ALBERTVILLE — Cullman’s boys stormed past the field during the Albertville Invitational, finishing comfortably ahead of second-place St. Bernard (143-103.50) to collect the team crown at a crowded meet of 14 programs.

The Class 6A Bearcats scored seven gold medals, while the 2A Saints earned five.

Over on the girls side, the Black and Gold finished runners-up to Fort Payne, while St. Bernard (fifth) and Fairview (seventh) also had fine days inside the lines of Marshall County.

Between the trio of programs, they brought home a combined five golds.

See below for top-three finishers:

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Boys

Cullman

Tanner Jackson, first in discus (154-10) and shot put (44-07)

Ethan Hendrix, first in pole vault (10-06)

Joey Franklin, first in 800-meter run (2:02.87) and 1,600-meter run (4:36.57)

Will Kress, first in 110-meter hurdles (16.36) and 300-meter hurdles (42.04)

Austin Elrod, second in discus and shot put

Colton Smith, third in high jump and triple jump

J Riley, third in pole vault

Tucker Jackson, third in 3,200-meter run

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Fairview

Grant Howard, second in triple jump

Dylan Garner, 2nd in 300-meter hurdles and third in discus

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St. Bernard

Dominic Pautler, first in long jump (20-09)

Elijah Price, first in high jump (5-08)

Casey Guthery, first in 3,200-meter run (9:27.65) and third in 1,600-meter run

First in 4×800-meter relay (8:46.94) — Casey Guthery, Caleb Guthery, Andrew Sweeney and Marco Tona

First in 4×400-meter relay (3:45.88) — Jalen Lee, Paul Shartung, Casey Guthery and Marco Tona

Andrew Sweeney, second in 1,600-meter run and 3,200-meter run

Jalen Lee, second in 400-meter dash

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Girls

Cullman

Emily Jackson, first in discus (98-06)

Anna Franklin, first in pole vault (9-0)

Ann Carol Braswell, second in pole vault

Raigan Carter, second in discus

Emily Klair Brown, second in long jump

Callie Hollingsworth, third in long jump

Second in 4×100-meter relay — Emily Klair Brown, Kate Davis Heatherly, Callie Hollingsworth and Carolina Hollingsworth

Second in 4×400-meter relay — Kaitlin Cook, Ashleyn Cook, Reagan Pittman and Lexi Daily 

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Fairview

Abby Schnittker, first in long jump (14-01)

August Stancil, second in javelin 

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St. Bernard

Ivy Edge, first in 800-meter run (2:40.48)

Jaden Edge, first in high jump (4-08)

Leahrose Mami, second in 1,600-meter run

Anna Faulk, second in 300-meter hurdles

Second in 4×800-meter relay — Katelyn Cowie, Leahrose Mami, Ivy Edge and Claire Sanders

Katelyn Cowie, third in 3,200-meter run

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Prep Baseball

% Cullman 7, Sparkman 5: The Bearcats wrapped up their time at the Perfect Game High School Showdown in Georgia with a victory against the Senators in the consolation game on Saturday.

Grayson Taylor (three hits and one RBI) and Weston Norton (two hits and two RBIs) were the top contributors for Cullman (11-3), while Jacob Heatherly, Will Morrison and Cooper Beck all secured one hit and one RBI each. Carson Freeman also had a base hit in the win.

The Black and Gold had their nine-game win streak snapped in a 7-0 loss to Blessed Trinity earlier during the day, which kept the team from reaching the championship.

Cullman, however, finished 4-1 at the prestigious event and received some more national attention in the process.

“It was very helpful for us,” coach Brent Patterson said. “Definitely something we can use moving forward. A lot of guys did some really positive things. Bats, while not consistent, are getting better. I was pretty pleased and proud of how we competed.”

% Carbon Hill 13, Cold Springs 3: Justin Jones hit a three-run homer, but the Eagles fell to Bulldogs on Saturday.

Jones ended his day with two hits and three RBIs, while Sam Rollo provided the only other hit for Cold Springs.

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Prep Soccer

Cullman’s girls earned the silver division title at the Shamrock Invitational on Saturday.

The 6A No. 10 Lady Bearcats (11-2-1) defeated Hazel Green 2-1 in the championship.

Abby Branham and Jeta Falcon nabbed the goals, while Ninfa Moreno and Delly Kelly offered up an assist apiece.

On Friday, the Black and Gold bested Arab 2-1 and Helena 5-0 to put themselves in a good position.

Moreno scored two goals in the opener against the Knights, while Branham assisted on both scores.

In the nightcap, Branham booted four goals, and Bailey Gooch netted one.

Moreno (two) and Kelly (one) had the assists.

“The girls played great,” coach Jacob Brown said. “So far, a very successful season. Still a very young team, but the future is bright.”