By Lee DavisFans of the Mountain Brook, Hoover and Spain Park basketball teams may be doing a lot of traveling this week.The boys’ and girls’ teams of all three schools have advanced to Class 6A regional play, and while following them might burn a little gas, none of the boosters will be complaining.Each team punched its respective ticket to Wednesday’s regionals … [Read more...]
Sport Highlights
Here are some highlights from local high school games. … [Read more...]
Vestavia Thrills
By Lee DavisIf you were a Vestavia Hills or Mountain Brook football fan, it was safe to circle Oct. 26 in ink on the kitchen calendar. From the moment Class 6A’s Region 6 was created out of the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s reclassification, it was almost preordained that the Rebels and Spartans would play for the league’s championship.And that’s not … [Read more...]
Jaguar Jam
By Lee DavisSpain Park and Oak Mountain have always been natural rivals. Their close proximity in North Shelby County and their comparative newness – the respective schools have been in existence only for little more than a decade – have given their annual football meetings an air of freshness and energy.And in the short time the teams have been competing, rarely … [Read more...]
Who Needs a Region?
By Lee DavisJournal Sports WriterTo understand why Over the Mountain football rivalries are so intense, look no further than Hoover vs. Vestavia Hills. They have a history.It really began in the early 1970s, when the City of Vestavia Hills launched its own school system. Previously, students from Vestavia, Hoover and nearby unincorporated areas of Jefferson … [Read more...]