By Rubin E. Grant Gavin King couldn’t have imagined a better start for his young Homewood girls basketball team in his first season as the Patriots’ head coach. Homewood opened the season with five consecutive wins and was 7-1 going into the Thanksgiving break. “We have a lot of new starters and rotational players,” King said. “We have started 15 different girls, and I don’t … [Read more...]

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. Sims Brown lingered on the field at Spartans Stadium Friday night after his No. 3 Mountain Brook team lost 24-18 to No. 1 Clay-Chalkville in the Class 6A semifinals of the Alabama High School Athletic Association football playoffs. The wide receiver might have hung around after any game, but this one was different because it was his last one as a high … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant For eight seemingly long years, Kellye Bowen had been trying to reach the pinnacle with her Spain Park volleyball team. She finally got there this fall, leading the Jaguars to a 47-4 record and the Class 7A championship, the first in school history. She was selected the 2021 OTM Volleyball Coach of the Year unanimously in a vote of Over the Mountain … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant While watching a replay of the Class 7A volleyball championship game against McGill-Toolen Catholic, Audrey Rothman’s emotions got the best of her, especially during the final blow that sealed Spain Park’s first state title. Rothman, an athletic 6-foot-4 senior outside hitter, delivered the kill to complete the Jaguars’ 3-0 sweep (26-24, 25-23, 25-23) of the … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Vestavia Hills senior Crawford West and Mountain Brook junior Reagan Riley distanced themselves from the field throughout the cross-country season. So it wasn’t a surprise to see them claim individual titles Nov. 6 at the 66th Alabama High School Athletic Association State Cross Country Championships at the Oakville Indian Mounds Park & Museum 5K course … [Read more...]