By Blake Ells Coaching the Hoover girls basketball team was always Krystle Johnson’s dream. She got that opportunity in 2016, and she has now been a part of five of the six state championships that the school has won. One as a player, when the school won its first championship, during her senior season in 2001; twice she was an assistant; and twice she was the head … [Read more...]
Aiming Up: Spain Park’s Barker Works to Go From Good to Better
By Blake Ells Sarah Ashlee Barker has been a force to be reckoned with her entire career at Spain Park. This year, she averaged 20.2 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game as she led the Jaguars to the regional finals before falling to Hewitt-Trussville. She has already committed to play college basketball at Georgia. She’s still just a junior, and she’s this year’s Over … [Read more...]
McMillan Named Coach of the Year for Guiding Spartans to Unprecedented Heights
By Rubin E. Grant At the outset of the high school basketball season, Mountain Brook boys coach Bucky McMillan knew there was going to be plenty of hype surrounding his team. With reigning Alabama Mr. Basketball Trendon Watford returning for his senior season, with versatile junior guard Colby Jones transferring from Pinson Valley and with a strong supporting cast, the … [Read more...]
Junior League of Birmingham Announces 2019 Torchbearers
Two years ago, the Junior League of Birmingham announced plans to commemorate its 100th anniversary by providing One Place Metro Alabama Family Justice Center the lead gift to acquire and remodel a permanent space for operations.The organization has since raised more than $500,000 – with a goal of $1.25 million – through its 2017 and 2018 Torchbearer … [Read more...]
Masters of Ceremony: King Chambliss and Queen DeBuys Reign at 52nd Annual Beaux Arts Krewe Ball
Royalty reigned at Boutwell Auditorium on March 1 as the Beaux Arts Krewe celebrated its 52nd Krewe Ball. The event benefits the Birmingham Museum of Art and the Krewe Acquisition Fund. This year’s theme, “Under the Big Top,” celebrated a night at the circus. Reigning over the ball was King Russell Warren Chambliss Sr., joined by his wife, Ann, and Queen Madeline … [Read more...]