Runners will race for a good cause with the Finish the Fight Against GI Cancer fundraiser, running from Otey’s Tavern in Homewood to Otey’s sister tavern in Mountain Brook on Aug. 10. The race is a benefit for the Robert E. Reed Gastrointestinal Oncology Research Foundation. It was organized by the nonprofit’s junior board. It also aims to raise awareness of some of … [Read more...]
Homewood Plans 50th Anniversary of the School’s 1st Football State Title
By Rubin E. GrantAlvin Bresler was a young coach when he led the Homewood Patriots to their first state championship in 1974, in just the third year of the program’s existence.“When I think back about that, Homewood High School hired me when I was 23 years old (in 1972),” Bresler said. “I was 25 when the 1974 season started and I turned 26 during the season.“I … [Read more...]
Briarwood’s Leib Earns MVP Honors in AHSAA Girls All-Star Soccer Game
By Rubin E. GrantBriarwood Christian’s Taylor Leib enjoyed all the festivities surrounding the 2024 AHSAA North-South All-Star soccer game last week.She liked going to a museum and spending time with the other all-star soccer players, girls and boys.But the main event for Leib was the game itself. And she took center stage, scoring the North’s first goal and … [Read more...]
Twice as Nice: Mountain Brook Soccer Players Experience a Double Dose of Championships
By Rubin E. GrantBetsy Ankar and Gabby Lamontagne experienced a remarkable double dose of soccer titles within a few weeks.In May, Ankar and Lamontagne helped Mountain Brook win the AHSAA Class 6A state championship, which was the Spartans’ first title since 2013.Then barely a month later, they helped the Hoover-Vestavia Soccer Club 2008 team win the U16 Development … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook Senior Brings Robotics Program to the Downtown YMCA Youth Center
By Anne RuisiHer introduction to robotics in the third grade “opened up a world for me,” recalled Addison Hardee, a rising senior at Mountain Brook High School. A decade later, Addison, 17, is sharing her love of robotics and computer technology via Robotics Summer Camp with youngsters at the YMCA Youth Center in downtown Birmingham. “It’s really fun,” … [Read more...]