tallassee tigers sports

Covering the purple and gold since 1954

WTLS' first season of carrying Tallassee High School football was 1954. The '54 Tigers were 'Border Conference' champs with a 9-1 record. Games in the early days of WTLS were Saturday morning tape-recorded playbacks. In 1999, WTLS began airing the games live on Friday nights. In 2000, THS games were made available through the internet. Cable simulcasts were launched in 2006. Video webcasting began in 2009. Games are now available on WTLS 1300 AM & 106.9 FM, www.1300wtls.com, YouTube and Spectrum cable television Channel 340.

 
 
Tallassee Tiger Talk/Football Fridays

WTLS provides wall-to-wall coverage on gamedays with 'Tallassee Tiger Talk' during the Wake-Up Call with head coach Mike Battles, Jr. every Thursday at 7:00. The Wake-Up Call broadcasts live at First Community Bank beginning at 6 a.m. every Friday during the season. River Region Sports is on-location at Louie's in Tallassee from noon - 2:00. At 6:00, the 'CBS&S Bank Countdown to Kickoff' is a one-hour breakdown of the game of the week. The 'Parker Tire and Service Center Halftime Report' features the Pride of Tallassee marching band. After the game, the crew selects the Spectrum 'Player of the Game' during the 'Community Home Health and Hospice Post-Game' show. The 'Scoreboard Show' takes your calls after the game until 11:00.

Listen and Watch:.

1300 AM
94.7 FM
106.9 FM
Spectrum Channel 340
www.1300wtls.com
YouTube Live
Facebook Live

2024 Tallassee Baseball Broadcast Schedule

Date                          Opponent                            Airtime
Thur. Feb. 15           vs. Beulah                          5:55 p.m.
Mon. Feb. 19            vs. B.T. Washington         5:55 p.m.                    
Fri. Feb. 23               vs. LAMP                             5:55 p.m.     
Tue. Feb. 27             vs. Prattville Christian      5:55 p.m.                                  
Thur. Feb. 29            vs. Wetumpka                   5:55 p.m.                                                           
Fri. March 8               vs. Percy Julian                 5:55 p.m.                      
Tue. March 12          vs. Benjamin Russell       5:55 p.m.        
Thur. March 14         vs. Alabama Christian      5:55 p.m.                          
Mon. March 18          vs. Reeltown                      5:55 p.m.   
Thur. Apr. 4                vs. Brewbaker Tech         4 p.m. (DH)   
Tue. Apr. 9                 vs. Elmore County            4 p.m.   
Fri. Apr. 19                 1st Round Playoffs           TBA

 
2024 Tallassee Football Broadcast Schedule
*All Airtimes 6 p.m.

Date                          Opponent                             
Fri. Aug. 23              at Montgomery Academy             
Fri. Aug. 30               at Elmore County                       
Fri. Sept. 6                at Munford
Fri. Sept. 13              BT Washington                                  
Fri. Sept. 20              Bullock County                                                 
Fri. Oct. 4                   at Cleburne County                     
Fri. Oct. 11                at Handley                          
Fri. Oct. 18                Saint James          
Fri. Oct. 25                Talladega (Homecoming)                          
Fri. Nov. 1                 Holtville (Senior Night)   
Fri. Nov. 8                 Playoffs        

Tallassee Tigers Facts:

  • Tallassee had five consecutive undefeated seasons under J.E. "Hot" O'Brien from 1942 - 1946. During that stretch, the Tigers' record was 56-0-1. The Tigers won 33 straight games from 1944-1947.
  • Tallassee's Justin Williams ranks fifth in Alabama for touchdowns scored in a season with 37 in 1999. Williams is the all-time leading rusher at Tallassee with career rushing yards from 1997 - 1999.
    Tallassee running back Brandon Baynes owns the Tigers' single season rushing record with 2,599 yards in 2014, his senior season. Baynes also has the single game record for rushing yards for the purple and gold with 392 yards on 24 carries against Talladega, his grandfather's alma mater.
  • In basketball, Tallassee's only trip to the championship game occured in 1927, a 30-12 loss to Woodlawn.
    Tyler Grant holds the record for the most points scored in a Tallassee basketball game during the 2007-08 season. Grant scored 57 points and has 26 points in one quarter.
  • Tallassee ranks seventh statewide with seven baseball championships.
  • The Tigers won three consecutive titles from 1989 - 1991. THS won 40 games in a row in 1990 and 1991.
  • The Tigers' 1995 season earned run average of 1.38 ranks fifth in AHSAA history.
  • Jonathan Rivers ranks third in the state for consecutive wins as a pitcher with 21.
  • Jeri Goodman's 31-3 record as a pitcher is a Tiger's best. Goodman's 259 strikeouts lead all Tigers' pitchers.

Tallassee Baseball Best Single Season Averages:

Johnathon Johns (1988) - .521

Davis Knapp (2011) - .514
Michael Chandler (1987) - .509
Rusty Smith (1998) - .505

Career Average:
John Wilbanks (1983 - '86) - .477

Alabama High School Football Historical Society Website Link: www.ahsfhs.org