By Sue Murphy In the next few weeks, the air will be filled with hats, or more specifically, caps. Having been officially pronounced done and done, graduates will throw those silly mortarboard numbers in the air with glee. If the cap-and-gown set wasn’t designated disposable, parents will be scrambling around behind them to retrieve what’s left of their security deposits. … [Read more...]
Save the Date : Mark Your Calendar for Summertime Favorites
Birmingham Fire & Rescue Crawfish BoilJune 1 at 4 p.m. at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. Meet your firefighters at an all-you-can-eat crawfish boil, enjoy live bands and DJs from the South and brush up on your line dancing. Website: “Birmingham Fire & Rescue Crawfish Boil” Facebook page Slice FestJune 1 from 2 p.m.to … [Read more...]
Patriots, Bucs, Rebels and Lions Claim State Soccer Titles: Record-Setting Undefeated Rebels
By Rubin E. Grant The Vestavia Hills girls soccer team won its second straight Class 7A title last Saturday, chalking up a perfect 23-0-0 season and tying the state’s longest girls soccer winning streak with their 28th consecutive victory. The Rebels scored two goals in the first 14:41 of the match and went on to shut out McGill-Toolen Catholic 2-0 during the AHSAA … [Read more...]
Homewood Wins First State Championship
By Rubin E. Grant If the Homewood Patriots were going to win a state championship in girls soccer, they knew they would have to go through the Chelsea Hornets. For the past three years, the Hornets stung the Patriots in the first round of AHSAA soccer playoffs. When the teams met during the regular season this year, the Hornets downed the Patriots 4-3. Even as they … [Read more...]
Bucs Claim First Soccer Title Since 2003 in Tense Thriller: Briarwood Ends Title Drought; Homewood Falls Short; Altamont Loses in Final
By Rubin E. Grant Max Rudolph’s heart was racing, and then it dropped. He fell to the ground and shed a few tears. What caused Rudolph’s emotional reactions was Hoover’s pulsating 3-2 victory against Enterprise in the AHSAA Class 7A boys championship game last Saturday at Huntsville’s John Hunt Soccer Complex. The outcome wasn’t settled until after two overtimes and a … [Read more...]