By June MathewsKathleen Claybrook has been around horses her whole life. She had a horse of her own growing up, and she credits horseback riding with helping her shine as a youngster.“It gave a small kid like me the opportunity to be athletic,” she said.For the past 24 years, Claybrook’s horsemanship has served her well as the executive director of Special … [Read more...]
Lemonade for Luisa: Vestavia Hills Family Raising Money to Cure Rare Disease
By Sarah KuperOn April 22, a little girl will have a lemonade stand in her Vestavia Hills yard.But this won’t be your average lemonade stand, just like 4-year-old Luisa Morlandt isn’t your average little girl.Diagnosed a few months shy of her second birthday, Luisa has Rett Syndrome. Her lemonade stand, which will include games for kids and offer arts and goods for … [Read more...]
Shauna’s Legacy: Samford Coach Yelton’s Charity Building Home for Ukrainian Orphans
By Lee Davis Over the past 15 years, Todd Yelton has built Samford’s women’s soccer program into one of the best in the Southeast. Under his leadership, the Bulldogs are perennial powers in the Southern Conference and have played in four NCAA Tournaments. In a country far away, Yelton is helping to build something far more important than championships. He is building hope … [Read more...]
No. 3 With a Bullet: Hawkins’ Jaguars Near Top of National Polls
By Lee Davis In 10 years, Spain Park coach C.J. Hawkins has built the Jaguar softball program into one of the best in the nation. The latest Max Preps poll ranks Spain Park as the country’s third-best team. To fully put the rise to glory in perspective, there was a time when softball wasn’t even the number three girls sport at the school. That changed when Hawkins came from … [Read more...]
Driven by Ford: Clegg Wins Bradley Johnson Tournament
By Lee Davis Before his death in 2006, Bradley Johnson earned a reputation for being not only a fine golfer, but a great person. Johnson likely would have enjoyed the outcome of the 2017 tournament that bears his name. Mountain Brook junior Ford Clegg defeated Houston Academy’s Hal Dove in the first hole of a playoff at Greystone’s Founder’s Course. Clegg birdied the hole, … [Read more...]