By Lee Davis Journal Sports WriterLast Thursday was a historic night in the history of Spain Park baseball.Coach Will Smith’s Jaguars swept two games from Class 6A Area 12 rival Vestavia Hills to earn the first area baseball title in school history. After winning the opener 8-3, Spain Park took the second game 5-4 to get the win – and the area crown.In the deciding … [Read more...]
Successful OTM Coaches Go –And Sometimes Come
Two successful coaches said their goodbyes to the Over the Mountain high school athletics scene last week.Brian Moon, who took Spain Park to the Class 6A boys’ Final Four in 2007, announced that he is leaving to take the boys’ basketball coaching job at North Forsyth High School in Georgia.Moon, the only boys’ basketball coach Spain Park has ever had, went 303-220 in a … [Read more...]
Vestavia Students Quiz Miss Alabama
Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights was one of five schools visited by Miss Alabama 2010 Ashley Davis as part of “Learning the Wonderful Works of Water,” an educational program launched last year by the Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham.The program teaches students about water as it relates to science and includes topics such as the water cycle, water … [Read more...]
Students Team Up To Help Japan
After seeing the devastation caused by Japan’s recent tsunami, two sixth graders were moved to action.Benjy Ly, an 11-year-old Briarwood Christian School student, and Kendall Huynh, a 12-year-old Berry Middle School student, spent a recent weekend raising money for the American Red Cross at a chip stand they set up near their parents’ business in Hoover.They set up … [Read more...]
Gumbo Gala Set For May 7
Episcopal Place’s sixth annual Gumbo Gala, presented by Ezell’s Catfish Cabin, will be May 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Caldwell Park.Up to 40 professional and amateur teams will be cook and serve gumbo at the fundraising event as they compete for the title of “Birmingham’s Best Gumbo” and other awards.Robert Regard of Crazy Cajun’s Boiling Pot, last year’s winner in the … [Read more...]