Chris Yow
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Chris Yow

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About

Chris Yow is an avid sports fan and current Sports Editor for the Moulton Advertiser in Lawrence County, Alabama.
The 25-year-old from Dora, Ala., began his writing career as a high school football correspondent, and honed his skills at Jacksonville State University, becoming an editor for the school's newspaper, The Chanticleer.
Following his tenure at JSU, Yow continued his career as a correspondent, covering Pisgah High School for two seasons.
Finally catching a break in the print industry, The Weekly Post hired him to cover news on Sand Mountain in Northeast Alabama. One month later, the newspaper shut its doors.
After two months away from the business, Yow was able to catch on with the Sand Mountain Reporter, a tri-weekly newspaper in Albertville, Ala. There he covered county news, along with food and religion beats.
A short few months later, he was able to find a home with the Daily Mountain Eagle, where he began his career as a correspondent. Covering news from his hometown was something special. Yow accumulated three stories published nationally by the Associated Press, and covered high school football for the newspaper.
The dream of becoming a sports reporter has never left Yow, and with his latest position, he has finally reached the pinnacle of his career.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Current: Peyton Manning, Kevin Garnett, Craig Kimbrell; All-time: Bo Jackson, Larry Bird, Phil Neikro

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    College: Tennessee Vols; JSU Gamecocks; Pro: Atlanta Braves, Boston Celtics, Indy Colts, Nashville Preds

  • Favorite Coaches

    Phil Jackson, Paul "Bear" Bryant

  • All Time Sports Moment

    "Do you believe in miracles? YES!" - Miracle on Ice

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    2007 Arena Cup in Shreveport, LA. With one final play, AF2 Offensive Player of the Year, QB Ryan Vena of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers lofted a perfect pass to Buchie Ibeh. Ibeh dropped the pass, the Tulsa Talons won the Arena Cup.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Consecutive games by Cal Ripken, Jr. or Consecutive shut out innings by the Bulldog

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Willie Mays baby--represent the Alabama boy.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas was more flamboyant, but Montana won--all the time.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan, but he had a lot of help.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky. He's not "The Great One" for no reason.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele was awesome!

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras. His rivalry with Aggasi was incredible.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Eh...Jack, I guess.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Sorry, fellas...Davey Allison. No doubt my life-long hero.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Pft on F-1

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Southeastern Conference -- Don't hate

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  • Josh Greller posted 72 days ago

    Josh Greller

    Hey chris, for B/R purposes, "matchup" is how you write cases like, "the matchup between LSU and Alabama."

    "Match up" is for cases like, "they match up well on defense."

    Hope that clears everything up. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

  • The Reaper posted 81 days ago

    The Reaper

    OK, so where is your stat for "Articles written that were total horse shit"?

  • John Vely posted 111 days ago

    John Vely

    Hey man! Quite a ride you've been on. You need to get on this digital train!

    I wanted to work on a collaboration with you. Can I get your email so I can discuss it with you and see if you'd be down?

    That'd be legit. Thanks.

  • Cristina Pastor posted 112 days ago

    Cristina Pastor

    Thank you, Chris.

  • Jeff Aldis posted 805 days ago

    Jeff Aldis

    "Texas will have a tough time stopping Lee and company. Running back Roy Helu, Jr. has been great for the Huskers as well."

    On what do you base this gem?
    Who hasn't been able to stop Nebraska?
    They are only averaging 234 yds a game the last 4 games. 3 of their 4 opponents had losing records and bad defenses as well (Baylor, KSU and Kansas).
    To say Texas will have a "tough time" stopping Nebraska is just stupid and uninformed.

  • Dan Parzych posted 932 days ago

    Dan Parzych

    Hey Chris,

    My bad about the arena football term...I wasn't sure and checked Google and found an article with it written like that so I changed it. I'm glad you changed it back...now I know for next time!

    Keep up the great writing,

    Dan

  • Jonathan Keenum posted 964 days ago

    Jonathan Keenum

    Nice articles, I'll be keeping up with your stuff.
    GO VIPERS!!!

  • Kevin Scott posted 1001 days ago

    Kevin Scott

    Thanks Chris. I'll try.

    I don't mind haters, but geez, at least bring some facts to the discussion instead of gossip. This isn't a place to talk about All My Children...

    Look forward to reading your stuff.

    Kevin

  • Mike Kent posted 1001 days ago

    Mike Kent

    Sorry for the last answer, I enjoy watching all New York teams

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