By Lee Davis Journal Sports WriterThere are always plenty of reasons to criticize the actions of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. Very similarly to the NCAA in college sports, the AHSAA often justifiably gets rapped for being out of touch with what is going on in the real world of amateur athletics.But in the wake of the deadly system of tornados that … [Read more...]
By Lee Davis Journal Sports WriterLast Thursday was a historic night in the history of Spain Park baseball.Coach Will Smith’s Jaguars swept two games from Class 6A Area 12 rival Vestavia Hills to earn the first area baseball title in school history. After winning the opener 8-3, Spain Park took the second game 5-4 to get the win – and the area crown.In the deciding … [Read more...]
Successful OTM Coaches Go –And Sometimes Come
Two successful coaches said their goodbyes to the Over the Mountain high school athletics scene last week.Brian Moon, who took Spain Park to the Class 6A boys’ Final Four in 2007, announced that he is leaving to take the boys’ basketball coaching job at North Forsyth High School in Georgia.Moon, the only boys’ basketball coach Spain Park has ever had, went 303-220 in a … [Read more...]
Top-Ranked Rebels Go 20-0 with Win Over Eagles
By Lee Davis Journal Sports WriterThe Vestavia Hills boys’ soccer team climaxed possibly the biggest week in the program’s history with an important win Friday night.Earlier in the week, the undefeated Rebels were chosen the nation’s boys’ high school soccer team in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s first poll of the season.No team from … [Read more...]
Raising the Stepchild: Fix Baseball, Softball Schedules
By Lee Davis Journal Sports WriterI have always believed that baseball and softball– through no fault of their own – are sort of the stepchildren of high school athletics in Alabama.First of all, the season starts in February, when most high school fans are following the basketball playoffs. Baseball and softball are warm weather sports, meant to be played in the … [Read more...]