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Homewood To Settle Unfinished Business in 2025

August 25, 2025

By Loyd McIntoshBy all accounts, a 9-win season record and a trip to the second round of the AHSAA playoffs would be considered a successful campaign. However, Homewood High School Head Football Coach Ben Berguson can’t help but think the 2024 Patriots - to borrow a phrase from the world of business - left some money on the table.The Patriots finished the 2024 season … [Read more...]

First Responders Earn Medals at the World Police And Fire Games

August 8, 2025

By Loyd McIntoshEarlier this summer, the 21st edition of the World Police & Fire Games was held in Birmingham, bringing more than 8,000 athletes from all over the world to participate in the Olympic-style athletic event held every two years. Many over-the-mountain first-responders took part in an array of sports, representing the United States in a celebration of the … [Read more...]

“They Were Ready.”: Mountain Brook varsity lacrosse teams sweep state championships.

July 24, 2025

By Nausicaa ChuOn May 3, the Mountain Brook High School (MBHS) varsity girls lacrosse team walked onto the field at Hoover’s Buccaneer Stadium for what head coach Tom Lewis describes as “just another game.” When they walked off, they were state champions.  Three hours later, the MBHS varsity boys lacrosse team stepped onto the field. After a fast break, stellar … [Read more...]

Coaching the J Dive Club is a Family Affair

July 24, 2025

   By Anne Ruisi   Photos by Jordan WaldIt’s said it takes a village to raise a child, but at the Levite Jewish Community Center, it takes a family of diving enthusiasts to coach the Dive Club—specifically Helen Smith and her daughters, head coach Kirsten Thomas, and assistant coaches Bailey Avina and Monica Hackney. “I started as a volunteer dive … [Read more...]

Remembering Rubin

July 11, 2025

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16Rubin Earl Grant was the very embodiment of letting his light shine.Rubin’s stories about high school sports graced this space in Over The Mountain Journal—first as a freelancer and for the past eight years as sports … [Read more...]

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