By Blake Ells The past and the future of Spain Park softball unite as one in 2019 as departing senior Maddie Majors and sophomore Annabelle Widra share Player of the Year honors from the Over the Mountain Journal, which are determined by vote of Over the Mountain coaches. The Jaguars season was cut short when the team fell to eventual 7A state champion Hewitt-Trussville. Both … [Read more...]
Patriots Prowess : Homewood Rolls a Seven in State Championships
By Rubin E. Grant When discussing who has the best Over the Mountain high school athletic program, Hoover usually is the first one that comes to mind. The Bucs, who are accustomed to winning multiple state championships in a variety of sports, have been the gold standard for the first two decades of the 21st century. But for the just completed 2018-19 school year, the Bucs … [Read more...]
VHHS Senior Football Players Announce Plans to Play College Football
On March 21, a reception was held on the senior patio to recognize four Vestavia Hills High School football seniors and their plans following graduation. All four seniors were selected as team captains by the members of Rebel Football team and were three-year starters for the Rebels. The four senior players and the universities they plan to attend are Michael Vice, Samford … [Read more...]
Rebels Rise: Vestavia Hills Girls Soccer Team Ascends to No. 1 National Ranking; Coach Receives National Award
By Rubin E. Grant The Vestavia Hills girls soccer team’s dream season became even dreamier last week. The Rebels were tabbed the No. 1 team nationally in the USA Today and MaxPreps rankings. Senior forward Lizzie Hill was totally astonished. “When I first heard it, it was so unreal,” Hill said. “To think that there are so many other schools and for us to be ranked on top of … [Read more...]
‘It’s Great to Be Back Home’ : Tubbs Happy to Return as Homewood Girls Basketball Coach
By Rubin E. Grant When Kevin Tubbs made the decision to leave as Homewood girls basketball coach two years ago to move to Seattle, he consulted with his son Logan. Logan was headed into his senior year of high school and Tubbs didn’t want to uproot him. But Logan didn’t mind moving across country. “We left it up to him and he was all for it,” Tubbs said. Tubbs had just … [Read more...]