Team meeting reinforces true meaning of team for Hoover Lady Bucs: A simple team meeting on Thursday night before the Lady Bucs were to play in the AHSAA Final 48 Class 6A girls semifinals became the catalyst for Hoover’s strong finish en route to the school’s third girls state title — the second under coach Donnie Quinn’s watch. The Hoover Lady Bucs 2012 girls basketball team. (Photo: AHSAA) Hoover High… » Read more on al.com
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Locals win titles at Alabama Junior State Claycourt: Homan, Rettke capture brackets in girls 16s, boys 14s HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Madison Academy freshman Sydney Homan and Discovery Middle eighth-grader Vince Rettke won singles titles Sunday at the Alabama Junior State Claycourt Championships at Huntsville Tennis Center. Most of the age divisions of the USTA Southern Level 3 tournament … » Read more on al.com
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12 inductees selected for AHSAA Sports Hall of Fame: Twelve major contributors to prep athletics in Alabama will be inducted into the 22nd class of the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame Monday night, March 19, at a banquet at the Renaissance Hotel at the Convention Center in Montgomery. The class includes several coaches, … » Read more on al.com
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Kerron Johnson, who plays big in big games, finds biggest of season as Belmont reaches NCAA: “The thing about Kerron that’s most impressive, he plays with that sort of ownership, but he doesn’t do it with selfishness,” said Belmont assistant Mark Price HUNTSVILLE, Alabama –The difference in what a year makes: Last season, Kerron Johnson filled a tidy little role for Belmont University’s basketball team, deferring to upperclassmen, going humbly about … » Read more on al.com
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Bob Jones’ Jeffery Moss earns MVP status after leading All-Star win: HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Unlike most NBA All-Star games, the crowd at the Alabama Basketball Academy Senior Showcase not only got to see some offense but defense as well. The game was a charitable event – all money raised at the gate goes to the North … » Read more on al.com
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Austin’s Teosha Ray shines at Senior Showcase: HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Austin’s Teosha Ray has scholarship offers to play basketball for Shelton State or Florida State Community College. She would rather go to a bigger school, and Saturday night she did her best to attract the attention of any scouts in the large crowd at Randolph School. Ray scored a game-high 26 points and … » Read more on al.com
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Bob Jones’ Jasmine Jones named Gatorade Player of Year: Tennessee signee averaged double-double for the season Bob Jones’ Jasmine Jones averaged 20-plus points and 12 rebounds per game this past season. (The Birmingham News/Jasmine Jones) HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Jasmine Jones fell a game short of leading her team to another Class 6A title, but the… » Read more on al.com
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North-South All-Stars named for volleyball: MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Twenty-four outstanding junior volleyball players from across the state have been named to the North-South squads for the 16th annual Alabama All-Star Sports Week competition scheduled in Montgomery July 9-13, according to an announcement by Alvin Briggs, Director of the Alabama High School… » Read more on al.com
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Former Madison Academy star propels Wallace State tournament victory: TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Wallace State sophomore Haley Stewart has served as the women’s basketball team’s 3-point specialist all season. It was a pair of Stewart buckets inside the arc that made the difference, however, on Monday afternoon, helping the second-seeded Lady Lions edge Alabama Southern 70-64 in the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/Region 22 tournament at Shelton State’s Umphrey Center. (Wallace… » Read more on al.com
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Long day becomes even longer for area teams in state title games: BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Starting just shy of 2 p.m. on Saturday, five area teams with five sets of dreams took to the court at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center.Coach by coach, player by player, one game after the other. An endless parade of the pride of Madison County, save one just across the Tennessee River.It’s… » Read more on al.com
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Class 6A girls final: Hoover 44, Bob Jones 26: BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – There were 52 seconds remaining in Saturday’’s Class 6A girls state title game when Jasmine Jones toed the foul line for the second of two free throws.The Bob Jones senior took her stance, sighted the shot and sent the ball toward … » Read more on al.com
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Kerron Johnson leads Belmont back into the NCAA tournament: Belmont headed to NCAA for fifth time in seven years MACON, Georgia — Kerron Johnson, a junior from Madison Academy, led Belmont past Florida Gulf Coast 83-69 Saturday in the finals of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament. Former Madison County High star Kerron Johnson Johnson… » Read more on al.com
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Class 5A girls final: Brewer 65, Valley 43: BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – It took 40 years, but Brewer can finally call itself state champion. Sophomore Riley Northway was the catalyst, but senior Courtney Oldacre also played a vital role as the Lady Patriots broke the school’s title drought Saturday against Valley. Brewer went out to an early lead and never waned in a 65-43 victory at the Birmingham-Jefferson … » Read more on al.com
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Class 4A boys championship: Midfield 46, Butler 45: BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Brutal.That’s the first word that comes to mind and perhaps the best word to describe Midfield 46, Butler 45.How else to explain freshman Tawarren Grant’s 28-foot sideways heave that banked into the basket as time expired Saturday at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, giving the Patriots the Class 4A state championship?Brutal, that’s how.One moment, the Rebels … » Read more on al.com
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Final 48 live stream, day five: Championship Saturday: 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A state champions will be crowned today, the last day of games at the Final 48 high school basketball tournament in Birmingham. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Eight state champions will be crowned today, the last day of games at the Final 48 high school… » Read more on al.com