By Lee Davis For years, the Homewood boys basketball team came close to winning state championships, only to fall a little short at the end. All of that changed in 2015-16, as the Patriots rolled to a 30-6 record climaxed by an exciting 54-51 win over Muscle Shoals to claim the school’s first boys Class 6A championship. There was plenty of local action in Class 7A as well. … [Read more...]
Irons Men: Oak Mountain off to Strong Start
By Lee DavisWhen Derek Irons came to Oak Mountain as head baseball coach after a highly successful stint at Class 4A’s Charles Henderson of Troy, he realized he was moving from the frying pan to the proverbial fire. “There’s no question that the best high school baseball in Alabama is played in metro Birmingham,” said Irons – who won 221 games and two state … [Read more...]