By Rubin E. GrantTy Davis doesn’t know how old he was the first time he picked up a basketball, but seemingly he has had one in his hands his entire life.That’s not surprising considering Mountain Brook’s 6-foot-5 junior guard belongs to a family of ballers.His dad, Tyler Davis, grew up in the Hoosier State basketball hotbed of Elkhart, Indiana, playing AAU for his … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. GrantThe Mountain Brook wrestling team made history last week.The Spartans had never won an Alabama High School Athletic Association state championship of any kind, not in the traditional state tournament which began in 1959 or the State Duals tournament which started in 2017.But last Friday, the Spartans were able to hoist a championship trophy after … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Since the inception of the Alabama High School Athletic Association wrestling duals in 2017, Homewood had won its regional championship just once. And that was in the first year of the competition.The Patriots finally secured another regional duals title last Friday, but just barely. Homewood edged Mountain Brook 32-31 in the finals of the Class … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. GrantMountain Brook golf coach Alex Lockett once described former Spartans’ golfer Gordon Sargent as a “special talent.”Now, that special talent will get a chance to showcase his game on perhaps the grandest golf stage in the nation. Sargent, 19, has accepted an invitation to compete in the 2023 Masters.Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National Golf … [Read more...]