Mountain Brook High School reeled off five wins in a row at 145, 152, 160, 170 and 184 pounds to fend off Mortimer Jordan High School 33-32 Saturday to earn the final semifinal berth in the AHSAA 2022 Duals Wrestling Tournament. The Spartans will travel to Arab Tuesday for a Class 5a/6A semifinal match and a chance at their first AHSAA Duals Tourney championship match … [Read more...]

  By Rubin E. Grant Spain Park’s Audrey Rothman has been named the 2021 Gatorade Alabama Volleyball Player of the Year. She becomes the first Spain Park player to earn the honor and the third consecutive Over-the-Mountain volleyball player to be selected as the Gatorade state winner, joining Hoover’s Rya McKinnon (2020) and Mountain Brook’s Grace Carr … [Read more...]

    Congratulations to Robert Evans, who has been named the new Vestavia Hills High School head football coach.   Announced in a press release from Vestavia City Schools, the Vestavia Hills High School alumnus is returning home to coach the Rebels.   Evans has served since 2018 as defensive coordinator at Mountain Brook High School. … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Oak Mountain boys basketball coach Chris Love doesn’t talk to his team about repeating as Class 7A state champions. Instead, he focuses on the daily improvements the Eagles need to make. “I don’t know whether we’ve said two words about repeating all season,” Love said. “We talk about having fun, being a family, giving great effort and trying to get … [Read more...]

  By Rubin E. Grant John David Smelser took the Vestavia Hills girls basketball team to the brink of the Final Four in his first two seasons as head coach only to see the Lady Rebels come up short in the regional finals. This year, Smelser believes the Lady Rebels will finally break through and earn a berth in the Class 7A state tournament. He is counting on a … [Read more...]