By Rubin E. Grant A few years ago, Audrey Tangye received an invitation from her good friend Grace Ragland to join her on the world’s longest mountain bike race, the 2,750-mile Tour Divide. But Tangye wasn’t in a position to go, so she didn’t join Ragland for the summer 2018 race that stretched from Canada to Mexico along the Continental Divide. Between work and being the … [Read more...]
Hoover Reaches Baseball Finals
The Hoover Bucs continued their remarkable run in the Class 7A state baseball playoffs by eliminating Florence in the three-game semifinals last week. After splitting a doubleheader on Thursday with Florence winning 8-1 in game 1 and Hoover coming back to win 3-1 in game 2, the Bucs (26-20) rallied from a 2-0 deficit in game 3 to win the deciding contest 5-3 on Friday. Hoover … [Read more...]
Murphy’s Law: It’s Gonna Cost Ya
I was up particularly early one morning (thank you, Dave) and walked outside into a raucous chorus of birdsong. There were several different melodies going on simultaneously, so I figured the choristers were birds of many different feathers, but I couldn’t tell you for sure because I couldn’t see them. I stood on the sidewalk for several minutes trying to identify all the … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills Boys, Spain Park Girls Claim State Golf Crowns
By Rubin E. Grant Mountain Brook boys golf coach Alex Lockett has run out of superlatives to describe Spartans senior golfer Gordon Sargent. “I don’t know if I can say anything about him that hasn’t been said,” Lockett said. “He’s as good as I’ve seen at this level. He will be missed around here, that’s for sure.” Sargent capped his high school career by shooting a … [Read more...]
Puppy Love: Hand in Paw Celebrates 25 Years of Service and Announces Plans to Return to In-Person Visits
Hand in Paw is returning to in-person animal-assisted therapy visits after having to provide virtual visits during the pandemic. Citing the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, Hand in Paw officials said they would begin slowly by hosting small, socially distanced therapy team refresher courses to introduce new health and safety visit protocols. The group is working with its … [Read more...]