By Lee Davis Journal Sports WriterThere was a time when some folks just couldn’t take athletics at Mountain Brook High School very seriously.After all, they asked, how could a bunch of rich kids from one of America’s wealthiest communities compete effectively in the rough-and-tumble world of high school sports in Alabama?That question has been answered at least 136 … [Read more...]

By Lee Davis Journal Sports WriterThere are always plenty of reasons to criticize the actions of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. Very similarly to the NCAA in college sports, the AHSAA often justifiably gets rapped for being out of touch with what is going on in the real world of amateur athletics.But in the wake of the deadly system of tornados that … [Read more...]

Two successful coaches said their goodbyes to the Over the Mountain high school athletics scene last week.Brian Moon, who took Spain Park to the Class 6A boys’ Final Four in 2007, announced that he is leaving to take the boys’ basketball coaching job at North Forsyth High School in Georgia.Moon, the only boys’ basketball coach Spain Park has ever had, went 303-220 in a … [Read more...]

By Lee Davis Journal Sports WriterI have always believed that baseball and softball– through no fault of their own – are sort of the stepchildren of high school athletics in Alabama.First of all, the season starts in February, when most high school fans are following the basketball playoffs. Baseball and softball are warm weather sports, meant to be played in the … [Read more...]

The Vestavia Hills boys’ and Hoover girls’ basketball teams took vastly different routes to the state Final Four last week, but both sadly ended the week in Disappointment Alley. Once again Rebel coach George Hatchett proved he is the best post-season coach anywhere by taking a Vestavia team with only 11 regular season victories to within one quarter of playing for the state … [Read more...]