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Spanish Fort downed Jasper in the Class 5A championship game to clinch the program's third straight state title.: mrf.lu/2XJwG

Montgomery Academy swept Mobile Christian to clinch the Class Single-A Private volleyball championship.: mrf.lu/2XFyh

McGill-Toolen finished unbeaten in Alabama after a sweep of Briarwood Christian for the Class Double-A Private volleyball championship.: mrf.lu/2XH_Y

Officials are urging residents to donate to nonprofits instead of giving cash directly to homeless individuals.: mrf.lu/2X8cz

Auburn-Saraland, Vigor-Fairhope highlight the final week of the Coastal Alabama regular season.: mrf.lu/2Xfs1

There are some intriguing non-region games on the Gulf Coast as we close the 2026 regular season.: mrf.lu/2X5DS

Veteran coach Joel Williams said he was proud of Elberta's development in his less than two years on the job.: mrf.lu/2X52Y

Is Saraland's Jamison Roberts even better than Saraland back-to-back Mr. Football winners Ryan Coleman-Williams and KJ Lacey?: mrf.lu/2Xt1N

Philip Rivers, in his 6th year as a high school football coach, may be a top candidate for the opening at N.C. State, his alma mater.: mrf.lu/2HwfV

The name of the victim will be released once next of kin is notified.: mrf.lu/2HfPh

Voting is open now for the Cunningham Bounds Coastal Player of the Week for Oct. 22-23.: mrf.lu/2HS8C

UMS-Wright wins eighth straight game to claim region title over McGill-Toolen: mrf.lu/2H5H8

Hakeem Winston had a rushing, receiving and passing TD for Mobile Christian.: mrf.lu/2H5d0

Trey Garner's TD pass with 3 seconds left lifted Fairhope to a back-and-forth win over Daphne.: mrf.lu/2H5Rq

Jamison Roberts threw for 409 yards in Saraland's win at Spanish Fort.: mrf.lu/2HNVT

Gunner Rivers returned last week for the first time since the season-opening loss to Battle Ground Academy.: mrf.lu/2vPNY

Alma Bryant secured its first playoff spot since 2013 with Thursday's win.: mrf.lu/2v-yZ

A river cruise offers a view of a historic vessel that soon will rest on the bottom of the Gulf.: mrf.lu/2vSVP

Bayshore Christian coach Jacy Todd, 14 years removed from a paralyzing car accident, had his gallbladder removed in a lengthy surgery last week.: mrf.lu/2vxMJ

Region titles and playoff positioning are at stake in this week's high school football games on the Gulf Coast.: mrf.lu/2v5vY