By Rubin E. Grant Mountain Brook boys golf coach Alex Lockett has run out of superlatives to describe Spartans senior golfer Gordon Sargent. “I don’t know if I can say anything about him that hasn’t been said,” Lockett said. “He’s as good as I’ve seen at this level. He will be missed around here, that’s for sure.” Sargent capped his high school career by shooting a … [Read more...]
Super Six: Homewood’s Kersh Now a State Champion as a Player and a Coach; Indian Springs Earns Another Boys Soccer Title
By Rubin E. Grant Julian Kersh had a hard time trying to compare what it’s like to win a state soccer championship as a player and as a coach. Kersh was a player on Homewood’s 2005 and 2006 boys state championship teams. He took over as the Patriots’ head coach in 2020, but the season was cut short because of the COVD-19 pandemic and there was no postseason. In his first … [Read more...]
‘Team Effort’: Jaguars Use Depth to Claim Boys Class 7A State Tennis Championship
By Rubin E. Grant Spain Park boys tennis coach Calvin Ganus said the Jaguars always enter the season with one aspiration. “Hanging a championship banner is always the goal,” Ganus said. The Jags didn’t get a chance to pursue a title last year after the 2020 season was shut down in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There was nothing to stop the Jags this spring. … [Read more...]
‘The Two Best’: Vestavia Hills Faces Off Against Rival Oak Mountain in Girls State Soccer Semifinals; John Carroll Catholic and Homewood Also In Semis
By Rubin E. Grant Vestavia Hills girls soccer coach Brigid Meadow described navigating this soccer season as a challenge because of all the COVID-19 protocols. “We were not able to play as many games as we usually play. We were not able to travel because we couldn’t stay overnight,” Meadow said. “The games we played have been beneficial to the development of our … [Read more...]
Moving On: Patriots Defeat Spartans in Quarterfinals; Jags, Bucs Set for Boys State Soccer Tournament Semifinal Showdown
By Rubin E. Grant When the final regular season Alabama High School Coaches Soccer Poll came out, Spain Park and Hoover were ranked 1-2 in the boys Super Poll and the Class 7A rankings. Now, the two crosstown rivals will get to prove which one is the best in the state. The top-ranked Jaguars will meet the second-ranked Buccaneers (20-2) at 3 p.m. Friday in the Alabama … [Read more...]