By Rubin E. GrantHannah Parant is a lovable goofball. It shows when Mountain Brook’s junior setter plays volleyball.“I like to think I am the goofiest player on the team,” Parant said. “I don’t think you can play volleyball if you don’t love it and have fun playing it.“I love it so much. It’s the mix of the team part of it and details of the game that I … [Read more...]
Football Recap: Homewood Has Fun Time Clinching Its First Region Title in Five Years
By Rubin E. GrantHomewood football coach Ben Berguson had an enjoyable evening watching his team play last Friday night at Pelham.The Patriots turned in a virtuoso performance, holding the Panthers to only 132 total yards and coming up with two interceptions while recording its first shutout of the season, 28-0.Homewood (6-2, 5-0) clinched the Class 6A, … [Read more...]
Highlighting Veterans Hike the Hill Recognizes Veterans While Raising Money for VH Schools
Walkers and runners in November will be donning T-shirts with a veteran’s name on the back and traversing one of four routes as part of the Vestavia Hills Rotary Club’s annual Hike the Hill event.This year’s hike will help welcome back Veterans Day programs to Vestavia Hills schools after they were scaled back or paused during the height of the pandemic, a news release from … [Read more...]
Birthday Bash: Birmingham Children’s Theatre Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Birmingham Children’s Theatre will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a free Birthday Bash at the BJCC Theatre on Sept. 24.The party begins at noon in the BJCC Theatre Courtyard.Guests can take in performances of “Amelia Earhart” and “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” at a pay-what-you-can price.A cupcake walk will start at 12:30 p.m., with a paper plane flying … [Read more...]
No Fear: Spartans’ Sanderson Making Plays Like His Old Man
By Rubin E. Grant Mountain Brook football coach Chris Yeager calls junior receiver Clark Sanderson one of the most fearless players he’s ever been around.To illustrate his point, Yeager pointed to a daring play Sanderson made on a punt return against James Clemens early in the third quarter of the Spartans’ second game of the season.The Jets’ punter dropped the … [Read more...]