By Sue Murphy Boy, have we had a lot to process lately! Unexpected changes, tangled up emotions – what is a body supposed to do with it all? Well, maybe put it on paper. Numbers are good. Numbers are useful and charts and graphs and actuarial predictions have their place, but it’s been my experience that alongside the adaptive, functioning adult in your brain, there is a … [Read more...]
From Border to Border: Homewood Friends Bike 2,700 Miles Through the Wild West During Challenging Road Trip
By Rubin E. Grant With their lives moving in divergent directions, five childhood friends from Homewood decided they wanted to do something together in case they couldn’t for a while. So, on July 12, Adam Westfall, Ian Ross, Thomas Gordon, Willis Wood and Reed Whetstone embarked on an arduous bike ride from the Canadian border below Calgary to the border of Mexico, taking an … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook Volleyball Team Ready for New Challenge in Class 6A
By Rubin E. Grant The Mountain Brook volleyball team might have taken a step down in classification, but don’t expect the Spartans to take a step back. After winning the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 7A state championship in 2019 with a senior-laden team, led by Player of the Year Grace Carr, Mountain Brook has been reclassified as Class 6A. The … [Read more...]
‘Huge Honor’: Blackburn Recognized as PGA Teacher and Coach of the Year
By Rubin E. Grant Mark Blackburn was doing what he’s been doing for 20 years when the announcement came that he was receiving what he termed a lifetime achievement award. He was in Memphis early last week, coaching one of his golfers as the golfer prepared for the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. While he was there, the PGA of America announced that … [Read more...]
‘Great Opportunity’: Freedman Comes Full Circle to Coach Homewood Volleyball Team
By Rubin E. Grant Andie Freedman was in her classroom at Hoover High School one Monday morning in July when her phone rang. On the other end was Homewood athletic director Doug Gann, asking her if she had any interest in becoming the Patriots’ head volleyball coach. The position came open suddenly when Cynthia Padgett moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, because her husband, … [Read more...]