By Lee Davis Although it’s been more than four years since Jessica Compton played in her first varsity basketball game at Vestavia Hills, the senior guard remembers the event as if it were yesterday. “We were playing Homewood and when we went out for warm-ups, I had never been so nervous in my life,” she recalled. “I was so nervous, I was nearly in tears. Once the game … [Read more...]
Dynasty Denied? Hoover Loss Doesn’t Mean End of Dominance
By Lee Davis For Hoover fans, the Bucs’ 7-6 loss to Spain Park in the Class 7A football playoffs Nov. 20 came down to a good news/bad news scenario. The bad news is that Hoover will not be the 2015 Big-School Class football champion for the fourth consecutive year. The good news is that the streak had to end sometime, and the Bucs are far from finished. Admittedly, it wasn’t … [Read more...]
Chandler’s Giving Back
By Lee Davis If you’re looking for someone who is living their dream, former Oak Mountain soccer star Chandler Hoffman is a good choice. Hoffman, a former Over The Mountain Journal Athlete of the Year, earned all-state honors as an Eagle before moving on to play at UCLA. After being named to All-American and all-conference teams as a Bruin, Hoffman was taken by the … [Read more...]
Cook-Sipe
Lindsey Rogers Cook and Kevin Robert Sipe were married Nov. 7 at Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa in Young Harris, Georgia. The sunset ceremony was officiated by Philip Bray, who founded a ministry for the homeless in Atlanta, where Lindsey’s family has volunteered for many years. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Sidney Cook of Duluth, Georgia. The groom is … [Read more...]
Broughton-Clapp
Mrs. Nan Chandler Broughton and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ashford Broughton III of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Lee Ashford Broughton, to Brandon Justin Clapp, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Joseph Clapp of Bristol, Tennessee. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. John David Chandler Sr. of Gilbertsville, Kentucky, and the late Mrs. Josephine … [Read more...]