The Birmingham United Soccer Association will host the Red Diamond Vulcan Cup Soccer Tournament in March at fields all across the Over the Mountain area.Boys will play March 1-2 and girls will play March 8-9 in the 2014 tournament.Schedules will be posted for the boys' tournament on Feb. 21 and on-site check-in will be from 6-10 p.m. on Feb. 28 at Hyatt Place … [Read more...]

By Lee DavisThe Mountain Brook Spartans boys’ basketball team served up Product 19 Friday night.No, it wasn’t a healthy type of breakfast cereal. The 19 reflected how many consecutive games Coach Bucky McMillan’s team has won, and the long streak couldn’t be happening at a better time.The top-ranked Spartans crushed Gardendale 73-46 in Class 6A sub-regional play to … [Read more...]

By Lee DavisIn the first quarter of its Class 6A sub-regional game with Wetumpka, the Spain Park girls’ basketball team looked to be in real trouble.The Lady Indians rolled to an early 9-2 lead before Lady Jaguar coach Mike Chase called for a timeout.It may have been one of the most important timeouts of the season.“We settled down after the slow start and … [Read more...]

By Lee DavisNobody could stop the Thompson wrestling machine, but Over the Mountain schools did claim some individual titles in last week’s state meet at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville.The Warriors won their fourth consecutive state Class 6A championship, totaling 186 points to outdistance runner-up Vestavia Hills, which finished with 150.5 points. Hoover took … [Read more...]

Most people with no direct connection to high school athletics probably assume that the fall is the busiest time of the year for those who do work in that area.The large shadow of football in Alabama is probably the main reason for that perception. But the simple truth is that the busiest time of the year is right now.Think about it: Indoor track and wrestling … [Read more...]