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Clicking: Homewood Girls Repeat as State Soccer Championships

May 16, 2023

By Rubin E. GrantAt the beginning of the 2023 high school soccer season, the Homewood girls had their doubts about whether they could successfully defend their Class 6A championship.“We didn’t think we could do it,” senior forward Mary Siena McBride said. “We had graduated several seniors from last year and we were struggling learning how to play together.”After a … [Read more...]

Mission Accomplished: Mountain Brook Girls Complete Triple Crown by Claiming Outdoor Track Title

May 16, 2023

By Rubin E. GrantThe Mountain Brook girls track team entered the 98th AHSAA State Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 4-6 looking to complete the trifecta.The Spartans already had claimed state titles in cross-country and indoor track and needed to win the outdoor title to accomplish their mission.“The girls were focused on the triple crown,” Mountain Brook … [Read more...]

Blueprint for Success: Bucs Continue Track Tradition by Sweeping Class 7A Championships

May 16, 2023

By Rubin E. GrantAfter taking over as Hoover’s track coach during the summer of 2021, Chris Schmidt said his main goal was to continue the Buc’s tradition of success.Well, he has done that and then some.Hoover swept the Class 7A boys and girls state championships in the 98th AHSAA State Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 4-6 at the Gulf Shores … [Read more...]

High Tech Helping Hand: Vestavia Hills Students Work to Adapt Baseball Glove for Injured Boy

May 16, 2023

By Anne RuisiUsing special software and a 3D printer, a group of Vestavia Hills High School seniors are designing the base model of a device to help a 6-year-old boy who lost three of the fingers on his left hand in a car accident fully enjoy his love of playing baseball again.To do that, they have been trying to develop a way to make it easier for the injured boy, … [Read more...]

Revealing Beauty: Plastic Surgeon Works to Bring Out Inner Beauty

May 16, 2023

By Ana GoodLocal plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Clinton has a passion for bringing one’s inner beauty to the surface.“It is truly what I believe,” Clinton said. “Each of us has a uniquely wonderful inner beauty. What we do is help people see it when they look in the mirror.” That belief is mirrored both in the name of his practice – Reveal Beauty Plastic Surgery … [Read more...]

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