Alabama Ledger Summer 2021

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Prater is a
three sport
star at FPHS
By Brandon Pierce
Publisher
Darrell Prater is a
three-sport student athlete
for the Fort Payne Wildcats,
competing in football,
basketball and track &
field.
Academically, he is
a member of the National
Honor Society and has a
4.2 GPA.
For his efforts, both on
and off the playing field,
Prater has been named one
of the 2021 Ledger Leader
award recipients.
This past year, Darrell
was a member of the
Wildcats Class 6A football
team where he earned 2nd
team all-region honors for
helping his teammates earn
an 8-3 overall record and
reach the first round of the
AHSAA State Playoffs.
He is also a three year
“Power Cat” in the weight
room in squat and power
clean.
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1827 Gault Ave. North
Fort Payne, AL 35967
Fort Payne's
Darrell Prater
Darrell also earned
third place in the Class 6A
Track and Field Javelin
competition.
Outside of athletics,
he participates in the Key
Club and he is a member
of Mt. Lebanon Baptist
Church.
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Kuykendall
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Fax: 256-845-7509
Fort Payne's Maddie Jackson recently
won the 2021 Class 6A 4x400 State Championship.
Fort Payne's Jackson
Named Ledger Leader
By Brandon Pierce
Publisher
Fort Payne’s Madelyn
“Maddie” Jackson is a
true champion both on
and off the field. With a
4.0 GPA, a wide range of
extracurricular activities,
and a recent state
championship title, she
exemplifies what it takes to
be one of the 2021 Ledger
Leader award recipients.
As a member of the
Wildcats’ Cross Country
and Track & Field team,
the FPHS junior standout
won the 2021 Class 6A
4x400 state championship.
She was a Class 6A Bronze
medalists in the 4x8
outdoor 2021 track meet
and she earned a Bronze
medal in the 4x4 indoor
track meet.
Also this year, Maddie
was the Class 6A Runnerup
in 4x8 indoor track and
she was nominated for the
2021 North/South All-Star
Team.
Prior to this season,
Maddie was the 2019 runner
up in both 4x4 outdoor
track and 4x8 outdoor/
indoor track. She won the
2017 Cross Country State
Championship and was
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the state runner up in both
2018 and 2019. She has
been a member of the All-
State team for the past five
seasons (2016, 2017, 2018,
2019, and 2020).
The best part is, she
has a chance to repeat as
a state champion and earn
additional honors next year
as a senior at Fort Payne
High School.
Maddie is a member of
the National Honor Society,
FPHS student council and
Spanish Honor Society.
She is also a member of the
Key Club and she serves as
a Junior Class Officer.
AHSAA
Adds
Girls Flag
Football
The Alabama
High School Athletic
Association (AHSAA)
recently announced that
girls flag football will
be a sanctioned sport in
2021. The new sport will
be available for member
schools beginning this fall.
The AHSAA Central
Board of Control approved
sanctioning the sport at its
January 2021 meeting.
The new flag football
season will culminate with
a championship game at the
Super 7 State High School
Football Championships
AHSAA high schools
will have the opportunity to
declare girls’ flag football
as a sport for their schools
for the upcoming 2021-22
school year. For more info,
please contact the AHSAA
at 334-263-6994 or email:
abriggs@ahsaa.com.
50 Mile
Yard Sale
Mountain Trials 50 Mile
Yard Sale is held annually
on the weekend before
This year's five day
event is set to start on
Thursday, Sept. 2 and
The yard sale is held
on Sand Mountain and goes
from Section to Bryant,
Alabama on Highways 71
For more info call the
Chamber of Commerce at
The 14th Annual
Labor Day.
continue until Sept. 6.
and 73 in Jackson County.
256-259-5500.