High School Kickers Have Come A Long WayIn the next few weeks, I will talk to a lot of high school football coaches about their team’s prospects for 2010. Some will express concern about their squad’s youth and inexperience. Others will admit they’re worried about a lack of depth at certain positions. All will be cautiously optimistic about the upcoming season.Very few … [Read more...]
Travel Time
Vestavia Star Heads To Singapore By Lee DavisJournal Sports WriterWhenever an athlete signs up for summer travel ball, they can count on seeing a lot of America.In Madison Mahaffey’s case, she’s going to see a lot of the world.The Vestavia Hills volleyball standout is the sole Alabamian on the United States girls’ team scheduled to participate in the … [Read more...]
Honor Billings: Vestavia Hills Announces Hall of Fame Inductees
By Lee DavisUpon hearing the news that the city of Vestavia Hills was going to announce the establishment of a Sports Hall of Fame, I must admit I was just a little bit skeptical.It wasn’t that I didn’t like the concept in general – on the contrary, I thought it was a sensational way to instill pride in a community. But too many times I have seen city and community … [Read more...]
Over the Mountain Journal High School Athletes of the Year
Back to the FuturePropst Embodied Hoover RevivalCLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE OTMJ GIRL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR By Lee DavisJournal Sports WriterWhen John Propst entered Hoover High School as a young ninth grade linebacker in the fall of 2006, his school’s football program was at the top of the world. That previous December, the Bucs – under the … [Read more...]
By Georgie
Two-Sport Star Salem Looks to Junior SeasonBy Lee Davis Journal Sports WriterJust his name alone should indicate that Georgie Salem has a pretty good athletic pedigree.His father George played football at the University of Alabama. So did his grandfather, George Sr. His great-uncle Ed played there, too, and was an All-American in 1950. It’s no stretch … [Read more...]