By Lee Davis It’s hard to imagine how Mary Catherine Hart could improve on her sophomore year at John Carroll Catholic. Not only did Hart help lead her team to the state 6A volleyball championship, but she was named the Most Valuable Player of the state tournament. In addition, her sister Lucy – who also starred in volleyball – was chosen as the school’s homecoming … [Read more...]
September Exams: Teams Show Interesting Trends as First Month Concludes
If you think that the 2015 high school football season is going by quickly, it’s probably not your imagination. Schools that played their first game on Aug. 21 will reach the halfway point of their regular schedules a full week and a half before the end of September. So now is as good a time as any to take stock of what we have seen. The Hoover Bucs, to the surprise of no … [Read more...]
Mitchell’s Run: Spartan Setters Looks to Senior Year
By Lee Davis When Sara Chandler Mitchell meets someone for the first time, she has only one request. Please don’t call her Sara. “It’s Sara Chandler,” she said, when contacted last week. “I know it’s a little unique for a double name, but I like to use them both.” Mitchell’s first name combination may be unusual, but she and her teammates became household names in the … [Read more...]
Lightning Bolts: Rebel Offense, Defense Overwhelm Homewood
By Lee Davis Lightning was plentiful at Vestavia Hills’ football opener against Homewood on Aug. 28. Some of the bolts came from the sky, which resulted in a 62-minute delay at halftime. The other lightning strikes came on the field, as the Rebels overwhelmed the Patriots 41-7 at Waldrop Stadium. Vestavia exploded on the second play from scrimmage when quarterback Brett … [Read more...]
Early to Rise: More Experienced Lions Look for Improvement in 2015
By Lee Davis Some high school football coaches have decided the way to beat the intense heat of August is to get ahead of it. Briarwood’s Fred Yancey is one of those coaches. The Lions opened their fall two-a-days with morning practices beginning at 6 a.m. “Normally kids don’t like to get up early, but in this case they were OK with it,” Yancey said. “We did most of our … [Read more...]