Rubin Earl Grant 1957-2025Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.Rubin Earl Grant was the very embodiment of letting his light shine.Rubin’s stories about high school sports graced this space in Over The Mountain Journal—first as a freelancer and for … [Read more...]
The Hecho Project: Building Relationships – and Baseball Clinics – in Cieneguita, Panama
By Nausicaa ChuIn Cieneguita, Panama, a single main road cuts through a patchwork of grass and trees like a vein. To the south, the road winds through empty swaths of green before reaching the small village. Most people have never heard of this village. Even people twenty minutes down this road do not know that it exists.But three thousand miles of road away, Gina Winn, … [Read more...]
Vestavia Hills blisters the course
The Rebels had to finish their first round on the second day and finished with a 10-under par 278. Four hours later, they came back and burned up the Ridge Course with 15-under par 273 for their 32-stroke win.Junior Gus Darnall was Vestavia Hills’ low man, earning runner-up with an 8-under par 136 (69-67). Thomas Crane of UMS-Wright finished 67-68-135 to take low medalist … [Read more...]
Homewood Claims Second Consecutive Class 6A Boys Golf Title
By Rubin E. GrantAs Homewood was capturing the 2024 AHSAA Class 6A boys golf state championship, the Patriots didn’t include the scores of Alex Wahl.But that wasn’t the case this spring. Homewood needed Wahl’s contributions and he delivered. Wahl fired rounds of 70 and 69 to finish fourth among the individuals with a two-day 5-under-par total of 139, leading the … [Read more...]
Focus on the Family: Vestavia Hill’s Meadow retires to spend more time with her family.
By Rubin E. Grant Brigid Meadow is a total boy mom to her three athletic sons. “I showed up to their games, drove them to practices when I could, and traveled all summer for events,” she says. But Meadow was also a very successful soccer coach, and during high school soccer season, sometimes Meadow’s intense focus on her Vestavia Hills girls team meant her family had … [Read more...]