* This article was edited on May 17, 2018 to correctly identify Faith Hauberg as a Vestavia Hills High School senior. By Blake Ells Vestavia Hills took home its fifth 7A girls state soccer championship, beating McGill-Toolen 2-1 to end the year with a 22-3-1 record. The win, secured May 12, was sweet for the girls, who lost their championship bid last year to … [Read more...]
Spartans Gann Leads All-OTM Volleyball Team
By Blake EllsWhen the volleyball season began, Libby Grace Gann was tasked with a tall order. She was the only senior on a team with a new coach and just one junior to complement her experience.Former coach Haven O’Quinn left Mountain Brook High for Birmingham-Southern College after leading the squad to three straight state championships. Just before the season … [Read more...]
Hoops Heaven: Early Regional Wins Foreshadow Big Finals
By Lee Davis Most basketball fans believe that the high school season doesn’t really begin in earnest until mid-February. If that’s the case, the 2016-17 season looks as if it will be one for the books. With the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s regional finals this week, no less than seven Over the Mountain teams – three boys teams and four girls – still had a shot … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook Treat: Spartan Sean Elmore Is Double Threat
By Lee Davis Many basketball players say they enjoy playing defense. Some of them actually mean it. One of those is Mountain Brook junior guard Sean Elmore. When he says that his favorite thing to do on a basketball court is to prevent a score, you believe him. “I love to get defensive stops,” Elmore says to anyone who’s interested. “It’s one of the best feelings that there … [Read more...]
Hoover’s Taylor Leads All-OTM Football Team; Lions’ Yancey Named Top Coach
By Lee Davis Any advocates of the idea that the Hoover Bucs’ longtime domination of high school football in Alabama is waning will have to come up with some fresh arguments this winter. The Bucs’ 17-7 win over defending Class 7A champion McGill-Toolen last December gave Coach Josh Niblett’s team its fourth state crown in five years and the school its 10th title in the 21st … [Read more...]