By Tyler WaldrepLacrosse is slowly but surely establishing itself in Alabama, and a few dominant programs are starting to corner the market on state championships.The Oak Mountain varsity girls’ team beat Mountain Brook 11-6 to claim back-to-back state titles. The Spain Park varsity boys’ team beat Vestavia 14-12 to earn the school’s third championship in the last five … [Read more...]
Mission Trip: Westminster Soccer Star Delays College for Faith
By Lee DavisJack Stein was on top of the world a couple of weeks ago. Soon he’ll be on the other side of it.A recent graduate of Westminster School at Oak Mountain, Stein led the Knights to the Class 1A-3A state soccer championship in the first week of May. But he’s not spending his summer preparing to play college soccer or going through freshman orientation at a … [Read more...]
Repeating Class: Hoover Sweeps Boys’, Girls’ Titles, Homewood and Altamont Girls Win
By Lee DavisThe Alabama High School Athletic Association’s recent realignment of schools created seven classifications instead of six. In track and field, that change produced the same old story in the large-school state track and field meet at Gulf Shores last week.Hoover swept both the boys’ and girls’ Class 7A crowns with comfortable victories in team competition. … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook Boys Claim First Tennis Title Since 2010
By Lee DavisGoing into the 2015 season, the Mountain Brook boys’ tennis program had won a record 23 state championships.But surprisingly, the most recent trophy in the Spartans’ glass case dated all the way back to 2010. The four-year dearth of titles was the Mountain Brook boys’ longest dry spell since the early 1980s.That all changed at Montgomery’s Lagoon Park … [Read more...]
Miracle Run: OTM League Gives Every Kid a Chance
Anyone who has gotten cynical about the direction of baseball in recent years needs to learn about the Miracle League. Even a brief look at this special organization will remind even the most skeptical fan of the real importance of sports and sportsmanship.The league, founded in Georgia in 2000, gives youngsters with mental and physical disabilities a chance to enjoy … [Read more...]