By Lee Davis Joe Donald will always remember the homecoming game of his junior year. For all the wrong reasons. Donald, a standout linebacker for Mountain Brook, broke his left tibia in his ankle in the Spartans’ 35-16 homecoming win against Thompson. He spent six weeks wearing a cast and another four weeks with his leg in a boot. Weeks of rehabilitation followed. Mountain … [Read more...]
September Exams: Teams Show Interesting Trends as First Month Concludes
If you think that the 2015 high school football season is going by quickly, it’s probably not your imagination. Schools that played their first game on Aug. 21 will reach the halfway point of their regular schedules a full week and a half before the end of September. So now is as good a time as any to take stock of what we have seen. The Hoover Bucs, to the surprise of no … [Read more...]
Family Tradition: Hoover’s Vacarella is Following His Father’s Footsteps
By Lee Davis Hoover quarterback Christopher Vacarella is in his first year as a starter, but he already has proven himself as a winner in the clutch. In the Bucs’ first two Class 7A Region Three victories, Vacarella directed his team to hard-fought fourth quarter victories. In a 21-14 win against Mountain Brook, he led a 65-yard touchdown drive. The following week, the senior … [Read more...]
Make Way For Bears: New Trail Opens with Party at the Zoo
The new Barbara Ingalls Shook Black Bear Trail at the Birmingham Zoo opened with a special VIP Donor Party on Aug. 13. More than 200 guests were able to meet Bety and Sassy, the two North American black bears, in their new home inside the Alabama Wilds in the Junior League of Birmingham–Hugh Kaul Children’s Zoo. Seen at the event were: Birmingham City Councilor Valerie … [Read more...]
Walker-Denton
Rebekah Ruth Walker and Andrew David Denton were married Aug. 15 at Mountain Brook Community Church. Dr. Frank M. Barker and Dr. Chris Lamb officiated the ceremony. A reception followed at the church. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert P. Walker Jr. of Birmingham. The groom is the son of Mr. Ed Denton and the late Mrs. Cheryl Denton of Birmingham. Given in … [Read more...]