Elizabeth Cunningham DeBardeleben and Bernard Herbert Eichold III were married June 6 at The Cathedral of the Advent Church in Birmingham. The Rev. Samuel Gates Shaw officiated the 6 p.m. ceremony. A reception followed at Mountain Brook Club. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Whitney De Bardeleben of Birmingham. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Adair … [Read more...]
Green and Golden: Spartans Climb to Top in 1975
By Lee Davis More than 40 years later, Mat Whatley vividly remembers the first time he met Robert Higginbotham. Whatley, a rising sophomore tackle at Mountain Brook, was attending the initial team meeting with Higginbotham, who had just been named the Spartans’ new head coach. “I didn’t know what to expect,” Whatley recalled. “He was all business and didn’t smile a lot. We … [Read more...]
Carson Late-Nights
By Lee Davis Carson Griffis can’t believe his senior year at Homewood has finally arrived. “We had a senior meeting yesterday,” Griffis said, when contacted just days before the Patriots’ opener against Decatur. “I think that’s when it hit me for the first time that this will be my final year to play quarterback at Homewood.” Even with his final year ahead of him, Griffis … [Read more...]
Early to Rise: More Experienced Lions Look for Improvement in 2015
By Lee Davis Some high school football coaches have decided the way to beat the intense heat of August is to get ahead of it. Briarwood’s Fred Yancey is one of those coaches. The Lions opened their fall two-a-days with morning practices beginning at 6 a.m. “Normally kids don’t like to get up early, but in this case they were OK with it,” Yancey said. “We did most of our … [Read more...]
Patriot Power: Berguson Has High Expectations for 2015
By Lee Davis At most schools, three consecutive 9-1 regular season records would be cause for celebration. Homewood is not most schools. “Yes, it’s great to win nine regular season games,” said Patriot coach Ben Berguson. “But we have high expectations here. We expect to contend for a state championship every season. That’s what we want to do this year.” Homewood reached … [Read more...]