By Blake Ells Defense will be a strength for Mountain Brook in 2018. Coming off an 8-4 season that concluded with a loss to Thompson in the second round of the state playoffs, the Spartans return nine players from a unit that lost just two 7A Region 3 regular season games. “Most of the urgency is on offense,” said coach Chris Yeager. “We have a lot of positions up front that … [Read more...]
Taking the Con: MBJH’s Battle and Lauterbach Earn National Speech and Debate Title
By Emily Williams Carrying on Mountain Brook Schools’ legacy of strong speech and debate participants, two students from Mountain Brook Junior High made their presence known at the National Speech and Debate Middle School Tournament. Rising ninth-graders Jane Grey Battle and Claire Lauterbach won the national championship in public forum debate. They were the only team from … [Read more...]
Lifetime Experience: Mountain Brook’s Lewis Relishes Running in the Special Olympics USA Games
By Rubin E. Grant Dara Tribble never figured her son would become a runner. But there was Drew Lewis running for Team Alabama in the Special Olympics USA Games July 1-6 in Seattle. Lewis has dyspraxia, which is a developmental coordination disorder. He didn’t start walking until he was almost 2 and needed assistance from his parents to walk around the house. “So, the fact … [Read more...]
Team Work: Mountain Brook Player Uses the Game to Raise Money for Kids’ Cancer Research
Blake Ells Alex's Lemonade Stand was founded by Alexandra Scott in 2000. Scott had been diagnosed with pediatric cancer at a young age and wanted a way to help raise money for other kids who were facing the same situation. With the help of her brother Patrick, her first lemonade stand raised $2,000, and by the time she passed away in 2004, she had raised more than $1 million … [Read more...]
Top Golf: Spartan Coach Named Coach of the Year by USA Today
By Blake Ells Trudy and Alex Lockett were on vacation in Florida when Trudy learned that her husband had been named by USA Today as the American Family Insurance All-USA Boys Golf Coach of the Year. It’s an honor that comes after winning his second consecutive state championship in his third year at Mountain Brook High School. “I had been told that I was being considered for … [Read more...]