By Miyelani MathebulaFormer Homewood High School students Charlie Herring and Hardy Smith are no strangers to soccer success. During their decorated tenures on the HHS boys soccer team, both acted as team captains and brought 6A state championship trophies home for the school: Smith in 2021 and Herring in 2024. Both players also sported number ten jerseys on the … [Read more...]
Bowling: A Decade of Strikes and Community Service
By Loyd McIntoshFor a decade, the Vestavia Hills High School boys bowling team has been among the most successful programs in the state, winning multiple regional and state championships since first becoming eligible in 2015. The program is one of the most diverse sports at Vestavia Hills, bringing together kids with various backgrounds and abilities. Under the … [Read more...]
‘In Shock’: Ethan Strand Shatters 3K NCAA Indoor Record
Ethan Strand has etched his name into the NCAA record book.The former Vestavia Hills star distant runner, now a junior at North Carolina, shattered the NCAA indoor 3,000-meter record with a speedy performance Dec. 7 in the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.Strand clocked 7:30.15, eclipsing the previous record by six seconds while finishing just … [Read more...]
Vestavia Hills’ Hanna Turns Physicality Into OTM Defensive Player of the Year Honor
By Rubin E. GrantSpence Hanna loves to hit people.That’s what makes Vestavia Hills’ senior safety such a physical, dynamic football player.“He craves contact more than any player I’ve ever coached,” Vestavia Hills coach Robert Evans said. “He’s 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, but he plays like someone 6-2, 215 pounds.“You usually have to tell players to be more physical, … [Read more...]
Pro Mindset Earns Spain Park’s Bradley OTM Offensive Player of the Year Honor
By Rubin E. GrantBrock Bradley is only a high school junior, but the Spain Park quarterback approaches football with the mindset of someone much older.At least, that’s how Spain Park head football coach Tim Vakakes characterizes Bradley.“Nothing Brock does surprises me,” Vakakes said. “He has the ultimate drive to be the best. He’s a professional in a high school … [Read more...]