Danny Aller is sports editor of The Albany Herald. Aller is in charge of sports operations for the newspaper.
Recent Stories
PIFL in process of sorting out fallout from Panthers-Hammers end-of-the-game brawl
With a lack of video evidence or eyewitness accounts by the officials of the brawl that broke out between players from the Albany Panthers and Alabama Hammers at the end of their game Saturday, the PIFL front office says it’s dealing with a “unique” situation that it hopes to have resolved soon.
Lee County slugger, UGA signee Nichols wins 1-AAAA’s top honor
Lee County leading hitting Daniel Nichols earns the same honor Monday that his brother Thomas did five years ago when he's named the Region 1-AAAA Player of the Year.
Panthers survive testy Hammers on road
Albany pulls away from Alabama late, but a brawl between the teams in the final seconds mars an otherwise impressive win Saturday. (UPDATES: with comments from Hammers coach)
GISA CLASS A FINAL FOUR: Westwood crushes DEA in Game 1 of playoff series, 11-1
Westwood blasts David Emanuel Academy on its homefield Friday to take a 1-0 series lead in the Class A Final Four.
After rough final day, Darton golf finishes 5th at nationals
The Cavs’ golf team, which had hopes of bringing the program's first NJCAA championship back to Albany since 2007, may have made its 11th straight trip to nationals this year, but it was one to forget after Darton finishes a disappointing fifth.
LOCAL COLLEGE/PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Darton's season ends in region tourney; Terrell Academy swept in GISA AA Elite 8; Crisp Academy gets back to Final Four in Class A
The Darton College baseball team can’t extend its record-setting season Saturday when it falls to Georgia Perimeter, then South Georgia, ending its year in the region tourney. (ADDS: roundup items on Terrell Academy, Crisp Academy, Westwood baseball)
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Darton No. 1 golfer Sakulpolphaisan officially commits to Mississippi State; Cavs baseball rolls in region tourney opener
Darton's Joe Sakulpolphaisan, who is the No. 1-ranked golfer in the entire NJCAA Division I, signed his national letter-of-intent to play next season for Division I Mississippi State. (ADDS: roundup item on Darton baseball team winning to advances to semifinals of region tournament).
GHSA/GISA STATE BASEBALL STATE PLAYOFF ROUNDUP: Seminole sees amazing season come to heartbreaking end in Game 3 vs. Schley; TAE falls in Game 1 of Elite 8 series; Crisp rolls; RSS swept
Seminole County's amazing season comes to a heartbreaking end Friday in Game 3 of its GHSA Class A Sweet 16 series in a 14-9 loss to Schley County. (ADDS: roundup items on Randolph Southern, Terrell Academy and Crisp Academy)
GISA CLASS A/AA STATE BASEBALL PREVIEW: Westwood, Crisp, TAE, Randolph Southern set for GISA Elite 8 round today
In addition to Deerfield, four other area Southwest Georgia teams remain alive in the GISA state baseball playoffs, which continue today. (ADDS: preview items on Randolph Southern and Crisp Academy in Class A and Terrell Academy in Class AA)
GHSA STATE BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Crisp stunned by Allatoona; Calvary Day takes Game 1 against Miller; Seminole ppd.
Rain postpones the Seminole County-Schley County series Wednesday, while Miller County and Calvary Day only get one game in, but Crisp County and Allatoona play both as the Cougars are swept. (EDITS: corrects that Crisp's Robert Tyler is a junior)
