By Rubin E. Grant A month after being hired as Homewood’s head volleyball coach, Krimson White was still in disbelief. “It’s kind of a surreal experience, being the head coach at my alma mater and being a part of one of the top schools in the state and one of the top academic schools in the nation,” White said. “When I sit down and process it, I’m like ‘Wow!’ It’s not many … [Read more...]
‘This Is A New Team’: Young, Inexperienced Hoover Volleyball Team Renews Title Quest
By Rubin E. Grant The Hoover volleyball team is not in the habit of making excuses, but the Bucs are still wondering whether they would have been 2016 Class 7A champions if they had gone into the state tournament completely healthy. The Bucs lost starting setter Jamie Gregg to a knee injury before the season began and, just before the start of the Elite Eight state … [Read more...]
Hit the Ground Running: Ronald Steele Took Reins as John Carrol Athletics Director During Time of Turmoil
By Blake Ells Ronald Steele hadn’t had time to finish unpacking his office before there was work to do. Within his first two months as the new athletics director at John Carroll Catholic High School, Steele hired a new girls basketball coach, Destiny Frazier, and a new baseball coach, Jared Bonvillain. He oversaw great turnover among the assistants on his football staff, and … [Read more...]
Never Give Up: Former Patriot Browning Gets His Chance After Missing out in the Draft
By Blake Ells The 2013 Homewood Patriots baseball team finished its season at 32-9, falling in the quarterfinals to eventual state champion Hartselle. Six players from that team continued their careers in college, Brian Browning among them. Though he got in some time in college ball, he had not emerged as a star and had just about given up on his dream to go pro. Then, on … [Read more...]
Call Him ‘Coach’ Homewood: Alum Conner Rivers Racks Up Baseball Accolades in His Senior Collegiate Year
By Tyler Waldrep The cheers were deafening. Only moments before, Martin Methodist baseball coach Jody Evans had asked the kids at the baseball camp the school was hosting to make some noise for their favorite coach. As Evans worked his way down the line of coaches, he couldn’t help but grin. He knew all along the kids were going to pick Conner Rivers. “People are drawn to … [Read more...]