By Rubin E. GrantOn Friday night, one of the legendary coaching figures in the Vestavia Hills school system coached his last game.Pizitz Middle School coach John Rush is retiring after 37 years coaching football and basketball at the school.“Middle school is a tough age and I am getting, like, old,” Rush said with a bit of a chuckle. … [Read more...]
ASHOF Starr-Sullivan Award to Recognize Former College Quarterbacks
by Rubin GrantTwo of the state’s legendary quarterbacks will be linked forever thanks to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.The ASHOF recently announced the creation of a new award to be named for Bart Starr and Pat Sullivan.The Starr-Sullivan Achievement Award will recognize a former collegiate quarterback who exhibits exemplary character, integrity and leadership … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook’s Trendon Watford State Rebound Leader
When the Spartans basketball team defeated Hewitt-Trussville 63-39 on Jan. 5, Mountain Brook's Tendon Watford's last rebound of the night made him the AHSAA all-time rebound leader.Watford, a 6-foot-9 senior, had 1,821 rebounds following that win, and he added another 12 rebounds in thee Spartans' win over Memphis East to give him 1,833 rebounds for the season. He also has … [Read more...]
Vestavia Hills Bowling Wins Boys’ First Title
Vestavia Hills boys bowling won the team's first state title Friday, defeating East Limestone by 35 pins.The Rebels totaled a 1,538 and the Pirates had a 1,503 final score. The finals closed out the most competitive State Bowling Championship in its four-year history.The Rebels used a balanced team effort led by Beau Reed, Boris Lu and Cameron Monistere, according to a … [Read more...]
Seniors Have Homewood Basketball Team Thinking About Another Run at a State Title
By Rubin E. Grant Homewood boys basketball coach Tim Shepler was cautiously optimistic entering this season, especially since he had a senior-laden team. “We had our hopes that if everything went well, we would have a pretty good team this year,” Shepler said last week, a night after the Patriots posted their 20th victory of the season with a 51-36 rout at Shades … [Read more...]