By SARAH TURNER | Special to the Reporter 
DOUBLE SPRINGS – The Vincent Yellow Jackets’ season came to an end on Friday, Nov. 15 after a 25-20 loss against the Winston County Yellow Jackets.
“It hurts to lose,” Vincent coach Lucas Weatherford said. “I wanted to go a little bit further and make history for the school, but I can’t deny what the boys did.”
Undefeated Winston County had its stadium filled to the brim in order to watch the team take on Vincent.
Vincent entered the game with a 9-2 rec...

By Sarah Turner, Sports editor 


It’s gameday in Central Alabama, a feeling like no other for student-athletes across the country. 


Donning purple and gold, the Falcons will take to the court to compete for their university at the highest level. 


But it can be disheartening for Montevallo’s athletes to look around Central State Bank Arena and only see 300 faces in an arena built for 2,000.  


More than 500 student-athletes call Montevallo home, but most teams won’t even have that many...

By Sarah Turner, Sports editor 


Bright candlelight filled Central State Bank Arena as Falcon athletes gathered on Feb. 13 to honor the memory of Barrett Dempsey, who was a member of the University’s wrestling team. 


Dempsey, a freshman from Byhalia, Miss. passed away in a car accident on Feb. 11. Athletic Director Mark Richard broke the news to the team the following day. 


Maddie Taylor, a senior on UM’s softball team, presented the idea to the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and as...

By Sarah Turner, Sports editor 


With 24 NCAA Division II athletic teams and more than 500 student athletes, it’s no secret that Montevallo’s campus is home to some elite talent. Athletes come to the bricks from across the country, and sometimes even around the world.  


81 international athletes make their home here in central Alabama, but one has to wonder: how do they get here? 


“In high school I really liked to run,” said Mateo Lopez-Hernandez, “so I was like if I could maintain that...

Highlighting Montevallo women's soccer's extremely successful and historic season

A feature story on Montevallo's leading men's cross country runner, Joseph Pitard

By Sarah Turner, Sports editor 


With the summer departure of Montevallo’s first-ever strength and conditioning coach, Brad Bowen, the University’s athletic department had to work fast. Who would replace someone who had made an impact on so many UM athletes’ lives? It turned out they didn’t have to look very far.  


Blake Klotz was just 34 miles up the road, working as the Assistant Director of Athletic Performance for the University of Alabama-Birmingham’s women’s basketball team. He had sp...