By Loyd McIntosh  Teams from Mountain Brook, Homewood and Vestavia Hills high schools won multiple state championships this spring, proving, once again, why Over The Mountain schools are among the top athletics programs in the state and beyond. Mountain Brook was the big winner as the Spartans captured four 6A spring state titles—boys and girls … [Read more...]

 By Loyd McIntosh  Area soccer players and coaches will have an excellent opportunity to improve their skills and be seen by coaches representing some of the world’s top teams this summer. Eintracht Frankfurt, one of the top clubs in the German Bundesliga, is bringing a multi-day soccer event to John Carroll Catholic High School in late June. All … [Read more...]

 By Loyd McIntosh   Photos by Jordan WaldJamie Harris has always exemplified the standard of excellence of Vestavia Hills baseball first as a player, then as an assistant coach and now as the program’s head coach for the past 10 years. On April 30, Harris—a Vestavia Hills baseball lifer—reached a significant milestone.In the second game of the AHSAA Class … [Read more...]

By Loyd McIntoshThe Homewood boys soccer team ended the final week of the regular season as one of the hottest teams in 6A. As they head into the playoffs, the Patriots sport a 17-2-2 record and completely dominated their lackluster competition in 6A Area 9 play (more on that later). Currently ranked No. 2 in the state by the Alabama High School Coaches Poll (AHSCP), the … [Read more...]

By Loyd McIntoshMountain Brook has its new roundball coach. Zach Allison, a young coach with an impressive pedigree, was named as Mountain Brook High School’s new head basketball coach on April 15, less than a month after the resignation of Tyler Davis. Allison is only the ninth head coach in the program’s 60-year history. However, Allison already has four … [Read more...]