Jahmal Kennedy
Sports Anchor/Reporter
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Jahmal Kennedy has been with the WSFA 12 Sports team since February 2022, but is not new to the area. A native of Mobile, Jahmal attended Troy University where he studied Broadcast Journalism with a minor in communication. After graduating college, Jahmal accepted a position as a digital content producer with WSFA back in 2017. Jahmal worked as a member of the digital team for three years, where in 2020 he left for an on-air job in Fargo, North Dakota.
Jahmal spent the next 18 months in the upper Midwest covering new sports like hockey and tennis and golf while breaking into the on-air side of the business. He enjoyed new adventures like driving through several feet of snow, shoveling several inches of snow off of his car, living in subzero temperatures, and learning to ice skate!
Jahmal returned home to his native state of Alabama to join Rosie Langello as the newly-formed sports team. As a former athlete, Jahmal enjoys watching and playing sports in his free time. He also enjoys playing video games, working out and watching movies.
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The final day of this year’s SEC Media Days brought Ole Miss, South Carolina and Tennessee to the podium.
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In Wednesday’s session, Crimson Tide answering several questions, including some pertaining to new coordinators on offense and defense.
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Two central Alabama high schools lack access to equitable facilities, yet they have still found ways to rise above the competition.
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Montgomery native Prestin Moorer-Jones is headed to the AAU Junior Olympics in Des Moines, Iowa, later this month.
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Enterprise native and former Troy Trojan standout Marcus Jones comes off of a spectacular rookie season in the NFL.
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BTW-Tuskegee football is looking to follow an historic 2022 season with an even better campaign in 2023.
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Cam Taylor-Britt returned to his hometown of Montgomery Friday to host a bowling bash for the Boys & Girls Club of the River Region at the Bowlero on the Eastern Boulevard.
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The Holtville High School baseball team is trying to win its first state title in 40 years.
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Jake Andrews classifies himself as someone who isn’t a “nervous” or “anxious” guy, but says being drafted this weekend would be “surreal.”
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The Montgomery Biscuits won their fifth consecutive game after blanking the Mississippi Braves 3-0.
The Tennessee Smokies beat the Montgomery Biscuits.
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The Biscuits defeated the Smokies 6-5 Thursday night to take a 2-1 series lead.
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The Montgomery Biscuits defeated Pensacola 6-1 behind three runs in the ninth inning.
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Cameron Taylor-Britt is one win away from the Super Bowl.
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The Holtville girls basketball team went from no wins to a school record number of wins in a matter of years with more of the season to play.
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Troy football senior linebacker Carlton Martial accepted his Senior Bowl invite Thursday in front of his teammates.
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The Prattville Christian girls basketball team is looking primed at another title defense run.
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It hasn’t been long since Jeremy Johnson began his coaching stint over at Montgomery Catholic.
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Auburn football players took up for head coach Bryan Harsin after the offseason drama surrounding his job security.
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This weekend at Paterson Field in downtown Montgomery, the group Minority Baseball Prospects shining a light and showcasing some of the best collegiate baseball players in the country.
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Just entering his sophomore year of high school, Grant Weighall is already a two-time gold medalist.
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The Tigers were held to just four hits all night - none through the first four innings.
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Travis Baxley admitted with this being his first head coaching job and first time serving as an athletics director, there are some nerves, but those will subside in due time.
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A standout for the Tigers in the 2000s, Jernigan went on to become one of the most dynamic wide receivers in Troy University’s athletic history, shattering records before playing four years in the NFL with the New York Giants, winning a Super Bowl.
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For the first time since 2010, the NCAA baseball Regionals will descend upon the Plains of Auburn. Florida State, UCLA, and Southeastern Louisiana will join the Tigers on the Plains, but Auburn feels it has the most to show this weekend.
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The Alabama State Hornets are headed to Knoxville in their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2016.
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The 25th annual Kevin Turner Golf Tournament saw its largest turnout ever.
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The last Stanhope Elmore team to win a playoff game was the 2006 state championship team. Senior first baseman and designated hitter Conner Gregg was a toddler back then. Junior pitcher and infielder Zach Stevens was just one.
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Tampa Bay Rays prospect Greg Jones is in Double-A Montgomery after just a handful of games at the A-ball level. A draft pick in 2019, he's pushed by his love for the only sport he's ever played.
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His play at the plate and in the field has helped guide Michael Harris II to the top.
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Twin sisters Taniyah and Khamiyah Brown are helping lead the Brew Tech Rams from the pitcher's circle and behind the plate this season.
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Former Auburn University quarterback and Loachapoka High School coach Jeff Klein died Wednesday, just days after it was discovered he had cancer.
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Pike Liberal Arts School will become the newest member of the Alabama High School Athletics Association this summer.
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The Butter and Blue returns home Tuesday for the first time since last fall.
The Montgomery Biscuits will open their season Friday at 6:35 p.m. looking to make another run at the Southern League playoffs.
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His 43 years of coaching football at the high school and collegiate level were recognized as he was inducted as a member of the class of 2022 AHSAA Sports Hall of Fame.
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Alabama State is nearing the end of its opening week of spring practice, and first-year head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. is loving what he’s seeing so far.
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Last Friday, Prattville Christian Academy girls celebrated winning its second consecutive state title in basketball. On Wednesday, the Panthers were finally able to celebrate with the rest of their school, creating yet another memorable memory.
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Saint James advanced to the AHSAA Class 4A girls championship game with a 47-45 win, but the way they advanced is a story of redemption.
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The Flying Squadron has reached new heights in this 2021-22 season.
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According to multiple sources, Sun Belt Conference schools will play a 12-game football schedule this fall.
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Troy’s football team is scheduled to travel to UMASS on Sept. 12 at this time.
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Thursday, the Gulf South Conference announced the competition will not begin until the last week of September or the first week of October.
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“The report that we will announce Monday that we are cancelling fall sports is 100% inaccurate,” said McClelland.
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Add the 2020 Guardian Championship to the list of sporting events postponed this year due to the coronavirus.
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Henry Ruggs III has been rated as the fasted rookie in Madden 21.
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The matchup between Alabama and USC Sept. 5 to kick off the season will not happen.
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The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced it is suspending all fall sporting events and championships due to concerns over the coronavirus.
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