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By Hannah Curran Editor

TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Schools (TCS) Board of Education (BOE) recognized several student-athletes and scholars. TCS principals presented their end-of-year reports at the meeting on Monday, May 23.

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Trussville Council tables Glendale Farms ordinance, honors student athletes

By Crystal McGough For The Tribune

TRUSSVILLE – The Trussville City Council tabled an ordinance to rezone the Glendale Farms at Carrington development on Thursday, May 19, 2022.

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Irondale discusses new statute to include virtual meetings in the Open Meetings Act

By Tanna Friday For The Tribune

IRONDALE — The Irondale City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tue., May 17, to discuss several items, including changes in the Open Meetings Act. See IRONDALE, Page 5

TCS dedicates tree in memory of John Floyd

By Hannah Curran Editor

TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City School (TCS) dedicated a tree in memory of John Floyd before the board meeting on Monday, May 23.

Floyd, a longtime Editor-in-Chief for Southern Living Magazine, passed away on February 7, 2021; he also played an integral part in See TREE, Page 6

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Ivey, Britt lead in governor & senate races; local races still being tallied

Springville continues to struggle with debris removal

By Terry Schrimscher For The Tribune

SPRINGVILLE — The Springville City Council met for the second regular meeting of May on Monday night, May 16. Councilmember Wayne Tucker conducted the meeting as Mayor Pro Tempore, standing in for Mayor Dave Thomas.

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TRUSSVILLE — Vote totals in the May 24, 2022 Alabama Primary were still being processed as of press time, but incumbent Alabama Governor Kay Ivey led over multiple Republican challengers, while Katie Britt led U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in the race to replace retired U.S. Senator Richard Shelby.

With 71 percent of the ballots counted in the gubernatorial race, Ivey led all challengers with 55.01 percent of the vote, or 284,396 votes.

If Ivey maintains more than 50 percent of the vote, she will not face a runoff. Lindy Blanchard is currently in second place with 100,025 votes.

Yolonda Flowers currently leads the Democratic primary with 45,413 votes, a slim lead over Malika Sanders Fortier at 44,705 with 38 percent of precincts reporting.

Britt leads Brooks 230,046 to 146,777, giving Britt 45.58 percent of the vote with 70%

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Politcal signs outside the polling center at First Baptist Church in Trussville. (Photo by Bobby Mathews)

of precincts reporting. If neither candidate can reach the 50 percent threshold, they will face one another in a runoff election to determine the GOP nominee.

Will Boyd currently leads the Democratic primary for the Senate with 86,733 votes with 38 percent of precincts reporting in.

Locally in State House District 45, incumbent Republican Dickie Drake trailed Susan Dubose 169 votes to

147 with 2 percent of the vote counted in the GOP primary as of press time. The Democratic primary for this seat was canceled.

In State Senate District 17, Shay Shelnut led Mike Dunn 6,173 votes to 3,432 with 39 percent of the votes counted.

In House District 44, Danny Garrett isn’t on the ballot in the primary because he has no GOP or Democratic challenger. He is currently run-

ning unopposed for re-election to his seat. Garrett’s seat represents Trussville, Clay and part of Pinson.

In House District 50, which represents Springville and Moody, Jim Hill is also running unopposed. There is currently no Democratic challenger in the district, either.

District 58 incumbent Rolanda Harris, a Democrat, also faced no challenger. Neither did District 59 incumbent, Democrat Mary Moore.

Trussville collector shares his mini museum of buried treasure

By Hannah Curran Editor

TRUSSVILLE — Preserved in a room at Gary Michael Roper’s house, rest shelves upon shelves of arrowheads, pottery, jewelry, and tools. Items that were forgotten and buried under the surface but now proudly sit on display for all to see.

“Everybody’s got different talents, and mine was finding things that people lost a long time ago, and 99 percent of what I have found is local,” Roper said. “A lot of people have lived in Trussville their whole lives, and they don’t know what was here.”

Roper said he’s been collecting artifacts since he could walk, and now nearly 78 years later, his collection has grown to include items found all over Alabama. The first arrowhead he said he found was when he was around nine or ten years old on the Cahaba Valley Golf Course.

Roper uses a metal detector to find most of the artifacts, but he says you have to know where to look to find something.

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He even finds broken artifacts and, years later, finds the missing piece and fixes them.

“I found the tip of an arrowhead when I was 15 and the bottom of it when I was 54,” Roper said. “Some of it can be put back together, and some of it you can’t, but somewhere those broken pieces are waiting to be found.”

While most arrowheads have sharp tips used for hunting or as a weapon, arrowheads serve many other purposes. All arrowheads don’t

look exactly alike, and each arrowhead was made for a reason. Roper shared an arrowhead that is curved on one side and straight on the other, appearing similar to a butcher knife.

“So you notice arrowheads are not all arrowheads,” Roper said. “You have to know how to recognize the ones that are and ones that are not.”

Roper said he had discovered some rare arrowheads, such as the Decatur Point arrowhead, designed to twist

when you shoot it. He explained that the Native Americans would continuously sharpen the arrowheads until they were no longer of use.

He said that people don’t give Native Americans enough credit for how creative and inventive they were.

“Like how many people today could go out into the woods with nothing but a stick and a stone and could make a living,” Roper said. “You have to know what you’re doing, and they knew every plant; they knew everything about the terrain and knew where every animal lived.

They knew everything.”

Among his findings in Trussville, Roper has also collected relics that he said were found at Andrew Jackson’s camp.

“I found a button off of a uniform, and Jackson was probably one of the few that wore something even like a uniform,” Roper said. “I found flints out of a flintlock rifle, and because the Cherokee were their allies, I found broken Indian pipes.”

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TRUSSVILLE — The Hewitt-Trussville High School (HTHS) Varsity Scholar’s Bowl team is heading to the National Academic Quiz Tournament (NAQT) in Atlanta on Friday, May 27.

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Pinson City Council appoints new council member

By Nathan Prewett For The Tribune

PINSON – The Pinson City Council appointed its newest member during a regular meeting on Thursday, May 19.

Clinteshia Irvin replaces Dawn Tanner, who served on the council in Seat 1 for more than 18 years before her recent resignation.

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Moody tables discussion on Avalon subdivision acceptance, maintenance

By Nathan Prewett For The Tribune

MOODY – Discussion on a resolution to accept the public streets in the Avalon subdivision was brought up but tabled again during a brief meeting of the Moody City See MOODY, Page 3

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CCHS Health Science Department hosts White Coat Ceremony

By Hannah Curran Editor

CLAY — The ClayChalkville High School (CCHS) Health Science Department hosted a White Coat Ceremony honoring 21 students who passed their certification exam.

The Health Science Department teaches all courses that are related to healthcare, and two of those courses, Patient Care Technician and Pharmacy Technician, have significantly impacted 21 different CCHS students.

“What happens is these upper-level kids that decide that this is something that they want to do career-wise, and they really have, that go get it attitude, they can take the class, and then they can sit for the certification exam at the end,” Health Science Department teacher Farah Bridges RN, BSN said.

Three other instructors, along with Bridges, help teach the students in the Health Science Department: Nicole Stoddard RN, BSN; Amanda Daniel RN, BSN; and Kelli Seremet ATC. It’s a group effort to prepare the students for the exams.

There is a Health Science Program in all Jefferson County Schools, but CCHS is the largest program in the county.

“There’s four of us, and no other school has four,” Bridges said. “Our program is the biggest we have, and our classes are slam-packed every year.”

The certification exams are provided to CCHS by the National Health care Association, and Bridges said that both the Patient Care Technician and Pharmacy Technician exams are “super rigorous.”

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proctor, and if they pass, they get their certification,” Bridges said. “So if it’s pharmacy technician, they can start applying for jobs right after graduation at a pharmacy. If it’s a patient care technician, they can start applying for jobs at hospitals and clinics that employ Patient Care Technicians.”

Patient Care Technicians provide hands-on care to the patient. Bridges said they are like the nurse’s right-hand man.

“They report to the registered nurse, and they do things like changing bed linens, feeding patients, helping patients put their clothes on, helping them walk, and sometimes doing a lot of the dirty work,” Bridges said. “They do everything. They check vital signs, fill water pitchers, draw blood, and EKGs.” Patient Care Technicians have to know rhythm identification on EKGs, which means the curriculum must be just as rigorous as the exam.

The same applies to Pharmacy technicians, who have to know about different medicines.

“They have to know the generic forms and the laws,” Bridges said. “So we had just

one class this year for patient care and pharm tech. Normally, we have a couple of patient care technician classes going on. It just depends on how many kids sign up.”

This year 21 students from the 2022 senior class are certified. Juniors can also get certified, but it has to be post-graduation.

“Juniors can’t take their tests for next year, anything greater than like one year to the day,” Bridges said. “So these seniors that graduate next week, my juniors are taking their tests after graduation so that they’re ‘seniors,’ when they take it, and they should all do well also.”

CCHS has never held a ceremony similar to this in the past, and the school wanted to show more appreciation to the students.

“We thought why don’t we do a White Coat Ceremony, kind of like what they do for doctors and nurses and physician’s assistants when they either finish or start their program, they get their white coats, and it’s sort of like a rite of passage,” Bridges said.

“They get their white coats, it’s got their name on it with their credential, and it’s like a show of professionalism

and education and trust and speaks volumes about what they do and what they want to do.”

Bridges said the kids took pride in their White Coat Ceremony last night, and many of the students from the other Health Sciences classes wanted a white coat as well.

“I think it might also serve as a motivational technique also,” Bridges said. “But we had it here at the school, and we invited people from the Jefferson County Board of Education, we invited our director, and we invited all the parents, and never having done this before, we didn’t know what the turnout would be, but it was really great. The feedback we’ve gotten was so positive, and the kids and the parents were so proud.”

Every student at CCHS has the option to take the class.

“They have to take a foundational course, but then off of that they have some off sheets, we teach foundations of health science is the first foundational course. Then off of that, they have the option to take medical terminology, sports medicine, and emergency services, then they take patient care technician, which is the class that does one of those certifications. They can do pharmacy tech, another one of the certifications; they can do a health internship; it’s meant for you to be shadow.”

CCHS also have an “offshoot of health science, which is called Project Lead the Way,” Bridges said they don’t credential in that course because it’s kind of a mix of medicine and science together, but it is under the “Career Tech umbrella,” and it is the Biomedical Science Academy.

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Tribune sports editor lays the smack down with new mystery novel

By Hannah Curran Editor

TRUSSVILLE — Tribune sports editor Bobby Mathews grew up a pro wrestling fan, watching Southeastern Championship Wrestling broadcast on CBS affiliate WTVY out of Dothan.

He drew on those memories to write his latest book, Living the Gimmick, which comes out Friday, May 27, from Shotgun Honey Books.

“I blame my Dad for my love of wrestling,” Mathews said. “When my parents bought a house in Enterprise, I was four years old. The first TV show I can remember watching was wrestling every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Like a lot of kids, I went through some difficult years as a teen. Wrestling was the thing that my Dad and I could always bond over.”

Mathews drew on his memories of southern territory wrestling as well as hours of research in order to write the novel. It’s a murder-mystery, with half of the novel set in flashbacks to the 1980s, and half of it set in a modern sports entertainment show at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham.

The book hinges on a central theme: When the most famous pro wrestler in the world is murdered, his best friend must navigate the current world of ‘sports entertainment’ to find the killer.

Mathews’s book has garnered early praise from literary heavyweights like New York Times Bestseller S.A. Cosby, author of Blacktop Wasteland and Razorblade Tears.

“At times a wild and surreal trip through the subculture

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of old school pro wrestling and at other times a deft love letter to the passions that drive us all, Living the Gimmick is a rollicking good time,” Cosby said. “Bobby Mathews obviously loves three things: The South, pro wrestling, and a good mystery.”

Mathews will be signing copies of his book at DeDe’s Book Rack in Trussville on June 18, and he has several other signings and appearances lined up throughout June and July.

Birmingham author Hank Early, whose Southern-tinged crime novels hit close to home for many readers, also had high praise for the book.

“Mathews writes in smooth, almost transparent strokes that propel the narrative along with such force, you’ll read the entire novel in one sitting,” Early said. “The seedy world of wrestling and the badasses who populate it come alive on the page. Kayfabe? Hardly. This is as real and gritty as noir gets.”

Living the Gimmick is purposely written in a tight, lively style, Mathews said. It’s

part page-turner, part literary homage to writers like Donald Westlake and Robert B. Parker, who Mathews lists as huge influences on his writing.

“I’m hoping that people who are fans of old-school territory wrestling and even fans of today’s more homogenized, bland ‘sports entertainment’ environment will enjoy the story,” he said.

Heather Levy, the author of Walking Through Needles, notes that the book works not only as an homage to pro wrestling, but as a reminder that sometimes the people we think we know best are actually strangers under the skin.

“Mathews’s impressive debut murder mystery is as much a gritty homage to the excessive, violent, glam rock world of professional wrestling as it is a testimony of how it’s evolved from its oftentimes ruthless heyday to the glitzy entertainment machine it is now,” Levy said. “LIVING THE GIMMICK is a headlock wrapped in noir sensibilities as it slams down a universal question: how much do we really know the ones we love and trust?”

Living the Gimmick is available for pre-order in trade paperback or e-book at Shotgun Honey Books, and it will be available through major retailers like Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, 2nd & Charles and independent bookstores everywhere.

For more information on the book and touring information, check out Mathews’s website, bamawriter.com.

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two residents spoke on their concerns about having their streets added to a list for maintenance as they had not been tended to since 2019.

The subdivision developer did not put in a request for their acceptance a number of years ago, apparently causing them to be overlooked.

At last night’s meeting, Lee requested that the matter be tabled to the next meeting and to call a special work session at 5 p.m. before then.

This will be held on June 13.

In other business, the council:

• Approved Fire Chief Larry Horton’s request to purchase 20 Seek Gear Keepers for $750, • Approved Horton’s request to purchase a Task Force Pro Pack portable foam system for $1,025, • Approved Horton’s request to purchase four Wildland Fire Water Packs for $950, • Approved Police Chief Thomas Hunt’s request to purchase a laptop for a patrol vehicle for $701, • Approved Lee’s request to increase the Senior Center homebound food driver from $20 to $25 due to gas costs, and • Approved Parks and Recreation Director Mike Staggs’ request to repair a city lawnmower for $548.85.

Meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at Moody City Hall on 670 Park Ave.

with whoever will listen.

“When I found something, it’s like I’m the first person who has seen it in two or 3000 years,” Roper said. “All of this speaks of history.”

In Eutaw, Alabama, 175 miles from the ocean, Roper found several shark teeth, and he said that these shark teeth date back to Biblical times when God flooded the earth.

He explained that in the Bible it said, “everything in the dry land died, but nowhere in there does it say anything in the ocean died.”

“The bible said that on a certain amount of days, the tops in the mountains were seen, well here in Alabama, we’re only 600 feet above sea level,” Roper said. “Mount Everest is like 30,000 feet, so that

means that we were around 29,000 feet covered with water here in Alabama. These sharks are what cleaned up what was left when the flood came.”

Roper has shared his knowledge and findings in schools and at meetings with organizations over the years.

He hopes to continue to share what he has learned with others.

“If they one day want to put up a museum, I would like that,” Roper said. “You realize one of these days you’re no longer going to be on this earth, and you either take the knowledge with you, or you leave it for others, and I’d rather leave it with everybody, so they have the opportunity to learn, and to experience history.”

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Council on Monday, May 23.

After passing several items on the agenda, Mayor Joe Lee said that the resolution was to be discussed in the presence of members of the Homeowners Association. However, they were not present that night, and so Lee voiced his concern about taking action without them.

He also said that the area should be studied in order to determine the standards and costs.

“I think in talking to the city council members, we actually need to get our engineer to do a study of city standards that it would take to bring that subdivision back up to city standards and then look at some sort of shared cost in doing so,” Lee said.

He added that the budget numbers should be determined by the next meeting.

At the previous meeting,

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Roper has also found locks and bullets that he said were left behind McPherson Oil by a Confederate soldier. He also discovered a C.S.A. belt buckle and a comb on the Coosa River.

“I found the end of a bugle in the Cahaba River,” Roper said. “There’s only one place on the Cahaba River going into Trussville that was not deep and had a solid bottom that you could cross the river with your horses and wagons, and this fell off the bugle and into the water.”

When he finds a new artifact, Roper said it’s an overwhelming feeling because he loves history and sharing it

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With its strong finish at the 16th Annual Hoover Invitational Tournament, the HTHS Varsity Scholar’s Bowl proved themselves worthy of playing on a national stage. As a result, the team will represent their school in a 271-team national competition.

Quiz bowl is a competitive, academic, interscholastic activity for teams of four students. Quiz bowl teams use buzzers to answer questions about science, math, history, literature, mythology, geography, social science, current events, sports, and popular culture.

The matches feature a blend of individual competition and team collaboration since no individual player is likely to be an expert in all subjects. Participation in the quiz bowl reinforces lessons from the classroom and encourages players to develop new intellectual interests.

This will be Hewitt-Trussville’s first time attending the High School National Championship Tournament. In 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2017 they qualified but could not attend.

HTHS Varsity Scholar’s Bowl team is an all-girls team which is a rarity in the male-dominated world of academic trivia competitions.

While the team acknowledges their rarity, their gender is not what got them to where they are today. They’re not alone in their rarity because HTHS junior varsity team is also an all-girl team.

The varsity team consists of six female senior players, captain Juliana Eberhardt, science; Sarah Prince, literature; Katherine Spusta, history; Wei Wei Guo, fine arts; Laura Phillips, history; and Madison Morris, geography, mixing their own individual expertise to overpower their opponents in a record-breaking way. Led by coach and history teacher Josh Haynes, who has only seen two all-girl teams since the late 70s, he’s not the only one.

Although Haynes said, he was not trying to shatter gender conventions by creating an all-girl team, many marvel at the success of the HTHS Varsity Scholar’s Bowl team.

The HTHS Scholars Bowl team has had a record-break-

The ordinance, which is to rezone Glendale Farms to PUD (Planned Urban Development) from A-1 (Agricultural) and I-1 and I-2 (Industrial), will come back before the council on Tuesday, June 14.

During the pre-council workshop meeting, Redmont Consulting Group Managing Director Doug Neil, speaking on behalf of Glendale Farms LLC, made the request for the council to postpone voting in order for Glendale Farms to address some questions that have been raised and make a fully informed decision.

“I’m aware that there are a number of questions that have come up and been raised,” he said. “If it would please the council, I’d like to ask that this matter be continued to the next council meeting to allow the school board to continue to evaluate their needs with respect to the elementary school and potential alternatives, and for the council to address any questions it may have in order to evaluate the merits of the proposed project.”

Councilor Alan Taylor said that the council has previously had a precedent of honoring such requests from applicants.

“I would think, if he’s asked to pull it, we should

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ing year in 2021-2022, and the varsity team has a (40-13) Overall Record.

They have competed on television as a part of APT’s Alabama Scholars Bowl series. In addition, the HTHS Varsity A Team finished 4th at the 2021 West Point Winter Invitational, and the HTHS Varsity B Team also made the playoffs at the 2021 West Pont Winter Invitational.

The junior varsity team finished with a (5-1) record at the 2022 ASCA JV District Qualifier and qualified for the 2022 ASCA JV State Championship. During the 2022 ASCA Varsity State Championship, the varsity team won their pool and qualified. The HTHS varsity team then made the Elite 8 and finished in fifth place at the 2022 ASCA Varsity State Championship.

Spusta was recognized as the fourth-highest scoring player in the 2022 ASCA Varsity State Championship.

The HTHS junior varsity team finished in the Elite 8 of the 2022 ASCA JV State Championship and went undefeated (5-0) to win the JV championship at the 2022 LAMP Invitational.

The HTHS Varsity A and Varsity B teams competed in the 2022 LAMP Invitational and made the playoffs. The HTHS Varsity A team finished in third place at the invitational.

The HTHS varsity team finished in second place at the 2022 Hoover Invitational, and Addison Olive was recognized as the top scorer in the JV division at the 2022 Hoover Invitational.

The HTHS varsity team finished fifth at the AIAA Rocket City Invitational.

The HTHS varsity and junior varsity teams competed in the 2022 West Point Spring Invitational, with the varsity team finishing in second place and the junior varsity team winning their division.

The HTHS varsity team broke the school’s record for points per game with 432.50 at Gadsden’s 2022 High School District Qualifier.

Spusta also won the History Bowl and came in second place in the History Bee at the Mississippi Winter History Bee and Bowl. She made the playoffs in the History Bee and Bowl in Atlanta. Spusta won the History Bee and Bowl by herself in the Alabama History Bee and Bowl. She traveled to Washington, D.C., to compete in the National History Bee and Bowl and won first in the National Women’s History exam, first in the National Black American History exam, and third in the Asian History exam. Spusta also qualified for the playoffs in the National History Bowl and was a semifinalist for the History Bee. Hewitt-Trussville may face familiar foes in Atlanta, such as Arab, Hoover, and West Point (from Cullman) will also be attending NAQT. NAQT results will be updated throughout the three days of the competition at http://www.naqt.com/go/ stats/12402 so everyone can follow along and see how the team does. You can also follow #hsnct on Twitter.

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Representatives from EcoSouth Services appeared before the Council in the pre-meeting work session to discuss ongoing issues with debris pickup in the city. In the May 2 regular meeting, council members agreed to seek a third-party vendor to get the debris removal caught up if the situation persisted.

“We were expecting to have the debris picked up in accordance with our agreement, and we’ve got some that have been there a month and some that have been there two or three months,” said Tucker.

Tucker said the city has contemplated hiring another vendor to get the debris removal caught up. In the May

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“That’s what we’ve always done. Anybody that comes and requests to have something taken off the agenda, we’ve allowed them to do that, because if not, there’s a vote that will take place and he’s asked us not to do that.

He’s asked to pull it off for further consideration.”

Councilor Ben Short asked Neil to clarify the intent of the postponement, and whether or not any changes were being considered for the development plan.

“At this point, I’ve only been brought (and) aware of a couple of questions,” Neil said. “I don’t know what changes would be warranted.

The plan is well-conceived, but at the same time, to the extent, there are questions that have to be addressed. In one way or another, we’ll be certainly prepared to address those.”

The council agreed to table the ordinance until its June 14 meeting.

During the regular meeting, the council passed two proclamations honoring Trussville City Schools student-athletes.

Councilor Lisa Bright read aloud Proclamation 2022-16, honoring the Hewitt Trussville Middle School Boys Track and Field team for winning the Metro Championship. A motion to approve the proclamation

passed the council unanimously.

“Very exciting for this group,” Bright said. “I believe it’s their first time in history to ever win.”

Bright also read aloud and made a motion to approve Proclamation 2022-17, honoring HTHS freshman Molly Davidson for being named 7A State Golf Champion.

The motion passed unanimously.

“As y’all have heard, Molly is a freshman, and for me to say I’m a coach, that is really a stretch,” HTHS Head Varsity Girls Golf Coach Leigh Burke said.

“I’m a cheerleader. I’m here to give her water and make sure she has sunscreen and snacks. Her dad is her coach, Molly has been her own coach, her sister has been her coach. Her family has been such a support to get her to where she is. She’s amazing. You’ve never seen anybody that can put the effort, the integrity, the loyalty … she’s on it all the time. She’s helping other people, she’s helping the team. So, to say this girl has a bright future is an understatement. I am just very fortunate to have been a small part of cheering her on as she’s on this mighty, wonderful trip.”

The next meeting of the Trussville City Council will be Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at Trussville City Hall.

2 meeting, councilmember Parker proposed taking action to hire a third party.

“We’re paying, and the citizens are paying every month,” said Tucker. “I’m catching a lot of flack about it, and I’m sure all of us are.”

Tony Smith, operations supervisor for EcoSouth, said the company is sending trucks to pick up debris on weekends to try to get caught up, but some of the debris piles are outside of what is required in the contracts—including construction debris.

“There comes a time when you have to take some action, and we’re to that point,” said Tucker. “You signed a contract to do that, and my honest opinion is you did not have the method suitable to do that when you signed that contract.”

Members of EcoSouth are expected to return for the June 6 meeting to give an update.

In other business, the Council approved a rezoning request for 1075 Oak Grove Road from R-1 residential to R-3 residential and mobile home.

The Council also approved the renewal of the annual contracts with M4A (Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging) for food service at the Springville Senior Center and approved a $3250 contract with Raymond James Investments for bond issues.

The Council approved $9100 for the Springville Fire Department for vehicle repairs.

The next meeting of the council will be on June 6.

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Councilmember Cindy Cuellar shared her notes from the League of Municipality 2022 Convention about the recent statute to the Open Meetings Act that will go into effect in July. The Open Meetings Act, formerly known as the Sunshine Law, guarantees that Alabama’s citizens have open access to agencies, boards, commissions, and other governmental bodies which conduct the people’s business.

In addition, the law states that all meetings of government bodies are open to the public, exempting executive sessions.

Alabama’s Open Meetings Law Ala. Code § 36-25A-1 et seq. reads: “It is the policy of this state that the deliberative process of governmental bodies shall be open to the public during meetings as defined in Section 36-25A-2(6). Except for executive sessions permit-

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The TCS principals all shared similar opinions on the year and how the schools overcame every challenge thrown at them.

“It’s been a roller coaster,” Hewitt-Trussville Middle School (HTMS) Principal Jennifer Abney said. “That’s really the only way I can describe the high and lows, it was fast, and lots of twists, turns, and unexpected things kind of came up.”

Abney explained that the enrollment went from 1,117 to 1,147, with the upcoming class into sixth grade having 386 students.

“Growth continues to happen at HTMS and all of our schools,” Abney said. “On a positive note, we have seven empty classrooms, so we definitely have room to accommodate this growth.”

Hewitt-Trussville High School Principal Tim Salem

ted in Section 36-25A-7(a) or as otherwise expressly provided by other federal or state laws or statutes, all meetings of a governmental body shall be open to the public, and no meetings of a governmental body may be held without providing notice pursuant to the requirements of Section 36-25A-3. No executive sessions are required by this chapter to be held under any circumstances. Serial meetings or electronic communications shall not be utilized to circumvent any of the provisions of this chapter.”

According to Cuellar, the new statute to the Open Meeting’s Act deals with virtual cities. “They are now allowing elected officials to participate virtually via telephone, video conferencing, or other devices for council members to hear each other,” Cuellar said. “The stipulation is that there has to be a physical quorum of counSee IRONDALE, Page 6

also commented on the transition back to normalcy with the students having more opportunities to get back to social interactions. HTHS students and staff were able to experience prom, theatre, award days, teacher appreciation week, clubs, and so much more.

“It’s been refreshing this year to see all that,” Salem said.

Salem explained that the school year started with 1,552 students and ended with 1,595 students.

Cahaba Elementary School (CES) Principal, Joy Tyner, spoke on how empowering this year was to see the students overcome the different challenges.

“We had 535ish around 2019, and we’re back to 525 now,” Tyner said. “I think that we will probably have our highest enrollment next coming year.”

Cahaba has six empty classrooms at CES, and Tyner

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Tree Talk: Oak Trees, Baseball, and Heaven

By Jean Cox of Trussville’s Tree Commission

TRUSSVILLE — Earlier this Spring, I had a lovely conversation about the history of Trussville’s trees with a resident that has a great appreciation of beautiful trees and plenty of great stories to tell. The tree commission had been checking out sites for new tree plantings, and a man named Bob walked over to greet us. He lives on the mall next door to his childhood home—where his beautiful mother still lives.

Bob has seen old trees fall and many new trees planted around his neighborhood.

So, he had plenty of tree tales to tell me. My favorite story was his personal account of a big old oak that once grew on the Mall, just across from his home. He told me there was

said they have plenty of space for growth.

Magnolia Elementary School (MES) Principal, Dr. Phyllis Faust, said MES is ending the school year with 365 students sending 59 to middle school.

“It has been a joy to see all of our parents come in, whether it be for lunch, any of our assemblies, or choir performances, and it just seemed a lot better, and everyone seemed to enjoy it,” Faust said.

Paine Elementary School (PES) Principal, Dr. Lisa Lothspeich, said that PES is optimistic about next year as they reflect on the challenges from the past two years.

“We started the year off with a new mission statement for PES, and it was students acquire a learning foundation where potential is realized while igniting the desire to make a difference,” Lothspeich said. “We really focused on that this year.”

always a pile of rocks at the base of that old oak. When he was a young boy, he collected them and threw them at the tree. I asked why this was a favorite pastime of his.

It turns out Bob was using that old tree to help improve his baseball skills. He would step off how many paces the pitcher’s mound was from second base, and that was where he stood to throw rocks as fast as he could at the trunk of his tree. He said, “It didn’t take long until nobody could steal second from me.” That oak was already huge when Bob was a young boy, and it lived for many more decades. As my new friend finished telling me the story of that tree, he said something that really moved me: “When that tree finally came down, I felt like I had lost a brother.”

I understood exactly where Bob was coming from.

My heart hurt when the Live Oak in the backyard of my childhood home came down.

That tree was so big we had multiple swings hanging from it, and an entire playground could have been built in the shade it cast. I can still imagine leaning back and feeling the breeze as I swooshed through the air while swinging from those sprawling branches. Years after that tree came down; I dreamt I died and was walking into heaven. My gates weren’t pearly, though; they were ornate wrought iron gates hung from a stone garden wall. Those gates were open, framing the view of my grandmothers— young and beautiful standing under my favorite old tree.

I woke up before I made it through the gates, but I like to

think that dream was a vision of what will be waiting on me and, maybe, one day, sleep will take me back there.

If we wake up and pay attention, trees can teach us to appreciate time and life.

When I stand next to an old tree, I like to guess how old it is and imagine what the world was like when it sprouted.

I feel small and temporary when I’m in the shade of a plant that has the potential to live many times longer than me. It is humbling and peaceful to recognize the impermanence of ourselves and the constant cycle of nature. Big trees will outlive us. But, one day, those big trees will die. So we need to plant new seedlings to make sure our great-grandchildren will grow old with beautiful memories of playing under giant oak trees.

PES has a current enrollment of 1,328 students, with 27 of those being preschool students.

Neill mentioned after hearing the end of the year reports that TCS continues to plan for a fourth elementary school and hopes to find an area on the northern side of Trussville to help alleviate some of the overcrowding at PES. “I presented last month to this board the math, and we did the math again tonight, and all the growth is in the northern

end of Trussville,” Neill said.

“So we left the meeting with the need for a fourth elementary school on the northernmost side of Trussville, hopefully north of Paine, and just keep the traffic up there.”

Neill said she was asked if the board had “looked at or considered for land outside of the Glendale Farms Project.”

“The answer was, we hadn’t had any other offers, or the mayor hasn’t had any other offers,” Neill said. “So it’s impossible to consider some-

thing’s not even on the table.

But I think it’s natural to consider what does come to the table. So that’s, that’s what we were looking at.”

The June Monthly Board Meeting will be Tuesday, June 28, at 5:00 p.m. in the Central Office’s Board Room. The Board Meeting will be livestreamed. In addition, a link will be posted on the TCS website at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28.

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My Life as a Hobby: The perfect gift – with help From Harper Lee

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A resident of the Palmerdale area of Pinson, Irvin was appointed after a 4-1 vote.

She ran against Paula Sims.

“I’m excited, and I look forward to serving the city of Pinson,” Irvin said.

Councilman Robbie Roberts spoke highly of both candidates, expressing his appreciation for their application to the seat.

“I want to personally say that I think this has been one of the toughest votes I’ve ever had,” Roberts said.

Mayor Joe Cochran concurred with Roberts, explaining the policy in appointing a member where the council has 60 days to choose one or the governor can appoint one if the seat is not filled.

“I’m very encouraged by the quality of the people we have in our community that want to participate in this council,” Cochran said. “We have youth, we have age, we have experience, we have ideas. It’s just a very difficult decision. It is not easy for us as a council. I hope everyone understands that because if we had our way, we would just probably put them both on but we have only one seat.”

Irvin was sworn in in the presence of family members after the vote was made.

At the beginning of the meeting the council heard from Pinson Public Library Director Allison Scanlan, who recognized two local teenagers on the Teen Advisory Board, which is made up of students in grades six through 12 and volunteer for the library. These were siblings Taylor Grinberg and Jacob Grinberg.

“We have a great group of kids and I don’t know what our library would do without them,” Scanlan said.

Scanlan said that the library decided to recognize outgoing students about to graduate as “Champions” and thank them for their work.

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By Joe Hobby Clinteshia Irvin is sworn in by Pinson Mayor Joe Cochran.

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She noted that Taylor has put in 220 hours of work for the library and served for six years on the board. Jacob contributed more than 230 hours and has also been on the board for six years.

Later the council swore in Officer Steve Moise as the city’s newest contract deputy.

“We contract with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to provide deputies that we pay for that take care of ordinances that we have,” said Cochran. “This process allows him to actually enforce city ordinances but he also enforces all the regular laws that we have on the book to make sure that we’re protected. And it gives him an opportunity to do community policing, which oftentimes the deputies don’t get to do. You can tell by the smile I think he enjoys doing it.”

During public comments DieDra Hurdle announced that her independent film “Frienemy For Life” will be wrapped up on May 28 after a year of production. She said that she did not know who will pick up the film but that her company will present it to all outlets.

May 28 will be what she called an “open scene” to be filmed at the park. She asked the council if they would be willing to donate money to feed the cast as the scene is filmed. The council unanimously approved her request.

The Pinson City Council meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month at Pinson City Hall on 4410 Main Street. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m., following a 6:15 p.m. work session.

I just finished my annual reading of To Kill a Mockingbird. Wow. As long as I live, I will read this novel. And for me, there’s a bonus. Every time I pick up the book, I’m reminded of when I was able to give someone a special copy of Ms. Lee’s work.

Let’s face the facts since the gift card came along, it’s made true gift-giving a dying art. I’ve even talked about it on stage when I said, “If someone gives you a gift card, what they’re saying is, “I feel obligated to buy you something, but I don’t care enough about you to look for anything.”

What was I going to do about Christie, the sweet girl I’ve known since she was in diapers. So when I received her college graduation notice a few years ago; 1) I felt old, and 2) I wanted to put some thought into her gift. Sure, I could’ve given her cash in an

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making TCS what it is today.

TCS liaison Lisa Bright said that it was a group effort to dedicate the perfect tree for Floyd.

Bright explained that a plaque was made for the tree and presented it to Floyd’s family. It reads “Years Served June 2004 – June 2010. This

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cil members in this facility at city hall. In addition, there has to be a quorum in order for a council member to participate virtually. The council mem-

envelope that she would burn thru on a beach trip; however, I wanted her to have a special keepsake.

I knew the answer to my problem staring at me from the bookshelf. It was my copy of To Kill A Mockingbird.

I reached out to a business associate who had friends in the area and asked him to make a few calls. I needed information. Soon he walked into my office and gave me the bad news. Now in declining health, Harper Lee was residing in an assisted living facility just outside of Monroeville. Furthermore, she used an assumed name and was taking no correspondence. It looks like my quest was over.

If I failed, then I would give Christie some cash, the book, and the letter I wrote to Ms. Lee on her behalf. Not a bad consolation prize.

Composing the letter was intimidating I was happy with the end result, especially the first

paragraph. I tried to touch every hot button that might resonate with her; the South, the University of Alabama, and your Father.

I got my answer quickly. Two weeks later, I was in Kansas City taking a walk when my phone rang. It was my wife.

“The book’s back!”

“What do you want me to do with it?” she asked excitedly.

I said, “Go ahead and open it.”

There was a short pause, followed by a shriek. “She signed it!” Then she gasped and added, “It’s personalized to Christie!”

This was a bases-loaded, walk-off homer in Yankee Stadium. I pumped my fist in the air and yelled,” Yes,” terrorizing two nearby joggers.

I didn’t care. I had completed the quest.

As soon as possible, I set up lunch with Christie. I couldn’t wait to give this gift.

Her eyes met the signature. There was silence. Finally, she said in disbelief, “How did you manage to do this?”

That question was one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. I told her the whole story. Then we finished lunch, and I got the best hug I’ve ever had.

There was one final thing to do. I sent Harper Lee a handwritten thank you note.

I held out a silly hope that somehow we would become pen pals. That didn’t happen.

But it’s okay. Because her kind gesture gave two people a gift they will both remember for a lifetime.

Or maybe it had something to do with the Wal Mart gift card I enclosed.

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Bloodgood Japanese Maple is dedicated to Dr. John A. Floyd Jr. for his years of service to the Trussville Board of Education.”

Many of Floyd’s family was present for the tree dedication, including his wife, Pam, sons, Ryan and Alex, and grandchildren.

“It’s a very fitting memory; he cared very deeply about Trussville about the school

board,” Alex said. “To honor him in a way, something that he loved, he loved Japanese Maples, and especially I think it’s very fitting and very nice to be thought of.”

Alex said it’s an honor to have a legacy to live on and was thankful to share this moment with his family.

TCS Superintendent Dr. Patti Neill said Floyd was a board member and played a

part in creating Hewitt-Trussville High School (HTHS).

“He loved beauty in nature, facilities, and perfection in his work,” Neill said. “He was a charter member for TCS starting in 2004, as they formed the system officially in 2005.”

Neill said he brought his love for beauty, perfection, and beautiful facilities into the school system because of who he was.

ber can participate, vote, and count towards roll call.

The only other stipulation Cuellar shared is that this statute serves the purpose for those members who may be ill. This was the council member will be able to be present

while representing their district. They will be able to be present and represent their district. This law will become effective July 1. The council will need to have a detailed policy listing such requirements, including explaining

how the public can access this meeting and how the voting will be conducted.

The next Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 7, beginning at 6 p.m.

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O b i t u a ry

Franklin O. Mays

26, 1942 ~ may 10, 2022 (age 80) april

Franklin O. Mays graduated to heaven on May 10, 2022 at 80 years of age in Birmingham, AL following complications following heart surgery. He was born on April 26, 1942, and he lived in the suburbs of Birmingham most of his life. Frank spent 8 ½ years courageously serving in the United States Air Force as a Staff Sergeant during the Vietnam conflict. Afterward, he planted roots with his wife and children for 40 years in Center Point, AL, and spent his last few years in Pelham, AL. You will most likely hear his siblings call him Frankie, his co-workers at AT&T/Lucent Technologies call him Speedy, his children call him Dad, and he was endearingly called Pops by his grandchildren over the last 15 years. He believed in working hard and being engaged with his community. Volunteering with Boy Scout Troop 11 he had the privilege of teaching many young men practical life skills. After retirement, he volunteered at Hilldale Baptist Church, invested in high school students at Center Point High School, and helped restore unity and revitalization to the city of Center Point as assistant to the mayor. Frank loved spending time outdoors, fishing and teaching his grandchildren to fish and cook. He appreciated and savored good food, and many enjoyed his culinary creations. He knew Jesus, and would desire that everyone reading this know that “Jesus Loves You!” Frank is survived by his wife, Ann; a son, Franklin Ryan Mays, a daughter, Stephanie Mays Watson (Mike); 4 grandchildren, Ethan Watson, Brooklyn Mays, Preston Mays, and Will Watson; 3 brothers, Charles E. Mays, Harry T. Mays, Leighton H. Mays and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents Audie V. Mays and Irene Mae Mays; sister, Sarah A. Martz; and brother, Larry M. Mays.

All memorial arrangements will be on Friday, May 20, 2022. Visitation at 9:00 am, Chapel service at 10:00 am, both at Jefferson Memorial in Trussville, AL. Graveside service will be at 11:45 am at the National Cemetery in Montevallo, AL.

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Frank Erwin Body, 74, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022. A man of great faith and intellect, he was well read and a lifelong learner. He studied books on a wide variety of subjects including economics, religion, mythology, politics, the universe and his favorite subject, Jesus Christ. He admired great thinkers such as Soviet dissident and Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and English free-market advocate John Maynard Keynes, one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. He took special interest in writings about the Shroud of Turin, a length of linen cloth that he believed to be the actual burial shroud in which Jesus was wrapped after the crucifixion.

Frank was intensely loyal and giving to others, especially his extended family and close friends. He reveled in helping young family members by coaching, encouraging and loving them. He was generous to a fault, often choosing to give gifts of money even when his own funds were waning. He grew up and lived his life in the Roebuck community of Birmingham and graduated from Banks High School in 1965, where he was Senior Class President and Valedictorian. He attended the University of Alabama and then enlisted in the U.S. Army in June 1968. He received training in Pershing missile systems maintenance and was assigned to the 56th Artillery Command in Germany, where his unit oversaw the deployment of nuclear-armed ballistic missiles. He also received the National Defense Service Medal, as well as recognition as a M-14 sharpshooter and as an expert in grenade handling.

Upon his honorable discharge as a SPC 5 from the Army, he completed a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He then spent many years working as an auditor first for the Internal Revenue Service and then Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. He was a lifelong, avid fan of the Crimson Tide, and he was a faithful member of South Roebuck Baptist Church.

Frank was predeceased by his parents, Golden and Dorothy Body. He is survived by former wife, Marjorie Clayton; stepsons Steve, Justin and Michael Clayton; sisters Dorothy Orr and Donna (Dean) Burgess; nieces Christy Sharp, Cathy Higgins and Claire Burgess; nephews Andrew Burgess and Mark Burgess, and great-niece Emmy Sharp. The family wishes to acknowledge the kind and loving care provided by Barbara Miller and also the staff of the Col. Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home in Pell City, Alabama.

Visitation will be Saturday, May 21, at 9:30 a.m., with service to follow at 10 a.m. Interment will be at Jefferson Memorial Gardens in Trussville. Dr. Gary Fisher officiating. The family suggests donations to South Roebuck Baptist Church, 501 Mountain Drive, Birmingham, AL 35206, in lieu of flowers.

Charles is predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Harriett Snider Rogers and his son, Mark Edward Rogers.

He is survived by his daughters: Charlene Echols, Cathy Williams (Ken), and Tracy Hughes (Jamie Wiggins). Charles had six grandchildren: Destin and Landon Echols. Kylee, Kullen, and Kenzie Williams and Charlie Daugherty.

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Charles was a Veteran of the United States Navy. He retired after many years at U.S. Pipe. He loved Alabama football. Most of all, he loved his family. He will be greatly missed.

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Martha Gregg Limbaugh passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Saturday May 14, 2022. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Billy Ray; daughter, Kristi Harris (David), son, Fred Limbaugh (Teresa); granddaughters Amanda, Hanah and 5 great-grandchildren. Martha was a lifelong member of Irondale Methodist Church and was well loved in her community and by everyone who knew her. The family wishes to thank LaShelle Exford and Ascension St Vincent’s Home Health for the outstanding care and compassion during the past 6 months. Services will be held at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home and Gardens, Trussville AL on Wednesday, May 18 at 12:00 noon The family will receive friends from 11:00am until service time.

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Hewitt-Trussville baseball earns 7A runner-up honors

By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor

JACKSONVILLE — One inning was the difference between Hewitt-Trussville and Central-Phenix City in the final game of the AHSAA 7A baseball state championship best-of-3 series.

The Huskies allowed three runs in the bottom of the first, and that was enough for the Red Devils to claim the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader and seal the

Hewitt-Trussville’s Jeff Mauldin accepts the runner-up map for the AHSAA Class 7A Baseball Championship on Saturday, May 21, 2022. (Photo by Bobby Mathews)

first-ever baseball championship for Central.

“We knew what we were going to face coming into today,” Hewitt-Trussville head coach Jeff Mauldin said after the loss. “We knew we were going to face Landon Russell (in Game 1), who is one of the top players in the state. I thought we had a really good approach to him, but then they had the reliever come in and really settle them down.”

Mauldin focused on the positives from reaching the

year, and you have as much inexperience as we had this year ... they never played like it, though. It’s been a long time since I had to give a speech like that. You don’t ever really know what to say, but I really am proud of them ... these seniors were just eighth graders when I got here, and they really bought into everything we were trying to sell. I’m extremely proud of their fight and their grit.”

The numbers are staggering. The seniors on this Hewitt-Trussville softball team are 150-27-4 since Taylor Burt became the Huskies’ head coach.

The results: three maps, including two state championships and one runner-up trophy. A pair of 7A Area 6 titles, a pair Bobby Mathews of regional titles.

But the numbers don’t tell the whole story. They never do, really. Numbers tell you the results.

The story is the team — all of it — from the seniors, starters, the role-players, to the bench players who stepped up when called upon.

The story is the talent, the drive, and the toughness of this team.

The Huskies were one out away from beating Thompson in their first matchup in the winner’s bracket in the AHSAA’s 7A state tournament this weekend. If they’d been able to claim that last out, they would’ve been through to the championship game, and things might have looked very different.

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championship series.

“We didn’t lose the championship,” he said after being awarded the 7A runner-up map. “They won gold. We won silver.”

In the final game, Central’s Jax Yoxtheimer pitched seven innings and allowed eight hits, striking out six and walking one. Most importantly for the Red Devils, he and the Central defense kept Hewitt-Trussville scoreless.

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Hewitt-Trussville softball finishes second in state

By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor

OXFORD — HewittTrussville made it to the Huskies’ third straight AHSAA 7A softball championship game, but fell a little short in a 2-0 loss to Thompson on Thursday, May 19.

The Huskies couldn’t get their bats going, with only five baserunners for the entire game. Chalea Clemmons threw a complete game, striking out four and walking three.

Zaylen Tucker took the loss in the championship game, the freshman hurler throwing 2 2/3 innings, allowing one run on two hits, striking out one batter and walking three.

Sara Phillips came on in relief, throwing 3 1/3 innings, allowing one run — none earned — on two hits. Phillips struck out three and issued no walks.

“I just told them I was proud of them,” Hewitt-Trussville head coach Taylor Burt said afterward. “You lose as much talent as we had last

Hewitt-Trussville earned state runner-up honors in the AHSAA 7A state softball tournament. (Photo by Bobby Mathews)

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May 25 - 31, 2022

Springville falls to Calera to end state title hopes

By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor

OXFORD — With runners on the corners and no outs, Springville's infield had no choice but to play in during the bottom of the seventh inning against Calera with the score knotted at one run apiece. A soft bloop single between shortstop and center field by Calera's Issy Overton drove in the winning run in a tightly contested 2-1 game in the elimination bracket of the AHSAA 6A state tournament.

The loss ends Springville's run in the tournament.

Springville struck out six, with a strong combined pitching effort from starter Bella Bullington and reliever Shelby Hathcock.

Calera's Kate Townley made one mistake over the course of seven innings: she pitched to the Tiger's Makalyn Kyser, who launched a bomb over the wall in straightaway center field to stake Springville to a 1-0 lead.

Over the course of the next two innings, it looked like that one run would be

Bella Bullington delivers a pitch during Springville’s 2-1 elimination loss to Calera on May 17, 2022. (Photo by Bobby Mathews)

OXFORD — The Moody Blue Devils dropped their second game in the AHSAA 5A state softball tournament on Wednesday, May 18, ending the Blue Devils' season.

Moody had fallen behind 2-0 in the third, but came back to score a run in the fifth and then another in the sixth to tie it up. But that was the last gasp for this Blue Devils team.

In the fifth, Moody scored after Libby Higgins singled and Abi Gray walked to put Zoey Terry — running for Higgins — on second. then singled to drive in Terry and make it 2-1.

In the sixth, Emma Kile and Alex Harvard reached on back-to-back errors by Tech. Higgins walked, and then Gray hit into a fielder's choice that plated Gray to tie the game, 2-2. But in the sev-

Moody’s Hollie Graham delivers a pitch during the Blue Devils’ 1-0 loss to Hayden during the AHSAA 5A state softball tournament.

(Photo by Bobby Mathews)

enth inning, the Blue Devils couldn't answer the bell, and Brewbaker Tech moved on in the tournament.

Riley Mitchell went 2-for4, while Maddie Barfield went 1-for-4. Kile scored a run, and Harvard was 1-for-3.

Faith Myers was 1-for-1.

Ryleigh Hodges went the full game for the Blue Devils in the circle, allowing three runs — 2 earned — on five

hits and walking four.

In the Blue Devils’ first game of the tournament, Moody freshman shortstop Emma Kile robbed Hayden's Aubrey Gunter of a perfect game, but it wasn't enough as Hayden took the win over the Blue Devils, 1-0.

Gunter threw seven innings for the Wildcats, allowing just the one hit and striking out six.

Moody's Hollie Graham was no slouch herself, pitching a complete game and allowing one run on four hits, walking two and striking out four.

Hayden scored in the bottom of the fourth after three consecutive singles loaded the bases and Taylor Arledge was hit by a pitch to bring the Wildcats' only run home.

Moody will play the winner of Satsuma vs. Brewbaker Tech in the elimination bracket on Field 2 at Choccolocco Park at 2:15 p.m.

game for the final batters.

Bullington pitched five innings and allowed two hits, striking out five and walking one. Hathcock allowed two runs on two hits — only one run earned.

The loss moves the Tigers to 30-15 on the season, one year removed from finishing as the state runner-up in 6A. Kyser was 2-for-4 from the plate, with an RBI and scored. Tori Barnes was 2-for-3 with a walk, while Layla Bradshaw was 1-for-3 and Leah Bowden was 1-for2 with a walk.

Hewitt-Trussville’s Womack wins state decathlon title

Moody drops two straight, eliminated from 5A softball tourney

By Bobby Mathews Sports Editor

enough. Instead, the Eagles' Jordan Douglas doubled on the first at-bat of the seventh and motored around to score when Keara Hall singled to right field. That tied the game at 1-1, and then Kayla Butler bunted and reached on an error.

Overton then stepped in to knock the game-winning hit.

Hathcock took the loss for the Tigers. She had come on in relief of Bullington after the fifth inning, but the tying run caused Springville coach John Paul Taruc to put Bullington back into the

By David Holtsford Special to The Tribune

HOOVER — In the AHSAA Decathlon Championships, Ethan Womack of Hewitt-Trussville closed strong by clearing 14 feet, 5¼ inches to finish tied for second in the pole vault.

His 137-08 javelin throw was second and his 4:30.59 time in the 1,500 meters was second. He accumulated 3,286 points Tuesday to claim the 2022 state title with 6,490 points.

Runner-up Anthony Eager of McGill-Toolen Catholic was second overall with 5,631 points in the 10 events and trailed Eager by 859 points.

Winfield’s Seth Kemble won the javelin throw competition with a 145-08 throw.

Helena’s Caden Blackman won the 1,500 race with a time of 4:28.02. Thompson’s Gavin Horton finished eighth

Ethan Womack (Photo courtesy of AHSAA)

over all picking up 775 point for winning the pole vault clearing 14-11.

Hewitt-Trussville’s Daniel James of Hewitt-Trussville tied his teammate Womack for second in the pole vault by also clearing 14-05¼. No other competitors cleared 14

feet.

Womack beat out teammate Jaggerd Moore, who had entered the day in second place.

Moore, who amassed 3,398 points Monday, won the long jump (21-07.25) and high jump (6-05.5).

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Hewitt-Trussville romps over Parker

By Johnny Sanders For The Tribune

TRUSSVILLE — Hewitt-Trussville defeated the Thundering Herd 35-7 during a spring game that saw the Hewitt passing game explode and their defense shut out Parker until the last play of the game.

defense smothered the Herd and would not allow them to score, but the offense would sputter through the rest of the quarter as well.

The second quarter saw much of the same as the Huskies’ Floyd would spread the ball around to 3 different receivers on the first drive of the quarter. Eventually, he

Hewitt-Trussville’s Peyton Floyd went 19-for-32 passing for 271 yards as Hewitt-Trussville dominated Parker 35-7 during the Huskies’ spring game. (Photo by Bobby Mathews)

Hewitt got the ball to start the game and wasted no time getting on the board as Peyton Floyd and company marched down the field with the quarterback finding one of his favorite targets on the night, Ka’Darius Barnes for a 36-yard touchdown pass with 8:36 to go in the opening frame. The Husky

would call his own number on a second and goal from the 5-yard line, contributing to his second touchdown of the night.

Parker still could not find any room on offense. On a third and 8 from their own 23, Parker quarterback Malik Muhammad dropped back to pass and found…Hewitt

defensive lineman Jordan Colley. Floyd and company would strike again just before the half with the quarterback finding Jadon Loving from 19 yards out to head into the locker room with a commanding 21-0 lead.

Floyd would continue to spread the ball around to Loving and Barnes as well as Jacob Serena and Donovan Price, but the second half saw the running game get a spark from Jaqson Melton who ran for 27 yards, followed by a 3-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to put the Huskies up 28-0. Parker would see a few big plays in the third quarter, but never quite caught enough traction to put points on the board.

The fourth quarter saw new faces enter the game for both teams, but the story stayed pretty much the same.

Hewitt was throwing the ball all over the place and Parker could not get anything going. Backup quarterback Noah Dobbins got in on the fun, driving the ball down to the 5-yard line, where he punched it in on second and goal to close out the scoring for Hewitt and make it 35-0.

Parker would score on a 55yard touchdown on the final play of the game to steal the shutout from the Huskies, but that did not deter Coach Josh Floyd. “I thought the defense played really well.

We tackled really well tonight.”

Peyton Floyd finished the night 19 of 32 passing with 271 yards and 3 total touchdowns (2 passing and 1 rushing). Regarding his quarterback, Coach Floyd said, “I thought he played well. We ran him a little bit. We didn’t really want to run him too much tonight. Overall I was pretty pleased with our pass game.

Shades Valley and Springville clashed Friday, May 20, 2022 in a spring scrimmage that saw the Mounties win both halves of the contest. (Photo by Bobby Mathews)

Shades Valley takes down Springville in spring game

By Britney Bailey For The Tribune

IRONDALE — The Shades Valley Mounties and Springville Tigers held their Spring scrimmage Thursday night at Frank Nix Stadium.

The Mounties prevailed in the first half, which consisted of two 12 minute quarters, 14-7.

Springville’s first possession came to a screeching halt at the hands of Malique Steele and Kordell Steele on defense. Shades Valley put points on the board after a Springville fumble led to a 36-yard run from Micah Thomas to put up 6 for the Mounties. After a successful extra point attempt, the Mounties took the lead 7-0 with just under 6 minutes to go in the first quarter.

The game showed Shades Valley head coach Rueben

Nelson that his team needs to improve, Nelson said afterward.

“We need to get better,” he said. “We’re young, Springville is young… I appreciate the way the kids and the coaches played tonight. I’m proud of them. We need to keep getting better at Shades Valley. We play a tough schedule in a tough region, these kids needed to come out and get a win and they did that.”

The Tigers answered right off the bat in the second with a 26-yarder from quarterback Asa Morrison to wide receiver Brady Caldwell to tie it up 7-7. Spring Valley answered with a stack of runs from Elijah Allen to put the Mounties in scoring position.

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quarterback Steve Brown to tack on 6.

For Springville, this game was a chance to put new players in a position to see livegame action.

“I thought for the most part our kids played hard. We gave up a big play or two and that’s okay,” Tigers head coach Jon Clements said. “You lose 9 starters on defense and it’s going to be some learning curves and that’s okay.”

After the extra point, the Mounties led 14-7. The Mounties defense would shut down the Tiger offense for the remainder of the game, including a pick 6 that would unfortunately be called back on a penalty against the Mounties.

The second half of the game was a 30 minute runoff, and the Mounties would score that win as well 14-0.

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Huskies From page 9

First things first: I had the privilege of nominating three Huskies to the All-Tournament team.

Riley Tyree had the tournament of her life, coming up big at the plate time and time again over the course of two days, and playing lights out behind the plate.

Sara Phillips was strong in the circle despite taking a rare loss in the first Thompson game. But she came up huge against the odds-on favorite in the tournament, Fairhope, when she hit a walk-off single to beat the Pirates 5-3 when Hannah Dorsett and Kenleigh Cahalan scored on the hit.

Speaking of Dorsett: What a tough kid. Dorsett did her job in the Huskies’ first two games, getting on base and scoring. Then she got absolutely trucked in the first Thompson game covering first base on a bunt, and came back to play — and play well — against Hoover in the

Softball From page 9

Sophomore third baseman Olivia Faggard broke up a nohit bid by Clemmons with a single in the top of the fourth inning. Kenleigh Cahalan collected the Huskies’ only other hit, a single in the top of the fifth. The fifth inning was the Huskies’ best chance to score, as they had Rubie Simon at third and Cahalan at first with two outs, but a fly ball ended the inning with no damage from Hewitt-Trussville.

Still, reaching the state championship game for the third year in a row was a huge accomplishment for a team that lost eight seniors from a state title team in 2021. For much of the 2022 season, this version of the Huskies has been second-guessed by opponents, media, and oth-

elimination bracket.

Dorsett isn’t unique in her toughness. I saw Emily Onofry work through an injury that would have sidelined many other kids. The work ethic, the grit-your-teeth-and-geton-with-it resilience of this team to work through its challenges was inspiring to watch.

These young women heard all year about what they weren’t. They heard that they weren’t what the Huskies had been in the past, that they wouldn’t be able to match the success of the Hewitt-Trussville teams of the last two completed seasons.

They spent so much time hearing what they weren’t that I’m not sure we recognized them for what they truly are: This Huskies team was elite.

They proved it over the course of the season, and they proved it not only when things were going well.

With their backs to the wall, Hewitt-Trussville didn’t give themselves much choice other than to mush forward.

If going to the state finals and finishing runners-up is a “down” year for the Huskies, I want you to think about the high expectations under which these girls compete.

Those expectations are everywhere: The coaches expect them to play to a standard, they expect themselves to do play to that standard, and sometimes fans expect them to be perfect.

Here’s what I think, though: This Huskies team didn’t have to be perfect. They forged their own identity as a powerhouse team that mowed down almost every team in their way. They played their tails off every night and laid their bodies on the line in pursuit of greatness.

I don’t know about you, but I’m as proud of this group of young women as I can be.

Bobby Mathews is sports editor at The Tribune. Reach him on Twitter: @bobbymathews or via email at bobby.mathews@trussvilletribune.com.

ers who were ready to see the state’s premiere softball program take a step back.

Instead, the Huskies — even though the looked vulnerable sometimes during the season — found themselves in the finals at Oxford again.

“It sucks but like I told the girls after the game, we lost eight seniors last year,” junior second baseman Hannah Dorsett said. “Nobody even thought we would make it out of area. I’m just really proud of this team for making it to the state championship game.

I wish it was the other way around, though.”

Hewitt-Trussville reached the championship game by beating Hoover for the second time in two days, a 6-3 victory in the 10:45 a.m. game.

Against Hoover, Hewitt-Trussville went up 2-1 in the second and had to

battle back after falling behind 3-2 in the third inning.

In the fourth inning, Phillips hit a deep ball to left field that ended up a triple, clearing the loaded bases in front of her.

Riley Rudick then singled to bring Phillips in.

That made it 6-3, and Hoover couldn’t match the Huskies’ bats.

“I am so proud of this team,” Riley Tyree said after the championship game. “I think since the beginning everyone was counting us out.

We lost so many people from last year that they didn’t think we were going to be good, but we came out here and showed we could do this. I know we fell short, but I really am so proud of this team.”

Tyree, Phillips and Dorsett were named to the 2022 Class 7A All-Tournament team following the conclusion of the game.

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The Huskies could never quite take advantage of their chances on the basepaths.

Yoxtheimer earned MVP honors with his performance.

Hewitt-Trussville finished the season 32-6-1. In Game 2, Brett Moseley was 1-for-3, while Ethan Duhon was 1-for2. Kurt Kizer was 1-for-3, and Matt Miller was 1-for-3 with a triple in the sixth inning that gave Hewitt a chance to get on the board, but it was for naught.

Brooks McRae was 1-for3, and Riley Quick was 1-for3 and singled in his final high school at-bat.

“I think our kids showed a no-quit attitude,” Mauldin said. “They kept believing that we would find a way to win until the final out, because that’s what we’ve done all year.”

Logan Phillips took the loss for Hewitt-Trussville, allowing three runs on four hits in the first inning. Freshman pitcher Jacob Francis came on in relief and pitched five innings of shutout ball, allowing four hits and walking four.

In Game 1, Central-Phenix City won 8-5 thanks to a 4-run second inning that was the catalyst of the Red Devils’ victory. Hewitt-Trussville made it a game with a pair of runs in the third and cut the lead to 5-4 after the fifth but Central piled on three runs i the bottom of the sixth to put the score out of reach.

Hewitt-Trussville added one more run in the top of the seventh, but that was the last gasp for the Huskies.

In Game 1, Jack Ollis was 1-for-4 while Ethan Duhon went 1-for-4 with 2 RBI. Kurt Kizer was 2-for-4 and scored twice. Matt Miller was 1-for2 with a walk, while Baker Green was 1-for-4. Riley Quick had an RBI. McRae was 1-for-2 and scored. Carson Wideman was 1-for-2 with a walk and scored. Brett

May 25 - 31, 2022 Moseley walked and scored.

Green took the loss on the mound, pitching five innings and allowing eight runs on nine hits and issuing six walks. Green struck out four batters.

Eayn Thomas pitched one inning of no-hit ball in relief of Green.

Hunter Whippert got the win for Central, pitching four innings in relief of Landon Russell.

In the Friday night game, Riley Quick pitched seven innings of scoreless baseball, and Hewitt-Trussville took advantage of pitching miscues in the fourth inning to salt away Game 1 for the Huskies.

Quick struck out five and walked one in the victory.

The Huskies got things started in the bottom of the second when Brooks McRae singled and stole second base to get into scoring position.

From there, Brett Moseley ripped a line drive triple into left field drive in McRae. Afterward, McRae credited his faith and his coach “I’m just looking for a fastball in the zone that I can get my hands to,” McRae said. “Get the barrel on the ball. That’s what they (the coaches) preach.”

Moseley then scored on a wild pitch to stake the Huskies to a 2-0 lead.

In the fourth inning, Hewitt-Trussville plated four more runs on two hits as the Huskies stayed patient at the plate and aggressive on the basepaths. Central walked six batters overall and four in the fourth inning. Carson Wideman walked to load the bases, and then Moseley walked to bring in a run to make it 3-0.

From there, Central’s Bryce Sanders went 3-0 to Jack Ollis, and the Red Devils’ coaching staff made a pitching change. It didn’t matter, as Ollis walked two pitches later to plate another run and put the Huskies up 4-0.

Ethan Duhon hit a see-

ing-eye single that crawled between third base and shortstop to drive in two more runs and cap the scoring at 6-0.

“I thought Riley really established the strike zone,” Mauldin said. “I think he basically controlled the game from the mound. I think Central-Phenix City is a very good hitting team. They put the ball in play against him.

Typically he has a lot of strikeouts. They did a good a job of attacking him, but we played good defense behind him. Our infielders played great all night.”

Quick has pitched his last game as a starter for the Huskies, getting the shutout in somewhat dramatic fashion after giving up a single and a double in the top of the seventh inning. With runners threatening, Quick uncorked a wild pitch that hit the brick base of the backstop and came right back to catcher Matt Miller, who tagged the streaking runner out before he could reach the plate.

Quick threw 83 pitches overall and faced 22 batters.

“First of all, I just want to thank Coach Mauldin and my defense behind me for making plays all night,” Quick said. “I knew to just trust my defense and pound the strike zone and I’d be fine. That’s a really good team and they swung the bat really well.

Like Coach Mauldin said, I usually have a high number of strikeouts, but they put the ball in play all night, and they’re a really tough team to beat.”

Duhon went 3-for-4 for the Huskies with 2 RBI, while Miller was 1-for-3. McRae went 3-for-3 and scored twice for the Huskies. Carson Wideman was 1-for-2 and Moseley was 2-for-2, scored twice and had 2 RBI. Hewitt-Trussville will see Central again on Saturday, May 21, when they play the second game in the championship series at Jacksonville State’s Jim Case Stadium at 10 a.m.

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