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sports Members of the Mountain Brook High School girls golf team that represented the school at the state tournament. This is the third consecutive year the team has won 6A state chamionship. From left: Tatum Jackson, Carolyn McCalley, Lane Proctor, and Meg McCalley.
OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
Mountain Brook Wins State Lacrosse Title
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Spain Park Boys and Mtn. Brook Girls Earn Class 6A Golf Titles By Lee Davis
Journal Sports Writer
The playing venues may have been different, but the results in the Class 6A boys’ and girls’ golf championships last week had a familiar ring. Spain Park won its second consecutive boys’ title, and Mountain Brook won its third girls’ blue trophy in three years. The Jaguar golfers shot a two-day total of 600 to claim a nine-stroke victory over Auburn at the Fighting Joe Course at the Shoals. Hoover finished fifth at 625. Mountain Brook’s girls fired a two-day score of 461 to easily outdistance runner-up Auburn’s 475 at the Schoolmaster Course at the Shoals. Hoover was fourth with a score of 509, and Spain Park was fifth at 539. In the boys’ competition, Spain Park’s Connor Smith easily won the low medalist honors, shooting a two-day score of seven under par 137. Smith followed a first-day score of 70 with a sizzling round of 67. Teammate Vasili Kartos tied for third in individual scoring with a two-
round score of 145. Both Smith and Kartos are juniors. “Connor played great on both days, and Vasili helped a lot with a 70 on the last day,” said Jaguars coach Brian Carter. “But it’s really a team game. Every shot from every player helped us.” Hoover’s Taylor McCullum was tied for ninth with a score of 151. Steady and consistent scoring helped the Mountain Brook girls to their third straight title. Tatum Jackson tallied a 76 in the second round to give her a total of 149, putting her in a second-place tie for low medalist. Top medalist was Virginia Green of Fairhope, who carded a score of 140. Lady Spartan Carolyn McCalley finished at 154, while teammates Lane Proctor and Meg McCalley brought home two-day scores of 158 and 168 respectively. Hoover’s Mychal O’Berry finished seventh with a total of 156, and Spain Park’s Caroline Gurley finished tied for ninth at 161. The Lady Spartans are coached by Jackie Clayton.
Spain Park golfers are, from left: Sam Prater, Vasili Kartos, Thomas Laney, Patrick Martin, Connor Smith and Coach Brian Carter. Photo special to The Journal
Superstars Win Trussville Soccer Tournament
The Mountain Brook Superstars won the Under 9 Girls division of the Trussville United Classic Soccer Tournament April 27-28. The Superstars faced Argo, Lady Arsenal and Fusion 04 Elite. The team scored nine total goals in the tournament but had only three goals scored against it. Front, from left: Sarah Simon, Jenna Vandiver, Lila Banks Everette, Ellen Anderson and Elle Stokes. Second row: Grace Knight, Rayna Mastin, Kate Methvin, Katy Dykes and Maggie Windle. Third row: Coaches Toby Dykes and Bob Methvin. Photo special to The Journal
Mountain Brook Girls’ varsity lacrosse team members and coaches are, from left, front: Captains Libbie Faulconer and Lucy Neal. Middle row: Katie Jackson, Mary Kathryn Parrott, Elise Nesbitt, Maggie Miller, Meredith Stringfellow and Clara Williams. Back: Head Coach Michelle Patriquin, Hayden Griffin, Julia Bell Pope, Olivia Mannon, Michelle Wu, Sarah Michel, Mary Parker Wetzler, Lee Chapman, Laura Tovar and Hunter Faulconer, assistant coach. Photo special to The Journal by Chap Jackson
The Mountain Brook Girls’ varsity lacrosse team won the 2013 Greater Birmingham Youth Lacrosse Association state championship.
Mountain Brook defeated top-seeded Oak Mountain 12-11 to win the title on May 5.
OTM Players Named Brine Lacrosse All-Stars Lacrosse players from different Over the Mountain schools will find themselves playing on the same teams this summer. Students from Mountain Brook Junior High and Briarwood Christian School have been selected to play in the 2013 Brine National Lacrosse Classic June 30-July 3 in Boyds, Md. Mountain Brook Junior High School eighth-graders Zachary Carroll, Sterling DeRamus, John Annesley DeGaris and seventh-grader Sean Doud, along with Briarwood eighth-graders Will Hulsey, Wilson Hand, Grant Weldon and sixth-grader Mark Hand have been selected to represent the Southeast region in the Brine National All-Star Lacrosse Academy. The Brine National AllStar Lacrosse Academy and National Lacrosse Classic brings the top 400 middle school lacrosse players in the country to one venue, where 16 regional teams will compete to become the 2013 national champion. The event gives college lacrosse coaches from every division a chance to see potential NCAA recruits. Carroll, a defensive midfielder, plays for the Mountain Brook High School varsity lacrosse team, coached by Brent Yarborough and Matt Aiken and was also named a Brine National Lacrosse AllAmerican in 2012. Defenseman Doud plays for the Mountain Brook U13 Gold lacrosse team coached by Brian
Doud and Jack Sharman. Denfenseman DeRamus and midfielder DeGaris play for the Mountain Brook U15 lacrosse team coached by Tom Clark and Sam Henderson. The Briarwood players selected for the National Lacrosse Classic team all play in the Greater Birmingham Youth Lacrosse League. Hand plays for the U13 Lions lacrosse team coached by Rick Burgess.
Hulsey and Weldon play for the U15 Lions team coached by Frank Bemis and Bobby Cowen. Hand plays for the varsity Lions team coached by Mark Hand Sr. All four Briarwood students are also members of Bamalax, Alabama’s select travel lacrosse team. For more information on the Brine National Lacrosse Classic, visit www.nationalla-
Briawood lacrosse players selected, from left: Mark Hand Jr., Will Hulsey, Wilson Hand and Grant Weldon.
Mountain Brook lacrosse players selected, from left: Zachary Carroll, Sean Doud, Sterling DeRamus and John Annesley DeGaris Photo special to The Journal