By Rubin E. GrantThe Vestavia Hills High School boys lacrosse team had to wait six years between their first state championship, in 2017, and their second, in 2023.The Rebels didn’t have to wait that long to add their third crown.Vestavia Hills defeated Briarwood Christian 13-7 in the 2024 Alabama Lacrosse Championships final on May 4 at Buccaneer Stadium to repeat … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. GrantHomewood sophomore golfer Jack Lowery couldn’t have picked a better time to have his best round of golf.Lowery fired an 8-under par 64 on the opening day of the Class 6A state tournament and then came in with a 35, which was 3-under par, on the next day. He finished with a 27-hole total 99, 11 under par, to capture low medalist honors in the boys … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Spain Park junior golfer Chase Kyes won his second consecutive Class 7A individual state championship, but he was more excited about what his team accomplished.The Jaguars finished with a 5-over 439 total to close 10 strokes ahead of three-time defending champion Vestavia Hills, which shot 449, and claimed the Class 7A state title in the … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. GrantThe Mountain Brook girls track team didn’t rack up a bunch of individual gold medals, but it still won the Class 6A state championship for the third consecutive year.The Spartans amassed 114 points to claim the title comfortably in the 100th AHSAA State Track and Field Championships May 2-4 at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex. Fort Payne was a distant second … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. GrantHoover track coach Chris Schmidt believes it wasn’t just the way his athletes performed but also how they cheered that enabled the Bucs to sweep the Class 7A boys and girls state titles in the 100th AHSAA State Track and Field Championships May 2-4 at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex.Hoover dominated the boys competition, scoring 156.5 points, easily … [Read more...]