By Rubin E. Grant Cynthia Padgett didn’t have any desire to become a head coach. With her husband, Scott, being the men’s head basketball coach at Samford University and three teenage athletes at home, Padgett was content being an assistant coach for the Homewood High School girls volleyball team. But when Krimson Revis, who led the Patriots to the Class 6A North Super … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Eric Eshleman rarely had a moment to himself during the final week of July. That’s because of the flood of congratulatory messages Eshleman, the director of golf at the Country Club of Birmingham, received after news broke that he is the recipient of the 2019 PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award.  The award is the highest annual honor given to a PGA … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Tate Record wanted to have a summer job, but he wasn’t interested in working every day. Plus, he wanted to have some fun while working. So, the rising senior on the Mountain Brook cross-country team figured he would combine his love of running with making some money. With assistance from a few other rising seniors on the Spartans’ cross-country team, Record … [Read more...]

By Blake Ells Outfielder Will Yarbro represented Mountain Brook High School at the AHSAA’s North-South Baseball All-Star Game at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery on July 16. His North squad lost two, seven-inning games by scores of 16-7 and 18-16. “It was definitely an honor to be selected,” Yarbro said. “It was cool to be able to play with a bunch of really good players … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Hannah Edwards had a few uniquely Southern traditions to get accustomed to when she moved from Canton, Ohio, to North Shelby County before the start of her eighth grade school year. The first thing was the hot, humid Alabama summers and the not too cold winters. Perhaps even more striking was the Southern custom of children saying, “Yes ma’am,” and, “Yes … [Read more...]