns in Gordo’s 26-12 win over Aliceville
By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
Gordo held a 13-12 advantage over Aliceville at halftime before pulling away for a 26-12 win. Running back Troy Garner Jr. led the Greenwave with three touchdowns, while Deandrius Martin also added a rushing touchdown for Gordo. Kavon McGraw finished with two touchdowns through the air for Aliceville.
By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
Three out of the last four matchups between Gordo and Fayette have been decided by less than one possession and the 2018 edition of the rivalry would be no different. In 2017, the Tigers defeated Gordo on a last minute touchdown pass from Chance Stevenson to Darius Nalls and Thursday, August 23rd’s game would have a similar result, as Blake Wallace tossed a 24-yard touchdown pass to TreDarien Walker for a 19-13 lead with four seconds remaining.
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church of Gordo will mark its 175th year of service to the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, starting at 10:00 a.m. The service will include some sharing of Mt Pleasant history, former pastors, staff, and those who have been ordained at Mt. Pleasant will be invited to attend. Bro. Glenn Sandifer will preach the sermon, and Keith Mullenix will lead the music. There will be a fellowship meal after the service.
BY GENA HUFF, Editor
The CVS SMART model for schools is a public/private partnership developed between CVS Health, Ginn Group Consulting (architects of the model), school districts, and a partnership with local medical providers. The model was launched nationally in 2013. Its purpose is to provide preventive care to students — with parental consent — to enrich academic performance, achievement, and attendance.
BY GENA HUFF, Editor
The Gordo City Council members were all breathing a sigh of relief at the Council meeting this month, on June 4. Mule Day had once again been organized, put on, cleaned up, and touted a success for another year.
With some of the hottest temperatures of the year so far, and the dew point in the mid-70s, the crowd was hot, but there were no heat issues for the emergency departments. “No major incidents,” reported Gordo Police Chief Todd Hall.
Gordo’s Collin Herring swings for the fences in an earlier game against Fayette County
By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
The Green Wave found themselves in a hole in Game 1 against Mobile Christian and were unable to come back against the Leopards, dropping the opener 11-7. Gordo played much better in Game 2, but were unable to force a Game 3 on Saturday, as the Green Wave dropped the second game 4-1.
The Lady Wave says a team prayer before a game at the Troy regional.
By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
Gordo was one strike away from getting another shot at American Christian Academy and securing a spot in the state championships in Montgomery. All of that came crashing down when Prattville Christian’s Carolyn Carter hit a walk-off grand slam to give the Panthers a 6-5 win.
Prattville Christian, 7 Gordo, 0
By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
Gordo made it through a hard fought Game 1 against Wicksburg, having to come back twice to defeat the Panthers. In Game 2, the sledding was no easier for the Green Wave, as they found themselves tied at 4-4 going into the top of the seventh inning. Gordo was able to come through in pressure situations both times to sweep the series against Wicksburg and advance to the Class 3A state semifinals for the third consecutive year.
Gordo, 9 Wicksburg, 8
Gordo seniors from left: Zykeria Jones, Kayla Guin, and Brianna Lang. The Lady Waves defeated Northridge 11-6 on Senior Night last Tuesday.
Gordo's Tanner Bailey led the Greenwave with three RBIs in the opening 16-3 win over Randolph County and two RBIs in the series clinching 3-0 win over the Tigers.
