By Lee Davis The Homewood Lady Patriots did not repeat as state Class 6A basketball champions in 2015-16, but they accomplished just about everything else. Despite not having a senior on its roster, Homewood rolled to a 27-7 record and spent the entire season as the state’s top-ranked team before eventually losing to hot-shooting LeFlore in the Class 6A finals. The Lady … [Read more...]
Patriot Gains: Homewood Trio Leads All-OTM Boys Team
By Lee Davis For years, the Homewood boys basketball team came close to winning state championships, only to fall a little short at the end. All of that changed in 2015-16, as the Patriots rolled to a 30-6 record climaxed by an exciting 54-51 win over Muscle Shoals to claim the school’s first boys Class 6A championship. There was plenty of local action in Class 7A as well. … [Read more...]
Scholarly Pursuits: Wilson and Mitchell Claim Bryant-Jordan Honors
By Lee DavisTucker Wilson has achieved a lot in his four years at Homewood, but perhaps he never expected to be where he was on April 11. Wilson, a cross-country and track star for the Patriots, was named as an overall winner at the 31st annual Bryant-Jordan Student Athlete Awards Banquet. He was chosen as the recipient of the Larry D. Striplin Jr. Scholar-Athlete of … [Read more...]
Homewood High School: Ann Chandler Hassett
By Sarah Kuper Ann Chandler Hassett began her involvement with Relay for Life as a freshman at Homewood High School. Since then she has worked to secure sponsorships, line up entertainment and manage the logistics of three relays. Now in her senior year, Hassett is spending the last weeks before the April 22 event confirming details and organizing volunteers. She and her … [Read more...]
Patriot Games: Homewood Title Much Deserved
By Lee Davis Homewood's boys basketball tradition goes back to the days of the high-scoring Ronnie Greathouse in the 1970s and the successful coaching tenures of Dave Beason, David Jones and Tim Shepler, but for some reason a state championship always alluded the Patriots. Until last week. Homewood's 54-51 victory over Muscle Shoals at the BJCC finally brought the blue … [Read more...]