By Rubin E. Grant Addison Tierney didn’t plan on following in her mother’s footsteps. It just turned out that way. When she was a little girl, Tierney tried several activities, including dance and softball. One day her mother, Ashley Tierney, asked her if she wanted to try soccer, and Addison said sure. Little did Addison Tierney know that would put her on the same path her … [Read more...]
Moving On: Ledbetter Ready for Samford After ‘Disappointing’ End to the High School Baseball Season
By Rubin E. Grant Colton Ledbetter probably will always wonder what might have been. Spain Park’s 6-foot senior center fielder was in the midst of a career baseball season, batting .414 with four home runs, 15 RBIs, 18 runs scored and 17 stolen bases in 16 games when the season came to a screeching halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With 12 seniors, including eight of … [Read more...]
Hoover’s ‘Dangerous’ Bauder Earns All-State Honor Despite Shortened Season
By Rubin E. Grant When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the remainder of the high school spring sports seasons in March, it ended the soccer career of one of the state’s most lethal players. At least that’s how Hoover soccer coach Kris Keplinger described senior forward Sam Bauder. “As a soccer player, he was dangerous,” Keplinger said. “He created problems … [Read more...]
Free Time: Mountain Brook’s Karcher Misses Competing for a Tennis Crown
By Rubin E. Grant Emma Karcher has had more free time than she’s accustomed to this spring. For the past two years, Karcher has been busy in April competing for tennis state championships. She won the Class 7A No. 1 singles title in 2019 after finishing as runner-up in 2018. Last week, the Mountain Brook junior would have been looking to repeat and trying to help the … [Read more...]
‘Special Talent’: Spartans’ Sargent Is One of the Top Junior Golfers in the Nation
By Rubin E. Grant Seth Sargent exposed his sons, Gordon and Thomas, to as many sporting activities as possible when they were younger. He didn’t want them to become golfers just because he was a golfer, one of the top amateurs in Alabama. But when Gordon was 9 years old, Sargent entered him in the Future Masters tournament in Dothan. Gordon was hooked. And now the Mountain … [Read more...]