By Blake Ells Coaching the Hoover girls basketball team was always Krystle Johnson’s dream. She got that opportunity in 2016, and she has now been a part of five of the six state championships that the school has won. One as a player, when the school won its first championship, during her senior season in 2001; twice she was an assistant; and twice she was the head … [Read more...]
Aiming Up: Spain Park’s Barker Works to Go From Good to Better
By Blake Ells Sarah Ashlee Barker has been a force to be reckoned with her entire career at Spain Park. This year, she averaged 20.2 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game as she led the Jaguars to the regional finals before falling to Hewitt-Trussville. She has already committed to play college basketball at Georgia. She’s still just a junior, and she’s this year’s Over … [Read more...]
McMillan Named Coach of the Year for Guiding Spartans to Unprecedented Heights
By Rubin E. Grant At the outset of the high school basketball season, Mountain Brook boys coach Bucky McMillan knew there was going to be plenty of hype surrounding his team. With reigning Alabama Mr. Basketball Trendon Watford returning for his senior season, with versatile junior guard Colby Jones transferring from Pinson Valley and with a strong supporting cast, the … [Read more...]
Oak Mountain’s Allen Soars to National High Jump Title
By Rubin E. Grant Trey Allen wasn’t sure how he would perform in a national track and field indoor meet earlier this month. The Oak Mountain senior high jumper was dealing with tibial stress syndrome, a shin splints injury, when he entered the competition in the New Balance Nationals Indoor meet March 8-10 at The Armory in New York City. The injury occurred after he dunked a … [Read more...]
Knight Moves: Hoover Girls Snag Basketball Title After Surviving an Injury And Cold Spell
By Evan DudleySometimes history has a tendency to repeat itself.Hoover’s Skyla Knight had just dropped a three-pointer from the left side of the arc to give her team a six-point lead when she collapsed to the court in pain. Knight was tended to by trainers before being helped off the court by Bucs head coach Krystle Johnson, who knew exactly what to say to … [Read more...]