By Blake Ells It was quite an off-season for Vestavia Hills head coach Buddy Anderson. The winningest high school football coach in Alabama was inducted into the National Federation of State High School Association Hall of Fame on July 2 during a banquet in Chicago. “It was nice,” said Anderson, who is just the 12th individual from Alabama enshrined in the National Hall of … [Read more...]
‘We’re All Just Teenagers Trying to Find Our Way’: Vestavia Volleyball Star Dedicated to Service off the Court, Sacrifice on It
By Blake Ells Vestavia Hills senior volleyball star Hannah Vines had a busy summer. She and Bayside Academy’s Sam Koby were selected to represent Alabama at the National Federation of State High School Associations’ Student Leadership Summit. NFHS Executive Director Bob Gardner kicked off the summit, which was held July 23-25 in Indianapolis, with a message that Vines said … [Read more...]
Team Work: Mountain Brook Player Uses the Game to Raise Money for Kids’ Cancer Research
Blake Ells Alex's Lemonade Stand was founded by Alexandra Scott in 2000. Scott had been diagnosed with pediatric cancer at a young age and wanted a way to help raise money for other kids who were facing the same situation. With the help of her brother Patrick, her first lemonade stand raised $2,000, and by the time she passed away in 2004, she had raised more than $1 million … [Read more...]
Busy Summer for Spain Park Grad
By Blake EllsRecent Spain Park graduate Caroline Waldrop is still competing in state tournaments this summer before leaving for college.She just wrapped up a second-place finish at the 55th Alabama Girls State Junior Championship of the Alabama Golf Association, hosted by Montgomery Country Club, shooting 79-69-81—221, finishing seven strokes behind … [Read more...]
Antiques at the Gardens Honors Longtime Supporters Cameron and Derrill Crowe
Cameron and Derrill Crowe are this year’s Antiques at the Gardens honorees. They Crowes have been members of The Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens and loyal supporters of the gardens for more than two decades, according to a release from the Friends group. “The leadership and generosity of supporters like the Crowes allows the gardens to remain a treasured community … [Read more...]