By Tyler WaldrepAuburn University softball did not end the season with a title, but the historic run will not be forgotten by the program or the players anytime soon.Four of those players represented area schools. Former Spain Park student Madi Gipson and Mountain Brook’s Courtney Shea were joined by a pair of Hoover alums, Madison Dickey and Marcy Harper.Shea … [Read more...]
M.K. Again: Bonamy and Jaguars Lead Way On All-OTM Softball Team
By Lee DavisMary Kathryn Bonamy didn’t reach her goal of a Class 7A state championship in 2015, but the Spain Park softball standout -- known to her friends as M.K. -- did make a little history in her senior season.Bonamy, an infielder-pitcher for the Lady Jaguars, was named 2015 Softball Player of the Year in an exclusive Over the Mountain Journal Poll of the area head … [Read more...]
Rebel Revival: Vestavia Dominates All-OTM Team, Spartans’ McPherson Named Top Player
By Lee DavisFifteen seasons have passed since the late Sammy Dunn delivered Vestavia Hills its last baseball state championship.Since that time, the Rebels usually have had respectable teams but couldn’t quite reach their former position as one of Alabama’s elite powers.That changed in 2015.Under Coach Tommy Walker, Vestavia posted a 24-12 record and ended the … [Read more...]
Steel Magnolias: Spartans and Lady Bucs Claim Golf Titles, Spain Park’s Martin Ties Record
By Lee DavisAfter a three-year dry spell, the Mountain Brook boys’ golf team found an oasis at the Class 7A championships at the Magnolia Grove Falls Course in Mobile last week.The Spartans shot a two-day total of 10-over-par 587 on the par-71 course to claim their first state title since 2011. Mountain Brook won by 19 strokes over second-place Fairhope, which shot 606. … [Read more...]
Trophy Life: Eagles, Lady Cavs, Knights Take Soccer Titles
By Lee DavisThe Over the Mountain area proved itself again as the soccer capital of Alabama last week.Four schools claimed state championships at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, and one of them – Oak Mountain – swept both the boys’ and girls’ Class 7A titles.John Carroll Catholic’s Lady Cavaliers claimed a second consecutive title by winning the Class 6A crown. They … [Read more...]