By Lee Davis After its last title in 2009, the Spain Park girls golf team had found the state championship trophy to be as elusive as the Academy Award was for Bob Hope. The drought for the legendary entertainer never ended. But the Lady Jags’ drought came to an end May 17 at the Robert Trent Jones Grand National Golf Course in Opelika. Shooting a two-day round of 445, Spain … [Read more...]
Two Tickets to Paradise: Hoover Sweeps Vestavia to Reach Class 7A Finals
By Lee Davis The year 2008 was magical for Hoover baseball, as then-Bucs coach Rick Davis guided his team to its first state championship since old Berry High School turned the trick in 1981. In the decade that followed, Hoover struggled through a long period of post-season disappointment. But the proverbial worm finally turned last weekend. The Bucs swept two games from … [Read more...]
Championship Runs: Hoover Sweeps Boys, Girls Title; Homewood Claims Girls Crown in Class 6A; Knights Win
By Lee Davis The Alabama High School Athletic Association’s state Class 7A track meet may have been conducted at Gulf Shores, but it definitely had the look of Hoover. That’s because the Bucs swept both the boys and girls championships on the weekend of May 5-6. Hoover’s boys totaled 104 points to win their sixth title in eight years, easily outpacing runner-up Auburn’s 89 … [Read more...]
Child Star: Spain Park’s Annabelle Widra Is So Good, So Young
By Lee Davis As Annabelle Widra chalks up one victory after another as the starting pitcher for Spain Park’s highly ranked softball team, there’s just one problem: She really doesn’t know her way around the school very well. “I’ve only been in the school a few times – when my brother was going there,” she said. “I’d probably get lost if I had to find a classroom … [Read more...]
Weekend Work: Bucs, Eagles Sweep Rivals; Rebels Advance; Jaguars, Patriots, Lions Eliminated
By Lee Davis The Alabama High School Athletic Association’s baseball playoff format normally calls for two games on Friday with a third game on Saturday, if necessary. Last week, as far as Over the Mountain schools were concerned, most teams – for better or worse – wound up getting Saturday as a day off. Hoover and Oak Mountain only needed two games to clinch their … [Read more...]