Thirty girls competed in the AHSAA’s 47th Heptathlon competition at Hoover. Baker High School junior Kelsey White closed strong Tuesday to capture the AHSAA 2019 Heptathlon Championship with a 4,357 point total over the two-day meet’s seven-event competition at Hoover High School May 13 and 14. In addition, Mountain Brook High School's Grayson Scott finished in sixth … [Read more...]
Defending Champs Mountain Brook Rolls to Third Straight 7A Title at 71st AHSAA State Golf Tourney
Two-time defending Class 7A State champion Mountain Brook High School made it three in a row May 14 with a second-round 7-over 295 to capture the large-school boys state title with a 588 team total. McGill-Toolen Catholic finished 11 strokes back at 599, Vestavia Hills was 13 strokes back with a 601 and Fairhope took fourth at 615. The 71st AHSAA State Golf Championships … [Read more...]
Patriots, Bucs, Rebels and Lions Claim State Soccer Titles: Record-Setting Undefeated Rebels
By Rubin E. Grant The Vestavia Hills girls soccer team won its second straight Class 7A title last Saturday, chalking up a perfect 23-0-0 season and tying the state’s longest girls soccer winning streak with their 28th consecutive victory. The Rebels scored two goals in the first 14:41 of the match and went on to shut out McGill-Toolen Catholic 2-0 during the AHSAA … [Read more...]
Homewood Wins First State Championship
By Rubin E. Grant If the Homewood Patriots were going to win a state championship in girls soccer, they knew they would have to go through the Chelsea Hornets. For the past three years, the Hornets stung the Patriots in the first round of AHSAA soccer playoffs. When the teams met during the regular season this year, the Hornets downed the Patriots 4-3. Even as they … [Read more...]
Bucs Claim First Soccer Title Since 2003 in Tense Thriller: Briarwood Ends Title Drought; Homewood Falls Short; Altamont Loses in Final
By Rubin E. Grant Max Rudolph’s heart was racing, and then it dropped. He fell to the ground and shed a few tears. What caused Rudolph’s emotional reactions was Hoover’s pulsating 3-2 victory against Enterprise in the AHSAA Class 7A boys championship game last Saturday at Huntsville’s John Hunt Soccer Complex. The outcome wasn’t settled until after two overtimes and a … [Read more...]
