By Lee DavisJournal sports writerLet’s be honest, most people don’t think of Mountain Brook as a haven for professional wrestling.For at least one wrestling legend, however, the City of the Old Mill is home. Sam Tenenbaum–also known as the Great Kaiser–once filled arenas throughout the Southeast as he took on some of the sport’s biggest names. Although he’s not … [Read more...]
Briarwood’s Reed and Serrano Earn Player, Coach Honors
Lion Cubs:Briarwood’s Reed and SerranoEarn Player, Coach HonorsBy Lee DavisIn preseason talk, when a coach describes his or her team as “young,” that means its fans can expect a lot of growing pains during the season.That wasn’t the case for Briarwood softball in 2012-13.Despite the fact that the Lady Lions roster was dominated by underclassmen, … [Read more...]
Gann and Hoover Slugger Lead All-OTM Team
Power Pair:Gann and Hoover SluggerLead All-OTM Baseball TeamBy Lee DavisDoug Gann is no stranger to All-Over the Mountain teams.As a standout athlete at Homewood in the 1980s, Gann was a regular selectee for All-Over the Mountain teams in baseball and football.“That was a long, long time ago,” he said.In 2012-13, Gann went back to the future.As … [Read more...]
Spartan Nation Celebration
By Lee DavisJournal Sports Writer All sorts of sports are represented in the jam-packed trophy cases at Mountain Brook High School.Many of them are related to track and field or the so-called country club sports of golf and tennis. Two football trophies from the 1970s also stand out among the hardware.But the old trophies are going to have to be … [Read more...]
Strong Rebel Run Can’t Stop Third Warrior Title
By Lee DavisThe Vestavia Hills Rebels wrestling team came close but couldn’t quite deny the Thompson Warriors their third consecutive Class 6A title.Thompson narrowly outpointed Vestavia 196-189 at last weekend’s Alabama High School Athletic Association meet at Huntsville’s Von Braun Civic Center, taking the blue championship trophy to Alabaster for a third time.In … [Read more...]