by Ingrid SchnaderThere have been more than 19 pedestrian traumas treated at Children's of Alabama so far in 2019, which is a 58 percent increase compared to this time last year. That's why students at Bluff Park Elementary School participated in a "walking school bus" event this morning prior to the start of school.The walking school bus started at Shades Cliff Park. … [Read more...]
Derzis Gets Firsthand Look at Drug Trade in Mexico
By Rubin E. GrantHoover Police Chief Nick Derzis went to Mexico last month, but it was no vacation.On Sept. 11, Derzis accompanied a delegation of 12 law enforcement leaders from across Alabama on a 72-hour covert trip to Mexico to get a firsthand look at the drug trade.The delegation was briefed in Mexico City at the highest levels and visited the State of Sinaloa, … [Read more...]
‘We Know What It Takes’: Jaguars Girls Basketball Team Working to Reprise Last Year’s Championship Performance
By Blake Ells Last season, Spain Park won its first girls basketball state championship in program history. That has firmly planted a target on the Jaguars this season. “Everyone wants to beat us, and we are going to get everyone’s best when they play us,” said junior Sarah Ashlee Barker. “We can’t go into games overconfident because we are reigning state champs. I think I’ve … [Read more...]
Vestavia Hills Wresters’ ‘Bad Weekend’ Land the Team in Third Place
Thompson repeated as state wrestling champions last weekend by topping Hoover and Vestavia Hills at Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. It was not the weekend Vestavia Hills’ wrestlers had hoped for. The Rebels did manage to claim one weight class; senior Pete Dazzio topped Thompson’s Ashunti Perry in the 170-pound championship by a 9-4 decision. Freshman Ryan … [Read more...]
Unselfish Knight Gives Hoover a Play-Making Hand
By Rubin E. Grant Skyla Knight prefers dishes to baskets. In other words, Hoover’s senior guard likes to dish out assists instead of scoring baskets. “Skyla is one of the most talented girls I've ever coached," Hoover girls basketball coach Krystle Johnson said. “She has a high motor and plays with a lot of intensity. She’s a playmaker. She creates matchup problems all over … [Read more...]