On Sept. 13, 16,000 students were named semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Corp. competition, which awards approximately 7,500 scholarships each year. The list included a number of Over the Mountain students, each recognized as being among the highest-scoring students out of the 1.6 million high school juniors who took the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit … [Read more...]
West Coast-Bound: Spartans Headed to Compete Against Runners from Around the Country
By Blake Ells Mountain Brook’s cross-country teams will travel to Portland, Oregon, on Sept. 30 to compete in the Nike Portland XC Invite. A trip to a far-away meet has become a tradition over the past two decades, with the team rotating years flying and bussing. This time they’ll be in a field of about 60 teams at one of the premier events in the country. “Mountain Brook … [Read more...]
A Lifetime of Football: Patriots’ Wilkins Racking Up Tackles and Making an Impression
By Rubin E. Grant Whenever Homewood senior strong safety Kris Wilkins steps on the football field this fall, he craves two things: accomplishing a win and making a good impression. So far he’s getting both. The Patriots opened the season with four consecutive wins, beating Pelham 29-22, Vestavia Hills 6-0, Parker 20-14 and Jackson-Olin 28-6. The victory over Vestavia Hills … [Read more...]
Harvard Men: Spain Park’s Henze Joins Two Other OTM Players on the Crimson Team
By Blake EllsThree players for the 2017 Harvard Crimson football team have roots Over the Mountain: freshmen Doug Henze from Spain Park and Ben Abercrombie from Hoover, who had a bit of a rivalry going, and senior Tristan Tahmaseb from Vestavia Hills.For Henze, recruitment escalated quickly following the Alabama- Mississippi All-Star Game, and he knew that the … [Read more...]
A Four Generation Family Legacy: For the Susces, Winning Was a Value Passed From Grandfather to Father to Son to Daughter
By Tyler Waldrep The disappointed faces and groans left no doubt how the family felt when the Golden State Warriors retook the lead in the final minute of game three of the 2017 NBA finals. “(We’re) so mad at the freaking Cavs for not (winning),” Steve Susce said. “We just want it to go seven games because we’re sports nuts.” At this, his daughter, who is one of the girls … [Read more...]