By Rubin E. Grant Before he had ever attempted a pass for Spain Park’s varsity team, Jaguars junior quarterback Bennett Meredith already had received a college football scholarship offer. Earlier this year, Jags head coach Shawn Raney sent a highlight tape of Meredith playing for the Jags’ junior varsity last season to Troy University head coach Chip Lindsey, who once coached … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant  The Mountain Brook volleyball team might have taken a step down in classification, but don’t expect the Spartans to take a step back. After winning the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 7A state championship in 2019 with a senior-laden team, led by Player of the Year Grace Carr, Mountain Brook has been reclassified as Class 6A. The … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant  Mark Blackburn was doing what he’s been doing for 20 years when the announcement came that he was receiving what he termed a lifetime achievement award. He was in Memphis early last week, coaching one of his golfers as the golfer prepared for the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. While he was there, the PGA of America announced that … [Read more...]

By Rubin E. Grant Andie Freedman was in her classroom at Hoover High School one Monday morning in July when her phone rang. On the other end was Homewood athletic director Doug Gann, asking her if she had any interest in becoming the Patriots’ head volleyball coach. The position came open suddenly when Cynthia Padgett moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, because her husband, … [Read more...]

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