By Rubin E. Grant Spain Park boys tennis coach Calvin Ganus said the Jaguars always enter the season with one aspiration. “Hanging a championship banner is always the goal,” Ganus said. The Jags didn’t get a chance to pursue a title last year after the 2020 season was shut down in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There was nothing to stop the Jags this spring. … [Read more...]
‘The Two Best’: Vestavia Hills Faces Off Against Rival Oak Mountain in Girls State Soccer Semifinals; John Carroll Catholic and Homewood Also In Semis
By Rubin E. Grant Vestavia Hills girls soccer coach Brigid Meadow described navigating this soccer season as a challenge because of all the COVID-19 protocols. “We were not able to play as many games as we usually play. We were not able to travel because we couldn’t stay overnight,” Meadow said. “The games we played have been beneficial to the development of our … [Read more...]
Moving On: Patriots Defeat Spartans in Quarterfinals; Jags, Bucs Set for Boys State Soccer Tournament Semifinal Showdown
By Rubin E. Grant When the final regular season Alabama High School Coaches Soccer Poll came out, Spain Park and Hoover were ranked 1-2 in the boys Super Poll and the Class 7A rankings. Now, the two crosstown rivals will get to prove which one is the best in the state. The top-ranked Jaguars will meet the second-ranked Buccaneers (20-2) at 3 p.m. Friday in the Alabama … [Read more...]
‘Awesome’: Spartan Girls Dominate Class 6A Tennis Tourney to Claim 30th State Title
By Rubin E. Grant Going into the girls Class 6A State Tennis Championships two weeks ago, Mountain Brook coach Susan Farlow told freshman Pippa Roy to just go out, play her best at No. 1 singles and not worry about winning. That was because of a likely match-up against junior Libbie Hamilton of St. Paul’s Episcopal. “Everybody had told us that Libbie Hamilton was not … [Read more...]
Like Mother, Like Daughter: Mountain Brook Matriarch Cindy Robinson and Daughters Build a Legacy of Creativity
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Regardless of whether she meant to, Cindy Robinson raised her daughters, Melanie Pounds and Anne-Emory Lockert, to be tastemakers. A Mountain Brook florist, Robinson raised her family in Tuscaloosa. She picked up her first experiences in flower arranging in her first home. “I just wanted flowers in my house,” Robinson said. “So, I started doing … [Read more...]