By Sue Murphy When I told my granddaughter that I had spent the afternoon wrapping, her eyes went wide. “Like a song?” she whispered. No, I assured her, nothing as scary as all that. A grandmother who raps? That’s enough to shake you to your very foundation. Later that day, however, I thought…well, why not? And so here it is, with sincere … [Read more...]
Hot Start: Coach King Has Young Patriots Girls Basketball Team Sizzling in His First Season
By Rubin E. Grant Gavin King couldn’t have imagined a better start for his young Homewood girls basketball team in his first season as the Patriots’ head coach. Homewood opened the season with five consecutive wins and was 7-1 going into the Thanksgiving break. “We have a lot of new starters and rotational players,” King said. “We have started 15 different girls, and I don’t … [Read more...]
End of the Run: Mountain Brook Season Over With 6A Semifinal Loss to Clay-Chalkville
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. Sims Brown lingered on the field at Spartans Stadium Friday night after his No. 3 Mountain Brook team lost 24-18 to No. 1 Clay-Chalkville in the Class 6A semifinals of the Alabama High School Athletic Association football playoffs. The wide receiver might have hung around after any game, but this one was different because it was his last one as a high … [Read more...]
Perseverance: Bowen Voted OTM Volleyball Coach of the Year After Finally Winning a State Title
By Rubin E. Grant For eight seemingly long years, Kellye Bowen had been trying to reach the pinnacle with her Spain Park volleyball team. She finally got there this fall, leading the Jaguars to a 47-4 record and the Class 7A championship, the first in school history. She was selected the 2021 OTM Volleyball Coach of the Year unanimously in a vote of Over the Mountain … [Read more...]
Special Talent: Spain Park’s Rothman Tabbed OTM Volleyball Player of the Year After Dominating Season
By Rubin E. Grant While watching a replay of the Class 7A volleyball championship game against McGill-Toolen Catholic, Audrey Rothman’s emotions got the best of her, especially during the final blow that sealed Spain Park’s first state title. Rothman, an athletic 6-foot-4 senior outside hitter, delivered the kill to complete the Jaguars’ 3-0 sweep (26-24, 25-23, 25-23) of the … [Read more...]