By Rubin E. Grant When the end came, so did a flood of tears. The previous three Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 7A boys basketball championship games ended with the Mountain Brook Spartans celebrating victory and the only tears were tears of joy – and perhaps a few from seniors who had played their final game with their high school teammates.But last … [Read more...]

Mountain Brook 60, Fairhope 50Senior Colby Jones scored 29 points, sinking 11-of-18 shots from the field, and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Mountain Brook to a 60-50 victory against the Fairhope Pirates in the boys Class 7A semifinals Thursday afternoon. The Spartans (32-2) clinched a berth in the state finals for the seventh time in the last eight seasons and will … [Read more...]

Class 7A Girls Semifinals Roundup   Hoover 58, Central-Phenix City 42 Madison Adamson and Reniya Kelly scored 15 points each and Hoover’s pressure defense forced 24 turnovers as the defending Class 7A Bucs routed Central-Phenix City 58-42 Thursday morning in the girls Class 7A semifinals at the BJCC Legacy Arena. Hoover (31-2) will meet crosstown rival Spain Park … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Sometimes the term dynasty is applied loosely – but not when it comes to the Homewood track and field program. The Patriots swept the Class 6A titles for the third consecutive year in the 50th Alabama High School Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 7-8 at the Birmingham CrossPlex. The Homewood girls blew away the competition with … [Read more...]

By Rubin Grant When the Hoover girls indoor track and field team finished a disappointing fourth in the 2019 state meet, Chakiya Plummer wasn’t anywhere around. She was in Powder Springs, Georgia, attending McEachern High School. But at the end of the last school year, Plummer’s family decided to move to Hoover. That decision has proven to be a godsend for the Bucs’ girls … [Read more...]