By Lee Davis Jamie Harris knows all about the tradition of Vestavia Hills baseball. As a Rebel player in the 1990s, Harris was a part of three state championship teams under legendary coach Sammy Dunn. He also worked as an assistant for eight years before taking over as head coach after Tommy Walker’s resignation shortly after the end of the 2015 season. As the 2016 season … [Read more...]
Tedder-Ball: Spain Park Senior off to Impressive Start
By Lee Davis Mary Katherine Tedder already was a softball veteran when she earned a spot on the Spain Park varsity team as a mere seventh-grader five years ago. Tedder was a softball prodigy as a child, having first played at the age of four. By her eighth birthday, she was playing travel ball. So by the time Tedder was 12, she was ready for the rigors of the game at the high … [Read more...]
Renaissance Fan: Edgar Welden Has Served Sports at All Levels
By Lee Davis In 2007, Edgar Welden was inducted into the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame. As Welden is quick to say, the induction was not because of his playing days at Wetumpka High School in the late 1950s. "I did set one record," he said, laughing. "As a quarterback, I threw a 99-yard completion that didn't go for a touchdown." Maybe Welden didn't score that … [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...]
Fallen Crown: Lady Patriots Lose Title as Wayne Suffers Injury
By Lee DavisThe game lasted four quarters, but Homewood's hopes of repeating as Class 6A girls basketball champions may have suffered a fatal blow in the second period of the championship final against LeFlore last Saturday. Standout sophomore forward Ajah Wayne suffered an injury in the second period, and while she made a brief comeback, the Lady Patriots never … [Read more...]