Dru Powell named new head boys basketball coach at Saraland
By ARTHUR L. MACK Assistant coach Dru Powell was promoted as the head boys basketball coach at Saraland High School, the school announced Thursday. Powell succeeds Andy Ryan, who served as the Spartans’ head coach from 2012-23 and led them to area titles in 2017 and 2021. Ryan was 104-166 with nine losing seasons in…
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on October 5, 2006 by Robert M. Brinkman and Brandice S. Brinkman, husband and wife, originally in favor of Wells Fargo Financial Alabama, Inc., and recorded in 6063 at 194 on October 17, 2006, in the…
Read MoreLabaron Philon named Alabama’s Gatorade Player of the Year in basketball
By ARTHUR L. MACK Baker High star and Auburn commit Labaron Philon was named the Alabama Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year on Wednesday. Philon, a 6-4 junior point guard, followed former McGill-Toolen standout Barry Dunning Jr. in winning the award. Dunning, who now plays at Arkansas, won the award in 2021 and 2022…
Read MoreStacy Luker named head football coach at Cottage Hill Christian Academy
By ARTHUR L. MACK Six-time state championship coach Stacy Luker has been named the new head football coach at Cottage Hill Christian Academy, the school announced Thursday. Luker, 58, who was inducted into the AHSAA Hall of Fame in 2022, directed Clarke County High to the Class 2A state title in 2021 and…
Read MorePlans unveiled for renovated Mount Vernon boat ramp
By WILLIE GRAY A renovated Mount Vernon boat ramp moved one step closer to becoming a reality last week when state Sen. Jack Williams (R-Wilmer) unveiled design plans. For more than a decade, outdoorsmen using the ramp have called for improvements. “This new design will ease the problems we have experienced at the Mount…
Read MoreSaraland baseball coach Brett Boutwell gets 400th career win, deflects credit to others
By ARTHUR L. MACK Saraland baseball coach Brett Boutwell picked up his 400th career win with a 10-3 victory over Beauregard on March 11. “This win means a lot because it gives you time to reflect on what you’ve got,” he said. “I know the players at Saraland who helped us to get to…
Read MoreFormer football coach Billy Gardner pleads guilty to transmitting obscene material, gets three years of probation
By JASON BOOTHE Former local football coach Billy Gardner pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation Tuesday by Washington County Circuit Judge Perry Newton for transmitting obscene material. Under the plea agreement, Gardner is also required by law to register as a sex offender. Gardner got a 10-year prison sentence…
Read MoreSaraland defensive lineman Antonio Coleman gets offer from Alabama
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Saraland defensive lineman Antonio Coleman might have thought an offer from Alabama would remain elusive for a while, like a quarterback or running back who barely managed to escape his clutches. But Nick Saban was quicker than Coleman realized. Coleman thought his Junior Day visit to Alabama last weekend would be routine…
Read MoreThings are Cooking at St. Luke’s despite narrow loss in state finals
By ARTHUR L. MACK BIRMINGHAM — For one moment, it appeared St. Luke’s would pull off an upset for the ages. The odds were against the Wildcats in Friday’s Class 2A state championship game at Legacy Arena. No. 9-ranked Aliceville had a size advantage, a rebounding advantage and a noisy and boisterous crowd behind…
Read MoreSt. Luke’s stages big rally but falls to Aliceville in state finals on late free throw, 44-43
By ARTHUR L. MACK BIRMINGHAM — St. Luke’s charged back from a 12-point deficit only to see Aliceville’s Tyjarian Williams make a free throw with 3.4 seconds left to lift the No. 9 Yellow Jackets to a 44-43 win over the Wildcats Friday for the Class 2A state championship at Legacy Arena. Williams got…
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