In a game that felt more like a track meet than a playoff contest, the Vestavia Hills Rebels saw their promising postseason run come to an end Friday night in a 52-41 loss to the Auburn Tigers in the opening round of the AHSAA Class 7A playoffs.Despite a hot start and another standout performance from quarterback Charlie Taaffe, the Rebels couldn’t hold off a surging Auburn … [Read more...]
Vestavia Hills Dominates Montgomery Catholic, 40-13
Vestavia Hills closed out the 2025 regular season with a dominant 40-13 dismantling of Montgomery Catholic on Thursday at Thompson Reynolds Stadium. The Rebels jumped out to a quick start, scoring on their first two possessions and building a commanding 30-6 halftime lead in their final tuneup before the AHSAA playoffs. Senior Carson Purdy opened the scoring on a two-yard run … [Read more...]
Vestavia to Recognize Community Leaders
On Feb. 26, Frank Hernandez of Regions Bank and Dr. Martin Heslin of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB will be honored at Leadership Vestavia Hills’ annual Leadership Award Banquet. The community leadership organization will present Hernandez with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Heslin with the 2019 Distinguished Citizen Award.The father of two … [Read more...]
Vestavia Hills Wresters’ ‘Bad Weekend’ Land the Team in Third Place
Thompson repeated as state wrestling champions last weekend by topping Hoover and Vestavia Hills at Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. It was not the weekend Vestavia Hills’ wrestlers had hoped for. The Rebels did manage to claim one weight class; senior Pete Dazzio topped Thompson’s Ashunti Perry in the 170-pound championship by a 9-4 decision. Freshman Ryan … [Read more...]
Vestavia Country Club Recognized Among Best Golf Courses in the U.S.
Vestavia Country Club was recently recognized as one of Golf Digest’s honorees for its 2018 list of Best New Courses. The recently rebuilt, 18-hole golf course was awarded fourth place in the Best Private Course category, according to a release from VCC. “We are very excited to be recognized by Golf Digest. The ranking gives validation to the work our team completed during … [Read more...]