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...]
Miss Basketball: Spain Park’s Barker Receives Word of Prestigious Award Via Twitter
By Rubin E. Grant With the state of Alabama on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, Sarah Ashlee Barker had to find out on Twitter that she had been awarded the most prestigious honor given to a girls basketball player in the state. Barker was named the 2020 Alabama Sports Writers Association Miss Basketball in a tweet on April 3. “They had told us they would post … [Read more...]
The Right Time: McMillan Leaves Mountain Brook for Samford
By Rubin E. GrantThe opportunity was just too good for Bucky McMillan to pass up.On Monday (April 6), he was named the new men’s basketball coach at Samford University, leaving his job as boys basketball coach at Mountain Brook High School.“I’ve always said I wouldn’t move anywhere else to be a high school coach,” McMillan said. “(Mountain Brook) was … [Read more...]