By Rubin E. Grant Max Rudolph’s heart was racing, and then it dropped. He fell to the ground and shed a few tears. What caused Rudolph’s emotional reactions was Hoover’s pulsating 3-2 victory against Enterprise in the AHSAA Class 7A boys championship game last Saturday at Huntsville’s John Hunt Soccer Complex. The outcome wasn’t settled until after two overtimes and a … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Emma Karcher isn’t greedy. She just has a voracious appetite for winning. Mountain Brook’s standout sophomore tennis player can’t think of anything better than the Spartans’ adding to their collection of AHSAA championships. She said so after Mountain Brook won its second consecutive Class 7A girls tennis title with her on the team, its third straight state … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant A year after narrowly finishing second to McGill-Toolen in the AHSAA Class 7A state tennis tournament, the Vestavia Hills boys team looked like they would have to settle for the red runner-up trophy again this year. They were trailing Huntsville by a few points going into the final doubles match, and all they could do was watch and hope as Huntsville took on … [Read more...]

By Blake Ells Vestavia Hills clinched the Class 7A, Area 6 championship Saturday by defeating Hewitt-Trussville 2-0. It capped off a thrilling week of area soccer that also saw the Rebels win at Spain Park 2-0, then win at Mountain Brook on penalty kicks after two overtimes weren’t enough to determine a winner. “We battled back-and-forth the entire game,” said senior … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Justin Perreault stands only 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs just 135 pounds soaking wet. But the Homewood senior right-hander has not let his somewhat diminutive stature prevent him from becoming one of the most dominant high school pitchers in the state. “He’s a special young man with a great work ethic,” Homewood pitching coach Keith Brown said. “I … [Read more...]