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Oak Mountain High Jumper Sets State Indoor Record

January 22, 2019

Oak Mountain High School track coach Riley White, left, with senior Trey Allen at the MLK Classic held at the CrossPlex on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Allen recently set a new high jump record at the Ice Breaker Meet. Oak Mountain senior Trey Allen set an indoor AHSAA state record for the high jump, clearing 6 feet, 11 inches at the Ice Breaker Meet held at Birmingham … [Read more...]

Like Father, Like Son: Yeagers Take First in Coaches Poll; Hoover’s Pickens Top Vote Getter on Offense

January 9, 2019

By Blake Ells Mountain Brook entered the 2018 season with big holes to fill. They’d need a new quarterback, as Hamp Sisson had moved on to Furman, and they’d need a new running back, as Harold Joiner had moved on to Auburn. When they kicked off with those positions being filled by a sophomore and by a committee, respectively, there wasn’t much cause for high preseason … [Read more...]

‘Graceful’ Carr Heads All-OTMJ Volleyball Team

December 12, 2018

By Rubin E. Grant Grace Carr doesn’t mind being compared to her older sister, Sara. In fact, she rather enjoys it. “I like having her as an older sister,” Grace Carr said. “She’s a good role model. She set an example of working hard, coming in and committing yourself and having a passion for your sport.” As an outside hitter, Sara Carr led Mountain Brook to consecutive … [Read more...]

Oak Mountain’s Brooklyn Holt Earns Miss Iron City Crown

October 2, 2018

Brooklyn Holt, a senior at Auburn University and graduate of Oak Mountain High School, recently was crowned Miss Iron City 2018-19. The win qualified her to compete in the Miss America system’s Miss Alabama pageant. A decorated pageant winner, Holt began competing in pageants when she was 15 years old, participating in the Miss Alabama Outstanding Teen program. She has spent … [Read more...]

‘Started Out With 
a Bang’: Seniors Hoping to Lead 
Oak Mountain Back to the 
Elite Eight

September 5, 2018

By Rubin E. Grant Oak Mountain seniors Leah Nielsen and Maddie Moss have been playing volleyball together for so long they could be considered Siamese twins, joined at the brain on the court. “We’re super close,” Nielsen said. “We’ve been playing together since the seventh grade, and for the last two years we’ve played on the same club team. In a game, it’s like we read each … [Read more...]

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