By Rubin E. GrantMountain Brook junior running back Cole Gamble began the 2022 high school football season splitting time in the backfield with Jack King and Will Waldrop.“We hope to keep each of them fresh,” Spartans coach Chris Yeager said before the season. “They allow us to run schemes using two backs at a time or three at a time.”But midway through the season, … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. GrantThe Oak Mountain boys basketball team has served notice in the first three weeks of the young season that it is not ready to take a step back under new coach Joel Floyd.The Eagles went into the Thanksgiving break with a 6-1 record, with the only loss to defending Class 7A champion Enterprise, 59-47, in the first round of the Sneaky Pete’s Rebel Classic … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. GrantFrom the moment John David Smelser took over as Vestavia Hills’ girls head basketball coach in the spring of 2019, Emma Smith was the one player he could always count on.But now in his fourth season, Smelser no longer has Smith around to turn to. She is a freshman at the University of Denver after finishing her high school career as the Rebels’ all-time … [Read more...]

By Hayden FlattMUSCLE SHOALS — Coach Chris Yeager and his Mountain Brook Spartans spent the past two seasons wondering what could have been and what they had to do to finish a state football playoff run.Last Friday, the Spartans put those thoughts to rest, going on the road and defeating Muscle Shoals 28-7 in the Class 6A semifinals to earn a spot in the Super 7 … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. GrantMountain Brook football coach Chris Yeager spent last weekend trying to learn as much as he could about the undefeated Hartselle Tigers.The Spartans (10-2) will play host to Hartselle (12-0) Friday in the Class 6A quarterfinals of the state playoffs.Even before dissecting the kind of opponent the Spartans would face, Yeager had a pretty good idea … [Read more...]