By Lee Davis One state championship could be called a miracle. Two state championships in a row could be called a very good run. But three state championships in five years? Call it a dynasty, and it lives in a place that no one could have believed even a few short years ago – Mountain Brook. The Spartans placed a third piece of championship hardware into their school’s … [Read more...]
Krystle Vision: Lady Bucs Claim Title Over Spain Park in OT
By Lee Davis Even if the organizers of the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s basketball finals had drawn it on a blackboard, they couldn’t have envisioned a more ideal Class 7A girls championship game than pitting Spain Park against its crosstown rival Hoover.“Playing for a state championship is always special, but playing Hoover makes it much more so,” said … [Read more...]
Homewood Holds off Trojans to Claim Class 6A Title
By Lee Davis The Homewood girls basketball team had a unique problem in the 2016-17 season. With virtually every starter back from a squad that had reached the Class 6A finals the past two seasons, few were concerned about how many games the Lady Patriots would win. The real concern was which game they might lose. Even Homewood coach Kevin Tubbs put his team’s unusual … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook Treat: Spartan Sean Elmore Is Double Threat
By Lee Davis Many basketball players say they enjoy playing defense. Some of them actually mean it. One of those is Mountain Brook junior guard Sean Elmore. When he says that his favorite thing to do on a basketball court is to prevent a score, you believe him. “I love to get defensive stops,” Elmore says to anyone who’s interested. “It’s one of the best feelings that there … [Read more...]
Triple Play: Three-Time Champs Lead All-OTM Volleyball Team
By Lee Davis The third time was a charm for Mountain Brook in 2016, as the Lady Spartans won the state 7A volleyball championship. Of course, the first and second times were charms as well, as Mountain Brook also claimed the crown in 2014 and 2015. Three titles in a row? Some people might call that a dynasty. Whatever you call the winning streak, it’s an incredible run of … [Read more...]