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OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
Oak Mountain Youth Football and Cheerleading teams celebrate the league’s recently-completed season. Photo special to the Journal by Rowlen Photography Members of the Hoover Soccer Club Lady Phantoms 98 are, from left, front: Yana Vickery, Payton Bisso, Lauren Laney, Brianna Morris, Eva Byrum, Lilie Rogers and Treasure Adams. Back: Trainer Kenny Davis, Ashlyn Wright, Camille Shepherd, Hunter Tilashalski, Makenzie Lloyd, Grace Roesle, Georgia Hontzas, Elena Register, Hanna Amidon and Coach Mateo Peral. Not pictured, Jasmine Green. Photo special to the Journal
Hoover Lady Phantoms 98 Win State Title
Over the weekends of Nov. 1-3 and Nov. 9-10, Hoover Soccer Club’s Lady Phantoms 98 competed in the Alabama Youth Soccer Associations State Cup. The team completed their round robin weekend undefeated against Mobile Bay Blast 98, Vestavia Hills Soccer Club Attack 98 Black II and Huntsville Soccer Club 98 Blue.
The Lady Phantoms 98 defeated Vestavia Hills Soccer Club Attack 98 Black I in the semi finals 3-1 and went on to defeat Auburn Lady Thunder 98 in the finals 3-0 to claim the ASA State Cup U16G Division I Championship and will be representing the State of Alabama at the 2014 US Youth Soccer Region III Championships in Baton Rouge, La., in June.
Members of the Berry Middle School table tennis team pictured with coach Shane Shelnutt are: Riley Heirs, Sam Johnson, Luke Blackmon, Stone Shelnutt, Dylan Best and Seth Shelnutt.
Oak Mountain Youth Teams Complete Season
Oak Mountain Youth Football and Cheerleading teams recently ended their season on high notes. The Oak Mountain Eagles, which played in the fifth-grade 120-pound division, won the Jefferson Shelby Youth Football League championship this season. The Eagles beat a previously undefeated Thompson team 15-14 in overtime in semifinal play of the league’s playoffs. The Oak Mountain team then won the championship game 6-0 over Hoover, which also was unbeaten before facing the Eagles. Mike Evers is the Eagles’ head coach. The Oak Mountain fourth-grade 105-pound team, coached by Curtis May, had an undefeated regular season and reached the playoff semifinals. Coach Mark Johnson’s third-grade 90-pound
team posted a 7-1 regular season record. Coach Jim Jordan’s sixth-grade 130-pound team made it to the playoff semifinals. In cheerleading, Mary Steadman’s fourthgrade squad won first place in cheer completion for the second year in a row. Coach Alex Morton’s fifth-grade Packers OTM Recreation League team made it to the Over the Mountain championship game and won second place. Coach Andy Stidfole’s fourth-grade Panthers OTM Recreation League team also reached the playoffs. Registration for Oak Mountain Youth Football and Cheerleading’s 2014 football and cheer seasons will be open from late April through mid-May. For more information about OMYFC’s programs visit www.omyfc.com or call 305-5019.
Photo special to the Journal
OTM Schools Play in Table Tennis Event
Teams from two Over the Mountain schools played in the second BumperNets Middle/ High School Invitational Table Tennis Team Championships Nov. 15. Mountain Brook High School and Berry Middle School competed in the event against Hewitt-Trussville, McAdory and Pinson. Each school fielded an A team, made up of its top three players, and a B team. Mountain Brook’s Seth Cohen, Jacob Weinaker and Sam Harmon won first place in the event’s A division. Another Mountain Brook team, which included Alec Lewis, Griffin Osbourne and
Packey Toomey, won first place in the B division. Teams from Berry Middle placed second in both divisions. Competing in the A division for Berry were Riley Heirs, Sam Johnson and Luke Blackmon. Playing in the B division were Berry students Stone Shelnutt, Dylan Best and Seth Shelnutt. Divisions were played in a round-robin format. The tournament was at BumperNets in the Riverchase Galleria. Shane Shelnutt, coach at Berry Middle, was the director/coordinator of the tournament.
Gandler Earns All-American Status
Austin Gandler, a junior at Mountain Brook High School, coached by Kevin Malloy placed second at the Dixie National Wrestling Tournament held in Atlanta on Dec. 29. The tournament included wrestlers from across the country. Gandler’s second place in the national tournament earned him an All-American Status. Photo special to the Journal
Sixth Grade Rebels Win Title
The sixth-grade 130-pound Vestavia Rebels won the Jefferson-Shelby Youth Football League Championship on Nov. 23. The Raging Rebels completed a perfect 11-0 season by defeating Hoover 35-0 in the championship game. Vestavia’s defensive coach, Martin Maners, right, was named Coach of the Year. Photos special to the Journal
Mountain Brook Jets Win Jingle Bell Jam
The third-grade Mountain Brook Jets won the 2013 Jingle Bell Jam. The team is coached by Jack Kubiszyn, Scott Kubsizyn and John David Kubiszyn.
Members of the Mountain Brook Jets are, from left, front: Trent Wright, Jackson Beatty, Carter Brooks and Daniel Kubiszyn. Back: Carter Kelley, Thomas Sargent, John Colvin, Heath Griffin and Ford Moffatt. Photo special to the Journal