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That's right. This team is all about the peaches grown in Chilton County, which produces more than 80% of Alabama's peach crop. The same Hernando de Soto from the above Childersburg SC post is said to have visited the Native American village of Pokana Talahassi (which translates to "Old Peach Tree Town") in present-day Chilton County back in July 1540 and discovered the peach crop being grown and harvested there. Then around 1895, Scandinavian immigrants Theodore Thorson and John Peterson founded the town of Thorsby, along with establishing the vineyards, orchards, and fields that would become the basis for today's peach industry. You know you've reached the county seat of Clanton when you see this peach-shaped water tower off of exit 212 on I-65. There's also an annual Peach Festival which has a Peach Queen pageant, and some farms in Chilton County will even let you pick your own peaches.

The logo is that of a just-picked peach with a brown stem and a green leaf. The two, red "C"s inside of the peach complete the design. The primary kit, "The Peach Farmer's Kit", consists of a peach shirt with two big red stripes across the front, red shorts with peach detailing, and peach socks with red detailing. The peach and red colors come from the peach fruit itself and the peach pit, respectively. The secondary kit, "The Agriculture Kit", consists of a green shirt with a white collar and white detailing, white shorts with green detailing, and green socks with white detailing.

The sponsor of the team, O-Flex Group, is a motor vehicle manufacturing company headquartered in Murfreesboro, TN, but they do have a plant in Clanton.

The name on the back of the jerseys is actor Drew Roy, who was born and raised in Clanton and is best known as Hal Mason in the television series Falling Skies. He also has been on iCarly and Hannah Montana. 

Before Childersburg was Childersburg, it was named Talisi by the Coosa people who were part of a powerful Native American chiefdom that stretched from present-day Childersburg to as far north as the present-day northern border of Tennessee. In 1540, during his trek through the present-day southeastern U.S., Hernando de Soto and his band of conquistadores visited the Talisi village when one of his men fell ill and the Coosa people took care of him during Hernando de Soto's month-long stay in the village. This makes Childersburg among the oldest occupied settlements in America.

The logo depicts the head of a conquistador with a gold helmet and red and blue plumage. Inside the gold helmet is a blue letter "C" which completes the design. The primary kit, "The Spanish Kit", is a gold shirt with a red collar and thin red hoops along the front, red shorts with gold detailing, and gold socks with red detailing. The secondary kit, "The C-burg Blue Kit", is a blue shirt with a yellow collar and a singular, red-outlined gold hoop along the front, gold shorts with blue detailing, and blue socks with gold detailing. The blue color comes from the Childersburg High School Panthers athletic teams, and the red and gold colors come from the Spanish flag, which Hernando de Soto did all his conquering for.

The sponsor of the team, Nemak Alabama, is an automotive parts maker based in nearby Sylacauga.

The name on the back of the jerseys is A.J. Smitherman, the Childersburg-born lawyer, journalist, and civil rights activist who chronicled the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 through the newspaper he founded in 1913, the Tulsa Star.

Baldwin County, besides being one of two Alabama counties to have beaches (the other being Mobile County with Dauphin Island), is the largest county in the state by area at over 2,000 sq. ft. Therefore, the three teams in this county represent a region of the county, as opposed to one specific city.

The logo design is that of a big, maroon letter "C" (for "Central") and a smaller, gold letter "B" (for 'Baldwin"). Inside the "C" are seven, four-pointed stars (four big gray stars and three smaller white stars) arranged in a curve pattern to complete the design. The maroon and gold colors and the "Bears" nickname come from the Robertsdale High School Bears athletic teams. Each of the gray stars represents the Central Baldwin cities of Robertsdale, Loxley, Summerdale, and Silverhill, while the three smaller white stars represent the communities of Rosinton, Elsanor, and Seminole.

The primary kit, "The Robertsdale Kit", consists first of a maroon shirt with a gold sash and a subliminal, gold-outlined bear paw underneath the gold "CB" logo. The kit is made complete with gold shorts with maroon detailing, and maroon socks with gold detailing. The secondary kit, "The Apple iKit", is an all-white kit with gray detailing throughout, including the seven stars from the logo, which are now all gray, in a straight line, and on the lower-right side of the front of the shirt.

The sponsor of the team, Apple, is headquartered in Cupertino, California, but the current CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, is a 1978 graduate of Robertsdale High School. He is also the name on the back of the jerseys. Along with that, he also serves on the board of directors at Nike, Inc.

This team is a funky one, I believe. I had fun creating this team. First off, Jackson County, which Scottsboro is in, has more caves per capita than anywhere else in America. Caves like the Cathedral Caverns (the state park of which is technically in northern Marshall County, but has a Jackson County address) with one of the largest cavern entrances in the world at 126 feet wide and 25 feet tall, and the Neversink Pit in Fackler which is a 162-foot drop into a limestone sinkhole are just some you'll find in Jackson County.

Not surprising that the logo is that of a cavern entrance with the gold letters "C" and "D" on either side which are then given stalagmite and stalactite serifs. The gray "S" and the "C" letters of the team are smaller, but also are given the same serif treatment to complete the logo design. The black and gold colors come from the Scottsboro High School Wildcats athletic teams and the gray color comes from the numerous stalagmites and stalactites you'll find in the caves of Jackson County. The primary kit, "The Sauta Cave Kit", consists of a black shirt with a gray collar, gold, detailing, and a gray stalagmite-and-stalactite pattern across the front, gray shorts with gold detailing, and black socks with gold detailing. For a second meaning to the gray color, Sauta Cave is near Scottsboro and has one of the largest concentrations of endangered gray bats in the world. The secondary kit, "The Sleeping Bat Kit", consists of a gold shirt with a black collar, black detailing, and three stripes made up of subliminal sleeping black bats across the front. The kit is made complete with black shorts with gold detailing and gold socks with black detailing.

Ever lose anything at the airport? The sponsor of the team, Unclaimed Baggage Center, a retail store in Scottsboro, is where it might end up.

The name on the back of the jerseys is Pat Trammell, the Scottsboro native who played quarterback at the high school and was Coach Bear Bryant's first star player at the University of Alabama back in 1958. Trammell's only jersey number was #12.

In case you didn't know, the camellia is Alabama's state flower. Specifically, the camellia japonica species is Alabama's state flower. It wasn't always the case, however. From the time of statehood in 1819 until 1927, the state didn't have an official flower. Then in 1927, Alabama unofficially adopted the goldenrod as the state's flower. Throughout this time, however, Alabama, along with all of America in general, fell in love with the blooms of the camellias. Therefore, they became the flower to have in your yard. It was said that in the 1800s, having a camellia was "like having a Rolex watch". The push to have the camellia as the state flower of Alabama started as early as the 1940s. One of the early adopters of the camellia as a symbol was Greenville, which gave itself the nickname "The Camellia City" in the process. In 1959, the then-Governor John Patterson, on an urge by his wife (who was raised in Butler County, which Greenville is in), signed the bill into law making the camellia Alabama's first (and only) official state flower.

The logo design is that of two, concentric camellia blooms, one big red bloom, and one small pink bloom, with a white letter "C" inside each of them. The under-arching, red text of the team name at the bottom of the blooms completes the design. The names of the colors of the team are all camellia species, including the japonica species. The primary kit, "The Reticulata Kit", consists of a white-to-pink gradient shirt with a pink collar, white sleeves, and red detailing. The kit is made complete with pink shorts and socks with white detailing. The secondary kit, "The Japonica Kit", consists of a solid red shirt with a white collar and white detailing, white shorts with red detailing, and red socks with white detailing.

The sponsor of the team, Hwashin America Corporation, is an automotive parts maker based in Greenville.

The name on the back of the jerseys is none other than the "King of Country Music" himself, Hank Williams, Sr., who was born in Butler County and lived in Greenville briefly during his childhood. Williams is regarded as one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century and has had 55 Billboard Top 10 singles, including "Your Cheatin' Heart" among his 12 No. 1 hits.

As you can tell by the graphic, this team makes its home on the westside of Alabama's capital city of Montgomery, where the capitol building is, along with most of the state's governmental agencies and departments. It is also where Hank Williams, Sr. (mentioned above in this post) is buried.

The logo design is loosely based on Montgomery's city seal, and consists of a red circle with the white text of the team name inside the circle. Then, in the center of the circle is a gray, six-pointed star with the geographical shape outline of the state of Alabama in white with the location of Montgomery marked with a red circle and five-pointed star (That looks really small, I know). The white text "MONTGOMERY" at the center-bottom of the star completes the design. The colors of the logo are based on Montgomery's city flag. As compared to Montgomery's two other nicknames of "Cradle of the Confederacy" and "Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement", "The Gump" is a more-recent nickname which was made popular by Montgomery rap group Deuce Komradz.

The primary kit, "The State Capital Kit", consists of a solid red shirt with a white collar, gray shorts with white detailing, and red socks with white detailing. The secondary kit, "The Hornet Kit", consists of a solid gold shirt with a black collar, gold shorts, and gold socks, all with black detailing throughout. This kit is dedicated to the nearby Alabama State University.

The sponsor of the team, Equal Justice Initiative, is a non-profit organization that provides legal representation to those who may have been denied a fair trial. It is based in Montgomery and owns the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, both of which are in Montgomery. The name on the back of the jerseys is Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative.

The city of Bessemer may be another suburb of Birmingham now, but back in the day, some believed that "The Marvel City" might take over Birmingham in economic power. Founded in 1869 by the Bessemer Land & Improvement Company and incorporated in 1887, by having all the ingredients needed to make steel (iron ore, coal, and limestone) in the area, Bessemer went through a quick growth and attracted folks from all over the South as well as European immigrants. By the 1950s, the city's population was predominantly African-American, which it still is today. But when the steel industry when through considerable changes, the jobs left the area.

The logo design is that of a blue roundel with a big, yellow, four-pointed star in the center with the black text "The Marvel City" inside, and, also in yellow, each of the four initials of the team ("B.C.S.C.") takes up a corner of the roundel to complete the design. The colors are based on Bessemer's city seal. The name of one of the colors, Bright Star Yellow, comes from the name of Alabama's oldest restaurant, The Bright Star, which has existed since 1907 and is located in Bessemer. The nickname of the team, "The Marvelous Stars", combines Bessemer's nickname of "The Marvel City" with The Bright Star naming.  The primary kit, "The Bright Star Kit", is an all-yellow kit with blue detailing throughout. The secondary kit, "The Bright Blue Kit", is an all-blue kit with yellow detailing throughout.

The sponsor of this team, U.S. Pipe, is a pipe fabrication company founded and headquartered in Bessemer.

The name on the back of the jerseys is Grammy-nominated rapper Gucci Mane, who was born in Bessemer.

I'll just tell you that this team was hard to create an identity for, and if it weren't for the story of the Tree That Owns Itself, this team probably would've been one of the sacrifices that had to be made. But in the end, I think I did a fine job with this team. So about that tree, the story goes that in 1935, E.H. Graves, a former mayor of Eufaula, recorded the deed that gave the tree ownership of itself. The tree back then was called the Walker Oak, because John A. Walker, a Confederate soldier, had previously owned the land that the tree grew on. That tree was struck by lightning in 1961, and a new tree was planted in its place thereafter by the International Paper Company. Since then, there have been several trees in that spot.

Based on that story, the logo design is of a singular green tree with white, arching texts of the team name inside. The primary kit, "The One Tree Kit", consists of a solid green shirt with a white collar, white shorts with green detailing, and green socks with white detailing. The secondary kit, "The Tree Bark Kit", is an all-brown kit with white detailing throughout.

The sponsor of this team, Humminbird, is a leading global innovator of marine electronics products based in Eufaula. A little bonus tidbit is that Lake Eufaula (or Walter F. George Lake, as it is officially known) is nicknamed the "Big Bass Capital of the World".

The name on the back of the jerseys is Eufaula-born Martha Reeves, one of the three members of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas, known for hits such as "I'm Ready for Love" and "Dancing In The Street". She eventually became a Detroit councilwoman in 2005 and served one four-year term.

It's a safe bet to say that the two sponsors dictated the kits, but more on those later. First off, the name of the team, Barber Park SC, comes from the Barber Motorsports Park and Museum in Leeds. The nickname of the team, "The Bikers", comes from what the museum has a lot of and that is vintage motorcycles. The Barber Collection, as it is called by the museum website, is a collection of over 1,600 bikes, with 900 of them on display in the museum at any given time. This collection was started by George Barber (who had a not-too-shabby record in racing in the 1960s) in 1988 when, on a suggestion from a longtime friend, he shifted from restoring cars to restoring motorcycles. From there, it grew into the world's largest collection of motorcycles. There's also a track that has IndyCar and MotoAmerica racing events and a festival.

Now, on to the logo design, which is a shield constructed from a checkered flag on top, a racing wheel on the bottom, and a red box in the middle with the yellow "Barber Park" text across. The black "SC" text in the hubcap of the racing wheel completes the design. The primary kit, "The Honda Red Kit", is a primarily red shirt with a red collar, white sleeves, and a pattern of thick white stripes outlined in black on the sides. The same pattern is applied to the shorts, as well, along with white detailing. The kit is made complete with red socks with white detailing. This kit was inspired by this brochure for a 1984 Honda V3O Magna motorcycle. The secondary kit, "The Porsche Yellow Kit", consists of a black shirt with a singular, yellow stripe that goes all along the top of the shirt. The shirt is made complete with black shorts with yellow striping and detailing, and black socks with yellow detailing. This kit is based on these track pants in the Porsche Legacy collection, which Puma also makes.

The sponsor of the primary kit, Honda, is the corporate sponsor of the IndyCar race at the track and also has the Honda Manufacturing of Alabama plant in nearby Lincoln. The sponsor of the secondary kit, Porsche, has the Porsche Track Experience at the track's Proving Ground. Plus, George Barber used Porsche racecars to achieve that not-too-shabby record in the 1960s. Barber Park SC is the only team in the ALSL to have two sponsors.

The name on the back of the jerseys is none other than "Sir Charles" Barkley, the 11-time NBA All-Star and 1993 NBA MVP who was born and raised in Leeds. He would go on to have a great collegiate career at Auburn and an even better NBA career, becoming one of the game's most dominant rebounders. His first of three jersey numbers was #34.

First off, a pronunciation check. The city (and county) name of Mobile is pronounced: "Moh-BEEL".

Now for some history. Mobile is one of the oldest cities in the state of Alabama (second only to Huntsville), having been founded as the first capital of the French colony of La Louisiane back in 1702. Mardi Gras celebrations start in the area the next year (in 1703), making Mobile's celebrations the oldest in the country today. Next, under the 1763 Treaty of Paris which ended the Seven Years' War, the French gave all their colonial lands east of the Mississippi River to the British, who then expanded their West Florida region to include the present-day Mobile area. Then in 1780, the Spanish, as an ally of France, captured Mobile during the Battle of Fort Charlotte in the American Revolutionary War. This eventually turned the area from British West Florida to Spanish West Florida under the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War. Then, in 1810, Mobile becomes a part of the independent Republic of West Florida. This was short-lived, however, when in 1813, the Mobile area, as part of Spanish West Florida, was annexed into the United States. Then, the Civil War happened, and Mobile, as part of the State of Alabama, was under Confederate rule from 1861 until 1865, when it (and Alabama) was allowed back under US rule. This is why Mobile is nicknamed "The City of Six Flags". 

Now, as for the logo design, it is a red-outlined white shield with the city name of "MOBILE" in red on top and three six-pointed azalea blooms in each of the team colors underneath for a complete design. The primary kit, "The 1702 Kit", consists of a red shirt with a white collar and subliminal, white-outline azalea blooms that radiate from the team logo on the front and also radiate from the number on the back. The kit is made complete with white shorts with red detailing and red socks with white detailing. The secondary kit, "The Azalea Trail Kit", consists of a pink-and-white hooped shirt with a pink collar and white sleeves, pink shorts with white detailing, and white socks with pink detailing. This kit is meant to commemorate Mobile's Azalea Trail, a garden trail that runs throughout the city.

The sponsor of the team, Austal USA, is a shipbuilding company headquartered in Mobile.

The name on the back of the jerseys is the one and only "Hammerin'" Hank Aaron, the 25-time MLB All-Star who made his debut for the then-Milwaukee Braves in 1954 wearing #5, but for only that season. The next season and every season after that until 1976, he wore #44. Aaron was born on February 5th, 1934 in Mobile and passed away in January 2021 at the age of 86.

Let's talk cotton. For a long time, Alabama was nicknamed "The Cotton State" due to its location along the Cotton Belt of the Southern U.S. One of the places that produced and worked with cotton was Pell City, located in the southeastern portion of St. Clair County (which, by the way, is the only county in Alabama to have two county seats, Pell City and Ashville to the north). First named the Pell City Manufacturing Company back in 1897, the Avondale Mills plant in Pell City, along with others in the state, produced textiles for more than a century until closing for good in 2006.

With this in mind, the logo design is a white cotton blossom with brown outlines, brown leaves, and the brown overarching texts of the team name inside the blossom to complete the design. The primary kit, "The Mill Worker's Kit", consists of a brown shirt with a white collar and white sleeves, brown shorts, and brown socks with white detailing. It is meant to mirror the uniforms of those working in the textile mills back in the day. The secondary kit, "The New Growth Kit", is an all-green kit with white detailing.

The sponsor of this team, WKW North America, produces aluminum trim primarily for cars and is headquartered in Pell City.

The name on the back of the jerseys is David Gulledge, who was born and raised in Pell City. Gulledge is a former collegiate and pro football player who played one season in the NFL for the team now called the Washington Commanders. Gulledge's number was #29.

Here is the first college-inspired ALSL team, Auburn-Opelika SC. The logo design is a blue letter "A" for Auburn on top of an orange letter "O" for "Opelika". The blue "SC" text completes the logo design. The blue and orange colors come from both Auburn University and the Auburn High School Tigers athletic teams.

The primary kit, "The Tiger Stripes Kit", is a blue-and-orange striped shirt with similarly-striped sleeves and an orange collar, and blue shorts and socks with orange detailing. The secondary kit, "The One Auburn Kit", is an all-white kit with a blue collar and a blue and orange stripe pattern on the center of the shirt and blue detailing throughout.

The sponsor of the team, Kia, has a plant in nearby West Point, GA.

The name on the back of the jerseys is the one and only Bo Jackson, who is an accomplished sportsman in both football and baseball, having played both at Auburn and professionally in the MLB and the NFL. His number when playing football at Auburn was #34.

The logo design is a gold Parthenon-like building with four columns, a black base, and a black circle on the roof with a white outline shape of the state of Alabama. The dot which indicates Athens's location completes the logo design.

When looking at Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, the top two teams of Athens, Greece, the city which Athens, AL is named after, I noticed a common thing with their current primary jerseys. Both of them seem to have this kind of striping to them. So I believe it's only right to give this Athens team something similar. Therefore, the primary kit, "The Athens Gold Kit", consists of a gold-and-white stripe pattern that is then repeated on the sleeves, gold shorts, and gold socks with black detailing on both. The secondary kit, "The Eagle Black Kit", consists of an all-black kit with gold detailing. The black and gold colors come from the Athens High School Eagles athletic teams.

The sponsor of this kit, TriGreen Equipment, is a John Deere tractor equipment dealer based in Athens.

The name on the back of the jerseys is Brittany Howard, a musician and Athens native who was the lead singer for the Athens-based band Alabama Shakes.

I had some fun with this team, as you can see. When it came time to divvy out sponsors for all the teams, this team initially had another sponsor that another team in the Central East Conference eventually got, because it ultimately fit that other team more. But first, the logo design consists of three triangles (one in each of the colors above) arranged in a similar way to the triforce in The Legend of Zelda series of games. I swear this is just a coincidence, and that that wasn't my intention. The top, maroon triangle is supposed to represent the "A" for "Anniston", and the two bottom triangles form the "M" for "Metro". The "Anniston Metro SC" text (each of those words is also in a different color) in the center of the triangles completes the logo design. The maroon color comes from the Anniston High School Bulldogs athletic teams, while the black and gold colors come from the neighboring Oxford High School Yellow Jackets athletic teams.

The shirt of the primary kit, "The Model City Met Kit", is directly inspired by the shirt of Venezia's 2021-22 Away kit. The green and orange colors in that shirt are switched out for the maroon and gold colors above, respectively. Other than that, it's a white shirt with a black collar. The shirt is made complete with black shorts with white detailing and white socks with black detailing. The secondary kit, "The Metro Kit", consists of a black shirt with a gold collar and a singular gold hoop across the front, gold shorts with black detailing, and black socks with gold detailing.

The sponsor of this team, Wakefield's/Martin's, is a clothing department store chain based in Anniston.

The name on the back of the jerseys is David Satcher, who is a former Surgeon General of the United States and was born in Anniston.

Okay, this is the first team in the region I know the least about. This doesn't mean that I won't give it my best shot. You can probably say that this team, like the other teams with "United" in the name, unites all of the city and the county that the team resides in (in this case, Covington County). Given the team name, the logo is kind of self-explanatory. The "A" and the "U" are given the maroon-and-white striped treatment and the addition of the "SC" text in the center completes the logo design.

The primary kit, "The Maroon-and-White Kit", consists of a two-tone, maroon-hooped shirt with a white collar, white shorts with maroon detailing, and maroon socks with white detailing. The secondary kit, "The White-and-Maroon Kit", is a color reversal of the primary kit, only that the shirt is a solid white shirt with maroon detailing. The maroon and white colors come from the Andalusia High School Bulldogs athletic teams.

The team's sponsor, PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, is headquartered in Andalusia and provides power to just under 500,000 residents and businesses in Alabama and Northwest Florida through being affiliated with Touchstone Energy Cooperatives.

The name on the back of the jerseys is Robert Horry, or "Big Shot Rob" if you're an NBA fan. During his 16-year career in the NBA, he became a seven-time NBA champion, playing for the Rockets, the Suns, the Lakers, and finally the Spurs. Although born in Maryland, he was raised in Andalusia and played for the AHS Bulldogs. His first of two jersey numbers was #25.

Before today, I felt that this team's previous logo design was a bit...basic. It just had the shield and the "AC" text in the middle. I got to work on upgrading it into the logo design you see now. The logo design is a silver shield (which is taken from the city seal of Alexander City) which consists of a red eagle flying and holding onto a blue ball containing the white letters "AC". The eagle and ball design comes from this historical branding of the team's sponsor, Russell Athletic.

The primary kit, "The AthletiX Kit", is a silver shirt with a large, gray "X" across the front and silver collar, gray shorts with silver detailing, and silver socks with gray detailing. The gray "X" comes from the shield for the local Benjamin Russell High School. The secondary kit, "The Russell Athletic Kit", consists of a white shirt with a white collar and blue and red hoops all along the front and the bottom of the back, red shorts with white detailing, and blue socks with white detailing. The blue and red colors come from the current Russell Athletic branding.

Although now part of the Fruit of the Loom family of brands and headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this team's sponsor, Russell Athletic, has its roots in Alex City, as the locals call it. The company was founded in 1902 by 26-year-old Benjamin Russell as the Russell Manufacturing Company. From there, Benjamin Russell would rally to almost completely rebuild Alex City from a devastating fire that also happened in 1902.  Over the next century plus change, Russell would go on to become the largest manufacturer of athletic uniforms in the country, outfitting most of MLB and the NFL, along with inventing the cotton sweatshirt.

The name on the back of the jerseys is Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens, who wore #81 throughout his NFL career. Owens was born and raised in Alex City.

Unlike with Beaches SC, this team in Alabaster was a bit of a struggle to come up with an identity. Eventually, though, I think it came together nicely in the end. The logo is a beige hexagon with a big, similarly-shaped, white letter "A" taking up most of the shape. The two white, thinner, and smaller letters "S" and "C" in the spaces left by the "A" complete the logo design.

The primary kit, the "Alabaster Lime Kit", is a beige-and-white striped shirt with a white collar and beige sleeves, beige shorts with black detailing, and white socks with black detailing. It is also a tribute to Alabaster's founding in 1929 initially as "Scott Rock", a community of limestone miners that worked for the Alabaster Lime Company. The Limestone Beige color comes from the limestone that was once mined, while the Alabaster White color comes from the other meaning of alabaster being a shade of white.

The secondary kit, the "Thompson Kit", is a solid red shirt with a black collar, black shorts with red detailing, and red socks with black detailing. These colors (Mine Black and Thompson Red) come from the local Thompson High School Warriors athletic teams.

The sponsor of this team, mspark, is a B2C marketing services company headquartered in nearby Helena.

The name on the back of the jerseys is Thomas Carlyle Thompson, who donated the land and most of the funds to build the original Thompson High School building in the 1920s.

For this team, there's not really that much to explain besides my wanting a team in the tourist hotspot of Gulf Shores. The Gulf Navy color comes from the local Gulf Shores High School Dolphins athletic teams. The Coastal Aqua color comes from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The Beach Orange color comes from the other beach in Alabama, Orange Beach, which is just to the east of Gulf Shores.

The logo is a roundel of a scene out on the Gulf of Mexico. Both the boat on the left and the captain's wheel on the right come from the city seal for Orange Beach. The seagull on top comes from the City of Gulf Shores website. Since the area is a tourist hotspot, I couldn't find a more fitting sponsor for Beaches SC than the area's tourism board. The primary kit, "The Gulf Shores Kit", has an aqua-to-navy gradient shirt with an aqua collar, navy shorts with white detailing, and aqua socks with seagull detailing. The secondary kit, "The Orange Beach Kit", is an orange shirt with a white collar, white shorts with orange detailing, and orange socks with seagull detailing.

The name on the back of the jerseys is Rep. Jack Edwards, who from 1965 until 1985 represented Alabama's 1st congressional district in the US House of Representatives, which includes Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. He is also the namesake of the local airport.