By Rubin E. Grant A day after Oak Mountain won its first ever boys basketball state championship, senior forward Noah Young was still processing what the Eagles had accomplished. “It’s still unbelievable,” Young said. “I am still trying to grasp my feelings. It’s a goal we set at the beginning of the season and the journey we took to get there was incredible.” The Eagles … [Read more...]
Murphy’s Law: Delete, Delete, Delete
By Sue Murphy Between 8:00 Monday night and 8:00 Tuesday morning, I received 67 emails. It’s like that most days. You’d think I was wildly popular, but my morning scroll always begins with delete, delete, delete. I do this even though a lot of these messages purport to hold fabulous news. A grant that I never applied for has been approved. The interview … [Read more...]
Three of a Kind: Davis Continues Spartans’ Championship Tradition With Class 6A Crown
By Rubin E. Grant From the moment he took over as Mountain Brook’s boys basketball coach last summer, Tyler Davis told anybody who would listen that his team’s goal was not to win a state championship. Sure, the Spartans won five state championships under his predecessor, Bucky McMillan, between 2013 and 2019, becoming the dominant basketball program among large schools in … [Read more...]
McBride Earns 300th Career Win in Soccer at Homewood
Sean McBride earned his 300th victory as a head soccer coach at Homewood when the Patriots’ girls varsity team shut out Briarwood 5-0 on Feb. 26.McBride has been a soccer coach at Homewood High School since 2001, when he took over the boys varsity program. He won five state championships with the boys’ team (2003, 2005, 2006, 2014 and 2018) and in 2020 took over as … [Read more...]
Two Birmingham Restaurant Families Collaborate to Open Doughnut Shop
Ryan and Geri-Martha O’Hara, founders of Big Spoon Creamery, have partnered with close friends Jim and Amy Watkins, who founded Steel City Pops, to launch a new doughnut concept in Avondale, Sons Donuts. According to a press release, Ryan O’Hara notes that the doughnut shop will be a new doughnut experience, serving mini doughnuts cooked hot to order with choices of sugar … [Read more...]