By Lee DavisAs a young girl, Leigh Haynes gave several sports a try.Basketball was fun, but she tended to foul out a lot. Her hustling, aggressive nature earned her the name “Bulldozer.” In a different mode, Haynes tried ballet, but it wasn’t for her. Something about the speed and aggressiveness of soccer made the game a perfect fit.“I started playing Sunday … [Read more...]
One for the Record Books: OTM Athletes Help Propel Auburn to the Women’s College World Series
By Tyler WaldrepAuburn University softball did not end the season with a title, but the historic run will not be forgotten by the program or the players anytime soon.Four of those players represented area schools. Former Spain Park student Madi Gipson and Mountain Brook’s Courtney Shea were joined by a pair of Hoover alums, Madison Dickey and Marcy Harper.Shea … [Read more...]
Wedded Wingmen: Will Hyden and Jenny McBride Find Love Standing on the ‘Moon’
By Emily WilliamsLieutenants Jenny and Will Hyden “aim high,” not only in their professional lives as members of the United States Air Force, but in their love lives as well.Though both hail from the Birmingham area - Jenny from Mountain Brook and Will from Pelham - the two did not meet until their sophomore year of college through their Air Force ROTC … [Read more...]
Angelo-Bullard
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Anthony Angelo of Vestavia Hills announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Angelo, to Edwin Andrew Bullard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Alvin Bullard of Florence.The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jacquelyn Brooklere Milazzo and the late Mr. Joseph John Milazzo of Vestavia Hills, and Mrs. Elizabeth Levio Angelo and the late Mr. … [Read more...]
Summers-Clifton
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lynn Summers of Mountain Brook announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine “Katie” Ellen Summers, to Austin Michael Clifton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Michael Clifton of Kennesaw, Georgia.The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Dr. David Jack Rowland and the late Mrs. Rowland of Jasper, and the late Mr. and Mrs. George Carson Summers of … [Read more...]